A. “Electronic submittal” means the utilization of electronic e-mail or any submittal via the internet.

B. “Electric vehicle charging station” or “charging station” means any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code, as it reads on the effective date of this Section, and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle. Where applicable, a “charging station” may include essential signage, parking lot striping, wheel stops, bollards and other similar directional and safety improvements as necessary for safe operation of EVCS equipment.

C. “Feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific adverse impact” includes but is not limited to, any cost-effective method, condition, or mitigation imposed on an application for a permit.

D. “Specific adverse impact” means a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified, and written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete. (Ord. 2020-06 § 1, 2021.)