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IEVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GLOSSARY 111, purchase arrangements can be sponsored by non-profit housing groups, employers, or by individual arrange- LOS: See Level-of-Service. ment. I LULU: Locally Unacceptable Land Use Level-of-Service (LOS): A qualitative rating of how well some unit of transportation supply or other facili- Major Development: Any development which I ties (e.g., street, intersection, sidewalk, bikeway, requires an environmental impact statement pursuant transit route, water and sewer) serves its current or to the State Environmental Policy Act of 1971 projected demand. I Major Maintenance: Capital projects authorized for LID: Local Improvement District, aquasi-govern- the maintenance, renovation, repair and replacement mental organization formed by landowners to finance of existing capital facilities that exceed the normal and construct a variety of physical infrastructure capacity of a department's operating budget mainte- I improvements beneficial to its members. nance activities. Generally, projects must cost at least $15,000 to be considered major maintenance. Life Cycle: For capital assets, this data includes I repair and replacement schedules as well as an inven- Manufactured Housing: Abroad term including tory to monitor the condition and useful life of facili- mobile homes. modular homes, and other "factory ties. built" housing. The main distinction is that manufac- tured housing is created in one or more parts away 1 Light Rail: A rail mass transit system that utilizes its from the site, and then transported to it. "Gold Seal" own right-of-way or shares right-of-way with other modular homes are constructed to the specifications of vehicles. the Uniform Building Code, and are placed on a I Linear Development: Refers to development permanent foundation, similar to a "stick built" home. A "Red Seal" mobile home is built to the less rigorous dispersed along an arterial, typically lower in density standards of the 1974 HUD code, and does not meet and auto-oriented. Everett's building code. Live/Work Housing: Residential units which also Manufacturing/WCTU: A job category within an include areas for a craft or occupation. These include occupation classification system which includes manu- I workshops, storefronts, and small offices. Among the facturing, wholesale, communication, transportation, advantages are a reduced number of commute trips and utilities(WCTU). and savings in time and money for the residents based I on lower transportation and child care costs. Master Plan: A comprehensive land use plan used by jurisdictions to guide development. Load: The amount of electric power or water required at a given point in a system. Materials Processing Facilities: Facilities where recyclables are delivered,processed,and treated. Local Banking Loan Pools: Allows a number of financial institutions to share the risk of making loans Megawatt Hour(MWH): One megawatt hour equals I to targeted groups of borrowers or in areas where 1000 hours,or 1,000,000 watt hours. A megawatt hour borrowers have had difficulty qualifying for loans is a measure of electric energy, equal to one megawatt under standard underwriting criteria. of power supplied to or taken from an electric circuit I for one hour Local Bus Service: Bus service that picks up and drops off passengers at frequent designated stops, and Metro: The Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle consequent lower average speeds. Its primary purpose (Metro) is a countywide public transit system which is to provide transit accessibility. provides regularly scheduled transit service (both express and local service),park and ride lots, park and Long Term Parking: Parking intended for use by pool lots, van pools, ride sharing, and customized IP residents, employees, and other users who may leave service to meet people with special needs. Metro is their vehicles for longer than 6 hours. Often allows also a regional sewage treatment agency charged with short term parking as well. 1 G-13