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Roseville, CA Parking Rules: EV Charging (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Governing chapter
RMC Chapter 16.36 (Ord. 5865, 2017)
Enforcing official
City building official
HOA approval
Cannot be required for permit
Application review
Expedited administrative, checklist-based
Adverse impact finding
Triggers discretionary use permit
Energizing station
Requires separate final city approval

Summary

Roseville processes home and commercial electric vehicle charging station permits through an expedited administrative review under Municipal Code Chapter 16.36, adopted to implement Government Code Section 65850.7. The building official uses a published checklist, accepts electronic submittals with e-signatures, and cannot condition approval on homeowners association sign-off. A finding of specific adverse safety impact triggers a discretionary use permit instead.

A. A permit application that satisfies the information requirements in the city's adopted checklist shall be deemed complete and be promptly processed. Upon confirmation by the building official that the permit application and supporting documents meets the requirements of the city's adopted checklist, and is consistent with all applicable laws, the building official shall, consistent with Government Code Section 65850.7, as may be amended from time to time, approve the application and issue all necessary permits. Such approval does not authorize an applicant to energize or utilize the electric vehicle charging station until approval is granted by the city. If the building official determines that the permit application is incomplete, he or she shall issue a written correction notice to the applicant, detailing all deficiencies in the application and any additional information required to be eligible for expedited permit issuance.

Source: Roseville Municipal CodeView official code

Full Breakdown

7. 020 defines a 'charging station' as electric vehicle supply equipment built to Article 625 of the California Electrical Code that delivers electricity from an outside source into a plug-in electric vehicle, and defines a 'specific, adverse impact' as a significant, quantifiable, direct and unavoidable impact tied to written public health or safety standards in place when the application was deemed complete. 030, the building official runs an expedited administrative review against a published checklist that may draw on the state Governor's Office of Planning and Research 'Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Permitting Checklist,' and the checklist itself must be posted on the city's website.

040 requires the building official to accept electronic submittals and electronic signatures on all forms in lieu of a wet signature. 050 bars the building official from conditioning permit approval on sign-off by a homeowners association or common-interest development association. 060, an application meeting the checklist is deemed complete and must be promptly processed; the building official approves it and issues all necessary permits, but that approval does not itself authorize the applicant to energize or use the station until the city grants further approval, and an incomplete application draws a written correction notice detailing every deficiency. 7. Nothing in the chapter overrides the applicant's separate duty to satisfy the serving electric utility's safety, reliability and interconnection requirements.

Violations & Fines

The chapter carries no stand-alone fine schedule; noncompliance is enforced like any other building permit violation under Title 16. Installing or operating a charging station without the required permit, or energizing one before the building official's final approval under Section 16.36.060, exposes the installer to a stop-work order and correction notice, and the building official can require a discretionary use permit application under Section 16.36.070 before work may proceed if a specific adverse safety impact is found.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Roseville require a permit to install a home EV charging station?
Yes. Roseville Municipal Code Section 16.36.030 requires the building official to review every electric vehicle charging station application through an expedited administrative process rather than a standard discretionary permit, using a checklist adopted under Government Code Section 65850.7 and posted on the city's website.
Can my homeowners association block my charging station permit?
No. Section 16.36.050 specifically bars the building official from conditioning approval of an electric vehicle charging station permit on sign-off from an association, so an HOA covenant cannot be used to stop or delay the city's permit review.
Can the city deny my EV charger application?
Only in limited circumstances. Under Section 16.36.070, the building official may require a discretionary use permit instead of expedited approval, but only after finding substantial evidence of a specific, quantifiable adverse impact on public health or safety, not general objections to the installation.
Can I turn on my charger as soon as the permit is issued?
Not automatically. Section 16.36.060 states that permit approval does not authorize the applicant to energize or use the charging station until the city grants that separate approval, so wait for final sign-off before use.

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