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Glossary of Terms
CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) –
State law that requires state, local, and other agencies to evaluate
the environmental implications of their actions.
Conceptual Design Plan –
A conceptual design plan provides planning staff with the mechanism to
conduct a preliminary review of an anticipated project.
Submittal of a conceptual design plan does not constitute a formal
application. It will be used by the City to aid the
applicant to prepare a complete application when the potential project
is anticipated to be large and/or complex.
Development Agreement – A binding contract between a
developer and a city or county establishing the conditions under which
a particular development may occur.
Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) – A report required by the California
Environmental Quality Act to describe the environmental impact of a
proposed project.
EIR Certification – EIR
adoption by a governing agency accepting the document as being
complete and adequate according to the California Environmental
Quality Act.
Formal Application – A formal application for a
proposed project can include a number of specific permit applications
that may be required for a project, such as a General Plan Amendment,
Specific Plan, Zoning Amendment and Planned Development. Once a formal
application is submitted, the City has 30 days to determine if the
application is complete.
General Plan – Required by State
law, a General Plan is commonly referred to as a “blueprint” for
where, how much and the type of growth planned for the future. A
statement of policies, including text and diagrams, setting forth
objectives, principles, standards, and plan proposals, for the future
physical development of the city or county.
Infrastructure – Physical structures that form the foundation
for development. Infrastructure includes: wastewater and water works,
electric power, communications, transit and transportation facilities,
and oil and gas pipelines and associated facilities.
Mitigation Measure – The California Environmental Quality Act
requires that when an environmental impact or potential impact will
occur, measures must be proposed that will eliminate, avoid, rectify,
compensate for or reduce that effect.
Specific Plans
– Specific plans describe allowable land uses, identify open space,
and detail infrastructure availability and financing for a portion of
the community.
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