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Solar panels and EV chargers in Los Altos Hills

Los Altos Hills's own rules on solar panels and EV chargers, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Los Altos Hills's code says

Los Altos Hills code What Los Altos Hills's code adds
EV charger permit
  • Apply by email, or at the Building Division front counter during regular business hours.
    Applies: EV charging station permits.
    § 8-11.05 · code text
    Electronic submittal of the required permit application and associated documents for electric vehicle charging station system permits may be made by email.
  • 1 inspection, scheduled within 3 business days of a request.
    Applies: EV charging station permits.
    § 8-11.06 · code text
    The Building Division inspection shall be scheduled within three business days, upon request, and may include consolidated inspections.
Solar permit process
  • Expedited administrative, nondiscretionary review; apply by email, Internet or fax; electronic signatures are accepted.
    Applies: Applies to small residential rooftop solar energy systems.
    § 8-9.04 · code text
    Electronic submittal of the required permit application and documents by email, the Internet, or facsimile shall be made available to all small residential rooftop solar energy system permit applicants.
Review time
  • The permit is issued within 3 business days.
    Applies: A complete application that meets the approved checklist and standard plan.
    § 8-9.05 · code text
    The Building Division shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit within three business days of receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan
  • The permit is issued the same day, whenever possible.
    Applies: A complete application that meets the approved checklist and standard plan.
    § 8-9.05 · code text
    whenever possible shall issue a building permit the same day of receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need a permit for solar panels or an EV charger in Los Altos Hills?

Los Altos Hills's code: Expedited administrative, nondiscretionary review; apply by email, Internet or fax; electronic signatures are accepted. (Applies to small residential rooftop solar energy systems.) (§ 8-9.04); Apply by email, or at the Building Division front counter during regular business hours. (EV charging station permits.) (§ 8-11.05).

General information, not legal advice.

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