- Impact. Generally, the result of an action or inaction; when the term is used in the context of an environmental analysis under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the term “impact” refers to how a proposed project may directly or indirectly effect specific environmental, infrastructure, and public service factors; a negative impact damages those environmental factors or increases burdens on selected facilities and services.
- Identify. To determine characteristics or facts without any predetermination regarding future commitments; gather information only.
Implementation action. An action, procedure, program or technique that carries out or seeks to make progress toward the furtherment of a goal or policy of the General Plan. - Include. To make a part of a consideration or issue under public scrutiny.
- Incompatible. To be so opposed in character as to be incapable of existing together without causing conflicts or harm upon one or all parts; conflicting; see also compatible.
- Incorporate. The same as include.
- Inconsistent. Varying to the point of conflict or contradiction; see also consistent.
- Infill development. Development that is constructed on land that has direct access to existing public services and infrastructure. Typically surrounded by largely developed and/or built out areas.
- Infrastructure. The physical systems and services which support development and people, such as streets and highways, transit services, airports, water and sewer systems, and the like.
- Innovative. Methods or approaches that are new and original, often (but not always) more advanced.
- Install. To put in place at a specified time or place or in a particular sequence.
- Integrate. To blend new and existing projects or activities together in a compatible fashion.
- Intensity. For non-residential land uses (such as commercial or retail development) or mixed-use projects, intensity refers to the amount of square footage built on a given site. Expressed typically as floor-to-area ratio. Other measurements may involve lot coverage, building bulk, and height.
Inundation area. A defined area downstream from any dam, basin, or impounded body or source of water (including reservoirs, large above ground water tanks, lakes, etc.) that could be flooded in the event of a sudden or complete failure of the structure. The inundation area or zone can also include levees that are breached or compromised, causing water to flood adjacent areas. - Investigate. To examine the accuracy of information provided in support of a proposed project, process, or program.