Tax on retail products and some services based on a percentage of the purchase price

Minimum distance by which a building or structure must be separated from lot line

Urban planning model that concentrates development in city centers and around public transportation, emphasizing pedestrian-friendly, higher density, mixed-use development

Detailed policy plan or set of regulations that supports the General Plan in a specific geographic area or site

Development that meets the needs of the present population without exhausting resources and compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Any government action that denies economically viable use of property, or causes a “substantial” reduction in property values

See ad valorum tax, parcel tax, pari-mutuel tax, property tax, sales tax, transfer tax, wager tax)

Tool, only used by redevelopment agencies, to fund development by “capturing” increased future property taxes (“the increment”) in a designated zone, which will be generated by the new development; only used ...

Increase in congestion, worsening of level of service, or reductions in road safety and efficiency as a result of development

Tax imposed when title to real property is transferred from one person (or entity) to another

Community comprised of multiple uses, within walking distance (average of 2,000 feet) of transit stop and core commercial area

Adjustment of specific zoning regulations on particular piece of property

See “pari-mutuel tax”

Activities not directly dependent upon access to a body of water, but which provide goods and services directly associated with waterdependent or waterway uses

An area inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support vegetation adapted for life in saturated soil conditions; includes swamps, marshes, bogs; tidal wetland: ...

Re-establishing wetland characteristics and habitats, which have been lost due to man-made alterations or catastrophic events

Lands that contain sufficient food, water, or cover for native terrestrial and aquatic species of animals

Division of a city or county by legislative regulations into areas, which specify allowable uses for real property, and size restrictions for buildings within these areas