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EV Charger / Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit in Lone Tree, Colorado

The City of Lone Tree's 2026 Building Fees schedule has no dedicated EV-charger or EVSE line item -- unlike Solar Electric or Solar Thermal Devices, which have their own flat $480.00 line. Installing a Level 2 (240V) home EV charger requires a City of Lone Tree Electrical Permit, billed under the same valuation-based 'Building, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Permit Fees for All Occupancies' table used for any electrical installation, issued directly by the City's Building Division under the 2023 NEC as adopted.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Electrical work must be performed by a contractor holding current Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA) licensure, in addition to the City permit
  • Billed under the single shared valuation-based 'Building, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Permit Fees for All Occupancies' table -- not a separate DORA-anchored schedule, since Lone Tree issues its own combined trade permits rather than deferring to the state board
  • No Douglas County Use Tax is collected on electrical-only permits/projects (explicit fee-schedule exemption); City Use Tax (2.5%) may still apply per City ordinance
  • Permit valuation must include the total value of work, including materials and labor, for the EV charger installation

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Fee schedule

Electrical Permit Fee, valuation $1.00-$500.00 (typical for a single new EV charger circuit)City of Lone Tree 2026 Building Fees schedule, 'Building, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Permit Fees for All Occupancies' table -- no distinct 'EV charger'/'EVSE' line item exists; this is the same valuation-based schedule used for any electrical work, re-confirmed live 2026-07-20 by direct PDF fetch and full-text extraction
$23.50
Electrical Permit Fee, valuation $501.00-$2,000.00City of Lone Tree 2026 Building Fees schedule -- applies if the EV charger install (including materials and labor) is valued higher, e.g. with a panel upgrade
$23.50 for the first $500.00 plus $3.05 for each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000.00
Plan Review FeeCity of Lone Tree 2026 Building Fees schedule
65% of the applicable Building Permit Fee, minimum $100.00

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Electrical Inspection

    New circuit, breaker sizing, and disconnect (if required by the charger manufacturer) verified by City of Lone Tree Building Division before energizing

See the full Lone Tree inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • There is no dedicated 'EV charger' or 'EVSE' line item on Lone Tree's 2026 Building Fees schedule -- unlike Solar Electric/Solar Thermal Devices, which have their own flat $480 fee, an EV charger circuit is billed under the general valuation-based electrical fee table.
  • A simple new circuit addition with low materials/labor valuation will typically land in the lowest $23.50 fee tier; a panel or service upgrade will push the project into a higher valuation tier.
  • No Douglas County Use Tax applies to electrical-only permits, but the City's own 2.5% Use Tax may still apply -- confirm with Building Division.
  • Unlike neighboring Lochbuie (which defers electrical fees to the state DORA schedule), Lone Tree issues its own combined Building/Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing permits with a locally-published valuation-based fee table.

Frequently asked questions

Lone Tree requires an ev charger / electric vehicle charging station permit for: Electrical work must be performed by a contractor holding current Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA) licensure, in addition to the City permit; Billed under the single shared valuation-based 'Building, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Permit Fees for All Occupancies' table -- not a separate DORA-anchored schedule, since Lone Tree issues its own combined trade permits rather than deferring to the state board; No Douglas County Use Tax is collected on electrical-only permits/projects (explicit fee-schedule exemption); City Use Tax (2.5%) may still apply per City ordinance; Permit valuation must include the total value of work, including materials and labor, for the EV charger installation. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Lone Tree Community Development Department, Building Division at 720-390-5211 before starting work.

For a low-valuation installation (up to $500 in materials and labor), the fee is $23.50, per the City's 2026 Building Fees schedule. Higher-valuation projects, such as those including a panel upgrade, scale up per the schedule's valuation tiers.

Lone Tree does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Lone Tree Community Development Department, Building Division at 720-390-5211 for current turnaround.

You'll need: City of Lone Tree Building/Electrical Permit application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Lone Tree requires 1 inspection(s) for an ev charger / electric vehicle charging station permit, in order: Electrical Inspection. Schedule each through City of Lone Tree Community Development Department, Building Division (720-390-5211).

Apply through City of Lone Tree Community Development Department, Building Division at 9220 Kimmer Dr., Suite 100, Lone Tree, CO 80124. Phone: 720-390-5211, email: building@cityoflonetree.com. Office hours: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday-Friday, excluding holidays/weekends. Chief Building Official: Matt Archer. Community Development Director: Kelly First (kelly.first@cityoflonetree.com, 720-509-1274). General city line: 303-708-1818.. Official information: https://cityoflonetree.com/community-development/building/.

Lone Tree, Colorado has adopted: 2021 International Building Code (IBC), as amended — City of Lone Tree Design Criteria & Codes page; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), as amended; 2021 International Fire Code (IFC); 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC); 2021 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC); 2017 ICC A117.1 Accessibility Code; Note on Chapter 18 (Building Regulations), Lone Tree Municipal Code: search-indexed content confirms the City has adopted the International Building Code, 2021 Edition, as amended, with a certified copy on file with the City Clerk; a local amendment adds Section 105.3.8 'Soils Test,' requiring a soils test prepared by a Colorado-registered professional engineer at building permit application, with an engineering geologist additionally required for hillside/geological-hazard/steep-slope sites at the Building Official's discretion. Full text of Chapter 18 could not be independently re-verified beyond this indexed excerpt because library.municode.com/co/lone_tree serves an Angular single-page app shell (empty of code text without JS rendering) and returned HTTP 403 to both a standard fetch and a full-browser-header curl retry — this is a partial-confidence caveat on the amendment-detail level only, not on the base code-edition list, which is independently confirmed on the City's own actively-maintained Design Criteria & Codes page.; HB22-1362 statewide energy floor (Colorado): as of 2026-07-06 (this review date), HB22-1362 requires that municipalities/counties updating their building code adopt an energy code achieving equivalent-or-better performance than the 2021 IECC + Model Electric and Solar Ready Code (effective window 7/1/2023-6/30/2026), stepping up to the Colorado Energy Code Board's Model Low Energy and Carbon Code (published 9/2/2025) as the new statewide minimum for any code update on or after 7/1/2026. Lone Tree's currently-published adopted energy code is the 2021 IECC (per its own Design Criteria & Codes page, most recent update not dated on-page) — this predates the 7/1/2026 Model Low Energy and Carbon Code trigger point and does not itself violate HB22-1362, since that stricter floor applies only when a jurisdiction next updates its code. Flagged honestly rather than assumed; confirm current status with the Building Division (720-390-5211) before relying on this for a 2026-cycle project, since Lone Tree could adopt updated codes at any time.. Local amendments apply — see the Lone Tree overview page for the full list.

No. The City of Lone Tree's 2026 Building Fees schedule has no dedicated EV-charger or EVSE permit type or fee line. A home Level 2 charger circuit is permitted as an ordinary Electrical Permit, billed under the City's general valuation-based fee table.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-20.

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 Lone Tree building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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