Land Use Controls & Property Development Flashcards
Enabling Acts
states delegate to counties and local municipalities the authority to enact ordinances in keeping with general laws
Comprehensive Plan
a guide that tries to anticipate changing needs
Zoning Ordinances
implement the comprehensive plan and regulate and control the use of land and structure within designated land use districts
Planned Urban Development
a development where land is set aside for mixed use purposes
Buffer Zones
areas that ease transition from one land use area to another
Conditional Use Permit
granted to a property owner to allow a special use of property that is defined and an allowable conditional use within that zone
Variance
permits a prohibited land use to avoid undue hardship
Building Codes
ordinances to specify construction standards that must be met when repairing or erecting a building
Certificate of Occupancy
a certificate of inspection that a building has been found satisfactory
Subdivider
segments land into parces
Developer
constructs improvements on subdivided parcels
Plat Map
a detailed map illustrating the geographic boundaries of individual lots
Density Zoning
restrict the average maximum number of houses per acre that may be built within a particular subdivision
Deed Restrictions
limitations to the use of property imposed by a past owner or the current owner by inclusion in the deed to the property
Restrictive Covenants (CC&R’s)
covenants, conditions and restrictions; private rules set up by the developer that establish standards for all the parcels within the defined subdivision or PUD
