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 A: POLICY DOCUMENT GLOSSARYLevel <strong>of</strong> Service(traffic)Ascalethatmeasurestheamount<strong>of</strong>trafficthatcanbeaccommodatedonaroadwaysegmentoratanintersection.Trafficlevels<strong>of</strong>servicerangefromAtoF,withArepresentingthehighestlevel<strong>of</strong>service,asfollows:Level<strong>of</strong>ServiceA:Indicatesarelativelyfreeflow<strong>of</strong>traffic,withlittleornolimitationonvehiclemovementorspeed.Level<strong>of</strong>ServiceB:Describesasteadyflow<strong>of</strong>traffic,withonlyslightdelaysinvehiclemovementandspeed.Allqueuesclearinasinglesignalcycle.Level<strong>of</strong>ServiceC:Denotesareasonablysteady,highvolumeflow<strong>of</strong>traffic,withsomelimitationsonmovementandspeed,andoccasionalbackupsoncriticalapproaches.Level<strong>of</strong>ServiceD:Denotesthelevelwheretrafficnearsanunstableflow.Intersectionsstillfunction,butshortqueuesdevelopandcarsmayhavetowaitthroughonecycleduringshortpeaks.Level<strong>of</strong>ServiceE:Describestrafficcharacterizedbyslowmovementandfrequent(althoughmomentary)stoppages.Thistype<strong>of</strong>congestionisconsideredsevere,butisnotuncommonatpeaktraffichours,withfrequentstopping,longstandingqueues,andblockedintersections.Level<strong>of</strong>ServiceF:Describesunsatisfactorystopandgotrafficcharacterizedbytrafficjamsandstoppages<strong>of</strong>longduration.Vehiclesatsignalizedintersectionsusuallyhavetowaitthroughoneormoresignalchanges,andupstreamintersectionsmaybeblockedbythelongqueues.Local AgencyFormationCommission(LAFCO)Major ProjectsFinancing <strong>Plan</strong>(MPFP)MagnitudeNet AcreageAstatutorilyrequiredcommissioninYoloCountythatreviewsandevaluatesallproposalsforformation<strong>of</strong>specialdistricts,incorporation<strong>of</strong>cities,annexationtospecialdistrictsorcities,consolidation<strong>of</strong>districts,andmerger<strong>of</strong>districtswithcities.TheCapitalImprovementProgramadoptedbyacitythatschedulesphysicalimprovements,usuallyforaminimum<strong>of</strong>fiveyearsinthefuture,t<strong>of</strong>ittheprojectedfiscalcapability<strong>of</strong>thejurisdiction.Theprogramgenerallyshouldbereviewedannuallyforconsistencywiththegeneralplan.EarthquakemagnitudeismeasuredbytheRichterscale,indicatedasaseries<strong>of</strong>Arabicnumberswithnotheoreticalmaximummagnitude.Thegreatertheenergyreleasedfromthefaultrupture,thehigherthemagnitude<strong>of</strong>theearthquake.MagnitudeincreaseslogarithmicallyintheRichterscale;thus,anearthquake<strong>of</strong>magnitude7.0isthirtytimesstrongerthanone<strong>of</strong>magnitude6.0.Earthquakeenergyismostintenseatthepoint<strong>of</strong>faultslippage,theepicenter,whichoccursbecausetheenergyradiatesfromthatpointinacircularwavepattern.Thefartheranareaisfromanearthquake’sepicenter,thelesslikelyitisthatgroundshakingwilloccur.Thedevelopablearea<strong>of</strong>alotorparcel,excludingstreetsandrights<strong>of</strong>way.<strong>Wheatland</strong> <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Document</strong> A-5July <strong>11</strong>, 2006
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