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Planning Commission Public Hearing

December 12, 2011

1nd Cycle 2012

Staff Report

CPA 12-12 Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan Text change. Comprehensive

Plan Definition Section

I. PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT

A. Description of Request

Request: This is a publicly-initiated text amendment to consolidate all of the

definitions sections into one for the entire Comprehensive Plan.

Background: Chapter 163 of Florida Statutes outlines the growth management

and comprehensive planning process for local governments in the state of

Florida. The Florida Legislators made substantial changes to this Chapter during

the recent legislative session. House Bill 7207 modified the required content of

the Comprehensive Plan. This has provided an opportunity to update the plan

to more concisely address local issues and to streamline the document by

removing implemented policies and redundant or obsolete language in each

Element.

Summary of Changes:

All Definition Sections found throughout the Comprehensive Plan have

been consolidated into one section.

All duplicate definitions have been deleted.

Terms with multiple definitions, including definitions found in the Land

Development Code, have been reviewed and the most descriptive and

concise definition is retained; the others are deleted.

The result is a much more user friendly and internally consistent set of

definitions for the entire Comprehensive Plan.

B. Review Agency/Department Responses

Copies of agency responses are included as an attachment to this report. No

objections or no significant comments were received regarding this proposed Text

Amendment.

Development Service noted a typographical error regarding the acronym for Adult

Care Facility. The acronym has been revised from ACLF to ACF.

D. Staff Conclusions and Recommendation

The proposed text change to the Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan that

creates a stand-alone Definition Section is consistent with efforts by the County to

streamline and simplify the Comprehensive Plan. The amendment makes the Plan a

more user friendly document by providing all definitions in one location. Currently,

13 of the 15 Plan Elements have separate Definition Sections. These separate sections

consist of 89 pages and 579 terms. With the consolidation, the new stand-alone

Definition Section consists of 66 pages, and because of 72 duplicate definitions, the

number to terms is reduced to 507.

By consolidating all definition sections throughout the plan into one section, internal

consistency is improved, and redundancy is eliminated. Staff recommends that the

Planning Commission Approve CPA 12-12 and forward that recommendation to the

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.

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Proposed Text Amendment

Each Definition Section for each Element has been

consolidated into this section and deleted from the Element

(NEW SECTION) DEFINITIONS

Accessory Unit/Granny Flat: A detached subordinate structure(s), the use of

which is incidental to that of the principal structure and located on the same

lot therewith.

Accessory Use - A use incidental or subordinate to the principal use of a

building or project and located on the same site.

Accountability - The degree of formal arrangement providing for regular services

involving establishment and maintenance of a relationship.

Active Recreation Facilities - Recreation facilities which involve the user in a

direct form of participation such as baseball, softball, golf or aerobic activities.

Activity-based Recreation - Recreation which can be provided almost anywhere

for the convenience of the user. Golf, tennis, baseball, archery, skeet and trap

shooting and playground activities are included. Also may include less

strenuous pastimes such as listening to a band concert in a park, spectator

sports or strolling through a zoo. It can always be provided, assuming the

availability of space and funds for development.

Activity Center - A focal point within the context of a larger, contiguous area

surrounding it. It is an area of concentrated activity that attracts people from

outside its boundaries for purposes of interaction within that area. (FLUE)

Activity Center — A major concentration of employment and commercial

activity, which may be found in suburban as well as in the downtown areas.

Adaptive Reuse - Adoption of existing unused structures to new uses through

rehabilitation, or rehabilitation and reuse of existing abandoned structures for

the same use.

Adjacent - To have property lines or portions thereof in common or facing each

other across a right-of-way, street, or alley.

Adjusted Census Urbanized Area Boundary — An area that encompasses the

entire Census Urbanized Area as well as a surrounding geographic area as

agreed upon by FDOT, FHWA, and the MPO. The Adjusted Census Urbanized

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Area boundary is used by FDOT and FHWA to delimit an area within which to

designate highways by federal functional classification. It is also used by

FDOT in determining highway levels-of-service, access management standards,

and interchange site and justification standards. This boundary is sometimes

called the FHWA Urbanized Area Boundary.

Adult Congregate Living Facility (ACLF) — A residence for the aged which

undertakes through its ownership or management to provide housing, food

services and one or more personal care services to persons not related to the

owner. An ACLF must be licensed by the State Department of Health and

Rehabilitative Services.

Adult Congregate Living Facility - Any building, buildings, section of a building,

or distinct part of a building, residence, private home, boarding- house, home

for the aged or other place, whether operated for profit or not, which

undertakes through its ownership or management to provide, for a period

exceeding twenty-four hours, housing, food services, and one or more personal

care services to persons not related to the owner or operator by blood,

marriage, or adoption and licensed, certified or approved by the State

Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.

Adult Care Facility (ACLF) : Establishment that provides, on a regular basis, assistance or care for five or more unrelated adults for a period of less than 24 hours a day and which receives a payment, fee or grant for the adults attending

the facility, whether or not operated at a profit. (LDC definition)

Ad Valorem - Taxation of real property at a millage rate.

Advanced Secondary Treatment - Secondary waste treatment plus deep-bed

dual media filtration.

Advanced Waste Treatment - Wastewater treatment as defined in Chapter

403.086, Florida Statutes, or as amended in the future, which will provide a

effluent product that

a) Contains not more than the following concentrations:

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD5) 5 mg/l

Suspended Solids 5 mg/l

Total Nitrogen, expressed as N 3 mg/l

Total Phosphorus, expressed as P 1 mg/l

b) Has received high level disinfection, as defined by rule of the

Department of Environmental Protection.

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Advanced Wastewater Treatment - As defined in Chapter 403.086, Florida

Statutes, or as amended in the future.

Adverse Impact (upon a natural resource) - Direct contamination, alteration or

destruction, or that which contributes to the contamination, alteration or

destruction of a natural resource, or portion thereof, to the degree that its

environmental benefits are, or will be, eliminated, reduced, or impaired.

Affordable Housing - Housing which is available at a price or rent not

exceeding 30-35% of a household’s gro ss income. This co st should

include mortgage or rental payments, taxes, insurance and utilities.

Affordable Housing - Housing units where the occupant is paying no more

than 30 percent of gross income for housing costs, including taxes and

utilities.

Affordable Housing: Housing which is available at a price or rent not exceeding 30 percent of a low income household's gross income. Owner occupied housing costs include principal, interest, insurance, and property taxes. Rental housing costs include the contract rent. Low income household is defined as a household with gross income which is at or below 80 percent of median income adjusted for family size, consistent with annually adjusted Department of Housing and Urban Development income guidelines. (LDC Definition)

Agency on Bay Management - An alliance of agencies, organizations and

interest groups for the management of Tampa Bay. The Agency is an arm of

the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council which provides staff and funding to

the Agency.

Agricultural Land - Lands with commercially productive soils and/or in viable

agricultural production.

Agriculture - (Use definition found in the Land Development Code)

Agriculture and Related Uses - Use of land, buildings or structures for uses

such as but not limited to agriculture, animal production units, processing of

agricultural products, agriculture service providers, farm labor housing,

agricultural stands, stables-private and stables-public. (Revised from Land

Development Code, replacing Farm Labor Camps with Farm Labor Housing

and inserting processing of agricultural products and agriculture service

providers.)

Agriculture Market Center - A region that has a concentration of agriculture

production, collection, and/or distribution activities.

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Air Pollution — The undesirable addition to the atmosphere of substances

(gases, liquids and solid particles), which are foreign to the "natural"

atmosphere or which occur in quantities exceeding their natural

concentrations and interfere either with one's health, safety, or comfort or with

full use and enjoyment of one's property.

Airport Clear Zone - A designated area of land which is subject to peak

aircraft noise and on which there is the highest potential of danger from airport

operations.

Airport Facility — Any area of land or water improved, maintained, or

operated by a governmental agency for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, or

privately owned paved runways of 4,000 or more feet in length, and any

appurtenant area which is used for airport buildings, or other airport facilities

or rights-of-way.

Alafia River Canoe Trail - State designated canoe trail pursuant to the Florida

Recreational Act of 1979 (Section 260.014, Florida Statutes) and the Florida

Recreational Trails System Program [Subsection 16D-7.05(9), F.A.C.]. This

canoe trail designation includes the Alafia River from, and including, the

western limit of the Bell Shoals Road right-of-way to, and including, Aldermans

Ford Park.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

— An organization composed of state highway and transportation officials

from all fifty states who develop and improve methods of

administration, design, construction, operation and maintenance of our

nationwide integrated transportation system.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) — Public Law 101-336, prohibits

discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation,

public accommodation, communications, and activities of state and local

government. The ADA focuses on removing barriers that deny individuals with

disabilities an equal opportunity to share in and contribute to the vitality of

American life. The ADA means access to jobs, public accommodations,

government service, public transportation, and telecommunications. In other

words, full participation in, and access to, all aspects of society.

Amnesty Days (Hazardous Waste) - Voluntary program that allows citizens to

bring small quantities of hazardous waste to a central collection facility for

proper disposal.


Annexation - The legal method of attaching an area into an area controlled by

another form of government.

Appropriate - especially suitable or compatible; proper or fitting; or acceptable

or right from a particular viewpoint; adapted to a design.

Appropriate: especially suitable or compatible; proper or fitting; or acceptable or right from a

particular viewpoint; adapted to a design.

Aquatic Preserve - Submerged lands owned or leased by the State of Florida

as identified in Chapter 258, Florida Statutes, that have been set aside in an

essentially natural or existing condition for the benefit of future generations.

Aquifer Recharge - The replenishment of groundwater in an aquifer occurring

primarily as result of infiltration of rainfall, and secondarily by the movement

of water from adjacent aquifers or surface water bodies.

Arbitration - A process whereby a neutral third party or panel listens to the

facts and arguments presented by the parties and renders a decision which

may be binding or non-binding. (per Section 44.301, Florida Statutes, 1987).

Areas of High Aquifer Recharge/Contamination Potential - Areas that, by virtue

of their hydrogeologic characteristics, represent a relatively high aquifer

recharge potential in Hillsborough County (i. e., two surface inches or greater

of water) and a relatively high contamination potential to the underlying

Floridan Aquifer, and for which DRASTIC indices of 160 or greater have been

determined using the USEPA DRASTIC methodology.

Arterial Road — A roadway carrying relatively continuous and high volume

traffic. Trip length is long and operating speed is high. Arterials serve major

through movements between important centers of activity in a metropolitan

area and serve a substantial portion of trips entering or leaving the area.

Primary arterials are for the most part owned by the state, while minor arterials

are generally under the jurisdiction of the state, county or local government.

Arterial Road (Arterial) - Arterials provide service which is relatively continuous

and of relatively high traffic volume, long trip length, and typically higher

operating speed. Arterial roads may have restricted parking, and/or access

control, with signals at important intersections and stop signs on the side

streets. Arterials serve major through movements between important

centers of activity in a metropolitan area and serve a substantial portion of

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trips entering or leaving the area. Every United State-numbered highway is an

arterial road.

Average Daily Traffic (ADT) — The total number of vehicles passing a point or

segment of road (in both directions), over a 24-hour period, and usually

measured throughout a year.

Beach - The zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the

mean low water line to the place where there is marked change in material or

physiographic form, or to the line of permanent vegetation, usually the effective

limit of storm waves. "Beach", as used in the Coastal Management and Port

Element (CME) requirements, is limited to oceanic and estuarine shorelines.

Best Available Control Technology (Air Pollution) - An air quality emission

limitation, including a visible emissions standard, based on the maximum

degree of reduction of each pollutant emitted that, on a case-by-case basis,

taking into account energy, environmental and economic impacts, and other

costs, is determined to be achievable through application of production

processes and available methods, systems, and techniques (including fuel

cleaning or treatment or innovative fuel combustion techniques) for control of

each such pollutant. A design, equipment, work practice, operational

standard, or combination thereof, may be prescribed instead to satisfy the

requirement for the application of this technology.

Best Management Practice (BMP) - Method or combination of methods

determined after problem assessment, examination of alternative practices, and

appropriate public participation, to be the most effective and practicable means

of reducing or preventing non-point source pollution to levels compatible with

water quality goals. These measures could include both structural (e.g.,

sediment/debris basins, wetland impoundment of agricultural runoff, etc.) and

non-structural (e.g., street vacuuming, deferred grazing systems, etc.)

approaches to abatement of non-point source pollution, and would vary on a

regional and local basis depending on the nature of the problems, climate,

physical characteristics, land use, soil types and conditions and other factors.

Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Schedules of activities, prohibitions of

practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to

prevent or reduce pollutants from entering Hillsborough County's Municipal

Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) or being discharged from the MS4. BMPs

include, but are not limited to, both structural and nonstructural treatment


methods and practices to control the discharge of pollutants.

Bicycle — A vehicle having two tandem wheels, either of which is more than

16" in diameter or having three wheels in contact with the ground any of which

is more than 16" in diameter, propelled solely by human power, upon which

any person or persons may ride.

Bicycle Facilities — A general term denoting improvements and provisions

made to accommodate or encourage bicycling, including parking facilities,

mapping all bikeways, and shared roadways not specifically designated for

bicycle use.

Bike Lane: A corridor expressly reserved for bicycles, existing on a street or

roadway in addition to any lanes for use by motorized vehicles.

Bicycle Lane (Bike Lane) — A portion of a roadway, 4 feet minimum width, that

has been designated by striping, signing and pavement markings for the

preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists.

Bike Lane: A corridor expressly reserved for bicycles, existing on a street or

roadway in addition to any lanes for use by motorized vehicles.

Bicycle Path (Bike Path) — A bikeway physically separated from motorized

vehicular traffic by an open space or barrier and either within the highway

right of way or within an independent right-of-way.

Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) — An ongoing committee

appointed by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.

Originally established as the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) in 1977, the

BPAC provides input and direction on bicycle-related issues to the

Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the local

governments in Hillsborough County.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Way — Any road, path, or way which is open to

bicycle travel and traffic afoot and from which motor vehicles are excluded.

Bicycle Route (Bike Route) — A segment of a system of bikeways designated by

the jurisdiction having authority with appropriate directional and informational

markers, with or without a specific bicycle route number.

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Blighted Area - An area in which there are a substantial number of slum,

deteriorated, or deteriorating structures and conditions which endanger life or

property by fire or other causes or one or more of the following factors which

substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of a county or municipality

and is a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present

condition and use; predominance of defective or inadequate street layout;

faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness;

unsanitary or unsafe conditions; deterioration of site or other improvements;

tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land; and

diversity of ownership or defective or unusual conditions of title which prevent

the free alienability of land within the deteriorated or hazardous area.

Boarding House - A building or group of buildings containing in combination

three or more lodging units intended primarily for rental or lease for periods of

longer than one week, with or without board. No personal care services shall

be provided at this facility.

BOD5 - Five-day biochemical oxygen demand is a test performed to determine

the amount of oxygen microorganisms would use during decomposition of

organic matter.

Bona Fide Agriculture - Good faith commercial agricultural use of the land.

(From F.S 193.461)

Brownfield - A site which has remained undeveloped or underused due to real

or perceived environmental contamination; often a site of previous industrial

use.

Brownfield: A site which has remained undeveloped or underused due to real or perceived

environmental contamination; often a site of previous industrial use.

Buffer – As the term is used in the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element

it is an area of undisturbed or appropriately managed vegetation surrounding a

natural resource that is utilized to minimize man-induced disturbances,

including the secondary impacts of development.

Buffer - Open spaces, landscaped areas, fences, walls, berms, or any

combination thereof used to physically and visually separate one use or

property from another in order to mitigate the impacts of noise, light, or other

nuisance. 8 Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan Definitions

As the term is used in the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element it is an

area of undisturbed or appropriately managed vegetation surrounding a

natural resource that is utilized to minimize man-induced disturbances,

including the secondary impacts of development.

Buffer Area: An area or space separating an outdoor recreation area from

influences which would tend to depreciate essential recreational values of the

outdoor recreation area. Buffer areas are needed especially in cases such as

wilderness areas, where the values involved are fragile or volatile, or where the

outside influences are of a particularly harsh and incompatible nature, as in

urban or industrial areas or along a busy highway.

Building Code - A code that establishes construction standards for new

structures and structural improvements.

Bulk Electric Transmission Corridors - Rights-of-way and associated

easements used for the placement of an interconnected group of electric lines

and associated equipment for the movement or transfer of electricity in bulk

between points of supply and points of delivery.

Capacity (Traffic)— The amount or volume of traffic that a roadway can

accommodate at a specified level-of-service.

Capital Budget - The portion of each local government’s budget which is

reserved for capital improvements scheduled for a fiscal year.

Capital Improvement - Capital improvement means land, improvements to

land, structures (including design, permitting, and construction), initial

furnishing and selected equipment (including ambulances, fire apparatus, and

library collection materials). Capital improvements have an expected useful life

of at least 3 years. Other capital costs, such as motor vehicles and motorized

equipment, computers and office equipment, office furnishing, and small tools

are considered in the County's annual budget, but such items are not "capital

improvements" for the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan, or the issuance of

development orders. This definition is consistent with the Capital

Improvements Element.

Capital Improvement - Physical assets constructed or purchased to provide,

improve or replace a public facility and which are large scale and high in cost.

The cost of capital improvement is generally nonrecurring and may require

multi-year financing. For the purposes of this element, physical assets which

have been identified as existing or projected needs in the individual

comprehensive plan elements shall be considered capital improvements.

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Capital Improvement - Land, improvements to land, structures (including

design, permitting, and construction), initial furnishings and selected equipment. Capital improvements have an expected useful life of at least 5

years. Other "capital" costs, such as motor vehicles and motorized equipment, computers and office equipment, office furnishings and small tools are considered in the County's annual operating budget, but such items are not

"capital improvements" for the purposes of the Comprehensive Plan, or the issuance of development orders.

Capital Improvements Element - The element of the comprehensive plan that

provides the evaluation of the need for public facilities, their costs, the

capability of the government to finance and construct improvements and the

scheduling of those improvements.

Capital Improvement Plan - A projected schedule of capital improvement

projects which is based on estimated costs and expected funding levels.

Capital Improvements Program (CIP) - A multi-year (usually five or six)

schedule of capital improvement projects, including cost estimates and

priorities, budgeted to fit financial resources.

Category A Public Facilities - Arterial and collector roads, mass transit, stormwater management, potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, and parks

and recreation facilities owned or operated by Hillsborough County, all of which are addressed in other elements of this Comprehensive Plan.

Category B Public Facilities - Arterial and collector roads, stormwater management, potable water, sanitary, sewer, solid waste, and parks and

recreation facilities owned or operated by federal state and municipal governments, independent districts, and private organizations.

Category C Public Facilities: Public health and public education facilities owned or operated by federal, state, and municipal governments, independent

districts, and private organizations.

CDBG, Block Grant Program - The Community Development Block Grant

Program is Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974

(Public Law 93-383).

Census Tract - A small statistical subdivision of a county. Tracts generally

have stable boundaries. When census tracts are established, they are designed

to be relatively homogeneous areas with respect to population characteristics,

economic status, and living conditions. Tracts generally have between 2,500

and 8,000 residents. 10 Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan Definitions

Centerline Miles of Roadway — Length of a roadway as measured along the

middle of the road.

Central Business District (CBD) — Area within the city which usually

contains the major retail, governmental, service, professional, cultural and

entertainment uses.

Certificate of Capacity - A certification of the determination of capacity issued upon approval of a final development order, such as, a subdivision construction plan, site development plan, DRI Development order, Building Permit, or Development Agreement and requiring the payment of the reservation fee.

Certificate of Occupancy - A document issued by an authorized official setting forth that land, a building or structure, legally complied with the Hillsborough County Building Code, the Land Development Code, the

Hillsborough County "Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan, and other pertinent local and state requirements and that the same may be used for the purpose stated therein.

Civic Use – Uses principally of an institutional nature and serving a public

need such as, churches, schools (public and private), libraries, post office,

police and fire stations, active recreation facilities, day care center, museums

and cultural centers and other similar community facilities.

Civilian Labor Force - The civilian labor force consists of persons classified as

(a) employed or (b) unemployed (see definitions for (a) and (b).

Class I Waters - Potable water supplies as classified and specified in Chapter

62, Florida Administrative Code.

Class II Waters - Shellfish propagation or harvesting water as classified and

specified in Chapter 62, Florida Administrative Code.

Class II Waters - Shellfish propagation or harvesting water as classified and

specified in Chapter 17-3, Florida Administrative Code.

Class III Waters - Waters deemed suitable for recreation, propagation and

protection of fish and wildlife as classified and specified in Chapter 62, Florida

Administrative Code

Cluster Development - A development design technique that concentrates

buildings in specific areas on a site to allow remaining land to be used for

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recreation, common open space, or the preservation of historically or

environmentally sensitive features.

Clustering - The practice of increasing the acreage of preserved wildlife habitat

and/or open space above minimum standards by grouping permitted types of

residential and/or non-residential uses close together rather than distributing

them evenly throughout a site while remaining at/or below the appropriate

gross density ceiling in order to encourage creative site planning and/or protect

natural resources.

Clustering Ratios - This is a measure of the achievement by a project in the

RP-2 category of a minimally acceptable degree of clustering on-site. The

clustering ratio is the ratio of the gross density of the clustered area to the

project's gross density. Project gross density in this instance is calculated on

the gross density acreage. The gross density of the clustered area is calculated

on the total acreage within the clustered area.

Coastal Area - The coastal area includes the coastal waters and adjacent

shorelines that are strongly influenced by one another. The coastal area

extends inland from the shoreline only to the extent necessary to control

shorelands, the uses of which have a direct and significant impact on the

coastal waters. The coastal area consists of two parts: the coastal high hazard

area (CHHA) and the remaining land area. The CHHA is defined as that area

identified in the most current regional hurricane evacuation study as requiring

evacuation during a Category 1 hurricane event. For mapping purposes, the

coastal area is that area proposed for evacuation on the most current

evacuation map (Figure 18 of the Coastal Management Element).

Coastal High Hazard Area - (CHHA) - The area established in the most current

regional hurricane evacuation study as requiring evacuation during a category

one hurricane. Where this definition and any graphic representation of this

area are not consistent, the definition shall govern.

Coastal High Hazard Area - The area below the elevation of the category 1

storm surge line as established by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council

utilizing the Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH)

computerized storm surge model.

Coastal Planning Area - Those portions of Hillsborough County that lie within

the Hurricane Vulnerability Zone (All Evacuation Zones). This area shall also

include water and submerged lands of oceanic water bodies or estuarine water

bodies; shorelines adjacent to such water bodies; coastal barriers; living marine

resources; marine wetlands; water-dependent or water-related facilities on


oceanic or estuarine waters, public access facilities to oceanic beaches or

estuarine shorelines; and all lands adjacent to such occurrences where

development activities would impact the integrity of the above-mentioned land

or water body.

Collector Road — A roadway carrying relatively moderate traffic volume. Trip

length and operating speed are moderate. Collector roads are facilities that

connect and augment the arterial system. Collector roads distribute traffic to

geographic areas smaller than those served by arterials and places more

emphasis on land access.

Collector Road (Collector) - Collector roads collect and distribute traffic

between local roads and/or arterial roads. Collectors are roadways providing

service with relatively moderate traffic volume, moderate trip length, and

moderate operating speed.

Commercial Apartment - A rental dwelling unit that is located within the

same structure commercial retail, service or office use. Commercial

apartments shall be located above said commercial retail, service or office uses.

Commercial Redevelopment and Revitalization Areas – non-residential

areas and corridors in the County with the following challenges:

high incidence of properties in poor condition or functionally obsolete;

high incidence of buildings and sites not in compliance with existing

development codes;

high rates of vacancy and abandonment;

static or declining property values and sales tax receipts;

high levels of poverty, unemployment, and crime; and

public facilities in substandard condition or with capacity deficiencies.

Commercial Uses - Activities within land areas which are predominantly

connected with the sale, rental and distribution of products, or performance of

services.

Committee - Ordinary committees are of two types - standing committees

(which have a continuous existence) and special committees (which go out of

existence as soon as they have completed a specified task). A special (select or

ad hoc) committee is a committee appointed, as the need arises, to carry out a

specific task, at the completion of which - that is, on presentation of its final

report to the assembly - it automatically ceases to exist. The Scott, Foresman

Robert’s Rules of Order: Newly Revised. pp. 407, 409. 1984.

Community Activity Centers - These activity centers designate

Transportation Analysis Zone (TAZ) locations for existing and future major

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regional employment clusters that have more than 1,000 regional commercial

or service employees and/or locations around fixed guideway transit stations.

It is anticipated that these locations will emphasize a focal point for

surrounding neighborhoods that will include a variety of public facilities and

services including commercial and office development, integration of viable

residential neighborhoods and the redevelopment of areas within the activity

center appropriate for higher intensity uses. It is anticipated that regional

shopping centers, major office and employment areas, higher educational

facilities and professional sports and recreation complexes exist or will develop

in higher concentrations. Higher residential densities can also be considered

for these areas as services and facilities become available to provide the

necessary infrastructure. Existing viable low density residential uses found

within or adjacent to the Community Primary Activity Centers should be

protected through policies of the Comprehensive Plan. Ultimate limits of the

Primary Community Activity Center shall be coordinated with fixed-guideway

transit plans (such as rail or bus rapid transit) where applicable and

determined by a Special Area Plan and/or Multimodal District analysis.

Community Facilities - For the purpose of this element, community facilities

are those facilities such as schools, libraries, community centers, fire and

police facilities, and should not include those public facilities defined as such

in the capital improvement element.

Community Serving Commercial/Community Commercial - Commercial

development and uses of a greater intensity than neighborhood serving

commercial uses. Uses include, but are not limited to, warehousing, intensive

retail, wholesale, and office uses, and major auto or commercial vehicle sales,

service, and repair. The intensity of community serving commercial shall be as

provided for in the criteria and development standards for community serving

commercial uses. Agriculturally oriented community serving commercial uses

include farm machinery sales, service, and repair.

Community Water System - a public water system which serves at least 15

service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least

25 year-round residents.

Compatibility - Compatibility is defined as the characteristics of different uses

or activities or design which allow them to be located near or adjacent to each

other in harmony. Some elements affecting compatibility include the following:

height, scale, mass and bulk of structures, pedestrian or vehicular traffic,

circulation, access and parking impacts, landscaping, lighting, noise, odor and

architecture. Compatibility does not me an “the same as.” Rather, it refers to


the sensitivity of development proposals in maintaining the character of

existing development.

Compatibility: Defined as the characteristics of different uses or activities or

design which allow them to be located near or adjacent to each other in

harmony. Some elements affecting compatibility include the following: height,

scale, mass and bulk of structures, pedestrian or vehicular traffic, circulation,

access and parking impacts, landscaping, lighting, noise, odor and

architecture. Compatibility does not mean “the same as.” Rather, it refers to

the sensitivity of development proposals in maintaining the character of

existing development. (matched to FLUE)

Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) - A planning document

prepared to assess the status and condition of the housing stock and to

determine the needs of the population for various types of housing. A one

and a five year plan is prepared to address the housing and supportive services

needs through a variety of local, state, and federal programs. Housing services

are outlined to address current and future needs as required by the U. S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Comprehensive Plan - An official document in ordinance form adopted by the

local government setting forth its goals, objectives, and policies regarding the

long-term development of the area within its jurisdiction. In unincorporated

Hillsborough County, this refers to the text and maps adopted and amended by

the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to Chapter 163.3161, et seq, FS,

as amended, and it is called the Future of Hillsborough - A Comprehensive

Plan for Unincorporated Hillsborough County.

Comprehensive Regional Policy Plan - The long-range plan of the Tampa Bay

Regional Planning Council. This plan is designated to provide guidance for the

physical, economic and social development of the Tampa Bay region.

Composting - Present-day composting is the aerobic, thermophilic

decomposition of organic wastes to a relatively stable humus. The resulting

humus may contain up to 25 percent dead or living organisms and is subject to

further, slower decay but should be sufficiently stable not to reheat or cause

odor or fly problems. In composting, mixing and aeration are provided to

maintain aerobic conditions and permit adequate heat development. The

decomposition is done by aerobic organisms, primarily bacteria, actinomycetes

and fungi.

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Concentration - The grouping of population in quantities above the norm. It

is important to note that the term concentration does not necessarily mean

large numbers.

Concurrency - A regulation specifying that before a development order can be

issued, which public facilities must be provided to a proposed development or

redevelopment commensurate with adopted levels of service, when these

facilities will be provided, and who will pay for these public facilities in such

manner that is consistent with the intent of the state's land use legislation,

Part II, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, Chapter 97-351, Laws of Florida, as

amended and implementing regulations. For additional information, please

reference the Capital Improvements Element.

Concurrency - The legal requirement that specified public facilities (potable

water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, stormwater management, traffic circulation)

be provided for by an entity in a publicly approved budgeted, prioritized

manner.

Concurrency — Means that the necessary public facilities and services to

maintain the adopted level of service standards are available when the impacts

of development occur.

Concurrency Management System — The procedures and/or process that

the local government will utilize to assure that development orders and permits

are not issued unless the necessary facilities and services are available

concurrent with the impacts of development.

Condominium - A form of individual ownership of a dwelling unit within a

larger complex of units, together with an undivided interest in the common

area and facilities which serve the multi-unit project.

Cone of Influence - A concentric area around one or more major waterwells, the

boundary of which is determined by the government agency having specific

statutory authority to make such a determination based on groundwater travel

or drawdown depth.

Cone of Influence - An area around one or more major waterwells, the

boundary of which is determined by the government agency having specific

statutory authority to make such a determination based on groundwater travel

or drawdown depth.

Congregate Living Facility - Any building(s), section of a building, residence,

private home, boarding house, home for the aged or other place, whether


operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its ownership or

management to provide, for a period exceeding twenty-four hours, housing,

food services and one or more personal care services (as defined by the

Hillsborough County Land Development Code) to persons not related to the

owner or operator by blood, marriage, or adoption, and licensed, certified or

approved by the State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. Such

facilities shall contain congregate kitchen, dining and living areas only, with

separate sleeping rooms. Further, such facilities shall not be used for those

persons in need of a structured environment, as defined in applicable

development regulations. For purposes of this Future Land Use Element,

congregate living facilities shall not be deemed to include boarding/rooming

houses; fraternities/sororities; monasteries; convents; hotels/motels;

professional residential facilities; or nursing convalescent and extended care

facilities. The facilities may be disaggregated into appropriate sub-categories of

specifying varying degrees of intensity in applicable development regulations to

permit implementation of plan policies contained in this element. "Placed", as

used in this reference to congregate living facilities, shall mean the persons

placed, supported or sponsored by, or the residents of a facility licensed by the

State of Florida Health and Rehabilitative Services.

Conservation Areas - Environmentally sensitive areas that include the

following:

Natural shorelines (other than those included in preservation areas);

Class III Waters;

Wetlands, including but not limited to, freshwater marshes and wet

prairies, hardwood swamps, and cypress swamps; and

Significant wildlife habitat.

Conservation Uses - Activities within land areas designated for the purpose of

conserving or protecting natural resources or environmental quality and

includes areas designated for such purposes as natural flood control,

protection of quality or quantity of groundwater or surface water, floodplain

management, fisheries management, or protection of natural vegetative

communities or wildlife habitats.

Consistency - The regulatory requirement that local comprehensive plans not

conflict with state or regional plans, and that the local plan act towards the

goals and policies of the state and regional plans.

Constrained and Deficient Roadway or Facility — Roadways currently

operating below the adopted level-of-service standard, and which cannot be

widened by adding through lanes due to significant physical, economic,

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environmental, policy or social constraints. Alternative transportation modes,

transportation system management improvements such as, but not limited to,

auxiliary lanes at intersections, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, or intelligent

transportation systems, or improvements to parallel roadways will be

considered instead of expanding these constrained facilities. A special level of

service standard may apply to roadways with this designation.

Constrained But Not Deficient Roadway or Facility — Roadways that are not

currently operating below the adopted level-of-service standard, and which

cannot be widened by adding through lanes due to significant physical,

economic, environmental, policy or social constraints. Alternative

transportation modes, transportation system management improvements such

as, but not limited to, auxiliary lanes at intersections, bicycle and pedestrian

facilities, or intelligent transportation systems, or improvements to parallel

roadways will be considered instead of expanding these constrained facilities.

Convenience Commercial - Small scale commercial developments serving the

everyday needs of citizens in immediate surrounding areas including, but not

limited to, convenience stores, newsstands, delicatessens, bakeries and

photography studios.

Conveyance Facilities - All facilities required for the collection, transmission

and pumping of wastewater.

Coordinating Mechanism - A document, formally adopted, that proposes or

implements action by two or more governments or agencies.

Corridor — A corridor may consist of a road or several parallel roads which

generally serve similar trip origins and destinations. Parallel roads in a

corridor can serve as alternate routes in the event one is closed or blocked. A

mass transit facility may also be considered part of a corridor.

Corridor: A broad geographical band that follows a general directional flow

connecting major sources of trips that may contain a number of streets,

highways, bicycle or pedestrian facilities, and/or transit route alignments.

Corridor: A broad geographical band that follows a general directional flow

connecting major sources of trips that may contain a number of streets,

highways, and/or transit route alignments.

Council of Governments - A not-for-profit corporation of local public officials

of counties, municipalities or other governmental subdivision formed by


resolutions of the participants for the study, coordination, review and

recommendation of actions to members and other public service agencies.

County - The primary political and administrative subdivision of a State. In

this element the term county refers to Hillsborough County.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) - Design philosophy

that has as its basic premise that the proper design and effective use of the

physical environment can lead to a reduction in the incidence and fear of crime,

thereby improving the quality of life.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED): Design philosophy that has as its

basic premise that the proper design and effective use of the physical environment can lead to a

reduction in the incidence and fear of crime, thereby improving the quality of life.

Crosswalk — The marked or unmarked portion of a roadway designated for

pedestrians to cross the street.

Deadhead — Non-revenue generating miles (i.e., bus travel from the garage to

the start of the route, when no passengers are carried).

Deep Bed-Dual Media Filtration - Filtration process that uses a deep bed (4'

or greater) composed of two distinctly different granular substances (such as

anthracite coal and sand), as opposed to single media filtration.

Deep-Well Injection - The discharge of water or other liquids under pressure

to deep strata below potable water aquifers.

Demand Assessment Surveys - Surveys conducted to measure the amount,

location and frequency of participation in activities. This method generates

quantitative demand data that can be compared to the amount of supply to

produce quantitative needs data.

Density - Variable per unit of land area (e.g., dwelling units per gross acre;

persons per square mile)

Density: The number of dwelling units permitted per gross acre of land.

Density - The average number of dwelling units per unit of area (acre, square

mile, etc.).

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Density Bonus, Incentive - A density increase which may be considered for

those large-scale planned development projects which exceed the standard

requirements of applicable development regulations.

Density Credit - The transfer of development density rights from one piece of

one property to another piece of the same property. A project site which

contains conservation areas, as defined within the Future of Hillsborough

Comprehensive Plan, may be entitled to a density credit.

Detention or To Detain - To temporarily store stormwater runoff in such a

way as to reduce its flow, for the purpose of either limiting downstream impacts

or providing treatment for water quality, or both.

Deterioration - The process by which structures and their components wear,

age and decay in the absence of regular repairs and/or replacement or

components which are worn or obsolete.

Development - The construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural

alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation,

landfill or land disturbance, and any nonagricultural use or extension of the

use of land. Includes redevelopment.

Development - Development is defined as the act of building, engineering,

mining, or other operations in, on, over, or under land or the making of any

material change in the use of any building or other land.

Development Encroachment — Development that occurs within an area that

would need to be acquired as right-of-way for future road improvementspublic

facilities.

