EV Charger / EVSE Permit in Loveland, Colorado

Loveland requires an ev charger / evse permit for: Electrical contractor must hold a valid City of Loveland contractor license prior to applying, same as any other electrical permit; For a service equipment change/amp increase to support EV charging, an Electric Service Worksheet (ESW) signed by a Loveland Water and Power Distribution Designer is required before permit issuance (same rule that applies to any service upgrade); Apply via the Residential Electrical Fast Track Permit Application (Service Upgrade, Service Alteration, or Electrical Work types) to eplan-buildingfasttrack@cityofloveland.org; no separate EV-specific application form was found; Under HB24-1173 (effective statewide August 7, 2024; compliance required of covered jurisdictions by December 31, 2025), the permitting agency must notify the applicant of approval, conditional approval, or denial within 3 business days of making its determination, and denials may be based only on non-compliance with published objective standards or health/safety; Stand-alone or primary-use EV charging stations (as opposed to an accessory charger at a home or business) are reviewed under the City's new UDC 'EV Charging Project' use category, which the Loveland Planning Commission and City Council considered through public hearings in fall 2025 (Planning Commission hearing October 27, 2025; City Council hearing scheduled November 18, 2025) to align local code with the State's EV MLUC and HB24-1173/HB24-1304; Effective February 2026 (Ordinance No. 6816, second reading February 17, 2026, adopting Loveland Municipal Code Chapter 15.50), new buildings must be designed per the Colorado Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code, which sets EV-charging-infrastructure-readiness requirements (e.g., raceway/panel capacity) for qualifying new construction — this affects what a future EV charger install will connect to, but is a new-construction requirement, not a fee for the charger permit itself. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Loveland Building Division (Development Services Department) at (970) 962-2505 before starting work.

No dedicated fee line item was found. An EV charger circuit is billed like any other electrical work under the City's valuation-based Building Permit Fee via the Residential Electrical Fast Track process.

Loveland's published plan-review target for an ev charger / evse permit is 3–3 business days.

You'll need: Residential Electrical Fast Track Permit Application. Depending on your project, Loveland may also ask for: Electric Service Worksheet (ESW). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Loveland requires 2 inspection(s) for an ev charger / evse permit, in order: Rough-In / Service Connection, Final. Schedule each through City of Loveland Building Division (Development Services Department) ((970) 962-2505).

Apply through City of Loveland Building Division (Development Services Department) at 410 E. 5th Street, Loveland, CO 80537. Phone: (970) 962-2505, email: eplan-res@cityofloveland.org (residential); eplan-building@cityofloveland.org (non-residential). Office hours: Lobby Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 AM-4:00 PM; Phone Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 AM-3:30 PM. Inspection Line: (970) 962-2100. Official information: https://www.lovgov.org/services/development-services/building-division.

Loveland, Colorado has adopted: Colorado has no statewide mandatory building code for municipalities; each home-rule or statutory city adopts and amends its own building code edition. Colorado's only statewide floor is an energy/greenhouse-gas standard: House Bill 22-1362 (2022), codified in relevant part at C.R.S. Title 24 and repealing portions of the prior C.R.S. 30-28-211 energy-code statute, directs the Colorado Energy Code Board to publish a Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code and a Model Low Energy and Carbon Code, which local governments (and certain state agencies) must adopt on their own timelines or otherwise demonstrate equivalent/greater stringency. Source: Colorado General Assembly, HB22-1362 (leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-1362); Colorado Energy Office Energy Code Board. Applicants should confirm the specific edition/amendments in effect for their city, since Colorado building codes vary by municipality.; City of Loveland runs its own Building Division and adopts/amends its own code within the Unified Development Code (Title 18) and Municipal Code (Title 15) framework — it is NOT a DOLA/state-administered program. Effective July 1, 2026, the City Council-adopted amendments move Loveland to the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) and 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) family (referenced in the City's 'Building Code adopted changes (ICC 2024)' notice, approved on second reading June 2, 2026); prior to that date the currently effective editions are the 2021 IRC, 2021 IMC (Mechanical), and 2021 IFGC (Fuel Gas), per City of Loveland Residential HVAC/Gas Load Fast Track forms dated 5/27/2026. Source: City of Loveland Building Division homepage and Loveland Building Code Amendments page (lovgov.org/services/development-services/building-division; lovgov.org/services/development-services/building-division/loveland-building-code).; Effective July 1, 2026, City of Loveland adopts the Colorado Model Low Energy and Carbon Code (combining the Colorado Model Electric Ready and Solar Ready Code with the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)) to satisfy the HB22-1362 statewide energy-code floor. Source: City of Loveland 'City Council approves building-related code changes' notice (lovgov.org/home/showpublisheddocument/63720/639162471002370000).; Effective July 1, 2026, City of Loveland adopts Appendix BC (Accessory Dwelling Units) from the International Residential Code, with local amendments to align with the Unified Development Code, and now allows a property owner to act as general contractor on an ADU provided all subcontractors hold a valid City of Loveland contractor license. Source: City of Loveland code-changes notice.; Effective July 1, 2026, City of Loveland adopts Appendix BE from the International Residential Code (Radon Control Methods) for all new commercial and residential buildings, with new rough-radon, final-radon, and radon-mitigation-certificate inspections. Source: City of Loveland code-changes notice.; Building Valuation Data Table (square-foot construction costs by ICC occupancy group and construction type), effective March 15, 2026, is used by the City to calculate building-permit valuation; the City's fee schedule states 'Building permit fees are based on the current ICC Fees' via the ICC Building Valuation Data publication (iccsafe.org/products-and-services/i-codes/code-development-process/building-valuation-data/). Source: City of Loveland Building Valuation Data Table PDF (lovgov.org/home/showpublisheddocument/60277/639090010225200000) and 2026 Fee Schedule (lovgov.org/home/showpublisheddocument/60275/639089984528770000).. Local amendments apply — see the Loveland overview page for the full list.

Colorado HB24-1173 requires covered jurisdictions (municipalities with population 10,000+, which includes Loveland) to notify applicants of approval, conditional approval, or denial within 3 business days of making that determination for EV charging system permits.