| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 4.b.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | Omar Sandoval
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | City Attorney
| | Subject: | Introduction and first reading of an Ordinance adding expedited review of electric vehicle charging system | Date: | 3/24/2020 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to conduct the first reading and introduce an ordinance adding regulations to the municipal code to create an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations as required by State law. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
AB 1236 (2015) added section 65850.7 to the California Government Code requiring cities to expedite the permitting of electric vehicle charging systems. Although the City processes electric vehicle charging systems ministerially and expeditiously, the law requires the City to adopt an ordinance specifying the requirements for expediting the issuance of the permits. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
In addition to the requirement for adoption of an ordinance to establish an expedited, streamlined process for permitting of electric vehicle charging stations, AB 1236 also requires the establishment of a checklist containing objective requirements for the installation of an electric vehicle charging station. The law also clarifies that a jurisdiction shall not condition approval of a permit for an electric vehicle charging station based on the approval of an association as defined in California Civil Code, Section 4080.
The intent of the law and the attached ordinance is to encourage the use of electric vehicle charging stations by removing unreasonable barriers, minimizing costs to property owners and expanding the ability of property owners to install electric vehicle charging stations, while allowing the Building Official to protect the public health and safety. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Introduce and conduct the first reading of the attached Ordinance adding Chapter 18.57 to Title 18 of the Garden Grove Municipal Code relating to electric vehicle charging systems.
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Upload Date | Type | File Name | | Ordinance | 3/17/2020 | Ordinance | 3-24-20_GG_Ordinance_adding_expedited_review_of_electric_vehicles_charging_stations.pdf |
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