- Park and Parkland. Publicly accessible sites and green space that are owned and/or managed by the City of Santa Ana to support recreation and social gathering.
- Park Deficient Area. Areas of the community that are outside the standard public parkland service radius such as ½ mile for Community Parks and ¼ mile for Neighborhood Parks, respectively.
- Partner. To join with another entity in conducting an activity or building a facility that would be mutually beneficial and add value more efficiently than if pursued independently; does not necessarily require financial commitments. Similar to “cooperate”.
- Path. In city form terms a path if a traveling route which can take the form of a street, road or other pedestrian or vehicular route which is a fundamental part of the urban fabric of the city and the means by which people circulation throughout the city.
Pedestrian-oriented development. Urban design that provides clear, comfortable, and safe pedestrian access to an area and its surroundings, without reliance on a car. - Periodically. The action will take place or apply to future decisions at specified intervals or times.
- Policy. A statement that guides decision-making and specifies public commitment. A policy defines and directs how the city intends to achieve goals.
- Prevent. To keep a particular use, condition, activity, or circumstance from occurring; it does not imply complete (100 percent) avoidance or elimination.
- Preserve. To maintain something in its original or existing state (verb). An area dedicated to the protection and conservation of biological resources and/or landscapes (noun).
- Prioritize. To intentionally direct discretionary investments or actions to one area ahead of other areas. The act of prioritizing is an ad-hoc process that considers a variety of relevant factors. State and federal law and agency requirements, court orders, and County- or City-declared emergencies take precedent over the prioritization direction in the General Plan.
- Prohibit. To absolutely disallow something from happening or being built.
- Promote. To actively stimulate the likelihood and desirability of something happening; does not require investing public resources in its direct development.
- Proportion. Balanced relationship of the size of parts to each other and to the whole.
- Protect. To shield from damage to people or property.
- Provide. To make something available, typically to a community, organization, or business; it does not imply that the thing is being made available at no cost.
- Public infrastructure. Capital facilities that are owned and maintained by public entities, including but not limited to: flood control, water, sewer, transportation, parks, law and justice, fire prevention and protection, public health, and facilities for parks, recreation, and other community services.