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Design. To conceive in advance the size, shape, <br />qualities, appearance, open space and other <br />attributes of a proposed development, building and <br />related improvements, generally rendered in graphic <br />forms that communicate the anticipated outcome. <br />Determine. To calculate in advance the nature <br />or outcome of an anticipated action, situation, or <br />proposal. <br />Discourage. To openly deter (or attempt to deter) <br />an individual, group, or organization from doing <br />something. <br />Discretionary. An action taken by a governmental <br />agency that calls for the exercise of judgment in <br />deciding whether to approve and/or how to carry <br />out a project. <br />District. Broad portions of the city that have <br />consistent design features and/or a similar character. <br />Dwelling unit. A room or group of rooms (including <br />sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation facilities, <br />but not more than one kitchen), which constitutes <br />an independent housekeeping unit, occupied or <br />intended for occupancy by one household on a long <br />term basis. <br />Earthquake fault zone / Alquist Priolo (AP) <br />earthquake fault zone. Earthquake fault zones <br />are regulatory zones around active faults. On the <br />Earthquake Fault Zone Maps, the zones are shown <br />as polygons that encompass mapped fault traces. <br />The zones vary in width, but average about one - <br />quarter mile wide. <br />Edge. A break, an interruption or a simple change in <br />the continuity of form in the built environment or <br />open space, or a barrier along the predominant line <br />of sight. A threshold where change occurs which can <br />have the effect of separating orjoining. <br />Encourage. To promote, support, or champion a <br />concept or action; such support may be in terms of <br />political support and coordination, staff resources, <br />and/or financial resources. <br />Enhance. To improve existing conditions in quality, <br />value, or characteristic. <br />Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts. <br />Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs) <br />are financed through tax increment generated from <br />the growth in property taxes collected from within <br />a designated district boundary. EIFDs work by <br />freezing the property tax revenues that flow from a <br />designated project area to the city, county, and other <br />taxing entities at the "base level" in the current year. <br />Environmental justice community. The City uses a <br />mapping tool from CaIEPA called CalEnviroScreen <br />(CES) to identify the most vulnerable and <br />disadvantaged areas in Santa Ana (in the context <br />of SB 1000). The CES tool measures indicators for <br />every census tract in California related to people's <br />exposure to pollution and quality of life. The results <br />for each census tract are combined and measured <br />against every other census tract, producing a <br />composite score that ranks census tracts from the <br />least impacted to the most impacted. Those ranked <br />in the top 25 percent —shown with values between <br />75 and 100 percent —are considered disadvantaged <br />or environmental justice communities. <br />Equitable. A condition or treatment that is fair and <br />impartial. <br />Erosion. The process by which soil and rock are <br />detached and moved by running water, wind, ice, <br />and gravity. <br />Establish. To bring something into being that does <br />not currently exist. <br />Explore. To search for or examine the nature of a <br />possibility before a commitment is made. Similar <br />to analyze. <br />Expand. To increase in detail, extent, number, <br />volume, or scope. <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN �� �� ,�..�• <br />