Adaptive Management : To use the results of new information gathered through the monitoring program of the plan and from other sources to adjust management strategies and practices to assist in providing for the conservation of covered species.

Adaptive Management Program : The MSHCP’s program of Adaptive Management described in Section 5.0 of the MSHCP.

Additional Reserve Lands : Conserved Habitat totaling approximately 153,000 acres that are needed to meet the goals and objectives of the MSHCP and comprise approximately 56,000 acres of State and federal acquisition and mitigation for State Permittees, and approximately 97,000 acres contributed by local Permittees. (Lands acquired since February 3, 2000 are included in the Local Permittees’ Additional Reserve Lands contribution pursuant to correspondence discussed in Section 4.0 of the MSHCP, Volume I and on file with the County of Riverside).

Affordable Housing : Housing capable of being purchased or rented by a household with very low, low, or moderate income, based on a household’s ability to make monthly payments necessary to obtain housing. "Affordable to low- and moderate-income households" means that at least 20 percent of the units in a development will be sold or rented to lower income households, and the remaining units to either lower or moderate income households. Housing units for lower income households must sell or rent for a monthly cost not greater than 30 percent of 60 percent of area median income as periodically established by HCD. Housing units for moderate income must sell or rent for a monthly cost not greater than 30 percent of area median income.

Agriculture : For the species analyses, references to agriculture refer to the vegetation community, Agriculture, as depicted on the MSHCP Vegetation Map, Figure 2-1 of the MSHCP, Volume I.

Agricultural Operations : The production of all plants (horticulture), fish farms, animals and related production activities, including the planting, cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, and apiculture; and the production, plowing, seeding, cultivation, growing, harvesting, pasturing and fallowing for the purpose of crop rotation of any agricultural commodity, including viticulture, apiculture, horticulture, and the breeding, feeding and raising of livestock, horses, fur-bearing animals, fish, or poultry, the operation, management, conservation, improvement or maintenance of a farm or ranch and its buildings, tools and equipment; the construction, operation and maintenance of ditches, canals, reservoirs, wells and/or waterways used for farming or ranching purposes and all uses conducted as a normal part of such agricultural operations; provided such actions are in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The definition of agricultural operations shall not include any activities on State and federal property or in the MSHCP Conservation Area.

Allowable Use : Uses permitted within the MSHCP Conservation Area as defined in Section 7.4 of the MSHCP.

Alternative : An alternative to the proposed project/action. Under NEPA, the project and a range of alternatives to the project are examined at the same level of detail as the proposed project. CEQA does not require alternatives to be examined in as great a detail as the project (i.e., alternatives are means of avoiding the impacts associated with the project). NEPA requires discussion of mitigation measures and growth inducing impacts as part of the discussion of each alternative. CEQA requires a separate discussion of these issues, focusing on the project.

Annual Report : The reports prepared pursuant to the requirements of Section 6.11 of the MSHCP, Volume I.

Aquifer: An underground, water-bearing layer of earth, porous rock, sand, or gravel, through which water can seep or be held in natural storage. Aquifers generally hold sufficient water to be used as a water supply.

Area; Area Median Income: As used in State of California housing law with respect to income eligibility limits established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), "area" means metropolitan area or non-metropolitan county. In non-metropolitan areas, the "area median income" is the higher of the county median family income or the statewide non-metropolitan median family income.

Area Plan : A community planning area defined in the County of Riverside General Plan. Sixteen County of Riverside Area Plans are located within the MSHCP Planning Area.

Area Plan Subunit : A portion of an Area Plan for which Biological Issues and Considerations and Target Acreages have been specified in Section 3.3 of the MSHCP.

Arterial Highway: Medium to higher speeds (30-55 mph), medium to higher capacity (10,000-50,000 average daily trips) roadway that provides intra- and inter-community travel and access to the regional highway and freeway system. Access to community arterials should be provided at collector roads and local streets, discouraging direct access from parcels to existing arterials.

Assisted Housing: Generally multi-family rental housing, but sometimes single-family ownership units, whose construction, financing, sales prices, or rents have been subsidized by federal, state, or local housing programs including, but not limited to Federal §8 (new construction, substantial rehabilitation, and loan management set-asides), Federal §s 213, 236, and 202, Federal §221(d)(3) (below-market interest rate program), Federal §101 (rent supplement assistance), CDBG, FmHA §515, multi-family mortgage revenue bond programs, local redevelopment and in lieu fee programs, and units developed pursuant to local inclusionary housing and density bonus programs. By January 1, 1992, all California Housing Elements are required to address the preservation or replacement of assisted housing that is eligible to change to market rate housing by 2002.

Assurances: Mutual agreements and covenants contained in the Implementing Agreement which bind the parties to specified actions and provide each party with benefits. The benefits include, for example, authorization for incidental take of species in accordance with the Habitat Management Plan (HMP), and conservation of species resulting from actions to implement the plan.

Authorizations: Permits for incidental take of species in accordance with the MSHCP or HCP.

Below-market-rate (BMR): (1) Any housing unit specifically priced to be sold or rented to low- or moderate-income households for an amount less than the fair-market value of the unit. Both the State of California and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development set standards for determining which households qualify as "low income" or "moderate income." (2) The financing of housing at less than prevailing interest rates.

Bicycle Lane (Class II facility): A corridor expressly reserved for bicycles, existing on a street or roadway in addition to any lanes for use by motorized vehicles.

Bicycle Path (Class I facility): A paved route not on a street or roadway and expressly reserved for bicycles traversing an otherwise unpaved area. Bicycle paths may parallel roads but typically are separated from them by landscaping.

Bicycle Route (Class III facility): A facility shared with motorists and identified only by signs, a bicycle route has no pavement markings or lane stripes.

Bikeways: A term that encompasses bicycle lanes, bicycle paths, and bicycle routes.

Biological Issues and Considerations : A list of biological factors to be used by the Plan Participants in assembly of the MSHCP Conservation Area. Biological Issues and Considerations are identified for each Area Plan Subunit in Section 3.3 of the MSHCP.

Biologically Equivalent or Superior Determination : Documentation that a particular project alternative will be biologically equivalent or superior to a project consistent with the guidelines and thresholds established in the policies for the protection of species associated with riparian/riverine areas and vernal pools set forth in Section 6.1.2 of the MSHCP, policies for the protection of narrow endemic plant species set forth in Section 6.1.3 of the MSHCP, additional survey needs and procedures policies set forth in Section 6.3.2 of the MSHCP and the Criteria Refinement Process set forth in Section 6.5 of the MSHCP.

Biological Monitoring Program : The program detailing the requirements for monitoring of the MSHCP Conservation Area as set forth in Section 5.3.7 of the MSHCP, Volume I.

Biological Monitoring Report : Reports prepared pursuant to the requirements of Section 5.3.7 of the MSHCP.

Bioregion : A generalized area with similar elevation, topography, soils, and floristic characteristics within the MSHCP Plan Area. Seven Bioregions are identified in the MSHCP Plan Area and are depicted in Figure 2.2 of the MSHCP, Volume I.

Blight: A condition of a site, structure, or area that may cause nearby buildings and/or areas to decline in attractiveness and/or utility. The Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code, §33031 and §3032) contains a definition of blight used to determine eligibility of proposed redevelopment project areas.

Biotic Community: A group of living organisms characterized by a distinctive combination of both animal and plant species in a particular habitat.

Blueline Stream: A watercourse shown as a blue line on a U.S. Geological Service topographic quadrangle map.

Brownfield: An area with abandoned, idle, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.

Buffer Zone: An area of land separating two distinct land uses that acts to soften or mitigate the effects of one land use on the other.

Buildout; Build out: Development of land to its full potential or theoretical capacity as permitted under current or proposed planning or zoning designations.

California Department of Fish and Game : CDFG, a department of the California Resources Agency.

