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EV Charger / Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit (State-Administered) in Florence, Colorado

Electrical permits within Florence city limits — including an EV charging station (Level 1/2 EVSE) circuit — are issued and scheduled entirely by the State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Electrical Board, NOT by the City of Florence, exactly as documented in the electrical-permit entry. No EV-specific permit, provision, or fee exists at either the City or State level; EV charger wiring is simply electrical work subject to the standard state-administered process.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Electrical permits for EV charger/EVSE circuits are issued and scheduled by the State of Colorado DORA, per the City of Florence Building Department page: 'Electrical and Plumbing permits and inspections are issued and scheduled by the State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)'
  • Governed by the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC), per DORA's Electrical page as linked by the City
  • Per state statute, only a licensed/registered Electrical Contractor — not the homeowner — may pull the permit and perform the work, except where the homeowner is personally performing work permitted under state homeowner exemptions Owner-builder
  • If the EV charger is installed with a rooftop solar system, the City requires a copy of the State Electrical Permit as part of the City's own Building Permit Application package for the structural/racking portion — see rooftop-solar-pv-permit entry

Required documents

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Fee schedule

State-set electrical permit fee (applies to EV charger circuit; no distinct EV line)Not within the City's fee authority; consult DORA's Electrical Board directly for current fee schedule
Set by the State of Colorado DORA Electrical Board, not the City of Florence

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your EV Charger / Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit (State-Administered) permit actually take in Florence?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough and Final Electrical Inspection

    Scheduled directly through the State of Colorado DORA Electrical Board, not the City of Florence Building Department

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

Tips

  • Do not attempt to obtain an EV charger permit through the City of Florence Building Department — it is not the issuing authority for electrical work of any kind. Go directly to the DORA Electrical Board (https://dpo.colorado.gov/Electrical).
  • If you are a homeowner hiring an electrical contractor for the EV charger, your contractor — not you — is responsible for obtaining the state permit.

Frequently asked questions

Florence requires an ev charger / electric vehicle charging station permit (state-administered) for: Electrical permits for EV charger/EVSE circuits are issued and scheduled by the State of Colorado DORA, per the City of Florence Building Department page: 'Electrical and Plumbing permits and inspections are issued and scheduled by the State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)'; Governed by the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC), per DORA's Electrical page as linked by the City; Per state statute, only a licensed/registered Electrical Contractor — not the homeowner — may pull the permit and perform the work, except where the homeowner is personally performing work permitted under state homeowner exemptions; If the EV charger is installed with a rooftop solar system, the City requires a copy of the State Electrical Permit as part of the City's own Building Permit Application package for the structural/racking portion — see rooftop-solar-pv-permit entry. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Florence Building Department at (719) 784-4848 before starting work.

In Florence, the published State-set electrical permit fee (applies to EV charger circuit; no distinct EV line) is: Set by the State of Colorado DORA Electrical Board, not the City of Florence. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Florence does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Florence Building Department at (719) 784-4848 for current turnaround.

You'll need: State of Colorado DORA Electrical Permit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Florence requires 1 inspection(s) for an ev charger / electric vehicle charging station permit (state-administered), in order: Rough and Final Electrical Inspection. Schedule each through City of Florence Building Department ((719) 784-4848).

Apply through City of Florence Building Department at Florence Municipal Center, 600 West 3rd Street, Florence, CO 81226. Phone: (719) 784-4848, email: building@florencecolorado.org. Office hours: Main City Hall line (719) 784-4848 (option 6 reaches the Building Inspector directly); Fax (719) 784-0228. Building Inspector: David Wales, David.Wales@florencecolorado.org. Permit applications and supporting documents may also be submitted to john.vernetti@florencecolorado.org per the Building Permits page.. Official information: https://www.cityofflorenceco.gov/building-department.

Florence, Colorado has adopted: 2006 International Building Code (IBC) — City of Florence Building Department page states plainly: 'The City of Florence follows the 2006 International Building Code'; 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — per the Building Permit Application Submittal Checklist (PDF): 'Energy Code – City of Florence adopts the 2006 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code'; Florence Municipal Code Title 15 (Buildings and Construction), Section 15.04.040: 'The requirement for obtaining building permits relative to the construction, alteration, moving, demolition, repair, maintenance, and use of any building or structure within the City of Florence shall be governed by the most recent adopted edition of the appropriate adopted codes and building standards, including amendments thereto.' Per Municode search indexing of Title 15, Chapter 15.08 (amendments) is where local amendments to the 2006 IBC are set forth (Section 15.08.010).; Electrical: 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — administered by the State of Colorado, NOT the City (see localAmendments). Source: City of Florence Building Department page, linking to the Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations (DORA) Electrical Board page, which states the current adopted edition as the 2023 NEC.; Plumbing: 2021 (Colorado) Plumbing Code — administered by the State of Colorado, NOT the City. Source: City of Florence Building Department page, linking to the DORA Plumbing Board page, which lists the 2021 edition.; No separate local IRC, IMC, IFGC, or IFC edition is published by the City on its Building Department or Building Permits pages, or in the Building Permit Application Submittal Checklist — only the 2006 IBC (general building code) and 2006 IECC (energy code) are explicitly named by the City itself. The zero-tolerance policy governing this corpus prohibits inferring an IRC/IMC/IFGC/IFC edition the City has not itself published; note this as a gap rather than assuming a matching 2006 cycle for the unlisted codes.; HB22-1362 (Colorado statewide energy code floor, effective for jurisdictions adopting/updating codes on specified triggers starting July 2023 for larger jurisdictions and July 2026 for smaller ones) does not appear reflected on the City's Building Department page or Submittal Checklist, both of which still affirmatively state the 2006 IECC as current and were the live, actively-maintained pages as of this review (2026-07-06) — checked directly, no updated energy code notice found. Flagged honestly rather than assumed; Florence's population (under the HB22-1362 tiered compliance triggers) and its home-rule status both bear on whether/when the floor applies, but the City has not published any code update reflecting it as of this review.. Local amendments apply — see the Florence overview page for the full list.

No. Like all electrical work, an EV charging station circuit falls under the State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Electrical Board, which issues and schedules all electrical permits and inspections within Florence city limits — the City Building Department does not administer its own local electrical permitting program.

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