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EV Charger / EVSE Permit — Mesa County Building Permit (Electrical) in Palisade, Colorado

The Town of Palisade does not issue building or electrical permits — as with solar PV, the actual permit for an EV charger circuit is issued and inspected by the Mesa County Building Department, applying Mesa County Building Department Fee Schedule Fee #11 ('Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Hot Tubs, Pools & Spas Permit Fee'), billed per the valuation-based Table 2 schedule. No dedicated EV-specific line item or fee waiver is published in the Mesa County Fee Schedule (confirmed by direct review). Mesa County's population is well above the 20,000-resident threshold that triggers Colorado HB24-1173, the statewide EV Charging System Permits law requiring covered jurisdictions to notify applicants of approval/denial within 3 business days by a December 31, 2025 compliance deadline; whether Mesa County adopted the Colorado Energy Office's model code, its own standards, or elected to keep its existing process is not confirmed in any published source found. The Town of Palisade itself (population well under the Act's 10,000-resident municipal threshold) is not independently covered by HB24-1173, and it is not confirmed whether the Town's Basic Planning Clearance prerequisite — required for solar roof-mount systems per the Mesa County Photovoltaic Guide — also applies to EV chargers.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Mesa County Building Department Application for Permit to Build required for the EV charger circuit/electrical scope; the Town of Palisade does not itself issue this permit
  • Fee computed on total project valuation (equipment plus labor/materials) per Mesa County Building Department Fee Schedule Fee #11 (Table 2)
  • Under Colorado HB24-1173, Mesa County (population over the 20,000-resident county threshold) must notify EV charging permit applicants of an approval, conditional approval, or denial decision within 3 business days of that determination, by a December 31, 2025 compliance deadline
  • Not confirmed whether the Town of Palisade Basic Planning Clearance step required for residential roof-mount solar under the Mesa County Photovoltaic Guide is also required for EV chargers — confirm directly with Town Community Development (970-464-5602) before applying

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Fee schedule

Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Hot Tubs, Pools & Spas Permit Fee (Fee #11)Mesa County Building Department Fee Schedule, Exhibit A, Table 1A Fee #11 and Table 2 (confirmed by direct PDF review); no EV-specific line item exists
Valuation-based per Table 2 — e.g., $50 up to $1,200 valuation; $68 for $2,000; $295.70 for $25,000; scaling up per the published Table 2 formula
Town of Palisade Planning Clearance (Basic), if applicableTown of Palisade 'PLANNING CLEARANCE: BASIC' application form; applicability to EV chargers specifically is not confirmed
$10.00 flat fee

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Electrical

    Performed by Mesa County Building Department; conduit runs, wire sizing, and disconnect placement before energizing

  2. 2

    Final

    Mesa County final electrical inspection

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

Tips

  • The Town of Palisade does not issue the EV charger permit itself — apply through Mesa County Building Department, the same authority that issues Palisade's solar PV and other building/electrical permits.
  • Colorado HB24-1173 legally requires Mesa County to decide on an EV charging permit application within 3 business days of making its determination, but this is a decision-notification requirement, not a guaranteed total turnaround time.
  • Confirm directly with the Town of Palisade Community Development Department whether a Town Planning Clearance is required before Mesa County will issue the EV charger permit — this is required for solar under the Mesa County Photovoltaic Guide, but that requirement is not confirmed to extend to EV chargers.

Frequently asked questions

Palisade requires an ev charger / evse permit — mesa county building permit (electrical) for: Mesa County Building Department Application for Permit to Build required for the EV charger circuit/electrical scope; the Town of Palisade does not itself issue this permit; Fee computed on total project valuation (equipment plus labor/materials) per Mesa County Building Department Fee Schedule Fee #11 (Table 2); Under Colorado HB24-1173, Mesa County (population over the 20,000-resident county threshold) must notify EV charging permit applicants of an approval, conditional approval, or denial decision within 3 business days of that determination, by a December 31, 2025 compliance deadline; Not confirmed whether the Town of Palisade Basic Planning Clearance step required for residential roof-mount solar under the Mesa County Photovoltaic Guide is also required for EV chargers — confirm directly with Town Community Development (970-464-5602) before applying. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Palisade Community Development Department (Planning Clearance — Step 1) + Mesa County Building Department (Building Permit — Step 2) at Town of Palisade Community Development: (970) 464-5602. Mesa County Building Department: (970) 244-1631 before starting work.

