Livermore, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

38 defines a "charging station" as any level of electric vehicle supply equipment built to Article 625 of the California Electrical Code that delivers power from an outside source into a plug-in electric vehicle. 030 requires the building official to adopt a checklist referencing the Governor's Office of Planning and Research's "Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Permitting Checklist," published on the City's website. 040, an applicant must first verify the installation will not create a specific, adverse impact on health, safety or building occupants, covering electrical capacity and loads, wiring, bonding, overcurrent protection, and affected building infrastructure.

A permit application meeting the adopted checklist must be deemed complete and promptly processed; the building official must accept electronic submittal and electronic signatures in lieu of a wet signature. An incomplete application triggers a written correction notice detailing all deficiencies. 050 allows the City to require a use permit only where the building official finds, based on substantial evidence, a specific adverse impact on public health or safety, and expressly bars conditioning approval of any EV charging permit on approval by a homeowners' association as defined in Civil Code § 4080. 060), be incorporated into electrical load calculations as a continuous load, and meet Building or Residential Code anchorage requirements without adversely affecting building elements.