Daly City permits residential EV charger installation as a standard electrical permit under the California Building Standards Code (Title 24) and California Electrical Code. State law - Civil Code §4745 (HOA common-interest developments) and §1947.6 (rentals) - prohibits HOAs and most landlords from unreasonably restricting EV charger installation. Daly City has no local ordinance banning home or curbside EV charging.
EV charging installation in California is heavily preempted by state law. For homeowners in a common interest development (HOA), Civil Code §4745 makes void any HOA rule that 'prohibits or unreasonably restricts' installation of an EV charging station in an owner's unit or designated parking space; HOAs have 60 days to act on a written application, with silence treated as approval. Civil penalties of up to $1,000 plus actual damages and attorney's fees apply to willful HOA violations. For renters, Civil Code §1947.6 (added by SB 880/AB 2565) requires most California landlords to approve a tenant's reasonable EV charger installation request, subject to lease addendum, insurance, and reimbursement of installation/electricity costs. Daly City processes residential Level 2 charger installations as electrical permits via the Building Division under California Electrical Code Article 625 and the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) Section 4.106.4, which requires EV-ready wiring in new single-family dwellings. Daly City Municipal Code Title 12 (Buildings and Construction) adopts the state codes by reference. The city has no local ordinance preventing curbside or driveway charging from a homeowner's own electrical service; charging cables across a public sidewalk, however, may violate CVC §22500(f) sidewalk-obstruction rules and Daly City sidewalk-obstruction provisions.
HOA or landlord refusal to allow reasonable EV charger installation triggers civil penalties under Civil Code §4745 (up to $1,000) or §1947.6. Installing a Level 2 charger without an electrical permit is a building code violation. Running an EV cable across a public sidewalk creates a sidewalk obstruction subject to citation.
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