(1) "Development permit" means any preliminary or final approval of an application for rezoning, planned unit development, conditional or special use permit, subdivision, development or site plan, or similar application for new construction; except that, solely for purposes of part 3 of this article:
(a) Each application included in the definition of development permit constitutes a stage in the development permit approval process; and
(b) "Development permit" is limited to an application regarding a specific project that includes new water use in an amount more than that used by fifty single-family equivalents, or fewer as determined by the local government.
(1.3) "Fire and emergency services provider" means a fire protection district organized under article 1 of title 32, C.R.S., or a fire authority established pursuant to section 29-1-203.5.
(1.5) "Local government" means a county, home rule or statutory city, town, territorial charter city, or city and county.
(2) "Power authority" means an authority created pursuant to section 29-1-204.