Electric vehicle charging stations: permit fees.
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill establishes a limit on permit fees for electric vehicle charging stations at local government levels. It prohibits cities and counties from charging more than $100 plus $15 per kilowatt for residential stations and $500 plus $5 per kilowatt for commercial stations, with exceptions for demonstrating reasonable costs. The bill applies to multifamily housing developments and is phased in over time, with some localities seeing the changes take effect in 2028. It aims to make EV charging infrastructure more accessible by controlling permitting costs.
Key provisions
- Limits permit fees for electric vehicle charging stations to $100 + $15/kW for residential and $500 + $5/kW for commercial.
- Allows cities/counties to charge higher fees only if they demonstrate reasonable costs through a written finding and ordinance.
- Applies to new and existing multifamily housing developments.
- Phases in the provisions, with some localities seeing changes in 2028.
- Establishes a sunset date of January 1, 2036, for the chapter.
- Requires local governments to provide evidence of administrative costs when seeking higher fees.
- Defines key terms such as ‘administrative costs’ and ‘electric vehicle charging station’.
- States that the legislation addresses a statewide concern, not a municipal one.
Who is affected
- Cities
- Counties
- Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installers
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