EV Charger / Electric Vehicle Charging Station Permit in Unincorporated Lincoln County, Nevada

Unincorporated Lincoln County requires an ev charger / electric vehicle charging station permit for: Electrical work is not included on the county's published list of work exempted from permit requirements, so a Building Permit is required for a new EV charger circuit or service upgrade; Reviewed against the county's adopted 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC); Building Permit Application (county form) must be submitted, with department-use-only fields for Plot Plan Review, Address Assignment, Building Permit, and Solid Waste Services fees filled in per-project by staff -- no public fee table exists for electrical-only work; Owner-Builder Checklist applies if the property owner (rather than a licensed contractor) is performing or supervising the installation; Contact the Lincoln County Planning and Building Department, (775) 962-8071, for a project-specific fee estimate before applying. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Lincoln County Planning and Building Department at 775-962-8071 before starting work.

The county does not publish a dollar-figure fee table for electrical work; only a flat $20 Plot Plan Review Fee is published. The Building Permit fee itself is calculated per-project by Building Department staff -- call (775) 962-8071 for a project-specific estimate before applying.

Unincorporated Lincoln County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Lincoln County Planning and Building Department at 775-962-8071 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application. Depending on your project, Unincorporated Lincoln County may also ask for: Owner-Builder Checklist. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Lincoln County requires 1 inspection(s) for an ev charger / electric vehicle charging station permit, in order: Electrical Inspection. Schedule each through Lincoln County Planning and Building Department (775-962-8071).

Apply through Lincoln County Planning and Building Department at 181 North Main Street, Suite 107, P.O. Box 329, Pioche, NV 89043. Phone: 775-962-8071. Office hours: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time, Monday through Thursday (closed Fridays). Official information: https://lincolncountynv.org/departments/building-department/.

Unincorporated Lincoln County, Nevada has adopted: Nevada is a home-rule state for building codes: there is no single mandatory statewide building-code edition — each city and county adopts and amends its own code. The only genuine statewide floor is the energy code, administered per NRS 701.220 (Governor's Office of Energy). Source: Nevada Legislature NRS Chapter 701.; Lincoln County has adopted the International Building Code as County Code for regulation of the erection, construction, alteration, moving, removal, conversion, use and maintenance of all buildings and/or structures within the unincorporated areas of Lincoln County (Lincoln County Code Title 11, Chapter 2, Section 11-2-1). The county's Building Department page states that copies of the International Building Code 'in all versions' are on file at the Building Department. Source: Lincoln County, Nevada Government — Building Department page.; 2012 International Building Code — this is the specific IBC edition documented in the county's own published 'Adopted Codes and Design Criteria' handout, distributed by the Lincoln County Planning and Building Department. Source: Lincoln County Planning and Building Department, 'Adopted Codes and Design Criteria' (PDF handout).; 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — per the same county-published handout; this is an older edition than Nevada's current statewide energy floor under NRS 701.220 (2024 IECC), so applicants should confirm with the Building Department whether a newer edition has since superseded this handout's figure. Source: Lincoln County Planning and Building Department, 'Adopted Codes and Design Criteria' (PDF handout).; 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC) — per the same county-published handout. Source: Lincoln County Planning and Building Department, 'Adopted Codes and Design Criteria' (PDF handout).; The county's published handout notes that 'Minor Exemptions have also been adopted' beyond the base code editions and directs applicants to contact the Planning and Building Department directly for details — no further itemization of these minor exemptions is published online. Source: Lincoln County Planning and Building Department, 'Adopted Codes and Design Criteria' (PDF handout).; Lincoln County Code Title 11 (Building Regulations), Chapter 2 (Building Code) is the codified local ordinance governing permits, enforcement, exemptions, moving of buildings, certificates of occupancy, and fees; full chapter table of contents (Sections 11-2-1 through 11-2-8) hosted on American Legal Publishing, current through Ord. 2023-04 (passed 10-16-2023). The full text of individual sections could not be retrieved from the American Legal Publishing site (a JavaScript-rendered single-page application that blocked direct section-content requests with 403 responses); the section topic list itself (Codes Adopted, Enforcement, Conflict With Zoning Provisions, Permits Required, Work Exempted From Permit Requirement, Moving Buildings, Certification Of Occupancy, Fees) was retrieved and used to corroborate the county's own plain-language handouts. Source: American Legal Publishing, Lincoln County, NV Code of Ordinances, Title 11 Chapter 2.. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Lincoln County overview page for the full list.

No. Lincoln County has no dedicated EV-charger or EVSE permit type or fee line. A home Level 2 charger circuit requires the county's standard Building Permit, reviewed against the adopted 2011 NEC, since electrical work is not on the county's list of permit-exempt work.