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EV Charger / EVSE Installation Permit in Bloomfield, New Mexico

Bloomfield has no separate EV charger/EVSE permit category. A new circuit for a home EV charger is issued and inspected by the San Juan County Building Division as a standard Electrical Permit under the 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code, but the County's published Electrical Permit fee table does not contain a clean per-circuit retrofit line item — the closest categories (Feeder and Branch Circuits, billed per heated square foot; Service-amperage tiers) are structured for new construction or service changes, not a single added EV charging circuit, so the exact fee for a retrofit install is not cleanly derivable from the published table.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Electrical permit required for a new dedicated circuit or hardwired connection for an EV charging station, per San Juan County's Electrical Permit Application (revised 04/11/2023), which lists 'feeder/branch circuits' among the covered work types
  • Must comply with the 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code (2020 NEC as amended)
  • New Mexico's homeowner permit exemption (14.5.2 NMAC) allows a homeowner to pull the electrical permit for their own primary residence if they perform the major portion of the work
  • If the installation requires a new/upgraded electrical service, the Service-amperage fee tiers apply instead of (or in addition to) the branch-circuit fee

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Feeder and Branch Circuits — Residential (closest published category for a new circuit; formula is per heated sq ft, structured for new-construction wiring rather than a single retrofit circuit)San Juan County Electrical Permit Application, revised 04/11/2023 — no distinct EV charger/EVSE line item or flat per-circuit retrofit fee is published; this session could not cleanly determine how the County prices a single added EV-charger branch circuit that is not tied to new heated square footage
$0.03 per heated sq ft
Administrative FeeSan Juan County Electrical Permit Application, revised 04/11/2023 — applies to electrical permits generally
$40.00
Service under 100 amps (minimum) — if a new/upgraded service is also requiredSan Juan County Electrical Permit Application, revised 04/11/2023
$60.00

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your EV Charger / EVSE Installation Permit permit actually take in Bloomfield?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Electrical / Electrical Final

    Same inspection sequence as any electrical permit: wiring/circuit complete to termination (rough), then panel/connections verified (final)

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

Tips

  • San Juan County's published Electrical Permit fee table has no clean line item for a single retrofit EV charger circuit — the per-heated-square-foot 'Feeder and Branch Circuits' formula is designed for new construction, not an added circuit on an existing home. Call the Building Division at (505) 334-4313 to confirm the exact fee before applying.
  • Inspections require a minimum 24-hour advance request by calling (505) 334-4313.

Frequently asked questions

Yes — a new dedicated circuit for an EV charger requires a standard electrical permit issued by the San Juan County Building Division. No separate EV-specific permit or fee category is published, and the County's fee table does not contain a clean per-circuit retrofit line item, so confirm the exact fee directly with the Building Division.

In Bloomfield, the published Feeder and Branch Circuits — Residential (closest published category for a new circuit; formula is per heated sq ft, structured for new-construction wiring rather than a single retrofit circuit) is: $0.03 per heated sq ft. Additional published fees: Administrative Fee — $40.00; Service under 100 amps (minimum) — if a new/upgraded service is also required — $60.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Bloomfield does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Bloomfield Planning and Zoning Department (building-permit first point of contact and zoning authority) — actual building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits for structures within Bloomfield city limits are issued and inspected by the San Juan County Building Division, which administers building permitting for the City of Aztec, the City of Bloomfield, and the Town of Kirtland in addition to unincorporated San Juan County. at (505) 632-6304 (Bloomfield Planning & Zoning Director Crystal Martinez); (505) 632-6300 (City of Bloomfield main line); (505) 334-4313 (San Juan County Building Division, for building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permits and inspections) for current turnaround.

You'll need: Electrical Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Bloomfield requires 1 inspection(s) for an ev charger / evse installation permit, in order: Rough Electrical / Electrical Final. Schedule each through City of Bloomfield Planning and Zoning Department (building-permit first point of contact and zoning authority) — actual building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits for structures within Bloomfield city limits are issued and inspected by the San Juan County Building Division, which administers building permitting for the City of Aztec, the City of Bloomfield, and the Town of Kirtland in addition to unincorporated San Juan County. ((505) 632-6304 (Bloomfield Planning & Zoning Director Crystal Martinez); (505) 632-6300 (City of Bloomfield main line); (505) 334-4313 (San Juan County Building Division, for building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permits and inspections)).

Apply through City of Bloomfield Planning and Zoning Department (building-permit first point of contact and zoning authority) — actual building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits for structures within Bloomfield city limits are issued and inspected by the San Juan County Building Division, which administers building permitting for the City of Aztec, the City of Bloomfield, and the Town of Kirtland in addition to unincorporated San Juan County. at City of Bloomfield Planning and Zoning: 915 N. 1st Street, P.O. Box 1839, Bloomfield, NM 87413. San Juan County Building Division: 100 South Oliver Drive, Aztec, NM 87410.. Phone: (505) 632-6304 (Bloomfield Planning & Zoning Director Crystal Martinez); (505) 632-6300 (City of Bloomfield main line); (505) 334-4313 (San Juan County Building Division, for building/electrical/plumbing/mechanical permits and inspections), email: No department email is published on the City's Planning and Zoning page as of 2026-07-18 (a staff 'Email' contact link is provided but does not resolve to a visible address; phone is the published contact method); communitydevelopment@sjcounty.net (San Juan County Community Development, per the County's online permitting portal). Office hours: City of Bloomfield Planning & Zoning: Monday–Thursday 7:00 am–5:30 pm; Friday closed. San Juan County Building Division: reachable at (505) 334-4313; all inspections must be requested at least 24 hours in advance (commercial and residential building permit applications both state 'a minimum of 24 hours is required for an inspection notification').. Official information: https://www.bloomfieldnm.gov/planning-and-zoning.

Bloomfield, New Mexico has adopted: 2021 New Mexico Commercial Building Code (2021 NM Commercial & Residential Building Code) — per San Juan County Building Division's Design Criteria and Commercial Buildings Permit Application (revised 07/31/2023), which governs construction within the City of Bloomfield under the County's building-permit administration.; 2021 New Mexico Residential Building Code (2021 IRC as amended) — per San Juan County Building Division's New Residential Permit Application Checklist (revised 07/19/2023).; 2021 International Building Code; 2021 New Mexico Existing Building Code (2021 International Existing Building Code as amended); 2021 New Mexico Commercial and Residential Energy Conservation Code (2021 IECC as amended); ICC/ANSI A117.1-2017 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities; 2021 New Mexico Plumbing and Mechanical Code; 2021 Uniform Mechanical Code; 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code; 2021 International Fire Code; 2020 National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) / 2020 New Mexico Electrical Code; 2012 Uniform Solar Energy Code; 2012 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code; 2017 NFPA 58 (Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code); 2018 NFPA 54 (National Fuel Gas Code). Local amendments apply — see the Bloomfield overview page for the full list.