Axiomatic

At tonight’s Planning Commission meeting – Planning Manager Deborah Raines taught the Commission a new word-

axiomatic

She used it in the staff report and twice during her presentation. I thought it must be the "secret word" in a "You Bet Your Life" episode. Here’s one of Google’s definitions:

evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident"

Yes. Telling someone who wants to construct a condominium project they have to comply with environmental regulations is not necessary, because complying with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is axiomatic. Good planning and a vocabulary lesson too – who knew public service could be so edifying.