Chapter 20 - Planning and Zoning

Question 1

Base industries

Answer 1

Businesses that attract outside money into the area; primary.

Question 2

Buffer zone

Answer 2

A strip of land separating one land use from another.

Question 3

Building codes

Answer 3

Government ordinances regulating construction practices and materials.

Question 4

Certificate of occupancy

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Concurrency

Answer 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.

Question 6

Economic base studies

Answer 6

An analysis of the effect of base-industry employment in an area.

Question 7

Environmental impact statement

Answer 7

An environmental impact statement summarizes the effect proposed development will have on its surroundings.

Question 8

Health ordinances

Answer 8

Local codes that regulate maintenance and sanitation of public spaces.

Question 9

Nonconforming use

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Planned unit development (PUD)

Answer 10

A self-contained development planned under special zoning ordinances that allows maximum use of open space by reducing lot sizes and street sizes.

Question 11

Service industries

Answer 11

Business establishments, such as grocery stores, barbershops, and retail shops, whose customers are primarily local residents.

Question 12

Special exception

Answer 12

Permission to build or use property in apparent conflict with existing zoning ordinances.

Question 13

Special flood hazard areas (SFHA)

Answer 13

Special flood hazard areas (SFHAs) are located in the 100-year flood plan.

Question 14

Variance

Answer 14

Allows property owners to vary from strict compliance with all or part of a zoning code because to comply would force an undue hardship on the property owner.

Question 15

Zero lot line

Answer 15

A term used to describe the positioning of a structure on a lot so that one side rests directly on the lot’s boundary line.

Question 16

Zoning ordinances

Answer 16

Authorize the segmentation (dividing) of a community into districts or zones in keeping with the character of the land and structures, and with their suitability for particular uses to protect the property owners from undesirable land uses on neighboring property.