California Endangered Species Act (CESA): California Endangered Species Act (California Fish and Game code, Section 2050, et seq.) and all rules, regulations and guidelines promulgated thereunder, as amended

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) : The California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code, Section 21000, et seq.) and all guidelines promulgated thereunder, as amended. For the MSHCP, the County shall be the lead agency under CEQA as defined under State CEQA Guidelines section 15367

California Housing Finance Agency (CHFA): A State agency, established by the Housing and Home Finance Act of 1975, which is authorized to sell revenue bonds and generate funds for the development, rehabilitation, and conservation of low-and moderate-income housing.

Caltrans : California Department of Transportation, a department of the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency.

Candidate / "Strong Candidate" Species : A candidate species is one proposed to be Federally listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act. Strong Candidate species are those considered to have a high likelihood of becoming listed in the near future.

Cell : A unit within the Criteria Area generally 160 acres in size, approximating one quarter section.

Cell Group : An identified grouping of cells within the Criteria Area.

Changed Circumstances : Changes in circumstances affecting a Covered Species or the geographic area covered by the MSHCP that can reasonably be anticipated by the Parties and that can be reasonably planned for in the MSHCP. Changed Circumstances and the planned responses to those circumstances are more particularly described in Section 6.8 of the MSHCP and in Section 11.4 of the IA. Changed Circumstances do not include Unforeseen Circumstances.

Channelization: (1) The straightening and/or deepening of a watercourse for purposes of storm-runoff control or ease of navigation. Channelization often includes lining of stream banks with a retaining material such as concrete. (2) At the intersection of roadways, the directional separation of traffic lanes through the use of curbs or raised islands that limit the paths that vehicles may take through the intersection.

Cities : The Cities of Banning, Beaumont, Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Corona, Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norco, Perris, Riverside, San Jacinto, and Temecula, collectively.

Clustered Development: Development in which a number of dwelling units are placed in closer proximity than usual, or are attached, with the purpose of retaining an open-space area.

Collector: Relatively low-speed (25-30 mph), relatively low-volume (5,000-20,000 average daily trips) street that provides circulation within and between neighborhoods. Collectors usually serve short trips and are intended for collecting trips from local streets and distributing them to the arterial network.

Community and Environmental Transportation Acceptability Process (CETAP) : Community and Environmental Transportation Acceptability Process overseen by RCTC to identify future transportation and communication corridors designed to relieve current traffic congestion and provide for the County’s and the Cities’ future transportation and communication needs.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): A grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on a formula basis for entitlement communities, and by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for non-entitled jurisdictions. This grant allots money to cities and counties for housing rehabilitation and community development, including public facilities and economic development.

Community Park: Land with full public access intended to provide recreation opportunities beyond those supplied by neighborhood parks. Community parks are larger in scale than neighborhood parks but smaller than regional parks.

Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA): A local agency created under California Redevelopment Law (Health & Safety Code §33000, et. seq.), or a local legislative body that has been elected to exercise the powers granted to such an agency, for the purpose of planning, developing, re-planning, redesigning, clearing, reconstructing, and/or rehabilitating all or part of a specified area with residential, commercial, industrial, and/or public (including recreational) structures and facilities. The redevelopment agency’s plans must be compatible with adopted community general plans.

Compatible Uses : Land uses that are considered to be compatible with the overall conservation goals and objectives of the MSHCP and are covered within the reserve system, including reserve management and scientific research activities, emergency, safety and police services, and emergency repairs.

Conceptual Reserve Design : A reserve concept developed for purposes of providing quantitative parameters for MSHCP species analyses, MSHCP Conservation Area description, and target acreages within Area Plan Subunits. The Conceptual Reserve Design is intended to describe one way in which the Additional Reserve Lands could be assembled consistent with MSHCP Criteria.

Concurrency: Installation and operation of facilities and services needed to meet the demands of new development simultaneous with the development.

Conditionally Compatible Uses : Land uses that are considered to be conditionally compatible with the overall conservation goals and objectives of the MSHCP, including public access and recreation, transportation, water-related activities, utilities, and waste management.

Condominium: A structure of two or more units, the interior spaces of which are individually owned; the balance of the property (both land and building) is owned in common by the owners of the individual units.

Congestion Management Plan (CMP): A mechanism employing growth management techniques, including traffic level of service requirements, standards for public transit, trip reduction programs involving transportation systems management and jobs/ housing balance strategies, and capital improvement programming, for the purpose of controlling and/or reducing the cumulative regional traffic impacts of development.

Congregate Care: Apartment housing, usually for seniors, in a group setting that includes independent living and sleeping accommodations in conjunction with shared dining and recreational facilities. (See "Community Care Facility.")

Conservation : To use, and the use of, methods and procedures within the MSHCP Conservation Area and within the Plan Area as set forth in the MSHCP, that are necessary to bring any listed species to the point at which the measures provided pursuant to FESA and the California Fish and Game Code are no longer necessary. However, Permittees will have no duty to enhance, restore, or revegetate MSHCP Conservation Area lands unless required by the MSHCP or agreed to through implementation of the Plan.

Conservation Strategy : The overall approach to assure conservation of individual species within the MSHCP Area; for each individual species, the Conservation Strategy is comprised of four elements: (1) a global conservation goal; (2) global conservation objectives; (3) species-specific conservation objectives that are measurable; and (4) management and monitoring activities.

Conserved Habitat : Land that is permanently protected and managed for the benefit of the Covered Species under legal arrangements that prevent its conversion to other uses, and the institutional arrangements that provide for its ongoing management.

Consistency; Consistent With: Free from significant variation or contradiction. The various diagrams, text, goals, policies, and programs in the general plan must be consistent with each other, not contradictory or preferential. The term "consistent with" is used interchangeably with "conformity with." The courts have held that the phrase "consistent with" means "agreement with; harmonious with." Webster defines "conformity with" as meaning harmony, agreement when used with "with." The term "conformity" means in harmony therewith or agreeable to (Sec 58 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen. 21, 25 [1975]). California State law also requires that a general plan be internally consistent and also requires consistency between a general plan and implementation measures such as the zoning ordinance. As a general rule, an action program or project is consistent with the general plan if, considering all its aspects, it will further the objectives and policies of the general plan and not obstruct their attainment.

Constrained Linkage : A constricted connection expected to provide for movement of identified Planning Species between core areas, where options for assembly of the connection are limited due to existing patterns of use.

Conveyance Tax: A tax imposed on the sale, lease, or transfer of real property.

Cooperative Organizational Structure : The local administrative structure for implementation and management of the MSHCP.

Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs): A term used to describe restrictive limitations that may be placed on property and its use, and which usually are made a condition of holding title or lease.

Core Area : A block of habitat of appropriate size, configuration, and vegetation characteristics to generally support the life history requirements of one or more Covered Species.

Corridor : Refers to the alignment area or footprint for man-made linear projects such as transportation facilities, pipelines, and utility lines. Corridor does not have a biological meaning in the MSHCP lexicon.

County : County of Riverside

County Flood Control : Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.

County Parks : Riverside County Regional Parks and Open Space District.

County Waste : Riverside County Waste Management Department.

Covered Activities : Certain activities carried out or conducted by Permittees, Participating Special Entities, Third Parties Granted Take Authorization, and others within the MSHCP Area, and described in Section 7.0 of the MSHCP, that will receive Take Authorization under the Section 10(a) Permit and the NCCP Permit, provided these activities are otherwise lawful.

Covered Species : Those 146 species within the MSHCP Area that will be adequately conserved by the MSHCP when the MSHCP is implemented. These species are listed in Exhibit C to the IA and in Section 9.2 of the MSHCP.

Covered Species Adequately Conserved : Covered Species that are conserved by the MSHCP and which are provided in the Incidental Take Coverage Section 10(a) Permit and NCCP Permit and for animals through the Section 10(a) permit issued in conjunction with this IA. These species are listed in Exhibit D to the IA and Section 9 of the MSHCP.

