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Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station / EVSE Permit in Wellington, Colorado

Wellington has two distinct layers relevant to EV charging: (1) A standard residential or single-unit EVSE circuit installation is not a separate permit type -- it is billed and processed through the Town's existing Electrical Permit (state-anchored CRS § 12-115-121 fee schedule (renumbered from the commonly-cited § 12-23-117 effective 10/1/2019), plus up to a 15% Town surcharge), the same 'One Stop Permits -- No Plan Review' track used for other standalone electrical work, since Wellington defers to Colorado State Electrical Board licensing and has no dedicated EV-charger fee line. (2) For EV charging SYSTEM/site installations (e.g., commercial or multi-stall charging stations), Wellington's Board of Trustees adopted Ordinance No. 15-2025 (enacted November 12, 2025) amending the Town's Land Use Code to comply with Colorado HB24-1173 (Electric Vehicle Charging System Permits Act) -- Wellington's 2020 Census population of 11,144 places it above the Act's 10,000-person 'covered municipality' threshold. Per the Town's own Planning Commission materials (September 8, 2025 meeting), staff recommended and the Town adopted the legislation's minimum Land Use Code amendment option (rather than the Colorado Energy Office's full model code, or an opt-out), establishing an administrative review process for EV charging infrastructure installations under 8 stalls.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • For a standard residential/single-unit EV charger circuit: no standalone EV-specific permit exists; apply for the Town's standard Electrical Permit through the Community Core/Connect 'One Stop Permits' track, the same as any other standalone electrical work
  • Contractors must hold a current Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA) Master Electrician license, contemporaneously verified by SAFEbuilt at permit issuance per SB19-156, plus a Town of Wellington general Contractor License Contractor
  • For an EV charging SYSTEM/site installation (commercial or multi-stall charging stations): subject to the administrative land-use review process established by Ordinance No. 15-2025 (enacted November 12, 2025), which amended the Town's Land Use Code to comply with Colorado HB24-1173 for installations under 8 stalls
  • Wellington's 2020 Census population (11,144) exceeds the 10,000-person threshold making it a 'covered municipality' under HB24-1173, legally obligating the administrative-review/checklist and denial-appeal provisions the Act requires for covered jurisdictions that choose the custom-standards option
  • Governed by the 2026 NEC as locally adopted (effective January 1, 2026), which includes Article 625 (Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System) provisions; the Town's own Building Department page separately notes 'improved energy efficiency and electrical readiness (solar, EV infrastructure)' as part of its 2024 I-Codes adoption

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Fee schedule

Electrical Fee (EV charger/EVSE circuit)Same fee mechanism used for the Town's general electrical-permit entry. Colorado Revised Statutes § 12-115-121 (renumbered from § 12-23-117 effective 10/1/2019). The Town's current Master Fee Schedule (effective 2026-04-01) lists the electrical line item as "From State Electrical Fee Schedule" without a locally tabulated amount -- re-chased 2026-07-20 and located the underlying State Electrical Board fee table (effective 5/15/2019, reproduced by the City of Sheridan, CO) to substantiate the actual dollar mechanism.
Colorado State Electrical Board schedule: $90 base fee for valuation up to $2,000, plus $8.00 per additional $1,000 of valuation (rounded up) -- per the Board's May 2019 published schedule (a 2024 legislative fiscal note, HB 24-1263, documents the base state inspection fee increasing from $88 to $92 effective FY2024-25, so the current figure may be modestly higher), with a Town surcharge of up to 15% above the state base rate permitted by CRS § 12-115-121
Permit IssuanceSame flat issuance fee applied to the general electrical-permit entry
$25 flat

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Electrical

    EVSE circuit wiring and disconnect placement before concealment

  2. 2

    Final Inspection

    Charging equipment installed, system energized and verified per 2026 NEC Article 625

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

Tips

  • A single residential EV charger circuit does not need the land-use administrative review created by Ordinance No. 15-2025 -- that process is for EV charging SYSTEM/site installations (commercial or multi-stall stations); a homeowner adding one EVSE circuit just needs the standard Electrical Permit.
  • Wellington is one of the relatively few Colorado municipalities in this corpus large enough (2020 Census population 11,144) to be a mandatory 'covered municipality' under HB24-1173 -- it chose to amend its Land Use Code to the statute's minimum requirements (Ordinance No. 15-2025, November 12, 2025) rather than adopt the Colorado Energy Office's full model code or opt out.
  • Electrical fees are state-anchored (CRS 12-23-117), not Town-set -- confirm the current amount with SAFEbuilt or the Building Department directly at permit application, since no locally tabulated current dollar figure is published.

