ABAG Projections 2007: Glossary of Terms

Available Land
Land available for development according to local development policies, including both vacant and redevelopable acreage. Available land is presented in the following categories: residential, basic, and local-serving. Available land excludes areas planned for public parks, open space, agriculture, non-year-round housing, and rural residential housing (less than one unit per ten acres).

Basic Land
A land use category used primarily for industrial or basic employment-generating uses. Basic activity includes businesses that export goods or services outside the region (or act as suppliers to other regional industries), four-year colleges, and federal and state government facilities.

Developed Land
Land occupied by residential uses (at densities equal to or higher than one unit per ten acres), local-serving and/or basic employment activities, or developed public rights-of-way (streets, highways, transit lines).

Local Policy Survey
A survey of land available for development as determined by local governments' land use policies. This survey gathers data on proposed land uses and policies affecting the timing and extent of development. This information is used as a supply-side constraint in the distribution of county-wide population, households, and jobs to the Projections 2007 Subregional Study Areas.

Local-serving Land
A land use category used primarily for commercial or other uses that serve local residents or business activities. This category also includes local governments, schools, and medical facilities.

Mixed-Use Development
Mixed combinations of residential, employment, commercial, and retail uses. Generally enables enhanced walking and transit opportunities through closer proximity of residential, commercial, and industrial land uses.

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