Development Order: any order granting, denying, or granting with conditions

an application for a building permit, zoning permit, subdivision approval, rezoning, certification, special exception, variance, or any other official action of the County having the effect of permitting the development of land.

Development Permit — Permit that is used to regulate land development.

Development Phasing - The process by which a large scale project is built in

stages over a period of time, concurrent with market conditions or the

provision of public facilities.

Dilapidated - Seriously damaged and/or decayed structures to the extent that

major component replacement is required.


Disability - Presence of a physical, mental, or other health condition which has

lasted six or more months and which limits or prevents a particular type of

activity. Two types of disability were cited on the U.S. Census of Population

questionnaire—work disability, which is tabulated for non-institutional persons

16 to 64 years old; and public transportation disability, which is tabulated for

non-institutional persons 16 to 64 years old and for non-institutional persons

65 years old and over.

Drainage Basin - The area defined by topographic boundaries that contributes

stormwater to a drainage system, estuarine waters, or oceanic waters,

including all areas artificially added to the basin.

Drainage Basin or Area - Surface drainage area which is defined by topographic

boundaries that direct stormwater runoff to a common point or receiving

waters, and is a subdivision of a watershed.

Dredge and Fill - The process of excavation or deposition of ground materials by

any means, in local, State or regional jurisdictional waters (including

wetlands), or the excavation or deposition of ground materials so as to create

an artificial waterway which is to be connected to jurisdictional waters or

wetlands (excluding stormwater treatment facilities).

Economically Disadvantaged Population - This term refers to households whose

incomes fall below 80 percent of the County median. In 2000, the

Hillsborough County’s median income was $44,007; 80 percent of that figure

would be $35,205. Thus, households with incomes of $35,205 or lower are

economically disadvantaged for the purposes of this element. The 2000 income

figures are used for consistency with the most recent available 2000 census

data on which the data analysis is based.

Economically Feasible - When the public benefit attributable to an

improvement justifies the cost of the improvement and this cost is fundable.

Educational Uses - Activities and facilities of public or private primary or

secondary schools, vocational and technical schools, and colleges and

universities licensed by the Florida Department of Education, including the

areas of buildings, campus open space, dormitories, recreational facilities or

parking.

Effectiveness - The ability to produce a decided or desired result.

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Efficiency - The descriptive measurement of the comparison of production

with cost.

Effluent - Water, after some degree of treatment, flowing out of any treatment

device or facility. Electrical Power Generating Facility - An electrical power generating facility is

defined consistent with Chapter 403.503, Florida Statutes, as amended, and it

means for the purpose of certification, any steam or solar electrical

generating facility using any process or fuel, including nuclear materials, and

includes associated facilities and those directly associated transmission lines

required to connect the electrical power plant to an existing transmission

network or rights-of-way to which the applicant intends to connect, except that

this term does not include any steam or solar electrical generating facility of

less than 75 megawatts in capacity unless the applicant for such a facility

elects to apply for certification under this act.

Electrical Power Generating Facilities Land Use Plan Category (EPGF) - This

land use plan category is used to designate those areas geographically on the

Land Use Map including written text in the Land Use Element that are

potentially suitable for the construction and operation of future electric power

generating facilities and related uses consistent with the requirements of the

Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan and all other Federal, State and

local laws, rules, regulations, policies and permits. Designation of 'EPGF' does

not imply that the Board of County Commissioners will automatically approve

a rezoning for a parcel. New development for uses associated with an electrical

power generating facility shall be approved through a planned unit

development rezoning process. Development in these areas is subject to the

Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge and

Coastal Management Elements, when applicable, and the Future Land Use

Element of the Future of Hillsborough Plan consistent with applicable

development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land

use.

Employed - As defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census: “all civilians 16

years old and over who were either (a) at work or (b) were with a job but not at

work (because of illness, bad weather, etc.) Excluded from the employed are

persons whose only activity consisted of work around the house or volunteer

work for religious, charitable, and similar organizations.”


Enclave - A geographical area that is surrounded partially or totally by another

jurisdiction, and for which the management of that area by the governing

jurisdiction is impeded because of its inaccessibility.

Encourage - To solicit or impel in an indicated direction; to advocate and urge

pressingly; to attempt to persuade, inspire; to undertake the accomplishment

of with energy or enthusiasm.

Endangered and Threatened Species - Flora and fauna as identified by the U. S.

Fish and Wildlife Service's "List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and

Plants" in 50 CFR 17.11-12; fauna identified by the Florida Fish and Wildlife

Conservation Commission in Section 9-27.03-05, Florida Administrative Code;

and flora identified by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

"Preservation of Native Flora Act," Section 581.185-187, Florida Statutes.

Endangered Species are so designated due to man-made or natural factors

which have placed them in imminent danger of extinction while threatened

species are so designated due to a rapid decline in number and/or habitat

such that they may likely become endangered without corrective action (see

"listed" species).

Enhanced Roads or Facilities — Roadways that are not being proposed for

additional through lanes, but can be improved to increase the operating

efficiency. These improvements may include adding turn lanes at key

intersections, signal timing optimization, bicycle facilities, sidewalks, extra

landscaping and drainage considerations.

Environmentally Feasible or Practical - When the implementation of an

improvement, or the improvement itself, will not significantly and permanently

degrade the environment.

Environmentally Sensitive Areas - Lands that, by virtue of some qualifying

environmental characteristic (e.g. wildlife habitat) are regulated by either the

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the Southwest Florida

Water Management District (SWFWMD), or any other governmental agency

empowered by law for such regulation. These include Conservation and

Preservation Areas as defined in the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge

Element (CARE) and the Coastal Management and Port Element (CME).

Equity - An owner’s initial and increasing investment in any property minus

liens, such as a mortgage. When a mortgage is paid in full, the owner has

100% equity in the property.

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Essential Wildlife Habitat - Land or water bodies that, through the provision of

breeding or feeding habitat, are necessary to the survival of listed.

Established Neighborhood - A neighborhood where platted, or otherwise

divided, lands have been at least eighty percent developed and occupied

without substantial deterioration since such development.

Evacuation Routes — Routes designated by county civil defense authorities or

the regional evacuation plan, for the movement of persons to safety, in the

event of a hurricane or other natural or manmade disaster.

Excessive Mortgage/Rent - A mortgage/rent for a dwelling unit which

exceeds 35% of household income. The magnitude of excessiveness can be

evaluated according to the disparity between 35 percent of household income

and the actual level which exceeds 35 percent.

Exclusionary Zoning - Development regulations which result in the exclusion

of low and moderate income and/or minority families, or mobile homes, group

homes and other types of congregate living facilities from a community.

Existing Development - For purposes of zoning conformance, a development is

considered existing if the development received, prior to July 26, 1989, a

valid building permit, a certificate of occupancy, a site development plan

approval, or subdivision construction plan approval as described in applicable

land development regulations. In any proposed development, zoning without

the applicable approval as described above may not guarantee conformance

with the plan and is not considered existing development.

Exotic Nuisance Species - A non-native plant not limited to, but including the

following:

Scientific Name Common Name

Bauhnia variegata Orchid Tree

Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry

Casuarina spp. Australian Pine

Citrus spp. Citrus Tree

Dalbergia sissoo Indian Rosewood

Enterolobium contortisiliquum Earpod Tree

Eucalyptus spp. Eucalyptus

Grevillea robusta Silk Oak

Jacaranda acutifolia Jacaranda

Melaleuca quinquenervia Punk Tree

Melia azedarach Chinabery

Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Pepper


Expressway - A divided arterial highway for through traffic with full or partial

control of access and generally with grade separations at major intersections.

Extremely Low Income Households – A household with an annual income

that does not exceed 30% of the median family income for the area, as

determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, with

adjustments for family size.

Facade - That portion of any exterior elevation on the building extending from

grade to top of the parapet, wall, or eaves and the entire width of the building

elevation.

Family - Any number of people related by blood, marriage or adoption or not

more five unrelated persons living together as a single housekeeping unit,

using a single facility in a dwelling unit for culinary purposes. The term

“family” shall not be construed to include a sorority or fraternity, club, rooming

house, institutional group or the like.

Family Members - For the purpose of this Plan, the term family member refers

to an individual who is the grandparent, parent, stepparent, adopted parent,

sibling, child, stepchild, adopted child or grandchild of another individual.

Farm Labor Camp - The occupancy by farm employees and their families of

three or more living accommodations, on one zoning lot without regard to

duration, which occurs exclusively in association with the performance of

agricultural labor.

Final Development Order - A building permit, a subdivision construction plan

approval, a site development plan approval, or any other development order which results in an immediate and continuing increased impact upon the

infrastructure.

Fixed-Guideway Transit - Any transit service that uses exclusive or controlled

rights-of-way or rails, entirely or in part. The term includes heavy rail,

commuter rail, light rail, monorail, trolleybus, aerial tramway, inclined plane,

cable car, automated guideway transit, ferryboats, that portion of motor bus

service operated on exclusive or controlled rights-of-way, and high-occupancy-

vehicle (HOV) lanes.

Floating Zone Designation – A general designation of an activity center on a

map whose actual boundaries are defined when a Special Area Plan analysis

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meeting specified requirements is conducted either by the County or private

developer.

Floodplains - Areas inundated during a 100-year, or other specified flood

event, identified by the National Flood Insurance Program as an A Zone or V

Zone on Flood Insurance Rate Maps or Flood Hazard Boundary Maps.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - The floor area ratio is a measure of development

intensity, and it equals the amount of permitted, developable floor area of a

building to the area of the lot. For example, a FAR of 3 on a 20,000 square foot

lot would allow a three story building with 20,000 square feet on each floor or a

variety of similar combinations as long as the total floor area did not exceed

60,000 square feet. This concept is used for regulating the intensity of

commercial development in the same way that density is used to measure

residential development.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Credit - The transfer of development intensity rights

from one piece of one property to another piece of the same property. A project

site which contains environmentally sensitive areas or significant upland forest

habitats, as defined within the Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan,

may be entitled to an intensity credit.

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) — Agency granted the legislative

authority to develop and maintain state transportation facilities and services.

Florida Friendly Landscaping - Landscaping that conserves water and

protects the natural environment as promoted by the Florida Yards &

Neighborhoods Program. Florida-friendly landscaping is a process of

appropriate planning and design, good plant choices, efficient irrigation layout,

proper installation, and environmentally friendly maintenance. Nine principles

govern Florida-friendly landscaping: 1) Right Plant, Right Place; 2) Water

Efficiently; 3) Use Organic Mulch; 4) Recycle; 5) Fertilize Appropriately; 6)

Manage Pests Wisely; 7) Provide for Wildlife; 8) Reduce Storm Water Runoff;

and 9) Protect the Waterfront.

Force Main - A pressurized transmission pipe which carries wastewater from a

pump station to the point of discharge.

Form-Based Codes - Allows market demand to determine the mix of uses

within the constraints of building type set by the community. The community

establishes zones of building type and allows building owners to determine the

uses. The look and layout of a street is carefully controlled to reflect


neighborhood scale, parking standards, and pedestrian accessibility, but

building owners and occupants are allowed maximum flexibility to determine

how the buildings will be used.

Foster Care Facility - A facility which houses foster residents and provides a

family living environment for the residents, including such supervision and

care as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional and social needs of

the residents and serving either children or adult foster residents.

Fugitive Dust - Particulate matter suspended in the air through land clearing

and construction activities.

Functional Classification — A system for grouping roads into categories

according to the character of service they provide in relation to the total

roadway network. The basic functional categories are limited-access facilities,

arterial roads, collector roads, and local roads. These hierarchical categories

may be further grouped into principal, major, and minor levels and/or urban

and rural categories. There are two three Functional Classification systems

used in Hillsborough County. One, the Federal Functional Classification

System, is used by the Florida Department of Transportation and the

Metropolitan Planning Organization for funding eligibility and for roadway

design and access regulations. The othersecond is, the Hillsborough County

System, and is used in various County regulations that apply to Community

Plans or regulate, for example, the placement of signs and the placement of

residential traffic control devices such as speed humps, etc. The Hillsborough

County functional classification is listed in the Transportation Element in

Appendix I and shown on Map 2B of Appendix J. The third is the City of

Tampa System and is used to regulate where roadway solicitation and vending

is or is not allowed.

Functionally Restored Wetlands - Hydrologically or biologically altered

wetlands that have been restored to natural levels of productivity and species

diversity.

Future Land Use Element - Long-range development guide to coordinate the

various functional plans related to the physical development of the community.

This element of the Comprehensive Plan will guide future growth and

development.

Future Land Use Map Series - The graphic aids intended to depict the spatial

distribution of various uses of the land in the County by land use category,

subject to the Goals, Objectives, and Policies and the exceptions and provisions

of the Future Land Use Element text and applicable development regulations,

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including the identification of natural resources, historical sites, soils and

other elements as required by Florida Administrative Code Rule 9-J.5.

G-1 Aquifer Groundwater Classification - Prime or unique potable water

aquifers that should be afforded maximum protection.

Gateway - An entrance corridor that heralds the approach of a new landscape

and defines the arrival point as a destination.

Gateway: An entrance corridor that heralds the approach of a new landscape and defines the

arrival point as a destination.

Geographic Information System - A computer hardware/software system

capable of storing and analyzing geographic information as well as

sophisticated image processing.

Goal — means the long-term end toward which programs or activities are

ultimately directed.

Goal - The long-term end toward which programs or activities are ultimately

directed.

GPCD - Gallons Per Capita Per Day.

Granny Flat/Accessory Unit: A detached subordinate structure(s), the use of

which is incidental to that of the principal structure and located on the same

lot therewith.

Gravity Main - A pipe in which wastewater flows by gravity along descending

gradients from source to outlet.

Green River Corridor - Lands along a river where structures do not obscure

the natural setting and natural vegetation and shoreline are the predominant

features.

Greenway System - A system of interconnected open space which includes

areas, such as but not limited to, recreation, conservation and aquifer recharge

lands connected via existing rights of way, existing and extended recreational

trails, rivers and other open spaces corridors.


Gross Density - The number of dwelling units per gross acre. Gross acreage is

the total amount of raw land, including all developable and undevelopable

portions thereof.

Gross Residential Acreage - The area of a development proposal used for

calculating densities

Group Home - A facility which provides a living environment for unrelated

residents who operate as the functional equivalent of a family, including such

supervision and care as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional and

social needs of the residents. Adult Congregate Living Facilities comparable in

size to group homes are included in this definition. Group homes do not

include rooming or boarding homes, clubs, fraternities, sororities, monasteries,

convents, hotels, residential treatment facilities, nursing homes or emergency

shelters.

Growth Management - A method to guide development in order to minimize

adverse environmental and fiscal impacts and maximize the health, safety, and

welfare benefits to the residents of the community.

Guideway or Rail Transit — A grouping of several technologies that are

electrically or diesel powered and operated on rails or a beam. This includes,

but is not limited to, light-rail, heavy-rail, monorail, and automated guideway

systems.

Handicapped - A person with either an emotional, physical or mental

disability.

Handicapped Individual - Any person who has a physical or mental impairment

that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of

such impairment, or is regarded as having such impairment.

Hazardous Materials - A substance or material in a quantity or form that may

pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or to property when stored,

transported or used in commerce.

Hazardous Waste - As defined in 40 CFR 261.3. A waste, or a combination of

wastes that because of its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical, or

infectious characteristics may cause or significantly contribute to an increase

in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible

illness or may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health

or the environment when improperly transported, disposed, stored, treated, or

otherwise managed.

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Hazardous Waste Generator - Any person or site whose action or process

produces hazardous waste identified or listed in 40 CFR 261 or whose act first

causes a hazardous waste to become subject to regulation.

Headway — Amount of time between consecutive buses on a route.

compatible with residential uses and shall not be permitted in the Mixed Use

categories in the Plan.

Heavy Industrial Uses - Heavy industrial uses shall be defined as any facility

which emits at least one of the following: 1) 600 pounds or more per year of

lead or lead compounds, or; 2) 100 tons or more per year of any other air

pollutant subject to regulation under Chapter 403 F.S. or; 3) 10 tons or more

per year of any one hazardous air pollutant as defined by the Hillsborough

County Environmental Protection Commission, or 4) 25 tons or more per year

of any combination of hazardous air pollutant from the listing of the

Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission Industrial uses

that may be considered Heavy Industrial based upon the above criteria: Air

curtain incinerators, asphalt plants, concrete batch plants, fabrication facilities

(involving open air grit blasting or open air painting), phosphate/nitrate

fertilizer manufacturing; except phosphogypsum stack systems, fiberglass

products manufacturing facility, explosive storage and or manufacturing

facility, biohazardous waste incinerator, pesticide formulation facility, scrap

yard/shredding facility, soil remediation facility, bulk solvent chemical storage

and or processing facility, major coating facility (over 50,000 gallons of coating

in a year on any substrate), paint/ink manufacturing facility, secondary metals

recovery or manufacturing facility, chrome plating facility, asbestos products

fabricators or manufacturer, livestock importing/exporting facilities.

High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes — Roadway travel lanes exclusively

reserved for vehicles with multiple, usually three or more occupants.

Highway — A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular

travel, including the entire area within the right of way.

Hillsborough County Consolidated Plan Document - The Consolidated Plan is

designed to be a collaborative process whereby a community establishes a

unified vision for community development actions. It offers local jurisdictions

the opportunity to shape the various housing and community development

programs into effective, coordinated neighborhood and community

development strategies. It also creates the opportunity for strategic planning


and citizen participation to take place in a comprehensive context, and to

reduce duplication of effort at the local level. The Consolidated Plan approach

is also the means to meet the submission requirements for the Community

Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME),

Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with

AIDS (HOPWA) formula programs.

Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) — An

agency created under federal and state law, to provide a forum for cooperative

decision making, concerning regional transportation issues. Membership

includes elected and appointed officials representing all local jurisdictions and

transportation agencies in Hillsborough County. The MPO is staffed by the

Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission.

Hillsborough River Canoe Trail – State designated canoe trail pursuant to the

Florida Recreational Act of 1979 (Section 260.014, Florida Statutes) and the

Florida Recreational Trails System Program [Subsection 16D-7.05(9), F.A.C.].

This canoe trail designation includes the Hillsborough river from, and

including, Riverhills Park to, and including, Crystal Springs.

Historic Resources - All areas, districts or sites containing properties listed on

the Florida Master Site File, the National Register or Historic Places, or

designated by a local government as historically, architecturally, or

archaeologically significant.

Historic Resource: Any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, object, or other real or personal property of historical, architectural, or archaeological value. These properties or resources may include, but are not limited to, monuments, memorials, Indian habitations, ceremonial sites, abandoned

settlements, engineering works, architectural interiors, artifacts, or other objects with intrinsic historical or archaeological value, or any part thereof,

relating to the history, government, and culture of the County.

HOME - Home Investment Partnership - A partnership among federal, state

and local government and the for-profit and non-profit sectors who build, own,

manage, finance, and support low-income housing.

Home Ownership Zone (HOZ) Grants - The Homeownership Zone Initiative

(HOZ) allows communities to reclaim vacant and blighted properties, increase

homeownership, and promote economic revitalization by creating entire

neighborhoods of new, single-family homes, called Homeownership Zones. This

initiative provides Homeownership Zone grants as seed money to lower the cost

of building new housing and to stimulate investment in large areas with

blighted, under-used lots.

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Household - An occupied housing unit.

Household - The person or persons occupying a housing unit. Counts of

households, householders, and occupied-housing units are always identical in

complete-county tabulations. In sample tables, the numbers may not always

be the same because of differences in weighting sample data.

Household Income - All income earned by each adult member of the family,

including gross wages, social security, Worker’s Compensation, child support

and public assistance.

Household Income in 1999- Total money income received in calendar year

1999 by all household members 15 years old and over, tabulated for all

households.

Housing Demand - The actual ability and willingness of households to rent or

buy housing at a given point in time.

Housing Inventory - An aggregate count of the housing stock.

Housing Mix - The distribution of housing types including single family,

duplex, multi-family and mobile homes.

Housing Need - The number of housing accommodations required in order to

provide all households with decent, safe and sanitary dwelling units which

includes a sufficient number of vacant units to create a vacancy rate that will

allow housing mobility and housing choices.

Housing Stock - The aggregate of individual housing units. This term is used

interchangeably with housing inventory in the study.

Housing Supply - The amount of housing available for occupancy at a given

point in time.

Housing Unit - A house, apartment, mobile home or trailer, group of rooms, or

single room occupied as a separate living quarter or, if vacant, intended for

occupancy as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters are those in

which the occupants live and eat separately from any other persons in the

building and which have direct access from the outside of the building or

through a common hall.

Hurricane Evacuation Clearance - The amount of time specified in the Tampa

Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) Hurricane Evacuation Study and


reflected in the County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for the

safe evacuation of hurricane vulnerable areas.

Hurricane Evacuation Routes - The routes designated by County emergency

management officials that have been identified with standardized state-wide

directional signs by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), or are

identified in the regional hurricane evacuation study for the movement of

persons to safety in the event of a hurricane.

Hurricane Shelter - A structure designed or approved by local emergency

management officials as a place for shelter during a hurricane event.

Hurricane Shelter Space - At a minimum, an area of twenty square feet per

person located within a hurricane shelter.

Hurricane Vulnerability Zone - The areas delineated by a regional hurricane

evacuation study as requiring evacuation in the event of a 100-year or category

five hurricane event.

Immediate Family - Persons related by blood or marriage, such as parents,

spouses, siblings, and children.

Impact Fee — A fee levied by a local government on new development so that

the new development pays its proportionate share of the cost of new or

expanded facilities required to service that development.

Impact Fee/Assessment (Parks) - The amount of property required or the cost

related to the impact of residential dwelling units as calculated pursuant to the

formula contained in the unincorporated Hillsborough County Park Site

Improvement Ordinance.

Impact - The negative effect of additional population generated by residential

construction on the neighborhood and district park network in a given area.

Impervious Surface - Surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer

of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water, including

surfaces such as compacted sand, limerock, shell, or clay, as well as most

conventionally surfaced streets, roofs, sidewalks, parking lots and other similar

structures.

Impervious Surface: A surface which has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.

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Industrial Reuse - Consumption of reclaimed water by industrial users for

various purposes, such as process, make-up, and feed water.

Industrial Uses - The activities within land areas predominantly connected

with manufacturing, assembly, processing, or storage of products

Infill Development - Development on scattered vacant sites within the

urbanized/ suburbanized area of a community, in a predominately developed

area. The local land development regulations determine whether the new

building fits harmoniously into the neighborhood.

Infill Development: The construction of a building on a vacant parcel located

in a predominately developed area. The local land development regulations

determine whether the new building fits harmoniously into the neighborhood.

Influent - Wastewater (raw or partially treated) flowing into a treatment

process or treatment plant.

Infrastructure - Those man-made structures which serve the common needs

of the population, such as: sewage disposal systems; potable water systems;

potable water wells serving a system; solid waste disposal sites or retention

areas; stormwater systems; utilities; piers; docks; wharves; breakwaters;

bulkheads; seawalls; revetments; causeways; marinas; navigation channels;

bridges; roadways; parks; fire stations; and libraries.

Intensity - A measure of land use activity based on density, use, mass, size,

and impact.

Intensity: A measure of the degree to which land is developed based on density, use, mass, size, impact and traffic generation often expressed in terms of floor area ratio.

Interchange - A system of interconnecting roadways in conjunction with one

or more grade separations, providing for the interchange of traffic between two

or more roadways on different levels.

Intergovernmental Agreement - Arrangement between or among governments to

undertake a course of action guided by written, legal documents.

Intergovernmental Coordination - The act of bringing plans, governments or

policies into a common condition or action.


Interim Wastewater Treatment Plant - A wastewater treatment facility that will

be abandoned when a County regional or sub-regional treatment facility is

available.

Interim Wastewater Treatment Plant: A wastewater treatment plant that is

under an Interim Wastewater Treatment Agreement with Hillsborough County and/or is scheduled to be discontinued by a project in the Hillsborough County Capital Improvements Program Plan. See also Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Intermodal — The movement of goods/passengers between specific origins and

destinations by using two or more modes of transportation.

Intersection — Location where two or more roads cross a grade.

Intersection: A place of joining or crossing of streets.

Just Value - In arriving at just valuation of property as required under S. 4,

Art. VII of the State Constitution, the property appraiser shall take into

consideration the following factors:

1. The present cash value of the property, that a willing purchaser would

pay to a willing seller, exclusive of reasonable fees and costs of purchase,

in cash or the immediate equivalent thereof in a transaction at arm's

length;

2. The highest and best use to which the property can be expected to be put

in the immediate future and the present use of the property, taking into

consideration any applicable local or state land use regulation and

considering any moratorium imposed by executive order, law, ordinance,

regulation, resolution, or proclamation adopted by any governmental

body or agency or the Governor when the moratorium prohibits or

restricts the development or improvement of property as otherwise

authorized by applicable law;

3. The location of said property;

4. The quantity or size of said property;

5. The cost of said property and the present replacement value of any

improvements thereon;

6. The condition of said property;

7. The income from said property;

8. The net proceeds of the sale of the property, as received by the seller,

after deduction of all the usual and reasonable fees and costs of the sale,

including the costs and expenses of financing, and allowance for

unconventional or atypical terms of financing arrangements.

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When the net proceeds of the sale of any property are utilized, directly or

indirectly, in the determination of just valuation of realty of the sold parcel or

any other parcel under the provisions of this section, the property appraiser,

for the purposes of such determination, shall exclude any portion of such net

proceeds attributable to payments for household furnishings or other items of

personal property.

Kitchen Facilities - Presence of cooking facilities, refrigeration facilities, and

piped water, within both occupied and vacant housing units.

Kitchen Facilities/Lacking Complete Kitchen For Exclusive Use.

Labor Force – The labor force includes all persons in the civilian labor force

plus members of the Armed Forces (persons 16 years old and over on active

duty with the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard).

Land Application - Treated wastewater, sewage sludge, or other products of

wastewater treatment applied to land as a method of treatment and/or

disposal.

Land Density Bonus - Residential units granted which exceed the otherwise

maximum residential density for the development site in exchange for the

incorporation of mixed-use or affordable housing as part of the development.

Land Development Regulations - Ordinances enacted by governing bodies for

the regulation of any aspect of development and includes any local government

zoning, rezoning, subdivision, site development review, building construction or

sign regulations or any other regulations controlling the development of land.

Land Use — How land is occupied or utilized.

Land Use Category - A classification used to designate, geographically on a

map and/or verbally in text form, which activities are permitted within the area

designated.

Large Facilities – As they relate to electric transmission lines and facilities,

large facilities are facilities which when installed will exceed 75 feet in height or

poles greater than 24 inches in diameter at the ground line.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) - Green Building

Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC),

provides a list of standards for environmentally-sustainable construction.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Green_Building_Council

Level of Service - An indicator of the extent or degree of service provided by,

or proposed to be provided by a public facility based on and related to the

operational characteristics of the facility. Level of service shall indicate the

capacity per unit of demand for each public facility.

Level of Service (LOS) - An indicator of extent or degree of service which is, or

will be, provided by a facility. Level of Service standards, as used in this

comprehensive plan, are targets or objectives with which compliance is

required. Levels of Service are established using one or more infrastructure

standards and may also include use of one or more performance standards.

Level-of-Service (LOS) (Transportation) — A qualitative measure describing

operational conditions of traffic flow, and its perception by motorists and/or

passengers. Six levels-of-service are defined for each type of facility. Roads are

given letter designations, from "A" to "F", with level-of-service "A" representing

the best operating conditions and level-of-service "F" the worst.

Level-of-Service "A" represents free flow.

Level-of-Service "B" is stable flow, but other vehicles in the flow are

noticeable.

Level-of-Service "C" is stable flow, but marks the beginning of the range

where individual users become significantly affected by interactions with

others in the traffic stream.

Level-of-Service "D" represents high-density, but stable flow.

Level-of-Service "E" represents operating conditions at or near capacity level.

All speeds are reduced to a low, but relatively uniform flow.

Level-of-Service "F" is breakdown flow. This exists where the amount of

traffic approaching a point exceeds the amount that can traverse the point.

Light Pollution - Any adverse effect of artificial light including sky glow, glare,

light trespass, light clutter, decreased visibility at night, and energy waste.

Limited Access Facility - A roadway especially designed for through traffic,

and over, from, or to which owners or occupants of abutting land or other

persons have no greater than a limited right or easement of access.

Limited Access Facility — A roadway especially designed for through traffic

that provides an uninterrupted flow at relatively high speeds. Freeways and

expressways usually control access through grade-separated interchanges.

Limited Access Irrigation - Irrigation of sod farms, forest, fodder crops, pasture

land, and other agricultural uses with limited public access with reclaimed

water.

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"Listed" Species - Those species of plants and animals "listed" as Endangered,

Threatened or Species of Special Concern by an official state or federal plant or

wildlife agency (see Endangered or Threatened Species).

Little Manatee River Canoe Trail - State designated canoe trail pursuant to the

Florida Recreational Act of 1979 (Section 260.014, Florida Statutes) and the

Florida Recreational Trails System Program [Subsection 16D-7.05(9), F.A.C.].

This canoe trail designation includes the Little Manatee River Canoe Trail

from, and including, the eastern limit of the U.S. Highway 301 right-of- way to,

and including, the Little Manatee River State Recreational Area.

Livable Community - Represents the environmental and social quality of an

area as perceived by residents, employees, and visitors. This includes safety and health (traffic safety, personal security, and public health), local environmental conditions (cleanliness, noise, air and water quality), the quality

of social interactions (neighborliness, respect, community identity and pride), opportunities for recreation and entertainment, aesthetics, and existence of unique cultural and environmental resources (historic structures, wetlands,

traditional architectural styles). Livability is largely affected by conditions in the relationships between the form and design of the public realm, where

people naturally interact with each other and their community, including streets, parks, and other public facilities.

Live/Work Dwelling - A dwelling unit combining residential use types with

commercial or limited industrial use types. This use classification includes but

is not limited to: office, live/work facilities, or other similar uses.

Load Factor — This is a ratio that compares the number of passengers on a

bus to the number of seats available. The load factor is a measure of the

utilization of the seating capacity on a bus or route. A load factor greater than

1.0 indicates some passengers must stand because there are not enough

available seats.

Local Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) - The plan

developed by Hillsborough County according to the provisions of Rule 9G-6,

Florida Administrative Code, under the authority provided in Section 252.35,

Florida Statutes.

Local Park - A park that shall have a service area defined by a radius of

approximately two (2) to (5) miles and a minimum of ten (10) developable acres,

with small parks included in this category provided they are grandfathered.

The level of service for local parks is 3.4 acres per 1,000 residents. Local park

amenities include some or all of the following improvements:


1. Play apparatus area for pre-school and school age children

2. Multi-purpose court for basketball, volleyball, tennis and playground

games

3. Ball diamond for softball, kickball, baseball

4. Open play field for football, soccer and other playground games

5. Restroom/shelter building

6. Off-street parking

7. Internal walkways which are ADA compliant

8. Passive area with shaded seating

9. Landscaping

10. Utilities

11. Support items such as benches, litter receptacles, and water fountains

12. Dog Park amenities

(Per the Parks Recreation and Conservation Department)

Local Planning Agency (LPA) - Chapter 97-351 and Chapter 78-523, Laws of

Florida, designate the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission

as the Local Planning Agency (LPA) for Hillsborough County and the cities of

Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace and give it the responsibility of

preparing the comprehensive plans for those jurisdictions.

Local Planning Agency (LPA) - The agency legally designated to prepare the

comprehensive plan as required by Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (as

amended). For all of Hillsborough County, this agency is the Hillsborough

County City-County Planning Commission (The Planning Commission).

Local Road — A roadway carrying relatively low traffic volume. Trip lengths

are typically short and through movements are infrequent. The main purpose

of a local road is to provide immediate land access, primarily to residential

units.

Local Road - A roadway providing service which is of relatively low traffic

volume, short average trip length or minimal through traffic movements, and

high volume land access for abutting property.

Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) or Needs Assessment — The official

long range transportation (20 year) plan of the MPO, which serves as a

blueprint for a comprehensive transportation system in Hillsborough County.

This plan defines the major thoroughfares, mass transit system, bicycle and

pedestrian system, and surface connections to seaports and airports needed to

provide an acceptable level of service through the horizon year. The “Needs

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Assessment” plan is unconstrained by funding. The “Cost Affordable” plan

contains prioritized projects for which there is anticipated funding.

Lot of Record - A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been

recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hillsborough County,

or any parcel of land, whether or not part of a subdivision, that has been

officially recorded by a deed in the office of the Clerk, provided such lot was of

a size which met the minimum dimensions for lots in the zoning district in

which it was located at the time of recording, or was recorded prior to the

effective date of zoning in the area where the lot is located and met the

requirements of the subdivision regulations in effect at the time of the

recording.

Low and Moderate Income Families - Lower income families as defined under

the Section 8 Assisted Housing Program, or families whose annual income does

not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area. The term "families"

includes "households."

Low Density (Recreation) - The character of an outdoor recreation area which is

only extensively used, that is, by relatively few people at any one time in

terms of the space required; e.g., wildlife preserves, wilderness areas, etc.

Low Income - Household income between 50% and 80% of median.

Low Income Household – A household with an annual income that does not

exceed 80% of the median family income of the area as determined by the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development, with adjustments for family

size.

Major Local Roadway - To assist in determining the amount of commercial

development that can be considered in accordance with the locational criteria

contained in the plan, the term "major local" will generally refer to local streets

(those not shown on the MPO 2015 Long Range Transportation Plan) which

have the following characteristics: The roadway will connect at least two or

more collector or higher roadways and/or be a primary access road to at least

500 dwelling units from a collector or arterial roadway, (as defined in this

Element) . Final determination of the status of a major local road will be made

during the review of a request for rezoning

Manatee Protection Plan - Guidelines for the protection of the West Indian

Manatee formulated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

(FDEP).


Man-made Water Bodies - For the purposes of determining permitted density,

these shall be defined as those water covered lands, either existing or to be

created as part of a proposed development including land excavation (borrow

pits) and lake creation as defined in applicable development regulations, which

do not satisfy the definition of "Water Bodies" as defined in this section.

Retention and detention ponds required to meet applicable stormwater runoff

requirements are not considered man-made water bodies.

Manufactured Housing - A factory built structure that is manufactured under

the authority of 42 United States Code Sec. 5401 and is to be used as a place

for human habitation, but which is not constructed or equipped with a

permanent hitch or other device allowing it to be moved other than for the

purpose of moving to a permanent site, and which does not have permanently

attached to its body or frame any wheels or axles. Manufactured housing must

bear a label certifying that it is built in compliance with the Federal

Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards.

Marina - An establishment with a waterfront location for the dockage of

watercraft in wet slips, and/or for the refueling of watercraft used primarily for

recreation, and providing minor repair services for such craft. A marina may

include on-shore accessory service uses, including food service establishment,

laundry or sanitary facilities, sundries store and other customary accessory

facilities such as boat livery.

Marine Estuarine Wetlands - Areas with a water regime determined primarily

by tides and where the dominant vegetation is salt tolerant plant species,

including those species listed in Chapter 62-4.02, Florida Administrative Code,

"Submerged Marine Species."

Marine Habitat - Areas where living marine resources naturally occur, such as

mangroves, seagrass beds, algal beds, salt marshes, transitional wetlands,

marine wetlands, rocky shore communities, hard bottom communities, oyster

beds or flats, mud flats, coral reefs, worm reefs, artificial reefs, offshore flats,

coral reefs, worm reefs, artificial reefs, offshore springs, nearshore mineral

deposits and offshore sand deposits.

Mass Transit - Passenger services characterized by fixed routing and

schedules, such as the following surface transit modes: commuter rail, rail

rapid transit, light-rail transit, fixed-guideway transit, express bus, and local

bus.

