Chapter 9 Vocabulary Flashcards
Setback:
A. Automatic scheduled adjustment to a lower temperature setting of a thermostat.
B. A condition that must be met before a contract is legally binding.
C. The amount of space required by zoning restrictions between the lot line and any improvements on the lot.
D. A plan showing the layout of improvements on a property site.
C. The amount of space required by zoning restrictions between the lot line and any improvements on the lot.
Downzoning:
A. When a property’s use does not conform to current zoning because of a change in the zoning ordinance.
B. Uses that are permitted for a particular zoning classification.
C. The process of dividing into or assigning to zones.
D. A change in zoning from a more active to a less active classification, such as commercial to residential.
D. A change in zoning from a more active to a less active classification, such as commercial to residential.
Navigable waterway:
A. A waterway with a bed and banks where it is possible to float a small watercraft at some point during the year.
B. The channel in which a river flows or formerly flowed.
C. A region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all.
D. The flat portions of land located along watercourses and streams that are subject to overflow and flooding.
A. A waterway with a bed and banks where it is possible to float a small watercraft at some point during the year.
Permitted use:
A. When a property’s use does not conform to current zoning because of a change in the zoning ordinance.
B. Uses that are permitted for a particular zoning classification.
C. Land uses allowed under certain conditions that a government has decided are not well suited to all locations within the zoning district.
D. A clause within a mortgage permitting a lender to accelerate the amount due upon default and declare the entire balance due.
B. Uses that are permitted for a particular zoning classification.
Ordinary high water mark:
A. An area where water is at, near or above the land surface long enough to be capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic vegetation.
B. The flat portions of land located along watercourses and streams that are subject to overflow and flooding.
C. The point on the bank or shore where water is present often enough so that the upland begins to look different from the lake or stream bed.
D. A faint design made in some paper during manufacture, which is visible when held against the light and typically identifies the maker.
C. The point on the bank or shore where water is present often enough so that the upland begins to look different from the lake or streambed.
Deed conditions:
A. A land use restriction that regulates the use of a property in a zoning district.
B. The method by which the court gains custody of a deed to assure that the collateral will not be sold without satisfaction of a court-ordered judgement.
C. Stipulations imposed from a grantor to grantee, usually with a fee simple defeasible estate.
D. A condition that must be met before a contract is legally binding.
C. Stipulations imposed from a grantor to a grantee, usually with a fee simple defeasible estate.
Riparian rights:
A. A way of terminating the rights of the parties under a contract whereby the parties act as if the contract never existed and forfeit their rights to sue.
B. The rights of a government to limit private ownership of property for the general welfare of the community.
C. The right of a person to have the first opportunity to purchase or lease real property.
D. The rights that govern lakes and running waters, such as rivers and streams.
D. The rights that govern lakes and running waters, such as rivers and streams. Property owners with riparian rights own the land to the center of a river or a stream or to the ordinary high water mark of a lake.
Zoning:
A. The placing of a value on property for the purpose of taxation.
B. A property description recognized by law that is sufficient to locate and identify the property without oral testimony.
C. A method of assessing Wisconsin agricultural land for property tax purposes.
D. The laws that determine how land may be used so that an area has orderly development, and there is a minimization of conflicts between incompatible land uses.
D. The laws that determine how land may be used so that an area has orderly development, and there is a minimization of conflicts between incompatible land uses.
Non-conforming use:
A. Land uses allowed under certain conditions that a government has decided are not well suited to all locations within the zoning district.
B. An easement created by adverse use of a property over a statutory period.
C. When a property’s use does not conform to current zoning because of a change in the zoning ordinance.
D. The laws that determine how land may be used so that an area has orderly development, and there is a minimization of conflicts between incompatible land uses.
C. When a property’s use does not conform to current zoning because of a change in the zoning ordinance. The use of the property is permitted to continue until the property is destroyed or the use is discontinued.
Spot zoning:
A. Occurs when a single parcel is granted special privileges that are not extended to other land that is similarly situated.
B. Originally one of the five great divisions of the earth’s surface.
C. A change in zoning from a more active to a less active classification, such as commercial to residential.
D. Uses that are permitted for a particular zoning classification.
A. Occurs when a single parcel is granted special privileges that are not extended to other land that is similarly situated. Permissible when in the public interest.
Deed restrictions:
A. The penalty a borrower must pay when a payment is made in a stated number of days.
B. Conveys title to the lender when the borrower is in default and wants to avoid foreclosure.
C. Clauses in a deed that limit the future use of the property, such as the type of structure that can be erected or the purpose for which a structure may be erected.
D. Grants permission to deviate from a zoning restriction.
C. Clauses in a deed that limit the future use of the property, such as the type of structure that can be erected or the purpose for which a structure may be erected.
Conditional use permit:
A. Land uses allowed under certain conditions that a government has decided are not well suited to all locations within the zoning district.
B. Written government permission for the construction of a new building or improvement to an existing structure.
C. When a property’s use does not conform to current zoning because of a change in the zoning ordinance.
D. Uses that are permitted for a particular zoning classification.
A. Land uses allowed under certain conditions that a government has decided are not well suited to all locations within the zoning district.
Planned unit development (PUD):
A. A type of multiple ownership in which the residents of a multi-unit housing complex own shares in the cooperative corporation that owns the property, giving each resident the right to occupy a specific apartment or unit.
B. A comprehensive plan used to guide development of an area. It takes into consideration growth and expansion of public services and transportation.
C. All real property in a condominium development that is not described as a unit.
D. A zoning district written and negotiated specifically for the subject property.
D. A zoning district written and negotiated specifically for the subject property. It may allow a developer to cluster buildings and services together in a way that would not be possible or permissible according to a municipality’s regular zoning ordinances.
Variance:
A. Any claim against a property that may diminish its value.
B. A loss of value in a property.
C. A symbol used to represent an unknown number in an algebraic equation.
D. Grants permission to deviate from a zoning restriction.
D. Grants permission to deviate from a zoning restriction.
