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Glossary of Terms

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Low Income Household

Lower Income Household

  • 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 households includes very low income households and extremely low income households.

Luminaire

  • 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.