CH 19 - Planning, Zoning, and Environmental Hazards

Question 1

three areas for local planning agency authority

Answer 1

review and approval of site plans

plan control

subdivision plans

Question 2

zoning

Answer 2

division of land into separate categories of legally permitted uses

Question 3

which govt regulates zoning authority?

Answer 3

police power

Question 4

PUD aka cluster zoning

Answer 4

planned unit development

Question 5

buffer zone

Answer 5

planned neutral space between 2 zoning categories, buildings or properties

Question 6

what is the purpose of a buffer zone?

Answer 6

minimize disturbances between potentially incompatible land uses

Question 7

DRI

Answer 7

development regional impact

Question 8

EIS

Answer 8

environmental impact statement

Question 9

Flood zones that require flood insurance when used as collateral for a loan

Answer 9

Zones V or A

Question 10

Flood insurance NOT required in zones

Answer 10

Zones B or X

Question 11

which zone has to meet base elevation standards for FEMA?

Answer 11

Zone A

Question 12

“AE” on flood map

Answer 12

established base elevation standards marked on flood map by “AE”

E = elevation

Question 13

zone with highest probability of flooding

Answer 13

Zone V

Question 14

flood zone that’s near lake, river, stream, and considered part of “100 year floodplain”

Answer 14

Zone A

Question 15

CERCLA aka

Answer 15

Superfund

Question 16

Why was the CERCLA (Superfund) set up?

Answer 16

addresses abandoned hazardous waste sites