Mass Transit - Passenger services provided by public, private or non-profit

entities such as the following surface transit modes: commuter rail, rapid rail

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transit, light rail transit, fixed guideway transit, express bus, and local fixed

route bus.

Master Pump Station - A major pumping facility which pumps 600,000

gallons per day or more.

Mechanism - A process or technique for achieving a result.

Median - A value that divides the total frequency into two equal parts. For

example, to say that the median family income in the United States in 1977

was $16,009 indicated that half of all families had incomes larger than that

value, and half had less.

Mediation - A process whereby a neutral third party acts to encourage and

facilitate the resolution of a dispute without prescribing what it should be. It is

an informal and non-adversarial process with the objective of helping the

disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement (per Section 44.301,

Florida Statutes, 1987).

Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) — An agency created under

federal and state law, to provide a forum for cooperative decision making,

concerning regional transportation issues. Membership includes elected and

appointed officials representing all local jurisdictions and transportation

agencies in Hillsborough County. The MPO is staffed by the Hillsborough

County City-County Planning Commission.

MG - Million Gallons

MGD - Millions of Gallons per Day

Minimum Housing Code - Standard used to determine whether a structure is

safe for human occupancy. The Minimum Housing Code is to insure

maintenance and improvement of existing housing to meet accepted standards.

Mining - The extraction of earth products for sale or transport off-site

including the removal of associated material such as overburden.

Mitigation - The abatement or diminution of adverse environmental impacts

through corrective action after the impacts have occurred (e. g. compensation,

restoration, replacement of ecological value and function, etc.), or through an

avoidance or minimizing of impacts prior to occurrence.



through corrective action after the impacts have occurred (e.g. compensation,

restoration, replacement, etc.), or through an avoidance or minimizing of

impacts prior to occurrence.


through corrective action after the impacts have occurred (e.g. compensation,

restoration, replacement, etc.), or through an avoidance or minimizing of

impacts prior to occurrence.

Mixed or Multiple Use - The mixture of more than one land use within a single

building, or within a single project in separate buildings, such uses planned in

a coordinated manner under a single master development plan. Land uses,

which when combined constitute mixed or multiple uses, exclude parks, golf

courses, schools, and public facilities (fire stations, utility substations, etc.).

Land uses, which when combined within a single project constitute mixed or

multiple uses include residential, commercial, office and industrial uses.

Mobile Home - A manufactured structure, transportable in one or more

sections, which is at least eight feet in width and thirty-two feet in length,

which is built on an integral chassis, and is designed to be used as a dwelling

unit, with or without a foundation, when connected to the required utilities.

Mobile Home - A mobile home is a structure, transportable in one or more

sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight feet or more in length, thirty-two

feet or more in length, and which is built on a metal frame and designed to be

used as a dwelling unit with or without a permanent foundation when

connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air

conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. If fabricated after June

15, 1976, each section bears a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development label certifying that it is built in compliance with the federal

Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards.

Mobile Home/Manufactured Home: A structure, excluding Park Model/park Trailer as defined by this Code, designed for and limited to single family and

duplex usage meeting the Federal Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards, promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban

Development. Such a structure is complete and ready for occupancy, except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location on piers or a foundations, connections to utilities and the like. Alteration of a

manufactured home in any way that changes its intended original usage shall negate its approval for any use. Manufactured homes/mobile homes shall not be allowed to be connected/married unless specifically designed and approved

for that purpose as a part of the manufacturing process.

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Mobile Home Park - A combination of two or more mobile homes on a single

zoning lot.

Mode Split — The percentage of total person trips utilizing each of the various

modes of transportation (i.e., auto, bus, train, bicycle, walk).

Mode(s) — The specific method chosen to make a trip. Typical modes are:

walk, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, van, taxi, bus and a variety of rail transit

technologies.

Moderate Income - Household income between 80% and 120% of the state

median household income.

Moderate Income Household – For the State Housing Programs, a household

that does not exceed 120% of the median income of the area, as determined by

the current Florida Statutes.

Modular Housing - A dwelling unit constructed on-site in accordance with the

state building code and composed of components substantially assembled in a

manufacturing plant and transported to the building site for final assembly on

a permanent foundation.

Multi-Family Dwelling Units - Three or more attached dwelling units either

stacked vertically above one another and/or attached by both side and rear

walls.

Multi-Family High-Rise - A structure over eight stories containing multiple

dwelling units.

Multi-Family Housing - All housing which is designed to accommodate three

or more housing units.

Multi-Family Mid-Rise - A three to eight story structure containing multiple

dwelling units.

Multi-Family Quadruplex - A multi-family structure containing four units

(may be stacked vertically or not).

Multi-Modal Facility — A roadway, including access to a port or airport, or a

corridor designed to accommodate safe usage by various modes of

transportation (i.e. motor vehicles, transit, bicycles, and pedestrians).


Multi-Modal Transportation System — A comprehensive transportation system

including, but not limited to, the following options of mode-choice: fixed-

guideway transit, bus, auto, truck, motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian.

Multi-Purpose Outdoor Recreation Facility - An outdoor recreation facility

which is designed for more than one activity use. (e.g., athletic field and

racquetball/handball court).

Multi-Purpose Project - A structure(s) which contains more than one use, but

which lacks either part or all of the integration, scale, and diversity of "Mixed

Use developments."

Multi-Use Path— A trail physically separated from motorized vehicular traffic

by an open space or barrier and either within the highway right of way or

within an independent right-of-way.

National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - Restrictions established by

the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to Section 109 of the

Clean Air Act to limit the quality or concentration of an air pollutant that may

be allowed to exist in the ambient air for any specific period of time. Those air

pollutants for which standards exist are: carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen

dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide and total suspended particulates.

Native Species - Flora and fauna that naturally occur in Hillsborough County;

not to mean naturalized or indigenous species that originate from outside the

County.

Natural Access Control Technique - The physical guidance of people coming

and going from a space by the judicial placement of entrances, fences,

landscaping, and lighting. This principle helps deter access to a crime target or

victim and creates a perception of risk to a perpetrator.

Natural Aquifer Recharge - The replenishment of ground water in an aquifer.

Natural Area - Land and water that has substantially retained its natural

character or land and water that, although altered in character, is important as

habitats for plant, animal, or marine life, for the study of its natural, historical,

scientific, or paleontological features, or for the enjoyment of its natural

features.

Natural Plant Communities - Naturally occurring stands of native plant

associations exhibiting minimal signs of anthropogenic disturbance. Specific

community types can be identified by characteristic dominant plant species

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composition. Community types found in Hillsborough County include pine

flatwoods, dry prairie, sand pine scrub, sandhill, xeric hammock, mesic

hammock, hardwood swamp, cypress swamp, freshwater marsh, wet prairie,

coastal marsh, mangrove swamp, coastal strand and marine grassbeds.

Descriptions of these community types are provided in the Inventory and

Analysis section of the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element (CARE).

Natural Plant Communities - Naturally occurring stands of native plant

associations exhibiting minimal signs of anthropogenic disturbance. Specific

community types can be identified by characteristic dominant plant species

composition. Community types found in Hillsborough County include pine

flatwoods, dry prairie, sand pine scrub, sandhill, xeric hammock, mesic

hammock, hardwood swamp, cypress swamp, freshwater marsh, wet prairie,

coastal marsh, mangrove swamp, coastal strand and marine grassbeds.

Descriptions of these community types are provided in the Inventory and

Analysis section of the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element (CARE).

Natural Preserve - Areas designated for conservation purposes and operated

by contractual agreement with, or managed by a federal, state, regional or local

government or non-profit agency, such as: national parks, state parks, County

parks, lands purchased under the Save Our Coast, Conservation and

Recreation Lands, Save Our Rivers, or Environmental Lands Acquisition and

Protection Programs (ELAPP), sanctuaries, preserves, monuments,

archaeological sites, historic sites, wildlife management areas, national

seashores and Outstanding Florida Waters.

Natural Shorelines - All emergent and submergent lands which are not

classified as Preservation Areas, which border Class I, II or III Waters, which

are within the mean annual floodplain of said waters and whose topography

has not been significantly altered by human activity.

Natural Shorelines - Coastal areas which have not been physically altered

through hardening or bulkheading (other than those included in preservation

areas), Class III Waters, Freshwater marshes and wet prairies , Sand pine

scrub, Hardwood swaps, Cypress swamps, and Significant wildlife habitat.

Natural Shorelines - Shorelines which have not been physically altered

through hardening or bulkheading.

Natural Streamcourses - Perennial streams that have not been physically

altered through bulkheading or hardening.


Natural Surveillance Technique - The placement of physical features,

activities and people in such a way as to maximize visibility.

Nature of Relationship - The equity or responsiveness produced or required

by one party in its relationship to another as a result of an agreement.

Neighborhood - An integrated area related to the larger community of which it

is a part and consisting of residential districts.

Neighborhood - For purposes of the Census Bureau’s Neighborhood Statistics

Program, a neighborhood is a locally defined sub-area of a locality with non-

overlapping boundaries. Neighborhoods usually have advisory representatives

to present citizen views on municipal matters; where such representation does

not exist, areas traditionally recognized can be used.

Neighborhood Redevelopment and Revitalization Area (NRRA) – Residential or

mixed use areas of the County with the following challenges:


high incidence of buildings and sites not in compliance with existing

development codes;





Neighborhood Serving Commercial/Neighborhood Commercial - Retail

commercial and office development, usually located on a collector or arterial

street at the edge of a neighborhood, serving the daily needs of contiguous

neighborhoods, including convenience goods and personal services.

Neighborhood serving commercial development shall be limited as to the

intensity of the described use as provided in the locational criteria for

neighborhood serving commercial uses. Intensive commercial uses (uses

allowed within the Commercial Intensive zoning district) shall not be

considered neighborhood serving.

NESHAPS Program - A federal program regulating stationary sources of air

pollutants, defined by CAA Section 112 as the National Emission Standards for

Hazardous Air Pollutants.

Net Density - This refers to the number of dwelling units per net developable

acre (total acreage of developable portions of the site) within a given land area.

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Non-attainment (Air Pollution) - Any area not meeting ambient air quality

standards and designated as a non-attainment area under Section 17-2.410,

Florida Administrative Code for any of the NAAQS listed air pollutants.

Non-Community Water System - a public water system for provision to the

public of piped water for human consumption, which serves at least 25

individuals at least 60 days out of the year, but which is not a community

water system; except that a water system for a wilderness educational camp is

a non-community water system.

Non-point Source Pollution - Water pollution that is not point source pollution,

as defined herein.

Non-Resident: Not a resident of unincorporated Hillsborough County but a

resident of the State of Florida.

Not In The Labor Force - All persons 16 years old and over who are not

classified as members of the labor force. This category consists mainly of

students, workers enumerated in an “off” season who were not looking for

work, inmates of institutions, disabled persons, and persons doing only

incidental unpaid family work (less than 15 hours during the reference week).

Number Of Rooms - A traditional measure of housing-unit size, the number of

rooms includes only whole rooms used for living purposes. This measure

excludes areas such as bathrooms, porches, balconies, and halls.

NWHRWF - Northwest Hillsborough Regional Wellfield

Objective - A specific, measurable, intermediate step that is achievable and

marks progress towards a goal.

Office - A structure for conducting business, professional, or governmental

activities in which the showing or delivery from the premises of retail or

wholesale goods to a customer is not the typical or principal activity.

On-site Sewage Treatment Disposal System (Septic Tank System) - A small

localized wastewater treatment system which treats wastewater and disposes of

the treated wastewater by subsurface soil absorption or evaporation on the site

at which the wastewater is generated. These are typically individual or

multi-family septic tank systems and do not include conventional

community-oriented wastewater treatment facilities.


Open Space - Undeveloped lands suitable for passive recreation or

conservation uses.

Open Spaces - Undeveloped lands suitable for passive recreation or natural

preservation uses.

Outdoor Recreation Activity - A specific, individual type of outdoor

recreation. Activities are divided into two categories: active activities — those

which involve some direct and specialized physical manipulation by the

participant such as swimming, hiking, or boating and passive activities —

those which are mental rather than physical such as sightseeing, nature study

or scenic appreciation.

Outdoor Recreation Demand - The quantity of outdoor recreation necessary

to satisfy all prospective participants during any given time period. Demand is

not strictly a matter of desire, but rather of desire tempered by such limiting

factors as opportunity, awareness, financial ability, physical ability and

competing uses of available time.

Outfall - This is the terminal point of a natural or man-made stormwater

conveyance system that drains the land.

Outstanding Florida Waters (OFWs) - Surface waters that have been deemed

to be worthy of special protection as identified in Section 17-3.041, Florida

Administrative Code.

Overcrowding - A concept of the U. S. Bureau of the Census referring to

housing units occupied by more than one person per room (NOTE: bathrooms,

halls, foyers and parlors are not considered rooms).

Overlay Zoning District - An area where additional requirements are

superimposed upon a base zoning district or underlying district and where the

requirements of the base or underlying district may or may not be altered.

Overriding Public Interest - Actions required by local, state, or federal

government, necessary for the promotion of public safety, health or general

welfare.

Owner - Any person or entity, including a cooperative or a public housing

authority (PHA), having the legal rights to sell, lease, or sublease any form of

real property.

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Paratransit - Transit services, including ridesharing, car or van pools, and

demand responsive buses which are characterized by their non-scheduled,

non-fixed route nature.

Para-Transit transit or Demand Responsive Service — A mode of transportation

designed to carry riders to and from specific destinations upon request.

Park - Regional resource based and various types of public or private, passive

or active recreation areas.

Passenger Trip — One person traveling in one direction from an origin to a

destination.

Passive Recreation Facilities - Recreation facilities pursued by the user in a

leisurely fashion such as nature walks, fishing or picnicking.

Pastoral Open Space - Open space land preserved for the management,

protection and prudent use of natural resources present on that land.

Resource-based and activity-based recreation is the primary role of these

lands.

Peak Sensitive Lands - Land that is prone to flooding because the outfall is

inadequate to handle the water flow.

Pedestrian — A person whose mode of transportation is on foot, including a

person "walking a bicycle".

Pedestrian Generators and Attractors — Land uses which either generate or

attract pedestrian traffic. For example, schools, parks and libraries may be

considered attractors of pedestrian traffic and residential areas as generators of

pedestrian trips.

Pedestrian Signals — Electronic devices used for controlling the movement of

pedestrians at signalized mid-block or intersection locations which may include

the Walk/Don't Walk or the symbolic Walking Man/Hand message.

Pedestrian Street — A street which gives preferential treatment to pedestrians

over motor vehicles, usually by restricting or eliminating motor vehicle traffic.

People-mover — Electrically powered, generally automated vehicle that serves a

limited area (i.e. downtown or airport), with connections to other modes of

transportation.


Performance Standard - A target or objective that defines or qualifies the

desired or required state of operation.

Permitted Capacity - A facility's operating capacity allowed by the FDEP

Operating Permit issued for the facility.

Persons-to-Dwelling Unit Conversion Factor - The impacts of certain groups of

people (e.g. adult congregate living facilities) upon the land and supporting

infrastructure vary widely from the average. A person-to-dwelling unit

conversion factor is a method that assigns weights to these groups of people so

that their impacts upon the land and supporting infrastructure can be

objectively assessed in comparison to groups of people whose impacts

approximate the average.

Physically Feasible or Practical - When an improvement can be implemented

within the constraints of the surrounding physical environment.

Plan - Refers to the adopted Comprehensive Plan for unincorporated

Hillsborough County known as the "Future of Hillsborough-A Comprehensive

Plan for Unincorporated Hillsborough County".

Planned - A future project, event, or land area use that has been anticipated

and prepared for, usually with a site plan, a land use plan and/or the Capital

Improvement Program and Budget.

Planned Development (PD) - Development, governed by the requirements of

Hillsborough County's Planned Development districts or revisions thereof, that

is designed as a unit, and which may include only one or a mixture of land

uses, and which generally avoids a gridiron pattern of streets, and usually

provides common open space, recreation areas or other amenities.

Requirements include submission and review of site plans.

Planned Village - The intent of this concept is to avoid urban sprawl through a

mixed use, clustered, and planned development of at least 160 acres. Uses

within the planned village shall be appropriately scaled to maximize internal

trip capture, shopping and job creation on-site. Projects shall be designed to

achieve compact, pedestrian-oriented mixed shopping/office/residential nodes

and provide for the efficient use of infrastructure. The capital costs associated

with the provision of infrastructure, including, but not limited to, public water,

wastewater, parks, and libraries shall be the responsibility of the developer of a

planned village and not the responsibility of Hillsborough County.

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Plumbing Facilities - Presence of toilet facilities, bathing facilities, and piped

water, within both occupied and vacant housing units.

Plumbing Facilities/Lacking Complete Plumbing For Exclusive Use: Complete

plumbing facilities, but also used by another household - All

facilities present, but with some or all of the plumbing facilities also

regularly used by someone who is not a member of the household. This

category also applies if the future occupants of living quarters now vacant

would be expected to share the facilities.

Some but not all plumbing facilities - Units with one or two but not all three

of these: hot and cold piped water, flush toilet, and bathtub or

shower.

No plumbing facilities

Point Source Discharge - Release of degraded water through a discernible,

confined or discrete conveyance, including but not limited to pipes, ditches,

channels, tunnels, conduits or wells. This term does not include return flows

from irrigated agriculture.

Point Source Pollution - Water pollution that has as its source a discernible,

confined or discrete conveyance, including but not limited to, any pipe, ditch,

channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock,

concentrated animal enclosure.

Policy - The way in which programs and activities are conducted to achieve an

identified goal.

Pollution - The presence in the outdoor atmosphere, ground or water, of any

substances, contaminants, noise or man-made or man-induced alteration of

the chemical, physical, biological, or radiological integrity of air or water, in

quantities or at levels which are or may be potentially harmful or injurious to

human health or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or which does or

may unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property.

Population - (1) (noun) The number of inhabitants of an area. (2) (adjective)

Referring to data about persons, as in “population characteristics.”, (3) (noun)

A group of persons, housing units, or other entities included in a census, or

from which samples are taken for statistical measurements.


Port Facility - Harbor or shipping improvements used predominantly for

commercial purposes, including channels, turning basins, jetties, breakwaters,

landings, wharves, docks, markets, structures, buildings, piers, storage

facilities, plazas, anchorages, utilities, bridges, tunnels, roads, causeways and

all other property or facilities necessary or useful in connection with

commercial shipping.

Potable Water - Water satisfactory for drinking, culinary, human

consumption, and other domestic purposes.

Potable Water Facilities - a system of structures designed to collect, treat, or

distribute potable water, and includes water wells, treatment plants, reservoirs,

and distribution mains.

Poverty Level - A federally defined income classification based on a poverty

index that takes into account such factors as family size, number of children,

and urban vs. rural residents, as well as the amount of income. The cutoff

levels are updated every year to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.

Poverty Status In 1999 - Families and unrelated individuals are classified as

above or below the poverty level by comparing their total 1999 income to an

income cutoff or “poverty threshold,” as defined by the U.S. Census of

Population. The income cutoffs vary by family size, number of children, and

age of the family householder or unrelated individual.

Poverty/Below Poverty Level (“Poor”) Families or persons who total family

income or unrelated individual income in 1999 was less than the poverty

threshold specified for the applicable family size, age of householder, and

number of related children under 18 present. In certain tabulations, this

group is further subdivided into those with income “below 75 percent of poverty

level” and “between 75 and 99 percent of poverty level.”

Preliminary Development Order: A zoning approval, development of regional impact approval, subdivision approval, board of adjustment approval, borrow pit approval, lake creation approval, land alteration approval, landscaping approval, mining permit and any development order other than a final development order.

Pre-manufactured Housing - Conventional housing utilizing pre-

manufactured components.

Preservation Areas - Environmentally sensitive areas that include the

following:

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Aquatic preserves;

Essential wildlife habitat;

Class I and II Waters·

Marine grassbeds;

Coastal strand;

Coastal marshes;

Mangrove swamps ; and

State wilderness areas.

Preserve - An area set aside specifically for the protection and safekeeping of

certain values within the area, such as game, wildlife, forest, etc. Preserves

may or may not be outdoor recreation areas, depending on the use allowed

therein.

Primary Tributaries - A primary tributary is a creek, stream or river branch

which is the first order of a dendritic pattern to the main reach of a River.

These are water bodies shown on the most recent U.S. Geological Survey

(USGS) guadrangle sheets as having perennial flow which eventually drain into

any permanent open water body or River. Primary tributaries are designated

on the official maps showing rivers and primary tributaries which is a part of

the map series of the Comprehensive Plan. The official source for tributaries is

the USGS quadrangle base maps for Hillsborough County as published by the

United States Geological Service (USGS).

Primary Tributaries - Water bodies shown on the most recent U. S. Geological

Survey (USGS) guadrangle sheets as having perennial flow which eventually

drain into any permanent open water body.

Private Recreation Sites - Sites owned by private, commercial or non-profit

entities available to the public for recreational use, usually for a fee.

Private Sector Contributions - Land or money provided by the private sector to

expand the park system.

Program - An organized pattern of activities employed to accomplish an

objective.

Programmed - A facility that has been officially scheduled in the Capital

Improvements Program.

Projects That Promote Public Transportation — Means projects that directly

affect the provisions of public transit, including transit terminals, transit lines

and routes, separate lanes for the exclusive use of public transit services,


transit stops (shelters and stations), and office buildings or projects that

include fixed-rail or transit terminals as part of the building.

Promote - To help forward, advance, or further; to help bring into being; to

contribute to the growth or prosperity of.

Provide - to make preparation to meet a need; especially to supply something

for support, to supply or make available, to have as a condition

PSI - Pounds per Square Inch, a measure of pressure

Public Access - The ability of the public to physically reach, enter or use

recreation sites including beaches and shores.

Public Access Reuse - Irrigation of lands open to public use, such as golf

courses, cemeteries, public parks, landscaped areas, and other areas intended

for public access, with reclaimed water.

Public Buildings and Grounds - Structures or lands that are owned, leased, or

operated by a government entity, such as civic and community centers,

hospitals, libraries, police stations, fire stations, and government

administration buildings.

Public Facilities - For the purposes of this Comprehensive Plan, public

facilities include transportation systems or facilities, sewer systems or facilities,

solid waste systems or facilities, drainage systems or facilities, potable water

systems or facilities and parks and recreation systems or facilities.

Public Facility - The capital improvements and systems of each of the following: arterial and collector roads, stormwater management, potable water,

sanitary sewer, solid waste, parks and recreation, mass transit, public education and public health facilities.

Public Recreation Sites - Sites owned or leased on a long-term basis by a

federal, state, regional or local government agency for purposes of recreational

use.

Public Transportation Disability (persons with) - Persons who have a health

condition which makes it difficult or impossible to use buses, trains, subways,

or other forms of public transportation.

Public/Quasi Public Land Use Category (P/QP) - This land use plan category is

used to recognize major existing and programmed public facilities. This

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category also accommodates quasi-public uses such as private establishments

generally available for public use such as, but not limited to, churches,

hospitals, schools, clubs, regional district or community recreation uses or

facilities, recreation services and utility and transportation facilities. The

Future Land Use Plan Map generally shows major existing or programmed

facilities. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and

Policies of the Future Land Use Element, and to all applicable development

regulations.

Pump Station - A pumping facility which discharges flow through a force

main.

Quasi-Public - Partially supported or operated by a public agency.

Receiving Areas or Properties – Those parcels of land identified on the Future

Land Use Map series - TDR Sending and Receiving Areas Map as being located

within the Receiving Area; or any parcel of land the County deems to meet the

criteria established for Receiving Areas.

Receiving Waters - Bodies of water, and ancillary facilities thereof, which

serve as the receptacles for stormwater discharges. Generally, receiving waters

include significant wetland areas, lakes, rivers/streams, other major

stormwater conveyance or storage systems, bays, etc.

Receiving Waters - The surface water body into which non point source and

point source discharge enters after appropriate water quality treatment.

Reclaimed Water - A high-quality effluent which has received additional

treatment and is of suitable quality for use in wetland systems, turf irrigation,

and industrial facilities.

Recreation - The pursuit of leisure time activities occurring in an indoor or

outdoor setting.

Recreation Facility - A component of a recreation site used by the public such

as a trail, court, athletic field or swimming pool.

Recreation Services - A facility providing recreational activities to the general

public. Recreation services may include, playing fields and courts (both indoor

and outdoor) for a variety of sports, golf driving ranges, zoos, horse racing

facilities, and amusement and theme parks.


Recreational Trails - A single or multi-use paved or unpaved linear open

space which provides public recreational and/or transportation opportunities.

The trails may be designated for specific uses such as hiking, nature

appreciation, bicycling, running and horseback riding. Canoe trails along rivers

are also considered under this definition.

Recreational trails can serve as the links to interconnect a greenway system

and can provide the public a means to further view and access scenic,

environmental, historic, archaeological and cultural resources in the County.

Recreational Uses - Activities within areas where recreation occurs.

Redevelopment - This is a process that is used in developed areas to

rehabilitate, infill, to use underutilized areas more efficiently and/or replace

blighted areas by changing the types of uses, intensities or densities of the land

uses, usually to achieve an economically higher and best use of the land.

Regional Activity Center - This designation refers to the high concentration of

government centers, high intensity commercial uses and potential high density

residential development that will emphasize the Central Business District of

Tampa as the central core of the Tampa Bay Region, as well as the Westshore

Area with its major office and employment areas and the University of South

Florida area with its higher educational facilities.

Regional Resource - A Regional Resource is a large (minimum of 1,000 acres),

environmentally significant and verified, publicly-owned park/natural resource

area (i.e. ELAPP lands, rivers, streams, bays, and lakes).

Regional Resource-based Park - A regional park serves an entire county and is

generally occupies a large tract of land. The level of service for regional

resource- based parks is 20 acres per 1,000 residents and includes in the

calculation those resource-based parks and preserves in Hillsborough County

that are Count-managed and may or may not be owned by the County. This

type of park or preserve is typically situated in a natural setting where visitors

can enjoy and appreciate the area’s natural resources such as bays, estuaries,

marshes, creeks, rivers, swamps hammocks, pinelands, scrub, and birds and

other wildlife.

Regional Stormwater Management Facility - A common, large-scale

detention or retention lake system, along with its ancillary collection network,

which provides stormwater runoff attenuation and/or treatment for many sites

or large tracts of land under various and different ownerships.

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Regional Wastewater Treatment Plants - Large public wastewater treatment

plants designed to service more than a single development.

Regional Wastewater Treatment Plants - Large wastewater treatment plants

(generally 5 MGD or greater capacity) with the permitted capacity for significant

future expansion and higher levels of treatment (AWT).

Regional Water Supply Authority - A legal body formed to under Florida

Statutes by Interlocal Agreement to develop safe public water supply facilities

and operate them in an environmentally safe manner.

Regulated Roadway — A roadway that is monitored as part of the County’s

Transportation Concurrency Management System. The transportation impacts

on these roadways of proposed development must be evaluated before a

development permit can be issued.

Rehabilitation Center - An establishment engaged in the provision of

outpatient and inpatient services to correct, cure or assist an individual in

adjusting to a physical and/or psychological disability.

Rehabilitation Loans - Loans offered specifically for the repair, preservation,

and/or improvement of substandard structure.

Rehabilitation Loans: Loans offered specifically for the repair, preservation, and/or

improvement of substandard structure.

Relocation Housing - Those dwellings which are made available to families

displaced by public programs, provided that such dwellings are decent, safe

and sanitary and within the financial means of the families or individuals

displaced.

Reserve Area - Unincorporated County land between a municipal border and a

defined reserve area boundary. Within the reserve area, the County and

municipality coordinate activities to foster compatibility in land development

regulations, procedures, the planning of infrastructure, and delivery of

services.

Resident Population - Inhabitants counted in the same manner utilized by the

United States Bureau of the Census, in the category of total population.

Resident population does not include seasonal population.


Residential Uses - Activities within land areas used predominantly for

housing.

Resource Protection Areas - Land or water bodies that are ecologically or

economically significant natural resources for which special protective

measures have been, or need to be established. Resource Protection Areas

include the following:

Hillsborough River 100-year floodplain and major tributaries;

Alafia River 100-year floodplain and major tributaries;

Little Manatee River 100-year floodplain and major tributaries;

Tampa Bay and associated tidal wetlands;

Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve;

Lake Thonotosassa;

Significant and essential wildlife habitat;

Areas of high aquifer recharge/contamination potential;

Public potable water wellfields and their cones of influence; and

Areas of major phosphate deposits.

Resource-Based Recreation: Recreation that is dependent on some particular

element or combination of elements of the natural or cultural environment and

consists of activities that are limited in both quality and location such as

hunting, fishing, camping, boating, water skiing, surfing, nature study or

visiting historical and archaeological sites. Resource-based recreation can be

provided only to the extent that the supporting natural or historical resources

are available.

Responsiveness - A measure of the reaction to a problem.

Retention Or To Retain - To store stormwater to prevent its discharge into

receiving waters or to provide a storage facility for stormwater where no outfall

is available.

Right-of-Way - Land in which the state, a county, or a municipality owns the

fee simple title or has an easement dedicated or required for a transportation or

utility use.

River - A River in Hillsborough County is the Alafia River, Little Manatee River,

Hillsborough River, and Palm River as designated on the official map showing

rivers and primary tributaries which is a part of the map series of the

Comprehensive Plan.

River - The open water and wetlands up to the mean annual highwater mark

of a naturally occurring, flowing waterbody of considerable volume.

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A River in Hillsborough County is the Alafia River, Little Manatee River,

Hillsborough River, and Palm River as designated on the official map showing

rivers and primary tributaries which is a part of the map series of the

Comprehensive Plan.

River Corridor Policy Overlay - The Conservation and Aquifer Recharge

Element River Resources section “Goals, Objectives and Policies” shall be

known as the River Corridor Policy Overlay. Rivers and primary tributaries of

the County shall be protected by a combination of Goals, Objectives and

Policies as provided for in Care Goals 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 as the River Corridor

Policy Overlay.

Riverbank - The rising ground bordering a river which functions as a natural

barrier that restricts water flow to a generally established course, under

conditions of ordinary water.

Roadway — The portion of the highway, including shoulders, for vehicle use.

Roadway — A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular

travel, including the entire area within the right of way.

Roadway Functional Classification - The assignment of roads into categories

according to the character of service they provide in relation to the total road

network. Basic functional categories include limited access facilities, arterial

roads, and collector roads, which may be subcategorized into principal, major

or minor levels. Those levels may be further grouped into urban and rural

categories.

Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) – an area of land, usually trapezoidal in

shape, centered about the extended runway centerline. The RPZ’s function is

to enhance the protection of people and property on the ground. This is

achieved through airport owner control RPZs and includes clearing, and

maintaining the area clear of, incompatible objects and activities.

Rural-Agricultural - Generally refers to areas that are on the outskirts of

rural-residential areas, predominantly agricultural in nature with some

associated residential uses and no urban services available. Intensity of

development is mostly lower that suburban areas with lots on land five acres or

larger.

Rural-Residential - Generally refers to areas that are on the periphery of

suburban areas, predominantly residential in nature with some associated


agricultural uses and no urban services available. Intensity of development is

mostly lower that suburban areas with lots on land one acre or larger.

Safe Yield - The volume of groundwater that can be withdrawn from public

water supply aquifers without resulting in adverse environmental impacts (e.g.

saltwater intrusion), while at the same time ensuring an adequate long-term

water supply under conditions of historically precedented low rainfall,

predictable increases in demand, and events causing significant interruption of

the water supply.

Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale - Describes the degree of hazard and damage

potential generally associated with the full range of hurricane intensities. The

following describes the five categories of storms accepted for the Gulf and

Atlantic coasts.

Category 1 - Winds of 74 to 95 miles per hour. Damage primarily to

shrubbery, trees, foliage and un-anchored mobile homes. No real damage to

other structures. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Storm surge 6

to 8 feet above normal. Low-lying coastal roads inundated, minor pier

damage, some small craft in exposed anchorage torn from moorings.

Category 2 - Winds of 96 to 100 miles per hour. Considerable wind damage

to shrubbery and tree foliage, some trees blown down. Major damage to

exposed mobile homes. Extensive damage to poorly constructed signs.

Some damage to roofing materials of buildings; some window and door

damage. No major damage to inland buildings. Considerable damage to

piers, marinas and small craft in unprotected anchorage. Storm surge 9 to

11 feet above normal, damage and flooding as described in Category 1.

Category 3 - Winds of 111 to 130 miles per hour. Foliage torn from trees,

large trees blown down. Practically all poorly constructed signs blown down.

Some damage to roofing material of buildings; some window and door

damage. Some structural damage to small buildings. Mobile homes

destroyed. Storm surge 12 to 18 feet above normal. Serious flooding along

the coast, with larger structures being damaged and small structures

destroyed by waves and floating debris.

Category 4 - Winds of 131 to 155 miles per hour. Shrubs and trees blown

down. All signs blown down. Extensive damage to roofing materials,

windows and doors. Complete failure of roofs on many small residences.

Complete destruction of mobile homes. Storm surge 18 to 22 feet above

normal. Major damage to lower floors of structures near the coast due to

flooding, waves and floating debris.

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Category 5 - Winds greater than 155 miles per hour. Shrubs and trees

blown down, considerable damage to roofs of buildings; all signs down. Very

severe and extensive damage to windows and doors. Some complete building

failures. Small buildings overturned or blown away. Complete destruction

of mobile homes. Storm surge greater than 22 feet above normal. Major

damage to lower floors of all structures less than 15 feet above sea level

within 500 yards of shore.

Saltwater Intrusion - Inward or upward movement of saline water within a

surface or groundwater aquifer system.

Scenic Corridor: A highway, road, drive, or street that, in addition to its

transportation function, provides opportunities for the enjoyment of natural

and man-made scenic resources and access or direct views to areas or scenes

of exceptional beauty or historic or cultural interest. The aesthetic values of

scenic routes often are protected and enhanced by regulations governing the

development of property.

Screenline — An imaginary line drawn across roadways to identify travel patterns. Used in transportation modeling.

Shared Roadway — Any roadway upon which a bicycle lane is not designated and which may be legally used by bicycles regardless of whether such facility is specifically designated as a bikeway.

Shoulder — A portion of a highway contiguous to the roadway that is primarily for use by pedestrians, bicyclists, and emergency use of stopped vehicles.

Shoulder Bikeway — A type of bikeway where bicyclists travel on the shoulder of the roadway.

Sidewalk — An improved walkway intended primarily for pedestrians, usually

running parallel to one or both sides of a street.

Single-Occupant Vehicle (SOV) — A motor vehicle occupied by one person.

Socio-economic Data — Information about people and economies, such as demographics (age, race, sex, birth rates, etc.) and economics (incomes and

expenditures of a community or government).

Special Transit Service — Consists of exclusive high occupancy vehicle lanes, express bus service, guideway transit, or other types of preferential transit treatment.

STAR (Sensitive to Area Residents/Special Treatments are Required) Facilities — Roadways that are recommended for widening in the Long Range


Transportation Plan, and which because of special circumstances, will include special designs and amenities or special treatment to lessen potential impacts to adjacent land uses, the environment or historic areas.

Septic Tank System - An on-site wastewater disposal system for individual

homes, multi-family residences and commercial facilities where municipal

wastewater service is unavailable. The system consists of two major

components, a septic tank and a sub-surface wastewater infiltration system

(SWIS). The septic tank is an underground tank that provides primary

wastewater treatment that consists of the removal of settleable and floatable

solids. The clarified effluent from the septic tank flows to the SWIS where it

receives physical, chemical and biological treatment as it percolates through

the unsaturated soil to the groundwater.

