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EV Charger Installation (Building + Electrical Permit) in Wellton, Arizona

The Town of Wellton has no dedicated EV-charger/EVSE application, checklist, or fee line — an EV charging station (Level 2 or DC fast charger) is filed on the same standard six-checkbox Building Permit Application used for all other permit types (checking 'Electrical' for the circuit/charger wiring, and 'Building' if a new canopy, carport, or structural mounting is involved), reviewed against the Town's adopted 2009 I-Codes, with fees calculated by Building Safety Division staff at intake from project valuation — the same genuine 'no published fee schedule' finding documented throughout this record for every permit type, including solar-pv-permit. Arizona's statewide municipal solar-permitting statute, A.R.S. § 9-468, does not extend to EV chargers, and no separate Arizona statute mandating expedited or capped-fee EV-charger permitting for towns the size of Wellton was found.

Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • File the standard Building Permit Application, checking 'Electrical' (charger circuit/wiring) and 'Building' (if a new canopy, carport, or structural mounting is added) — no separate EV-charger checkbox exists among the Town's six permit-type categories (Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Sprinkler, Demolition)
  • Electric Contractor's Arizona ROC license number must be listed under Sub-Contractors Information for the electrical portion, per the standard application Contractor
  • Owner-occupants installing their own charger (not for sale/rent) may self-certify exemption from the Arizona State Contractor's License Law (A.R.S. § 32-1121) Owner-builderContractor
  • Two complete sets of plans required per the Construction Plan Review Requirements Handout if the scope includes new structural work (e.g., a carport-mounted charger); a standalone wall-mounted charger retrofit is expected to need only the Electrical permit application, consistent with the Town's general permit-exempt/permit-required framework for minor electrical work

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Fee schedule

Electrical Permit Fee — Based on Valuation
No separate itemized fee schedule is published on the Town's website for any permit type, EV charging included; Show full citationNo separate itemized fee schedule is published on the Town's website for any permit type, EV charging included; the Building Permit Application's Official Use Only section shows a separate 'Electrical: $___' line completed by staff. Source: Town of Wellton Building Permit Application (PDF, DocumentCenter Doc ID 312). The Town publishes no fee schedule document for building or electrical work — only golf course, business license, court, and sanitation fee schedules are published. No intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Yuma County for building/electrical permitting services is confirmed: an October 2025 Town Council meeting notice references an agreement but publishes no detail, and the Building Safety landing page does not identify Yuma County as the permitting authority. No statewide Arizona electrical-permit fallback authority exists comparable to Idaho DOPL or Colorado DORA, since Arizona electrical permitting is administered locally. No numeric fee or explicit delegation mechanism is publicly available beyond Building Safety Division staff discretion at intake.
Calculated by Building Safety Division staff at intake based on project valuation

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough-In (if applicable)

    Wiring and panel connections before walls/concealment, for chargers requiring new circuit runs

  2. 2

    Final

    Charger installed and connections verified per the Town's adopted 2009 I-Codes

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Tips

  • Wellton has no distinct EV-charger permit or fee category — file on the same standard Building Permit Application used for everything else, checking 'Electrical' and 'Building' as applicable.
  • As with every other permit type in this record, no fee schedule is published online — contact Ashley Rivera, Permit Clerk (928-785-3348, arivera@town.wellton.az.us), for a project-specific fee estimate before applying.
  • A service/panel upgrade for a Level 2 or DC fast charger may require additional Arizona Public Service (or applicable utility) coordination — confirm with your electrical contractor and the utility separately from the Town permit.

Frequently asked questions

Wellton requires an ev charger installation (building + electrical permit) for: File the standard Building Permit Application, checking 'Electrical' (charger circuit/wiring) and 'Building' (if a new canopy, carport, or structural mounting is added) — no separate EV-charger checkbox exists among the Town's six permit-type categories (Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Sprinkler, Demolition); Electric Contractor's Arizona ROC license number must be listed under Sub-Contractors Information for the electrical portion, per the standard application; Owner-occupants installing their own charger (not for sale/rent) may self-certify exemption from the Arizona State Contractor's License Law (A.R.S. § 32-1121); Two complete sets of plans required per the Construction Plan Review Requirements Handout if the scope includes new structural work (e.g., a carport-mounted charger); a standalone wall-mounted charger retrofit is expected to need only the Electrical permit application, consistent with the Town's general permit-exempt/permit-required framework for minor electrical work. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Wellton Building Safety Division (Department of Community Development) at 928-785-3348 before starting work.

