Deck 1

Question 0

Deepened Footing

Answer 0

When the driveway is set lower than the house with a concrete retainer.

Question 1

FF

Answer 1

Finished Floor

Question 2

Drop Garage

Answer 2

When driveway’s slope from garage to street is to steep, sometimes the garage will be set lower than the house with a concrete retainer to allow the driveway to not be as steep.

Question 3

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Answer 3

Slope; always points downhill

Question 4

Symbol: square box

Answer 4

Dry utility pedestal

Question 5

Encircled “S”

Answer 5

Sewage lateral

Question 6

Encircled “F”

Answer 6

Fire lateral

Question 7

Circle with pie slice

Answer 7

Man hole

Question 8

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Answer 8

Concrete Brow ditch

Question 9

“FAR”; Floor Area Ratio

Answer 9

Ratio of a buildings total floor area to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built.

FAR = total covered area / area of the plot

Question 10

Bonding

Answer 10

an instrument of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the bond holder

Question 11

Grant Deed

Answer 11

Used in some states and jurisdictions for the sale or other transfer of real property from one person or entity to another person or entity. Each party transferring an interest in the property, or “grantor”, is required to sign it.

Question 12

MMRP

Answer 12

Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Program:
CEQA requires that a MMRP be adopted at the time that the agency determines to carry out a project for which an EIR has been prepared, to ensure that mitigation measures identified in the EIR are fully implemented

Question 13

Pad

Answer 13

any defined area of land on which a building may be built or on which another structure or device, such as a utility meter or air conditioner, may be replaced.

Question 14

Trenching

Answer 14

digging long, narrow excavations to install or repair services such as natural gas, electrical telecommunications, and sewers

Question 15

Sch Hc

Answer 15

Scheduled Home Closing

Question 16

BA Status

Answer 16

Buyers App Status: either available or sold

Question 17

Title 24

Answer 17

The California Building Standards Code

Question 18

CC&Rs

Answer 18

basically the rules of your neighborhood.
Generally, the goal is to protect, preserve, and enhance property values in the community.
Most of the time, the rules make sense and are easy to accept.

Question 19

Density

Answer 19

Intensity of Land Use
Example: if a 10-acre subdivision contains 30 single family houses, the HOUSING density is 3 dwelling units per acre.
If the population is 4 people per house, the population density per acre is 12.