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tEVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GLOSSARY ill wetlands unless located in areas other classified by the Volt: The unit of electromotive force. It is the Everett Zoning Code regulations as wetlands. electromotive force which, if steadily applied to a I circuit having a resistance of one ohm, will produce a Wholesale Water Districts: Cities and water districts current of one ampere. "Volt" is a unit of measure- that receive wholesale water from the Everett Utility ment of electric force or pressure, analogous to pounds Department and that own and operate water distribu- Iper square inch of water. tion systems through which retail water is sold. Voltage: The voltage of a circuit in an electric system Wood Frame Construction: Buildings which have a I is the electric pressure of that circuit measured in structural frame made primarily from wood products. volts. Voltage is the difference of potential of any two conductors on the circuit. See Volt. Work Trip: A trip that either starts or ends at the traveler's place of employment. I VPS: Visual Preference Survey (see Everett Commu- nity Image Preference Report.) Yard Waste: Plant clippings, prunings, grass clippings and leaves, and other discarded material I Waste Stream: The quantities and types of waste that from yards and gardens. are generated and then directed to a particular facility for disposal or treatment. Zero Lot Line Development: A siting technique which allows single-family houses to be built along Water Course: The areas to which surface and one lot line. This helps to preserve privacy and usable subsurface waters naturally flow and which form a yard space, especially in small lot areas. Variations continuous channel through which water descends to include angled "Z-lots, " alternate width lots, "zipper I natural outlets. lots," and shared lot lines, which give the appearance of a duplex. Water Dependent: Referring to uses or activities 0 which necessarily require water and/or which neces- Zoned Development Capacity: The number of units sarily require a shoreline location as a major and within an area that can be built under the existing integral part of that use or activity. (SMP) zoning. I Water Supply Plan: A comprehensive, long-range plan providing policy direction for managing and Zoning: A police power measure, enacted by general purpose unit of local government, in which thc operating the water system that the Everett Utility or community is divided into districts or zoncs within I Snohomish County PUD serves. The Plan is updated which permitted and special uses arc established as arc every five years. regulations governing lot sizc, building bulk, place- ment, and other development standards. The Zoning Watershed: The geographic region within which Ordinance consists of two parts,the text and the map. 1 water drains into a particular river, stream, or body of water. A watershed includes hills, lowlands, and the Zoning Map: The official Land Use Map which body of water into which the land drains. classifies all land within the city with one of the land I use. Wetlands: Wetlands are areas inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration I sufficient to support or become the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and types of plants and animals communities living in the soil and on its surface. Most wetlands share two common I characteristics, namely, soil that is at least periodically saturated with or covered by water, and soil that Ill supports a prevalence of plants, commonly known as hydrophytic vegetation, and animals typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Man-made deten- tion and retention ponds should not be considered I G-25