A. "Building official" shall mean the chief building official of the city of Petaluma or their designated representative.

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 chapter, 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 electric vehicle charging station equipment.

C. "Electronic submittal" means the submission of an application using email, the internet, online permit system, or other feasible method.

D. "A 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 by the county on another similarly situated application in a prior successful application for a permit.

E. "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.