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GLOSSARY The following is a glossary of terms to help users read and understand the General Plan and the meaning and intent of its goals and policies. Please note that this glossary is not intended to be comprehensive or define terms, acronyms, or abbreviations that are generally well understood or easily looked up using other resources. The focus is on terms that have multiple potential meanings (either in or out of the General Plan context), and to define the intended meaning of such terms to ensure the correct interpretation and implementation of the Policy Plan. U AELUP. Airport Environs Land Use Plan (a land use compatibility plan referred to in Public Utilities Code Section 21675). Accessibility. Accessibility refers to the ability to reach destinations. While mobility focuses on how to get to a particular destination, accessibility focuses on where you are going. For transportation purposes, accessibility also refers to the limitations of individuals to get to a particular destination. Accommodate. To make room for or provisions for something that is specifically intended to occur. Action. An activity, program, or initiative undertaken by the City or another stakeholder, typically to implement a policy or goal of the General Plan. Active transportation. Transportation conducted purely through direct human movement, such as walking, cycling, using a wheelchair, in -line skating, or skateboarding. An active transportation system refers to the pedestrian and bicycling paths that provide opportunities for human -powered transportation. Advocate. To openly support and promote an action, objective, or goal; also to speak on behalf of an individual or group. Adaptive reuse. A method by which a building is adapted/modified to a different use from its original use, while its general physical form is retained. See also historic rehabilitation for historical buildings. Agency. A governmental entity, department, office, or administrative unit responsible for carrying out regulations. Agriculture. Use of land for the production of food and fiber, including the growing of crops and/or the grazing of animals on natural prime or improved pasture land. Air basin. One of 14 self-contained regions in the United States, minimally influenced by air quality in contiguous regions. Santa Ana is located in the South Coast Air Basin. Air pollutants. Any airborne substance that could, in high enough concentration, harm animals, humans, vegetation, and/or materials. With respect to circulation, air pollutants fall into two main groups: (1) those emitted from identifiable sources (such as vehicles) and, (2) those formed in the air by interaction between pollutants and weather conditions. Air pollutant emissions. Discharges into the atmosphere, usually specified in terms of weight per unit of time for a given pollutant. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has identified primary pollutants including carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, particulates (PM10), reactive organic gases, and sulfur dioxide. Air pollution control district (APCD). A single -or multi -county agency with legislative authority to adopt and enforce all rules and regulations necessary to control non -vehicular sources of air pollutants in its area. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is the designated APCD for the South Coast Air Basin. �� .�..•• CITY OF SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN