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EV Charger / EVSE Permit (No Dedicated Type — Fee Schedule Unpublished) in Ely, Nevada

Installation of a Level 2 (or higher) electric vehicle charger/EVSE within Ely city limits is not a separately named permit type — like solar PV, it is covered by the City's general building-permit trigger language ('to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system'), per the City's own How Do I/FAQ page, and is reviewed under the 2011 NEC (Article 625, Electric Vehicle Power Transfer System) as identified on the City's Building Department & Building Codes webpage. No EV-charger-specific application, checklist, or fee line is published by the City of Ely; no dollar-amount fee schedule is published for any permit type at all — Ely Municipal Code 9-1-5 ties fees to the 1997 Uniform Administrative Code fee table, which is not published online. Because Ely's building permits are jointly administered with White Pine County, the County side shows the same gap: the County's own Building page, Building Permit Procedures & Applications page, Building Code Design Criteria Information page, downloadable 'Customer Building Permit Procedures' PDF, and Building FAQ publish no dollar-figure fee schedule or numeric review timeline; the County's only public statement is 'The cost of permits is based on the valuation of construction' with a phone number to call. The gap is thus confirmed independently on both the City and County sides of the joint department.

Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Electrical permit required for installation of an EV charger circuit, per the City's How Do I/FAQ page language ('to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system')
  • Governed by the 2011 NEC as identified on the City's Building Department and Building Codes webpage, including Article 625
  • Application submitted on the joint City of Ely/White Pine County Building Permit Application, listing the Electrical Contractor's name/address and both State License Number and City License Number
  • All inspections must be scheduled 48 hours in advance per the joint Building Permit Application

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Electrical

    Charger circuit wiring and breaker sizing verified before concealment, if applicable

  2. 2

    Final

    EVSE installed, GFCI/disconnect and connections verified against the 2011 NEC

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

Tips

  • The City of Ely has no dedicated EV-charger permit, checklist, or fee schedule — a charger circuit is processed as a standard electrical permit under the general trigger language covering installation of 'any electrical... system,' the same mechanism used for solar PV in this jurisdiction.
  • No dollar-amount fee schedule for any permit type (including electrical) is published by the City. Ely Municipal Code 9-1-5 ties fees to the unpublished 1997 Uniform Administrative Code fee table; confirm current fee amounts directly with the Building Department at (775) 289-6500 or (775) 289-2430.
  • Any work performed prior to permit issuance is subject to double permit fees, per the City of Ely Building Permit Package.
  • Ely's electrical code edition (2011 NEC) predates NEC 625's more recent bidirectional and load-management provisions introduced in later cycles, so equipment and design assumptions based on a current NEC may not match what is enforced here. Confirm with the Building Department which specific EVSE requirements apply.
  • 'cost is based on valuation of construction' is the only public statement from either side.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The City of Ely's How Do I/FAQ page states a building permit is required to 'erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system.' There is no separate EV-charger-specific permit; charger installations are reviewed as a standard electrical permit against the 2011 NEC.

Ely does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Ely Building Department at (775) 289-6500 / (775) 289-2430 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (City of Ely/White Pine County joint form). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Ely requires 2 inspection(s) for an ev charger / evse permit (no dedicated type — fee schedule unpublished), in order: Rough Electrical, Final. Schedule each through City of Ely Building Department ((775) 289-6500 / (775) 289-2430).

Apply through City of Ely Building Department at 501 Mill Street, P.O. Box 299, Ely, NV 89301. Phone: (775) 289-6500 / (775) 289-2430, email: buildingofficial@cityofelynv.gov. Office hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. City of Ely Building Department, 501 Mill Street, Ely, NV 89301 (mailing: P.O. Box 299, Ely, NV 89301). Fax (775) 289-1463. Building Official: Christopher Flannery (buildingofficial@cityofelynv.gov). The Building and Planning Department is jointly operated with White Pine County (Building & Planning Dept. Manager Jennifer Drew-Lesher, jdrew@whitepinecountynv.gov) and uses a shared City of Ely/White Pine County Building Permit Application form. Source: City of Ely Building Department & Building Codes page; Building Permit Application (joint form).. Official information: https://www.cityofelynv.gov/building-department-and-building-codes-city-of-ely/.

Ely, 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: Nevada's Energy Assurance/building energy standards reference the IECC, and NRS 701.220 directs the State to adopt and update energy efficiency standards for new construction. Always confirm the specific adopted edition for the city or county in question rather than assuming a uniform statewide building code. Source: Nevada Legislature NRS Chapter 701 (State Office of Energy).; City of Ely Municipal Code Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 9-1-1 (Building Code Adopted, Ordinance 746, adopted 8-18-2022): 'The City of Ely hereby adopts the International Building Code (IBC), 2018 edition, including all appendices as published by the International Code Council as the building code for the City of Ely.' Source: Ely Municipal Code 9-1-1, American Legal Publishing code library.; International Residential Code (IRC), 2018 edition, as identified on the City of Ely Building Department & Building Codes webpage. Source: City of Ely Building Department and Building Codes page.; Uniform Mechanical Code, 2018 edition, as identified on the City of Ely Building Department & Building Codes webpage. Source: City of Ely Building Department and Building Codes page.; Uniform Plumbing Code, 2018 edition, as identified on the City of Ely Building Department & Building Codes webpage. Source: City of Ely Building Department and Building Codes page.; International Fire Code, 2018 edition, as identified on the City of Ely Building Department & Building Codes webpage. Source: City of Ely Building Department and Building Codes page.; National Electric Code (NEC), 2011 edition, as identified on the City of Ely Building Department & Building Codes webpage. Source: City of Ely Building Department and Building Codes page.; International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), 2018 edition, as identified on the City of Ely Building Department & Building Codes webpage. Source: City of Ely Building Department and Building Codes page.; At least one copy of the operative building code is on file in the office of the Ely City Clerk for use and examination by the public, per Ely Municipal Code 9-1-1(B). Source: Ely Municipal Code 9-1-1.. Local amendments apply — see the Ely overview page for the full list.

The City of Ely does not publish a dollar-amount fee schedule for any permit type, including electrical/EV-charger work. Ely Municipal Code 9-1-5 requires fees to conform to the unpublished 1997 Uniform Administrative Code fee table. Contact the Building Department at (775) 289-6500 or (775) 289-2430 for a current quote.

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