Ch. 20 Flashcards
Buffer Zone
A strip of land, usually used as a park or designated for a similar use, separating land dedicated to one use from Land dedicated to another use (e.g. residential from commercial).
Building Code
An ordinance that specifies minimum standards of construction for buildings to protect public safety and health.
Certificate of Occupancy
Permission by the municipal inspector to occupy a completed building structure after being inspected and having complied with building codes.
Comprehensive Plan
A comprehensive government plan to guide the long-term physical development of a particular area.
Conditional-Use Permit
Written governmental permission allowing a use inconsistent with the zoning but necessary for the common good, such as locating an emergency medical facility in a predominantly residential area.
Deed Restrictions
Clauses in a deed limiting the future uses of the property. Deed restrictions may impose a vast variety of limitations and conditions - for example, they may limit the density of buildings, dictate the types of structures that can be erected, or prevent buildings from being used for specific purposes or even from being used at all.
Density Zoning
Zoning ordinances that restrict the maximum average number of housing units per acre that may be built within a particular area, generally a subdivision.
Developer
One who attempts to put land to its most profitable use through the construction of improvements.
Enabling Acts
State legislation that confers zoning and other powers on municipal governments.
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSA)
A federal law that regulates the sale of certain real estate in interstate commerce.
Nonconforming Use
A use of property that is permitted to continue after a zoning ordinance prohibiting it has been established for the area.
Planned Unit Development (PUD)
A planned combination of diverse land uses, such as housing, recreation, and shopping, in one contained development or subdivision.
Restrictive Convenants
A clause in a deed that limits the way the real estate ownership may be used.
Subdivider
One who buys undeveloped land, divides it into smaller, usable lots and sells the lots to potential users.
Subdivision
A tract of land divided by the owner, known as the subdivider, into blocks, building lots, and streets according to a recorded subdivision plat, which must comply with local ordinances and regulations.
