Glossary
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
| AB - Aggregate Base |
| AC - Asphalt Concrete |
| Accela - Permitting Software System |
| AD - Area Drain |
| ADA - American with Disability Act |
| ADJ - Adjacent |
| AFF - Above Finish Floor |
| AMMR - Alternative Materials and Methods Request |
| AP – Access Panel |
| APN - Assessor Parcel Number |
| APPROX - Approximate |
| APWA - American Public Works Association |
| ARB - Architectural Review Board |
| ARCH - Architect |
| ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASD - Administrative Services Department |
| B |
| BFE - Base Flood Elevation |
| BIG - Build it Green |
| BLDG - Building |
| BMP - Best Management Practices |
| BMR - Below Market Rate |
| BP - Back Flow Preventer |
| BW - Back of Walk C |
| C & D - Construction and Demolition Waste and Debris |
| C & G - Curb and Gutter |
| CAO - City Attorney’s Office |
| CAP - Coordinated Area Plan |
| CB - Catch Basin |
| CBC - California Building Code |
| CC - Community Commercial |
| CCOC - Conditional Certificate of Compliance |
| CD - Downtown Commercial |
| CEQA - California Environmental Quality Act |
| CIP - Capital Improvement Project |
| CIP - Cast Iron Pipe |
| CMO - City Manager’s Office |
| CMP - Corrugate Metal Pipe |
| CMR - City Manager’s Report |
| CMU - Concrete Masonry Unit (Wall) |
| CN - Neighborhood Commercial |
| CO - Clean Out |
| COA - Conditions of Approval |
| COC - Certificate of Compliance |
| COMP PLAN - Comprehensive Plan (General Plan) |
| CONC - Concrete |
| COPA - City of Palo Alto |
| CPA - City of Palo Alto |
| CRC - California Residential Code |
| CS - Service Commercial |
| CU - Copper Utility |
| CUP - Conditional Use Permit |
| CUPA – Certified Uniform Program Agencies (Hazardous Material Reporting) |
| CY - Cubic Yards D |
| DCAG - Development Center Advisory Committee |
| DCVA – Double Check Valve Assembly |
| DDCV - Double Detector Check Valve |
| DEE - Design Enhancement Exception |
| DEMO - Demolish / Demolition |
| DI - Drop Inlet |
| DRC - Development Review Committee |
| DWY - Driveway E |
| E - Electric or East |
| E or EX - Existing |
| EASMNT - Easement |
| EIR - Environmental Impact Report |
| EIT - Engineer in Training |
| ELEV - Elevation |
| EP - Edge of Pavement |
| EP - Encroachment Permit |
| EUSE - Electric Utility Service Equipment |
| EUSER - Electric Utility Service Equipment Requirements |
| EUSERC - Electric Utility Service Equipment Requirements Committee |
| EVAE - Emergency Vehicle Access Easement |
| EVSE - Electric Vehicle Service Equipment |
| EX - Existing F |
| FACP – Fire Alarm Control Panel |
| FAR - Floor Area Ratio |
| FAU - Forced Air Unit |
| FC - Face of Curb |
| FDC - Fire Department Connection |
| FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FF - Finished Floor |
| FH - Fire Hydrant |
| FHV - Fire Hose Valve |
| FIRM - Flood Insurance Rate Maps |
| FL - Flowline |
| FM - Final Map |
| FPB - Fire Prevention Bureau |
| FSS - Fire Sprinkler/Suppression System G |
| GA - Gauge or Gage |
| GB - Grade Brake |
| GB-1 - Green Building Plan Sheet Template |
| GE - Geotechnical Engineer |
| GFCI - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter |
| GFF - Garage Finish Floor |
| GI - Grate Inlet |
| GIS - Geospatial Information Systems |
| GM - General Manufacturing |
| GP - Grading Permit |
| GPM - Gallons Per Minute |
| GRD - Ground H |
| HAZ MAT - Hazardous Material |
| HDPE - High Density Polyethylene |
| HIE - Home Improvement Exception |
| HMMP - Hazardous Materials Management Plan |
| HRB - Historical Resources Board |
| HVAC - Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning I |
| IAEI - International Association of Electrical Inspectors |
| IAPMO - International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials |
| ICC - International Code Council |
| IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| INFO - Information |
