| B - 1, 2.. | Business zone/use of specified intensity |
BID |
Business Improvement District |
BOA |
Board of Appeals or Board of Adjustment |
BoCC |
Board of County Commissioners |
BOCA |
Building Officials and Code Administrators, International |
BP |
Building Permit |
C - 1, 2.. |
Commercial zone/use of specified intensity |
CBD |
Central Business District |
CC&R's |
Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions |
CDBG |
Community Development Block Grant |
CDC |
Community Development Corporation |
CofA's |
Conditions of Approval |
CHAS |
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy |
CIP |
Capital Improvements Plan (or Program) |
COD |
Corridor Overlay District |
CUP |
Conditional Use Permit |
DRI |
Developments of Regional Impact |
DU |
Dwelling Unit |
EC |
Enterprise Community |
EDA |
Economic Development Administration |
EZ |
Enterprise Zone |
FAR |
Floor Area Ratio |
FHA |
Federal Housing Administration |
FIRE |
Finance, Insurance and Real Estate |
FIA |
Fiscal Impact Analysis (also Federal Insurance Administration) |
FNMA |
Federal National Mortgage Administration (or Fannie Mae) |
GDP |
General Development Plan |
GFA |
Gross Floor Area |
GM |
Growth Management |
GIS |
Geographic Information Systems |
GLA |
Gross Leasable Area |
HTF |
Housing Trust Fund |
HUD |
US Department of Housing and Urban Development |
I - 1, 2.. |
Industrial Zone/use of specified intensity |
LOS |
Level of Service (traffic flow rating) |
LRV |
Light Rail Vehicle |
LUI |
Land Use Intensity (standards developed by the Federal Housing Administration) |
LULU |
Locally Unwanted Land Use |
LUR |
Land Use Ratio |
M - 1, 2. |
Manufacturing Zone/use of specified intensity |
MPD |
Master Planned Community |
MSA |
Metropolitan Statistical Area (see also CMSA, PMSA, SMSA) |
MGD |
Millions of Gallons per Day |
MF |
Multifamily |
MH |
Manufactured Housing |
MPO |
Metropolitan Planning Organization |
MTS |
Metropolitan Transportation System |
MXD |
Mixed Use Development |
NAHB |
National Association of Home Builders |
NAHRO |
National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials |
NIABY |
Not in Anyone's Back Yard |
NIMBY |
Not in My Back Yard |
NIMTOO |
Not in My Term of Office |
PC |
Planning Commission |
PCD |
Planned Commercial Development |
PID |
Planned Industrial Development |
PMSA |
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area |
PRD |
Planning Residential Development |
PDR |
Purchase of Development Rights |
PUD |
Planned Unit Development |
P&Z |
Planning and Zoning |
QOL |
Quality of Life |
R-1,2 |
Residential Zone/use of specified intensity |
RDA |
Redevelopment Authority |
RFP |
Requests for Proposals |
RFQ |
Requests for Qualifications |
RPA |
Regional Planning Agency |
RPC |
Regional Plan Commission |
SFD |
Single Family Dwelling |
SAD |
Special Assessment District |
SCPEA |
Standard City Planning Enabling Act |
SF |
Single Family |
SMSA |
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area |
SOB |
Sexually Oriented Business |
SPA |
Specifically Planned Area |
SZEA |
Standard (State) Zoning Enabling Act |
TAZ |
Traffic Analysis Zone |
TIF |
Tax Increment Financing |
TDR |
Transfer of Development Rights |
TMA |
Transportation Management Association (also Transportation Management Area) |
TOD |
Transit Oriented Design |
ULI |
Urban Land Institute |
URPL |
Urban and Regional Planning |
VMT |
Vehicle Miles Traveled |
ZBA |
Zoning Board of Adjustment (or Appeals) |
ZLL |
Zero Lot Line |
ZO |
Zoning Ordinance |
Source: American Planning Association