Cumulative Impact: As used in CEQA, the total impact resulting from the accumulated impacts of individual projects or programs over time.

Criteria : Descriptions provided for individual cells or cell groups within the Criteria Area to guide assembly of the Additional Reserve Lands.

Criteria Area : The area comprised of cells depicted on Figure 3-1 of the MSHCP.

Critical Habitat : Refer to 50 Code of Federal Regulations Sections 17.95 and 17.96.

Dedication: The turning over by an owner or developer of private land for public use, and the acceptance of land for such use by the governmental agency having jurisdiction over the public function for which it will be used. Dedications for roads, parks, school sites, or other public uses often are made conditions for approval of a development by a city or county.

Dedication, In lieu of: Cash payments that may be required of an owner or developer as a substitute for a dedication of land, usually calculated in dollars per lot, and referred to as in lieu fees or in lieu contributions.

Deficiency Plan: An action program for improving or preventing the deterioration of level of service on the Congestion Management Agency street and highway network.

Density, Residential: The number of permanent residential dwelling units per acre of land. Densities specified may be expressed in units per gross acre or per net developable acre.

Density Bonus: The allocation of development rights that allows a parcel to accommodate additional square footage or additional residential units beyond the maximum for which the parcel is zoned. Under Government Code Section 65915, a housing development that provides 20 percent of its units for lower income households, or 10 percent of its units for very low-income households, or 50 percent of its units for seniors, is entitled to a density bonus and other concessions.

Density, Employment: A measure of the number of employed persons per specific area (for example, employees/acre).

Density Transfer: A way of retaining open space by concentrating densities usually in compact areas adjacent to existing urbanization and utilities while leaving unchanged historic, sensitive, or hazardous areas. In some jurisdictions, for example, developers can buy development rights of properties targeted for public open space and transfer the additional density to the base number of units permitted in the zone in which they propose to develop.

Detention Dam/Basin/Pond: Dams may be classified according to the broad function they serve, such as storage, diversion, or detention. Detention dams are constructed to retard flood runoff and minimize the effect of sudden floods. Detention dams fall into two main types. In one type, the water is temporarily stored, and released through an outlet structure at a rate that will not exceed the carrying capacity of the channel downstream. Often, the basins are planted with grass and used for open-space or recreation in periods of dry weather. The other type, most often called a Retention Pond, allows for water to be held as long as possible and may or may not allow for the controlled release of water. In some cases, the water is allowed to seep into the permeable banks or gravel strata in the foundation. This latter type is sometimes called a Water-Spreading Dam or Dike because its main purpose is to recharge the underground water supply. Detention dams are also constructed to trap sediment. These are often called Debris Dams.

Development : The uses to which land shall be put, including construction of buildings, structures, infrastructure, and all alterations of the land.

Developable Acres, Net : The portion of a site that can be used for density calculations. Public or private road rights-of-way and flood control channels are not included in the net developable acreage of a site.

Developable Land: Land that is suitable as a location for structures and that can be developed free of hazards to, and without disruption of, or significant impact on, natural resource areas.

Development Agreement: A legislatively approved contract between a jurisdiction and a person having legal or equitable interest in real property within the jurisdiction (California Government Code §65865 et. seq.) that "freezes" certain rules, regulations, and policies applicable to development of a property for a specified period of time, usually in exchange for certain concessions by the owner.

Development Fee: See "Impact Fee."

Discretionary Project : A proposed project requiring discretionary action by a Permittee, as that term is used in CEQA and defined in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15357, including issuance of a grading permit for County projects.

Duplex: A detached building under single ownership that is designed for occupation as the residence of two families living independently of each other.

Dwelling Unit: A room or group of rooms (including sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation facilities, but not more than one kitchen), that constitutes an independent housekeeping unit, occupied or intended for occupancy by one household on a long-term basis.

Easement: Usually the right to use property owned by another for specific purposes or to gain access to another property. For example, utility companies often have easements on the private property of individuals to be able to install and maintain utility facilities.

Easement, Conservation: A tool for acquiring open-space with less than full-fee purchase, whereby a public agency buys only certain specific rights from the land owner. These may be positive rights (providing the public with the opportunity to hunt, fish, hike, or ride over the land) or they may be restrictive rights (limiting the uses to which the land owner may devote the land in the future.)

Edge Effects : Adverse direct and indirect effects to species, habitats and vegetation communities along the natural wildlands/urban interface. May include predation by mesopredators (including native and non-native predators), invasion by exotic species, noise, lighting, urban runoff, and other anthropogenic impacts (trampling of vegetation, trash and toxic materials dumping, etc.).

Effective Date : Date on which the IA takes effect, as set forth in Section 19.1 of the IA.

Eminent Domain: The right of a public entity to acquire private property for public use by condemnation and the payment of just compensation.

Endangered Species : Those species listed as endangered under FESA and/or CESA.

Environment : CEQA defines environment as "the physical conditions which exist within the area which will be affected by a proposed project, including land, air, water, mineral, flora, fauna, noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance."

Environmental Impact Report (EIR): A report required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act which assesses all the environmental characteristics of an area, determines what effects or impacts will result if the area is altered or disturbed by a proposed action, and identifies alternatives or other measures to avoid or reduce those impacts. (See "California Environmental Quality Act.")

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): Under the National Environmental Policy Act, a statement on the effect of development proposals and other major actions that significantly affect the environment.

Environmental Laws : Includes State and federal laws governing or regulating the impact of development activities on land, water, or biological resources as they related to Covered Species, including but not limited to CESA, FESA, the NCCP Act, CEQA, NEPA, the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act ("MBTA"), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C., Section 1251 et seq.), the Native Plant Protection Act (California Fish and Game Code, Section 1900 et seq. and Sections 1801, 1802, 3511, 4700, 5050 and 5515) and includes any regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws.

ESA (Endangered Species Act): see CESA and FESA.

Exaction: A contribution or payment required as an authorized precondition for receiving a development permit; usually refers to mandatory dedication (or fee in lieu of dedication) requirements found in many subdivision regulations.

Executive Director : Director of the Regional Conservation Authority

Existing Agricultural Operations : Those lands within the MSHCP Plan Area that are actively used for ongoing Agricultural Operations, as further defined in Section 11.3 of the IA and Section 6.2 of the MSHCP.

Existing Agricultural Operations Database : The database created by the County to identify Existing Agricultural Operations, as further defined in Section 11.3 of the IA.

FESA : Federal Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C., Section 1531, et seq.) and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended.

Fair Market Rent: The rent, including utility allowances, determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for purposes of administering the Section 8 Existing Housing Program.

Family: (1) Two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption [U.S. Bureau of the Census]. (2) An individual or a group of persons living together who constitute a bonafide single-family housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit, not including a fraternity, sorority, club, or other group of persons occupying a hotel, lodging house or institution of any kind [California].

Farmers Home Administration: A federal agency providing loans and grants for improvement projects and low-income housing in rural areas.

Farmland: Refers to eight classifications of land mapped by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service. Five agricultural classifications do not include publicly owned lands for which there is an adopted policy preventing agricultural use.

Feasible : Capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, legal, social, and technological factors.

Flood Control District : Refers to the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.

Floor Area, Gross: The sum of the horizontal areas of the several floors of a building measured from the exterior face of exterior walls, or from the centerline of a wall separating two buildings, but not including any space where the floor-to-ceiling height is less than six feet. Some cities exclude specific kinds of space (e.g., elevator shafts, parking decks) from the calculation of gross floor area.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR): The gross floor area permitted on a site divided by the total net area of the site, expressed in decimals to one or two places. For example, on a site with 10,000 net square feet of land area, a Floor Area Ratio of 1.0 will allow a maximum of 10,000 gross square feet of building floor area to be built. On the same site, a FAR of 1.5 would allow 15,000 square feet of floor area; a FAR of 2.0 would allow 20,000 square feet; and a FAR of 0.5 would allow only 5,000 square feet. Also commonly used in zoning, FARs typically are applied on a parcel-by-parcel basis as opposed to an average FAR for an entire land use or zoning district.

