The term “subdivision improvement” refers to any street work and utilities to be installed or agreed to be installed by the subdivider on the land to be used for public or private streets, highways, ways, and easements as are necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic, drainage, and flood control needs as a condition precedent to the approval and acceptance of the final map thereof. “Improvement” also refers to any other specific improvements or types of improvements, the installation of which, either by the subdivider, by the City, by private utilities, by any other entity approved by the City or by a combination thereof, is necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the General Plan, or any applicable Specific Plan.
An incompatible land use is the contiguous occurrence of an unlike land use which may have an adverse effect on an adjacent land use. A residential use adjacent to a general industrial use is an example of an incompatible land use.
An incompatible land use characteristic refers to an attribute of a land use which is detrimental to the character of another land use. An unpleasant odor from an area would be representative of an incompatible land use characteristic.
The basic utilities and services necessary to support development, e.g., sewer, water, and roads.
An institutional use is an organizational use of a public character including governmental, educational, religious, medical, scientific research, cultural, social, and sometimes, recreational or entertainment uses. Such organizations often utilize large structures and/or large grounds for public assembly purposes to educate, treat, train, help, or entertain groups of people on a regular or periodic basis.
A provisional or temporary land use often used while studies are being conducted to evaluate the long-term use.