In Wellton, the published Electrical Permit Fee — Based on Valuation is: Calculated by Building Safety Division staff at intake based on project valuation. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Wellton does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Wellton Building Safety Division (Department of Community Development) at 928-785-3348 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Wellton requires 2 inspection(s) for an ev charger installation (building + electrical permit), in order: Rough-In (if applicable), Final. Schedule each through Town of Wellton Building Safety Division (Department of Community Development) (928-785-3348).

Apply through Town of Wellton Building Safety Division (Department of Community Development) at 28634 Oakland Avenue, Wellton, AZ 85356 (mailing: PO Box 67, Wellton, AZ 85356). Phone: 928-785-3348, email: arivera@town.wellton.az.us. Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Town Hall operates a 4-day work week; closed Fridays). Building permit applications are processed by the Building Safety Division; contact person for permit application/review questions is Ashley Rivera, Permit Clerk (928-785-3348, arivera@town.wellton.az.us).. Official information: https://www.welltonaz.gov/1226/Building-Permits.

Wellton, Arizona has adopted: Arizona has NO statewide mandatory building code floor for general construction — code adoption is a per-city/county authority under state enabling statutes (e.g., A.R.S. Title 9 for municipalities). The Town of Wellton operates its own Building Safety Division within its Department of Community Development and independently adopts and administers its own construction codes; it does not defer building permitting to Yuma County. Source: Town of Wellton Building Permits page (welltonaz.gov/1226/Building-Permits).; 2009 International Codes (I-Codes), as published by the International Code Council — the Town of Wellton's own live Building Permits page states verbatim: 'The Town of Wellton is currently following the 2009 International Council Code (ICC).' This is independently corroborated by the 2025 AZBO (Arizona Building Officials) Directory, which lists the Town of Wellton's 'Adopted Codes' as '2009 I Codes' with no separate electrical-code edition listed. Unlike most other AZBO-directory Arizona jurisdictions (which have since moved to 2015, 2018, or 2024-cycle I-Codes and separate NEC editions), Wellton's own published information has not been updated past the 2009 cycle as of the last verification — this reflects the Town's genuinely small size (approx. 2,600-3,000 population) and correspondingly thin published code-update cadence, not a research gap. Source: Town of Wellton Building Permits page (welltonaz.gov/1226/Building-Permits, live page text); 2025 AZBO Directory (azbo.us), Town of Wellton entry, p. 21.; The 2009 International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), International Mechanical Code (IMC), International Plumbing Code (IPC), International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), International Fire Code (IFC), and International Existing Building Code (IEBC) are understood to be adopted as a single 2009 'I-Codes' package per the Town's own code-adoption statement; the Town's Building Permit Application form lists six permit-type categories that align with this code family: Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire Sprinkler, and Demolition. Source: Town of Wellton Building Permit Application (PDF, DocumentCenter Doc ID 312).; Manufactured/mobile homes are regulated via a separate, dedicated Mobile Home Placement Permit process (distinct application form) rather than the standard Building Permit Application, reflecting the Town's substantial manufactured-housing stock. Source: Town of Wellton Mobile Home Placement page (welltonaz.gov/1225/Mobile-Home-Placement) and Mobile Home Placement Permit Application (PDF, DocumentCenter Doc ID 313).; The Town of Wellton publishes no dedicated fee schedule, master fee resolution, or ICC valuation table — none appears on the Town's official website, in its DocumentCenter, or in its adopted annual budget documents (FY2024-2025, FY2025-2026). The Town's own Building Permit Application form leaves 'Valuation' and 'Permit Fees' as blank fields completed by Building Safety Division staff at intake, consistent with fees being calculated per-project from the adopted 2009 I-Codes' own valuation-based fee tables rather than a separately republished municipal fee schedule. The Town's Finance Department, Development Services, and Development Impact Fees pages likewise publish no itemized building-permit fee table, so expect your fee to be quoted at intake. Source: Town of Wellton Building Permit Application (PDF, DocumentCenter Doc ID 312); Town of Wellton Finance Department page (welltonaz.gov/1221/Finance-Department); Town of Wellton Development Impact Fees page (welltonaz.gov/1229/Development-Impact-Fees).. Local amendments apply — see the Wellton overview page for the full list.

No. There is no dedicated EV-charger/EVSE application or fee at the Town of Wellton. An EV charging station installation is filed on the same standard Building Permit Application used for all other permit types, checking 'Electrical' (and 'Building' if new structural work is involved), with fees calculated from project valuation at intake by Building Safety Division staff — the same genuine 'no published fee schedule' situation that applies to every permit type in this Town.

Sources & verification

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