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Sonoma staff outline express residential EV charger permitting and lower fees
Summary
City staff presented a new express residential EV charger permitting program that shortens typical issuance time from roughly 30 days to about two business days and reduces the upfront fee to about $214; commissioners asked about multifamily barriers and plug-and-play units.
Jake Dunn, a city planner, presented a revised residential electric vehicle (EV) charger permitting process to the Climate Action Commission on Nov. 4, saying staff will offer an express checklist-based permit intended to streamline installation for most single-family and condo installations.
Dunn said the previous limited-scope building permit generally required site-plan review from planning and building and took roughly 30 days from application to issuance. Under the express permitting approach, applicants will complete a checklist and be auto-invoiced; staff aim for a…
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