A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to adopt an expedited permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to Government Code Section 65850.7(g).

B. Permitting. Applicants desiring to qualify for the expedited review shall submit an application to the City, in a form approved by the City’s Building Official. The Building Official is authorized to administratively act on such applications, pursuant to this section. Decisions of the Building Official may be appealed to the Planning Commission.

C. Checklists. The City Building Official is authorized and directed to develop checklists of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging stations shall comply to be eligible for expedited review. An application that satisfies the requirements of the eligibility checklists, as determined by the Building Official, shall be deemed complete and eligible for the expedited permitting process. Upon receipt of an incomplete application, the Building Official shall issue a written correction notice detailing all deficiencies in the application and any additional information required to be eligible for the expedited permitting process.

D. Upon confirmation by the Building Official of the application and supporting documentation being complete and that the electric vehicle charging stations substantially conform to all applicable local, state, and federal health and safety requirements, the Building Official shall administratively approve the application and issue required permits. (Ord. 3373 § 2, 2016).