Acoustical Engineer
An engineer specializing in the measurement and physical properties of sound.
In environmental review, the acoustical engineer measures noise impacts
of proposed projects and designs measures to reduce those impacts.
Acre-Foot
The volume of water that would cover one acre to a depth of one foot.
An acre-foot is equal to 326,000 gallons, about the amount of water used
each year in and around the home by an average California family.
Acre, Net
See Net Acre.
ADT
Average daily traffic, a two-directional 24-hour traffic volume.
Affordable Housing
Dwelling units for which the housing payment is not more than 30 percent
of household gross income for a specified income group.
AIC
Archaeological Information Center, housed in the San Bernardino County
Museum.
Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC)
The county-level body, established pursuant to the State ALUC law, responsible
for developing plans for achieving land use compatibility between airports
and their environs. Assembly Bill 2831, September 19, 1994, allows alternatives
to the formation of an ALUC if certain conditions are met.
Alluvium
A general term for clay, silt, sand, gravel, or similar unconsolidated
detrital material deposited during comparatively recent geologic time
by a stream or other body of running water as a sorted or semi-sorted
sediment in the bed of the stream or on its flood plain or delta, or as
a cone or fan at the base of a mountain slope.
Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones
A seismic hazard zone designated by the State of California within which
specialized geologic investigations must be prepared prior to approval
of certain new development.
APZ
Accident Potential Zone.
AQMP
Air Quality Management Plan.
Army Corps of Engineers
A federal agency responsible for the design and implementation of publicly-supported
engineering projects; any construction activity that involves filling
a watercourse, pond, lake (natural or man-made), or wetlands (including
seasonal wetlands and vernal pools), may require an Army Corps permit.
Arterials
Arterials provide circulation between major activity centers and residential
areas, and also provide access to freeways. They are further subdivided
into two categories, major and minor arterials, as described in GP Section
5.30.
Artificial Groundwater Recharge
The process whereby water in an aquifer (a waterbearing stratum of permeable
rock, sand, or gravel) is artificially replenished.
Avigation Easement
A recorded right to overfly a parcel granted to an airport owner.
Base Flood Elevation
The highest elevation, expressed in feet above sea level, of the level
of flood waters occurring in the regulatory base flood. The base flood
elevation represents the worst flooding experience in a community or an
area.
Bedrock
The solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials.
Bike Lane
A corridor expressly reserved by markings for bicycles, existing on a
street or roadway in addition to any lanes for use by motorized vehicles
(Class II Bikeway).
Bike Path
A paved route not on a street or roadway, expressly reserved for bicycles.
Bike paths may parallel roads but typically are separated from them by
landscaping (Class I Bikeway).
Bike Route
A facility shared with motorists and identified only by signs. A bike
route may or may not have pavement markings or lane stripes (Class III
Bikeway).
BMR
Below Market Rate. BMR housing is subsidized to make it available to households
that cannot afford current market price.
Borings
The process of making a hole in the earth and extracting material for
analysis of its composition. By generalizing a finding over a wider area,
it is possible to determine the relative stability of a site.
Buildout
That level of urban development characterized by full occupancy of all
developable sites in accordance with the General Plan; the maximum level
of development envisioned by the General Plan. Buildout does not assume
that each parcel is developed to include all floor area or housing units
possible under zoning regulations. Caltrans
California Department of Transportation.
CALUP
Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plan.
Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
The multi-year scheduling of public physical improvements based on studies
of fiscal resources available and the choice of specific improvements
to be constructed.
CARB
California Air Resources Board.
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
An odorless, colorless gas formed by the incomplete combustion of fuels;
roughly 80 percent of Bay Area CO emissions are estimated to be from motor
vehicles.
CDBG
Federal Community Development Block Grant.
CDFFP
California Division of Forestry and Fire Protection.
CEQA
California Environmental Quality Act.
City
The City of Redlands.
Class I Bikeway
See Bike Path.
Class II Bikeway
See Bike Lane.
