Chapter 5: Government Rights and Limitations on Private Ownership

Question 1

Zoning ordinances generally control all of the following three …

Answer 1

1. placement of a building upon the lot.
2. use of the property.
3. height restriction of building to be placed upon the lot.

Question 2

The enforcement of the laws setting standards for construction methods and materials is accomplished by way of

Answer 2

the building permit system

Question 3

__________ divides a community into areas that are set aside for specific uses.

Answer 3

Zoning

Question 4

The federal and state government’s power to take private property for public use is known as:

Answer 4

eminent domain.

Question 5

One of the basic goals to land use planning is:

Answer 5

controlling population density.

Question 6

The real property tax year in California is:

Answer 6

July 1 to June 30.

Question 7

Previously established uses that are permitted to continue after a zoning change prohibits the use in the newly rezoned area is known as a:

Answer 7

nonconforming use.

Question 8

n California, a zoning variance to allow commercial use in a residential zoned area can be granted by:
the local zoning authority.
the local building inspectors.
the local planning commission. None of the above

Answer 8

None of the above

Question 9

Under the Subdivision Map Act, a subdivision with two to four lots, condominiums, and cooperatives file a __________ instead of tentative and final maps.

Answer 9

parcel map

Question 10

The comprehensive long-term proposal of property development in California is called:

Answer 10

the general plan

Question 11

The government’s power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals and general welfare is called:

Answer 11

police power.

Question 12

A form of ownership wherein several buyers purchase undivided interests in real property with a right to use that property for a specific period is called a:

Answer 12

timeshare.

Question 13

A subdivision that includes single-family residential lots that are separately owned as well as areas owned in common and reserved for the use of some or all of the individual owners is called:

Answer 13

a planned development.

Question 14

Generally, schools, hospitals and churches are issued __________ by the zoning authority.

Answer 14

conditional use permits

Question 15

Real property taxes in California become a lien on:

Answer 15

January 1.

Question 16

The Subdivided Lands Law applies to most subdivisions with __________ parcels.

Answer 16

five or more

Question 17

The tax levied on each sale of real property in California is called:

Answer 17

a documentary transfer tax.

Question 18

A final subdivision public report is issued by the:

Answer 18

Real Estate Commissioner.

Question 19

The California law governing environmental quality is commonly referred to as:

Answer 19

CEQA.

Question 20

Laws setting the standards for construction methods and materials are contained within the:

Answer 20

building codes.