PREPARED BY: GREG ADAMS DATE OF MEETING: 12/18/17
SUBJECT:
TITLE
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO SETTING FORTH PROCEDURES FOR EXPEDITING PERMITTING PROCESSING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS
Label
CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Waive first reading; introduce Ordinance
BODY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2015, the State of California adopted Assembly Bill 1236 (2015, Chiu, codified as Government Code Section 65850.7), which requires local jurisdictions with a population less than 200,000 residents to adopt an ordinance to create an expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations on or before September 30, 2017.
An electric vehicle charging station is any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station which delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle. AB 1236 may refer to the recommendations in the most current version of the "Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Permitting Checklist" of the "Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guidebook" published by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
The ordinance setting forth procedures for expediting permitting processing for electric vehicle charging systems is consistent with Policy Area: Amenities/Quality of Life, Policy Item 5. GREEN/LEED Building Standards, as listed in the FY2017-2021 Council Priority Work-plan, effective November 1, 2017.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project, but if a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed project has been determined to be categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, Section 15311 Accessory Structures, and Section 15061(b)(3) with no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and the City Manager is directed to ensure that ...
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