Class III Bikeway
See Bike Route.
Class I Disposal Site
Sites at which complete protection for the quality of groundwaters, surface
waters, public health, and wildlife resources is provided for all time
from wastes deposited therein. These sites are designated as capable of
accepting for disposal Group 1, 2, and 3 wastes.
Class II Disposal Site
Sites at which protection to groundwaters, surface waters, public health,
and wildlife resources is provided from Group 2 and 3 wastes.
Class III Disposal Site
Sites at which protection to water quality is provided from Group 3 wastes
by location, construction, and operation which prevent erosion of deposited
material.
CMP
Congestion Management Program, mandated by State Law.
CNDDB
California Natural Diversity Data Base, Department of Fish and Game.
Collectors
Collectors have the important function of collecting traffic from residential
and commercial areas and channeling it to arterials. They are typically
fronted by residences, commercial, or public activities. Collectors are
usually two-lane streets, and maximum acceptable volumes are dictated
by resident concerns about intrusion rather than traffic capacity considerations.
Commercial Strip
A retail and service commercial area extending along an arterial street.
Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL)
A 24-hour energy equivalent level derived from a variety of single-noise
events, with weighting factors of 5 and 10 dB applied to the evening (7:00
to 10:00 p.m.) and nighttime (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) periods, respectively,
to allow for the greater sensitivity to noise during those hours. An alternative
measure is day-night average sound level (Ldn). The A-weighted average
sound level for a given area (measured in decibels) during a 24-hour period
with a 10dB weighting applied to nighttime sound levels. The Ldn is approximately
numerically equal to the CNEL for most environmental settings.
Conservation
The management of natural resources to prevent waste, destruction, or
neglect.
Critical Facility
Facilities having a vital role in a potential emergency, the failure of
which might prove catastrophic.
Culvert
A drain, ditch or conduit not incorporated in a closed system that carries
drainage water under a driveway, roadway, railroad, pedestrian walk or
public way. Culverts are often built to channelize streams and as part
of flood control systems.
Curb Cut
The opening along the curb line at which point vehicles or other wheeled
forms of transportation may enter or leave the roadway. Curb cuts are
essential at street corners for handicap use. DBCP
Dibromochloropropane, a syrupy toxin added to citrus water over 30 years
ago for treatment of nematodes, and banned by the EPA in 1979.
Decibel (dB)
A unit used to express the relative intensity of a sound as it is heard
by the human ear. The decibel measuring scale is logarithmic. Zero (0
dB) on the scale is the lowest sound level that a normal ear can detect
under very quiet ("laboratory") conditions and is referred to as the "threshold"
of human hearing. On the logarithmic scale, 10 decibels are 10 times more
intense, 20 decibels are 100 times more intense, and 30 decibels are 1,000
times more intense than 1 decibel. See also Decibel "A-Weighted."
Decibel "A-Weighted" (dBA)
The scale for measuring sound in decibels that weights or reduces the
effects of low and high frequencies in order to simulate human hearing.
See also Decibel.
DEIR
Draft Environmental Impact Report.
Density, Base
The allowable residential density range for a General Plan land use classification,
excluding any density bonus.
Density Bonus
An increase in allowable density above base density granted in exchange
for providing affordable or senior housing.
Density, Gross
The number of housing units on a site divided by the total developable
area of the site exclusive of drainages, power transmission easements,
or other public or semipublic uses, measured to the centerline of abutting
streets having a right-of-way of 100 feet or less. Streets having a right-of-way
exceeding 100 feet are assumed to be 100 feet wide for the purpose of
density calculation. Streets, whether public or private, within a site
to be developed are included within gross acreage.
Density, Net
The number of dwelling units per acre of developable residential land
in a site, exclusive of public and private streets, drainage, power-transmission-line
easements, or other public and semipublic uses.
Density, Transfer
The transfer of density calculated as suitable if applied to all developable
portions of a site is transferred to allow development of the same number
of housing units on a portion of the site with remaining site area restricted
as permanent open space.
