Pomona, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- City Code Chapter 75, adopted 4-17-2023
- State mandate
- Complies with Gov. Code § 65850.7
- Electrical standard
- Cal. Electrical Code Article 625
- Application method
- Electronic submittal accepted, e-signatures OK
- Adverse-impact review
- Triggers discretionary use permit
- Appeal path
- Director to planning commission to city council
Summary
Pomona runs an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations under City Code Chapter 75, adopted to comply with Government Code section 65850.7. The director of development services reviews every application against a published checklist, and only a finding of specific adverse health-or-safety impact can trigger a discretionary use permit.
(b)If the director of development services makes a finding based on substantial evidence that the electric vehicle charging station could have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, the city may require the applicant to apply for a use permit. The director of development services decision may be appealed by the applicant to the planning commission.(c)An application for a use permit to install an electric vehicle charging station shall not be denied unless the planning commission makes written findings based upon substantial evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact. The findings shall include the basis for the rejection of potential feasible alternatives. If denied, the planning commission's decision may be appealed by the applicant to the city council.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: City Code: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 75 (Ord. No. 4330, § 2, adopted 4-17-2023) governs charging station installation citywide. Section 75-3 requires every station to meet California Electrical Code Article 625, Society of Automotive Engineers and NEMA standards, and Underwriters Laboratories testing, plus the rules of the Public Utilities Commission and the local electric utility; installations must be folded into the building's electrical load calculations because charging equipment counts as a continuous load, and anchorage must meet the California Building or Residential Code and the manufacturer's instructions.
Section 75-4 directs the director of development services to publish an expedited checklist substantially conforming to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research "Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Permitting Checklist," which the director may modify for the city's climatic, geologic, seismic, or topographic conditions. Section 75-5 lets applicants file electronically by email, internet, or fax, pay all permit and inspection fees listed on the city's website, and sign electronically; development services staff must issue a written correction notice detailing any deficiencies if an application is incomplete, and a completed application never authorizes energizing the station before final approval.
Under Section 75-6, the director reviews every application, but the chief building official keeps authority to flag higher-priority life-safety issues at any time. If the director finds, based on substantial evidence, that a station could have a specific adverse impact on public health or safety, the applicant must obtain a discretionary use permit, appealable first to the planning commission. A use-permit denial requires the planning commission's own written findings of an unavoidable specific adverse impact, including why feasible mitigation was rejected, and that denial is appealable to the city council. The director also cannot condition approval on sign-off from a homeowners' association under Civil Code section 4080.
Violations & Fines
Energizing or using a charging station before the city issues final approval and all necessary permits violates Chapter 75. An incomplete application draws a written correction notice from development services listing every deficiency that must be cured before expedited review can proceed. Where the director finds a specific adverse health-or-safety impact, the city can withhold the expedited path entirely and force the applicant into a discretionary use-permit process, with any denial reviewable by the planning commission and then the city council.
Frequently Asked Questions
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