Low impact development refers to the Low Impact Development (LID) program, which establishes requirements for stormwater and urban runoff control. The program is administered by LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) and is authorized by Chapter VI., Sec. 64.72. (Stormwater and Urban Runoff Pollution Control Measures for Development Planning and Construction Activities) of this Code.

A low income household is a household whose annual income, adjusted for family size, does not exceed 80 percent of the area median income as designated for this category in the California Health and Safety Code, Sec. 50079.5.

A lower income household is a household whose annual income, adjusted for family size, does not exceed 80 percent of the area median income as designated for this category in California Health and Safety Code, Sec. 50079.5. Lower income household includes very low income households and extremely low income households. For the purposes of Div. 13B.12. (Redevelopment Plan Procedures) of this Code, lower income household is defined as the meaning ascribed thereto in the Development Guidelines and Controls for Residential Hotels in the City Center and Central Industrial redevelopment project areas, adopted by the former CRA on June 15, 2006.

Lower income student is defined as a student who has a household income and asset level that does not exceed the level for Cal Grant A or Cal Grant B award recipients as set forth in California Education Code Sec. 69432.7(k)(1). The eligibility of a student to occupy a dwelling unit for lower income students shall be verified by an affidavit, award letter, or letter of eligibility provided by the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled or by the California Student Aid Commission that the student receives or is eligible for financial aid, including an institutional grant or fee waiver from the college or university, the California Student Aid Commission, or the federal government.

Low Resource Areas as defined and identified by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC).

Pursuant to Sec. 4C.10.1. (Outdoor Lighting), luminaire is defined as the complete lighting unit (fixture), consisting of a lamp or lamps, and ballasts (when applicable), together with the parts designed to distribute the light (reflector, lens, diffuser), to position and protect the lamps, and to connect the lamps to the power supply.