Colusa County, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

A review of the Colusa County Code finds no chapter or section specifically requiring or regulating electric-vehicle charging stations, EV-ready parking spaces, or EV equipment. Chapter 12A (Vehicle Parking Regulations) and the Zoning Code's parking and loading standards (Article 44-3) do not set EV-charging requirements. Instead, EV charging for new and substantially renovated buildings in California is mandated by the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen), Title 24, Part 11 of the California Code of Regulations, which sets EV-ready and EV-capable parking-space requirements for residential, multifamily, and nonresidential projects statewide. Colusa County adopts and enforces the California building standards through its Building Code (County Code Chapter 5), so CALGreen's EV provisions apply to qualifying construction in the unincorporated county and are administered by the county's Building Division. Because CALGreen is a statewide standard updated on a three-year cycle (with the 2025 code taking effect January 1, 2026), the specific number of EV-ready or EV-installed spaces depends on the building type and the edition in force at permit issuance. Counties may adopt local 'reach codes' exceeding state minimums; no such Colusa County EV reach code was identified in the county code.