Fossil Fuel: Coal, oil and natural gas; so called because they are the remains of ancient plant and animal life.

Freeway: A high-speed, high-capacity, limited-access road serving regional and countywide travel. Such roads are free of tolls, as contrasted with "turnpikes" or other "toll roads" now being introduced into Southern California. Freeways generally are used for long trips between major land use generators. At Level of Service "E," they carry approximately 1,875 vehicles per lane per hour, in both directions. Major streets cross at a different grade level.

Funding Coordination Committee : Members of the Funding Coordination Committee shall consist of representatives from the Wildlife Agencies and the Regional Conservation Authority. The Funding Coordination Committee shall advise the Regional Conservation Authority on local Reserve Land acquisitions and local funding priorities as requested.

Gas Company, The : Refers to the Southern California Gas Company.

Growth Management: The use by a community of a wide range of techniques in combination to determine the amount, type, and rate of development desired by the community and to channel that growth into designated areas. Growth management policies can be implemented through growth rates, zoning, capital improvement programs, public facilities ordinances, urban limit lines, standards for levels of service, and other programs.

Habitat : The combination of environmental conditions of a specific place providing for the needs of a species or a population of such species.

HabiTrak A GIS application to provide data on habitat loss and conservation which occurs under the Permits.

Handicapped: A person determined to have a physical impairment or mental disorder expected to be of long or indefinite duration. Many such impairments or disorders are of such a nature that a person’s ability to live independently can be improved by appropriate housing conditions.

Harass: A form of incidental take under the Federal Endangered Species Act; defined in federal regulations as an intentional or negligent act or omission which creates the likelihood of injury to wildlife by annoying it to such an extent as to significantly disrupt normal behavioral patterns which include, but are not limited to, breeding, feeding, or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3).

Hard-Line Preserves: Land in a focused planning area that will be conserved and managed for biological resources.

Harm: A form of incidental take under the Federal Endangered Species Act; defined in federal regulations as an act which actually kills or injures wildlife. Such acts may include significant habitat modification or degradation that actually kills or injures wildlife by significant impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding, or sheltering.

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) : An area-specific plan associated with an incidental take permit for a listed species designed to minimize and mitigate the authorized take of the species.

High-Occupancy Structure: All pre-1935 buildings with over 25 occupants, and all pre1976 buildings with over 100 occupants.

High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV): Any vehicle other than a driver-only automobile (e.g., a vanpool, a bus, or two or more persons to a car).

Household: All those persons (related or unrelated), who occupy a single housing unit.

Householder: The head of a household.

Households, Number of: The count of all year-round housing units occupied by one or more persons. The concept of household is important because the formation of new households generates the demand for housing. Each new household formed creates the need for one additional housing unit or requires that one existing housing unit be shared by two households. Thus, household formation can continue to take place even without an increase in population, thereby increasing the demand for housing.

Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of (HUD): A cabinet-level department of the federal government that administers housing and community development programs.

Housing Unit: The place of permanent or customary abode of a person or family. A housing unit may be a single family dwelling, a multifamily dwelling, a condominium, a modular home, a mobile home, a cooperative, or any other residential unit considered real property under state law. A housing unit has, at least, cooking facilities, a bathroom, and a place to sleep. It also is a dwelling that cannot be moved without substantial damage or unreasonable cost.

Impact Fee: A fee, also called a development fee, levied on the developer of a project by a city, county, or other public agency as compensation for otherwise-unmitigated impacts the project will produce. Section 66000, et seq., specifies that development fees shall not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged. To lawfully impose a development fee, the public agency must verify its method of calculation and document proper restrictions on use of the fund.

Implementing Agreement (IA): A contractual obligation between individual cities within the MSHCP study area, California Department of Fish and Game, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Incidental Take (also see Take) : Take of Covered Species Adequately Conserved incidental to and not the purpose of, and otherwise lawful activity, including, but not limited to, take resulting from modification of habitat as defined in FESA and its implementing regulations.

Incidental Take Permit: The authorization from Wildlife Agencies for taking of a federally listed wildlife species, if such taking is incidental to and not the purpose of carrying out otherwise lawful activities. Incidental take authorization and incidental take permit are used interchangeably.

Inclusionary Zoning: Provisions established by a public agency to require that a specific percentage of housing units in a project or development remain affordable to very low-and low-income households for a specified period.

Independent Science Advisors : The biologists, conservation experts and others that may be appointed by the Executive Director to provide scientific input to assist in the implementation of the MSHCP for the benefit of the Covered Species, as set forth in Section 6.6.7 of the MSHCP.

Indian Lands : Native American reservation lands. Indian Lands are depicted on the MSHCP maps for reference purposes. No conservation is assumed on these lands and no activities on these lands would be permitted under the MSHCP.

Inland Empire : Refers collectively to western Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and the portion of Los Angeles County east of the San Gabriel Valley.

Institutional Uses: (1) Publicly or privately owned and operated activities such as hospitals, convalescent hospitals, intermediate care facilities, nursing homes, museums, and schools and colleges; (2) churches and other religious organizations; and (3) other non-profit activities of a welfare, educational, or philanthropic nature that cannot be considered residential, commercial, or industrial.

Intensity, Building: For residential uses, the actual number or the allowable range of dwelling units per net or gross acre. For non-residential uses, the actual or the maximum permitted floor area ratios (FARs).

Inter-agency: Indicates cooperation between or among two or more discrete agencies in regard to a specific program.

Issues: Important unsettled community matters or problems that are identified in a community’s general plan and dealt with by the plan’s objectives, policies, plan proposals, and implementation programs.

Jobs/Housing Balance; Jobs/Housing Ratio: The availability of affordable housing for employees. The jobs/housing ratio divides the number of jobs in an area by the number of employed residents. A ratio of 1.0 indicates a balance. A ratio greater than 1.0 indicates a net in-commute; less than 1.0 indicates a net out-commute.

Land Banking: The purchase of land by a local government for use or resale at a later date. "Banked lands" have been used for development of low- and moderate-income housing, expansion of parks, and development of industrial and commercial centers. Federal rail-banking law allows railroads to bank unused rail corridors for future rail use while allowing interim use as trails.

Landmark: (1) A building, site, object, structure, or significant tree, having historical, architectural, social, or cultural significance and marked for preservation by the local, state, or federal government. (2) A visually prominent or outstanding structure or natural feature that functions as a point of orientation or identification.

Land Use Classification: A system for classifying and designating the appropriate use of properties.

Lead Agency : Under NEPA, the federal agency responsible for supervising the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. Federal, State, and local agencies may act as joint lead agencies. Under CEQA, it is the public agency that has the primary responsibility for approving the proposed project/action.

Lease: A contractual agreement by which an owner of real property (the lessor) gives the right of possession to another (a lessee) for a specified period of time (term) and for a specified consideration (rent).

Leasehold Interest: (1) The interest that the lessee has in the value of the lease itself in condemnation award determination. (2) The difference between the total remaining rent under the lease and the rent the lessee would currently pay for similar space for the same time period.

Level of Service (LOS) Standard: A standard used by government agencies to measure the quality or effectiveness of a municipal service, such as police, fire, or library, or the performance of a facility, such as a street or highway.

Level of Service (Traffic): A scale that measures the amount of traffic that a roadway or intersection can accommodate, based on such factors as maneuverability, driver dissatisfaction, and delay.

Level of Service A: Indicates a relatively free flow of traffic, with little or no limitation on vehicle movement or speed.

