Chino, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Legal basis
- Gov. Code § 65850.7
- 1–25 stations review
- 5 + 20 business days
- 26+ stations review
- 10 + 40 business days
- Parking offset
- required spaces reduced if EVCS displaces them
Summary
Chino runs an expedited, administrative permit process for electric vehicle charging stations under Government Code § 65850.7, with set review timelines and a rule reducing required parking only when charging equipment displaces existing spaces.
A.EVCS Projects with 1-25 stations: Five business days to deem an application complete or incomplete, once application is complete, twenty business days to issue an approval to build.B.EVCS Projects with twenty-six or more stations: Ten business days to deem an application in/complete, forty business days to issue an approval to build.C.Parking Considerations: If EV Charging Stations and Support Equipment take place of parking spaces, city/county is required to reduce the number of required parking spaces.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Chino's Expedited Permitting Process for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations chapter implements Government Code Section 65850.7 with streamlined administrative review: projects with 1 to 25 stations get a completeness check within five business days and an approval-to-build decision within twenty business days once complete; projects with 26 or more stations get ten and forty business days respectively. The city cannot condition approval on homeowners' association sign-off, and where EV charging stations and support equipment take the place of parking spaces, the required number of parking spaces must be reduced accordingly. Adopted by Ord. 2022-015, § 1, 7-19-2022.
Violations & Fines
A charging station installed without the required administrative electrical permit is unpermitted work and can be red-tagged; missing the expedited-review deadlines is a city processing failure, not a basis to bypass the permit itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Chino require a special permit for a home EV charger?
If a charging station takes a parking spot, does the property need to replace it?
Sources & Official References
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