Design Review
The process whereby projects are reviewed for compliance with established
design guidelines.
Development Fees
Direct charges or dedications collected on a one-time basis for a service
provided or as a condition of approval being granted by the local government.
The purpose of the fee or exaction must directly relate to the need created
by the development. In addition, its amount must be proportional to the
cost of the service or improvement. Fees can be broken down into two major
classes: 1) service charges such as permit fees covering the cost of processing
development plans, connection or standby fees for installing utilities
or application fees for reviewing and considering development proposals;
and 2) "impact" fees levied on new development to cover the cost of infrastructure
or facilities necessitated by development.
DFG
State of California, Department of Fish and Game.
DHS
State of California, Department of Health Services.
DMG
State of California, Division of Mines and Geology.
Dwelling Unit (du)
A building or portion of a building containing one or more rooms, designed
for or used by one family for living or sleeping purposes, and having
a separate bathroom and only one kitchen or kitchenette. See Housing Unit.
Ecotone
A transition area between two adjacent ecological communities usually
exhibiting competition between organisms common to both; often a rich
biological area.
Effluent
A liquid discharged as waste, such as the outflow from a sewage treatment
facility or storm sewer.
EIR (Environmental Impact Report)
A report on the effect of a proposed development proposal or other major
action which would significantly affect the environment. The report consists
of an inventory of existing environmental conditions, projected impacts
of development, and mitigation for significant adverse impacts, as required
by CEQA. A General Plan EIR is necessarily more general than a site-specific
EIR.
ELF
Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields.
Endangered Species, California
A native species or sub-species of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile,
or plant, which is in serious danger of becoming extinct throughout all
or a significant portion of its range, due to one or more factors, including
loss in habitat, change in habitat, over-exploitation, predation, competition,
or disease. The status is determined by the State Department of Fish and
Game together with the State Fish and Game Commission.
Endangered Species, Federal
A species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant
portion of its range, other than the species of the Class Insecta determined
to constitute a pest whose protection under the provisions of the 1973
Endangered Species Act, as amended, would present an overwhelming and
overriding risk to humans. The status is determined by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the Department of the Interior.
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency.
Epicenter
That point on the Earth's surface which is directly above the focus of
an earthquake.
Erosion
The process by which soil and rock are detached and moved by running water,
wind, ice, and gravity.
EVC
East Valley Corridor. FAR
Floor Area Ratio. The ratio between gross floor area of structures on
a site and gross site area. Thus, a two-story building covering 50 percent
of its site would have a FAR of 1.0.
Fault
A surface or zone of rock fracture along which there has been displacement,
from a few centimeters to a few kilometers in scale.
Federal Candidate Species, Category 1 (Candidate 1)
Species for which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has sufficient biological
information to support a proposal to list as Endangered or Threatened.
Federal Candidate Species, Category 2 (Candidate 2)
Species for which existing information indicates that these species may
warrant listing, but for which substantial biological information to support
a proposed rule is lacking.
Federal Flood Insurance
Affordable flood insurance offered by the federal government to property
owners whose communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program.
Redlands is a participant.
FEIR
Final Environmental Impact Report.
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
500-year flood
A flood which has a 0.2 percent chance of occurrence in any given year.
Floor Area, Gross
The total horizontal area in square feet of all floors within the exterior
walls of a building, but not including the area of unroofed inner courts
or shaft enclosures.
Freeways
Freeways are high speed, high capacity limited access facilities serving
intercity and regional travel. General Plan
A comprehensive, long-term plan mandated by State Planning Law for the
physical development of a city or county and any land outside its boundaries
which, in its judgment, bears relation to its planning. The plan shall
consist of seven required elements: land use, circulation, open space,
conservation, housing, safety, and noise. The plan must include a statement
of development policies and a diagram or diagrams illustrating the policies.
Greenhouse Effect
The gradual warming of the Earth's atmosphere attributed to the accumulation
of gases caused by industrial and agricultural activities. Associated
phenomena include the melting of the polar ice caps and rising sea levels.