Level of Service B: Describes a steady flow of traffic, with only slight delays in vehicle movement and speed. All queues clear in a single signal cycle.

Level of Service C: Denotes a reasonably steady, high-volume flow of traffic, with some limitations on movement and speed, and occasional backups on critical approaches.

Level of Service D: Designates the level where traffic nears an unstable flow. Intersections still function, but short queues develop and cars may have to wait through one cycle during short peaks.

Level of Service E: Represents traffic characterized by slow movement and frequent (although momentary) stoppages. This type of congestion is considered severe, but is not uncommon at peak traffic hours, with frequent stopping, long-standing queues, and blocked intersections.

Level of Service F: Describes unsatisfactory stop-and-go traffic characterized by "traffic jams" and stoppages of long duration. Vehicles at signalized intersections usually have to wait through one or more signal changes, and "upstream" intersections may be blocked by the long queues.

Linkage (1) : A connection between Core Areas with adequate size, configuration, and vegetation characteristics to generally provide for "live-in" habitat and/or provide for genetic flow for identified Planning Species.

Linkage (2): With respect to jobs/housing balance, a program designed to offset the impact of employment on housing need within a community, whereby project approval is conditioned on the provision of housing units or the payment of an equivalent in-lieu fee. The linkage program must establish the cause-and-effect relationship between a new commercial or industrial development and the increased demand for housing.

Listed : A listed species is one which is protected under the Federal or California Endangered Species Act. Listing categories include: Threatened, Endangered, Species of Special Concern, State Protected Species, Federally Proposed Threatened or Endangered, and Federally Petitioned Threatened or Endangered.

Live-In Habitat : Habitat that contains the necessary components to support key life history requirements of a species, e.g., year-round habitat for permanent residents or breeding habitat for migrant species.

Live-work Quarters: Buildings or spaces within buildings that are used jointly for commercial and residential purposes where the residential use of the space is secondary or accessory to the primary use as a place of work.

Local Permittees : The Regional Conservation Authority, the County, County Flood Control, County Parks, County Waste, RCTC, and the cities.

Locality : An area with multiple occurrences of a species based on the MSHCP species occurrence data base or literature citations as noted in individual species accounts.

Long-Term SKR HCP : The Long-Term Stephens’ Kangaroo Rat Habitat Conservation Plan in western Riverside County dated March 1996, more particularly described in Section 16.2 of the IA.

Low-income Household: A household with an annual income usually no greater than 80 percent of the area median family income adjusted by household size, as determined by a survey of incomes conducted by a city or a county, or in the absence of such a survey, based on the latest available eligibility limits established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Section 8 housing program.

Maintenance Activities : Those Covered Activities that include the ongoing maintenance of public facilities as described in Section 7.0 of the MSHCP.

Major Amendments : Those proposed amendments to the MSHCP and the IA as described in Section 20.5 of the IA and Section 6.10 of the MSHCP.

Management Unit : Broad areas planned to be consolidated for overall unified management of the MSHCP Conservation Area. Five management units have been defined and are depicted in Figure 5-1 of the MSHCP Plan, Volume I.

Manufactured Housing: Residential structures that are constructed entirely in the factory, and which since June 15, 1976, have been regulated by the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 under the administration of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

MBTA : Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (50 C.F.R., Section 21, et seq.) and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended.

MBTA Special Purpose Permit : A permit issued by the USFWS under 50 Code of Federal Regulations, section 21.27, authorizing Take under the MBTA of the Covered Species Adequately Conserved listed as endangered or threatened under FESA in connection with the Covered Activities.

Mean Sea Level: The average altitude of the sea surface for all tidal stages.

Median Strip: The dividing area, either paved or landscaped, between opposing lanes of traffic on a roadway.

Mima Mound : A large hump of soil in a vernal pool grassland. Mima mounds can be a few inches to a few feet high.

Ministerial Approvals: Certain city approvals involving little or no judgment by the City prior to issuance but that could have adverse impacts to Covered Species and their habitats.

Minor Amendments : Minor changes to the MSHCP and the IA as defined in Section 20.4 of the IA and Section 6.10 of the MSHCP.

Mitigation: Measures undertaken to diminish or compensate for the negative impacts of a project or activity on the environment, including: (a) avoiding the impact altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action; (b) minimizing impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its implementation; (c) rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected environment; (d) reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the action; or (e) compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute resources or environments.

Mitigation Lands : Subset of Additional Reserve Lands totaling approximately 103,000 acres, comprised of approximately 97,000 acres contributed by local Permittees, and approximately 6,000 acres contributed by State Permittees.

Minipark: Small neighborhood park of approximately one acre or less.

Mixed-use: Properties on which various uses, such as office, commercial, institutional, and residential, are combined in a single building or on a single site in an integrated development project with significant functional interrelationships and a coherent physical design. A "single site" may include contiguous properties.

Mobile Home: A structure, transportable in one or more sections, built on a permanent chassis and designed for use as a single family dwelling unit and which (1) has a minimum of 400 square feet of living space; (2) has a minimum width in excess of 102 inches; (3) is connected to all available permanent utilities; and (4) is (a) tied down to a permanent foundation on a lot either owned or leased by the homeowner or (b) is set on piers, with wheels removed and skirted, in a mobile home park.

Moderate-income Household: A household with an annual income between the lower income eligibility limits and 120 percent of the area median family income adjusted by household size, usually as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Section 8 housing program.

Modular Unit: A factory-fabricated, transportable building or major component designed for use by itself or for incorporation with similar units on-site into a structure for residential, commercial, educational, or industrial use. Differs from mobile homes and manufactured housing by (in addition to lacking an integral chassis or permanent hitch to allow future movement) being subject to California housing law design standards. California standards are more restrictive than federal standards in some respects (e.g., plumbing and energy conservation). Also called Factory-built Housing and regulated by state law of that title.

Monitoring Program Administrator: The individual responsible for administering the Monitoring Program.

MSHCP : Western Riverside County Multiple species Habitat Conservation Plan, a comprehensive habitat conservation planning program that address multiple species’ needs, including habitat, and the preservation of native vegetation in western Riverside County, as depicted in Exhibit A of the IA.

MSHCP Conservation Area : Approximately 500,000 acres comprised of approximately 347,000 acres of Public/Quasi-Public Lands and approximately 153,000 acres of Additional Reserve Lands. The MSHCP Conservation Area will provide for the conservation of the covered species.

MSHCP Area/MSHCP Plan Area : The boundaries of the MSHCP, consisting of an approximate 1,966-square mile area in western Riverside County, as depicted in Exhibit B.

Multiple Family Building: A detached building designed and used exclusively as a dwelling by three or more families occupying separate suites.

Narrow Endemic Plant Species : Plant species that are highly restricted by their habitat affinities, edaphic requirements, or other ecological factors, and for which specific conservation measures have been identified in Section 6.1.3 of the MSHCP, Volume I.

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C., Section 4321-4335) and all rules, regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended. For the MSHCP, USFWS is the lead agency under NEPA as defined in 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1508.16.

Natural Community Conservation Planning Program: A habitat conservation program instituted by the State of California in 1991 to encourage the preservation of natural communities before species within those communities are threatened with extinction.

Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP) : A plan prepared under the Natural Community Conservation Planning Program designed to conserve natural communities at the ecosystems scale while accommodating compatible land use.

Natural State: The condition existing prior to development.

NCCP Act : California Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (California Fish and Game Code, Section 2800 et seq.) including all regulation promulgated thereunder, as amended.

NCCP Permit : The Permit issued in accordance with the IA by CDFG under the NCCP Act to permit the take of identified species, including rare species, species listed under CESA as threatened or endangered, a species that is a candidate for listing, and unlisted species.

Neighborhood: A planning area commonly identified as such in a community’s planning documents, and by the individuals residing and working within the neighborhood. Documentation may include a map prepared for planning purposes, on which the names and boundaries of the neighborhood are shown.

