§ 21060 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this …
§ 21060.1 (a) “Agricultural land” means prime farmland, farmland of …
§ 21060.2 (a) “Bus rapid transit” means a public mass transit service …
§ 21060.3 “Emergency” means a sudden, unexpected occurrence, involving a clear …
§ 21060.5 “Environment” means the physical conditions which exist within the …
§ 21061 “Environmental impact report” means a detailed statement setting …
§ 21061.1 “Feasible” means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner …
§ 21061.2 “Land evaluation and site assessment” means a decisionmaking …
§ 21061.3 “Infill site” means a site in an urbanized area that meets either of …
§ 21062 “Local agency” means any public agency other than a state agency, …
§ 21063 “Public agency” includes any state agency, board, or commission, any …
§ 21064 “Negative declaration” means a written statement briefly describing …
§ 21064.3 “Major transit stop” means a site containing any of the …
§ 21064.5 “Mitigated negative declaration” means a negative declaration …
§ 21065 “Project” means an activity which may cause either a direct physical …
§ 21065.3 “Project-specific effect” means all the direct or indirect …
§ 21065.5 “Geothermal exploratory project” means a project as defined in …
§ 21066 “Person” includes any person, firm, association, organization, …
§ 21067 “Lead agency” means the public agency which has the principal …
§ 21068 “Significant effect on the environment” means a substantial, or …
§ 21068.5 “Tiering” or “tier” means the coverage of general matters and …
§ 21069 “Responsible agency” means a public agency, other than the lead …
§ 21070 “Trustee agency” means a state agency that has jurisdiction by law …
§ 21071 “Urbanized area” means either of the following:(a) An …
§ 21072 “Qualified urban use” means any residential, commercial, public …
§ 21073 “California Native American tribe” means a Native American tribe …
§ 21074 (a) “Tribal cultural resources” are either of the …
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Terms Used In California Codes > Public Resources Code > Division 13 > Chapter 2.5 - Definitions

  • Affected county: means each county from which territory is proposed to be transferred to create a new county. See California Government Code 23301
  • Approved county: means the territory to be included in a new county after the registered voters in the affected county or counties have approved the creation of such a new county at a primary election, pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 23350), but before an election is held for purposes of determining the location of the county seat and the selection of county officers for such new county, pursuant to Article 4. See California Government Code 23301
  • Clerk: means the clerk of a county board of supervisors. See California Government Code 23301
  • Commission: means the County Formation Review Commission. See California Government Code 23301
  • contract for health studio services: means a contract for instruction, training or assistance in physical culture, body building, exercising, reducing, figure development, or any other such physical skill, or for the use by an individual patron of the facilities of a health studio, gymnasium or other facility used for any of the above purposes, or for membership in any group, club, association or organization formed for any of the above purposes. See California Civil Code 1812.81
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Notice: includes all papers and orders required to be served in any proceedings before any court, board, or officer, or when required by law to be served independently of such proceeding. See California Government Code 26660
  • Principal county: means the county from which it is proposed that territory with the greatest proportion of assessed value, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, relative to the total amount of taxable property within the boundaries of a proposed county, is to be transferred to create, in part, that proposed county. See California Government Code 23301
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • will: includes codicil. See California Civil Code 14