Sequential Land Use - A practice whereby lands overlaying valuable mineral

resources are protected from intensive urban development until such minerals

can be mined, and that land reclaimed for a viable economic use.

Setback - Physical distance that serves to minimize the effects of development

activity on an adjacent property, structure or natural resource; and within

which it may be necessary to restrict activities. Also, a required horizontal

distance from the subject land or water area designed to reduce the impact on

adjacent land, land uses or cover types located on the subject land or water

area.

Setback: The required distance between every structure and the lot lines of the

lot on which it is located.

Shall: will have to; must; used in laws, regulations, or directives to express

what is mandatory; to require, demand earnestly; ought to, used to express

what is inevitable or seems likely to happen in the future.

Shellfish Harvesting Area - Coastal waters classified by the Florida Department

of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the harvesting of shellfish.

Classifications are based on bacteriological and sanitary surveys that define

levels of bacteriological pollution and document all possible sources of

pollution, both actual and potential. Waters are classified as follows pursuant

to Section 16-B28.009, Florida Administrative Code:

Approved - Normally open to shellfish harvesting; may be temporarily

closed under extraordinary circumstances (e.g., red tides, hurricanes,

sewage spills).

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Conditionally approved - Periodically closed to shellfish harvesting based

on predictable pollution events.

Published - Shellfish harvesting is not permitted due to actual or potential

pollution.

Unclassified - Shellfish harvesting is not permitted pending bacteriological

and sanitary surveys.

Shoreline - Interface of land and water in oceanic and estuarine conditions

which follows the general configuration of the mean high water line (tidal water)

and the ordinary high water mark (fresh water).

Shoreline Wildlife Corridor - Upland areas, that function as wildlife corridors,

along the shorelines of natural water bodies important to the function and

health of natural systems and wildlife. Shoreline Wildlife Corridors shall be the

same area encompassed by the applicable wetland buffer under the

Comprehensive Plan.

Should: used to express what is probable or expected; used to express

obligation.

Significant Adverse Impact (on a natural resource) - Direct contamination,

alteration or destruction, or that which contributes to the contamination,

alteration or destruction, of a natural resource, or portion thereof, to the degree

that its environmental benefits are, or will be, eliminated, reduced, or impaired,

such that the activity will cause long term negative impacts on the natural

resource. If adequate mitigation or compensation is provided, such activity

shall not be considered a Significant Adverse Impact.

Significant Wildlife Habitat - Contiguous stands of natural plant

communities which have the potential to support healthy and diverse

populations of wildlife and which have been identified on the Natural Systems

and Land Use Cover Inventory map, developed by the Federal Department of

Transportation under contract to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Commission and incorporated into the 1989 Future of Hillsborough County

Comprehensive Plan.

Species of Special Concern - Fauna identified in Section 39-27.03-05 Florida

Administrative Code that warrants special protection, recognition or

consideration because it has an inherent significant vulnerability to habitat


modification, environmental alteration, human disturbance, or substantial

human exploitation that in the foreseeable future, may result in its becoming a

threatened species; may already meet certain criteria for designation as a

threatened species but for which conclusive data is limited or lacking; may

occupy such an unusually vital and essential ecological niche that should it

decline significantly in numbers or distribution other species would be

adversely affected to a significant degree; or has not sufficiently recovered from

past population depletion.

State Water Quality Standards - Numerical and narrative standards that limit

the amount of pollutants that are allowed in Waters of the State, as defined by

Chapter 17-3, Florida Administrative Code.

State Water Quality Standards - Numerical and narrative standards that limit

the amount of pollutants that are allowed in Waters of the State, as defined by

Chapter 62, Florida Administrative Code.

Stormwater Runoff - That portion of precipitation that is not passed into the

soil by infiltration, evaporated into the atmosphere, or entrapped by small

surface depressions and vegetation, and that flows over the land surface

during, and for a short duration following, any rainfall.

Stormwater Treatment Facility - A structural best management practice (BMP)

designed to reduce pollutant loadings to receiving waters by physically

reducing the volume of stormwater discharge. Structural BMPs include, but

are not limited to, detention ponds, retention systems, open bottom inlets,

undercut ditches, and swales.

Street Furniture — Street furniture includes benches (which do not display advertising) and other forms of seating, plant containers, sculptures, fountains,

street lights, pedestrian area lighting, drinking fountains, and waste containers.

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) - A Florida association of

local governments covering a designated four county area that works with the

Department of Community Affairs and local governments to resolve

contemporary planning problems and issues.

Tampa Bay Water - The six member government regional water authority

created in 1998 to replace the West Coast Regional Water Supply Authority.

This is authorized under, and Tampa Bay Water is held responsible to, Chapter

373.1963 Florida Statutes.

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Target Areas – Areas that have been targeted in this element for improvement

on identified deficiencies such as housing, mass transit, and recreation.

Tenant - Any person or entity who rents or leases property from an owner.

Tenure - The manner, condition or terms by which property is occupied (i.e.

owner or renter occupied)

Territorial Reinforcement: The use of physical attributes that express

ownership such as fencing, pavement treatments, signage, and landscaping.

Townhouses - A multi-level single family attached dwelling unit.

Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) - Traditional Neighborhood

Developments (TNDs) are walkable, compact, mixed-use developments

characterized by a highly connected street pattern, often based on a grid and

as further required in the TND Code section of the Land Development Code.

TND’s are a development that offers a mixture of: housing types and prices,

prominently sited civic or community building(s), and stores/offices/

workplaces to provide a balanced mix of activities. Church, civic and school

facilities are encouraged. A traditional neighborhood development has a

recognizable center and clearly defined edges; optimum size is a quarter mile

from center to edge.

Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND): A development that offers a

mixture of: housing types and prices, prominently sited civic or community

building(s), and stores/offices/workplaces to provide a balanced mix of

activities. Church, civic and school facilities are encouraged. A traditional

neighborhood development has a recognizable center and clearly defined edges;

optimum size is a quarter mile from center to edge.

Traffic Calming — Strategies and techniques to decrease the amount and

negative impact of traffic, especially in residential areas, while maintaining the

same level of mobility.

Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) - The transfer of a property's legal

development rights either within a property owner's parcel, such as in wetlands

density transfers, or off-site.

Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) – Standardized state

assessment method to determine the amount of mitigation needed to offset

adverse impacts to wetlands and other surface waters. This methodology was


promulgated through Chapter 62-345, F.A.C. and requires the replacement of

the ecological value of impacted wetlands and other surface waters.

Transferable Development Rights or Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) –

The right(s) to construct one or more dwelling units or another measure of

development, such as floor area ratio, that can be severed from one property

(sending property) and used to increase the development rights of another

property (receiving property).

Transit — (also public transit or mass transit) Passenger services provided by

public, private, or non-profit entities, utilizing vehicles that hold relatively large

numbers of people such as vans, buses, and fixed guideway vehicles.

Transit Emphasis Corridors — Major roadways that will be designed to give

public transit a competitive advantage over single-occupant vehicles. In the

most cases, Design considerations can include designated bus pull-outs,

bus lanes, and traffic signial prioritization (TSP). crosswalks will be included in

the

design.

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) — Strategies and techniques

that can be used to influence travel demand. These may include ridesharing,

public transit use, rescheduling of work-hours, or other behavioral changes

aimed at reducing travel.

Transportation Disadvantaged — Persons who because of physical or mental

disability, income, status, or age or who for other reasons are unable to

transport themselves or to purchase transportation and are therefore,

dependent upon others to obtain access to health care, employment, education,

shopping, social activities, or other life sustaining activities. In addition

children who are handicapped, high-risk or at-risk as defined in s.411.202 are

considered transportation disadvantaged.

Transportation Disadvantaged/Dependent - Individuals who because of

physical or mental disability, income status, or age are unable to transport

themselves or to purchase transportation and are, therefore dependent upon

others to obtain access to health care, employment, education, shopping, social

activities, or other life-sustaining activities. See also “disability” and

“public transportation disability” definitions.

Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) — Short-term (Five-Year)

transportation plan for all of Hillsborough County, which includes

transportation projects to receive federal, state, and local funds.

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Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) — Partnerships between

business and local government to help solve local transportation problems

associated primarily with rapid suburban growth, sometimes called

Transportation Management Organizations or TMOs.

Transportation System — This is the sum of all forms or modes of

transportation, which taken together, provide for the movement of people and

goods in Hillsborough County. The system includes all forms of air, water, and

ground transportation.

Transportation Systems Management (TSM) - A process for planning and

operating a unitary system of urban transportation. This views automobiles,

public transportation, taxis, pedestrians, and bicycles as element of one single

urban transportation system. The key objective of TSM is to coordinate these

individual elements through operating, regulatory and service policies so as to

achieve maximum efficiency and productivity for the system as a whole.

Trip Generators and Attractors — Land uses that either generate or attract

vehicular traffic. For example, residential neighborhoods generate traffic and

downtown central business districts attract traffic.

Unemployed - As defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census: “civilians 16 years

old and over who (a) were neither ‘at work ‘nor’ with a job but not at work’

during the reference week, (b) were looking for work during the past 4 weeks,

and (c) were available to accept a job...”

Urban - Generally refers to an area having the characteristics of a city, with

intense development and a full or extensive range of public facilities and

services.

Urban And Rural (Population) - Urban and rural are type-of-area concepts

rather than specific areas outlined on maps. As defined by the Census

Bureau, the urban population comprises all persons living in urbanized areas

(UA’s) and in places of 2,500 or more inhabitants outside UA’s. The rural

population consists of everyone else.

Therefore, a rural classification need not imply farm residence or a sparsely

settled area, since a small city or town is rural as long as it is outside a UA and

has fewer than 2,500 inhabitants. The terms urban and rural are independent

of metropolitan and non-metropolitan designations; both urban and rural areas

occur inside and outside SMSA’s.


Urban Growth Area Joint Agreement or Urban Reserve Area Agreement - This

refers to the extra-territorial provision (actual or proposed) of public facilities

from one jurisdiction to another jurisdiction. The provision of public facilities

may be a formal, interlocal agreement contingent upon several factors

including but not limited to, the ability to review and comment upon

development reviews by the jurisdiction providing the public facilities that

occur in the other jurisdiction where the community facilities are being

provided.

Urban Sprawl - Uncontrolled and untimely expansion and spreading out of an

urban community into the outlying non-urban areas exemplified by scattered,

unplanned, low density development without provisions for facilities and

services at levels adopted in the comprehensive plan in locations not consistent

with the overall concepts of the plan.

Utilitarian Open Space: Open space land reserved from intense development

due primarily to public safety constraints such as floodplains, sinkholes,

wetlands or drainage ditches.

Utility Rights-of-Way - Land dedicated to a public authority for community

services, including but not limited to, electricity, telephone, water supply, gas,

and wastewater disposal.

Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) — The product of traffic volume multiplied by the

length of travel.

Vehicles Available - The total number of automobiles, vans, and light trucks—

one ton or less—available at home for the use of members of the household,

ascertained for occupied housing units.

Vertically integrated mixed use development – Two or more different uses in one

building on separate floors in a compact urban form (example: commercial on

the first floor with offices or residential on the second floor).

Very Low Income - Household income below 50% of median.

Very Low Income Household – A household with an annual income does not

exceed 50% of the median income of the area, as determined by the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development, with adjustments for family

size.

Viable - Capable of surviving and/or growing; being workable.

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Volume of Traffic — The number of vehicles passing a given point on a

roadway during a given length of time.

Volume Sensitive Lands - Lands that drain into areas that do not have a

positive outfall. Positive outfall is the condition when the natural or man-made

stormwater conveyance system that drains the land is functioning adequately.

This includes man-made swales, waterways or other means of conveyance

systems. This does not include sheet flow.

Volume to Capacity Ratio (v/c) — Ratio of traffic volume to roadway capacity. A

value less than or equal to one (1.0) indicates LOS D or better operating

conditions. A value greater than one (1.0) indicates LOS E or F operating

conditions.

Walking School Bus - An organized group of children walking to school with

one or more adults.

Wastewater Treatment Plant, Community (CWWTP) - A wastewater

treatment and disposal service used when permanent service availability is not

identified in the County's current six-year Capital Improvements Program, and

the Board Of County Commissioners determines that there are special

circumstances which allow an applicant to enter into a special agreement with

Hillsborough County. As it relates to the urban service area concept, CWWTPs

are only allowed to serve clustered, planned village developments in the rural

areas and the Res-2, Res-1 land use categories of the expansion area.

Wastewater Treatment Plant, Interim (IWWTP) - A wastewater treatment plant

that is under Interim Wastewater Treatment Agreement with Hillsborough

County and/or is scheduled to be discontinued by a project in the Hillsborough

County six-year Capital Improvements Program. New IWWTPs are permitted

only within the designated Urban Service Area.

Wastewater, Domestic or Sanitary - A combination of the liquid and

water-carried wastes from dwellings, commercial buildings, industries,

institutions, and the like together with any groundwater, surface water, and

storm water from inflow and/or infiltration; originating as wastes from

kitchens, water closets, lavatories, bathrooms, and showers; the strength of

which normally fall below the following parameters: biochemical oxygen

demand (BOD5) (300 mg/l); total suspended solids (TSS) (300 mg/l); total

nitrogen (TN) (40 mg/l), and total phosphates (TP) (12 mg/l).

Water Bodies - For the purpose of determining permitted density, these shall

be defined to include river, lake, or pond beds and any other permanently or


historically water-covered land that occurs naturally at the intended site up to

the mean high water level. This definition shall apply for purposes of density

credits to areas, defined as environmentally sensitive by regulatory agencies.

Water Budget - A formula that can be used to derive estimates of the

maximum and minimum limits of a water supply by quantifying all inputs (e.g.

precipitation) and outputs (e.g. runoff, consumptive use).

Water Recharge Areas - land or water areas through which groundwater is

replenished.

Water Use Permit (WUP) - A water use permit must be obtained from the

Governing Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District before

withdrawal of water shall be commenced for quantities set forth in Rule 40D-

2.031.

Water Wells - wells excavated, drilled, dug, or driven for the supply of

industrial, agricultural or potable water for general public consumption.

Water-Dependent Uses - Activities that can be carried out only on, in or

adjacent to water areas because the use requires access to the water body for:

waterborne transportation including ports or marinas; recreation; electrical

generating facilities; or water supply.

Water Enhanced - Activities that may derive economic or aesthetic benefit by

its proximity to a water body.

Water-Independent Uses - Activity including, but not limited to, intense urban

residential, industrial and commercial uses that could function just as well

inland as in a coastal location.

Water-Related Uses - Activities that are not directly dependent upon access to a

water body but that provide goods and services that are directly associated

with water-dependent or waterway uses.

Wetlands - Lands that are transitional between terrestrial (upland) and aquatic

(open water) systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface, or

where the land is covered by shallow water, and such lands are predominantly

characterized by hydrophytic vegetation. The presence of hydric soils as

determined by the U. S. Soil Conservation Service (SCS), and other indicators

of regular or periodic inundation, shall be used as evidence of the presence of a

wetland area. The existence and extent of these shall be determined by the

jurisdictional limits defined by Chapter 62-340, Florida Administrative Code.

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and implemented by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection

(FDEP), or as defined within Chapter 40D-4 Florida Administrative Code and

implemented by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD),

or as defined within the Wetlands Rule, Ch. 1-11 and implemented by the

Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (EPC).

Wetland: Land which is regularly or seasonally saturated or inundated by surface or groundwater in

years of normal water conditions with a frequency or duration sufficient to support, and which under

normal circumstances does or could support, a dominance of wetland vegetation or aquatic life.

Wetlands also include non-vegetated mudflats and salt barrens.

Wildlife - Any member of the animal kingdom, with the exception of man,

including but not limited to any mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile,

mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, or other invertebrate and excluding domestic

animals.

Wildlife Corridors - Contiguous stands of significant wildlife habitat that

facilitate the natural migratory patterns, as well as other habitat requirements

(e.g. breeding, feeding), of wildlife. Work Disability (persons with) - Persons who have a health condition which

limits the kind or amount of work or prevents working at a job or business.

Xeriscape: Landscaping characterized by the use of vegetation that is drought-

tolerant or of low water use in character.

Year Round Farm Laborer - A worker whose principal income comes from

farm labor, and who resides permanently, year round, in Hillsborough County.

Zoning - In general the demarcation of an area by ordinance (text and map)

into zones and the establishment of regulations to govern the uses within those

zones (commercial, industrial, residential, type of residential) and the location,

bulk, height, shape, use, and coverage of structures within each zone.

Zoning Conformance - The process by which the zoning in areas is

maintained or changed to carry out the specific intent of the land use plan

categories as defined by the Future Land Use Element and the adopted zoning

conformance matrix which illustrates which zoning classifications are

permitted in which land use plan categories. State law requires that all land

development regulations must be in conformance with the specified and

implied intent of the long range, Comprehensive Plan.


Zoning Lot - A platted or metes and bounds lot which

constitutes a single ownership.

Zoning Ordinance - An ordinance whose purpose is to

control the use, intensity and dimensional characteristics of

development for specific locations in accordance with the adopted

local government comprehensive plan.

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Deleted Definition Sections by Element

Coastal Management Element

Conservation and Aquifer Element

Economically Disadvantaged Groups-

Housing Element

Intergovernmental Coordination Element

Potable Water

Recreation and Open Space

Sanitary Sewer Element

Solid Waste Element

Stormwater Element

Transportation Element

Future Land Use Element

*Note: The Capital Improvements Element, Livable Communities Element and the

Public School Facilities Element do not have Definition Sections.

COASTAL MANAMGEMENT ELEMENT II. DEFINITIONS

Advanced Wastewater Treatment - As defined in Chapter 403.086, Florida Statutes, or as amended in the future.

Adverse Impact (upon a natural resource) - Direct contamination, alteration or destruction, or that which contributes to the contamination, alteration or destruction of

a natural resource, or portion thereof, to the degree that its environmental benefits are, or will be, eliminated, reduced, or impaired.

Aquatic Preserve - Submerged lands owned or leased by the State of Florida as identified in Chapter 258, Florida Statutes, that have been set aside in an essentially natural or existing condition for the benefit of future generations.

Beach - The zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the mean low

water line to the place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of permanent vegetation, usually the effective limit of storm waves. "Beach", as used in the Coastal Management and Port Element (CME) requirements, is

limited to oceanic and estuarine shorelines.

Best Management Practice (BMP) - Method or combination of methods determined after problem assessment, examination of alternative practices, and appropriate public participation, to be the most effective and practicable means of reducing or preventing

non-point source pollution to levels compatible with water quality goals. These measures could include both structural (e.g., sediment/debris basins, wetland impoundment of agricultural runoff, etc.) and non-structural (e.g., street vacuuming,

deferred grazing systems, etc.) approaches to abatement of non-point source pollution, and would vary on a regional and local basis depending on the nature of the problems,

climate, physical characteristics, land use, soil types and conditions and other factors. Class II Waters - Shellfish propagation or harvesting water as classified and specified in

Chapter 17-3, Florida Administrative Code.

Coastal Planning Area - Those portions of Hillsborough County that lie within the Hurricane Vulnerability Zone (All Evacuation Zones). This area shall also include water and submerged lands of oceanic water bodies or estuarine water bodies; shorelines

adjacent to such water bodies; coastal barriers; living marine resources; marine wetlands; water-dependent or water-related facilities on oceanic or estuarine waters, public access facilities to oceanic beaches or estuarine shorelines; and all lands adjacent

to such occurrences where development activities would impact the integrity of the above-mentioned land or water body.

Coastal High Hazard Area - The area below the elevation of the category 1 storm surge line as established by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council utilizing the Sea, Lake

and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) computerized storm surge model.

Conservation Areas - Environmentally sensitive areas that include the following: ·Natural shorelines (other than those included in preservation areas); ·Class III Waters; ·Freshwater marshes and wet prairies; ·Hardwood swamps; ·Cypress swamps;

·Significant wildlife habitat.

Conservation Uses - Activities within land areas designated for the purpose of

conserving or protecting natural resources or environmental quality and includes areas designated for such purposes as natural flood control, protection of quality or quantity of groundwater or surface water, floodplain management, fisheries management, or

protection of natural vegetative communities or wildlife habitats.

Development - The construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance, and any nonagricultural use or extension of the use of land. Includes

redevelopment.

Drainage Basin - The area defined by topographic boundaries that contributes stormwater to a drainage system, estuarine waters, or oceanic waters, including all areas artificially added to the basin.

Dredge and Fill - The process of excavation or deposition of ground materials by any means, in local, State or regional jurisdictional waters (including wetlands), or the

excavation or deposition of ground materials so as to create an artificial waterway which is to be connected to jurisdictional waters or wetlands (excluding stormwater treatment

facilities). Environmentally Sensitive Areas - Lands that, by virtue of some qualifying

environmental characteristic (e.g. wildlife habitat) are regulated by either the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the Southwest Florida Water

Management District (SWFWMD), or any other governmental agency empowered by law for such regulation. These include Conservation and Preservation Areas as defined in the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element (CARE) and the Coastal Management

and Port Element (CME). Floodplains - Areas inundated during a 100-year, or other specified flood event,

identified by the National Flood Insurance Program as an A Zone or V Zone on Flood Insurance Rate Maps or Flood Hazard Boundary Maps.

Historic Resources - All areas, districts or sites containing properties listed on the Florida Master Site File, the National Register or Historic Places, or designated by a local

government as historically, architecturally, or archaeologically significant. Hurricane Evacuation Clearance - The amount of time specified in the Tampa Bay

Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) Hurricane Evacuation Study and reflected in the County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for the safe evacuation of

hurricane vulnerable areas. Hurricane Evacuation Routes - The routes designated by County emergency

management officials that have been identified with standardized state-wide directional signs by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), or are identified in the

regional hurricane evacuation study for the movement of persons to safety in the event of a hurricane.

Hurricane Shelter - A structure designed or approved by local emergency management officials as a place for shelter during a hurricane event.

Hurricane Shelter Space - At a minimum, an area of twenty square feet per person

located within a hurricane shelter. Hurricane Vulnerability Zone - The areas delineated by a regional hurricane

evacuation study as requiring evacuation in the event of a 100-year or category five hurricane event.

Local Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) - The plan developed by Hillsborough County according to the provisions of Rule 9G-6, Florida Administrative

Code, under the authority provided in Section 252.35, Florida Statutes.

Level of Service (LOS) - An indicator of extent or degree of service which is, or will be, provided by a facility. Level of Service standards, as used in this comprehensive plan, are targets or objectives with which compliance is required. Levels of Service are

established using one or more infrastructure standards and may also include use of one or more performance standards.

Manatee Protection Plan - Guidelines for the protection of the West Indian Manatee formulated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).

Marina - An establishment with a waterfront location for the dockage of watercraft in wet slips, and/or for the refueling of watercraft used primarily for recreation, and

providing minor repair services for such craft. A marina may include on-shore accessory service uses, including food service establishment, laundry or sanitary

facilities, sundries store and other customary accessory facilities such as boat livery. Marine Habitat - Areas where living marine resources naturally occur, such as

mangroves, seagrass beds, algal beds, salt marshes, transitional wetlands, marine wetlands, rocky shore communities, hard bottom communities, oyster beds or flats, mud flats, coral reefs, worm reefs, artificial reefs, offshore flats, coral reefs, worm reefs,

artificial reefs, offshore springs, nearshore mineral deposits and offshore sand deposits.

Marine Estuarine Wetlands - Areas with a water regime determined primarily by tides and where the dominant vegetation is salt tolerant plant species, including those species listed in Chapter 62-4.02, Florida Administrative Code, "Submerged Marine Species."

Mitigation - The abatement or diminution of adverse environmental impacts through corrective action after the impacts have occurred (e. g. compensation, restoration,

replacement of ecological value and function, etc.), or through an avoidance or minimizing of impacts prior to occurrence.

Natural Plant Communities - Naturally occurring stands of native plant associations exhibiting minimal signs of anthropogenic disturbance. Specific community types can

be identified by characteristic dominant plant species composition. Community types found in Hillsborough County include pine flatwoods, dry prairie, sand pine scrub,

sandhill, xeric hammock, mesic hammock, hardwood swamp, cypress swamp, freshwater marsh, wet prairie, coastal marsh, mangrove swamp, coastal strand and marine grassbeds. Descriptions of these community types are provided in the Inventory

and Analysis section of the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element (CARE). Natural Preserve - Areas designated for conservation purposes and operated by

contractual agreement with, or managed by a federal, state, regional or local government

or non-profit agency, such as: national parks, state parks, County parks, lands purchased under the Save Our Coast, Conservation and Recreation Lands, Save Our Rivers, or Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Programs (ELAPP),

sanctuaries, preserves, monuments, archaeological sites, historic sites, wildlife

management areas, national seashores and Outstanding Florida Waters.

Natural Shorelines - Coastal areas which have not been physically altered through hardening or bulkheading (other than those included in preservation areas), Class III Waters, Freshwater marshes and wet prairies , Sand pine scrub, Hardwood swaps,

Cypress swamps, and Significant wildlife habitat.

Natural Streamcourses - Perennial streams which have not been physically altered through, bulkheading, or hardening.

Non-point Source Pollution - Water pollution that is not point source pollution, as defined herein.

Outstanding Florida Waters (OFWs) - Surface waters which have been deemed to be worthy of special protection as identified in Section 17-3.041, Florida Administrative

Code. Overriding Public Interest - Actions required by local, state, or federal government,

necessary for the promotion of public safety, health or general welfare.

Performance Standard - A target or objective which defines or qualifies the desired or required state of operation.

Point Source Discharge - Release of degraded water through a discernible, confined or discrete conveyance, including but not limited to pipes, ditches, channels, tunnels, conduits or wells. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture.

Point Source Pollution - Water pollution which has as its source a discernible,

confined or discrete conveyance, including but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal enclosure.

Pollution - The presence in the outdoor atmosphere, ground or water, of any substances, contaminants, noise or man-made or man-induced alteration of the

chemical, physical, biological, or radiological integrity of air or water, in quantities or at levels which are or may be potentially harmful or injurious to human health or welfare,

animal or plant life, or property, or which does or may unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property.

Port Facility - Harbor or shipping improvements used predominantly for commercial purposes, including channels, turning basins, jetties, breakwaters, landings, wharves,

docks, markets, structures, buildings, piers, storage facilities, plazas, anchorages, utilities, bridges, tunnels, roads, causeways and all other property or facilities necessary or useful in connection with commercial shipping.

Preservation Areas - Environmentally sensitive areas that include the following: ·Aquatic preserves; ·Essential wildlife habitat; ·Class I and II Waters; ·Marine grassbeds;

·Coastal strand; ·Coastal marshes; ·Mangrove swamps ; and

·State wilderness areas.

Primary Tributaries - Water bodies shown on the most recent U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) guadrangle sheets as having perennial flow which eventually drain into any

permanent open water body.

Public Access - The ability of the public to physically reach, enter or use recreation sites including beaches and shores.

Receiving Waters - The surface water body into which point source discharge enters after appropriate water quality treatment.

Regional Wastewater Treatment Plants - Large wastewater treatment plants (generally 5 MGD or greater capacity) with the permitted capacity for significant future expansion

and higher levels of treatment (AWT). Resource Protection Areas - Land or water bodies that are ecologically or economically

significant natural resources for which special protective measures have been, or need to be established. Resource Protection Areas include the following:

·Hillsborough River 100-year floodplain and major tributaries; ·Alafia River 100-year floodplain and major tributaries; ·Little Manatee River 100-year floodplain and major

tributaries; ·Tampa Bay and associated tidal wetlands; · Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve; Lake Thonotosassa; Significant and essential wildlife habitat; · Areas of high

aquifer recharge/contamination potential; Public potable water wellfields and their cones of influence; and Areas of major phosphate deposits.

Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale - Describes the degree of hazard and damage potential generally associated with the full range of hurricane intensities. The following describes the five categories of storms accepted for the Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

Category 1 - Winds of 74 to 95 miles per hour. Damage primarily to shrubbery, trees,

foliage and un-anchored mobile homes. No real damage to other structures. Some damage to poorly constructed signs. Storm surge 6 to 8 feet above normal. Low-lying coastal roads inundated, minor pier damage, some small craft in exposed anchorage

torn from moorings. Category 2 - Winds of 96 to 100 miles per hour. Considerable wind damage to

shrubbery and tree foliage, some trees blown down. Major damage to exposed mobile homes. Extensive damage to poorly constructed signs. Some damage to roofing

materials of buildings; some window and door damage. No major damage to inland buildings. Considerable damage to piers, marinas and small craft in unprotected anchorage. Storm surge 9 to 11 feet above normal, damage and flooding as described in

Category 1.

Category 3 - Winds of 111 to 130 miles per hour. Foliage torn from trees, large trees blown down. Practically all poorly constructed signs blown down. Some damage to roofing material of buildings; some window and door damage. Some structural damage

to small buildings. Mobile homes destroyed. Storm surge 12 to 18 feet above normal. Serious flooding along the coast, with larger structures being damaged and small structures destroyed by waves and floating debris.

Category 4 - Winds of 131 to 155 miles per hour. Shrubs and trees blown down. All

signs blown down. Extensive damage to roofing materials, windows and doors. Complete failure of roofs on many small residences. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Storm surge 18 to 22 feet above normal. Major damage to lower floors of

structures near the coast due to flooding, waves and floating debris.

Category 5 - Winds greater than 155 miles per hour. Shrubs and trees blown down, considerable damage to roofs of buildings; all signs down. Very severe and extensive damage to windows and doors. Some complete building failures. Small buildings

overturned or blown away. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Storm surge greater than 22 feet above normal. Major damage to lower floors of all structures less than 15

feet above sea level within 500 yards of shore. Saltwater Intrusion - Inward or upward movement of saline water within a surface or

groundwater aquifer system. Shellfish Harvesting Area - Coastal waters classified by the Florida Department of

Environmental Protection (FDEP) for the harvesting of shellfish. Classifications are based on bacteriological and sanitary surveys that define levels of bacteriological

pollution and document all possible sources of pollution, both actual and potential. Waters are classified as follows pursuant to Section 16-B28.009, Florida Administrative Code:

Approved - Normally open to shellfish harvesting; may be temporarily closed under

extraordinary circumstances (e.g., red tides, hurricanes, sewage spills). Conditionally Approved - Periodically closed to shellfish harvesting based on

predictable pollution events. Published - Shellfish harvesting is not permitted due to actual or potential pollution.

Unclassified - Shellfish harvesting is not permitted pending bacteriological and sanitary

surveys. Shoreline - Interface of land and water in oceanic and estuarine conditions which

follows the general configuration of the mean high water line (tidal water) and the ordinary high water mark (fresh water).

State Water Quality Standards - Numerical and narrative standards that limit the amount of pollutants that are allowed in Waters of the State, as defined by Chapter 17-

3, Florida Administrative Code. Stormwater Runoff - That portion of precipitation that is not passed into the soil by

infiltration, evaporated into the atmosphere, or entrapped by small surface depressions and vegetation, and that flows over the land surface during, and for a short duration

following, any rainfall. Stormwater Treatment Facility - A structural best management practice (BMP)

designed to reduce pollutant loadings to receiving waters by physically reducing the volume of stormwater discharge. Structural BMPs include, but are not limited to, detention ponds, retention systems, open bottom inlets, undercut ditches, and swales.

Water-Dependent Uses - Activities that can be carried out only on, in or adjacent to

water areas because the use requires access to the water body for: waterborne transportation including ports or marinas; recreation; electrical generating facilities; or water supply.

Water Enhanced - Activities that may derive economic or aesthetic benefit by its

proximity to a water body. Water-Independent Uses - Activity including, but not limited to, intense urban

residential, industrial and commercial uses that could function just as well inland as in a coastal location.

Water-Related Uses - Activities that are not directly dependent upon access to a water body but that provide goods and services that are directly associated with water-

dependent or waterway uses. Wetlands - Lands that are transitional between terrestrial (upland) and aquatic (open

water) systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface, or where the land is covered by shallow water, and such lands are predominantly characterized by

hydrophytic vegetation. The presence of hydric soils as determined by the U. S. Soil Conservation Service (SCS), and other indicators of regular or periodic inundation, shall be used as evidence of the presence of a wetland area. The existence and extent of these

shall be determined by the jurisdictional limits defined by Chapter 62-340, Florida Administrative Code. and implemented by the Florida Department of Environmental

Protection (FDEP), or as defined within Chapter 40D-4 Florida Administrative Code and implemented by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), or as defined within the Wetlands Rule, Ch. 1-11 and implemented by the Environmental

Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (EPC).

CONSERVATION ELEMENT V. APPENDICES DEFINITIONS Advanced Wastewater Treatment - As defined in Chapter 403.086, Florida Statutes, or as amended in the future.

Adverse Impact (upon a natural resource) - Direct contamination, alteration or

destruction, or that which contributes to the contamination, alteration or destruction of a natural resource, or portion thereof, to the degree that its environmental benefits are or will be eliminated, reduced, or impaired.

Alafia River Canoe Trail - State designated canoe trail pursuant to the Florida Recreational Act of 1979 (Section 260.014, Florida Statutes) and the Florida

Recreational Trails System Program [Subsection 16D-7.05(9), F.A.C.]. This canoe trail designation includes the Alafia River from, and including, the western limit of the Bell

Shoals Road right-of-way to, and including, Aldermans Ford Park. Amnesty Days (Hazardous Waste) - Voluntary program that allows citizens to bring

small quantities of hazardous waste to a central collection facility for proper disposal.

Aquatic Preserve - Submerged lands owned or leased by the State of Florida as

identified in Chapter 258, Florida Statutes, that have been set aside in an essentially natural or existing condition for the benefit of future generations.

Aquifer Recharge - The replenishment of groundwater in an aquifer occurring primarily as result of infiltration of rainfall, and secondarily by the movement of water from

adjacent aquifers or surface water bodies. Areas of High Aquifer Recharge/Contamination Potential - Areas that, by virtue of

their hydrogeologic characteristics, represent a relatively high aquifer recharge potential in Hillsborough County (i. e., two surface inches or greater of water) and a relatively high

contamination potential to the underlying Floridan Aquifer, and for which DRASTIC indices of 160 or greater have been determined using the USEPA DRASTIC methodology.

Best Available Control Technology (Air Pollution) - An air quality emission limitation, including a visible emissions standard, based on the maximum degree of reduction of each pollutant emitted that, on a case-by-case basis, taking into account energy,

environmental and economic impacts, and other costs, is determined to be achievable through application of production processes and available methods, systems, and

techniques (including fuel cleaning or treatment or innovative fuel combustion techniques) for control of each such pollutant. A design, equipment, work practice, operational standard, or combination thereof, may be prescribed instead to satisfy the

requirement for the application of this technology.

Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Method or combination of methods determined after problem assessment, examination of alternative practices, and appropriate public participation, to be the most effective and practicable means of reducing or preventing

non-point source pollution to levels compatible with water quality goals. These measures could include both structural (e.g., sediment/debris basins, wetland impoundment of agricultural runoff, etc.) and non-structural (e.g., street vacuuming,

deferred grazing systems, etc.) approaches to abatement of non-point source pollution, and would vary on a regional and local basis depending on the nature of the problems,

climate, physical characteristics, land use, soil types and conditions and other factors. Buffer – As the term is used in the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element it is an

area of undisturbed or appropriately managed vegetation surrounding a natural resource that is utilized to minimize man-induced disturbances, including the secondary impacts of development.

Class I Waters - Potable water supplies as classified and specified in Chapter 62,

Florida Administrative Code. Class II Waters - Shellfish propagation or harvesting water as classified and specified in

Chapter 62, Florida Administrative Code.

Class III Waters - Waters deemed suitable for recreation, propagation and protection of fish and wildlife as classified and specified in Chapter 62, Florida Administrative Code

Cone of Influence - A concentric area around one or more major waterwells, the boundary of which is determined by the government agency having specific statutory authority to make such a determination based on groundwater travel or drawdown

depth.