Neighborhood Park: City- or county-owned land intended to serve the recreation needs of people living or working within one-half mile radius of the park.

Neighborhood Unit: According to one widely accepted concept of planning, the neighborhood unit should be the basic building block of the city. It is based on the elementary school, with other community facilities located at its center and arterial streets at its perimeter. The distance from the school to the perimeter should be a comfortable walking distance for a school-age child; there would be no through traffic uses. Limited industrial or commercial would occur on the perimeter where arterials intersect. This was a model for American suburban development after World War II.

Neotraditional Development: An approach to land use planning and urban design that promotes the building of neighborhoods with a mix of uses and housing types, architectural variety, a central public gathering place, interconnecting streets and alleys, and edges defined by greenbelts or boulevards. The basic goal is integration of the activities of potential residents with work, shopping, recreation, and transit all within walking distance.

New Agricultural Lands : The acreage converted to Agricultural Operations after the Effective Date of the IA, as described in Section 11.3 of the IA and Section 6.2 of the MSHCP.

New Agricultural Lands Cap : A designated maximum number of acres of New Agricultural Land within the Criteria Area, as described in Section 11.3 of the IA and Section 6.2 of the MSHCP.

Non-conforming Use: A use that was valid when brought into existence, but by subsequent regulation becomes no longer conforming. "Non-conforming use" is a generic term and includes (1) non-conforming structures (by virtue of size, type of construction, location on land, or proximity to other structures), (2) non-conforming use of a conforming building, (3) non-conforming use of a non-conforming building, and (4) non-conforming use of land. Thus, any use lawfully existing on any piece of property that is inconsistent with a new or amended general plan, and that in turn is a violation of a zoning ordinance amendment subsequently adopted in conformance with the general plan, will be a non-conforming use. Typically, non-conforming uses are permitted to continue for a designated period of time, subject to certain restrictions.

Non-contiguous Habitat Block : A block of habitat not connected to other habitat areas via a Linkage or Constrained Linkage.

No Surprises Assurance-Federal : Provided Permittees are implementing the terms and conditions of the IA and the Permit(s), the USFWS can only require additional mitigation for Covered Species Adequately Conserved beyond that provided for in the MSHCP as a result of Unforeseen Circumstances in accordance with the "No Surprises" regulations at 50 Code of Federal Regulations sections 17.22(b)(5) and 17.32(b)(5) and as discussed in Chapter 6.8 of the MSHCP.

Notice (of Hearing): A legal document announcing the opportunity for the public to present its views to an official representative or board of a public agency concerning an official action pending before the agency.

Open-Space Land: Any parcel or area of land or water that is essentially unimproved and devoted to an open-space use for the purposes of (1) the preservation of natural resources, (2) the managed production of resources, (3) outdoor recreation, or (4) public health and safety.

Ordinance: A law or regulation set forth and adopted by a governmental authority, usually a city or county.

Other Species : Species that are not identified as Covered Species under the MSHCP.

Outdoor Recreation Use: A privately or publicly owned or operated use providing facilities for outdoor recreation activities.

Overlay: A land use designation on the General Plan Land Use Map, or a zoning designation on a zoning map, that modifies the basic underlying designation in some specific manner.

Parcel : A lot in single ownership or under single control, usually considered a unit for purposes of development.

Park Land; Parkland : Land that is publicly owned or controlled for the purpose of providing parks, recreation, or open-space for public use.

Parking, Shared: A public or private parking area used jointly by two or more uses.

Parking Area, Public: An open area, excluding a street or other public way, used for the parking of automobiles and available to the public, whether for free or for compensation.

Parking Management: An evolving Transportation Demand Management technique designed to obtain maximum utilization from a limited number of parking spaces. Can involve pricing and preferential treatment for HOVs, non-peak period users, and short-term users.

Parking Ratio: The number of parking spaces provided per 1,000 square feet of floor area (e.g., 2:1 or "two per thousand.")

Parking Space, Compact: A parking space (usually 7.5 feet wide by 16 feet long when perpendicular to a driveway or aisle) permitted in some localities on the assumption that many modern cars are significantly smaller, and require less room, than a standard automobile. A standard parking space, when perpendicular to a driveway or aisle, is usually 8.5 feet wide by 18 feet long.

Parks: Open-space lands whose primary purpose is recreation.

Parkway: An expressway or freeway designed for non-commercial traffic only; usually located within a strip of landscaped park or natural vegetation.

Parkway Strip: A piece of land located between the rear of a curb and the front of a sidewalk, usually used for planting low ground cover and/or street trees, also known as "planter strip."

Participating Special Entity : Any regional public facility provider, such as a utility company or a public district or agency, that operates and/or owns land within the MSHCP Area and that applies for Incidental Take Authorization pursuant to Section 11 of the IA.

Party and Parties : The signatories to the IA, namely the Regional Conservation Authority, the County, Flood Control, RCTC, the Cities, Caltrans, State Parks, USFWS, CDFG, and any other city within the Plan Area that incorporates after the Effective Date and complies with Section 11.6 of the IA.

Permit(s) : Collectively, the Section 10(a) Permit and NCCP Permit issued by the Wildlife Agencies to Permittees for take of Covered Species Adequately Conserved pursuant to the MSHCP and the IA.

Permittees : The Regional Conservation Authority, the County, Flood Control, RCTC, the Cities, Caltrans, and State Parks.

Plan Area : See "MSHCP Area."

Plan Line: A precise line that establishes future rights-of-way along any portion of an existing or proposed street or highway and which 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.

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 Agreement : The document prepared pursuant to the NCCP Act to guide development of the MSHCP, that is contained in Appendix A of the MSHCP, Volume I.

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 (§65100) which 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.

Planning Species : Subsets of Covered Species that are identified to provide guidance for Reserve Assembly in Cores and Linkages and/or Area Plans.

Plan Participants : The Regional Conservation Authority, the County, County Flood Control, County Parks, County Waste, RCTC, the Cities, Caltrans, State Parks, and others receiving Take Authorization under the Permit(s).

Population: A group of individuals of a given species that inhabits a relatively well-defined geographic area and has the opportunity to interbreed freely.

Poverty Level: As used by the U.S. Census, families and unrelated individuals are classified as being above or below the poverty level based on a poverty index that provides a range of income cutoffs or "poverty thresholds" varying by size of family, number of children, and age of householder. The income cutoffs are updated each year to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index.

Preserve: noun: an area set apart for the protection of wildlife and natural resources. verb: to keep in safety; protect from danger or harm; to keep intact or unimpaired; maintain. Preservation and conservation are similar terms and are used in much the same way. Preservation connotes the act of securing the land and its values, whereas conservation generally is broader and includes activities such as management of the land and its resources.

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.

Public/Quasi-Public Lands : Subset of MSHCP Conservation Area lands totaling approximately 347,000 acres of lands known to be in public/private ownership and expected to be managed for open space value and/or in a manner that contributes to the Conservation of Covered Species (including lands contained in existing reserves) as depicted in Figure 3-1 of the MSHCP, Volume I.

Rare: A species (plant or animal) existing in such small numbers throughout all or a significant portion of its range that it may become endangered or threatened (as defined by CESA or FESA) if its environment worsens.

RCIP : Riverside County Integrated Project.

RCTC : Riverside County Transportation Commission, created pursuant to California Public Utilities Code section 130050.

Recreation, Active: A type of recreation or activity that requires the use of organized play areas including, but not limited to, softball, baseball, football and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts and various forms of children’s play equipment.

Recreation, Passive: Type of recreation or activity that does not require the use of organized play areas.

Redevelop: To demolish existing buildings; or to increase the overall floor area existing on a property; or both; irrespective of whether a change occurs in land use.

