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12.0 Glossary

Photovoltaic: The conversion of sunlight into a photovoltaic cell into electricity.

Physiographic: Physical geography of the Earth.

Physiological responses: An automatic instinctive reaction to a stimulus. Can include
changes in pulse rate and blood pressure.

Pivot Field: A “pivot field” is a circular agricultural field with a centralized “pivot” irrigation
system.

Plan Line: A precise line that establishes future rights-of-way along any portion of an
existing or proposed street or highway and that is depicted on a map showing the streets
and lot line or lines and the proposed right-of-way lines, and the distance thereof from the
established centerline of the street or highway, or from existing or established property
lines.

Plane-parallel Shears: This term describes a deformation of rock resulting from stresses
that cause contiguous parts of a geologic body to slide in relation to each other in a direction
parallel to their plane of contact (The American Geologic Institute 1984).

Planned Community: A large-scale development whose essential features are a definable
boundary; a consistent, but not necessarily uniform, character; overall control during the
development process by a single development entity; private ownership of recreation
amenities; and enforcement of covenants, conditions, and restrictions by a master
community association.

Planned Unit Development (PUD): A description of a proposed unified development,
consisting at a minimum of a map and adopted ordinance setting forth the regulations
governing, and the location and phasing of all proposed uses and improvements to be
included in the development.

Planning and Research, Governor's Office of (OPR): A division of the Governor's Office
responsible for coordinating State, regional, and local planning in California, including
publishing guidelines for the preparation and content of city and county general plans.

Planning Area: The area directly addressed by the general plan. A city’s planning area
typically encompasses the city limits and potentially annexable land within its sphere of
influence.

Planning Commission: A body, usually having five or seven members, created by a city or
county in compliance with California law that requires the assignment of the planning
functions of the city or county to a planning department, planning commission, hearing
officers, and/or the legislative body itself, as deemed appropriate by the legislative body.

Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E): The bid documents, including general design,
specifications, and estimated costs.

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