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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN I GLOSSARY Collectors: A system of pipes which collect waste Community Policing: A process where citizens and water via downhill flow from on-site plumbing to the police form a partnership to identify the factors that public sewer. support crime and design solutions that solve the I problems, rather than the symptoms. Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO): A pipe that discharges untreated waste water during storms from a Community Redevelopment Financing: Provides sewer system that carries both sanitary waste water local governments the opportunity to freeze property and storm water. The overflow occurs because the tax assessments in specified redevelopment areas. system does not have the capacity to transport, store, Once taxes are frozen, the increment or increase in or treat the increased flow caused by storm water assessed value as a result of redevelopment can be runoff. designated to finance tax increment revenue bonds to _ fund public improvements within the redevelopment Combined Sewer System: A waste water collection area. This mechanism has not been tested in Wash- and treatment system where domestic and industrial ington state due to potential constitutional conflicts. waste water is combined with storm runoff. Although such a system does provide treatment of storm water, Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) Guidelines: A in practice the systems may not be able to handle document prepared in 1992 (subject to revision)by the major storm flows. As a result, untreated discharges statewide Commute Trip Reduction Task Force. The from combined sewer overflows may occur. document includes guidelines for preparing plans and ordinances, as well as model programs and data from Commercial Aircraft Facility: Commercial or work sites across the country. general aviation facility or any other aircraft facility not for the exclusive use of an individual. CTR Law: A law passed in 1991 (Chapter 202, Laws of 1991) and codified in RCW 70-94-521-551 requir- Commercial Use: An occupation, employment, or ing counties of over 150,000 residents, with one or othcr enterprise that is carried out for profit by the more affected employers, to implement a CTRlit owner, lessee,or licensee. ordinance and plan. All cities in such counties with one or more affected employers are also required to Commercial Waste: Waste which comes from adopt CTR ordinances and plans. businesses,office buildings, stores,theaters,etc. CTR Plan: Everett's plan and ordinance to regulate Community: The combined interest of the City, its and administer the CTR programs of affected employ- residents, commercial interests, and other local parties ers within its jurisdiction. who may be affected by the City's actions. CTR Program: An employer's strategies to reduce Community Business: A retail designation that affected employees' single-occupant-vehicle use and provides for the sale of convenience and comparison vehicle-mile-traveled per employee. goods and services to the community for direct con- sumption and not for resale. CTR Zone: One of three areas, such as a census tract or combination of census tracts within the county, Community Center: A place,structure,area, or other characterized by similar employment density, popula- facility used for and providing religious, fraternal, tion density, level of transit service, parking social, and/or recreational programs generally open to availability,access to high occupancy vehicle facilities, the public and designed to accommodate and serve and other factors that are determined to affect the level significant segments of the community. of SOV commuting. Everett, Mukilteo, and parts of unincorporated Snohomish County have been Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) combined to form such a zone. 111 Program: A federal funding program which provides annual funding for eligible local governments for Commute Trips: A trip made between an employee's housing and community development programs residence and a work site for a regularly scheduled targeted primarily to low-income persons and neigh- work day. IP borhoods. I G-4 a