General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland
General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland
General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland
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APPENDIX APOLICY DOCUMENT GLOSSARY100-year FloodplainAffordable HousingArchaeologyAquiferBest ManagementPractices (BMPs)BufferCaliforniaEnvironmentalQuality Act (CEQA)Cell TowerChannel CapacityCNELDbAreathathasa1percentchance<strong>of</strong>beingfloodedinanygivenyear.Overthelongterm,theareawillbecoveredwithfloodwatersonanaverage<strong>of</strong>onceevery100years.Housingcapable<strong>of</strong>beingpurchasedorrentedbyahouseholdwithverylow,low,ormoderateincome.Housingisconsideredaffordablewhenahouseholdpayslessthan30percent<strong>of</strong>itsgrossmonthlyincome(GMI)forhousing,includingutilities.Thestudy<strong>of</strong>historicorprehistoricpeoplesandtheirculturesbyanalysis<strong>of</strong>theirartifactsandmonuments.Adeposit<strong>of</strong>rock,suchassandstone,containingwaterthatcanbeusedtosupplywells.Anyprogram,technology,process,sitingcriteria,operatingmethod,measure,ordevicewhichcontrols,prevents,removes,orreducesstormwaterpollution.Themosteffective,orbesttechniquesareappliedtoeachspecificcircumstancedependingonthepollutionproblemandphysicalandgeopoliticalsetting.Areasorbands<strong>of</strong>landormechanismsthatservetoseparateorprotectpotentiallyincompatiblelanduses,suchasresidentialareasandheavyindustrialusesorresidentialareasandintensiveagriculture.AStatelawrequiringStateandlocalagenciestoregulateactivitieswithconsiderationforenvironmentalprotection.Ifaproposedactivityhasthepotentialforasignificantadverseenvironmentalimpact,anEnvironmentalImpactReport(EIR)mustbepreparedandcertifiedastoitsadequacybeforetakingactionontheproposedproject.Apermanent/semipermanentstructureusedforoperatingaradionetwork.Theflowratethatthedrainagechannelwillcarrywhenaccountingforrequiredfreeboardandenvironmentalorlegalconsiderations.CommunityNoiseEquivalentLevel;24hourenergyequivalentlevelderivedfromavariety<strong>of</strong>singlenoiseevents,withweightingfactors<strong>of</strong>5and10dBAappliedtotheevening(7PMto10PM)andnighttime(10PMto7AM)periods,respectively,toallowforthegreatersensitivitytonoiseduringthesehours.Decibel;aunitusedtoexpresstherelativeintensity<strong>of</strong>asoundasitisheardbythehumanear.<strong>Wheatland</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Document</strong> A-1July <strong>11</strong>, 2006