Conservation Areas - Environmentally sensitive areas that include the following:

Natural shorelines (other than those included in preservation areas);

Class III Waters;

Wetlands, including but not limited to, freshwater marshes and wet prairies, hardwood swamps, and cypress swamps; and

Significant wildlife habitat.

Conservation Uses - Activities within land areas designated for the purpose of conserving or protecting natural resources or environmental quality and includes areas

designated for such purposes as natural flood control, protection of quality or quantity of groundwater or surface water, floodplain management, fisheries management, or protection of natural vegetative communities or wildlife habitats.

Deep-Well Injection - The discharge of water or other liquids under pressure to deep strata below potable water aquifers.

Development- The construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration,

relocation or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance, and any non-agricultural use or extension of the use of land. Includes redevelopment.

Drainage Basin - The area defined by topographic boundaries that contributes

stormwater to a drainage system, estuarine waters, or oceanic waters, including all areas artificially added to the basin.

Dredge and Fill - The process of excavation or deposition of ground materials by any means, in local, state or regional jurisdictional waters (including wetlands), or the excavation or deposition of ground materials so as to create an artificial waterway that is

to be connected to jurisdictional waters or wetlands (excluding stormwater treatment facilities).

Endangered and Threatened Species - Flora and fauna as identified by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service's "List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants" in 50 CFR

17.11-12; fauna identified by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in Section 9-27.03-05, Florida Administrative Code; and flora identified by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services "Preservation of Native Flora Act," Section

581.185-187, Florida Statutes. Endangered Species are so designated due to man-made or natural factors which have placed them in imminent danger of extinction while

threatened species are so designated due to a rapid decline in number and/or habitat such that they may likely become endangered without corrective action (see "listed" species).

Environmentally Sensitive Areas - Lands that, by virtue of some qualifying environmental characteristic (e.g. wildlife habitat), are regulated by either the Florida

Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), or any other governmental agency empowered by law

for such regulation. These include Conservation and Preservation Areas as defined in the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element (CARE).

Essential Wildlife Habitat - Land or water bodies that, through the provision of

breeding or feeding habitat, are necessary to the survival of listed. Exotic Nuisance Species - A non-native plant not limited to, but including the

following:

Scientific Name Common Name Bauhnia variegata Orchid Tree

Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry Casuarina spp. Australian Pine

Citrus spp. Citrus Tree Dalbergia sissoo Indian Rosewood

Enterolobium contortisiliquum Earpod Tree Eucalyptus spp. Eucalyptus

Grevillea robusta Silk Oak Jacaranda acutifolia Jacaranda

Melaleuca quinquenervia Punk Tree Melia azedarach Chinabery

Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian Pepper

Floodplains - Areas inundated during a 100-year or other specified flood event identified by the National Flood Insurance Program as an A Zone or V Zone on Flood Insurance Rate Maps.

Florida Friendly Landscaping - Landscaping that conserves water and protects the natural environment as promoted by the Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Program.

Florida-friendly landscaping is a process of appropriate planning and design, good plant choices, efficient irrigation layout, proper installation, and environmentally friendly

maintenance. Nine principles govern Florida-friendly landscaping: 1) Right Plant, Right Place; 2) Water Efficiently; 3) Use Organic Mulch; 4) Recycle; 5) Fertilize Appropriately; 6) Manage Pests Wisely; 7) Provide for Wildlife; 8) Reduce Storm Water Runoff; and 9)

Protect the Waterfront. Fugitive Dust - Particulate matter suspended in the air through land clearing and

construction activities. Functionally Restored Wetlands - Hydrologically or biologically altered wetlands that

have been restored to natural levels of productivity and species diversity. G-1 Aquifer Groundwater Classification - Prime or unique potable water aquifers that

should be afforded maximum protection.

Geographic Information System - A computer hardware/software system capable of storing and analyzing geographic information as well as sophisticated image processing.

Hazardous Materials - A substance or material in a quantity or form that may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or to property when stored, transported or used in commerce.

Hazardous Waste - As defined in 40 CFR 261.3. A waste, or a combination of wastes

that because of its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an

increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or may pose a

substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly transported, disposed, stored, treated, or otherwise managed.

Hazardous Waste Generator - Any person or site whose action or process produces hazardous waste identified or listed in 40 CFR 261 or whose act first causes a

hazardous waste to become subject to regulation. Hillsborough River Canoe Trail – State designated canoe trail pursuant to the Florida

Recreational Act of 1979 (Section 260.014, Florida Statutes) and the Florida Recreational Trails System Program [Subsection 16D-7.05(9), F.A.C.]. This canoe trail

designation includes the Hillsborough river from, and including, Riverhills Park to, and including, Crystal Springs.

Impervious Surface - Surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water, including surfaces such as compacted sand, limerock, shell, or clay, as well as most conventionally surfaced

streets, roofs, sidewalks, parking lots and other similar structures.

Interim Wastewater Treatment Plant - A wastewater treatment facility that will be abandoned when a County regional or sub-regional treatment facility is available.

Little Manatee River Canoe Trail - State designated canoe trail pursuant to the Florida Recreational Act of 1979 (Section 260.014, Florida Statutes) and the Florida

Recreational Trails System Program [Subsection 16D-7.05(9), F.A.C.]. This canoe trail designation includes the Little Manatee River Canoe Trail from, and including, the eastern limit of the U.S. Highway 301 right-of-way to, and including, the Little Manatee

River State Recreational Area. "Listed" Species - Those species of plants and animals "listed" as Endangered,

Threatened or Species of Special Concern by an official state or federal plant or wildlife agency (see Endangered or Threatened Species).

Mining: The extraction of earth products for sale or transport off-site including the removal of associated material such as overburden.

Mitigation - The abatement or diminution of adverse environmental impacts through corrective action after the impacts have occurred (e.g. compensation, restoration,

replacement, etc.), or through an avoidance or minimizing of impacts prior to occurrence.

National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - Restrictions established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to Section 109 of the Clean Air Act to

limit the quality or concentration of an air pollutant that may be allowed to exist in the ambient air for any specific period of time. Those air pollutants for which standards

exist are: carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide and total suspended particulates.

Native Species - Flora and fauna that naturally occur in Hillsborough County; not to mean naturalized or indigenous species that originate from outside the County.

Natural Plant Communities - Naturally occurring stands of native plant associations

exhibiting minimal signs of anthropogenic disturbance. Specific community types can be identified by characteristic dominant plant species composition. Community types found in Hillsborough County include pine flatwoods, dry prairie, sand pine scrub,

sandhill, xeric hammock, mesic hammock, hardwood swamp, cypress swamp, freshwater marsh, wet prairie, coastal marsh, mangrove swamp, coastal strand and

marine grassbeds. Descriptions of these community types are provided in the Inventory and Analysis section of the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element (CARE).

Natural Preserve - Areas designated for conservation purposes and operated by contractual agreement with, or managed by a federal, state, regional or local government

or non-profit agency, such as: national parks, state parks, County parks, lands purchased under the Save Our Coast, Conservation and Recreation Lands, Save Our Rivers, or Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection programs , sanctuaries,

preserves, monuments, archaeological sites, historic sites, wildlife management areas, national seashores and Outstanding Florida Waters.

Natural Shorelines - Shorelines which have not been physically altered through hardening or bulkheading.

Natural Streamcourses - Perennial streams that have not been physically altered through bulkheading or hardening.

NESHAPS Program - A federal program regulating stationary sources of air pollutants,

defined by CAA Section 112 as the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.

Non-attainment (Air Pollution) - Any area not meeting ambient air quality standards and designated as a non-attainment area under Section 17-2.410, Florida Administrative Code for any of the NAAQS listed air pollutants.

Non-point Source Pollution - Water pollution that is not point source pollution, as

defined herein. Outstanding Florida Waters (OFWs) - Surface waters that have been deemed to be

worthy of special protection as identified in Section 17-3.041, Florida Administrative Code.

Overriding Public Interest - Actions required by local, state, or federal government, necessary for the promotion of public safety, health or general welfare.

Performance Standard - A target or objective that defines or qualifies the desired or required state of operation.

Point Source Discharge - Release of degraded water through a discernible, confined or

discrete conveyance, including but not limited to pipes, ditches, channels, tunnels, conduits or wells. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture.

Point Source Pollution - Water pollution that has as its source a discernible, confined or discrete conveyance, including but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal enclosure.

Pollution - The presence in the outdoor atmosphere, ground or water, of any

substances, contaminants, noise or man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological, or radiological integrity of air or water, in quantities or at levels that are or may be potentially harmful or injurious to human health or welfare,

animal or plant life, or property, or that does or may unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property.

Preservation Areas - Environmentally sensitive areas that include the following:

Aquatic preserves;

Essential wildlife habitat;

Class I and II Waters;

Wetlands, including but not limited to, marine grassbeds, coastal marshes, and mangrove swamps;

Coastal strand; and

State wilderness areas.

Primary Tributaries - A primary tributary is a creek, stream or river branch which is

the first order of a dendritic pattern to the main reach of a River. These are water bodies shown on the most recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) guadrangle sheets as having perennial flow which eventually drain into any permanent open water body or River.

Primary tributaries are designated on the official maps showing rivers and primary tributaries which is a part of the map series of the Comprehensive Plan. The official

source for tributaries is the USGS quadrangle base maps for Hillsborough County as published by the United States Geological Service(USGS).

Receiving Waters - The surface water body into which non point source and point source discharge enters after appropriate water quality treatment.

Regional Wastewater Treatment Plants - Large public wastewater treatment plants designed to service more than a single development.

Resource Protection Areas - Land or water bodies that are ecologically or economically significant natural resources for which special protective measures have been, or need

to be established. Resource Protection areas include the following:

Hillsborough River 100-year floodplain and major tributaries;

Alafia River 100-year floodplain and major tributaries;

Little Manatee River 100-year floodplain and major tributaries;

Tampa Bay and associated tidal wetlands;

Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve;

Lake Thonotosassa;

Significant and essential wildlife habitat;

Areas of high aquifer recharge/contamination potential;

Public potable water wellfields and their cones of influence; and

Areas of major phosphate deposits.

River - A River in Hillsborough County is the Alafia River, Little Manatee River,

Hillsborough River, and Palm River as designated on the official map showing rivers and primary tributaries which is a part of the map series of the Comprehensive Plan.

River Corridor Policy Overlay - The Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element River

Resources section “Goals, Objectives and Policies” shall be known as the River Corridor Policy Overlay. Rivers and primary tributaries of the County shall be protected by a combination of Goals, Objectives and Policies as provided for in Care Goals 2, 3, 4, 5

and 6 as the River Corridor Policy Overlay.

Safe Yield - The volume of groundwater that can be withdrawn from public water supply aquifers without resulting in adverse environmental impacts (e.g. saltwater intrusion), while at the same time ensuring an adequate long-term water supply under conditions

of historically precedented low rainfall, predictable increases in demand, and events causing significant interruption of the water supply.

Saltwater Intrusion - Inward or upward movement of saline water within a surface water or groundwater aquifer system.

Septic Tank System - An on-site wastewater disposal system for individual homes, multi-family residences and commercial facilities where municipal wastewater service is

unavailable. The system consists of two major components, a septic tank and a sub-surface wastewater infiltration system (SWIS). The septic tank is an underground tank

that provides primary wastewater treatment that consists of the removal of settleable and floatable solids. The clarified effluent from the septic tank flows to the SWIS where it receives physical, chemical and biological treatment as it percolates through the

unsaturated soil to the groundwater.

Sequential Land Use - A practice whereby lands overlaying valuable mineral resources are protected from intensive urban development until such minerals can be mined, and that land reclaimed for a viable economic use.

Setback - Physical distance that serves to minimize the effects of development activity on an adjacent property, structure or natural resource; and within which it may be

necessary to restrict activities. Also, a required horizontal distance from the subject land or water area designed to reduce the impact on adjacent land, land uses or cover

types located on the subject land or water area. Shoreline Wildlife Corridor: Upland areas, that function as wildlife corridors, along

the shorelines of natural water bodies important to the function and health of natural systems and wildlife. Shoreline Wildlife Corridors shall be the same area encompassed by the applicable wetland buffer under the Comprehensive Plan.

Significant Adverse Impact (on a natural resource) - Direct contamination, alteration

or destruction, or that which contributes to the contamination, alteration or destruction, of a natural resource, or portion thereof, to the degree that its environmental benefits are, or will be, eliminated, reduced, or impaired, such that the activity will cause long

term negative impacts on the natural resource. If adequate mitigation or compensation is provided, such activity shall not be considered a Significant Adverse Impact.

Significant Wildlife Habitat - Contiguous stands of natural plant communities which have the potential to support healthy and diverse populations of wildlife and which have

been identified on the Natural Systems and Land Use Cover Inventory map, developed by the Federal Department of Transportation under contract to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and incorporated into the 1989 Future of

Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan.

Species of Special Concern - Fauna identified in Section 39-27.03-05 Florida Administrative Code that warrants special protection, recognition or consideration because it has an inherent significant vulnerability to habitat modification,

environmental alteration, human disturbance, or substantial human exploitation that in the foreseeable future, may result in its becoming a threatened species; may already

meet certain criteria for designation as a threatened species but for which conclusive data is limited or lacking; may occupy such an unusually vital and essential ecological niche that should it decline significantly in numbers or distribution other species would

be adversely affected to a significant degree; or has not sufficiently recovered from past population depletion.

State Water Quality Standards - Numerical and narrative standards that limit the amount of pollutants that are allowed in Waters of the State, as defined by Chapter 62,

Florida Administrative Code. Stormwater Runoff - That portion of precipitation that is not passed into the soil by

infiltration, evaporated into the atmosphere, or entrapped by small surface depressions and vegetation, and that flows over the land surface during, and for a short duration

following any rainfall. Stormwater Treatment Facility - A structural best management practice (BMP)

designed to reduce pollutant loadings to receiving waters by physically reducing the volume of stormwater discharge. Structural BMP's include, but are not limited to,

detention ponds, retention systems, open bottom inlets, undercut ditches, and swales. Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) - The transfer of a property's legal

development rights either within a property owner's parcel, such as in wetlands density transfers, or off-site.

Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) – Standardized state assessment method to determine the amount of mitigation needed to offset adverse impacts to

wetlands and other surface waters. This methodology was promulgated through Chapter 62-345, F.A.C. and requires the replacement of the ecological value of impacted wetlands and other surface waters.

Water Budget - A formula that can be used to derive estimates of the maximum and minimum limits of a water supply by quantifying all inputs (e.g. precipitation) and

outputs (e.g. runoff, consumptive use).

Wetlands - Lands that are transitional between terrestrial (upland) and aquatic (open water) systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface, or where the land is covered by shallow water, and such lands are predominantly characterized by

hydrophytic vegetation. The presence of hydric soils as determined by the U. S. Soil Conservation Service (SCS), and other indicators of regular or periodic inundation, shall

be used as evidence of the presence of a wetland area. The existence and extent of these shall be determined by the jurisdictional limits defined by Chapter 62-340, Florida Administrative Code and implemented by the Florida Department of Environmental

Protection, or as defined within Chapter 40D-4 Florida Administrative Code and implemented by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), or as defined within the Wetlands Rule, Ch. 1-11, and implemented by the Environmental

Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (EPC).

Wildlife - Any member of the animal kingdom, with the exception of man, including but

not limited to any mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, arthropod, or other invertebrate and excluding domestic animals.

Wildlife Corridors - Contiguous stands of significant wildlife habitat that facilitate the

natural migratory patterns, as well as other habitat requirements (e.g. breeding, feeding), of wildlife.

ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGED ELEMENT VI. DEFINITIONS Census Tract - A small statistical subdivision of a county. Tracts generally have stable boundaries. When census tracts are established, they are designed to be relatively

homogeneous areas with respect to population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions. Tracts generally have between 2,500 and 8,000 residents.

Civilian Labor Force - The civilian labor force consists of persons classified as (a) employed or (b) unemployed (see definitions for (a) and (b).

Community Facilities - For the purpose of this element, community facilities are those

facilities such as schools, libraries, community centers, fire and police facilities, and should not include those public facilities defined as such in the capital improvement element.

Concentration - The grouping of population in quantities above the norm. It is important to note that the term concentration does not necessarily mean large numbers.

County - The primary political and administrative subdivision of a State. In this

element the term county refers to Hillsborough County. Disability - Presence of a physical, mental, or other health condition which has lasted

six or more months and which limits or prevents a particular type of activity. Two types of disability were cited on the U.S. Census of Population questionnaire—work disability, which is tabulated for non-institutional persons 16 to 64 years old; and public

transportation disability, which is tabulated for non-institutional persons 16 to 64 years old and for non-institutional persons 65 years old and over.

Economically Disadvantaged Population - This term refers to households whose incomes fall below 80 percent of the County median. In 2000, the Hillsborough

County’s median income was $44,007; 80 percent of that figure would be $35,205. Thus, households with incomes of $35,205 or lower are economically disadvantaged for

the purposes of this element. The 2000 income figures are used for consistency with the most recent available 2000 census data on which the data analysis is based.

Employed - As defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census: “all civilians 16 years old and over who were either (a) at work or (b) were with a job but not at work (because of illness, bad weather, etc.) Excluded from the employed are persons whose only activity

consisted of work around the house or volunteer work for religious, charitable, and similar organizations.”

Handicapped Individual - Any person who has a physical or mental impairment that

substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of such impairment, or is regarded as having such impairment.

Household - The person or persons occupying a housing unit. Counts of households, householders, and occupied-housing units are always identical in complete-county

tabulations. In sample tables, the numbers may not always be the same because of differences in weighting sample data.

Household Income in 1999- Total money income received in calendar year 1999 by all household members 15 years old and over, tabulated for all households.

Kitchen Facilities - Presence of cooking facilities, refrigeration facilities, and piped water, within both occupied and vacant housing units.

Kitchen Facilities/Lacking Complete Kitchen For Exclusive Use.

Labor Force - The labor force includes all persons in the civilian labor force plus members of the Armed Forces (persons 16 years old and over on active duty with the

U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard). Low Income - Household income between 50% and 80% of median.

Mass Transit- Passenger services characterized by fixed routing and schedules, such as

the following surface transit modes: commuter rail, rail rapid transit, light-rail transit, fixed-guideway transit, express bus, and local bus.

Median - A value that divides the total frequency into two equal parts. For example, to say that the median family income in the United States in 1977 was $16,009 indicated that half of all families had incomes larger than that value, and half had less.

Moderate Income - Household income between 80% and 120% of the state median

household income. Neighborhood - For purposes of the Census Bureau’s Neighborhood Statistics Program,

a neighborhood is a locally defined sub-area of a locality with non-overlapping boundaries. Neighborhoods usually have advisory representatives to present citizen views on municipal matters; where such representation does not exist, areas

traditionally recognized can be used.

Not In The Labor Force - All persons 16 years old and over who are not classified as members of the labor force. This category consists mainly of students, workers enumerated in an “off” season who were not looking for work, inmates of institutions,

disabled persons, and persons doing only incidental unpaid family work (less than 15 hours during the reference week).

Number Of Rooms - A traditional measure of housing-unit size, the number of rooms includes only whole rooms used for living purposes. This measure excludes areas such

as bathrooms, porches, balconies, and halls.

Paratransit - Transit services, including ridesharing, car or van pools, and demand

responsive buses which are characterized by their non-scheduled, non-fixed route nature.

Plumbing Facilities - Presence of toilet facilities, bathing facilities, and piped water, within both occupied and vacant housing units.

Plumbing Facilities/Lacking Complete Plumbing For Exclusive Use.

Complete plumbing facilities, but also used by another household - All facilities present, but with some or all of the plumbing facilities also regularly used by someone

who is not a member of the household. This category also applies if the future occupants of living quarters now vacant would be expected to share the facilities.

Some but not all plumbing facilities - Units with one or two but not all three of these: hot and cold piped water, flush toilet, and bathtub or shower.

No plumbing facilities

Population - (1) (noun) The number of inhabitants of an area. (2) (adjective) Referring to data about persons, as in “population characteristics.”, (3) (noun) A group of persons, housing units, or other entities included in a census, or from which samples are taken

for statistical measurements.

Poverty Status In 1999 - Families and unrelated individuals are classified as above or below the poverty level by comparing their total 1999 income to an income cutoff or

“poverty threshold,” as defined by the U.S. Census of Population. The income cutoffs vary by family size, number of children, and age of the family householder or unrelated individual.

Poverty/Below Poverty Level (“poor”)- Families or persons who total family income or

unrelated individual income in 1999 was less than the poverty threshold specified for the applicable family size, age of householder, and number of related children under 18 present. In certain tabulations, this group is further subdivided into those with income

“below 75 percent of poverty level” and “between 75 and 99 percent of poverty level.” Public Transportation Disability (persons with) - Persons who have a health condition

which makes it difficult or impossible to use buses, trains, subways, or other forms of public transportation.

Suppression - Tabulations not disclosed by the U.S. Census of Population to maintain the confidentiality promised to respondents and required by law. The Bureau

suppresses tabulations or characteristics for very small groups of people (less than 30 persons) or of housing units (less than 10 households).

Target Areas - Areas that have been targeted in this element for improvement on identified deficiencies such as housing, mass transit, and recreation.

Transportation Disadvantaged/Dependent - Individuals who because of physical or mental disability, income status, or age are unable to transport themselves or to

purchase transportation and are, therefore dependent upon others to obtain access to

health care, employment, education, shopping, social activities, or other life-sustaining

activities. See also “disability” and “public transportation disability” definitions. Unemployed - As defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census: “civilians 16 years old and

over who (a) were neither ‘at work ‘nor’ with a job but not at work’ during the reference week, (b) were looking for work during the past 4 weeks, and (c) were available to accept

a job...” Urban And Rural (Population) - Urban and rural are type-of-area concepts rather than

specific areas outlined on maps. As defined by the Census Bureau, the urban population comprises all persons living in urbanized areas (UA’s) and in places of 2,500

or more inhabitants outside UA’s. The rural population consists of everyone else. Therefore, a rural classification need not imply farm residence or a sparsely settled area, since a small city or town is rural as long as it is outside a UA and has fewer than 2,500

inhabitants. The terms urban and rural are independent of metropolitan and non-metropolitan designations; both urban and rural areas occur inside and outside SMSA’s.

Vehicles Available - The total number of automobiles, vans, and light trucks—one ton or less—available at home for the use of members of the household, ascertained for

occupied housing units. Very Low Income - Household income below 50% of median.

Work Disability (persons with) - Persons who have a health condition which limits the

kind or amount of work or prevents working at a job or business.

HOUSING ELEMENT

VII. DEFINITIONS Adaptive Reuse - Adoption of existing unused structures to new uses through rehabilitation, or rehabilitation and reuse of existing abandoned structures for the same

use.

Adult Congregate Living Facility - Any building, buildings, section of a building, or distinct part of a building, residence, private home, boarding-house, home for the aged or other place, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its

ownership or management to provide, for a period exceeding twenty-four hours, housing, food services, and one or more personal care services to persons not related to

the owner or operator by blood, marriage, or adoption and licensed, certified or approved by the State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.

Affordable Housing - Housing which is available at a price or rent not exceeding 30-35% of a household’s gross income. This cost should include mortgage or rental payments, taxes, insurance and utilities.

Boarding House - A building or group of buildings containing in combination three or

more lodging units intended primarily for rental or lease for periods of longer than one week, with or without board. No personal care services shall be provided at this facility.

Building Code - A code that establishes construction standards for new structures and structural improvements.

Capital Budget - The portion of each local government’s budget which is reserved for capital improvements scheduled for a fiscal year.

Capital Improvement - Physical assets constructed or purchased to provide, improve or replace public facilities which are large scale and high in cost. The cost of a capital

improvement is generally nonrecurring and may require multi-year financing. Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) - A planning document

prepared to assess the status and condition of the housing stock and to determine the needs of the population for various types of housing. A one and a five year plan is

prepared to address the housing and supportive services needs through a variety of local, state, and federal programs. Housing services are outlined to address current and future needs as required by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

CDBG, Block Grant Program - The Community Development Block Grant Program is Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383).

Condominium - A form of individual ownership of a dwelling unit within a larger

complex of units, together with an undivided interest in the common area and facilities which serve the multi-unit project.

Density - Variable per unit of land area (e.g., dwelling units per gross acre; persons per square mile)

Deterioration - The process by which structures and their components wear, age and decay in the absence of regular repairs and/or replacement or components which are

worn or obsolete. Dilapidated - Seriously damaged and/or decayed structures to the extent that major

component replacement is required.

Equity - An owner’s initial and increasing investment in any property minus liens, such as a mortgage. When a mortgage is paid in full, the owner has 100% equity in the property.

Excessive Mortgage/Rent - A mortgage/rent for a dwelling unit which exceeds 35% of household income. The magnitude of excessiveness can be evaluated according to the

disparity between 35 percent of household income and the actual level which exceeds 35 percent.

Exclusionary Zoning - Development regulations which result in the exclusion of low and moderate income and/or minority families, or mobile homes, group homes and

other types of congregate living facilities from a community.

Extremely Low Income Households – A household with an annual income that does not exceed 30% of the median family income for the area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, with adjustments for family size.

Family - Any number of people related by blood, marriage or adoption or not more five unrelated persons living together as a single housekeeping unit, using a single facility in

a dwelling unit for culinary purposes. The term “family” shall not be construed to

include a sorority or fraternity, club, rooming house, institutional group or the like. Farm Labor Camp - The occupancy by farm employees and their families of three or

more living accommodations, on one zoning lot without regard to duration, which occurs exclusively in association with the performance of agricultural labor.

Foster Care Facility - A facility which houses foster residents and provides a family living environment for the residents, including such supervision and care as may be

necessary to meet the physical, emotional and social needs of the residents and serving either children or adult foster residents.

Goal - The long-term end toward which programs or activities are ultimately directed.

Group Home - A facility which provides a living environment for unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of a family, including such supervision and care as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional and social needs of the

residents. Adult Congregate Living Facilities comparable in size to group homes are included in this definition. Group homes do not include rooming or boarding homes,

clubs, fraternities, sororities, monasteries, convents, hotels, residential treatment facilities, nursing homes or emergency shelters.

Hillsborough County Consolidated Plan Document - The Consolidated Plan is designed to be a collaborative process whereby a community establishes a unified vision

for community development actions. It offers local jurisdictions the opportunity to shape the various housing and community development programs into effective, coordinated neighborhood and community development strategies. It also creates the opportunity for

strategic planning and citizen participation to take place in a comprehensive context, and to reduce duplication of effort at the local level.

The Consolidated Plan approach is also the means to meet the submission requirements for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships

(HOME), Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) formula programs.

Historic Resources - All areas, districts or sites containing properties listed on the Florida Master Site File, the National Register of Historic Places, or designated by a local government as historically, architecturally, or archaeologically significant.

HOME - Home Investment Partnership - A partnership among federal, state and local

government and the for-profit and non-profit sectors who build, own, manage, finance, and support low-income housing.

Household - An occupied housing unit.

Household Income - All income earned by each adult member of the family, including gross wages, social security, Worker’s Compensation, child support and public assistance.

Housing Demand - The actual ability and willingness of households to rent or buy housing at a given point in time.

Housing Inventory - An aggregate count of the housing stock.

Housing Mix - The distribution of housing types including single family, duplex, multi-family and mobile homes.

Housing Need - The number of housing accommodations required in order to provide all

households with decent, safe and sanitary dwelling units which includes a sufficient number of vacant units to create a vacancy rate that will allow housing mobility and housing choices.

Housing Stock - The aggregate of individual housing units. This term is used

interchangeably with housing inventory in the study. Housing Supply - The amount of housing available for occupancy at a given point in

time. Housing Unit - A house, apartment, mobile home or trailer, group of rooms, or single

room occupied as a separate living quarter or, if vacant, intended for occupancy as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live

and eat separately from any other persons in the building and which have direct access from the outside of the building or through a common hall.

Infrastructure - Those man-made structures which serve the common needs of the population, such as: sewage disposal systems; potable water systems; potable water

wells serving a system; solid waste disposal sites or retention areas; stormwater systems; utilities; piers; docks; wharves; breakwaters; bulkheads; seawalls; revetments; causeways; marinas; navigation channels; bridges; and roadways.

Just Value - In arriving at just valuation of property as required under s. 4, Art. VII of the State Constitution, the property appraiser shall take into consideration the following

factors:

1. The present cash value of the property, that a willing purchaser would pay to a willing seller, exclusive of reasonable fees and costs of purchase, in cash or the immediate equivalent thereof in a transaction at arm's length;

2. The highest and best use to which the property can be expected to be put in the immediate future and the present use of the property, taking into consideration any applicable local or state land use regulation and considering any moratorium imposed

by executive order, law, ordinance, regulation, resolution, or proclamation adopted by any governmental body or agency or the Governor when the moratorium prohibits or

restricts the development or improvement of property as otherwise authorized by applicable law; 3. The location of said property;

4. The quantity or size of said property; 5. The cost of said property and the present replacement value of any improvements

thereon; 6. The condition of said property; 7. The income from said property;

8. The net proceeds of the sale of the property, as received by the seller, after deduction of all the usual and reasonable fees and costs of the sale, including the costs and expenses of financing, and allowance for unconventional or atypical terms of

financing arrangements.

When the net proceeds of the sale of any property are utilized, directly or indirectly, in

the determination of just valuation of realty of the sold parcel or any other parcel under the provisions of this section, the property appraiser, for the purposes of such determination, shall exclude any portion of such net proceeds attributable to payments

for household furnishings or other items of personal property.

Low Income Household – A household with an annual income that does not exceed 80% of the median family income of the area as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, with adjustments for family size.

Manufactured Housing - A factory built structure that is manufactured under the

authority of 42 United States Code Sec. 5401 and is to be used as a place for human habitation, but which is not constructed or equipped with a permanent hitch or other device allowing it to be moved other than for the purpose of moving to a permanent site,

and which does not have permanently attached to its body or frame any wheels or axles. Manufactured housing must bear a label certifying that it is built in compliance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards.

Minimum Housing Code - Standard used to determine whether a structure is safe for

human occupancy. The Minimum Housing Code is to insure maintenance and improvement of existing housing to meet accepted standards.

Mobile Home - A manufactured structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is at least eight feet in width and thirty-two feet in length, which is built on an integral

chassis, and is designed to be used as a dwelling unit, with or without a foundation, when connected to the required utilities.

Mobile Home Park - A combination of two or more mobile homes on a single zoning lot. Moderate Income Household – For the State Housing Programs, a household that does

not exceed 120% of the median income of the area, as determined by the current Florida Statutes.

Multi-Family Housing - All housing which is designed to accommodate three or more housing units.

Overcrowding - A concept of the U. S. Bureau of the Census referring to housing units occupied by more than one person per room (NOTE: bathrooms, halls, foyers and

parlors are not considered rooms).

Owner - Any person or entity, including a cooperative or a public housing authority (PHA), having the legal rights to sell, lease, or sublease any form of real property.

Objective - A specific, measurable, intermediate step that is achievable and marks progress towards a goal.

Policy - The way in which programs and activities are conducted to achieve an identified goal.

Poverty Level - A federally defined income classification based on a poverty index that takes into account such factors as family size, number of children, and urban vs. rural

residents, as well as the amount of income. The cutoff levels are updated every year to

reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. Premanufactured Housing - Conventional housing utilizing premanufactured

components.

Program - An organized pattern of activities employed to accomplish an objective. Relocation Housing - Those dwellings which are made available to families displaced by

public programs, provided that such dwellings are decent, safe and sanitary and within the financial means of the families or individuals displaced.

Resident Population - Inhabitants counted in the same manner utilized by the United States Bureau of the Census, in the category of total population. Resident population

does not include seasonal population. Residential Uses - Activities within land areas used predominantly for housing.

Seasonal Housing - Housing units that are occupied during a portion of the year, but

which are usually found vacant during the balance of the year. Seasonal Population - Part-time inhabitants who utilize, or may be expected to utilize,

public facilities or services, but are not residents. Seasonal population shall include tourists, migrant farmworkers, and other short-term and long-term visitors.

Seasonal Farm Laborer - A worker whose principal income comes from farm labor but who does not reside in Hillsborough County year round nor as a permanent resident. Also referred to as a migrant laborer.

Section 8 - The low income housing assistance program authorized in Title II of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Assistance is provided on behalf of

eligible families occupying new, substantially rehabilitated, or existing rental units through assistance payments and contracts with owners.

Seed Money - An advance to non-profit sponsors of low income housing for the initial costs of planning housing.

Services - The programs and employees determined necessary by local government to provide adequate operation and maintenance of public facilities and infrastructure as

well as those educational, health care, social and other programs necessary to support the programs, public facilities, and infrastructure set out in the local plan or required by

local, state, or federal law. Single-Family Dwelling - A structure containing a single family unit occupying the

building from ground to roof.

Single Room Occupancy (SRO) - Occupancy by 1 or 2 persons of a single room in a building which does not have individual bathroom and kitchen facilities within each room.

Standard Housing - Includes occupied housing units and vacant housing units for both homeowners and renters which meet the criteria for exterior requirements contained in

the Hillsborough County Minimum Housing Code.

State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) - This state program provides a comprehensive funding package for state and local affordable housing programs. It channels a portion of new and existing documentary stamp taxes on deeds directly to

local governments for the development and maintenance of affordable housing.

Strategy - One of several possible overall methods which could lead to the accomplishment of a goal.

Subdivision - The division of land into three or more lots, blocks, parcels, tracts or other portions, however designated.

Substandard Housing - Substandard housing units are identified by the basic criteria of condition. The Hillsborough County Minimum Housing Code is used for identifying housing units which are substandard to the extent that the exterior of housing is in

dilapidated physical condition. The basic structural definition for minimum housing standards is found in the Hillsborough County Minimum Housing Code Ordinance 84-12, pages 18-20.

Support Documents - Surveys, studies, inventory maps, data, inventories, listings or

analyses used in developing the local comprehensive plan. Tenant - Any person or entity who rents or leases property from an owner.

Tenure - The manner, condition or terms by which property is occupied (i.e. owner or

renter occupied) Very Low Income Household – A household with an annual income does not exceed

50% of the median income of the area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, with adjustments for family size.

Year Round Farm Laborer - A worker whose principal income comes from farm labor, and who resides permanently, year round, in Hillsborough County.

Zoning - In general, the demarcation of an area by ordinance (text and map) into zones and the establishment of regulations to govern the uses within those zones (e.g.,

commercial, industrial, residential, type of residential) and the location, bulk, height, shape, use, and coverage of structures within each zone.

Zoning Ordinance - An ordinance whose purpose is to control the use, intensity and dimensional characteristics of development for specific locations in accordance with the

adopted local government comprehensive plan.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT

V. SELECTED DEFINITIONS Accountability - The degree of formal arrangement providing for regular services involving establishment and maintenance of a relationship.

Agency on Bay Management - An alliance of agencies, organizations and interest

groups for the management of Tampa Bay. The Agency is an arm of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council which provides staff and funding to the Agency.

Annexation - The legal method of attaching an area into an area controlled by another form of government.

Arbitration - A process whereby a neutral third party or panel listens to the facts and arguments presented by the parties and renders a decision which may be binding or

non-binding. (per Section 44.301, Florida Statutes, 1987).

Capital Budget - The portion of each local government’s budget which reflects capital improvements scheduled for a fiscal year.

