Chapter 16 - Control of Land Use

Question 1

Zoning districts that gradually change from a higher-intensity use to a lower-intensity use.

Answer 1

buffer zone

Question 2

An ordinance that specifies minimum standards of construction for buildings to protect public safety and health.

Answer 2

building code

Question 3

A permission issued by a city for the construction of a building to ensure compliance with building codes.

Answer 3

building permit

Question 4

A master plan to guide the long-term development of a government subdivision, such as a city or a county, to ensure that social and economic needs are balanced against environmental and aesthetic concerns.

Answer 4

comprehensive plan

Question 5

A grant approved by a planning and zoning commission allowing, with conditions, a special use of property that is in the public interest.

Answer 5

conditional-use permit

Question 6

Clauses in a deed limiting the future uses of the property.

Answer 6

deed restriction

Question 7

One who converts raw land into a platted subdivision, installs utilities, and paves streets, and who also may construct buildings on lots and sell them.

Answer 7

developer

Question 8

A half-mile to five-mile area surrounding an incorporated area over which the municipality has the right of subdivision approval and the potential for annexation.

Answer 8

extraterritorial jurisdiction

Question 9

Made with little environmental harm; produced in an environmentally and ecologically friendly way by using renewable resources.

Answer 9

green

Question 10

A federal law requiring that a property report be furnished to prospective buyers of certain types of real estate.

Answer 10

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act

Question 11

An equitable doctrine used by courts to bar a legal claim or prevent the assertion of a right because of undue delay or failure to assert the claim or right.

Answer 11

laches

Question 12

A use of property that is permitted to continue after a zoning ordinance prohibiting it has been established for the area.

Answer 12

nonconforming use

Question 13

A planned combination of diverse land uses, such as housing, recreation, and shopping, in one contained development or subdivision.

Answer 13

planned unit development

Question 14

Provided to those engaged in an interstate sale or leasing of 25 or more lots. The report contains essential information about the property, such as distance over paved roads to nearby communities, number of homes currently occupied, soil conditions affecting foundations and septic systems, type of title a buyer will receive, and existence of liens.

Answer 14

property report

Question 15

Ownership of land by a government entity.

Answer 15

public ownership

Question 16

A clause in a deed that limits the way property may be used; generally originated by the owner or developer in a deed.

Answer 16

restrictive covenant

Question 17

A change in a local zoning ordinance to permit a particular use that is inconsistent with the area’s zoning classification. Spot zoning is not favored in the law.

Answer 17

spot zoning

Question 18

A waiver from compliance with a specific provision of the zoning ordinance; for the benefit of one parcel only.

Answer 18

variance

Question 19

Group established to hear complaints about the effects of zoning ordinances on specific parcels of property.

Answer 19

zoning board of adjustment

Question 20

An exercise of police power by a municipality to regulate and control the character and use of the property.

Answer 20

zoning ordinance