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Solar panels and EV chargers in Tustin

A permit application for small residential rooftop solar is handled within 3 business days if complete and meeting the approved checklist and standard plan.

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Key points

  • Rooftop solar: A permit application for small residential rooftop solar is handled within 3 business days if complete and meeting the approved checklist and standard plan.

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

What Tustin's code says

Tustin code What Tustin's code adds
EV charger permit
  • A permit is required.
    Applies: Applies to EV charging stations; routine operation, maintenance or like-kind replacements are exempt.
    § 8302 · code text
    All electric vehicle charging stations shall require a permit issued by the Building Division that complies with the City's adopted California Building Codes, and issued pursuant to this Ordinance. Routine operation and maintenance or like-kind replacements shall not require a permit.
  • Apply in person or electronically; permit processing and inspection fees are required.
    Applies: Applies to expedited EV charging station applications.
    § 8303 · code text
    The applicant may submit the application and related documentation for an electric vehicle charging station in person or by electronic submittal, with all required permit processing and inspection fees, as specified on the Building Division's website.
  • Reviewed administratively as a nondiscretionary permit within a reasonable time after a complete application.
    Applies: The application must meet the checklist and standard plans, with all permit fees paid.
    § 8303 · code text
    Applications for electric vehicle charging stations shall be administratively reviewed and acted upon by the Building Division as nondiscretionary permits within a reasonable time following receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the Building Division's approved checklist, standard plans, and payment of all required permit plan check, processing and inspection fees.
Solar permit process
  • Solar permits use administrative, nondiscretionary, expedited review.
    Applies: Applies to small residential rooftop solar energy system applications.
    § 8205 · code text
    The Building Division shall adopt an administrative, nondiscretionary review process to expedite the approval of small residential rooftop solar energy system applications, including the checklist and standard plan contained in the California Solar Permitting Guidebook.
Review time
  • The permit application is handled within 3 business days.
    Applies: Small residential rooftop solar; a complete application that meets the approved checklist and standard plan.
    § 8205 · code text
    When a complete application is submitted that meets the Building Division's approved checklist and standard plan, the Building Division shall accommodate a building permit application within three (3) business days.

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A permit application for small residential rooftop solar is handled within 3 business days if complete and meeting the approved checklist and standard plan.

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