| INV - Invert Elevation |
| IR - Individual Review |
| IRRI - Irrigation |
| IVR - Inspection Voice Response System J |
| JB - Junction Box K |
| Knox Box – Fire Department Key Safe L |
| LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| LF - Linear Feet |
| LG - Lip of Gutter |
| LOC - Letter of Credit |
| LOMA - Letter of Map Amendment |
| LS - Land Surveyor |
| LSIT - Land Surveyor In Training M |
| MAX - Maximum |
| MEP - Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing |
| MH - Manhole |
| MIN - Minimum |
| MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration |
| MOU - Memorandum of Understanding |
| MOUNT - Mountable |
| MSL - Mean Sea Level |
| MW - Monitoring Wells N |
| N - New or North |
| NAD83 - North American Datum of 1983 (Horizontal Control) |
| NAVD - North American Vertical Datum 1988 |
| ND - Negative Declaration |
| NEC - National Electrical Code |
| NECA - National Electrical Contractors Association |
| NEMA - National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| NESC - National Electrical Safety Code |
| NFPA - National Fire Protection Association |
| NGVD - National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 |
| NOI - Notice of Intent |
| NTS - Not to Scale O |
| OH - Overhead Electric |
| OR - Official Records |
| ORD - Ordinance |
| OS - Open Space |
| OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Act P |
| P&TC - Planning and Transportation Commission |
| PAE - Public Access Easement |
| PC -Planned Community |
| PCC - Portland Cement Concrete |
| PCE or PC & E - Planning and Community Environment |
| PE - Professional Engineer |
| PF - Public Facility |
| PIV – Post Indicator Valve |
| PL - Property Line |
| PM - Parcel Map |
| POC - Point of Connection |
| POT - Path of Travel |
| PP - Power Pole |
| PR - Proposed |
| PTOD - Pedestrian and Transit Oriented Development |
| PUE - Public Utility Easement |
| PV - Photovoltaic Solar System |
| PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride |
| PVMT - Pavement |
| PW - Public Works |
| PWE - Public Works Engineering Q R |
| R - Radius |
| R & D -Research and Development |
| R-1 - Residential Single Family |
| R-2 - Two-Family Residence |
| RCP - Reinforced Concrete Pipe |
| RE - Registered Engineer |
| R-E - Residential Estate |
| REV - Revision |
| RLUA -Record of Land Use Action |
| RM-15/30/40 - Multiple-Family Residence |
| ROLM RESEARCH - Office and Limited Manufacturing |
| ROLU - Record of Land Use |
| ROS - Record of Survey |
| ROW or R/W - Right of Way |
| RP - Research Park |
| RPBP - Reduced Pressure Backflow Preventer |
| RWQCB - Regional Water Quality Control Board |
| RWQCP - Regional Water Quality Control Plant S |
| S - South |
| SBE - Slope Bank Easement |
| SCD or SCP - See Civil Drawings or Plans |
| SCVURPPP - Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program |
| SCVWD - Santa Clara Valley Water District |
| SD - Storm Drain |
| SE - Structural Engineer |
| SEP - Special Events Permit |
| SF or SQ FT - Square Feet |
| SFR - Single Family Residence |
| SIA - Subdivision Improvement Agreement |
| SMA - Subdivision Map Act |
| SOFA - South of Forest Area |
| SS - Sanitary Sewer |
| STA - Stations |
| STD - Standard |
| SW - Sidewalk |
| SWPPP - Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan T |
| T-1 - Tree Protection plan sheet template |
| TB - Top of Bank |
| TC - Top of Curb |
| TCP - Traffic Control Plan |
| TI or T.I. - Tenant Improvement |
| TM - Tentative Map |
| TPR - Tree Protection Report |
| TRANS - Transformer |
| TS - Tamper Switch |
| TUP - Temporary Use Permit |
| TYP - Typical U |
| U & O - Certificate of Use and Occupancy (New Commercial Tenant) |
| UL - Underwriter’s Laboratory |
| UPS - Universal Power Supply |
| USA - Underground Service Alert V |
| VCP - Vitrified Clay Pipe |
| VIF - Verify in Field W |
| W - Water or West |
| WM - Water Meter |
| WV - Water Valve X Y Z |