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Planning commission recommends land‑use changes to speed electric‑vehicle charging approvals
Summary
Staff told the Wellington Town Planning Commission it recommends adopting code amendments to classify many EV charging installations as accessory uses, allow primary charging sites in certain commercial and industrial zones, shorten application notification timelines to three business days and require site plan review for installations larger than
At a meeting of the Wellington Town Planning Commission, planning staff recommended code changes intended to simplify and speed local permitting for electric‑vehicle (EV) charging sites and forwarded that recommendation to the Board of Trustees.
Planning Director Cody Byrd told commissioners the changes respond to a recent state law and the Colorado Energy Office model code, and are intended to create predictable, local procedures for applicants. "We shortened that from 10 to 3 across the board for all application types," Byrd said of the applicant‑notification timeline required by state law.
Byrd said staff vetted three options from the state: adopt the model code as written, create local standards that meet state minimums, or take no action. Staff recommended the middle path — drafting locally tailored standards that preserve the state’s minimums while fitting Wellington’s context.
Under the draft amendments presented to the commission, EV charging would be…
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