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12.0 Glossary

Project: “Project: means the whole of an action which has a potential for resulting in either
a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical
change in the environment, and that is any of the following: (1) an activity directly
undertaken by any public agency including but not limited to public works construction and
related activities clearing or grading of land, improvements to existing public structures,
enactment and amendment of zoning ordinances, and the adoption and amendment of local
General Plans or elements thereof pursuant to Sections 65100–65700 of the California
Government Code; (2) an activity undertaken by a person which is supported in whole or in
part through public agency contacts, grants, subsidies, loans, or other forms of assistance
from one or more public agencies; (3) an activity involving the issuance to a person of a lease,
permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use by one or more public agencies. The
definition of “project” does not include (1) proposals for legislation to be enacted by the State
Legislature; (2) continuing administrative or maintenance activities, such as purchases for
supplies, personnel-related actions, general policy and procedure making (except as they are
applied to specific instances covered above); (3) the submittal of proposals to a vote of the
people of the state or of a particular community; (4) the creation of government funding
mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to
any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the
environment. The term “project” refers to the activity which is being approved and which
may be subject to several discretionary approvals by governmental agencies. The term
“project” does not mean each separate governmental approval. Where the Lead Agency could
describe the project as either the adoption of a particular regulation under subsection (a)(1)
or as a development proposal which will be subject to several governmental approvals under
subsections (a)(2) or (a)(3), the Lead Agency shall describe the project as the development
proposal for the purpose of environmental analysis. This approach will implement the Lead
Agency principle as described in Article 4 (State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15378).

Project Description: Describes the basic characteristics of the project including location,
need for the project, project objectives, technical and environmental characteristics, project
size and design, project phasing, and required permits. The level of detail provided in the
project description varies according to the type of environmental document prepared.

Project EIR: An EIR that examines the impacts that would result from development of a
specific project (See State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15161).

Project Lot Area: The total land area of a project after all required dedications or
reservations for public improvements, including, but not limited to, streets, parks, schools,
flood control channels, etc.

Projectile Point: An object affixed to a pole or stick of some kind, which has been fashioned
for use as a weapon, out of stone, metal, bone, or other material.

Prominent Landform or Ridgeline: A visually prominent landform or ridgeline means any
landform visible from the valley floor that forms a part of the skyline or is seen as a distinct
edge against a backdrop of land at least 500 feet horizontally behind it.

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