Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Local Permitting Policies

By March 31, 2025, the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) must develop an EV Charger Permitting Model that establishes standards and permitting processes for the installation of EV chargers. By December 31, 2025, the Board of County Commissioners for counties with a population of more than 20,000 people must adopt an ordinance that:

• Adopts standards equivalent to or less restrictive than the CEO EV Charger Permitting Model,
• Establishes objective standards and an administrative review process for EV charger permit applications, or
• Affirms the use of the county’s existing permitting review process.

Counties that establish their own administrative review process must submit a report with an inventory of all EV charger permitting requests received between December 31, 2025, and December 1, 2026, to CEO. Counties that establish their own administrative review process must provide written findings describing the denial of any EV charger permits, establish an appeal process, and provide a checklist of required items to qualify EV chargers for the expedited review procedure.

(Reference Colorado Revised Statutes 30-28-213 and House Bill 24-1173, 2024)