Chapter 20 Land Use Controls and Development

Question 1

police power

Answer 1

used to protect public health and well being.

Question 2

enabling acts

Answer 2

delegate t counties and local municipalities the authority to enact ordinances in keeping with general laws.

Question 3

comprehensive Plan

Answer 3

is used as a guide that tries to anticipate changing needs of local gov’ts municipalities, and counties to establish development goals.

Question 4

Land Use

Answer 4

determining how much land may be proposed for residence, industry, business, agriculture, traffic, and transit facilities, utilities, community facilities, parks and rec facilities, floodplains, and areas of special hazards.

Question 5

Housing needs

Answer 5

of present and anticipated residents.

Question 6

moving people

Answer 6

roads, sidewalks, public trans bikeway systems

Question 7

community facilities

Answer 7

librarys, schools, hospitals, rec facilities, police and fire stations, waste disposal

Question 8

Energy conservation

Answer 8

to reduce energy consumption and promote the use of renewable energy sources

Question 9

planning commission

Answer 9

drafts the plan for a community

Question 10

zoning ordinances

Answer 10

implement the comprehensive plan and regulate and control the use of land and structures within designated land-use districts, in part by separating conflicting land uses.

Question 11

PUD planned unit development

Answer 11

where land is set aside for mixed-use purposes, such as residential, commercial, and public areas.

Question 12

buffer zones

Answer 12

ease the transition between areas of use. typically a strip of land separating land dedicated to one use from land dedicated to another use.

Question 13

Bulk zoning

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to control density and avoid overcrowding by imposing setbacks, building heights, and percentage of open areas

Question 14

aesthetic zoning

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specifies certain types of architecture for new buildings

Question 15

incentive zoning

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ensures that certain uses are incorporated into developments, such as requiring the street floor of an office building to house retail establishments.

Question 16

building permit

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written govt permission for the construction, alteration, or demolition or an improvement showing compliance with building codes and zoning ordinances.

Question 17

nonconforming use

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when a lot or improvement does not conform to the zoning use because it existed before the enactment or amendment of the zoning ordinance

Question 18

conditional use permit

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allows a nonconforming but related land use.

granted to a property owner to allow a special use of property that is defined as an allowable conditional use within that zone.

Question 19

variance

Answer 19

to allow a use that does not meet current zoning requirements.

will provide relief if a zoning regulation deprives an owner of the reasonable use of the property.

Question 20

building codes

Answer 20

set many requirements for such things as materials and standards of workmanship, sanitary equipment, electrical wiring, and fire prevention.

Question 21

COO Certificate of Occupancy

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once the completed structure has been inspected and found satisfactory, the building official will issue this certificate

Question 22

subdivider

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segments land into parcels

Question 23

developer

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constructs improvements on subdivided land

Question 24

impact fees

Answer 24

charges made in advance (uses to protect local tax payers) to cover anticipated expenses involving off-site capital improvements such as expanding water and sewer facilities.

Question 25

Plat Map

Answer 25

a detailed map illustrating the geographic boundaries of individual lots.

Question 26

density zoning

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restrict the average maximum number of houses per acre that may be built within a particular subdivision.

Question 27

gross density

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the average number of units in the development stays at or below the maximum density allowed.

Question 28

Deed Restrictions

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limitations to the use of property imposed by a past owner of the current owner by inclusion in the deed to the property and are binding on future grantees.

Question 29

CC&R’s

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are private rules set up by the developer that establish standards for all parcels within the defined subdivision or PUD

Question 30

interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act

Answer 30

to prevent fraudulent marketing schemes that may arise when land is sold without being seen by the purchasers.