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EV Charger / EVSE Permit in Burlington, Colorado

Installation of an electric vehicle charger (EVSE) at a Burlington property is electrical work, and the City of Burlington does not itself issue electrical permits — electrical permitting, inspection, and fees are handled by the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA), not itemized in any City of Burlington fee document. There is no City-issued EV-charger-specific permit or fee. A City building permit / zoning compliance application may still be required for the overall project depending on scope (e.g., new equipment enclosures).

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Electrical permit obtained directly through the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA), not the City of Burlington
  • Colorado-licensed electrical contractor required
  • Dedicated branch circuit sized to EVSE manufacturer specifications, complying with the applicable NEC edition — Burlington has not adopted its own local building/electrical code, per the City's own Building Permit Application acknowledgment
  • A City of Burlington Building Permit / Zoning Compliance Application may still be required for the associated site work (e.g., mounting structure, utility locate)

Required documents

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Fee schedule

State Electrical Permit FeeConfirm current state fee schedule at dpo.colorado.gov/EandP/Permits; not itemized in any Burlington city document, same routing as Burlington's general Electrical Permit
Set by the Colorado State Electrical Board fee schedule (DORA), not the City of Burlington

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your EV Charger / EVSE Permit permit actually take in Burlington?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    State Electrical Inspection

    Conducted under DORA's electrical inspection program, not a City of Burlington inspection

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

Tips

  • Do not contact Burlington City Hall for an EV charger/EVSE electrical permit — that trade is routed entirely to the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA), the same as Burlington's general Electrical Permit.
  • Burlington has not adopted a local building code at all (per the City's own Building Permit Application acknowledgment), so there is no local code edition to confirm for the EVSE installation itself — applicable code follows State of Colorado guidance.

Frequently asked questions

Burlington requires an ev charger / evse permit for: Electrical permit obtained directly through the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA), not the City of Burlington; Colorado-licensed electrical contractor required; Dedicated branch circuit sized to EVSE manufacturer specifications, complying with the applicable NEC edition — Burlington has not adopted its own local building/electrical code, per the City's own Building Permit Application acknowledgment; A City of Burlington Building Permit / Zoning Compliance Application may still be required for the associated site work (e.g., mounting structure, utility locate). If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Burlington, City Hall (Building Permits) at 719-346-8652 before starting work.

In Burlington, the published State Electrical Permit Fee is: Set by the Colorado State Electrical Board fee schedule (DORA), not the City of Burlington. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Burlington does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Burlington, City Hall (Building Permits) at 719-346-8652 for current turnaround.

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

Burlington requires 1 inspection(s) for an ev charger / evse permit, in order: State Electrical Inspection. Schedule each through City of Burlington, City Hall (Building Permits) (719-346-8652).

Apply through City of Burlington, City Hall (Building Permits) at 415 15th Street, Burlington, CO 80807. Phone: 719-346-8652, email: jim.keehne@burlingtoncolo.com. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fax: 719-346-8397. Building permits are administered directly by City Hall administrative staff (no separate, dedicated Building Division or named Building Official is published) — the Building Permit Application lists Jim Keehne, City Administrator, as the responsible city officer, with a Public Works signoff line also present on the form.. Official information: https://www.burlingtoncolo.com/151/Building-Permits.

Burlington, Colorado has adopted: NONE LOCALLY ADOPTED — verified directly from the City's own Building Permit Application form (DocumentCenter/View/187), which the applicant must sign: 'I hereby agree and understand that City of Burlington has not adopted a building code and it is my responsibility to follow all state guidelines regarding state building codes, local building codes and all inspections the State of Colorado, City of Burlington and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs and Housing may require.'; The City's own Building Codes webpage (burlingtoncolo.com/96/Building-Codes) independently corroborates this: it states the City 'requires all buildings to meet the compliance standards of the State of Colorado's building codes' and links to the Colorado Office of the State Architect (OSA) building-codes page (osa.colorado.gov/state-buildings/building-codes) — but that OSA page was checked directly and its adopted-code list applies ONLY to state-owned/state-lease-purchased construction and specific state-assisted categories (K-12 schools, health facilities), NOT to private construction in municipalities. Burlington's own reference to it therefore does not establish any specific IBC/IRC/IECC/NEC edition as locally adopted or locally enforced for private building permits — it is effectively a pointer to a source that does not govern ordinary residential/commercial permits in Burlington.; Net effect: Burlington has NO locally adopted model code edition (no IBC, IRC, IMC, IPC, IFGC, IECC, IFC, IEBC, or NEC edition/year is specified anywhere in the City's own building-permit materials). Applicants are directed to follow 'state guidelines' generally and Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA)/Division of Housing requirements where applicable, rather than a codified local building code. This is a genuinely verified absence, not an omission — confirmed by the primary-source application form language plus the City's own Building Codes page, and consistent with Burlington's Municode-hosted Code of Ordinances not surfacing any building-code-adoption ordinance in available search results (Municode's Burlington library page is a JavaScript-rendered single-page app that could not be crawled for full-text search during this research; the City's own Ordinances & Resolutions page listing recent ordinance numbers did not show a building-code-adoption ordinance among currently listed items).. Local amendments apply — see the Burlington overview page for the full list.

No. The City of Burlington does not issue electrical permits of any kind, including for EV charger/EVSE installations. Electrical permitting is handled entirely by the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA).

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