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Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Permit in Mountain Village, Colorado

Mountain Village has no distinct EV-charger permit type or fee line — directly confirmed against the Town's 2026 Fee Resolution Building Department Fees Table 1-A, which lists a dedicated 'Solar Permit' (item 8) and 'Geothermal exchange as an energy alternative' (item 9) but no EV-charger/EVSE line item. A new circuit, outlet, or panel/service upgrade to serve an EV charger is therefore permitted under the Town's standard, valuation-based Electrical Permit (2023 NEC/NFPA 70), administered through the same OpenGov portal used for Building, Plumbing, and Mechanical permits.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • A new circuit, outlet, or panel/service upgrade to serve an EV charger requires an Electrical Permit governed by the 2023 NEC (NFPA 70), incorporated into Municipal Code Chapter 17.7.16
  • Electrical contractors must be licensed through the State of Colorado (Master and Contractor licenses per 12-23-101 C.R.S.) AND registered with the Town of Mountain Village Contractor
  • Administered via OpenGov (mountainvillageco.portal.opengov.com), the same portal used for building, plumbing, and mechanical permits
  • Fee calculated per Table 1-A of the Community Development Fee Schedule based on electrical valuation — confirmed to have no distinct EV-charger line item as of the 2026 Fee Resolution

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Fee schedule

Electrical Permit Fee (applies to a new EV charger circuit/outlet/service-upgrade)Town of Mountain Village 2026 Fee Resolution, Building Department Fees, Table 1-A — items 8 (Solar Permit, $500/$1,000 flat) and 9 (Geothermal) have their own dedicated flat lines; no equivalent EV-charger line exists, so the general valuation-based Electrical Permit Fee applies
Calculated per Table 1-A of the Community Development Fee Schedule, based on electrical valuation
Plan Review FeeTown of Mountain Village Community Development Fee Schedule
65% of the Electrical Permit Fee

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Electrical

    Conduit runs, wire sizing, and disconnect placement before energizing

  2. 2

    Final

    Final electrical/building inspection preceding sign-off

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

Tips

  • There is no Mountain Village-specific 'EV charger permit' — a new circuit or outlet for EV charging falls under the standard, valuation-based Electrical Permit, unlike Solar (which has its own flat $500/$1,000 fee) or Geothermal.
  • Mountain Village's population (~1,264 at the 2020 Census) is below the 10,000-resident threshold that triggers Colorado HB24-1173's municipal EV-charging-permit mandate, so the Town is not confirmed to be legally required to have adopted EV-specific permitting standards.
  • The Town received a Colorado Energy Office grant for a four-post public DC Fast Charging Station in the Gondola Parking Garage, targeted for summer 2027 — a public infrastructure project, distinct from private residential EV charger permitting.

Frequently asked questions

Mountain Village requires an electric vehicle (ev) charger permit for: A new circuit, outlet, or panel/service upgrade to serve an EV charger requires an Electrical Permit governed by the 2023 NEC (NFPA 70), incorporated into Municipal Code Chapter 17.7.16; Electrical contractors must be licensed through the State of Colorado (Master and Contractor licenses per 12-23-101 C.R.S.) AND registered with the Town of Mountain Village; Administered via OpenGov (mountainvillageco.portal.opengov.com), the same portal used for building, plumbing, and mechanical permits; Fee calculated per Table 1-A of the Community Development Fee Schedule based on electrical valuation — confirmed to have no distinct EV-charger line item as of the 2026 Fee Resolution. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Mountain Village Planning and Development Services Department, Building Division at 970-728-8000 (Town main line); Building Division direct 970-728-1392; Inspection Request Line 970-369-8251 before starting work.

No. The Town's 2026 Fee Resolution Building Department Fees table (Table 1-A) has a dedicated flat Solar Permit fee (item 8) and Geothermal fee (item 9), but no equivalent EV-charger line item. A new circuit or outlet for EV charging is billed under the standard valuation-based Electrical Permit Fee instead.

Mountain Village does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Mountain Village Planning and Development Services Department, Building Division at 970-728-8000 (Town main line); Building Division direct 970-728-1392; Inspection Request Line 970-369-8251 for current turnaround.

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

Mountain Village requires 2 inspection(s) for an electric vehicle (ev) charger permit, in order: Rough Electrical, Final. Schedule each through Town of Mountain Village Planning and Development Services Department, Building Division (970-728-8000 (Town main line); Building Division direct 970-728-1392; Inspection Request Line 970-369-8251).

Apply through Town of Mountain Village Planning and Development Services Department, Building Division at 455 Mountain Village Blvd., Suite A, Mountain Village, CO 81435 (Town Hall); Municipal Building at 411 Mountain Village Blvd., Mountain Village, CO 81435. Phone: 970-728-8000 (Town main line); Building Division direct 970-728-1392; Inspection Request Line 970-369-8251, email: Contact form only at time of this review (townofmountainvillage.com/business/building/building-division/); no single published department inbox address found. Office hours: Town Hall and Municipal Building: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Building Division fax: 970-728-4342. Licensed contractor list requests: Tracy Bach, 970-369-8242.. Official information: https://townofmountainvillage.com/business/building/building-division/.

Mountain Village, Colorado has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — current per the Town's live Building Division 'Codes & Guides' listing; 2024 International Residential Code (IRC) — current per the same live listing; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC); 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC); 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC); 2024 International Fire Code (IFC) — enforced by the Telluride Fire Protection District (TFPD) per Chapter 17.7.19 of the Building Regulations; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC/NFPA 70), as adopted by the State of Colorado; 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), plus the Town's own 'Local Energy Saving Measures' (HERS ratings, Smart Building Program/REMP) layered on top per Chapter 17.7.12; International Plumbing Code (IPC), as adopted by the State of Colorado — 2024 edition per the live Codes & Guides listing; Prior code cycle (superseded, retained for reference only): 2018-edition IBC/IRC/IEBC/IMC/IFGC/IPC/IPMC and 2020 NEC, per the Town's currently-posted 'CHAPTER 17.7 BUILDING REGULATIONS' PDF (townofmountainvillage.com/site/assets/files/40818/building_regulations.pdf) — this PDF's detailed section-by-section amendment text (climatic design table, contractor licensing exam list, IECC HERS/REMP mechanics, plumbing/mechanical/electrical amendments) is the only full amendment text this session could access (the live mountainvillage.municipal.codes host, which likely carries the current 2024-cycle amendment text, returned HTTP 403 to automated fetches even with full browser headers, consistent with this corpus's recurring civic-code-host blocking pattern). The Town's live Building Division page confirms Ordinance 2025-05 updated Chapter 17.7 to the 2024 ICC code cycle, but this session could not pull that ordinance's specific amendment-section text directly — administrative structure (Building Division under Planning and Development Services, permit expiration/fee/inspection provisions, contractor licensing structure) is treated as verified-current since those provisions are corroborated by the live page; code-specific numeric amendments below (snow load, wind speed, etc.) are sourced from the 2018-cycle PDF and flagged as potentially superseded rather than silently presented as current 2024-cycle figures.; All codes locally amended via Mountain Village Municipal Code Chapter 17.7 (Building Regulations, within the Community Development Code/CDC).. Local amendments apply — see the Mountain Village overview page for the full list.

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