CPO Acronyms

Land Use Acronyms
AOC	Association of Oregon Counties An organization to provide for the exchange of information, ideas, and technical assistance among Oregon's 36 county governments.
APA	American Planning Association A nation organization of city and regional planners and lay persons involved in planning.
BGRS	Bureau of Government, Research and Service Research agency, located on the U of 0 campus. Its purpose is to provide information, statistics, model ordinances, and technical consultation to state and local government agencies.
CAC	Citizen Advisory Committee Citizens organized to help develop and maintain a comprehensive plan and its land use regulations.
CBD	Central Business District An area of very high land valuation characterized by high concentration of businesses and high traffic flow.
CCI	Committee for Community Involvement A local group, appointed by a governing body, for the purpose of assisting the governing body with the development of a program that promotes and enhances citizen involvement in land use planning, assisting in the implementation of the citizen involvement program, and evaluating the process being used for citizen involvement.
CCRs	Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions Private contractual agreement used to protect property values and control conflicts among land uses, deed restriction.
CIAC	Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee Standing committee appointed by the LCDC to advise them on matters of citizen involvement, to promote public participation in the adoption and amendment of the goals and guidelines, and to assure widespread citizen involvement in all phases of the planning process.
CIP	Capital Improvement Program A short-term plan to decide how some or all of a communities capital improvements are to be developed (sewers, roads, water system, libraries, fire stations, etc.)
CIP	Community Involvement Program A program established by a City or County to ensure the extensive, ongoing involvement of local community members in planning.
COG	Counsel of governments An association of City, County, and Special District governments formed for the purpose of planning and coordinating more effective governmental services.
CPO	Community Planning Organization Volunteer community associations, recognized by the County and Planning Division in land use issues.
DEQ	Department of Environmental Quality The state agency that administers programs and regulations to reduce or minimize pollution of the air, water, and land.
DLCD	Department of Land Conservation and Development
DSL	Division of State Lands
DTD	Department of Transportation and Development
EFU	Zone Exclusive Farm Use Zone
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement A report concerning the effects on the environment that can be expected to occur as a result of some major federal action.
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
FPA	Forest Practices Act The state laws that govern commercial activities involving the growing, harvesting or processing of forest tree species. These statutes are implemented with a set of administrative rules known as the Forest Practices Rules.
FVC	Future Vision Commission
GIS	Geographic Information System A computer system to identify and label geographic and infrastructure characteristics in a selected area.
GOALS	Mandatory statewide planning standards adopted by the LCDC.
ILSFDA	Interstate Land Sales and Full Disclosure Act Consumer protection measure to regulate interstate selling of lots in large subdivisions.
JLCLU	Joint Legislative Committee on Land Use Seven member committee to advise the legislative assembly about various aspects of the state's land use planning program.
JPACT	Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation
LCDC	Land Conservation and Development Commission A seven member commission established to develop and administer Oregon's statewide planning goals.
LUBA	Land Use Board of Appeals A board established by the state legislature to hear and decide on contested land use cases.
LID	Local Improvement District a small district formed for the purpose of carrying out local improvements (street paving, construction of storm sewers, development or a park).
METRO	A District formed to consolidate governmental functions in the Portland area.
MPAC	Metro Policy Advisory Committee
MTAC	Metro Technical Advisory Committee
OARs	Oregon Administrative Rules
ODFW	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
ODOT	Oregon Department of Transportation
ORS	Oregon Revised Statutes
OWQI	Oregon Water Quality Index A convenient summary measure of water quality developed by the state's Department of Environmental Quality.
PUD	Public Utility District, also, Planned Unit Development
SDC	Systems Development Charge A fee charged by a local government to a developer in order to recoup some of the city's general capital costs for sewer, water, or street systems.
TAC	Technical Advisory Committee
UGB	Urban Growth Boundary A line that indicates the outermost limit of a city's planned expansion.
ZDO	Zoning and Development Ordinance Land use regulation enacted by a city or county to create districts within which the type, location, density, bulk, height and lot coverage of land uses are restricted.
Planners' Acronyms and Translations
CCI	Committee for Community Involvement (advisory to local governments)
CIAC	Citizen Involvement Advisory Committee (advisory to LCDC)
CIP	Capitol Improvement Program
COG	Council of Governments
CPO	Community Planning Organization or Citizen Planning Organization
CU	Conditional Use
DLCD	Department of Land Conservation and Development
DOGAMI	Department of Geology and Minerals Industries
DRB	Design Review Board or Development Review Board
EESE	Economic, Environmental, Social and Energy (LCDC Goal 5)
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement
FY	Fiscal Year
HO	Hearings Officer
IGA	Intergovernmental Agreement
LCDC	Land Conservation and Development Commission
LID	Local Improvement District
LUBA	Land Use Board of Appeals
NA	Neighborhood Association
ODOE	Oregon Department of Energy
ODOT	Oregon Department of Transportation
PC	Planning Commission
PO	Property owner
PUD	Planned Unit Development, also Public Utility District
SDF	Systems Development Fee
TIF	Tax Increment Financing
UGB	Urban Growth Boundary
UGMA	Urban Growth Management Agreement
ZDO	Zoning and Development Ordinance
Oregon Agency Abbreviations
AAA	School of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of 0regon
AOC	Association of Oregon Counties
BLM	Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
COE	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Defense
COG	Councils of Government (County)
DEQ	Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
DLCD	Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development
DOF	Oregon Department of Forestry
DSL	Oregon Division of State Lands
EEAO	Environmental Education Association of Oregon
LOC	League of Oregon Cities
LWCF	Land and Water Conservation Fund
METRO	Metropolitan Service District
NPS	National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
ODFW	Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
ODOE	Oregon Department of Education
OEDD	Oregon Economic Development Department
OFC	Oregon Forest Council
OFIC	Oregon Forest Industries Council
OPA	Oregon Parks Association
OPRD	Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
ORPA	Oregon Recreation and Park Association
ORTAC	Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council
OSU	Oregon State University
OTD	Oregon Tourism Division
PSU	Portland State University
SMB	Oregon State Marine Board
SOSC	Southern Oregon State College
U of 0	University of Oregon
USFS	US Forest Service, Department of Agriculture