Infrastructure Flashcards

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Adequate public facilities ordinance (APFO)

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allows local governments to deny or delay new developments if the existing government services (water and sewer, roads, schools, fire, and police) cannot support it.

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APFO puts the burden on the

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developer. This ensures that there will be adequate services for developments.

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Concurrency

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is the practice of requiring that infrastructure be in place and available at a specified level of service prior to allowing new development to occur.

Some cities have “concurrency permits” where new dev is tacked to ensure adequate infrastructure

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Daylighting

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is the practice of placing windows, or other transparent media, and reflective surfaces so that natural light provides effective internal illumination during the day.

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Daylighting is also used to describe

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the conversion of an enclosed drainage system to a more open and natural system

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Blue infrastructure

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refers to water-based infrastructure. This can include stormwater management, such as bioretention systems, swales, reservoirs, rain gardens, constructed wetlands, and other waterways.

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Green infrastructure

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emphasizes the role of the natural environment in land use planning. A significant emphasis is on converting single-purpose gray stormwater infrastructure (piped drainage and water treatment systems) —to reducing and treating stormwater at its source

Environmental, social, and economic benefits.

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Telecommunications planning

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encompasses a range of topics related to access to telecommunications infrastructure.

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Telecommunications Act of 1996

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Ensures universal service policy, local regulation of cell towers

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Sewer Capacity

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is defined by depth and velocity of flow

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Factors to getting adequate fire dept coverage

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Water pressure, insurance rating, distance to development

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Safe Growth

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A term for building environments that are safe for current and future generations, protecting buildings, infrastructure and the natural environment from damage.

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