Level 6: Public Land-Use Controls

Question 1

Public Land Use Controls Visual Aid

Question 2

Public Land Use Controls: PETE stands for ?

Answer 2

P is for Police Power

E is for Eminent Domain

T is for Taxation

E is for Escheat

Question 3

Public Land Use Controls: Police Power

Answer 3

the government right to regulate and restrict land use in order to protect the public, includes the power to enforce zoning and building codes

Question 4

Public Land Use Controls Police Power: Zoning

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the division of land within a jurisdiction into separate districts within which uses are permitted, prohibited, or permitted with conditions

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Public Land Use Controls Police Power: Building Codes

Answer 5

sets of regulations pertaining to building design, materials, safety, sanitation, and structure

Question 6

Public Land Use Controls Police Power: Subdivision Regulations

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describe specifically how subdivisions can be created, rules for how land can be parceled out, how dense they can be, and other zoning-adjacent issues

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Public Land Use Controls Police Power: Application of Rules

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when there is a difference between a government restriction and a private restriction, the strictest restriction will be applied

Question 8

Zoning Ordinances

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local laws that control how land is used and what structures can be built in a designated district

Question 9

Zoning Ordinances: Master Plan

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written document created by the local planning board to guide the future growth and development of a community

Question 10

Building Codes: Building Permits

Answer 10

legal document from a local authority that authorizes a construction or remodeling project

Question 11

Certificate of Occupancy

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certifies that it is ready and fit for inhabitants

Question 12

Subdivision Regulations vs. Deed Restrictions vs. Zoning Laws Visual Aid

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Subdivision

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the process of dividing up a big piece of land into small pieces of land & is created bya subdivider

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Subdivider

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the person who creates the development and separates out the land

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Developer

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the person who builds on the land and sells the homes

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Plat Patterns: Gridiron

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features large lots, wide streets, and some limited-use service alleys, sidewalks usually run parallel to the street, possibly separated from the road by a small, grassy area

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Plat Patterns: Curvilinear

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integrates major feeder roads with smaller streets and dead ends, prevent monotony and increase open space, minimizes service alleys and the more complex road patterns can be difficult to navigate

Question 18

Plat Patterns Gridiron Visual Aid

Question 19

Plat Patterns Curvilinear Visual Aid

Question 20

Subdivision Creation Visual Aid

Question 21

Public Land Use Controls: Eminent Domain

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the power of government to seize private property for public use, government must pay the property owner fair compensation

Question 22

Public Land Use Controls Eminent Domain: Condemnation Suits

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if a property owner won’t consent to sell and the government really needs it, then it will initiate a condemnation suit

Question 23

Public Land Use Controls: Taxation

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a charge on real estate that is used to pay for services provided by the government

Question 24

Public Land Use Controls Taxation: Ad Valorem

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taxes based on the assessed value of a property

Question 25

Homeowners pay property taxes to these three taxing authorities

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a county, a municipality, & a school district

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Tax Rate: Mills

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1/1000 of a dollar, or $0.001 ex. - tax rate % is 2.5%, tax rate is 25 mills

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Special Assessments

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when additional taxes are levied on the homeowners in a neighborhood or area to pay for improvements that benefit the people living there

Question 28

Public Land Use Controls Taxation: Escheat

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the legal doctrine by which a decedent’s property will pass to the state without their consent if that individual dies without a will, a surviving spouse, lineal descendants, or other known heirs

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Intestate

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dying without a will, your estate will be settled by probate

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Probate

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process by which courts determine and grant the appropriate ownership interest of an estate to creditors, taxing entities, and heirs of an owner who dies intestate

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Intestate: Laws of Descent and Distribution

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set of laws that sets out the process of passing an estate to heirs when the owner dies intestate

Question 32

Public Land Use Controls PETE Visual Aid

Question 33

Public Ownership of Land

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the role of government to own and maintain public land such as streets, highways, & parks