Bike Route: A facility shared with motorists and identified by signs or pavement marking symbols. A bike route does not have lane stripes (Class 3 Bikeway).      

Biota: All living organisms that exist in an area.

Brownfield: An area with abandoned, idle, or underused industrial and commercial facilities where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.

Buffer: Land and/or improvement designated to protect one type of land use from another where there could be compatibility issues.

California Building Code (CBC): A standard building code that sets for minimum standards for construction. The California Building Code is outlined in Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations and includes the Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, National Electric Code, California Fire Code, and the California Energy Code.

California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD): The state department responsible for administering state sponsored housing programs and for reviewing housing elements to determine compliance with state housing law.

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans): California department whose mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems within the state.

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): A state law enacted in 1971 that requires governmental agencies at all levels to consider the impact proposed projects have on the environment, including cultural resource impacts.

California Register of Historical Resources: A listing of archaeological and historic resources that meet the criteria for designation on the state register.

Capital Improvement Program (CIP): A proposed timetable or schedule of future capital improvements (i.e., government acquisition of real property, major construction project, or acquisition of long lasting, expensive equipment) to be carried out during a specific period, together with cost estimates and the anticipated means of financing each project.

Carbon Footprint: A measure of the impact human activities have on the environment in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced, measured in units of carbon dioxide.

Carcinogenic: Capable of causing or inciting cancer.

Centrally located facilities: This term is used in Brisbane General Plan Policy 27, which reads in whole, “Provide centrally located public facilities for public services and community events so as to maximize use by Brisbane residents and businesses.” “Centrally