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AA |
Alternative Analysis |
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AAG |
Association of American Geographers |
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AASHTO |
American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials |
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ACSC |
Areas of Critical State Concern |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) |
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ADT |
Average Daily Traffic (or Average Daily Trips) |
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ADU |
Accessory Dwelling Unit |
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AFT |
American Farmland Trust |
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AICP |
American Institute of Certified Planners |
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ALI |
American Law Institute |
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AM |
Automated Mapping |
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AOP |
Airport Overlay District |
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APA |
American Planning Association |
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APFO |
Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance |
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APTA |
American Public Transit Association |
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APTS |
Advanced Public Transportation System |
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APWA |
American Public Works Association |
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ARB |
Air Resources Board |
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ASCE |
American Society of Civil Engineers |
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ATC |
Automated Toll Collection |
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ATM |
Advanced Traffic Management System |
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AVR |
Average Vehicle Ridership |
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B - 1, 2.. |
Business zone/use of specified intensity |
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BID |
Business Improvement District |
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BLM |
Bureau of Land Management (US) |
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BMP |
Best Management Program (or Practice) |
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BOA |
Board of Appeals or Board of Adjustment |
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BoCC |
Board of County Commissioners |
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BOCA |
Building Officials and Code Administrators, International |
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BP |
Building Permit |
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BTS |
Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
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C - 1, 2.. |
Commercial zone/use of specified intensity |
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CAA |
Clean Air Act (see also FCAA) |
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CAD
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Computer Aided Design |
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CAVE |
(Pronounced Cavie) Citizens Against Virtually Everything |
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CBD |
Central Business District |
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CCD |
Census County Division |
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CC&R's |
Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions |
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CDBG |
Community Development Block Grant |
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CDC |
Community Development Corporation |
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CofA's |
Conditions of Approval |
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CMP |
Corrugated Metal Pipe or Construction Management Plan |
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CF/S |
Cubic Feet per Second |
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CHAS |
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy |
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CIP |
Capital Improvements Plan (or Program) |
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CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program |
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CMSA |
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (see also MSA, SMSA, PMSA) |
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CO |
Certificate of Occupancy |
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COD |
Corridor Overlay District |
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COG |
Council of Governments |
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CRDD |
Community Residences for the Developmentally Disabled |
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CCRC |
Continuing Care Retirement Community |
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CUP |
Conditional Use Permit |
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DLG-E |
Digital Line Graph Enhanced Maps |
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DOE |
Department of Energy (US) |
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DOT |
Department of Transportation (US) |
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DRI |
Developments of Regional Impact |
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DU |
Dwelling Unit |
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EC |
Enterprise Community |
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ECHO |
Elder Cottage Housing Opportunities |
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EDA |
Economic Development Administration |
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EIR |
Environmental Impact Report |
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EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
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EMF |
Electromagnetic Field |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
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ETC |
Employee Transportation Coordinator |
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EZ |
Enterprise Zone |
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FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
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FAR |
Floor Area Ratio |
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FCAA |
Federal Clean Air Act |
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FCC |
Federal Communications Commission |
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FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
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FGDC |
Federal Geographic Data Committee |
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FHA |
Federal Housing Administration |
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FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
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FIRE |
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |
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FIA |
Fiscal Impact Analysis (also Federal Insurance Administration) |
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FM |
Facility Mapping |
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FMHA |
Farmers Home Administration |
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FNMA |
Federal National Mortgage Administration (or Fannie Mae) |
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FPZ |
Frontage Protection Zone |
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FTA |
Federal Transit Administration |
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GDP |
General Development Plan |
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GFA |
Gross Floor Area |
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GM |
Growth Management |
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GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
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GLA |
Gross Leasable Area |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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HOD |
Highway Overlay District (also Historic Overlay District) |
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HOV |
High Occupancy Vehicle |
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HTF |
Housing Trust Fund |
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HUD |
US Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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I - 1, 2.. |
Industrial Zone/use of specified intensity |
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IDA |
Industrial Development Authority |
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IDO |
Interim Development Ordinance |
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ITE |
Institute of Transportation Engineers |
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ICMA |
International City/County Managers Association |
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ISTEA |
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act |
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LEPC |
Local Emergency Planning Committee |
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LBCS |
Land-Based Classification Standard |
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LMC |
Land Management Code |
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LOD |
