Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Permit — Westcliffe, Colorado · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source: https://dpo.colorado.gov/EandP/Permits
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Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Permit in Westcliffe, Colorado
Westcliffe has no dedicated EV-charger/EVSE application, checklist, or fee line — a Level 2 or DC fast charger installation is permitted the same way this file's solar-pv-permit entry documents: the structural/mounting portion (if any support structure or canopy is added) goes through the Town's Building and Zoning Department under the 2006 IBC/IRC, while the electrical work (circuit, panel upgrade, charger wiring, interconnection) is permitted and inspected entirely by the State of Colorado Electrical Board (DORA/DPO Electrical & Plumbing Permits program), NOT the Town — the same explicit Municipal Code Title 3, Chapter 2 amendment (IBC Section 101.4.1) that routes all electrical work statewide. Colorado's HB24-1173 (EV Charging System Permits Act), which requires covered local governments to adopt streamlined EV-charger permitting standards by December 31, 2025, applies only to counties with 20,000+ population and municipalities with 10,000+ population — Westcliffe (2020 Census population 435; ~495 est. 2023) is far below that threshold and is not a covered jurisdiction under the Act. Because Custer County has no local electrical inspection program of its own (it is not on the State Electrical Board's list of counties/jurisdictions with a delegated program), the governing mechanism is the State Electrical Board's direct statutory authority under C.R.S. § 12-115-120(2): a state electrical inspector must inspect the work within three working days of the inspection request (§ 12-115-120(2)(b)), and permit fees are set by the Board 'based upon the actual expense of inspecting each type of electrical installation' (§ 12-115-121(1)) rather than a locally-published table — confirmed by direct review of both statute sections and the Board's current rules (3 CCR 710-1), which likewise publish no static fee table (permit fees are calculated and charged at the time of online application through the DPO Online Permitting System). For comparison, the statutory cap on what a LOCAL government with its own inspection program may charge is currently $120 (base fee, CPI-adjusted annually from a January 1, 2021 baseline) plus up to an 8% valuation-based tiered surcharge, per § 12-115-121(2)(a) — this cap does not itself set Westcliffe's fee (since the State, not a local government, performs the inspection here), but it is the closest currently-published statutory dollar anchor for Colorado electrical permit costs.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
When you need this permit
- A standalone wall- or pedestal-mounted Level 2 charger with no new structure generally requires only the State of Colorado DORA/DPO Electrical Permit (see electrical-permit entry) — purchased directly through the state's online Electrical & Plumbing Permits system, not through the Town
- If the installation includes a new support structure, canopy, or panel/service upgrade tied to a building addition, a Town Building/Zoning Permit is also required for that structural component, per the 2006 IBC/IRC as locally amended (Title 3, Chapter 2)
- Custer County is not listed among counties excluded from State Electrical Board jurisdiction, confirming state authority over the electrical/EVSE permit applies here as it does for other electrical work in Westcliffe
- Because Westcliffe's population (~495) is below the 10,000-population municipal threshold in Colorado's HB24-1173 (EV Charging System Permits Act, C.R.S. Title 24), the Town is not required to adopt the state's model EV-charger permitting code or a dedicated expedited-review process under that Act — no such adoption was found on the Town's site
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Inspection process
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Electrical Final (State Inspector)
Performed by a Colorado State Electrical Inspector; charger circuit, disconnect, and interconnection verified before energizing
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Tips
- Do not apply for the EVSE electrical permit through the Town of Westcliffe — it is purchased directly from the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA/DPO) Online Permitting System, the same as any other electrical work in Westcliffe.
- Westcliffe is well under the 10,000-population threshold that triggers Colorado's HB24-1173 EV-charger permitting mandates (model code adoption, 3-business-day decision turnaround) — the applicable statutory clock here is instead C.R.S. § 12-115-120(2)(b)'s general 3-working-day state electrical inspection turnaround, which applies to all state-inspected electrical work, not just EV chargers.
- No dollar fee figure is published anywhere (Town or State) for the EVSE electrical permit — C.R.S. § 12-115-121(1) requires the State Electrical Board to set its fee based on actual inspection cost, and this is charged online at time of application rather than published as a table. The statutory 20 (CPI-adjusted from 2021) + 8% valuation surcharge cap in § 12-115-121(2)(a) is the closest published dollar anchor, but it technically caps LOCAL government fees, not the State's own direct-inspection fee.
- If your installation is a simple wall-mount charger on an existing structure with no new canopy or service upgrade, the state electrical permit alone is likely to be the only permit needed — confirm with the Building and Zoning office (719-783-2282 ext. 12) whether your specific project also needs a Town structural permit.
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Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Westcliffe building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.
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