Palmdale, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

7 and to promote electric vehicle use by creating an expedited, streamlined permitting process while preventing specific adverse impacts. 030 directs the Building Official to adopt a checklist covering California Electrical Code Article 625 wiring and bonding standards, load calculations that treat charging equipment as a continuous load, and anchorage requirements for floor- or wall-mounted units; that checklist takes effect only after Planning Commission approval and must be posted on the City's website. Applicants must verify before filing that the installation carries no 'specific, adverse impact' to public health or safety, meaning a significant, quantifiable and unavoidable effect measured against written standards in place when the application is deemed complete.

040 must be processed promptly; an incomplete one draws a written correction notice detailing every deficiency. Applications and signatures may be submitted electronically once the Building Official confirms receipt by email. Property owner or homeowner associations cannot be given veto power over a permit. 140, added by Ordinance 1476 in 2015, defines an 'Electric Vehicle Charging Station' as a parking space equipped with a charger and makes it unlawful for anyone to park or leave standing a vehicle at such a station unless that vehicle is an Electric Vehicle that is actually charging and has not exceeded any posted time limit. 050.