Northwest Mesa Escarpment Plan
DEFINITIONS
Archaeological Site. Any location that contains evidence of past human behavior (usually older than 75 years).
Conservation Area. The area within the escarpment design overlay zone which is appropriate for conservation as open space and subject to the requirements of the design overlay zone.
Escarpment. Long, precipitous, cliff-like ridge of land, rock, or the like.
Escarpment Face. Area within the nine percent slope.
Impact Area. That area within 350 feet of the Conservation Area which by its proximity has significant impact upon the escarpment and is subject to the requirements of the design overlay zone.
Nine Percent Slope. The line surveyed by the City based on field verification and staking of the nine percent slope as mapped on Map 3 of this report.
Naturalized Vegetation. Plant species which have been introduced into the Southwest region and require little or no irrigation to establish and require minimal maintenance.
Petroglyph. Any depiction made by scratching, pecking, grooving or abrading the surface of a rock.
Private Open Space. Land within the conservation Area which will remain open and undeveloped as a result of the land use planning provision of this Plan, but which will not be publicly owned, nor accessible to the public.
Qualified Archaeologist. An individual who meets the following minimum professional standards:
1. A graduate degree in archaeology, anthropology, or closely related field, or equivalent training acceptable for accreditation purposes by the Society of Professional Archaeologists; and
2. Demonstrated ability to carry research to completion, evidenced by timely completion of theses, research reports or similar documents; and
3. At least 16 months of professional experience and/or specialized training in archaeological field research, laboratory research, administration or management, including at least 1 year of experience or specialized training in the kind of activity the individual proposes to practice, and at least 6 months of field experience within the region where the project will be undertaken, or demonstrable competence based on analogous experience. Persons engaged to do archival or documentary research, as part of the permitted activity, should have either a graduate degree in history or ethnohistory or at least two yers of graduate education in either of these fields, or equivalent professional experience including publications.
View Area. The area outside the conservation and impact areas which can be easily seen from the base or top of the escarpment or is within a broader area which, seen from a distance, contributes to the perception of the escarpment and volcanoes as a unified feature.