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Roadway segment – A portion of a street right-of-way developed for vehicular traffic.

Rural Reserves - means land reserved to provide long-term protection for agriculture, forestry or important
natural landscape features that limit urban development or help define appropriate natural boundaries of
urbanization, including plant, fish and wildlife habitat, steep slopes and floodplains.

Rural Roads Operation and Maintenance Advisory Committee (RROMAC) – RROMAC works with county staff
and advises the Board of Commissioners on issues related to rural roads.

Safety Priority Index System (SPIS) – A method of compiling crash histories for identifying potential safety
problems.

Service Request System – The County Operations & Maintenance Division relies on a complaint driven sys-
tem, generally referred to as the Service Request System, to identify problems. A reported problem is docu-
mented in the system and forwarded for inspection to assess whether a repair is warranted.

Sidewalk – A walkway that is separated from the roadway by a curb, planter area or roadside ditch that is
built to adopted standards.

Significant Natural Resource – Mapped components of the natural and built environments identified in the
County’s Comprehensive Plan. The mapped components include the Mineral Aggregate Overlay Districts,
Water Areas and Wetlands, Wildlife Habitat, Water Areas, Wetland & Fish and Wildlife Habitat, Significant
Natural Areas, Historic and Cultural Resources, and Scenic Resources. ADOPTED TEXT

Single-occupancy vehicle – This term refers to vehicles that are carrying one person.

Special Area Street – A sub-category of Collector, Neighborhood Route, Commercial Street and Local Street
underlying functional classification designations. Special Area street designations are most frequently ap-
plied in transit-oriented overlay districts within RTP 2040 center and station community area designations
with good transit service. They are identified on the Special Area Street Overlay Map as well as in the Com-
munity Plans. Special Area Street design standards are included in the Washington County Uniform Road
Improvement Design Standards.

Streetscape – The cross section design and features that make up a roadway. The streetscape includes the
entirety of the public right-of-way and in some cases may include the visual aspects of private land and/or
building facades adjacent to the public right-of-way.

System Development Charge (SDC) – A uniform framework for the imposition of growth and development
charges that may be used for capital improvements.

Telecommute – This term refers to a transportation demand management strategy whereby an individual
substitutes working at home for commuting to a work site on either a part-time or full-time basis.

Traffic calming – Street design or operational features intended to maintain low motor vehicle travel speed to
enhance safety for pedestrians, other non-motorized modes and adjacent land uses.

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