Ballast - Chapter 08 - Codes And Regulations During Programming

Question 1

STEINER TUNNEL TEST [ASTM E84]

Answer 1

Rates the surface burning characteristics of interior finishes and other building materials.

Question 2

ZONING

Answer 2

Is the division of a city or other area into districts in order to regulate the use of land and the location and size of buildings within those districts.

Question 3

EASEMENT

Answer 3

Is the right to use another’s land for a specific purpose

Question 4

UTILITY EASEMENT

Answer 4

Allows a utility company to enter the property to install and maintain utility lines above or below the ground within the boundaries of the easement.

Question 5

ACCESS EASEMENT

Answer 5

If a parcel of land is not served by a public road, an access easement may be granted that gives the landowners and the public the right to cross an adjacent property.

Question 6

SUPPORT EASEMENTS

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For the construction of common party walls between properties.

Question 7

JOINT USE EASEMENTS

Answer 7

Allow two or more property owners to share a common feature such as a driveway

Question 8

SCENIC EASEMENT

Answer 8

That protects views and development in scenic areas

Question 9

CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

Answer 9

Limit land use in large areas.

Question 10

RIGHT-OF-WAY

Answer 10

Is the legal right of one party or the public to traverse land belonging to another. In its most common form, a right-of-way refers to the public land used for streets and sidewalks.

Question 11

RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS (are Deeds to Property)

Answer 11

That can contain provisions that restrict the use of the property by the buyer. They are legal and enforceable if they are reasonable and in the public interest.

Question 12

Affirmative Covenants

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Require a buyer to perform a specific duty in the future.

Question 13

Conditional Covenant

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Permits the title to the property to revert to the original owner if the restrictions prescribed in the deed are not followed.

Question 14

4 Treatments for a Historic Building are…

Answer 14

1. Preservation
2. Rehabilitation
3. Restoration
4. Reconstruction

Question 15

Preservation (1)

Answer 15

Is the most historically accurate approach. It maintains additions made over time and chronicles the history of the building through the modifications.

Question 16

REHABILITATION (2)

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Is often used when the property is being converted to a use other than its historical function. It allows more flexibility in the materials and methods of construction that can be used to repair the building, as long as the historic character of the building is maintained.

Question 17

RESTORATION (3)

Answer 17

Focuses on the most important time period in the life of a structure. Therefore, any additions built at other times could be removed. The materials and character of the original structure should be repaired.

Question 18

RECONSTRUCTION (4)

Answer 18

Is the process of rebuilding a lost structure based on historical documentation. One of the most familiar examples of this approach is the buildings and environs at Colonial Williamsburg.