Ch 17 Test (Comprehensive)

Question 1

The state government's power to adopt and enforce laws for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare is called:
A. inverse condemnation
B. police power
C. enactment power
D. power of eminent domain

Answer 1

B. police power

Question 2

Spot zoning is:
A. common in rural areas
B. common in urban areas
C. illegal
D. None of the above

Answer 2

C. illegal

Question 3

When a building passes a final inspection after construction is complete:

A. a building permit is issued
B. a certificate of compliance is issued
C. a certificate of occupancy is issued
D. None of the above

Answer 3

C. a certificate of occupancy is issued

Question 4

To be constitutional, public land use restrictions cannot:

A. apply in the same manner to all similarly situated property owners
B. address aesthetic issues
C. reduce the property’s value so much that it amounts to an uncompensated taking
D. be based on long-term development goals

Answer 4

C. reduce the property’s value so much that it amounts to an uncompensated taking

Question 5

Property owners can challenge a zoning classification by filing a petition for a:

A. deregulation
B. rezone
C. downzone
D. spot zone

Answer 5

B. rezone

Question 6

Which of the following cannot be regulated by zoning ordinances?

A. Building square footage
B. Building height
C. Building location on a lot
D. All of the above may be regulated

Answer 6

D. All of the above may be regulated

Question 7

A land use that violates current zoning ordinances, but was legal under earlier law, is a/an:

A. nonconforming use
B. conditional use
C. spot zone
D. illegal use

Answer 7

A. nonconforming use

Question 8

Which of the following uses is not likely to qualify for a conditional use permit?

A. School
B. Church
C. Hospital
D. All of the above will likely qualify

Answer 8

D. All of the above will likely qualify

Question 9

Comprehensive plans are implemented by:

A. the judiciary
B. planning commissions
C. the police
D. legislatures

Answer 9

B. planning commissions

Question 10

To get a variance, a property owner must show:

A. major inconvenience
B. financial loss
C. undue hardship
D. public benefit

Answer 10

C. undue hardship

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the ways in which private restrictions can be created?

A. Contract
B. Declaration
C. Lawsuit
D. Deed

Answer 11

C. Lawsuit

Question 12

A set of CC&Rs requires all houses in the subdivision to have tile roofs. Over the past twenty years, a number of property owners have replaced their roofs with asphalt shingles. When the homeowners association tries to prevent another owner from changing her roof, the restriction may be terminated because of:

A. changed conditions
B. injunction
C. expiration
D. waiver

Answer 12

D. waiver

Question 13

Which of the following are the typical categories of land use for zoning purposes?

A. Agricultural, rural, commercial, industrial
B. Commercial, industrial, residential, special
C. Agricultural/rural, commercial, industrial, residential
D. Commercial, familial, residential, agricultural/rural

Answer 13

C. Agricultural/rural, commercial, industrial, residential

Question 14

A variance allowing a commercial use in an industrial zone is:

A. downzoning
B. an illegal use variance
C. a nonconforming use
D. All of the above

Answer 14

B. an illegal use variance

Question 15

Which of the following is needed for private restrictions to run with the land?

A. The street address of the affected property
B. Payment of money
C. An intent to bind future owners of the property
D. Notice to neighboring property owners

Answer 15

C. An intent to bind future owners of the property

Question 16

Applying modern building requirements to an older building is called:

A. retroactive conversion
B. bringing it up to code
C. minimum safety
D. comprehensive planning

Answer 16

B. bringing it up to code

Question 17

Which of the following is not a way in which private restrictions can be terminated?

A. A vote to repeal the restriction by the homeowners
B. Changed conditions
C. Agreement by the owners of the affected properties
D. Nonconforming use

Answer 17

D. Nonconforming use

Question 18

Private restrictions:

A. limit the use of a property
B. can be either covenants or conditions
C. usually run with the land
D. All of the above

Answer 18

D. All of the above

Question 19

CC&Rs are an example of:

A. zoning
B. comprehensive planning
C. private restrictions
D. police power

Answer 19

C. private restrictions

Question 20

Which of the following isn’t a residential use subcategory?

A. Mobile homes
B. Apartments
C. Storefronts
D. Duplexes

Answer 20

C. Storefronts