No dedicated EV-specific fee is published. An EV charger circuit is billed under Mesa County Building Department Fee #11 ('Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Hot Tubs, Pools & Spas Permit Fee'), computed on project valuation per the County's Table 2 schedule — the same mechanism used for other electrical work.

Palisade does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Palisade Community Development Department (Planning Clearance — Step 1) + Mesa County Building Department (Building Permit — Step 2) at Town of Palisade Community Development: (970) 464-5602. Mesa County Building Department: (970) 244-1631 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Mesa County Application for Permit to Build. Depending on your project, Palisade may also ask for: Town of Palisade Planning Clearance: Basic application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Palisade requires 2 inspection(s) for an ev charger / evse permit — mesa county building permit (electrical), in order: Rough Electrical, Final. Schedule each through Town of Palisade Community Development Department (Planning Clearance — Step 1) + Mesa County Building Department (Building Permit — Step 2) (Town of Palisade Community Development: (970) 464-5602. Mesa County Building Department: (970) 244-1631).

Apply through Town of Palisade Community Development Department (Planning Clearance — Step 1) + Mesa County Building Department (Building Permit — Step 2) at Town of Palisade Community Development: 175 East 3rd Street, P.O. Box 128, Palisade, CO 81526. Mesa County Building Department: 200 S. Spruce Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501 (mailing: PO Box 20,000-5005, Grand Junction, CO 81502-5001). Phone: Town of Palisade Community Development: (970) 464-5602. Mesa County Building Department: (970) 244-1631, email: planning@townofpalisade.org (Town Planning Clearance); mccomdev@mesacounty.us (Mesa County Building Department). Office hours: Town of Palisade: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mesa County Building Department: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; permit issuance after 4:30 p.m. is on a limited basis (Source: Mesa County Building Department Fees page).. Official information: https://palisade.colorado.gov/departments/community-development-planning (Town Planning Clearance); https://www.mesacounty.us/departments-and-services/community-development/building (Mesa County Building Department, actual permit issuer).

Palisade, Colorado has adopted: AUTHORITY MODEL NOTE: Colorado has no statewide building code (home-rule state); each city or county adopts and amends its own. Colorado does set a statutory statewide energy-code floor via HB22-1362 (requiring jurisdictions that adopt a building code to also adopt the most current or immediately preceding edition of the IECC on a rolling basis) and separate ADU-related state statutes (e.g., HB24-1152). The Town of Palisade has NOT adopted its own separate building code — it relies on Mesa County's adopted code cycle for all building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical permitting, per Mesa County's own department description ('supplies permits, and current codes for building projects in ... the towns of De Beque, Collbran, Palisade, and the City of Grand Junction').; Mesa County Building Department began enforcement of a new adopted-code cycle effective September 1, 2025 (per Mesa County Ordinance adopting and amending Building Codes, in compliance with HB21-1110). Source: Mesa County Adopted Codes and Regulations page. This is the same code cycle documented in this corpus's grand-junction.json (same issuing department).; 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — Mesa County adopted code, effective enforcement September 1, 2025, applies within Palisade town limits; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — Mesa County adopted code, effective enforcement September 1, 2025; 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) — Mesa County adopted code, effective enforcement September 1, 2025; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — Mesa County adopted code, effective enforcement September 1, 2025; 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — Mesa County adopted code; enforcement began September 1, 2025 'in compliance with House Bill 22-1362'; Colorado Plumbing and Fuel Gas Code, 2021 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), 2021 International Plumbing Code (IPC), 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — all state/county-adopted per Mesa County's Adopted Codes page, applying identically within Palisade town limits; Town of Palisade Land Development Code (LDC), most recently the July 2023 Revision — this is a ZONING/LAND-USE code, not a building code; it governs the Town's own Planning Clearance process (Section 4.08) and does not itself set building-code technical standards. Local amendments apply — see the Palisade overview page for the full list.

Colorado HB24-1173 requires covered local governments — which includes Mesa County, well above the law's 20,000-resident threshold — to notify applicants of an approval, conditional approval, or denial within 3 business days after the agency makes its determination.

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

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