A. The building official shall implement an administrative, nondiscretionary review process to expedite approval of electric vehicle charging stations.

B. If an application is deemed incomplete, a written correction notice detailing all deficiencies in the application and any additional information or documentation required to be eligible for expedited permit issuance shall be sent to the applicant for resubmission.

C. Review of the application shall be limited to the building official’s review of whether the application meets local, state, and federal health and safety requirements.

D. The building and safety division shall issue a building permit, the issuance of which is nondiscretionary within five business days for residential installations, and ten business days for commercial installations upon receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan.

E. The building official may require an applicant to apply for an administrative use permit if the official finds, based on substantial evidence, that the electric vehicle charging station could have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health and safety.

F. If an administrative use permit is required, the city may deny such application if it makes written findings based upon substantive evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon public health or safety and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid, as defined, the adverse impact. Such findings shall include the basis for the rejection of the potential feasible alternative for preventing the adverse impact. Such decisions may be appealed to the city planning commission.

G. Any condition imposed on an application shall be a feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate the specific, adverse impact upon health and safety at the lowest possible cost.

H. Approval of a permit for any electric vehicle charging station shall not be conditioned on the approval of an electric vehicle charging station by an association, as that term is defined in Civil Code Section 4080.

I. Only one inspection shall be required and performed by the building and safety division for electric vehicle charging stations eligible for expedited review.

J. The inspection shall be done in a timely manner and should include consolidated inspections.

K. If an electric vehicle charging station fails inspection, a subsequent inspection is authorized. (Ord. 1637 § 2 (part), 2017)