Group 1 Wastes
Consist of or contain toxic substances and substances which could significantly
impair the quality of usable waters. Examples are acids, alkalies, pesticides,
and chemical toilet wastes.
Group 2 Wastes
Consist of or contain chemically or biologically decomposable material,
which does not include toxic substances nor those capable of significantly
impairing the quality of usable waters. Examples are garbage, rubbish,
street refuse, dead animals, and agricultural crop residues.
Group 3 Wastes
Consist entirely of nonwater soluble, nondecomposable inert solids. Examples
are dirt, rock, concrete, and asphalt.
Guiding Policies
The City's statements of its goals and philosophy.
Habitat
The natural environment of a plant or animal.
Hardscape
Rigid portions of the urban landscape, including the surfaces of streets
and sidewalks, structures, and underground utilities.
Hazardous Waste
Waste which requires special handling to avoid illness or injury to persons
or damage to property. Includes, but is not limited to, inorganic mineral
acids of sulfur, fluorine, chlorine, nitrogen, chromium, phosphorous,
selenium and arsenic and their common salts; lead, nickel, and mercury
and their inorganic salts or metallo-organic derivatives; coal, tar acids
such as phenol and cresols and their salts; and all radioactive materials.
High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOV)
Traffic lanes that are permanently or periodically restricted by law to
vehicles with two, three, or more occupants.
Historic and Scenic District
A significant neighborhood, agricultural or passive recreational open
space, enclave or collection of historical buildings that may have been
part of one settlement, architectural period, or era of development.
Historic or Scenic Thematic Collection
A historic or scenic thematic collection is a collection of significant
sites or buildings which are not necessarily located together in the same
geographical area, but are linked by a historical or architectural theme.
Historic Property
A historic property is a structure or site that has significant historic,
architectural, or cultural value.
Household
Person or persons living in one dwelling unit.
Housing Payment
For ownership housing, this is defined as the mortgage payment, property
taxes, insurance and utilities. For rental housing this is defined as
rent and utilities.
Housing Unit, Multifamily
A dwelling unit in a structure designed and/or used to house three or
more families living independently of each other.
Housing Unit, Single Family Detached
A dwelling unit that is structurally independent from any other residential
unit.
Housing Unit, Single Family Attached
A dwelling unit that is separated from one or more adjoining dwelling
units by a structural wall extending from ground level to the roof and
having a separate heating system. This housing type includes duplexes,
triplexes, townhouses, and condominiums. (This definition is adapted from
the U.S. Census.) Implementing Policies
The City's statements of its commitments to consistent actions.
Impervious Surface
Any material which reduces or prevents absorption of water into land.
Income, Above- Moderate
A household whose income exceeds 120 percent of the county median.
Income, Low
A household whose income does not exceed 80 percent of the county median.
Income, Median
The county-wide median income for a four-person household, as defined
by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the
California Department of Housing and Community Development.
Income, Moderate
A household whose income is between 81 and 120 percent of the median family
income for the county.
Income, Very-Low
A household whose income does not exceed 50 percent of the median family
income for the county.
Infill
The development of new housing or other buildings on scattered vacant
lots in a built-up area or on new building parcels created by permitted
lot splits.
Inversion
Temperature inversions limit the amount of vertical mixing of air and
thus trap pollutants in the lower atmosphere where people breathe. Inversions
are characterized by a layer of warmer air above a layer of cooler air,
a reversal of the normal decline in temperature with increasing altitude.
Jobs-Housing Balance
A ratio used to describe the adequacy of the housing supply within a defined
area to meet the needs of persons working within the same area. The General
Plan uses SCAG's definition which is a job total equal to 1.2 times the
number of housing units within the area under consideration.
Landmark
Defined as a building, site, or area with exceptional character or exceptional
historic or aesthetic interest or value as part of the development, heritage,
or cultural characteristics of the City, State, or Nation.
