The following words or phrases as used in this section are defined as follows:
"Electronic submittal"
means the utilization of one or more of the following:
1. 
E-mail;
2. 
The Internet;
3. 
Facsimile transmission.
"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 the ordinance codified in this chapter, and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in vehicle.
"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 city on another similarly situated application in a prior successful application for a similar permit.
"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. 744 § 1, 2017; Ord. 774 § 1, 2022)
The purpose of this chapter is to promote and encourage the use of electric vehicles by implementing an expedited, streamlined permit review process for electric vehicle charging stations and adopt a checklist of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging stations shall comply in order to be eligible for expedited review. The expedited administrative permit review process and checklist may refer to the recommendations in the checklist prescribed by the most current version of the "Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Permitting Checklist" of the "Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guidebook" published by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research. The city of Loma Linda's adopted checklist shall be published on the city of Loma Linda website.
(Ord. 744 § 1, 2017)
A. 
All electric vehicle charging systems shall meet the requirements of the California Electrical Code, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, and accredited testing laboratories such as Underwriters Laboratories, and rules of the Public Utilities Commission regarding safety and reliability.
B. 
Installation of electric vehicle charging stations shall be incorporated into the load calculations of all new or existing electrical services and shall meet the requirements of the California Electrical Code. Electric vehicle charging equipment shall be considered a continuous load.
C. 
Anchorage of either floor–mounted or wall–mounted electric vehicle charging stations shall meet the requirements of the California Building or Residential Code as applicable per occupancy, and the provisions of the manufacturer's installation instructions. Mounting of charging stations shall not adversely affect building elements.
(Ord. 744 § 1, 2017)
A. 
All documents required for submission of an electric vehicle charging system application shall be made available on the publicly accessible city of Loma Linda website.
B. 
The city of Loma Linda shall adopt a checklist of all requirements with which electric vehicle charging systems shall comply to be eligible for expedited review.
C. 
The electric vehicle charging system permit process and checklist shall substantially conform to recommendations contained in the most current version of the Plug-In Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Permitting Checklist contained in the Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guidebook adopted by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
D. 
The building official shall allow the electronic submittal of the electric vehicle charging station application pursuant to Government Code Section 65850.7.
(Ord. 744 § 1, 2017)
A. 
Review of the permit application shall be limited to the building official's review of whether the application meets local, state and federal health and safety requirements. The application shall be administratively reviewed by the building official as a nondiscretionary permit.
B. 
The city shall not condition approval of an application on the approval of an association, as that term is defined by Civil Code Section 4080.
C. 
An application for an electric vehicle charging station shall be deemed complete and the permit available for issuance, when the building official determines that the application satisfies all the requirements found in the checklist.
D. 
If an application is deemed incomplete, a written plan check correction notice will be available to the applicant within ten working days, detailing all deficiencies in the application and any additional information or documentation required to be eligible for expedited permit issuance shall be given to the applicant for resubmission.
E. 
The building official may require an applicant to apply for a conditional use permit if the official finds, based on substantial evidence, that the electric vehicle charging station could have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health and safety. Such decisions may be appealed to the city planning commission.
F. 
If a conditional use permit is required, the city may only deny such application if it makes written findings based upon substantial evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon public health or safety and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the adverse impact. Such findings shall include the basis for the rejection of the potential feasible alternative for preventing the adverse impact. Such decisions may be appealed to the city planning commission.
G. 
Any condition imposed on an application shall be designed to mitigate the specific, adverse impact upon health and safety at the lowest possible cost.
(Ord. 744 § 1, 2017)