Limits of Disturbance |
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LOS |
Level of Service (traffic flow rating) |
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LRV |
Light Rail Vehicle |
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LUI |
Land Use Intensity (standards developed by the Federal Housing Administration) |
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LULU |
Locally Unwanted Land Use |
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LUR |
Land Use Ratio |
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M - 1, 2. |
Manufacturing Zone/use of specified intensity |
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MPD |
Master Planned Community |
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MSA |
Metropolitan Statistical Area (see also CMSA, PMSA, SMSA) |
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MGD |
Millions of Gallons per Day |
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MF |
Multifamily |
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MH |
Manufactured Housing |
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MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
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MTS |
Metropolitan Transportation System |
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MXD |
Mixed Use Development |
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NAHB |
National Association of Home Builders |
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NAHRO |
National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials |
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NAICS |
North American Industry Classification System |
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NARC |
National Association of Regional Councils |
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NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
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NGO |
Nongovernmental Organization |
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NFIP |
National Flood Insurance Program |
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NHPA |
National Historic Preservation Act |
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NHS |
National Highway System |
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NIABY |
Not in Anyone's Back Yard |
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NIMBY |
Not in My Back Yard |
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NIMTOO |
Not in My Term of Office |
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NRCS |
National Resources Conservation Service |
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NRUS |
Neighbors Are Us |
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NRI |
Natural Resources Inventory |
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NTHP |
National Trust for Historic Preservation |
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ORV |
Off-Road Vehicle |
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PC |
Planning Commission |
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PCD |
Planned Commercial Development |
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PCS |
Personal Communication Services |
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PHT |
Peak Hour Traffic (or Peak Hour Trips) |
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PID |
Planned Industrial Development |
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PMSA |
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area |
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PRD |
Planning Residential Development |
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PDR |
Purchase of Development Rights |
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PPB |
Parts Per Billion |
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PWS |
Public Water Supply |
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PPM |
Parts per Million |
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PUD |
Planned Unit Development |
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P&Z |
Planning and Zoning |
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QOL |
Quality of Life |
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R-1,2 |
Residential Zone/use of specified intensity |
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RDA |
Redevelopment Authority |
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RFP |
Requests for Proposals |
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RFQ |
Requests for Qualifications |
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RFRA |
Religious Freedom Restoration Act |
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RPA |
Regional Planning Agency |
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RPC |
Regional Plan Commission |
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RTPA |
Regional Transportation Planning Agency |
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RV |
Recreational Vehicle |
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ROW |
Right of Way |
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SFD |
Single Family Dwelling |
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SAD |
Special Assessment District |
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SEPA |
State Environmental Protection (or Policy) Act |
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SCPEA |
Standard City Planning Enabling Act |
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SEPC |
State Emergency Planning Committee |
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SEQA |
State Environmental Quality Act |
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SF |
Single Family |
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SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification (Code) |
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SIG |
Street Index Guide |
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SLAPP |
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation |
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SLO |
Sensitive Lands Ordinance |
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SMSA |
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area |
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SOB |
Sexually Oriented Business |
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SOV |
Single Occupancy Vehicle |
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SPA |
Specifically Planned Area |
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SRO |
Single Room Occupancy |
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STP |
Surface Transportation Program |
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STPP |
Surface Transportation Policy Project |
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SZEA |
Standard (State) Zoning Enabling Act |
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TAZ |
Traffic Analysis Zone |
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TIF |
Tax Increment Financing |
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TIP |
Transportation Improvement Program |
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TIN |
Triangulated Irregular Network |
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TDM |
Transportation Demand Management |
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TDR |
Transfer of Development Rights |
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TMA |
Transportation Management Association (also Transportation Management
Area) |
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TOD |
Transit Oriented Design |
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TRO |
Trip Reduction Ordinance |
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TSM |
Transportation System Management |
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TZO |
Temporary Zoning Ordinance |
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ULI |
Urban Land Institute |
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UMTA |
Urban Mass Transit Administration |
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URPL |
Urban and Regional Planning |
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USDA |
US Department of Agriculture |
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USDI |
US Department of the Interior |
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USFS |
US Forest Service |
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USFWS |
US Fish and Wildlife Service |
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USGS |
US Geological Survey |
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USPLS |
US Public Land Survey |
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UTM |
Universal Transverse Mercator Grid |
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VMT |
Vehicle Miles Traveled |
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WHPA |
Wellhead Protection Area |
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WMP |
Watershed Management Program |
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WP |
Western Planner organization and publication |
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WPR |
Western Planning Resources |
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WQMP |
Water Quality Management Plan |
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ZBA |
Zoning Board of Adjustment (or Appeals) |
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ZLL |
Zero Lot Line |
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ZO |
Zoning Ordinance |
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