Landslide
The downslope movement of soil and rock.
Leachate
A solution obtained by leaching; e.g., water that has percolated through
soil containing soluble substances and that contains certain amounts of
substances in solution.
Liquefaction
A sudden large decrease in the shearing resistance of a cohesionless soil,
caused by a collapse of the structure by shock or strain, and associated
with a sudden but temporary increase of the pore fluid pressure.
Local Streets
Local streets have the sole function of providing access to adjoining
land uses. All streets not depicted on the circulation plan are local
streets.
LOS
Traffic Level of Service calculated on the basis of a volume-to-capacity
ratio of an intersection. MEA
Master Environmental Assessment.
Measure N/Proposition R
Redlands' initiative Measure N, passed in November 1987, is a zoning ordinance
amending Proposition R, which purports to set specific limits on residential
density and the rate of residential growth in Redlands. As amended by
Measure N, Proposition R, a zoning ordinance, allows a maximum 400 dwelling
units to be added to the City each year, with no carry-over for unused
allocation. Up to 50 of the units are to be single-family homes on existing
lots, with the remainder to be allocated according to a point system.
Sewer or water service may be extended to an additional 150 units per
year (no carry-over) within the Sphere of Influence, consistent with the
City's General Plan. No land designated by the current General Plan as
urban reserve is to be redesignated for a higher density than one dwelling
unit per 14,000 square feet of net site area, except by a four-fifths
vote of the City Council with findings. The City must prepare a plan for
the ultimate development of the Sphere of Influence and may approve annexations
only if they are consistent with the Plan.
Mitigation
A specific action taken to reduce environmental impacts. Mitigation measures
are required as a component of an environmental impact report (EIR) if
significant impacts are identified.
MRZ
Mineral Resource Zone. Net Acre
(See also Density, Net.) As used to calculate Floor Area Ratio (FAR),
the area of a lot exclusive of land used or to be used for public or private
streets or other rights-of-way, and land restricted to open space use
by means other than transfer of FAR.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
A reddish brown gas that is a byproduct of the combustion process and
is a key to the ozone production process.
Noise Contour(s)
Isolines (a line on a map or chart along which there is a constant value)
representing noise, measured in decibels. See also Community Noise Equivalent
Level.
Non-point Source
A pollutant source introduced from dispersed points and lacking a single,
identifiable origin. Examples include automobile emissions or urban run-off.
NPSC Program
Non-point source control program. Omnitrans
The transit agency which serves the SANBAG area, including the City of
Redlands.
100-year Flood
That flood event which has a 1-percent chance of occurrence in any one
year.
Open Space
Any parcel or area of land or water devoted or committed to an open-space
use as defined in the General Plan.
Oxidant
The production of photochemical reactions in the atmosphere between reactive
organic gases and oxides of nitrogen.
Ozone
An oxidant, O3, that makes up the largest single portion of smog.
Parcel
A lot or tract of land.
Particulate Matter
Minute, separate airborne solid or liquid particles including smoke, dust,
aerosols, metallic oxides, and pollen.
PCB
Polychlorinated biphenyl, a highly toxic, petroleum-based compound used
in the past as an insulating and lubricating product.
Peak Hour Traffic
The number of vehicles passing over a designated section of a street during
the busiest one-hour period during a 24-hour period.
Planning Sector
The Redlands Planning Area is divided into seven planning sectors to facilitate
description. Planning sectors are aggregations of the 73 Traffic Area
Zones (TAZs), and are shown on GP Figure 1.4.
Point Source
A source of pollutants which may be traced to a point of emissions.
Population Holding Capacity
The population that would result if all vacant land designated for residential
use within the City were built at the average density for the designated
General Plan density category.
Proposition R
See "Measure N" Reclaimed Wastewater
Treated sewage or excess irrigation water with chlorine or other chemical
disinfectants added.
Response Time
The amount of time for an emergency services response, measured from the
time of the distress call until arrival on the scene.