Capital Improvement - Physical assets constructed or purchased to provide, improve or replace a public facility and which are large scale and high in cost. The cost of capital improvement is generally nonrecurring and may require multi-year financing. For the

purposes of this element, physical assets which have been identified as existing or projected needs in the individual comprehensive plan elements shall be considered

capital improvements. Capital Improvements Element - The element of the comprehensive plan that provides

the evaluation of the need for public facilities, their costs, the capability of the government to finance and construct improvements and the scheduling of those

improvements. Committee - Ordinary committees are of two types - standing committees (which have a

continuous existence) and special committees (which go out of existence as soon as they have completed a specified task). A special (select, or ad hoc) committee is a committee appointed, as the need arises, to carry out a specific task, at the completion of which -

that is, on presentation of its final report to the assembly - it automatically ceases to exist. The Scott, Foresman Robert’s Rules of Order: Newly Revised. pp. 407, 409. 1984.

Comprehensive Regional Policy Plan - The long-range plan of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. This plan is designated to provide guidance for the physical,

economic and social development of the Tampa Bay region.

Concurrency - The legal requirement that specified public facilities (potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, stormwater management, traffic circulation) be provided for by an entity in a publicly approved budgeted, prioritized manner.

Consistency - The regulatory requirement that local comprehensive plans not conflict

with state or regional plans, and that the local plan act towards the goals and policies of the state and regional plans.

Coordinating Mechanism - A document, formally adopted, that proposes or implements action by two or more governments or agencies.

Council of Governments - A not-for-profit corporation of local public officials of counties, municipalities or other governmental subdivision formed by resolutions of the

participants for the study, coordination, review and recommendation of actions to members and other public service agencies.

Effectiveness - The ability to produce a decided or desired result. Efficiency - The descriptive measurement of the comparison of production with cost.

Goal - The long-term end toward which programs or activities are ultimately directed.


wells serving a system; solid waste disposal sites or retention areas; stormwater systems; utilities; piers; docks; wharves; breakwaters; bulkheads; seawalls; bulwarks;

revetments; causeways, marinas; navigation channels; bridges; and roadways. Intergovernmental Agreement - Arrangement between or among governments to

undertake a course of action guided by written, legal documents. Intergovernmental Coordination - The act of bringing plans, governments or policies

into a common condition or action.

Level of Service (LOS) - An indicator of the extent or degree of service provided by, or proposed to be provided by a facility based on and related to the operational characteristics of the facility. Level of service shall indicate the capacity per unit of

demand for each public facility.

Local Planning Agency (LPA) - The agency legally designated to prepare the comprehensive plan as required by Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (as amended). For all of Hillsborough County, this agency is the Hillsborough County City-County Planning

Commission (The Planning Commission). Mechanism - A process or technique for achieving a result.

Mediation - A process whereby a neutral third party acts to encourage and facilitate the

resolution of a dispute without prescribing what it should be. It is an informal and non-adversarial process with the objective of helping the disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement (per Section 44.301, Florida Statutes, 1987).

Nature of Relationship - The equity or responsiveness produced or required by one party in its relationship to another as a result of an agreement.

Objective- A specific, measurable, intermediate end that is achievable and marks

progress toward a goal. Policy - The way in which programs and activities are conducted to achieve and

identified goal.

Regional Water Supply Authority - A legal body formed to under Florida Statutes by Interlocal Agreement to develop safe public water supply facilities and operate them in an environmentally safe manner.

Reserve Area - Unincorporated County land between a municipal border and a defined reserve area boundary. Within the reserve area, the County and municipality coordinate

activities to foster compatibility in land development regulations, procedures, the

planning of infrastructure, and delivery of services. Responsiveness - A measure of the reaction to a problem.

Special Legislation - Legal action by a legislature designed to regulate or influence the

activities of a unique group or area. State Comprehensive Plan - The document containing goals and policies, as adopted

by the State of Florida for use in determining planning and management priorities of agencies, departments and governments throughout the State.

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) - A Florida association of local governments covering a designated four county area that works with the Department of

Community Affairs and local governments to resolve contemporary planning problems and issues.

Transportation Systems Management (TSM) - A process for planning and operating a unitary system of urban transportation. This views automobiles, public transportation,

taxis, pedestrians, and bicycles as element of one single urban transportation system. The key objective of TSM is to coordinate these individual elements through operating, regulatory and service policies so as to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity for

the system as a whole.

POTABLE WATER ELEMENT VI. DEFINITIONS COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM - a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round

residents.

CONE OF INFLUENCE - an area around one or more major waterwells, the boundary of which is determined by the government agency having specific statutory authority to make such a determination based on groundwater travel or drawdown depth.

CONSERVATION USES - activities within land areas designated for the purpose of conserving or protecting natural resources or environmental quality and includes areas

designated for such purposes as flood control, protection of quality or quantity of groundwater or surface water, floodplain management, fisheries management, or

protection of vegetative communities or wildlife habitats. GPCD - Gallons Per Capita Per Day.

MG - Million Gallons

MGD - Millions of Gallons Per Day

NON-COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM - a public water system for provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, which serves at least 25 individuals at least 60 days out of the year, but which is not a community water system; except that a water

system for a wilderness educational camp is a non-community water system.

NWHRWF - Northwest Hillsborough Regional Wellfield POTABLE WATER - water satisfactory for drinking, culinary, and domestic purposes.

POTABLE WATER FACILITIES - a system of structures designed to collect, treat, or

distribute potable water, and includes water wells, treatment plants, reservoirs, and distribution mains.

PSI - Pounds per Square Inch, a measure of pressure

SCHRWF - South Central Hillsborough Regional Wellfield. TAMPA BAY WATER - The six member government regional water authority created in

1998 to replace the West Coast Regional Water Supply Authority. This is authorized under, and Tampa Bay Water is held responsible to, Chapter 373.1963 Florida Statutes.

WATER RECHARGE AREAS - land or water areas through which groundwater is replenished.

WATER WELLS - wells excavated, drilled, dug, or driven for the supply of industrial, agricultural or potable water for general public consumption.

WATER USE PERMIT (WUP) - A water use permit must be obtained from the Governing

Board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District before withdrawal of water shall be commenced for quantities set forth in Rule 40D-2.031.

RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT VII. DEFINITIONS

Activity-based Recreation: Recreation which can be provided almost anywhere for the convenience of the user. Golf, tennis, baseball, archery, skeet and trap shooting

and playground activities are included. Also may include less strenuous pastimes such as listening to a band concert in a park, spectator sports or strolling through a

zoo. It can always be provided, assuming the availability of space and funds for development.

Active Recreation Facilities: Recreation facilities which involve the user in a direct

form of participation such as baseball, softball, golf or aerobic activities.

Ad Valorem: Taxation of real property at a millage rate.

Beach: The zone of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the mean low water line to the place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of permanent vegetation, usually the effective limit of storm

waves.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Ways: Any road or path which is open to bicycle travel and

traffic afoot and from which motor vehicles are excluded.

Buffer Area: An area or space separating an outdoor recreation area from influences which would tend to depreciate essential recreational values of the outdoor recreation

area. Buffer areas are needed especially in cases such as wilderness areas, where

the values involved are fragile or volatile, or where the outside influences are of a particularly harsh and incompatible nature, as in urban or industrial areas or along a busy highway.

Capital Improvement: Physical assets constructed or purchased to provide, improve or replace a public facility and which are large scale and high in cost. The

cost of a capital improvement is generally nonrecurring and may require multi-year financing. For the purposes of this rule, physical assets which have been identified as existing or projected needs in the individual comprehensive plan elements shall be

considered capital improvements.

Demand Assessment Surveys: Surveys conducted to measure the amount, location

and frequency of participation in activities. This method generates quantitative demand data that can be compared to the amount of supply to produce quantitative needs data.

Greenway System: A system of interconnected open space which include areas,

such as but not limited to, recreation, conservation and aquifer recharge lands connected via existing rights of way, existing and extended recreational trails, rivers and other open spaces corridors.

Handicapped: A person with either an emotional, physical or mental disability.

Impact: The negative effect of additional population generated by residential

construction on the neighborhood and district park network in a given area.

Impact Fee/Assessment: The amount of property required or the cost related to the impact of residential dwelling units as calculated pursuant to the formula contained

in the unincorporated Hillsborough County Park Site Improvement Ordinance.

Level of Service: An indicator of the extent or degree of service provided by, or

proposed to be provided by a facility based on and related to the operational characteristics of the facility. Level of service shall indicate the capacity per unit of demand for recreation facilities.

Local Park: A park that shall have a service area defined by a radius of approximately two (2) to (5) miles and a minimum of ten (10) developable acres, with small parks included in this category provided they are grandfathered. The level of

service for local parks is 3.4 acres per 1,000 residents. Local park amenities include some or all of the following improvements:

1. Play apparatus area for pre-school and school age children 2. Multi-purpose court for basketball, volleyball, tennis and playground games 3. Ball diamond for softball, kickball, baseball 4. Open play field for football, soccer and other playground games 5. Restroom/shelter building 6. Off-street parking 7. Internal walkways which are ADA compliant 8. Passive area with shaded seating 9. Landscaping 10. Utilities 11. Support items such as benches, litter receptacles, and water fountains 12. Dog Park amenities

(Per the Parks Recreation and Conservation Department)

Low-Density: The character of an outdoor recreation area which is only extensively used, that is, by relatively few people at any one time in terms of the space required;

e.g., wildlife preserves, wilderness areas, etc.

Multi-Purpose Outdoor Recreation Facility: An outdoor recreation facility which is designed for more than one activity use. (e.g., athletic field and racquetball/handball

court).

Non-Resident: Not a resident of unincorporated Hillsborough County but a resident

of the State of Florida.

Open Space: Undeveloped lands suitable for passive recreation or conservation uses.

Outdoor Recreation Activity: A specific, individual type of outdoor recreation. Activities are divided into two categories: active activities — those which involve some direct and specialized physical manipulation by the participant such as swimming,

hiking, or boating and passive activities — those which are mental rather than physical such as sightseeing, nature study or scenic appreciation.

Outdoor Recreation Demand: The quantity of outdoor recreation necessary to satisfy all prospective participants during any given time period. Demand is not strictly a matter of desire, but rather of desire tempered by such limiting factors as

opportunity, awareness, financial ability, physical ability and competing uses of available time.

Park: Regional resource based and various types of public or private, passive or active recreation areas.

Passive Recreation Facilities: Recreation facilities pursued by the user in a

leisurely fashion such as nature walks, fishing or picnicking.

Pastoral Open Space: Open space land preserved for the management, protection

and prudent use of natural resources present on that land. Resource-based and activity-based recreation is the primary role of these lands.

Preserve: An area set aside specifically for the protection and safekeeping of certain

values within the area, such as game, wildlife, forest, etc. Preserves may or may not be outdoor recreation areas, depending on the use allowed therein.

Private Recreation Sites: Sites owned by private, commercial or non-profit entities available to the public for recreational use, usually for a fee.

Private Sector Contributions: Land or money provided by the private sector to

expand the park system.

Public Access: The ability of the public to physically reach, enter or use recreation

sites including beaches and shores.

Public Recreation Sites: Sites owned or leased on a long-term basis by a federal, state, regional or local government agency for purposes of recreational use.

Quasi-Public: Partially supported or operated by a public agency.

Recreation: The pursuit of leisure time activities occurring in an indoor or outdoor

setting.

Recreational Trails: A single or multi-use paved or unpaved linear open space which

provides public recreational and/or transportation opportunities. The trails may be designated for specific uses such as hiking, nature appreciation, bicycling, running and horseback riding. Canoe trails along rivers are also considered under this

definition.

Recreational trails can serve as the links to interconnect a greenway system and can provide the public a means to further view and access scenic, environmental,

historic, archaeological and cultural resources in the County.

Recreation Facility: A component of a recreation site used by the public such as a

trail, court, athletic field or swimming pool.

Regional Resource-based Park: A regional park serves an entire county and is generally occupies a large tract of land. The level of service for regional resource-

based parks is 20 acres per 1,000 residents and includes in the calculation those resource-based parks and preserves in Hillsborough County that are Count-managed

and may or may not be owned by the County. This type of park or preserve is typically situated in a natural setting where visitors can enjoy and appreciate the area’s natural resources such as bays, estuaries, marshes, creeks, rivers, swamps

hammocks, pinelands, scrub, and birds and other wildlife. Resident Population: Inhabitants counted in the same manner utilized by the United States Bureau of the Census, in the category of total population. Resident population does not include seasonal population

Resource-Based Recreation: Recreation that is dependent on some particular element or combination of elements of the natural or cultural environment and

consists of activities that are limited in both quality and location such as hunting, fishing, camping, boating, water skiing, surfing, nature study or visiting historical

and archaeological sites. Resource-based recreation can be provided only to the extent that the supporting natural or historical resources are available.

Right-of-Way: Land in which the state, county, or municipality owns the fee simple

title or has an easement dedicated or required for a transportation or utility use.

Shoreline or Shore: The interface of land and water.

Special Park: A single purpose park characterized by one major facility such as a boat ramp, a fishing pier, a beach, a small playground, an isolated picnic area or a community center. Special parks provide recreational opportunity, but do not

conform to either the Regional resource based, district or neighborhood park classifications.

Spectator Activities: Those outdoor recreation activities which are carried on primarily for the visual benefit of others rather than for the direct enjoyment of the active participants. These are activities such as stadium sports and horse races.

Services: The program and employees determined necessary by local government to provide adequate operation and maintenance of public facilities and infrastructure as

well as those educational, health care, social and other programs necessary to

support the programs, public facilities, and infrastructure set out in the local plan or required by local, state or federal law.

Service Radius: The radius of the generally circular surrounding land area from which a park, recreation site or facility draws its participants.

Utilitarian Open Space: Open space land reserved from intense development due

primarily to public safety constraints such as floodplains, sinkholes, wetlands or drainage ditches.

SANITARY SEWER ELEMENT VII. DEFINITIONS

Advanced Secondary Treatment - Secondary waste treatment plus deep-bed dual media filtration.

Advanced Waste Treatment - Wastewater treatment as defined in Chapter 403.086, Florida Statutes, or as amended in the future, which will provide a effluent product that a) Contains not more than the following concentrations:

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD5) 5 mg/l Suspended Solids 5 mg/l Total Nitrogen, expressed as N 3 mg/l

Total Phosphorus, expressed as P 1 mg/l b) Has received high level disinfection, as defined by rule of the Department of

Environmental Protection.

BOD5 - Five-day biochemical oxygen demand is a test performed to determine the

amount of oxygen microorganisms would use during decomposition of organic matter.

Composting - Present-day composting is the aerobic, thermophilic decomposition of

organic wastes to a relatively stable humus. The resulting humus may contain up to 25 percent dead or living organisms and is subject to further, slower decay but should be sufficiently stable not to reheat or cause odor or fly problems. In composting, mixing and

aeration are provided to maintain aerobic conditions and permit adequate heat development. The decomposition is done by aerobic organisms, primarily bacteria,

actinomycetes and fungi.

Conveyance Facilities - All facilities required for the collection, transmission and

pumping of wastewater.

Deep Bed-Dual Media Filtration - Filtration process that uses a deep bed (4' or greater)

composed of two distinctly different granular substances (such as anthracite coal and sand), as opposed to single media filtration.

Effluent - Water, after some degree of treatment, flowing out of any treatment device or facility.

Force Main - A pressurized transmission pipe which carries wastewater from a pump station to the point of discharge.

Gravity Main - A pipe in which wastewater flows by gravity along descending gradients from source to outlet.

Industrial Reuse - Consumption of reclaimed water by industrial users for various

purposes, such as process, make-up, and feed water.

Influent - Wastewater (raw or partially treated) flowing into a treatment process or

treatment plant.

Land Application - Treated wastewater, sewage sludge, or other products of wastewater

treatment applied to land as a method of treatment and/or disposal.

Limited Access Irrigation - Irrigation of sod farms, forest, fodder crops, pasture land,

and other agricultural uses with limited public access with reclaimed water.

Master Pump Station - A major pumping facility which pumps 600,000 gallons per day

or more.

On-site Sewage Treatment Disposal System (Septic Tank System) - A small localized

wastewater treatment system which treats wastewater and disposes of the treated wastewater by subsurface soil absorption or evaporation on the site at which the

wastewater is generated. These are typically individual or multi-family septic tank systems and do not include conventional community-oriented wastewater treatment facilities.

Permitted Capacity - A facility's operating capacity allowed by the FDEP Operating Permit issued for the facility.

Potable Water - Water satisfactory for drinking, culinary, human consumption, and other domestic purposes.

Public Access Reuse - Irrigation of lands open to public use, such as golf courses, cemeteries, public parks, landscaped areas, and other areas intended for public access,

with reclaimed water.

Pump Station - A pumping facility which discharges flow through a force main.

Reclaimed Water - A high-quality effluent which has received additional treatment and is of suitable quality for use in wetland systems, turf irrigation, and industrial facilities.

Sanitary Sewerage (Wastewater) Facilities - All facilities required for the collection, transmission, treatment, and disposal of wastewater.

Secondary Wastewater Treatment - Wastewater treatment that consists of biological conversion of dissolved and suspended organisms into biomass (biological cells) that can

subsequently be removed by sedimentation. Effective secondary treatment removes almost all the floating and settleable solids and approximately 90 percent of the

suspended solids and organics (as measured by BOD5). Normally, treated effluent from a secondary wastewater treatment facility is disinfected by chlorination prior to final disposal.

Septic Tank System (On-site Sewage Treatment Disposal System) - An on-site sewage treatment disposal system for individual homes, multifamily residences, and

commercial property where municipal wastewater service is unavailable. The system consists of two major components, a septic tank and a subsurface wastewater

exfiltration system (SWES). The septic tank is an underground tank that provides primary wastewater treatment that consists of the removal of settleable and floatable solids. The clarified effluent from the septic tank flows to the SWES where it receives

physical, chemical, and biological treatment as it percolates through the unsaturated

soil to the groundwater.

Sewage Sludge - The accumulated solids separated from liquids during wastewater

treatment processing.

Wastewater, Domestic or Sanitary - A combination of the liquid and water-carried

wastes from dwellings, commercial buildings, industries, institutions, and the like together with any groundwater, surface water, and storm water from inflow and/or

infiltration; originating as wastes from kitchens, water closets, lavatories, bathrooms, and showers; the strength of which normally fall below the following parameters: biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) (300 mg/l); total suspended solids (TSS) (300 mg/l);

total nitrogen (TN) (40 mg/l), and total phosphates (TP) (12 mg/l).

STORMWATER ELEMENT VI. DEFINITIONS Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices,

maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce pollutants from entering Hillsborough County's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) or being discharged from the MS4. BMPs include, but are not limited to, both

structural and nonstructural treatment methods and practices to control the discharge of pollutants.

Capital Improvement Plan - A projected schedule of capital improvement projects which is based on estimated costs and expected funding levels.

Detention or To Detain - To temporarily store stormwater runoff in such a way as to reduce its flow, for the purpose of either limiting downstream impacts or providing

treatment for water quality, or both.

Drainage Basin or Area - Surface drainage area which is defined by topographic boundaries that direct stormwater runoff to a common point or receiving waters, and is a subdivision of a watershed.

Economically Feasible - When the public benefit attributable to an improvement justifies the cost of the improvement and this cost is fundable.

Environmentally Feasible or Practical - When the implementation of an improvement,

or the improvement itself, will not significantly and permanently degrade the environment.

Physically Feasible or Practical - When an improvement can be implemented within the constraints of the surrounding physical environment.

Receiving Waters - Bodies of water, and ancillary facilities thereof, which serve as the receptacles for stormwater discharges. Generally, receiving waters include significant

wetland areas, lakes, rivers/streams, other major stormwater conveyance or storage systems, bays, etc.

Regional Stormwater Management Facility - A common, large-scale detention or retention lake system, along with its ancillary collection network, which provides

stormwater runoff attenuation and/or treatment for many sites or large tracts of land

under various and different ownerships. Retention or To Retain - To store stormwater to prevent its discharge into receiving

waters or to provide a storage facility for stormwater where no outfall is available.

Stormwater Conveyance System - A series of open channels and/or pipelines through which stormwater runoff is transported.

Stormwater Runoff (Stormwater) - Flow of surface runoff water which results from and which occurs during and immediately after a rainfall event.

Stormwater Management Facility - A feature which collects, conveys, channels, holds, inhibits or diverts the movement of stormwater.

Stormwater Treatment Facility - A structural Best Management Practice (BMP) designed to reduce pollutant loading to a receiving waters by reducing the volume of

stormwater discharge, providing for the biological uptake of pollutants, and/or inducing pollutants to settle out of stormwater flow. Structural BMPs include, but are not limited

to, detention basins, retention basins, open bottom inlets, undercut ditches, exfiltration trenches and swales.

SOLID WASTE ELEMENT VI. DEFINITIONS Best Management Practices (BMPs) - Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices,

maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce pollutants from entering Hillsborough County's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System

(MS4) or being discharged from the MS4. BMPs include, but are not limited to, both structural and nonstructural treatment methods and practices to control the discharge of pollutants.

Capital Improvement Plan - A projected schedule of capital improvement projects

which is based on estimated costs and expected funding levels. Detention or To Detain - To temporarily store stormwater runoff in such a way as to

reduce its flow, for the purpose of either limiting downstream impacts or providing treatment for water quality, or both.

Drainage Basin or Area - Surface drainage area which is defined by topographic boundaries that direct stormwater runoff to a common point or receiving waters, and is

a subdivision of a watershed. Economically Feasible - When the public benefit attributable to an improvement

justifies the cost of the improvement and this cost is fundable.

Environmentally Feasible or Practical - When the implementation of an improvement, or the improvement itself, will not significantly and permanently degrade the environment.

Physically Feasible or Practical - When an improvement can be implemented within the constraints of the surrounding physical environment.

Receiving Waters - Bodies of water, and ancillary facilities thereof, which serve as the receptacles for stormwater discharges. Generally, receiving waters include significant wetland areas, lakes, rivers/streams, other major stormwater conveyance or storage

systems, bays, etc.

Regional Stormwater Management Facility - A common, large-scale detention or retention lake system, along with its ancillary collection network, which provides stormwater runoff attenuation and/or treatment for many sites or large tracts of land

under various and different ownerships.

Retention or To Retain - To store stormwater to prevent its discharge into receiving waters or to provide a storage facility for stormwater where no outfall is available.

Stormwater Conveyance System - A series of open channels and/or pipelines through which stormwater runoff is transported.

Stormwater Runoff (Stormwater) - Flow of surface runoff water which results from and which occurs during and immediately after a rainfall event.

Stormwater Management Facility - A feature which collects, conveys, channels, holds, inhibits or diverts the movement of stormwater.

Stormwater Treatment Facility - A structural Best Management Practice (BMP)

designed to reduce pollutant loading to a receiving waters by reducing the volume of stormwater discharge, providing for the biological uptake of pollutants, and/or inducing pollutants to settle out of stormwater flow. Structural BMPs include, but are not limited

to, detention basins, retention basins, open bottom inlets, undercut ditches, exfiltration trenches and swales.

TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT VI. DEFINITIONS Activity Center — A major concentration of employment and commercial activity, which may be found in suburban as well as in the downtown areas.

Adjusted Census Urbanized Area Boundary — An area that encompasses the entire

Census Urbanized Area as well as a surrounding geographic area as agreed upon by FDOT, FHWA, and the MPO. The Adjusted Census Urbanized Area boundary is used by FDOT and FHWA to delimit an area within which to designate highways by federal

functional classification. It is also used by FDOT in determining highway levels-of-service, access management standards, and interchange site and justification

standards. This boundary is sometimes called the FHWA Urbanized Area Boundary. Adult Congregate Living Facility (ACLF) — A residence for the aged which undertakes

through its ownership or management to provide housing, food services and one or more personal care services to persons not related to the owner. An ACLF must be licensed by the State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services.

Airport Facility — Any area of land or water improved, maintained, or operated by a

governmental agency for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, or privately owned paved runways of 4,000 or more feet in length, and any appurtenant area which is used for airport buildings, or other airport facilities or rights-of-way.

Air Pollution — The undesirable addition to the atmosphere of substances (gases,

liquids and solid particles), which are foreign to the "natural" atmosphere or which occur in quantities exceeding their natural concentrations and interfere either with one's health, safety, or comfort or with full use and enjoyment of one's property.

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) —

An organization composed of state highway and transportation officials from all fifty states who develop and improve methods of administration, design, construction, operation and maintenance of our nationwide integrated transportation system.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) — Public Law 101-336, prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation,

communications, and activities of state and local government. The ADA focuses on removing barriers that deny individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to share

in and contribute to the vitality of American life. The ADA means access to jobs, public accommodations, government service, public transportation, and telecommunications. In other words, full participation in, and access to, all aspects of society.

Arterial Road — A roadway carrying relatively continuous and high volume traffic. Trip

length is long and operating speed is high. Arterials serve major through movements between important centers of activity in a metropolitan area and serve a substantial portion of trips entering or leaving the area. Primary arterials are for the most part

owned by the state, while minor arterials are generally under the jurisdiction of the state, county or local government.

Average Daily Traffic (ADT) — The total number of vehicles passing a point or segment of road (in both directions), over a 24-hour period.

Bicycle — A vehicle having two tandem wheels, either of which is more than 16" in diameter or having three wheels in contact with the ground any of which is more than

16" in diameter, propelled solely by human power, upon which any person or persons may ride.

Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) — An ongoing committee appointed by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. Originally established as

the Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) in 1977, the BPAC provides input and direction on bicycle-related issues to the Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the local governments in Hillsborough County.

Bicycle Facilities — A general term denoting improvements and provisions made to

accommodate or encourage bicycling, including parking facilities, mapping all bikeways, and shared roadways not specifically designated for bicycle use.

Bicycle Lane (Bike Lane) — A portion of a roadway that has been designated by striping, signing and pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists.

Bicycle Path (Bike Path) — A bikeway physically separated from motorized vehicular

traffic by an open space or barrier and either within the highway right of way or within an independent right-of-way.

Bicycle Route (Bike Route) — A segment of a system of bikeways designated by the jurisdiction having authority with appropriate directional and informational markers,

with or without a specific bicycle route number. Bicycle and Pedestrian Way — Any road, path, or way which is open to bicycle travel

and traffic afoot and from which motor vehicles are excluded.

Capacity — The amount or volume of traffic that a roadway can accommodate at a specified level-of-service.

Centerline Miles of Roadway — Length of a roadway as measured along the middle of the road.

Central Business District (CBD) — Area within the city which usually contains the major retail, governmental, service, professional, cultural and entertainment uses.

Collector Road — A roadway carrying relatively moderate traffic volume. Trip length and operating speed are moderate. Collector roads are facilities that connect and

augment the arterial system. Collector roads distribute traffic to geographic areas smaller than those served by arterials and places more emphasis on land access.

Concurrency — Means that the necessary public facilities and services to maintain the adopted level of service standards are available when the impacts of development occur.

Concurrency Management System — The procedures and/or process that the local government will utilize to assure that development orders and permits are not issued

unless the necessary facilities and services are available concurrent with the impacts of development.

Constrained and Deficient Roadway or Facility — Roadways currently operating below the adopted level-of-service standard, and which cannot be widened by adding

through lanes due to significant physical, economic, environmental, policy or social constraints. Alternative transportation modes, transportation system management improvements such as, but not limited to, auxiliary lanes at intersections, bicycle and

pedestrian facilities, or intelligent transportation systems, or improvements to parallel roadways will be considered instead of expanding these constrained facilities. A special

level of service standard may apply to roadways with this designation. Constrained But Not Deficient Roadway or Facility — Roadways that are not

currently operating below the adopted level-of-service standard, and which cannot be widened by adding through lanes due to significant physical, economic, environmental,

policy or social constraints. Alternative transportation modes, transportation system management improvements such as, but not limited to, auxiliary lanes at intersections, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, or intelligent transportation systems, or improvements

to parallel roadways will be considered instead of expanding these constrained facilities. Corridor — A corridor may consist of a road or several parallel roads which generally

serve similar trip origins and destinations. Parallel roads in a corridor can serve as

alternate routes in the event one is closed or blocked. A mass transit facility may also

be considered part of a corridor.

Crosswalk — The marked or unmarked portion of a roadway designated for pedestrians

to cross the street.

Deadhead — Non-revenue generating miles (i.e., bus travel from the garage to the start of the route, when no passengers are carried).

Development Encroachment — Development that occurs within an area that would need to be acquired as right-of-way for future road improvements.

Development Permit — Permit that is used to regulate land development.

Enhanced Roads or Facilities — Roadways that are not being proposed for additional

through lanes, but can be improved to increase the operating efficiency. These improvements may include adding turn lanes at key intersections, signal timing

optimization, bicycle facilities, sidewalks, extra landscaping and drainage considerations.

Evacuation Routes — Routes designated by county civil defense authorities or the regional evacuation plan, for the movement of persons to safety, in the event of a

hurricane or other disaster. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) — Agency granted the legislative

authority to develop and maintain state transportation facilities and services. Functional Classification — A system for grouping roads into categories according to

the character of service they provide in relation to the total roadway network. The basic functional categories are limited-access facilities, arterial roads, collector roads, and

local roads. These hierarchical categories may be further grouped into principal, major, and minor levels and/or urban and rural categories.

There are two Functional Classification systems used in Hillsborough County. One, the Federal Functional Classification System, is used by the Florida Department of

Transportation and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for funding eligibility and for roadway design and access regulations. The other, the Hillsborough County System, and is used in various County regulations that apply to Community Plans or regulate,

for example, the placement of signs and the placement of residential traffic control devices such as speed humps, etc. The Hillsborough County functional classification is listed in Appendix I and shown on Map 2B of Appendix J.

Goal — means the long-term end toward which programs or activities are ultimately

directed. Guideway or Rail Transit — A grouping of several technologies that are electrically or

diesel powered and operated on rails or a beam. This includes, but is not limited to, light-rail, heavy-rail, monorail, and automated guideway systems.

Headway — Amount of time between consecutive buses on a route.

High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes — Roadway travel lanes exclusively reserved for

vehicles with three or more occupants. Highway — A general term denoting a public way for purposes of vehicular travel,

including the entire area within the right of way.

Impact Fee — A fee levied by a local government on new development so that the new development pays its proportionate share of the cost of new or expanded facilities required to service that development.

Intermodal — The movement of goods/passengers between specific origins and

destinations by using two or more modes of transportation. Intersection — Location where two or more roads cross a grade.

Land Use — How land is occupied or utilized.

Level-of-Service (LOS) — A qualitative measure describing operational conditions of traffic flow, and its perception by motorists and/or passengers. Six levels-of-service are

defined for each type of facility. Roads are given letter designations, from "A" to "F", with level-of-service "A" representing the best operating conditions and level-of-service "F" the worst.

Level-of-Service "A" represents free flow.

Level-of-Service "B" is stable flow, but other vehicles in the flow are noticeable.

Level-of-Service "C" is stable flow, but marks the beginning of the range where

individual users become significantly affected by interactions with others in the traffic stream.

Level-of-Service "D" represents high-density, but stable flow.

Level-of-Service "E" represents operating conditions at or near capacity level. All

speeds are reduced to a low, but relatively uniform flow.

Level-of-Service "F" is breakdown flow. This exists where the amount of traffic

approaching a point exceeds the amount that can traverse the point.

Limited Access Facility — A roadway especially designed for through traffic that provides an uninterrupted flow at relatively high speeds. Freeways and expressways

usually control access through grade-separated interchanges. Load Factor — This is a ratio that compares the number of passengers on a bus to the

number of seats available. The load factor is a measure of the utilization of the seating capacity on a bus or route. A load factor greater than 1.0 indicates some passengers must stand because there are not enough available seats.

Local Road — A roadway carrying relatively low traffic volume. Trip lengths are

typically short and through movements are infrequent. The main purpose of a local road is to provide immediate land access, primarily to residential units.

Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) or Needs Assessment — The official long range transportation (20 year) plan of the MPO, which serves as a blueprint for a comprehensive transportation system in Hillsborough County. This plan defines the

major thoroughfares, mass transit system, bicycle and pedestrian system, and surface connections to seaports and airports needed to provide an acceptable level of service

through the horizon year. The “Needs Assessment” plan is unconstrained by funding. The “Cost Affordable” plan contains prioritized projects for which there is anticipated funding.

Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) — An agency created under federal and

state law, to provide a forum for cooperative decision making, concerning regional transportation issues. Membership includes elected and appointed officials representing all local jurisdictions and transportation agencies in Hillsborough County. The MPO is

staffed by the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission. Mode Split — The percentage of total person trips utilizing each of the various modes of

transportation (i.e., auto, bus, train, bicycle, walk).

Mode(s) — The specific method chosen to make a trip. Typical modes are: walk, bicycle, motorcycle, automobile, van, taxi, bus and a variety of rail transit technologies.

Multi-Modal Facility — A roadway, including access to a port or airport, or a corridor designed to accommodate safe usage by various modes of transportation (i.e. motor

vehicles, transit, bicycles, and pedestrians). Multi-Modal Transportation System — A comprehensive transportation system

including, but not limited to, the following options of mode-choice: fixed-guideway transit, bus, auto, truck, motorcycle, bicycle and pedestrian.

Para-Transit or Demand Responsive Service — A mode of transportation designed to carry riders to and from specific destinations upon request.

Passenger Trip — One person traveling in one direction from an origin to a destination.

Pedestrian — A person whose mode of transportation is on foot, including a person "walking a bicycle".

Pedestrian Generators and Attractors — Land uses which either generate or attract pedestrian traffic. For example, schools, parks and libraries may be considered

attractors of pedestrian traffic and residential areas as generators of pedestrian trips. Pedestrian Signals — Electronic devices used for controlling the movement of

pedestrians at signalized mid-block or intersection locations which may include the Walk/Don't Walk or the symbolic Walking Man/Hand message.

Pedestrian Street — A street which gives preferential treatment to pedestrians over motor vehicles, usually by restricting or eliminating motor vehicle traffic.

People-mover — Electrically powered, generally automated vehicle that serves a limited area (i.e. downtown or airport), with connections to other modes of transportation.

Projects that promote public transportation — Means projects that directly affect the

provisions of public transit, including transit terminals, transit lines and routes, separate lanes for the exclusive use of public transit services, transit stops (shelters and stations), and office buildings or projects that include fixed-rail or transit terminals as

part of the building.

Regulated Roadway — A roadway that is monitored as part of the County’s Transportation Concurrency Management System. The transportation impacts on these roadways of proposed development must be evaluated before a development permit can

be issued.

Right-of-Way — Land which the state, a county, or a municipality owns the fee simple title or has an easement dedicated or required for a transportation or utility use.

Roadway — The portion of the highway, including shoulders, for vehicle use. Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) – an area of land, usually trapezoidal in shape,

centered about the extended runway centerline. The RPZ’s function is to enhance the protection of people and property on the ground. This is achieved through airport owner

control RPZs and includes clearing, and maintaining the area clear of, incompatible objects and activities.

Screenline — An imaginary line drawn across roadways to identify travel patterns. Used in transportation modeling.

Shared Roadway — Any roadway upon which a bicycle lane is not designated and which may be legally used by bicycles regardless of whether such facility is specifically

designated as a bikeway. Shoulder — A portion of a highway contiguous to the roadway that is primarily for use

by pedestrians, bicyclists, and emergency use of stopped vehicles.

Shoulder Bikeway — A type of bikeway where bicyclists travel on the shoulder of the roadway.

Sidewalk — An improved walkway intended primarily for pedestrians, usually running parallel to one or both sides of a street.

Single-Occupant Vehicle (SOV) — A motor vehicle occupied by one person.

Socio-economic Data — Information about people and economies, such as demographics (age, race, sex, birth rates, etc.) and economics (incomes and expenditures of a community or government).

