San Luis Obispo County, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- County Code Ch. 19.09
- Review type
- Administrative, nondiscretionary
- State authority cited
- Gov. Code § 65850.7
- HOA approval condition
- Not allowed
- Enforcing office
- Dept. of Planning and Building
Summary
San Luis Obispo County requires an expedited, nondiscretionary administrative permit for electric vehicle charging stations instead of discretionary review.
Consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, the chief building official shall implement an expedited administrative permit review process for electric vehicle charging stations and adopt a checklist of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging stations shall comply with in order to be eligible for expedited review. The expedited administrative permit review process and checklist may refer to the recommendations in the checklist prescribed by the most current version of the "Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Permitting Checklist" of the "Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guidebook" published by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research. The county's adopted checklist shall be published on the county's website.
(b) The department of planning and building shall adopt an administrative, nondiscretionary expedited review process for electric vehicle charging stations, checklists. The checklists shall set forth all requirements with which the electric vehicle charging stations must comply in order to be eligible for expedited review. The chief building official is hereby authorized and directed to develop such checklist and procedures.
(c) The electric vehicle charging station permit process and checklists, shall substantially conform to the recommendations for expedited permitting, including the checklists contained in the most current version of the electric zero emissions vehicles in California:
Full Breakdown
Under County Code Section 19.09.016, the chief building official must implement an expedited administrative permit review process for EV charging stations, using a checklist based on the state's Zero-Emission Vehicles in California Community Readiness Guidebook. Approval cannot be conditioned on an HOA's sign-off, and inspection is limited under Section 19.09.020. Projects with additional scope beyond the charging equipment itself fall outside this streamlined track under Section 19.09.017 and go through standard building permit review instead.
Violations & Fines
Installing without the required administrative permit can trigger standard building-code enforcement and stop-work orders from the Department of Planning and Building.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the county require a permit for home EV chargers?
Can an HOA block my permit approval?
Sources & Official References
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