Retention Area
A pond, pool, lagoon, or detention basin used for the storage of water
runoff.
Right-of-Way
A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication,
prescription or condemnation, and intended to be occupied or actually
occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines,
oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer or other similar
use.
Riparian Habitat
Land and plants bordering a water course.
RIVSAN
Riverside-San Bernardino County traffic model.
RWQCB
Regional Water Quality Control Board. SANBAG
San Bernardino Associated Governments.
SBCAPCD
San Bernardino County Air Pollution Control District.
SBVMWD
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District.
SCAG
Southern California Association of Governments.
SCAQMD
South Coast Air Quality Management District.
SCS
United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service.
Seiche
Oscillation of the surface of an enclosed body of water owing to earthquake
shaking.
Sensitive Receptors
Members of the population who are most sensitive to air quality include
children, the elderly, the acutely ill, and the chronically ill. The term
"sensitive receptors" can also refer to the land use categories where
these people live or spend a significant amount of time. Such areas include
residences, schools, playgrounds, child care centers, hospitals, retirement
homes, and convalescent homes.
Siltation
The process of silt deposition. Silt is a loose sedimentary material composed
of finely divided particles of soil or rock, often carried in cloudy suspension
in water.
SMARA
Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975.
Solid Waste
Unwanted or discarded material, including garbage, with insufficient liquid
content to be free flowing.
Specific Plan
A detailed plan that includes the text and maps or diagrams generally
specifying the following for a portion of the area covered by the General
Plan:
- Land use;
- Distribution, location, and extent and intensity of major components
of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid
waste disposal, energy, and +other essential facilities;
- Standards and criteria by which development will proceed; and
- A program of implementation measures including regulations, programs,
public-works projects, and financing measures.
A specific plan must be consistent with the General Plan.
SSZ
Special Studies Zones, as defined under the Alquist-Priolo Special Studies
Zone Act, 1973.
Subdivision
The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots,
tracts, parcels, or other divisions of land for sale, development, or
lease.
Subsidence
The gradual sinking of land as a result of natural or man-made causes.
Substrate; Substratum
The material of which something is made and from which it derives its
special qualities.
SWP
State Water Project. TAZ
Traffic Analysis Zone. Data units used for land use and traffic analysis.
TCE
Trichloroethylene, an organic compound formerly used as an industrial
solvent and heat-transfer medium.
TDM
Travel demand management.
The "Project"
In the EIR, the "Project" is "buildout in accord with Redlands General
Plan."
The "No Project" Alternative
In the EIR, the "No Project" alternative evaluates existing conditions
in the City.
Threatened Species, California
A native species or sub-species of a bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, reptile,
or plant that, although not currently threatened with extinction, is likely
to become an endangered species in the foreseeable future in the absence
of special protection and management efforts required by Chapter 1.5 of
the State Department of Fish and Game Code.
Threatened Species, Federal
A species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable
future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Transit
Public transportation provided by van, bus, or rail vehicle.
Trip
A one-way journey that proceeds from one origin to one destination. Each
trip has two trip ends.
Trip-Generation Rate
The number of vehicle trips per acre, per 1,000 square feet of floor area,
per housing unit or other unit of measure during a stated period. Measured
trip-generation rates are used to project the impact of development on
the traffic circulation system and as a basis for regulating the intensity
of development.
TSM
Transportation Systems Management measures to reduce the number of single-occupant
vehicle trips during peak hours. Urban Conservation
District
An urban conservation district is a residential or commercial neighborhood
which meets the designation criteria, but contains a significant proportion
of non-historic properties, and which the City wishes to maintain and
revitalize.
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture.
USFS
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
USGS
United States Geological Survey.
USGS Quadrangles
A U.S. Geological Survey-produced map showing natural and cultural features
for an area extending across 15 minutes of longitude and 7.5 minutes of
latitude. Volume to Capacity (V/C) Ratio
A measure of the operating capacity of a roadway or intersection, in terms
of the number of vehicles passing through, divided by the number of vehicles
that theoretically could pass through when the roadway or intersection
is operating at its designed capacity. Waste Stream
All solid, semisolid and liquid wastes including garbage, refuse, paper,
rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes,
abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home and industrial appliances,
manure, vegetable or animal solid and semisolid wastes.