Special Transit Service — Consists of exclusive high occupancy vehicle lanes, express

bus service, guideway transit, or other types of preferential transit treatment. STAR (Sensitive to Area Residents/Special Treatments are Required) Facilities —

Roadways that are recommended for widening in the Long Range Transportation Plan, and which because of special circumstances, will include special designs and amenities

or special treatment to lessen potential impacts to adjacent land uses, the environment or historic areas.

Street Furniture — Street furniture includes benches (which do not display advertising) and other forms of seating, plant containers, sculptures, fountains, street lights, pedestrian area lighting, drinking fountains, and waste containers.

Traffic Calming — Strategies and techniques to decrease the amount and negative

impact of traffic, especially in residential areas, while maintaining the same level of mobility.

Transit — (also public transit or mass transit) Passenger services provided by public, private, or non-profit entities, utilizing vehicles that hold relatively large numbers of

people such as vans, buses, and fixed guideway vehicles. Transit Emphasis Corridors — Major roadways that will be designed to give public

transit a competitive advantage over single-occupant vehicles. In the most cases, designated bus pull-outs, bus lanes, and crosswalks will be included in the design.

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) — Strategies and techniques that can be used to influence travel demand. These may include ridesharing, public transit use,

rescheduling of work-hours, or other behavioral changes aimed at reducing travel. Transportation Disadvantaged — Persons who because of physical or mental disability, income, status, or age or who for other reasons are unable to transport themselves or to purchase transportation and are therefore, dependent upon others to

obtain access to health care, employment, education, shopping, social activities, or other life sustaining activities. In addition children who are handicapped, high-risk or at-risk as defined in s.411.202 are considered transportation disadvantaged.

Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) — Short-term (Five-Year) transportation

plan for all of Hillsborough County, which includes transportation projects to receive federal, state, and local funds.

Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) — Partnerships between business and local government to help solve local transportation problems associated primarily

with rapid suburban growth, sometimes called Transportation Management Organizations or TMOs.

Transportation System — This is the sum of all forms or modes of transportation, which taken together, provide for the movement of people and goods in Hillsborough County. The system includes all forms of air, water, and ground transportation.

Transportation Systems Management (TSM) — A process for planning and operating a

unitary system of urban transportation. This views automobiles, public transportation, taxis, pedestrians, and bicycles as elements of one single urban transportation system. The key objective of TSM is to coordinate these individual elements through operating,

regulatory and service policies so as to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity for the system.

Trip Generators and Attractors — Land uses that either generate or attract vehicular traffic. For example, residential neighborhoods generate traffic and downtown central

business districts attract traffic.

Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) — The product of traffic volume multiplied by the length

of travel. Volume to Capacity Ratio (v/c) — Ratio of traffic volume to roadway capacity. A value

less than or equal to one (1.0) indicates LOS D or better operating conditions. A value greater than one (1.0) indicates LOS E or F operating conditions.

Volume of Traffic — The number of vehicles passing a given point on a roadway during a given length of time.

FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT

APPENDIX B: DEFINITIONS

Accessory Unit/Granny Flat: A detached subordinate structure(s), the use of which is incidental to that of the principal structure and located on the same lot therewith.

Accessory Use - A use incidental or subordinate to the principal use of a building or project and located on the same site.

Activity Center - A focal point within the context of a larger, contiguous area surrounding it. It is an area of concentrated activity that attracts people from outside

its boundaries for purposes of interaction within that area.

Adjacent - To have property lines or portions thereof in common or facing each other across a right-of-way, street, or alley.

Affordable housing: Housing units where the occupant is paying no more than 30 percent of gross income for housing costs, including taxes and utilities.

Agriculture - (Use definition found in the Land Development Code)

Agriculture and Related Uses - Use of land, buildings or structures for uses such as but not limited to agriculture, animal production units, processing of agricultural products, agriculture service providers, farm labor housing, agricultural stands, stables-

private and stables-public. (Revised from Land Development Code, replacing Farm Labor Camps with Farm Labor Housing and inserting processing of agricultural products and

agriculture service providers.) Agricultural Estate-1/2.5 Land Use Category (AE-1/2.5) - This land use plan category

is used to designate those areas that are suitable for agricultural development. Rural residential uses up to 1 dwelling unit per 2.5 gross acres , rural scale neighborhood

commercial, office and multi-purpose projects (limited to 20,000 sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered, too. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable

development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories and to the "Agricultural Position Paper", Appendix B of the Future Land Use Element.

Agricultural Land - Lands with commercially productive soils and/or in viable

agricultural production.

Agricultural-1/10 Land Use Category (A-1/10) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas of agricultural character, or those areas involved in agricultural productivity. Rural residential uses up to 1 dwelling units per 10 gross acres, rural

scale neighborhood commercial, office and industrial uses (up to 40,000 sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered too. Development in these areas is

subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories and to the

"Agricultural Position Paper", Appendix B of the Future Land Use Element.

Agriculture Market Center - A region that has a concentration of agriculture production, collection, and/or distribution activities.

Agricultural/Mining-1/20 Land Use Category (AM1/20) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas of agricultural character, or those areas involved in agricultural productivity. Rural residential uses up to 1 dwelling units per 20 gross

acre, rural scale neighborhood commercial, office and industrial uses (up to 40,000 sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered too. Development in these

areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories

and to the "Agricultural Position Paper", Appendix B of the Future Land Use Element.

Agricultural/Rural-1/5 Land Use Category (AR-1/5) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas of agricultural character, or those areas involved in agricultural productivity. Rural residential uses up to 1 dwelling units per 5 gross

acres, rural scale neighborhood commercial, office and industrial uses (up to 40,000 sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered too. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element,

applicable development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories

and to the "Agricultural Position Paper", Appendix B of the Future Land Use Element. Airport Clear Zone - A designated area of land which is subject to peak aircraft noise

and on which there is the highest potential of danger from airport operations. Appropriate: especially suitable or compatible; proper or fitting; or acceptable or right

from a particular viewpoint; adapted to a design.

Arterial Road (Arterial) - Arterials provide service which is relatively continuous and of relatively high traffic volume, long trip length, and high operating speed. Arterial roads have restricted parking, access control, with signals at important intersections and stop

signs on the side streets. Every United State-numbered highway is an arterial road.

Bike Lane: A corridor expressly reserved for bicycles, existing on a street or roadway in addition to any lanes for use by motorized vehicles.

Blighted Area - An area in which there are a substantial number of slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures and conditions which endanger life or property by fire or other causes or one or more of the following factors which substantially impairs or

arrests the sound growth of a county or municipality and is a menace to the public

health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present condition and use; predominance of

defective or inadequate street layout; faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness; unsanitary or unsafe conditions; deterioration of site or other improvements; tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of

the land; and diversity of ownership or defective or unusual conditions of title which prevent the free alienability of land within the deteriorated or hazardous area.

Bona Fide Agriculture - Good faith commercial agricultural use of the land. (From F.S 193.461)

Brownfield: A site which has remained undeveloped or underused due to real or

perceived environmental contamination; often a site of previous industrial use. Buffer: Open spaces, landscaped areas, fences, walls, berms, or any combination

thereof used to physically and visually separate one use or property from another in order to mitigate the impacts of noise, light, or other nuisance.

Bulk Electric Transmission Corridors - Rights-of-way and associated easements used for the placement of an interconnected group of electric lines and associated equipment

for the movement or transfer of electricity in bulk between points of supply and points of delivery.

Capital Budget - The portion of each local government's budget which reflects capital improvements scheduled for a fiscal year.

Capital Improvement - Capital improvement means land, improvements to land, structures (including design, permitting, and construction), initial furnishing and

selected equipment (including ambulances, fire apparatus, and library collection materials). Capital improvements have an expected useful life of at least 3 years. Other capital costs, such as motor vehicles and motorized equipment, computers and office

equipment, office furnishing, and small tools are considered in the County's annual budget, but such items are not "capital improvements" for the purposes of the

Comprehensive Plan, or the issuance of development orders. This definition is consistent with the Capital Improvements Element.

Capital Improvements Program (CIP) - A multi-year (usually five or six) schedule of capital improvement projects, including cost estimates and priorities, budgeted to fit financial resources.

Civic Use – Uses principally of an institutional nature and serving a public need such

as, churches, schools (public and private), libraries, post office, police and fire stations, active recreation facilities, day care center, museums and cultural centers and other similar community facilities.

Cluster Development: A development design technique that concentrates buildings in

specific areas on a site to allow remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space, or the preservation of historically or environmentally sensitive features.

Clustering - The practice of increasing the acreage of preserved wildlife habitat and/or open space above miniumum standards by grouping permitted types of residential and/or non-residential uses close together rather than distributing them evenly

throughout a site while remaining at/or below the appropriate gross density ceiling in

order to encourage creative site planning and/or protect natural resources.

Clustering Ratios - This is a measure of the achievement by a project in the RP-2

category of a minimally acceptable degree of clustering on-site. The clustering ratio is the ratio of the gross density of the clustered area to the project's gross density. Project

gross density in this instance is calculated on the gross density acreage. The gross density of the clustered area is calculated on the total acreage within the clustered area.

Coastal Area - The coastal area includes the coastal waters and adjacent shorelines that are strongly influenced by one another. The coastal area extends inland from the

shoreline only to the extent necessary to control shorelands, the uses of which have a direct and significant impact on the coastal waters. The coastal area consists of two parts: the coastal high hazard area (CHHA) and the remaining land area. The CHHA is

defined as that area identified in the most current regional hurricane evacuation study as requiring evacuation during a Category 1 hurricane event. For mapping purposes, the coastal area is that area proposed for evacuation on the most current evacuation

map (Figure 18 of the Coastal Management Element).

Coastal High Hazard Area - (CHHA) - The area established in the most current regional hurricane evacuation study as requiring evacuation during a category one hurricane. Where this definition and any graphic representation of this area are not consistent, the

definition shall govern.

Collector Road (Collector) - Collector roads collect and distribute traffic between local roads or arterial roads. Collectors are roadways providing service with relatively moderate traffic volume, moderate trip length, and moderate operating speed.

Commercial Apartment- A rental dwelling unit that is located within the same structure commercial retail, service or office use. Commercial apartments shall be

located above said commercial retail, service or office uses.

Commercial Redevelopment and Revitalization Areas – non-residential areas and corridors in the County with the following challenges:


high incidence of buildings and sites not in compliance with existing development

codes;





Commercial Uses - Activities within land areas which are predominantly connected with the sale, rental and distribution of products, or performance of services.

Community Activity Centers - These activity centers designate Transportation Analysis Zone (TAZ) locations for existing and future major regional employment clusters

that have more than 1,000 regional commercial or service employees and/or locations around fixed guideway transit stations. It is anticipated that these locations will

emphasize a focal point for surrounding neighborhoods that will include a variety of public facilities and services including commercial and office development, integration of

viable residential neighborhoods and the redevelopment of areas within the activity

center appropriate for higher intensity uses. It is anticipated that regional shopping centers, major office and employment areas, higher educational facilities and professional sports and recreation complexes exist or will develop in higher

concentrations. Higher residential densities can also be considered for these areas as services and facilities become available to provide the necessary infrastructure. Existing

viable low density residential uses found within or adjacent to the Community Primary Activity Centers should be protected through policies of the Comprehensive Plan. Ultimate limits of the Primary Community Activity Center shall be coordinated with

fixed-guideway transit plans (such as rail or bus rapid transit) where applicable and determined by a Special Area Plan and/or Multimodal District analysis.

Community Mixed Use-12 Land Use Plan Category (CMU-12) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas best suited for 12 dwelling units per gross

acre, community scale retail commercial, office uses, research corporate park uses, light industrial multi-purpose and clustered residential and/or mixed use projects. This category of land use shall serve as a transitional area which emphasizes compatibility

with adjacent plan categories. An intensity up to 0.5 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) shall be allowed for any single or mixed use. The retail commercial component of a project

cannot exceed 650,000 square feet. Retail commercial uses shall be clustered at arterial and collector intersections. Strip development with separate driveway access for nonresidential uses to arterials shall be prohibited. Rezonings shall be approved through

a planned unit development rezoning process which requires, at a minimum, integrated site plans controlled through performance standards to achieve developments which are

compatible with surrounding patterns and the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Community Serving Commercial - Commercial development and uses of a greater intensity than neighborhood serving commercial uses. Uses include, but are not limited

to, warehousing, intensive retail, wholesale, and office uses, and major auto or commercial vehicle sales, service, and repair. The intensity of community serving

commercial shall be as provided for in the criteria and development standards for community serving commercial uses. Agriculturally oriented community serving commercial uses include farm machinery sales, service, and repair.

Compatibility - Compatibility is defined as the characteristics of different uses or activities or design which allow them to be located near or adjacent to each other in

harmony. Some elements affecting compatibility include the following: height, scale, mass and bulk of structures, pedestrian or vehicular traffic, circulation, access and

parking impacts, landscaping, lighting, noise, odor and architecture. Compatibility does not mean “the same as.” Rather, it refers to the sensitivity of development proposals in maintaining the character of existing development.

Comprehensive Plan - An official document in ordinance form adopted by the local

government setting forth its goals, objectives, and policies regarding the long-term development of the area within its jurisdiction. In unincorporated Hillsborough County, this refers to the text and maps adopted and amended by the Board of County

Commissioners pursuant to Chapter 163.3161, et seq, FS, as amended, and it is called the Future of Hillsborough - A Comprehensive Plan for Unincorporated Hillsborough County.

Concurrency - A regulation specifying that before a development order can be issued,

which public facilities must be provided to a proposed development or redevelopment commensurate with adopted levels of service, when these facilities will be provided, and

who will pay for these public facilities in such manner that is consistent with the intent of the state's land use legislation, Part II, Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, Chapter 97-351, Laws of Florida, as amended and implementing regulations. For additional

information, please reference the Capital Improvements Element. Congregate Living Facility - Any building(s), section of a building, residence, private

home, boarding house, home for the aged or other place, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its ownership or management to provide, for a period

exceeding twenty-four hours, housing, food services and one or more personal care services (as defined by the Hillsborough County Land Development Code) to persons not related to the owner or operator by blood, marriage, or adoption, and licensed, certified

or approved by the State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. Such facilities shall contain congregate kitchen, dining and living areas only, with separate

sleeping rooms. Further, such facilities shall not be used for those persons in need of a structured environment, as defined in applicable development regulations. For purposes of this Future Land Use Element, congregate living facilities shall not be

deemed to include boarding/rooming houses; fraternities/sororities; monasteries; convents; hotels/motels; professional residential facilities; or nursing convalescent and extended care facilities. The facilities may be disaggregated into appropriate sub-

categories of specifying varying degrees of intensity in applicable development regulations to permit implementation of plan policies contained in this element.

"Placed", as used in this reference to congregate living facilities, shall mean the persons placed, supported or sponsored by, or the residents of a facility licensed by the State of Florida Health and Rehabilitative Services.

Conservation Area - Environmentally sensitive areas which include the following:

- Natural shorelines (other than those included in preservation areas);

- Class III Waters; - Wetlands, including but not limited to, Freshwater marshes and wet prairies, hardwood swamps, and cypress swamps;

- Significant wildlife habitat.

Conservation Uses - Activities within land areas designated for the purpose of conserving or protecting natural resources or environmental quality and includes areas designated for such purposes as flood control, protection of quality or quantity of

groundwater or surface water, floodplain management, fisheries management, or protection of vegetative communities or wildlife habitats.

Convenience Commercial - Small scale commercial developments serving the everyday needs of citizens in immediate surrounding areas including, but not limited to,

convenience stores, newsstands, delicatessens, bakeries and photography studios. Corridor: A broad geographical band that follows a general directional flow connecting

major sources of trips that may contain a number of streets, highways, and/or transit route alignments.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED): Design philosophy that

has as its basic premise that the proper design and effective use of the physical environment can lead to a reduction in the incidence and fear of crime, thereby improving the quality of life.

Density, Gross - The number of dwelling units per gross acre. Gross acreage is the

total amount of raw land, including all developable and undevelopable portions thereof. Density - The average number of dwelling units per unit of area (acre, square mile, etc.).

Density Bonus, Incentive - A density increase which may be considered for those large-

scale planned development projects which exceed the standard requirements of applicable development regulations.

Density Credit - The transfer of development density rights from one piece of one property to another piece of the same property. A project site which contains conservation areas, as defined within the Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan,

may be entitled to a density credit.

Development - Development is defined as the act of building, engineering, mining, or other operations in, on, over, or under land or the making of any material change in the use of any building or other land.

Development Phasing - The process by which a large scale project is built in stages

over a period of time, concurrent with market conditions or the provision of public facilities.

Educational Uses - Activities and facilities of public or private primary or secondary schools, vocational and technical schools, and colleges and universities licensed by the Florida Department of Education, including the areas of buildings, campus open space,

dormitories, recreational facilities or parking.

Electrical Power Generating Facilities Land Use Plan Category (EPGF) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas geographically on the Land Use Map including written text in the Land Use Element that are potentially suitable for the

construction and operation of future electric power generating facilities and related uses consistent with the requirements of the Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan and all other Federal, State and local laws, rules, regulations, policies and permits.

Designation of 'EPGF' does not imply that the Board of County Commissioners will automatically approve a rezoning for a parcel. New development for uses associated

with an electrical power generating facility shall be approved through a planned unit development rezoning process. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge and Coastal

Management Elements, when applicable, and the Future Land Use Element of the Future of Hillsborough Plan consistent with applicable development regulations and

established locational criteria for specific land use. Electrical Power Generating Facility - An electrical power generating facility is defined

consistent with Chapter 403.503, Florida Statutes, as amended, and it means for the purpose of certification, any steam or solar electrical generating facility using any process or fuel, including nuclear materials, and includes associated facilities and those

directly associated transmission lines required to connect the electrical power plant to

an existing transmission network or rights-of-way to which the applicant intends to

connect, except that this term does not include any steam or solar electrical generating facility of less than 75 megawatts in capacity unless the applicant for such a facility elects to apply for certification under this act.

Enclave - A geographical area that is surrounded partially or totally by another

jurisdiction, and for which the management of that area by the governing jurisdiction is impeded because of its inaccessibility.

Encourage: to solicit or impel in an indicated direction; to advocate and urge pressingly; to attempt to persuade, inspire; to undertake the accomplishment of with energy or

enthusiasm. Environmentally Sensitive Areas Land Use Overlay (E) - This land use overlay is used

to identify those lands which may be environmentally sensitive. These areas include Conservation Areas and Preservation Areas, as defined in the Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element. Conservation Areas and Preservation Areas include environmentally

sensitive uplands and wetlands. Development in these areas may be restricted by federal, state, and/or local environmental regulations. Development in these areas is

subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future of Hillsborough, applicable land development regulations, and established locational criteria for specific land uses. The use of Environmentally Sensitive Areas for residential density credits is described in

the Future Land Use Element. The Environmentally Sensitive Area designations on the Future Land Use Plan map identifies and depicts areas which may be environmentally

sensitive and which require on-site evaluation to determine their existence, type and extent on a given parcel. Certain E-designated areas on the Future Land Use Plan Map are depicted as Significant Wildlife Habitat (Conservation Area), as defined in the

Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Established Neighborhood - A neighborhood where platted, or otherwise divided, lands have been at least eighty percent developed and occupied without substantial

deterioration since such development. Existing Development - For purposes of zoning conformance, a development is

considered existing if the development received, prior to July 26, 1989, a valid building permit, a certificate of occupancy, a site development plan approval, or subdivision

construction plan approval as described in applicable land development regulations. In any proposed development, zoning without the applicable approval as described above may not guarantee conformance with the plan and is not considered existing

development.

Expressway - A divided arterial highway for through traffic with full or partial control of access and generally with grade separations at major intersections.

Façade: That portion of any exterior elevation on the building extending from grade to top of the parapet, wall, or eaves and the entire width of the building elevation.

Family Members - For the purpose of this Plan, the term family member refers to an individual who is the grandparent, parent, stepparent, adopted parent, sibling, child,

stepchild, adopted child or grandchild of another individual.

Fixed-Guideway Transit - Any transit service that uses exclusive or controlled rights-of-

way or rails, entirely or in part. The term includes heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, monorail, trolleybus, aerial tramway, inclined plane, cable car, automated guideway transit, ferryboats, that portion of motor bus service operated on exclusive or controlled

rights-of-way, and high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes.

Floating Zone Designation – A general designation of an activity center on a map whose actual boundaries are defined when a Special Area Plan analysis meeting specified requirements is conducted either by the County or private developer.

Floodplains - areas inundated during a l00-year flood event or identified by the National

Flood Insurance Program as an A Zone or V Zone on Flood Insurance Rate Maps or Flood Hazard Boundary Maps.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR) - The floor area ratio is a measure of development intensity, and it equals the amount of permitted, developable floor area of a building to the area of the lot. For example, a FAR of 3 on a 20,000 square foot lot would allow a three story

building with 20,000 square feet on each floor or a variety of similar combinations as long as the total floor area did not exceed 60,000 square feet. This concept is used for

regulating the intensity of commercial development in the same way that density is used to measure residential development.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Credit - The transfer of development intensity rights from one piece of one property to another piece of the same property. A project site which

contains environmentally sensitive areas or significant upland forest habitats, as defined within the Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan, may be entitled to an intensity credit.

Form-Based Codes: Allows market demand to determine the mix of uses within the constraints of building type set by the community. The community establishes zones of

building type and allows building owners to determine the uses. The look and layout of a street is carefully controlled to reflect neighborhood scale, parking standards, and

pedestrian accessibility, but building owners and occupants are allowed maximum flexibility to determine how the buildings will be used.

Functional Classification — A system for grouping roads into categories according to the character of service they provide in relation to the total roadway network. The basic functional categories are limited-access facilities, arterial roads, collector roads, and

local roads. These hierarchical categories may be further grouped into principal, major, and minor levels and/or urban and rural categories.

There are two Functional Classification systems used in Hillsborough County. One, the Federal Functional Classification System, is used by the Florida Department of

Transportation and the Metropolitan Planning Organization for funding eligibility and for roadway design and access regulations. The other, the Hillsborough County System,

and is used in various County regulations that apply to Community Plans or regulate, for example, the placement of signs and the placement of residential traffic control devices such as speed humps, etc. The Hillsborough County functional classification is

listed in the Transportation Element in Appendix I and shown on Map 2B of Appendix J.

Future Land Use Element - Long-range development guide to coordinate the various

functional plans related to the physical development of the community. This element of the Comprehensive Plan will guide future growth and development.

Future Land Use Map Series - The graphic aids intended to depict the spatial distribution of various uses of the land in the County by land use category, subject to

the Goals, Objectives, and Policies and the exceptions and provisions of the Future Land Use Element text and applicable development regulations, including the identification of natural resources, historical sites, soils and other elements as required by Florida

Administrative Code Rule 9-J.5.

Gateway: An entrance corridor that heralds the approach of a new landscape and defines the arrival point as a destination.

Goal - The long-term end toward which programs or activities are ultimately directed. Granny Flat/Accessory Unit: A detached subordinate structure(s), the use of which is

incidental to that of the principal structure and located on the same lot therewith.

Granny Flat/Accessory Unit: A detached subordinate structure(s), the use of which is incidental to that of the principal structure and located on the same lot therewith.

Green River Corridor - Lands along a river where structures do not obscure the natural setting and natural vegetation and shoreline are the predominant features.

Gross Residential Acreage - The area of a development proposal used for calculating densities

Growth Management - A method to guide development in order to minimize adverse environmental and fiscal impacts and maximize the health, safety, and welfare benefits

to the residents of the community.

Heavy Industrial Land Use Plan Category (HI) This land use category is used to designate, geographically on the Land Use Plan Map and/or textually in the Land Use Element, those areas of industrial development that have a high potential to explode,

leak flammable or explosive vapors or gases, and produce intense objectionable accompanying effects such as noise, vibration, dust and odor. Since the uses permitted in the heavy Industrial plan category include the largest and most toxic sources of air

pollutant they would not be compatible with residential uses and shall not be permitted in the Mixed Use categories in the Plan.

Heavy Industrial Uses - Heavy industrial uses shall be defined as any facility which emits at least one of the following: 1) 600 pounds or more per year of lead or lead

compounds, or; 2) 100 tons or more per year of any other air pollutant subject to regulation under Chapter 403 F.S. or; 3) 10 tons or more per year of any one

hazardous air pollutant as defined by the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission, or 4) 25 tons or more per year of any combination of hazardous air pollutant from the listing of the Hillsborough County Environmental

Protection Commission Industrial uses that may be considered Heavy Industrial based upon the above criteria: Air curtain incinerators, asphalt plants, concrete batch plants, fabrication facilities (involving open air grit blasting or open air painting),

phosphate/nitrate fertilizer manufacturing; except phosphogypsum stack systems,

fiberglass products manufacturing facility, explosive storage and or manufacturing

facility, biohazardous waste incinerator, pesticide formulation facility, scrap yard/shredding facility, soil remediation facility, bulk solvent chemical storage and or processing facility, major coating facility (over 50,000 gallons of coating in a year on

any substrate), paint/ink manufacturing facility, secondary metals recovery or manufacturing facility, chrome plating facility, asbestos products fabricators or

manufacturer, livestock importing/exporting facilities. Historic Resources - All areas, districts or sites containing properties listed on the

Florida Master Site File, the National Register of Historic Places, or designated by a local government as historically, architecturally, or archaeological significant.

Home Ownership Zone (HOZ) Grants: The Homeownership Zone Initiative (HOZ) allows communities to reclaim vacant and blighted properties, increase homeownership, and

promote economic revitalization by creating entire neighborhoods of new, single-family homes, called Homeownership Zones. This initiative provides Homeownership Zone grants as seed money to lower the cost of building new housing and to stimulate

investment in large areas with blighted, under-used lots.

Immediate Family - Persons related by blood or marriage, such as parents, spouses, siblings, and children.

Industrial Uses - The activities within land areas predominantly connected with manufacturing, assembly, processing, or storage of products

Infill Development - Development on scattered vacant sites within the urbanized/ suburbanized area of a community, in a predominately developed area. The local land

development regulations determine whether the new building fits harmoniously into the neighborhood.


wells serving a system; solid waste disposal sites or retention areas; stormwater systems; utilities; piers; docks; wharves; breakwaters; bulkheads; seawalls; revetments; causeways; marinas; navigation channels; bridges; roadways; parks; fire stations; and

libraries. Intensity - A measure of land use activity based on density, use, mass, size, and

impact.

Interchange - A system of interconnecting roadways in conjunction with one or more grade separations, providing for the interchange of traffic between two or more roadways on different levels.

Land Density Bonus: Residential units granted which exceed the otherwise maximum

residential density for the development site in exchange for the incorporation of mixed-use or affordable housing as part of the development.

Land Development Regulations - Ordinances enacted by governing bodies for the regulation of any aspect of development and includes any local government zoning, rezoning, subdivision, site development review, building construction or sign regulations

or any other regulations controlling the development of land.

Land Use Category - A classification used to designate, geographically on a map and/or verbally in text form, which activities are permitted within the area designated.

Large Facilities – As they relate to electric transmission lines and facilities, large facilities are facilities which when installed will exceed 75 feet in height or poles greater

than 24 inches in diameter at the ground line. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating

System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), provides a list of standards for environmentally-sustainable construction.

Level of Service - An indicator of the extent or degree of service provided by, or proposed to be provided by a public facility based on and related to the operational

characteristics of the facility. Level of service shall indicate the capacity per unit of demand for each public facility.

Light Industrial Land Use Plan Category (LI) - This land use category is used to designate, geographically on the Land Use Plan Map and/or textually in the Land Use

Element those areas of concentrated industrial development that involves processing non-hazardous and non-toxic materials and create a minimal degree of impact to the surrounding environment, in terms of potential leakage of objectionable liquids and

gases and levels of noise, vibration, dust, and/or odor. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives, and Policies and land use category descriptions related

to industrial activities. Convenience commercial uses shall be limited to same criteria of size and location as rural scale neighborhood commercial.

Light Industrial Planned Land Use Category - (LI-P) This land use category is used to designate, geographically on the Land Use Plan Map and/or textually in the Land Use Element those areas in the County potentially suitable for light industrial activities but

are located outside of concentrated industrial designated areas or in areas where the need for a site plan would be beneficial to insure land use compatibility. The planned

industrial category offers flexibility in permitted uses and in creativity for design of the required site plan to ensure that the proposed industrial operation creates minimal degree of impact on the surrounding environment. This land use plan category will be

used in high volume transportation routes, in areas where there is not a concentration of industrial uses and in areas where various concerns and impact to adjacent development can be addressed through site planning. The site plan required in this

category which requires, at a minimum, integrated site plan controlled through performance standards to achieve developments which are compatible with surrounding

land use patterns and the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the Land Use Plan. Light Pollution: Any adverse effect of artificial light including sky glow, glare, light

trespass, light clutter, decreased visibility at night, and energy waste.

Limited Access Facility - A roadway especially designed for through traffic, and over, from, or to which owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons have no greater than a limited right or easement of access.

Livable Community: Represents the environmental and social quality of an area as perceived by residents, employees, and visitors. This includes safety and health (traffic safety, personal security, and public health), local environmental conditions (cleanliness,

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noise, air and water quality), the quality of social interactions (neighborliness, respect,

community identity and pride), opportunities for recreation and entertainment, aesthetics, and existence of unique cultural and environmental resources (historic structures, wetlands, traditional architectural styles). Livability is largely affected by

conditions in the relationships between the form and design of the public realm, where people naturally interact with each other and their community, including streets, parks,

and other public facilities. Live/Work Dwelling: A dwelling unit combining residential use types with commercial

or limited industrial use types. This use classification includes but is not limited to: office, live/work facilities, or other similar uses.

Local Planning Agency (LPA) - Chapter 97-351 and Chapter 78-523, Laws of Florida, designate the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission as the Local

Planning Agency (LPA) for Hillsborough County and the cities of Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace and give it the responsibility of preparing the comprehensive plans for those jurisdictions.

Local Road - A roadway providing service which is of relatively low traffic volume, short

average trip length or minimal through traffic movements, and high volume land access for abutting property.

Lot of Record - A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hillsborough County, or any parcel of

land, whether or not part of a subdivision, that has been officially recorded by a deed in the office of the Clerk, provided such lot was of a size which met the minimum dimensions for lots in the zoning district in which it was located at the time of recording,

or was recorded prior to the effective date of zoning in the area where the lot is located and met the requirements of the subdivision regulations in effect at the time of the recording.

Low and Moderate Income Families - Lower income families as defined under the

Section 8 Assisted Housing Program, or families whose annual income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area. The term "families" includes "households."

Major Local Roadway - To assist in determining the amount of commercial development that can be considered in accordance with the locational criteria contained in the plan,

the term "major local" will generally refer to local streets (those not shown on the MPO 2015 Long Range Transportation Plan) which have the following characteristics: The

roadway will connect at least two or more collector or higher roadways and/or be a primary access road to at least 500 dwelling units from a collector or arterial roadway, (as defined in this Element) . Final determination of the status of a major local road will

be made during the review of a request for rezoning

Man-made Water Bodies - For the purposes of determining permitted density, these shall be defined as those water covered lands, either existing or to be created as part of a proposed development including land excavation (borrow pits) and lake creation as

defined in applicable development regulations, which do not satisfy the definition of "Water Bodies" as defined in this section. Retention and detention ponds required to meet applicable stormwater runoff requirements are not considered man-made water

bodies.

Mass Transit - Passenger services provided by public, private or non-profit entities such as the following surface transit modes: commuter rail, rapid rail transit, light rail transit, fixed guideway transit, express bus, and local fixed route bus.

Mitigation - The abatement or diminution of adverse environmental impacts through

corrective action after the impacts have occurred (e.g. compensation, restoration, replacement, etc.), or through an avoidance or minimizing of impacts prior to occurrence.

Mixed or Multiple Use - The mixture of more than one land use within a single

building, or within a single project in separate buildings, such uses planned in a coordinated manner under a single master development plan. Land uses, which when combined constitute mixed or multiple uses, exclude parks, golf courses, schools, and

public facilities (fire stations, utility substations, etc.). Land uses, which when combined within a single project constitute mixed or multiple uses include residential, commercial, office and industrial uses.

Mobile Home - A mobile home is a structure, transportable in one or more sections,

which, in the traveling mode, is eight feet or more in length, thirty-two feet or more in length, and which is built on a metal frame and designed to be used as a dwelling unit with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and

includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. If fabricated after June 15, 1976, each section bears a U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development label certifying that it is built in compliance with the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards.

Modular Housing: A dwelling unit constructed on-site in accordance with the state building code and composed of components substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant and transported to the building site for final assembly on a permanent foundation.

Multi-Family Dwelling Units - Three or more attached dwelling units either stacked

vertically above one another and/or attached by both side and rear walls. Multi-Family High-Rise - A structure over eight stories containing multiple dwelling

units. Multi-Family Mid-Rise - A three to eight story structure containing multiple dwelling

units.

Multi-Family Quadruplex - A multi-family structure containing four units (may be stacked vertically or not).

Multi-Purpose Project - A structure(s) which contains more than one use, but which lacks either part or all of the integration, scale, and diversity of "Mixed Use

developments." Natural Access Control Technique: The physical guidance of people coming and going

from a space by the judicial placement of entrances, fences, landscaping, and lighting. This principle helps deter access to a crime target or victim and creates a perception of risk to a perpetrator.

Natural Aquifer Recharge - The replenishment of ground water in an aquifer.

Natural Area: Land and water that has substantially retained its natural character or land and water that, although altered in character, is important as habitats for plant,

animal, or marine life, for the study of its natural, historical, scientific, or paleontological features, or for the enjoyment of its natural features.

Natural Preservation Land Use Plan Category (N) - This land use plan category is used to designate major publicly or privately owned lands managed primarily for conservation

purposes. Typically, these lands are environmentally unique, irreplaceable or valued ecological resources. Some of these lands may be suitable for compatible recreational

use. If the lands are privately owned, the owner(s) and all other persons having an interest in

such lands shall execute an easement, declaration of restrictions or similar instrument restricting the uses of such land to those which are consistent with this land use plan category. Such easement, declaration of restrictions or similar instrument applicable to

privately owned lands in this land use category shall be recorded in the Public Records of Hillsborough County, Florida.

Natural Shorelines - All emergent and submergent lands which are not classified as Preservation Areas, which border Class I, II or III Waters, which are within the mean

annual floodplain of said waters and whose topography has not been significantly altered by human activity.

Natural Surveillance Technique: The placement of physical features, activities and people in such a way as to maximize visibility.

Neighborhood - An integrated area related to the larger community of which it is a part and consisting of residential districts.

Neighborhood Mixed Use-4(3) Land Use Plan Category (NMU-4(3)) - This land use

plan category is used to designate those areas that are suited for 4.0 dwelling units per gross acre, suburban scale neighborhood commercial, office uses, research corporate park use, multi-purpose and clustered residential and/or mixed use projects.

Neighborhood commercial uses shall meet locational criteria or be part of a larger mixed use planned development and are limited to 110,000 sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense (for free standing projects or 20% of the projects land area when part of a larger

planned research/corporate park development.) Rezonings shall be approved through planned controlled rezoning districts. Projects which provide mixed uses must

demonstrate detailed integration, scale, diversity and internal relationships of uses on site. Office uses, research corporate park uses, multi-purpose and mixed use projects at an FAR up to .35 can be considered. Strip development with separate driveway access

for commercial uses to arterials shall be prohibited. In order to protect on-site upland habitat, and sensitive wetland systems a NMU-4(3) project may be required to preserve

up to fifty percent open space within the project. These areas are identified on the Future Land Use Map. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and

established locational criteria for specific land uses. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Neighborhood Redevelopment and Revitalization Area (NRRA) – Residential or mixed

use areas of the County with the following challenges:


high incidence of buildings and sites not in compliance with existing development codes;





Neighborhood Serving Commercial - Retail commercial and office development, usually located on a collector or arterial street at the edge of a neighborhood, serving the daily needs of contiguous neighborhoods, including convenience goods and personal

services. Neighborhood serving commercial development shall be limited as to the intensity of the described use as provided in the locational criteria for neighborhood

serving commercial uses. Net Density - This refers to the number of dwelling units per net developable acre (total

acreage of developable portions of the site) within a given land area. Objective - A specific, measurable, intermediate end that is achievable and marks

progress toward a goal.

