Codes and Regulations

Question 1

zoning

Answer 1

division of a city or other area into districts in order to regulate the use of land and the location and size of buildings

Question 2

easement

Answer 2

the right to use another’s land for a specific purpose, or to prevent the land’s owner from using it for a particular purpose - legal instrument

Question 3

utility easement

Answer 3

allows a utility company to enter the property to install and maintain utility lines above or below the ground within the boundaries of the easement

Question 4

access easement

Answer 4

gives the land owner and the public the right to cross and adjacent property if the parcel of land is not served by a public road

Question 5

support easement

Answer 5

used for the construction of common party walls between properties

Question 6

joint use easementq

Answer 6

allows two or more property owners to share a common feature such as a driveway

Question 7

scenic easement

Answer 7

protects the views and development in scenic areas

Question 8

conservation easement

Answer 8

limits land use in large areas

Question 9

right-of-way

Answer 9

legal right of one party or the public to traverse land belonging to another

Question 10

restrictive covenant

Answer 10

deeds to properties can contain provisions that restrict the use of the property by the buyer - legal and enforceable if they are reasonable and in the public interest

Question 11

affirmative covenant

Answer 11

requires a buyer to perform a specific duty in the future

Question 12

conditional covenant

Answer 12

permits the title to the property to revert to the original owner if the restrictions prescribed in the deed are not followed

Question 13

restoration

Answer 13

focuses on the most important time period in the life of a structure

Question 14

rehabilitation

Answer 14

used when property is being converted to a use other than its historical function

Question 15

reconstruction

Answer 15

process of rebuilding a lost structure on historical documentation

Question 16

preservation

Answer 16

chronicles the history of the building through time (with its modifications)

Question 17

zoning ordinances

Answer 17

floor area ratios, minimum lot sizes and dimensions, maximum lot coverage requirements, maximum building heights, minimum setbacks from property lines, and parking requirements, including minimum number and sizes of loading spaces

Question 18

proctor test

Answer 18

determines the optimum compaction of site fill based on its density and optimum moisture content

Question 19

pit test

Answer 19

pit dug in the soil to allow visual inspection of soil

Question 20

soil load test

Answer 20

determines the design load of soil by applying steadily increasing loads on a platform