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 |