Ch. 20 Planning and Zoning

Question 1

Business that attract outside money into the are; primary.

Answer 1

base industries

Question 2

A strip of land separating one land use from another.

Answer 2

buffer zone

Question 3

Government ordinances regulating construction practices and materials.

Answer 3

building codes

Question 4

An occupancy permit issued by the local government after construction is completed and the final inspection is approved.

Answer 4

certificate of occupancy

Question 5

A provision in Florida’s Growth Management Act that mandates that the infrastructure, such as roads and water and waste treatment facilities needed to support additional population, be in place before new development is allowed.

Answer 5

concurrency

Question 6

An analysis of employment in the primary industries of a region.

Answer 6

economic base studies

Question 7

A document that summarizes the effect proposed development will have on the surroundings.

Answer 7

environmental impact statement (EIS)

Question 8

Local codes that regulate maintenance and sanitation of public spaces.

Answer 8

health ordinances

Question 9

Continuing land use that is not in compliance with zoning ordinances.

Answer 9

nonconforming use

Question 10

A residential project with mixed land uses and high residential density.

Answer 10

planned unit development (PUD)

Question 11

Businesses that attract local money (e.g., grocery stores, retail shops).

Answer 11

service industries

Question 12

An individual ruling in which a property owner is granted the right to a use otherwise contrary to law.

Answer 12

special exceptions

Question 13

An area located in the 100-year flood plan.

Answer 13

special flood hazard area (SFHA)

Question 14

An exception to zoning regulations or ordinances granted to relieve a hardship.

Answer 14

variance

Question 15

The positioning of a structure on a lot so that one side rest directly on the lot’s boundary line (there is no side setback requirement).

Answer 15

zero lot line

Question 16

Classification of real property for various purposes; the government power to control and supervise the use of privately owned real property ( actually, the exercise of police powers).

Answer 16

zoning ordinances

Question 17

1. One of the major reasons for the lack of emphasis on city planning in the 1800s was the
   a. focus on identifying and locating rural tracts for farming using a new method of describing real property.
   b. philosophy of laissez-faire.
   c. reduction in university course offerings in real estate and urban development.
   d. exodus from the farms to the cities for jobs.

Answer 17

B

Question 18

2. The subsection in Florida’s Growth Management Act that requires that parks, roads, sewers, and drinking water be available before new development is allowed is referred to as the
   a. utilities provisions.
   b. infrastructure provision.
   c. concurrency provision.
   d. level of service provision.

Answer 18

C

Question 19

3. A planning commission is normally composed of
   a. trained profesional planners.
   b. elected officials.
   c. appointed unpaid members.
   d. members of the primary legislative city or county body.

Answer 19

C

Question 20

4. The best composition of a planning commission is generally thought to be one with representation from
   a. each licensed professional occupation.
   b. senior adult homeowners because of their experience.
   c. real estate and mortgage lending firms.
   d. a cross section of interests.

Answer 20

D

Question 21

5. In municipalities with planning commissions, the final authority in panning matters is the
   a. planning commission chairperson.
   b. professional staff director.
   c. elected city government officials.
   d. planning commission support staff supervisor.

Answer 21

C

Question 22

6. The primary function of a planning commission is to
   a. make policy recommendations to the elected government body.
   b. make policy recommendations to the trained professional staff.
   c. advise the next higher planning board (county, regional,etc) of its recommendations and actions.
   d. collect, refine, and produce the basic studies needed to develop a comprehensive plan for future growth.

Answer 22

A

Question 23

7. A strip of land that separates one land use from another is referred to as
   a. an easement
   b. an egress.
   c. a buffer zone.
   d. a median.

Answer 23

C

Question 24

8. The MOST basic of all the background planning studies is the
   a. economic base study.
   b. land-use study.
   c. community facilities study.
   d. population study.

Answer 24

D

Question 25

9. A land-use study
   a. shows where future land uses should be.
   b. involves plotting each parcel on a land-use map.
   c. requires an inventory of public and private land uses.
   d. involves all of the above.

Answer 25

D

Question 26

10. Population background studies include an estimate of
    a. the number of new households expected to move into the area.
    b. the best housing markets of the future.
    c. the future cost of social services.
    d. all of the above.

Answer 26

A

Question 27

11. Base industries contribute to stability and growth; service industries are the businesses that
    a. do not attract much outside money to the area.
    b. attract outside money to the area.
    c. manufacture and export products.
    d. create and export service assistance.

Answer 27

A

Question 28

12. Physiographic studies reveal the
    a. physical location of shopping centers and subdivisions.
    b. transportation network structure.
    c. surface and subsurface structure of land.
    d. density and intensity structure of population.

Answer 28

C

Question 29

13. Thoroughfare studies are normally a
    a. city project.
    b. county project.
    c. state project.
    d. cooperative project.

Answer 29

D

Question 30

14. To be granted a variance, a property owner must provide evidence that
    a. the same treatment has been afforded other owners.
    b. a hardship related to land use exists.
    c. the variance, if granted, will be for the owner’s use only.
    d. the land use existed before passage of zoning laws.

Answer 30

B

Question 31

15. Residential zoning is designed to regulate
    a. intensity.
    b. frequency.
    c. density.
    d. all of the above.

Answer 31

C

Question 32

16. Commercial zoning is designed to regulate
    a. intensity.
    b. frequency.
    c. density.
    d. all of the above.

Answer 32

A

Question 33

17. A small general stores that existed before a change to residential zoning would be an example of a
    a. special exception.
    b. variance.
    c. PUD.
    d. nonconforming use.

Answer 33

D

Question 34

18. The legal right to enact zoning laws is derived from
    a. police powers.
    b. public policy.
    c. property taxation.
    d. all of the above.

Answer 34

A

Question 35

19. Zoning ordinances regulate
    a. the firewall rating of a wall located between the kitchen and dining areas of a restaurant.
    b. the setback requirements of a building from the property lines.
    c. the electrical rating of the wiring in a residential home.
    d. all of the above.

Answer 35

B

Question 36

20. A parcel of land contains 75 acres. A developer has reserved 25 percent of the land for streets and green space. Applicable zoning regulations require a minimum of 9,500 square feet per residential lot. The number of permissible lots is
    a. 86.
    b. 232.
    c. 257.
    d. 260.

Answer 36

C