This section is intended to identify acronyms which may appear in the LDC or which may appear in the development or permit review process.
AADT: Average Annual Daily Traffic
ADA: American's with Disabilities Act
AMI: Approved Minutes
BCAD: Broward County Aviation Department
BCT: Broward County Transit
CAA: Clean Air Act
CAO: City Attorney's Office
CBDD: Central Broward Water Control District
CCT: Color Correlated Temperature
CO: Certificate of Occupancy
CPTED: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
DBH: Diameter Breast Height
DEO: Department of Economic Opportunity
DEP: Department of Environmental Protection
DO: Development Order
DRC: Development Review Committee
DRI: Development of Regional Impact
EA: Environmental Assessment
EAR: Evaluation and Appraisal Report
EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration
F.A.C: Florida Administrative Code
FAR: Floor Area Ratio
FBC: Florida Building Code
F.C.: Foot-candles
FDOT: Florida Department of Transportation
FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
FGBC: Florida Green Building Code
FHWA: Federal Highway Administration
FLU: Future Land Use
FLUM: Future Land Use Map
FPL: Florida Power and Light
F.S: Florida State Statutes
GIS: Geographic Information Systems
HOA: Homeowners Association
HUD: U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development
IES or IESNA: Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
I/A: If Applicable
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
LED: Light Emitting Diode
LPA: Local Planning Agency
LUPA: Land Use Plan Amendment
LZA: Letter from Zoning Administrator
MPO: Metropolitan Planning Organization
MUTCD: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
NAVD: North American Vertical Datum
NGBS: National Green Building Council
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ORD: Ordinance
PER: Permit
RES: Resolution
ROW: Right-of-Way
SBDD: South Broward Drainage District
SFRPC: South Florida Regional Planning Council
SR: State Road
TOC: Transit Oriented Corridor
TOD: Transit Oriented Development
USGBC: United Stated Green Building Council
VMT: Vehicle Miles Traveled
(Ord. 2021-02, adopted 3-17-21; sought to be reconsidered, Commission passed 4-21-2021; Am. Ord. 2022-02, passed 6-15-22)