2011/01/26 Council Agenda Packet

EXHIBIT A Section 1. Section 4 of Ordinance No. 1671-89, as amended (EMC 19.4.020), is hereby amended by the addition of the following definitions: (a) "Battery charging station" means an electrical component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles, which meet or exceed any standard, codes, and regulations set forth by chapter 19.28 RCW and consistent with rules adopted under RCW 19.27.540. (b) "Battery exchange station" means a fully automated facility that will enable an electric vehicle with a swappable battery to enter a drive lane and exchange the depleted battery with a fully charged battery through a fully automated process, which meets or exceeds any standards, codes, and regulations set forth by chapter 19.27 RCW and consistent with rules adopted under RCW 19.27.540. (c) "Electric vehicle" means any vehicle that operates,either partially or exclusively,on electrical energy from the grid, or an off-board source, that is stored on-board for motive purpose."Electric vehicle" includes: (1) a battery electric vehicle; (2) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; (3) a neighborhood electric vehicle; and (4) a medium-speed electric vehicle. (d) "Electric vehicle charging station" means a public or private parking space that is served by battery charging station equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy(by conductive or inductive means)to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle. (e) "Electric vehicle charging station — restricted" means an electric vehicle charging station that is (1) privately owned and restricted access (e.g., single-family home, executive parking, designated employee parking) or(2) publicly owned and restricted (e.g., fleet parking with no access to the general public). Section 2. Zoning. Table 5.2 of Section 36 or Ordinance No. 2397-99 (EMC 19.05), as amended, which reads in part as follows: 9