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12.0 Glossary

Preservation: As used in historic preservation, the process of sustaining the form and extent
of a structure essentially as it exists. Preservation aims at halting further deterioration and
providing structural stability but does not contemplate significant rebuilding.

Preserve: An area in which beneficial uses in their present condition are protected; for
example, a nature preserve or an agricultural preserve. To keep safe from destruction or
decay; to maintain or keep intact.

Previously placed fill: Fill material placed prior to the implementation of a proposed
project, most often found in previously disturbed project sites.

Prime Agricultural Land: (1) Land used actively in the production of food, fiber, or
livestock. (2) All land which qualifies for rating as Class I or Class II in the Soil Conservation
Service land use compatibility classifications. (3) Land which qualifies for rating 80 through
100 in the Storie Index Rating (See Prime Farmland).

Prime Farmland: Lands with the best combination of physical and chemical features able
to sustain long-term production of agricultural crops. The land must be supported by a
developed irrigation water supply that is dependable and of adequate quality during
growing season. The land must have been used for the production of irrigated crops at some
time during the two update cycles prior to the mapping date (NRCS 2017a).

Private Project: A “private project” means a project which will be carried out by a person
other than a governmental agency, but the project will need a discretionary approval from
one or more governmental agencies for: (a) a contract or financial assistance, or (b) a ease,
permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use (State CEQA Guidelines, Section
15377).

Private Road/Private Street: Privately owned (and usually privately maintained) motor
vehicle access that is not dedicated as a public street. Typically the owner posts a sign
indicating that the street is private property and limits traffic in some fashion. For density
calculation purposes, some jurisdictions exclude private roads when establishing the total
acreage of the site; however, aisles within and driveways serving private parking lots are not
considered private roads.

Professional Offices: A use providing professional or consulting services in the fields of law,
medicine, architecture, design, engineering, accounting, and similar professions, but not
including financial institutions or real estate or insurance offices.

Program: An action, activity, or strategy carried out in response to adopted policy to achieve
a specific goal or objective. Policies and programs establish the "who," "how" and "when" for
carrying out the "what" and "where" of goals and objectives.

Program EIR: An EIR prepared on a series of actions that can be characterized as one large
project. A program EIR generally establishes a framework for tiered or project-level
environmental documents that are prepared in accordance with the overall program (See
CEQA Guidelines, Section 15168[a]).

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