Waterway
A natural waterway can support its own environment of vegetation, fowl,
fish, and reptiles, and appears natural.
Wetlands
Transitional areas between terrestrial and aquatic systems, where the
water table is usually at or near the surface, or the land is covered
by shallow water. Under a unified methodology now used by Federal agencies,
wetlands are defined as "those areas meeting certain criteria for hydrology,
vegetation, and soils."
Williamson Act
Known formally as the California Land Conservation Act of 1965,
it was designed as an incentive to retain prime agricultural land and
open space in agricultural use, thereby slowing its conversion to urban
and suburban development. The program entails a ten-year contract between
the City or County and an owner of land whereby the land is taxed on the
basis of its agricultural use rather than its market value. The land becomes
subject to certain enforceable restrictions, and certain conditions need
to be met prior to approval of an agreement. Xeric
Vegetation requiring only a small amount of moisture.
Zanja
Known locally as the "Sankee," this canal was excavated by Native Americans
in the 19th century, under the direction of missionaries. The channel
receives water from Mill Creek and traverses the City of Redlands.
Zoning District
A specifically delineated area on a zoning map within which regulations
and requirements uniformly govern the use, placement, spacing, and size
of buildings, open spaces, and other facilities.
Zoning Ordinance
The City ordinance which divides Redlands into districts and establishes
regulations governing the use, placement, spacing, and size of buildings,
open spaces, and other facilities.
LIST OF TABLES
GP Table 2.1, Population Growth for the City of Redlands and County of
San Bernardino 1970-94
GP Table 2.2, Housing Growth for the City of Redlands and County of
San Bernardino 1990-94
GP Table 2.3, Employment Growth for the City of Redlands and County of
San Bernardino 1990-94
GP Table 4.1,
Existing Development and General Plan Holding Capacity
GP Table 4.2, Floor Area Ratios
GP Table 5.1, Level of Service Definitions
GP Table 5.2, Arterial System Volumes and Level of Service
GP Table 5.3, Travel Demand Strategies
GP Table 6.1, Redlands Quantified Housing Goals 1989-1996
GP Table 6.2, Redlands Quantified Objectives for City Program and Private
Activity by Income Level for 1989-1996
GP Table 7.1, Existing and Proposed Parks
GP Table 7.2, Proposed Parks: Sites and Facilities
GP Table 7.3, Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Species and Species of Special
Status
Within, Adjacent To, Or Possibly Present
Within The Planning Area1
GP Table 9.1, Noise/Land Use Compatibility Matrix
GP Table 9.2, Interior and Exterior Noise Standards
LIST OF FIGURES
GP Figure 1.1, Regional Location
GP Figure 1.2, Planning Boundaries
GP Figure 1.3, Planning Sectors and Traffic Analysis Zones
GP Figure 4.1, General Plan Diagram
GP Figure 4.2, Southeast Area Plan
GP Figure 4.3, Signature Ridges/Planning Sectors
GP Figure 4.4, PERFUMAA Cross Sections
GP Figure 5.1, Circulation Network
GP Figure 5.2, Roadway Widths
GP Figure 5.3, Roadway Cross Section
GP Figure 7.1, Trails Map
GP Figure 7.2, Biotic Resources
GP Figure 7.3, Agricultural Preserves
GP Figure 7.4, Regionally Significant Construction Aggregate Resource
Areas
GP Figure 8.1, Conceptural Fire Hazard Areas
GP Figure 8.2, Flood Zones
GP Figure 8.3, Geotechnical Hazards
GP Figure 8.4, Slope
GP Figure 9.1, Projected Noise, Buildout
GP Figure 9.2, Speech Communications as a Function of Background Noise
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