Exam 3 Missed Qs Flashcards
Runoff Coefficient
Dimensionless coefficient for amount of runoff relative to precipitation. Higher for less permeable and steep gradients.
To whom do you file misconduct charges against an AICP member?
The Executive Director and Ethics Officer of the APA Chapter
Critical inclusion in a zoning ordinance amendment
Legal basis
Oregon’s Measure 37
A land owner must be compensated if land regulation results in devaluation of property if they are the owner at the time a regulation was put in place
How have US home sizes increased since 1950?
They’ve more than doubled in size
Scoping
Required in EIS. Introduces the public to the project and the relevant environmental issues.
LBCS
Land-Based Classification Standards. Nine colors for five dimensions: activity, function, structure, type, site development character, and ownership
Public Welfare
Concept established in Euclid v. Ambler. Protected by police power and valid reason for zoning
Coffee Klatch
Small, informal discussion with a group of people in a private home with light refreshments
Future Value Formula
FV = PV(1+r)^t FV = Future Value PV = Present Value r = interest rate (as x/100 fraction) t = time period
Roadway Connectivity Index
Refers to density of connections in a road network and directness of links. High ratio means greater connectivity. Low ratio means worse connectivity and more dead ends.
Renewable energy type with most regulations
Wind power. Can include setbacks and allowable zoning district regulations.
Communicative Planning
Consensus building and negotiation planning framework. More likely to be used for groups with competing interests
Isometric View
3D view of a site plan
First Step of Comprehensive Plan Process
Getting authorization from elected officials
How many treatments does sewage go through at a treatment plant?
3
Jane Addams
- Hull House in Chicago
Mixed Scanning
Amitai Eziori - Decision-making model for budgets combining long-term and short-term goals (“scanning” for both)
Police Power
Power of a government to impose what it considers to be reasonable restrictions on life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness for the purpose of order and safety. This includes building permits.
SARAR
Self-esteem, associative strength, resourcefulness, action planning & responsibility. Series of citizen participation techniques designed to be highly visual and get input from low-literacy populations
Procedural Due Process
14th Amendment. Provides protection against unfair processes against life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. States require open meetings because of this.
Substantive Due Process
5th and 14th Amendments. Provides protection against unfair government acts against life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Asks questions of whether a law is fair or not.
Associative Home Builders of Greater East Bay v. City of Livermore
- Livermore prohibited issuance of new building permits if City infrastructure could not support development. If a municipal land use ordinance is reasonably related to the public welfare, then the ordinance is a valid exercise of the police powers.
Negotiation-Based Land Value Recapture
Ties development agreements for increased densities to community amenity contributions
Goals of Site Plan Review
1) Improve aesthetics of projects 2) Preservation of on-site natural features 3) Provision of adequate parking and loading facilities
Vested Rights
If a building permit has been issued, a zoning change came after a nonconforming use was allowed, or a developer has sunk enough money into the project, the development can continue regardless of zoning change.
Geddes’ Definition of Regionalism
Form of civic responsibility as a “middle ground”
Flat Organization
More responsibility among individual employees leading to greater communication
Management Audit
Used to examine efficiency and effectiveness of management in carrying out activities
Section 404 Permit
Establishes a program to regulate the discharge of dredged or fill materials into US waters. A Department of Commerce ruling has allowed developers to avoid these permits.
Appreciative Inquiry Summit
Large group, four-phase process to collectively rediscover strengths & aspirations of a community and make whole-system positive change
Multiattribute Utility Assistance
Decision strategy that represents preference of a decision maker over bundles of goods under conditions of certainty about results and conditions of uncertainty about the same results
Traffic Analysis Zones
Geographic units that divide a region into similar areas of land use
Most important factor in determining grading of a site plan
Topography
Herbert Simon
Created concept of “Satisficing”
Invasion-Succession
Concept from Concentric Circle Theory where one land use expands into a neighboring district ie. downtown office towers expand into a warehouse district