Regional: Pertaining to activities or economies at a scale greater than that of a single jurisdiction, and affecting a broad geographic area.

Regional Conservation Authority (RCA) : The Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority, a joint regional authority formed by the County and the Cities to provide primary policy direction for implementation of the MSHCP, as set forth in Section 6.6 of the MSHCP and Section 11.2 of the IA.

Regional Housing Needs Plan/Share: A quantification by a Council of Governments or by the Housing and Community Development Department of the State of California of existing and projected housing need, by household income group, for all localities within a region.

Regional Park: A park typically 150-500 acres in size focusing on activities and natural features not included in most other types of parks and often based on a specific scenic or recreational opportunity.

Rehabilitation: The repair, preservation, and/or improvement of substandard housing.

Reserve Assembly : Acquisition and conservation of Additional Reserve Lands.

Reserve Managers : The entities managing identified portions of the MSHCP Conservation Area for the benefit of the Covered Species as described in Section 6.6 of the MSHCP, Volume I.

Reserve Management Oversight Committee (RMOC) : The committee established by the Executive Director to provide biological, technical, and operational expertise for implementation of the MSHCP, including oversight of the MSHCP Conservation Area as described in Section 11.2.6 of the IA and 6.6.4 of the MSHCP.

Reserve Management Plan(s) : The plan(s) setting forth management practices for identified portions of the MSHCP Conservation Area prepared and adopted as described in Section 5.0 of the MSHCP, Volume I.

Residential, Multiple Family : Usually three or more dwelling units on a single site, which may be in the same or separate buildings.

Residential, Single Family : A single dwelling unit on a building site.

Rezoning : An amendment to the map and/or text of a zoning ordinance to effect a change in the nature, density, or intensity of uses allowed in a zoning district and/or on a designated parcel or land area.

Rough Step : A Reserve Assembly accounting process to monitor conservation and loss of specified habitats within the Criteria Area.

Rough Step Analysis Unit : A geographic unit within which Rough Step is tracked. Rough Step Analysis Units are depicted in Figure 6-6 of the MSHCP, Volume I.

Rural Mountainous : A County of Riverside General Plan land use designation permitting single-family residential uses with a minimum lot size of 10 acres with limited animal keeping and agricultural uses allowed; characterizes areas of at least 10 acres where a minimum of 70 percent of the area has slopes of 25 percent or greater.

Scoping : Under NEPA, a process whereby other agencies and the public are given the opportunity to bring to the attention of the lead agency significant issues which should be included in the EIS. This enables the lead agency to focus the EIS on a particular range of actions, alternatives, and impacts.

Second Unit: A self-contained living unit, either attached to or detached from, and in addition to, the primary residential unit on a single lot.

Section 8 Rental Assistance Program: A federal (HUD) rent-subsidy program that is one of the main sources of federal housing assistance for low-income households. The program operates by providing "housing assistance payments" to owners, developers, and public housing agencies to make up the difference between the "Fair Market Rent" of a unit (set by HUD) and the household’s contribution toward the rent, which is calculated at 30 percent of the household’s adjusted gross monthly income (GMI). "Section 8" includes programs for new construction, existing housing, and substantial or moderate housing rehabilitation.

Section 10(a) Permit : The permit issued by the USFWS to Permittees, pursuant to 16 United States Code section 1539(a), authorizing Incidental Take of Covered Species.

Seismic: Caused by or subject to earthquakes or earth vibrations.

Seniors: Persons age 62 and older.

Shared Living: The occupancy of a dwelling unit by persons of more than one family in order to reduce housing expenses and provide social contact, mutual support, and assistance. Shared living facilities serving six or fewer persons are permitted in all residential districts by Section 1566.3 of the California Health and Safety Code.

Single Family Dwelling, Attached: A dwelling unit occupied or intended for occupancy by only one household that is structurally connected with at least one other such dwelling unit.

Single Family Dwelling, Detached: A dwelling unit occupied or intended for occupancy by only one household that is structurally independent from any other such dwelling unit or structure intended for residential or other use.

Single Room Occupancy: A single room, typically 80-250 square feet, with a sink and closet, but that requires the occupant to share a communal bathroom, shower, and kitchen.

Site: A parcel of land used or intended for one use or a group of uses and having frontage on a public or an approved private street. A lot.

Species: Any distinct population of wildlife that interbreeds when mature.

Specific Plan: A tool authorized by Government Code §65450 et seq. for the systematic implementation of the general plan for a defined portion of a community’s planning area. A specific plan must specify in detail the land uses, public and private facilities needed to support the land uses, phasing of development, standards for the conservation, development, and use of natural resources, and a program of implementation measures, including financing measures.

Standards: (1) A rule or measure establishing a level of quality or quantity that must be complied with or satisfied. Government Code §65302 requires that general plans spell out the objectives, principles, "standards," and proposals of the general plan. Examples of standards might include the number of acres of park land per 1,000 population that the community will attempt to acquire and improve, or the "traffic Level of Service" (LOS) that the plan hopes to attain. (2) Requirements in a zoning ordinance that govern building and development as distinguished from use restrictions S for example, site-design regulations such as lot area, height limit, frontage, landscaping, and floor area ratio.

State Assurances : Except for the provisions in Section 15.5 of the IA, provided permittees are implementing the terms and conditions of the MSHCP, the IA, and the Permits, if there are Unforseen Circumstances, the CDFG shall not require additional land, water or financial compensation or additional restrictions on the use of land, water, or other natural resources for the life of the NCCP Permit without the consent of the Permittees, unless the CDFG determines that continued implementation of the IA, the MSHCP, and/or the Permits would jeopardize the continued existence of a covered species, or as required by law and would therefore lead to NCCP Permit revocation or suspension.

State Parks : California Department of Parks and Recreation, a department of the California Resources Agency.

State Permittees : Caltrans and State Parks.

Stock Cooperative Housing: Multiple-family ownership housing in which the occupant of a unit holds a share of stock in a corporation that owns the structure in which the unit is located.

Streets, Local: See "Streets, Minor."

Streets, Major: The transportation network that includes a hierarchy of freeways, arterials, and collectors to service through traffic.

Streets, Minor: Local streets not shown on the Circulation Plan, Map, or Diagram, whose primary intended purpose is to provide access to fronting properties.

Streets, Through: Streets that extend continuously between other major streets in the community.

Structure: Anything constructed or erected that requires location on the ground (excluding swimming pools, fences, and walls used as fences).

Subdivision: The division of a tract of land into defined lots, either improved or unimproved, which can be separately conveyed by sale or lease, and which can be altered or developed. "Subdivision" includes a condominium project as defined in §1350 of the California Civil Code and a community apartment project as defined in §11004 of the Business and Professions Code.

Subdivision Map Act: Section 66410 et seq. of the California Government Code, this act vests in local legislative bodies the regulation and control of the design and improvement of subdivisions, including the requirement for tentative and final maps.

Subregional: Pertaining to a portion of a region.

Substandard Housing: Residential dwellings that, because of their physical condition, do not provide safe and sanitary housing.

Sustainability: Community use of natural resources in a way that does not jeopardize the ability of future generations to live and prosper.

Sustainable Development: Development that maintains or enhances economic opportunity and community well-being while protecting and restoring the natural environment upon which people and economies depend. Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (Source: Minnesota State Legislature)

Take : The definition of such term in FESA with regard to species listed under FESA, and the definition of such term in the California Fish and Game Code with regard to species listed under CESA.

Take Authorization : The ability to incidentally take species pursuant to the Section 10(a) Permit and/or the NCCP Permit.

Tax Increment: Additional tax revenues that result from increases in property values within a redevelopment area. State law permits the tax increment to be earmarked for redevelopment purposes but requires at least 20 percent to be used to increase and improve the community’s supply of very low- and low-income housing.

