How to permit a home EV charger in Solana Beach
Solana Beach handles a Level 2 charger as an electrical permit applied for by email. The site plan has to be stamped or signed by a C-10 electrical contractor or a California electrical engineer.
Checked against the office's own website on October 12, 2026.
Solana Beach at a glance
- Permit office
- City of Solana Beach Building Services
- How to apply
- By email to Counter@cosb.org
- What a house submits
- Site plan signed by a C-10 or engineer, load worksheet and specs
- Inspection
- Required; scheduling not published online
Step by step in Solana Beach
Gather the charger documents
The maker's specifications and installation guidelines, and the city's Electrical Load Calculation Worksheet.
Draw the site plan
Show the address, parcel number, owner contact, scope of work, the structures, the route from panel to charger, panel amperage and breaker, conduit type, and the charger type and mounting. It must be stamped or signed by a C-10 contractor or electrical engineer.
Email the application
Complete the permit application and email it with the documents to Counter@cosb.org.
Pass the inspection
Level 2 installations are inspected. The city doesn't publish how to book online, so ask the counter when the permit is issued.
Let us handle the permit
Our C-10 licensed, in-house team files the permit, books the inspection and meets the inspector, and the permit is part of the fixed price. Read about EV charger installation in Solana Beach.
Sources: City of Solana Beach EV charger permits. Rules and fees change; the office's own pages have the final word.
Ready to charge at home?
Send a photo of your panel and where the car parks. We quote a fixed price and carry out the installation ourselves.
Prefer to talk? Call (619) 202-8501.