Office - A structure for conducting business, professional, or governmental activities in which the showing or delivery from the premises of retail or wholesale goods to a customer is not the typical or principal activity.

Office/Commercial-20 Land Use Plan Category (OC-20) - This land use plan category

is used to recognize existing mixed use commercial and office centers, and to provide for future development opportunities. The Office/Commercial land use plan category permits up to 20 dwelling units per gross acre, and up to 350,000 square feet of

commercial uses and any combination of office uses for a total square footage not to exceed 600,000 square feet or .75 FAR. Any non-residential development over .35 FAR must be for office uses, not retail. New retail development should be part of a mixed use

development or be clustered at the intersections of major roadways. Retail uses should be discouraged outside of these nodes. Development in these areas is subject to the

Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element and applicable development regulations. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Open Spaces - Undeveloped lands suitable for passive recreation or natural

preservation uses. Outfall - This is the terminal point of a natural or man-made stormwater conveyance

system that drains the land. Overlay Zoning District: An area where additional requirements are superimposed

upon a base zoning district or underlying district and where the requirements of the base or underlying district may or may not be altered.

Peak Sensitive Lands - Land that is prone to flooding because the outfall is inadequate

to handle the water flow. Persons-to-Dwelling Unit Conversion Factor - The impacts of certain groups of people

(e.g. adult congregate living facilities) upon the land and supporting infrastructure vary widely from the average. A person-to-dwelling unit conversion factor is a method that

assigns weights to these groups of people so that their impacts upon the land and supporting infrastructure can be objectively assessed in comparison to groups of people whose impacts approximate the average.

Plan - Refers to the adopted Comprehensive Plan for unincorporated Hillsborough

County known as the "Future of Hillsborough-A Comprehensive Plan for Unincorporated Hillsborough County".

Planned - A future project, event, or land area use that has been anticipated and prepared for, usually with a site plan, a land use plan and/or the Capital Improvement Program and Budget.

Planned Development (PD) - Development, governed by the requirements of

Hillsborough County's Planned Development districts or revisions thereof, that is designed as a unit, and which may include only one or a mixture of land uses, and which generally avoids a gridiron pattern of streets, and usually provides common open

space, recreation areas or other amenities. Requirements include submission and review of site plans.

Planned Environmental Community ½ (PEC ½ ) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas where unique opportunities exist to expand protections of

Regional Resources on private land. The PEC ½ category is a transitional land use category appropriate in areas adjacent to a Regional Resource and located within a local government water and wastewater utility service area. A Planned Development will be

permitted a density of 1.0 dwelling unit per 2.0 gross acres by providing Regional Resource protections, public access, open space, enhanced wetland buffers, enhanced

water quality protections, and wildlife corridors. The specific requirements are outlined in the Implementation section of this Plan. A Planned Development must include an Environmental Management Plan which applies the requirements of the category.

Planned Village - The intent of this concept is to avoid urban sprawl through a mixed use, clustered, and planned development of at least 160 acres. Uses within the planned

village shall be appropriately scaled to maximize internal trip capture, shopping and job creation on-site. Projects shall be designed to achieve compact, pedestrian-oriented

mixed shopping/office/residential nodes and provide for the efficient use of infrastructure. The capital costs associated with the provision of infrastructure, including, but not limited to, public water, wastewater, parks, and libraries shall be the

responsibility of the developer of a planned village and not the responsibility of Hillsborough County.

Policy - The way in which programs and activities are conducted to achieve an identified goal or objective.

Preservation Areas - Environmentally sensitive areas which include the following: - Aquatic preserves;

- Class I and II Waters;

- Wetlands, including but not limited to, marine grassbeds, Coastal marshes, and mangrove swamps; - Coastal strand;

- Essential wildlife habitat; and - State wilderness areas.

Programmed - A facility that has been officially scheduled in the Capital Improvements Program.

Promote: to help forward, advance, or further; to help bring into being; to contribute to

the growth or prosperity of. Provide: to make preparation to meet a need; especially to supply something for

support, to supply or make available, to have as a condition Public Buildings and Grounds - Structures or lands that are owned, leased, or operated

by a government entity, such as civic and community centers, hospitals, libraries, police stations, fire stations, and government administration buildings.

Public Facilities - For the purposes of this Comprehensive Plan, public facilities include transportation systems or facilities, sewer systems or facilities, solid waste systems or

facilities, drainage systems or facilities, potable water systems or facilities and parks and recreation systems or facilities.

Public/Quasi Public Land Use Category (P/QP) - This land use plan category is used to recognize major existing and programmed public facilities. This category also

accommodates quasi-public uses such as private establishments generally available for public use such as, but not limited to, churches, hospitals, schools, clubs, regional district or community recreation uses or facilities, recreation services and utility and

transportation facilities. The Future Land Use Plan Map generally shows major existing or programmed facilities. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives

and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, and to all applicable development regulations.

Receiving Areas or Properties – Those parcels of land identified on the Future Land Use Map series - TDR Sending and Receiving Areas Map as being located within the Receiving Area; or any parcel of land the County deems to meet the criteria established

for Receiving Areas.

Recreation - The pursuit of leisure time activities occurring in an indoor or outdoor setting.

Recreation Services - A facility providing recreational activities to the general public. Recreation services may include, playing fields and courts (both indoor and outdoor) for

a variety of sports, golf driving ranges, zoos, horse racing facilities, and amusement and theme parks.

Recreational Uses - Activities within areas where recreation occurs. Redevelopment - This is a process that is used in developed areas to rehabilitate, infill,

to use underutilized areas more efficiently and/or replace blighted areas by changing the

types of uses, intensities or densities of the land uses, usually to achieve an

economically higher and best use of the land. Regional Activity Center: This designation refers to the high concentration of

government centers, high intensity commercial uses and potential high density residential development that will emphasize the Central Business District of Tampa as

the central core of the Tampa Bay Region, as well as the Westshore Area with its major office and employment areas and the University of South Florida area with its higher educational facilities.

Regional Mixed Use-35 Land Use Plan Category (RMU-35) - This land use plan

category is used to designate those areas that are best suited for regional activity centers which incorporate internal road systems, building clustering and mixing of uses with development occurring as the provision and timing of transportation and public facility

services necessary to support these uses are made available. Typical uses include residential, regional scale retail commercial, research corporate park, light industrial, multi-purpose and clustered residential and/or mixed use projects. This category of

land use shall serve as a transitional area which emphasizes compatibility with adjacent plan categories. Non-residential development intensities up to 2.0 FAR and residential

densities up to 35 dwelling units per gross acre may be considered. Retail commercial uses shall be clustered at arterial and collector intersections. Strip development with separate driveway access for nonresidential uses to arterials shall be prohibited.

Rezonings shall be approved through a planned unit development rezoning process which requires, at a minimum, integrated site plans controlled through performance

standards to achieve developments which are compatible with surround land use patterns. Development in these areas is subject to the the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan and applicable development

regulations. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Regional Resource - A Regional Resource is a large (minimum of 1,000 acres), environmentally significant and verified, publicly-owned park/natural resource area (i.e.

ELAPP lands, rivers, streams, bays, and lakes).

Rehabilitation Center - An establishment engaged in the provision of outpatient and

inpatient services to correct, cure or assist an individual in adjusting to a physical and/or psychological disability.

Rehabilitation Loans: Loans offered specifically for the repair, preservation, and/or improvement of substandard structure.

Research Corporate Park Land Use Plan Category (RCP) - Research Corporate Park Land Use Plan Category (RCP) - This land use plan category is used to provide

opportunities for research and high technology and similar manufacturing and light warehousing uses to serve Hillsborough County and the Tampa Bay region.

Research/Corporate Park may permit consideration of offices, restricted types of light manufacturing and accessory uses and a mixed use-residential development option which would allow residential and neighborhood commercial uses under a Traditional

Neighborhood Development Concept (TND)The mixed use-residential option shall be designed in accordance with Hillsborough County Traditional Neighborhood Development Code, as adopted and comply with the Neighborhood Design

Consideration, Traditional Neighborhood Development policies of the Community Design

Component as described in the Comprehensive Plan.” Each mixed use-residential project would include a residential, neighborhood commercial and employment center component (excluding light industrial uses).

The Mixed Use-Residential Option shall provide a healthy balance of complimentary land

uses within a mixed use-residential project, no single-use (neighborhood commercial, employment center or residential) can exceed 35% of the land area of the project, single-use is any use not vertically integrated in a structure. In order to provide a meaningful

contribution to the mixed-use-residential project, each representative land use must occupy at least 15% of the project’s land area and at least 15% of the project’s land area

must be devoted to vertically integrated mixed-use structures or civic uses or public spaces. Vertically mixed-use structures that include residential uses shall be regulated utilizing a maximum FAR of 1.0. In addition to land area, single-use components are

further restricted as follows; residential units shall convert from permitted RCP floor area ratio and shall utilize ITE trip generation calculation as approved by Hillsborough County. Residential density cannot exceed 30 dwelling units per gross acre.

Neighborhood commercial uses that are not vertically integrated shall not exceed .30 floor area ratio.

Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational

criteria for specific land use. Mixed use-residential option is subject to Hillsborough County Traditional Neighborhood Development Code (TND), as adopted.

Residential-1 Land Use Plan Category (RES-1) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas that are suitable for agricultural development. Rural residential

uses up to 1 dwelling unit per gross acre and other uses including rural scale neighborhood commercial, offices or multi-purpose projects (limited to 30,000 sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered too. Development in these areas

is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land

use. For additional information, please refer to the "Agricultural Position Paper", Appendix B of the Future Land Use Element. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Residential-2 Land Use Plan Category (RES-2) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas that are best suited for suburban density residential

development up to 2 dwelling units per gross acre that require a limited level of urban services. Suburban scale neighborhood commercial, office or multi-purpose projects

serving the non-urban areas (limited to 110,000 sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered, too. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development

regulations and established locational criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use

Element. Residential-4 Land Use Plan Category (RES-4) - This land use plan category is used

to designate those areas that are best suited for suburban density residential development up to 4 dwelling units per gross acre. Suburban scale neighborhood commercial, office uses, and multi-purpose projects serving the area (limited to 175,000

sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered, too. Development in

these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan

Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Residential-6 Land Use Plan Category (RES-6) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas that are best suited for low density residential development up to 6 dwelling units per gross acre. Suburban scale neighborhood commercial, office

uses, multi-purpose projects and mixed use development serving the area (limited to 175,000 sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered too.

Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land

Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element. Residential-9 Land Use Plan Category (RES-9) - This land use plan category is used

to designate those areas that are best suited for low medium density residential development up to 9 dwelling units per gross acre. Urban scale neighborhood

commercial, office, multi-purpose projects and mixed use development serving the area (limited to 175,000 sq. ft. or .50 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered too. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future

Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land

Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element. Residential-12 Land Use Plan Category (RES-12) - This land use plan category is

used to designate those areas that are best suited for medium density residential development up to 12 dwelling units per gross acre. Urban scale neighborhood commercial, office uses, multi-purpose projects and mixed use development serving the

area (limited to 175,000 sq. ft. or .50 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered too. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the

Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Residential-16 Land Use Plan Category (RES-16) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas that are best suited for medium density residential development

up to 16 dwelling units per gross acre. Urban scale neighborhood commercial, office uses, multi-purpose projects and mixed use development serving the area (limited to

175,000 sq. ft. or .50 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered too. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational

criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Residential-20 Land Use Plan Category (RES-20) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas that are best suited for high density residential

development up to 20 dwelling units per gross acre. Urban level neighborhood commercial, office uses, multi-purpose projects mixed use developments serving the area (limited to 175,000 sq. ft. or .75 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered

too. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the

Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established

locational criteria for specific land use. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Residential Planned-2 Land Use Plan Category (RP-2) - This land use category is used to designate those areas that are suited for residential development up to 2 dwelling

units per gross acre, but due to their location, require planned, clustered, mixed use development on a minimum of 160 acres to reduce the negative impacts of the development on the environment and minimize infrastructure costs. Residential

development that is not part of a mixed use and clustered project may only develop up to a 1 dwelling unit per 5 gross acres. Suburban scale neighborhood and community

commercial, office uses, multi-purpose and mixed use projects serving the non-urban areas (limited to 110,000 sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered too. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the

Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land uses. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Residential Uses - Activities within land areas used predominantly for housing.

Right-of-Way - Land in which the state, a county, or a municipality owns the fee simple title or has an easement dedicated or required for a transportation or utility use.

River - The open water and wetlands up to the mean annual highwater mark of a

naturally occurring, flowing waterbody of considerable volume. Riverbank - The rising ground bordering a river which functions as a natural barrier

that restricts water flow to a generally established course, under conditions of ordinary water.

Roadway Functional Classification - The assignment of roads into categories according to the character of service they provide in relation to the total road network.

Basic functional categories include limited access facilities, arterial roads, and collector roads, which may be subcategorized into principal, major or minor levels. Those levels may be further grouped into urban and rural categories.

Rural-Residential- Generally refers to areas that are on the periphery of suburban areas, predominantly residential in nature with some associated agricultural uses and

no urban services available. Intensity of development is mostly lower that suburban areas with lots on land one acre or larger.

Rural-Agricultural- Generally refers to areas that are on the outskirts of rural-residential areas, predominantly agricultural in nature with some associated residential

uses and no urban services available. Intensity of development is mostly lower that suburban areas with lots on land five acres or larger.

Sanitary Sewer Facilities (or Sewerage) - These are the structure or systems designed for the collection, transmission, treatment, or disposal of sewage, and this includes

trunk mains, interceptors, treatment plants and disposal systems. Scale - Generally refers to relative size or extent.

Scenic Corridor: A highway, road, drive, or street that, in addition to its transportation function, provides opportunities for the enjoyment of natural and man-made scenic resources and access or direct views to areas or scenes of exceptional beauty or historic

or cultural interest. The aesthetic values of scenic routes often are protected and enhanced by regulations governing the development of property.

Scenic Corridor Land Use Overlay (S) - This category is used to designate road corridors within Hillsborough County which will be determined to have scenic qualities

of local significance. The purpose of this designation is to preserve and enhance the aesthetic appearance of such facilities with concern for related buffering, landscaping of

non-residential uses. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future Land Use Elementand applicable development regulations. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the

Future Land Use Element. Sending Areas or Properties – Those parcels of land identified on the Future Land Use

Map series, TDR Sending and Receiving Areas Map as being located within the Sending Area; or any parcel of land the County deems to meet the criteria established for

Sending Areas. Setback: The required distance between every structure and the lot lines of the lot on

which it is located.

Shall: will have to; must; used in laws, regulations, or directives to express what is mandatory; to require, demand earnestly; ought to, used to express what is inevitable or seems likely to happen in the future.

Should: used to express what is probable or expected; used to express obligation.

Single Family Attached Dwellings - A structure containing single family dwelling units with one or both side walls attached from ground to roof.

Single Family Detached Dwellings - A single family dwelling with open space on all sides.

Single Family Dwelling - A structure containing a single family unit occupying the building from ground to roof.

Site - Any tract, lot or parcel of land or combination of tracts, lots or parcels of land

which are in one ownership, or are contiguous and in diverse ownership where development is to be performed as part of a unit, subdivision, or project.

Strip Commercial - One or two story commercial uses that are located immediately adjacent to one another, or in close proximity, extending out in a development pattern,

typically along arterial roadways. Subdivisions - The process of laying out a parcel of land into lots, parcels, tracts, or

other divisions of land as defined in applicable State Statutes and local land development regulations.

Suburban - Generally refers to development on the periphery of urban areas,

predominantly residential in nature with many urban services available. Intensity of development is usually lower than in urban areas.

Suburban Mixed Use-6 Land Use Plan Category (SMU-6) - This land use plan category is used to designate those areas that are suited for 6 dwelling units per gross acre,

urban/suburban scale neighborhood commercial, office uses, research coprorate park uses, light industrial multi-purpose and clustered residential and/or mixed use projects. Neighborhood commercial uses shall meet locational criteria or be part of a larger mixed

use planned development and are limited to 175,000 sq. ft or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense (for free standing projects or 20% of the projects land area when part of larger

planned research/corporate park development.) Rezonings shall be approved through planned controlled rezoning districts. Projects which provide mixed uses must demonstrate detailed integration, scale, diversity and internal relationships of uses on

site. Office uses, research corporate park uses, light industrial multi-purpose and mixed use projects at an FAR up to .35 can be considered. Light industrial uses can achieve an FAR up to .50. Strip development with separate driveway access for

commercial uses to arterials shall be prohibitied. In order to protect on-site upland habitat, and sensitive wetland systems a SMU-6 project may be required to preserve up

to fifty percent open space within the project. These areas are identified on the Future Land Use Map. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and

established locational criteria for specific land uses. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Territorial Reinforcement: The use of physical attributes that express ownership such as fencing, pavement treatments, signage, and landscaping.

Townhouses - A multi-level single family attached dwelling unit.

Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) - Traditional Neighborhood Developments (TNDs) are walkable, compact, mixed-use developments characterized by

a highly connected street pattern, often based on a grid and as further required in the TND Code section of the Land Development Code. TND’s are a development that offers a mixture of: housing types and prices, prominently sited civic or community building(s),

and stores/offices/workplaces to provide a balanced mix of activities. Church, civic and school facilities are encouraged. A traditional neighborhood development has a recognizable center and clearly defined edges; optimum size is a quarter mile from

center to edge.

Transferable Development Rights or Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) – The right(s) to construct one or more dwelling units or another measure of development, such as floor area ratio, that can be severed from one property (sending property) and

used to increase the development rights of another property (receiving property).

Urban - Generally refers to an area having the characteristics of a city, with intense development and a full or extensive range of public facilities and services.

Urban Growth Area Joint Agreement or Urban Reserve Area Agreement - This refers to the extra-territorial provision (actual or proposed) of public facilities from one jurisdiction to another jurisdiction. The provision of public facilities may be a formal,

interlocal agreement contingent upon several factors including but not limited to, the

ability to review and comment upon development reviews by the jurisdiction providing

the public facilities that occur in the other jurisdiction where the community facilities are being provided.

Urban Mixed Use-20 Land Use Plan Category (UMU-20) - This land use plan category is used to designate those suited for a maximum of 20 dwelling units per gross acre,

regional scale commercial use such as a mall, office and business park uses, research corporate park uses, light industrial, multi-purpose and clustered residential and/or mixed use projects. Non-residential development intensities up to 1 floor area ratio and

residential densities up to 20 dwelling units per gross acre may be permitted. Retail commercial uses shall be clustered at arterial and collector intersections. Strip

development with separate driveway access for nonresidential uses to arterials shall be prohibited. Rezonings shall be approved through a planned unit development rezoning process which requires, at a minimum, integrated site plans controlled through

performance standards to achieve developments which are compatible with surrounding land use patterns and the Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan. For additional information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use

Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Urban Sprawl - Uncontrolled and untimely expansion and spreading out of an urban community into the outlying non-urban areas exemplified by scattered, unplanned, low density development without provisions for facilities and services at levels adopted in the

comprehensive plan in locations not consistent with the overall concepts of the plan.

Utility Rights-of-Way - Land dedicated to a public authority for community services, including but not limited to, electricity, telephone, water supply, gas, and wastewater disposal.

Veritically integrated mixed use development – Two or more different uses in one building on separate floors in a compact urban form (example: commercial on the first

floor with offices or residential on the second floor).

Viable - Capable of surviving and/or growing; being workable. Volume Sensitive Lands - Lands that drain into areas that do not have a positive

outfall. Positive outfall is the condition when the natural or man-made stormwater conveyance system that drains the land is functioning adequately. This includes man-made swales, waterways or other means of conveyance systems. This does not include

sheet flow.

Walking School Bus: An organized group of children walking to school with one or more adults.

Wastewater Treatment Plant, Community (CWWTP) - A wastewater treatment and disposal service used when permanent service availability is not identified in the

County's current six-year Capital Improvements Program, and the Board Of County Commissioners determines that there are special circumstances which allow an applicant to enter into a special agreement with Hillsborough County. As it relates to

the urban service area concept, CWWTPs are only allowed to serve clustered, planned village developments in the rural areas and the Res-2, Res-1 land use categories of the expansion area.

Wastewater Treatment Plant, Interim (IWWTP) - A wastewater treatment plant that is

under Interim Wastewater Treatment Agreement with Hillsborough County and/or is scheduled to be discontinued by a project in the Hillsborough County six-year Capital Improvements Program. New IWWTPs are permitted only within the designated Urban

Service Area.

Water Bodies - For the purpose of determining permitted density, these shall be defined to include river, lake, or pond beds and any other permanently or historically water-covered land that occurs naturally at the intended site up to the mean high water level.

This definition shall apply for purposes of density credits to areas, defined as environmentally sensitive by regulatory agencies.

Wetlands - Lands which are transitional between terrestrial (upland) and aquatic (open water) systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface, or where the land

is covered by shallow water, and such lands are predominantly characterized by hydrophytic vegetation. The presence of hydric soils as determined by the U. S. Soil Conservation Service, and other indicators of regular or periodic inundation, shall be

used as evidence of the presence of a wetland area. The existence and extent of these areas shall be determined by the jurisdictional limits defined by Chapter 17-4, FAC and

implemented by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, or as defined within Chapter 40 D-4 FAC and implemented by the Southwest Florida Management District, or as defined within the EPC Wetlands Rule, Ch. 1-11 and implemented by the

Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County.

Wimauma Village Residential-2 Land Use Plan Category (WVR-2) - This land use category is used to designate those areas inside the Wimauma Village Plan that are suited for residential development up to 2 dwelling units per gross acre, but due to their

location, require planned, clustered, mixed use development on a minimum of 10 acres to reduce the negative impacts of the development on the environment and minimize infrastructure costs. Residential development that is not part of a mixed use and

clustered project may only develop up to a 1 dwelling unit per 5 gross acres. Suburban scale neighborhood and community commercial, multi-purpose and mixed use projects

serving the non-urban areas may be considered inside the Wimauma Village Downtown Area. Light industrial and office uses (limited to 110,000 sq. ft. or .25 FAR, whichever is less intense) may be considered inside the “Wimauma Village Light Industrial and Office

District” area of the WVR-2. Development in these areas is subject to the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the Future Land Use Element, applicable development regulations and established locational criteria for specific land uses. For additional

information, please refer to Section VI. Land Use Plan Categories of the Future Land Use Element.

Xeriscape: Landscaping characterized by the use of vegetation that is drought-tolerant or of low water use in character.

Zoning - In general the demarcation of an area by ordinance (text and map) into zones

and the establishment of regulations to govern the uses within those zones (commercial, industrial, residential, type of residential) and the location, bulk, height, shape, use, and coverage of structures within each zone.

Zoning Conformance - The process by which the zoning in areas is maintained or changed to carry out the specific intent of the land use plan categories as defined by the

Future Land Use Element and the adopted zoning conformance matrix which illustrates

which zoning classifications are permitted in which land use plan categories. State law

requires that all land development regulations must be in conformance with the specified and implied intent of the long range, Comprehensive Plan.

Zoning Lot - A platted or metes and bounds lot which constitutes a single ownership.

Agency Comments

AGENCY COMMENT SHEET

TO: Hassan Halabi, Senior Planner , The Planning Commission

Reviewer's

FROM: Signature: Charles E. White, AICP, PTP Date: Oct. 14, 2011

Agency: Development Services, Transportation Section

Petition Number CPA 12-02, CPA 12-04 through CPA 12-10 and CPA 12-12

This agency has no comment

X This agency has no objections

This agency has no objections, subject to listed or attached conditions

This agency objects, based on the listed or attached issues

Staff has reviewed the above referenced petitions and has no objections. The text amendments as proposed

will not have a significant impact on the Transportation system.

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Hassan Halabi

From: GONZALEZ, SHARON [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 12:10 PM To: Hassan Halabi Cc: GONZALEZ, SHARON Subject: Comprehensive Plan Amendment

Hassan,

I have reviewed the Comprehensive Plan Amendment as requested, 1

st cycle 2012, and found only one which required

review, CPA 12-11. Upon review of CPA 12-11, I have found no concerns or objections to this submission.

Thank you.

Sharon

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M E M O R A N D U M

DATE: October 11, 2011

TO: Hassan Halabi, Senior Planner

The Planning Commission

FROM: Eli Alvarado, Project Manager II

Public Utilities Department

SUBJECT: Review of Plan Amendments CPA 12-01 through 12-12

The Public Utilities Department (PUD) has reviewed the Comprehensive Plan Amendments

cited above, and has the following comments:

1. The adopted level of service for solid waste in Hillsborough County is 2 years of

permitted landfill space, with 10 years of raw land under the control of the County

available.

2. The County currently has 15 - 20 years of permitted landfill space and additional area

available to permit.

3. There is no initial capital investment required to maintain an adequate Level of Service

with the projected impacts from the changes in the Land Use classifications.

4. Any annual operating costs resulting from the projected impacts will be recovered

through the rates established for the Solid Waste Management System.

5. The Public Utilities Department has an extensive CIP program, which includes

maintaining and expanding its Solid Waste Management System.

Please contact me at 272-5977 extension 43927 should you have any questions.

MEMORANDUM

DATE: October 3, 2011

TO: Krista Kelly, Executive Planner

FROM: Gena Torres, Transportation Section - Multimodal Review

RE: CPA 12-02 through CPA 12-10 and CPA 12-12

Future Land Use Element (FLUE) – proposed text changes

Staff has reviewed the proposed text amendments to the Future Land Use Element.

02 - Text changes will not have multimodal transportation impacts. 03 - Reflect the latest adopted LRTP, and therefore consistent with any multimodal

transportation concerns 04 – Coastal Management GOP revisions will not have multimodal transportation impacts 05 – Conservation & Aquifer Recharge GOP revisions will not have multimodal transportation

impacts 06 – Capital Improvement Element GOP revisions will not have multimodal transportation

impacts 07 – Stormwater Element GOP revisions will not have multimodal transportation impacts 08 – Solid Waste Element GOP revisions will not have multimodal transportation impacts 09 – Sanitary Sewerage Element GOP revisions will not have multimodal transportation impacts 10 – Potable Water Element GOP revisions will not have multimodal transportation impacts 12 – New Definitions section was reviewed for any multimodal transportation concerns

Hassan Halabi From: Jeanie Satchel <[email protected]>

Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 3:07 PM

To: Hassan Halabi

Cc: Linda Walker

Subject: Comprehensive Plan Amendment Request - 1st Cycle 2012

HART has no comments on the Comprehensive Plan Amendments.

Jeanie Satchel Manager of Grants & Documentation

HART

1201 East 7th Avenue

Tampa, FL 33605

Tel: (813) 384-6568

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MEMORANDUM

DATE: September 26th, 2011

TO: Krista Kelly, Executive Planner

FROM: Bud Whitehead, Transportation Section

RE: CPA 12-12 – Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan Definition Section

This Plan Amendment was initiated by staff in order to consolidate and clarify the Definitions Sections found in each element into one new section.

COMMISSION Roger P. Stewart Center

Kevin Beckner - Ch a irman

lesley "les" Miller - Vice Chairman

Victor Crist

Ken Hagan

AI Higginbotham

Sandy Murman

Mark Sharpe

VIA EMAIL

October 14, 2011

The Planning Commission

Mr. Hassan Halabi

[email protected]

601 E. Kennedy Blvd. 18th Floor

Tampa, FL 33602

Executive Di rector

Richard D. Garrity, Ph.D.

3629 Queen Palm Dr. Tampa, Fl33619

Ph: (813) 627·2600

Fax Numbers (813):

Admin 627-2620 Waste 627-2640

legal 627-2602 Wetlands 627-2630

Water 627-2670 Air 627-2660

lab 635-8061

Subject: EPC Comments- 2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendments-1st Cycle

Staff from the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (EPC) has

conducted a review of the subject 2012 Comprehensive Plan Amendments- 1st Cycle. Although

many of the identified items proposed for deletion from the Comprehensive Plan could be

construed as environmentally beneficial, the EPC recognizes The Planning Commission's

attempt to remove outdated and redundant language so as to streamline and simplify the Plan.

Therefore, we do not offer any comments on this subject.

If you have any further questions, please contact me at 813-627-2600, extension 1299 or at

[email protected].

Sincerely,

Environmental Specialist III

Air Division, Enforcement and Analysis

An agency with values of environmental stewardship, integrity, honesty, and a culture of fairness and cooperation.

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From: Campos-Kreutzer, Raoul <[email protected]>

Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 9:22 AM

To: Hassan Halabi

Cc: Kamermayer, Carolyn; Lyons, John

Subject: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT REQUEST - 1st Cycle 2012

Public Works Department's staffs have reviewed above subject Comprehensive Plan Amendment ‐ 1st Cycle 2012, and have no comments or objections.

Thank you.

Raoul A. Campos‐Kreutzer General Manager III Public Works Department Hillsborough County BOCC p: 813.307.1912 I f: 813.272.5811 e: [email protected] w: http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org

Please note: all correspondence to or from this office is subject to Florida's Public Records laws.



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From: Moran, Kevin <[email protected]>

Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:06 PM

To: Hassan Halabi

Subject: RE: 1st Cycle 2012 plan amendmemnt comments.

Mr. Halabi, We are working on getting you the proper response from the Public Utilities Department more efficiently in the future. As stated in my earlier phone message, the point of contact for the old Water Resource Services Department and Solid Waste Department is now Paul Vanderploog, Director of the Public Utilities Department. It is my understanding that the Water Resource Team has be dissolved.

As for 1st Cycle 2012 Plan Amendments PUD staff has reviewed the proposed plan amendment and has no objections to the proposed amendment.

From: Hassan Halabi [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 12:33 PM

To: Moran, Kevin Subject: 1st Cycle 2012 plan amendmemnt comments.

Kevin Good afternoon As per our conversation last week, this is a friendly reminder that the agency comments we requested on September14,2011 are past due . Kindly send us your comments as soon as possible if you have no comments or objections, your prompt response to this email is greatly appreciated.(please note that I left you a voice message regarding this request) Thank you Hassan




Hassan Halabi

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From: Ivana Blankenship <[email protected]>

Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:05 AM

To: Hassan Halabi

Subject: your voicemail

Hello Mr. Halabi, I’ve received your voicemail regarding the amendment package. I apologize for this! I meant to send you an email, and I’m not sure how it slipped through. I’ve reviewed it, and we have no comments. Please let me know if you have questions. Thank you! Ivana

Ivana K. Blankenship Senior Environmental Planner Tampa Bay Water 2575 Enterprise Road Clearwater, FL 33763 Tel: 727-791-2345 Fax: 727-791-2340 Email: [email protected]



BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Kevin Beckner

Vic ror D. Crisr

Ken Hagan

Al Higginborham

Lesley "Les" Miller. J r. Sandra L. Murman

Mark Sharpe

Hillsborougl]. County Florida

Office of rhe Counry Adminisrrawr

MichaelS. Merrill

CHIEF ADM INISTRATIVE OFFI CE R

Helene Mar ks

CHIEF FlNANCIALADMINISTRATOR

Bonnie M. Wise

DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS

Lucia E. C:mys

Sharon D. Suhadan

DATE: October 26, 20 I I

TO: ssa alabi, Senior Planner

orough County City-County Planning Commission

FROM: .7--UW ph Moreda III, AICP, Manager, Community Planning Section

Development Services Department

SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS, Ist Cycle 2012

CPA 12-02 through 12-1 0, and 12-12

The subject text amendments are initiated by the Planning Commission and intended to update the

Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan by eliminating policies no longer relevant or needed, clarifYing

existing policies and consolidating definition sections found in each Element and creating a single

definitions section.

Development Services staff offers the following comments on each amendment, some of which have been

previously communicated to your staff:

CPA 12-02- Future Land Use Element (FLUE):

• In Policy 19.3, Incentives for Mixed Use, the proposed text regarding parking structure

exemption from FAR (Floor Area Ratio) calculations is unnecessary. This is because "floor area"

as defined by the Land Development Code expressly excludes covered parking structures.

CPA 12-03- Appendix G, MPO's Year 2035 Needs Assessment Highway Component and County

Corridor Plan:

• Armenia Avenue- Water to Busch 2LU- 4D: Not a feasible project would require significant

row impacts along a corridor that is mostly residential and small businesses. Should be revised

to 2E.

• Calusa Trace Blvd . - N. Dale Mabry to Geraci Rd.: Roadway is built (Exciting Idlewild Blvd).

Delete.

• Casey Rd- Ehrlich Rd to Dawnview Dr.: Bike lane. Leave in.

• Bloomingdale- Lithia-Pinecrest to Little: Corridor Plan same as LRTP. Delete Corridor Plan.

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• Fletcher Ave- Nebraska to Bruce B. Downs: 4 to 6. Delete 6 lane. Only enhancements are being

planned for this section of roadway.

• Gunn Hwy- Veteran's Expressway toN. Dale Mabry: 4 to 6 in (row), 4 to 6 in (LRTP). Delete

(row)

• Lynn Turner Rd - Gunn Hwy to Ehrlich Rd.: LRTP 2D to 4D. Should be revised to 2E instead

of4D.

• Lynn Turner/Hutchinson Rd Ext- Gunn Hwy. to Veteran's Xway.: Corridor Plan 2 to 4. Should

be revised to 2E instead of 4

• Madison Ave- US 41/SOth St. to 78th St.: 2D/2LU to 6D. Six lanes not feasible. Significant

impact on residential and industrial development. Should be revised to 4LD.

• Race Track Rd - Hillsborough Ave to Countryway.: 2LU to 4D. Hillsborough to Linebaugh

section should be 6D. Linebaugh to Countryway section should be 4D.

• South Mobley Rd- Gunn Hwy to Racetrack Rd.: Should be revised in LRTP to reflect 2U to 2E

Enhancement & Realignment.. BOCC revised 2 years ago.

• South Mobley Rd- Gunn Hwy to Racetrack Rd.: Should be deleted in Corridor Plan because it's

the same in the LRTP.

CPA 12-04- Coastal Management Element: No comment.

CPA 12-05 - Conservation and Aquifer Recharge Element: No comment.

CPA 12-06 - Capital Improvement Element: No comment.

CPA 12-07- Stormwater Element: No Comment.

CPA 12-08- Solid Waste Element: No Comment.

CPA 12-09-Sanitary Sewerage Element: No Comment.

CPA 12-10- Potable Water Element: No Comment. CPA

12-12- Definitions:

Hassan Halabi

October 26, 20 I1

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• Is it necessary to include a definition for Adult Care Facility as proposed? If not, we believe the

definition should reside in the Land Development Code. However, if inclusion of the definition

in the Comprehensive Plan is deemed necessary, it appears there is a typographical error that

must be corrected . As proposed, the definition includes the acronym "ACLF." This acronym is

commonly used for adult care living facility, which is a distinctly separate use, and in fact this

acronym is included in the Plan's definition of Adult Care Living Facility which is proposed

for deletion. To avoid confusion, the acronym in the definition for Adult Care Facility should

be revised to "ACF."

cc: Lucia Garsys, Deputy County Administrator, Planning and Infrastructure Services

Mike Williams, Lnterim Manager, Development Review Section, Development Services

Department

John Healey, Executive Planner, Development Services

Department Dennis Kline, Principal Planner, Development

Services Department Tom Hiznay, Senior Planner, Development

Services Department