Telecommuting: An arrangement in which a worker is at home or in a location other than the primary place of work, and communicates with the workplace and conducts work via wireless or telephone lines, using modems, fax machines, or other electronic devices in conjunction with computers.

Third Party Granted Take Authorization : Any Third Party that received Third Party Take Authorization in compliance with Section 17 of the IA.

Third Party Take Authorization : Take Authorization received by a landowner, developer, farming interest, or other public or private entity from the Permittees pursuant to Section 17 of the IA, thereby receiving Take Authority for Covered Species pursuant to the provisions of the MSHCP and IA.

Threatened Species : Those species listed as threatened under FESA and CESA.

Townhouse; Townhome: A one-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more common and fire-resistant walls. Townhouses usually have separate utilities; however, in some condominium situations, common areas are serviced by utilities purchased by a homeowners association on behalf of all townhouse members of the association.

Traffic Model: A mathematical representation of traffic movement within an area or region based on observed relationships between the kind and intensity of development in specific areas. Many traffic models operate on the theory that trips are produced by persons living in residential areas and are attracted by various non-residential land uses.

Transfer of Development Rights: Also known as "Transfer of Development Credits," a program that can relocate potential development from areas where proposed land use or environmental impacts are considered undesirable (the "donor" site) to another ("receiver") site chosen on the basis of its ability to accommodate additional units of development beyond that for which it was zoned, with minimal environmental, social, and aesthetic impacts.

Transit: The conveyance of persons or goods from one place to another by means of a local, public transportation system.

Transit, Public: A system of regularly-scheduled buses and/or trains available to the public on a fee-per-ride basis. Also called "Mass Transit."

Transit-dependent: Refers to persons unable to operate automobiles or other motorized vehicles, or those who do not own motorized vehicles. Transit-dependent citizens must rely on transit, para-transit, or owners of private vehicles for transportation. Transit-dependent citizens include the young, the handicapped, the elderly, the poor, and those with prior violations in motor vehicle laws.

Transit-oriented Development (TOD): A mixed-use community within an average 2,000foot walking distance of a transit stop and core commercial area. TODs mix residential, retail, office, and public uses in a walkable environment, making it convenient for residents and employees to travel by transit, bicycle, foot, or car.

Transitional Housing: Shelter provided to the homeless for an extended period, often as long as 18 months, and generally integrated with other social services and counseling programs to assist in the transition to self-sufficiency through the acquisition of a stable income and permanent housing.

Transportation Demand Management (TDM): A strategy for reducing demand on the road system by reducing the number of vehicles using the roadways and/or increasing the number of persons per vehicle. TDM attempts to reduce the number of persons who drive alone on the roadway during the commute period and to increase the number in carpools, vanpools, buses and trains, walking, and biking. TDM can be an element of TSM (see below).

Transportation Systems Management (TSM): A comprehensive strategy developed to address the problems caused by additional development, increasing trips, and a shortfall in transportation capacity. Transportation Systems Management focuses on more efficiently utilizing existing highway and transit systems rather than expanding them. TSM measures are characterized by their low cost and quick implementation time frame, such as computerized traffic signals, metered freeway ramps, and one-way streets.

Trip: A one-way journey that proceeds from an origin to a destination via a single mode of transportation; the smallest unit of movement considered in transportation studies. Each trip has one "production end" (or origin S often from home, but not always), and one "attraction end" (destination). (See "Traffic Model.")

Trip Generation: The dynamics that account for people making trips in automobiles or by means of public transportation. Trip generation is the basis for estimating the level of use for a transportation system and the impact of additional development or transportation facilities on an existing, local transportation system. Trip generations of households are correlated with destinations that attract household members for specific purposes.

Truck Route: A path of circulation required for all vehicles exceeding set weight or axle limits, a truck route follows major arterials through commercial or industrial areas and avoids sensitive areas.

Unforeseen Circumstances : Changes in circumstances affecting a Covered Species Adequately Conserved or geographic area covered by the MSHCP that could not reasonably have been anticipated by the Parties at the time of the MSHCP’s negotiation and development, and that result in a substantial and adverse change in the status of the Covered Species Adequately Conserved. The term "Unforseen Circumstances" as defined in the IA is intended to have the same meaning as it is used to define the limit of the Permittees’ obligation on the "No Surprises" regulations set forth in 50 code of Federal Regulations sections 17.22 (b)(5) and 17.32 (b)(5).

Uniform Building Code (UBC): A national, standard building code that sets forth minimum standards for construction.

Uniform Housing Code (UHC): State housing regulations governing the condition of habitable structures with regard to health and safety standards, and which provide for the conservation and rehabilitation of housing in accordance with the Uniform Building Code (UBC).

Unlisted Species : A species that is not listed as endangered or threatened under FESA or CESA or other applicable State or federal law.

USFWS : United States Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior.

Urban: Of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a city. Urban areas are generally characterized by moderate and higher density residential development (i.e., three or more dwelling units per acre), commercial development, and industrial development, and the availability of public services required for that development, specifically central water and sewer, an extensive road network, public transit, and other such services (e.g., safety and emergency response). Development not providing such services may be "nonurban" or "rural" (See "Urban Land Use") CEQA defines "urbanized area" as an area that has a population density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile (Public Resources Code Section 21080.14(b)).

Urban Design: The attempt to give form, in terms of both beauty and function, to selected urban areas or to whole cities. Urban design is concerned with the location, mass, and design of various urban components and combines elements of urban planning, architecture, and landscape architecture.

Urban Land Use: Residential, commercial, or industrial land use in areas where urban services are available.

Urban Services: Utilities (such as water, gas, electricity, and sewer) and public services (such as police, fire, schools, parks, and recreation) provided to an urbanized or urbanizing area.

Urban/Wildlands Interface : The area where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetation.

Vegetation Community : A group of plants that tends to occur together in consistent, definable groups based on typical constituents as depicted on the MSHCP Vegetation Map, Figure 2-1 of the MSHCP, Volume I.

Vehicle-Miles Traveled (VMT): A key measure of overall street and highway use. Reducing VMT is often a major objective in efforts to reduce vehicular congestion and achieve regional air quality goals.

Very Low-income Household: A household with an annual income usually no greater than 50 percent of the area median family income adjusted by household size, as determined by a survey of incomes conducted by a city or a county, or in the absence of such a survey, based on the latest available eligibility limits established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Section 8 housing program.

Vision Statement : A document setting forth the goals and objectives of a proposed project or action.

Volume-to-Capacity Ratio: A measure of the operating capacity of a roadway or intersection, in terms of the number of vehicles passing through, divided by the number of vehicles that theoretically could pass through when the roadway or intersection is operating at its designed capacity. Abbreviated as V/C. At a V/C ratio of 1.0, the roadway or intersection is operating at capacity. If the ratio is less than 1.0, the traffic facility has additional capacity. Although ratios slightly greater than 1.0 are possible, it is more likely that the peak hour will elongate into a "peak period."

Watercourse: Natural or once natural flowing (perennially or intermittently) water including rivers, streams, and creeks. Includes natural waterways that have been channelized, but does not include manmade channels, ditches, and underground drainage and sewage systems.

Watershed: The total area above a given point on a watercourse that contributes water to its flow; the entire region drained by a waterway or watercourse that drains into a lake, or reservoir.

Waterway: See "Watercourse."

Wildlife Agencies : The USFWS and CDFG, collectively.

Wildlife Corridor: A wildlife corridor is a linear landscape feature that allows animal movement between two patches of habitat or between habitat and sources of essential resources.

Williamson Act: Known formally as the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, it was designed as an incentive to retain prime agricultural land and open space in agricultural use, thereby slowing its conversion to urban and suburban development. The program entails a 10-year contract between the City or County and an owner of land whereby the land is taxed on the basis of its agricultural use rather than the market value. The land becomes subject to certain enforceable restrictions, and certain conditions need to be met prior to approval of an agreement.