Frequently asked questions

Wellington requires an electric vehicle (ev) charging station / evse permit for: For a standard residential/single-unit EV charger circuit: no standalone EV-specific permit exists; apply for the Town's standard Electrical Permit through the Community Core/Connect 'One Stop Permits' track, the same as any other standalone electrical work; Contractors must hold a current Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA) Master Electrician license, contemporaneously verified by SAFEbuilt at permit issuance per SB19-156, plus a Town of Wellington general Contractor License; For an EV charging SYSTEM/site installation (commercial or multi-stall charging stations): subject to the administrative land-use review process established by Ordinance No. 15-2025 (enacted November 12, 2025), which amended the Town's Land Use Code to comply with Colorado HB24-1173 for installations under 8 stalls; Wellington's 2020 Census population (11,144) exceeds the 10,000-person threshold making it a 'covered municipality' under HB24-1173, legally obligating the administrative-review/checklist and denial-appeal provisions the Act requires for covered jurisdictions that choose the custom-standards option; Governed by the 2026 NEC as locally adopted (effective January 1, 2026), which includes Article 625 (Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System) provisions; the Town's own Building Department page separately notes 'improved energy efficiency and electrical readiness (solar, EV infrastructure)' as part of its 2024 I-Codes adoption. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Wellington Planning and Building Department at 970-821-5078 (Building Department direct); 970-568-3381 (Town main line, ext. 115 for building permit verification) before starting work.

In Wellington, the published Electrical Fee (EV charger/EVSE circuit) is: Colorado State Electrical Board schedule: $90 base fee for valuation up to $2,000, plus $8.00 per additional $1,000 of valuation (rounded up) -- per the Board's May 2019 published schedule (a 2024 legislative fiscal note, HB 24-1263, documents the base state inspection fee increasing from $88 to $92 effective FY2024-25, so the current figure may be modestly higher), with a Town surcharge of up to 15% above the state base rate permitted by CRS § 12-115-121. Additional published fees: Permit Issuance — $25 flat. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Wellington does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Wellington Planning and Building Department at 970-821-5078 (Building Department direct); 970-568-3381 (Town main line, ext. 115 for building permit verification) for current turnaround.

You'll need: Electrical Permit Application (or Electrical Service Charge / Electrical Only category). Depending on your project, Wellington may also ask for: Land Use Code Administrative Review Application (EV Charging System). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Wellington requires 2 inspection(s) for an electric vehicle (ev) charging station / evse permit, in order: Rough Electrical, Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Wellington Planning and Building Department (970-821-5078 (Building Department direct); 970-568-3381 (Town main line, ext. 115 for building permit verification)).

Apply through Town of Wellington Planning and Building Department at 8225 Third Street, P.O. Box 127, Wellington, CO 80549. Phone: 970-821-5078 (Building Department direct); 970-568-3381 (Town main line, ext. 115 for building permit verification), email: Building@wellingtoncolorado.gov. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Municipal Services Building, 8225 Third Street (across from Centennial Park). Plan review and inspections are conducted by SAFEbuilt, the Town's contracted building-department partner, not Town staff directly; inspection scheduling calls to SAFEbuilt (970-674-1036 or 866-671-1036) must be placed before 4 p.m. for next-business-day scheduling.. Official information: https://wellingtoncolorado.gov/554/Building.

Wellington, Colorado has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Fire Code (IFC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — effective January 1, 2026; 2026 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70-NEC) — effective January 1, 2026 (per the Town's Building Department page; note this is one code cycle ahead of the 2023 NEC used by most other 2026-era Colorado jurisdictions in this corpus — verified directly against the Town's own 'Building Code Update' announcement, not assumed); 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code, Version 1.0 — adopted alongside the 2024 I-Codes; Colorado Model Electric and Solar Ready Code — adopted alongside the 2024 I-Codes, addressing HB22-1362's statewide energy/electric-readiness floor; Local Amendments — Ordinance No. 15-2025 (adopted on first reading October 14, 2025 and second reading/adoption November 12, 2025; effective January 1, 2026) replace the Town's prior 2018 I-Code local amendments (originally under Ordinance No. 5-2019) and Ordinance No. 8-2019 (2019 building fee schedule) as the current governing local amendment package. Ordinance No. 15-2025 is codified on Municode (a JavaScript single-page application at library.municode.com/co/wellington); bare curl/automated fetch still returns HTTP 200 with no static text, but CORRECTED 2026-07-23: the full codified text IS retrievable via a live browser session (Municode renders client-side JS content that a headless curl fetch cannot execute) — confirmed directly against Chapter 18, Articles 1-4 (IBC/IRC/IPC/IMC amendments), version 'JUL 10, 2026 (CURRENT)', which quotes Ordinance No. 15-2025's full section-by-section amendment text verbatim, including the IRC R401.2 foundation/soils-report amendment. The Town's own Building Department webpage 'Building Departments News & Update' section (dated 11.25.2025) remains a valid corroborating first-party source for the adoption dates.; Previous code cycle (through December 31, 2025, now superseded): 2018 International Code editions (IBC, IRC, IECC, IMC, IPC, IFGC, IPMC, IEBC, IFC) under Ordinance No. 5-2019, and 2023 NEC. The Town's own Contractors/Homeowners webpages still host several 2018-cycle 'SAFEbuilt Building Guide' packets (Re-Roof 2018, Accessory Structure 2018, Deck/Porches 2018, Patio Covers 2018, Pole Barn 2018, Swimming Pools 2018, PV System 2019) that have not yet been refreshed to reference the 2024 I-Codes as of this review — treated as legacy/stale content rather than the governing code list, consistent with the Town's own live 'Current (Effective January 1, 2026)' code list.. Local amendments apply — see the Wellington overview page for the full list.

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