Level 6: Public Land-Use Controls Flashcards

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Public Land Use Controls Visual Aid

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Public Land Use Controls: PETE stands for ?

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P is for Police Power

E is for Eminent Domain

T is for Taxation

E is for Escheat

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Public Land Use Controls: Police Power

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

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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

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

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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

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Zoning Ordinances

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

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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

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Building Codes: Building Permits

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

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Certificate of Occupancy

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certifies that it is ready and fit for inhabitants

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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

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Plat Patterns Gridiron Visual Aid

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Plat Patterns Curvilinear Visual Aid

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Subdivision Creation Visual Aid

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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

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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

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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

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Public Land Use Controls Taxation: Ad Valorem

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taxes based on the assessed value of a property

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Homeowners pay property taxes to these three taxing authorities
a county, a municipality, & a school district
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Tax Rate: Mills
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
when additional taxes are levied on the homeowners in a neighborhood or area to pay for improvements that benefit the people living there
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Public Land Use Controls Taxation: Escheat
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
dying without a will, your estate will be settled by probate
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Probate
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
set of laws that sets out the process of passing an estate to heirs when the owner dies intestate
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Public Land Use Controls PETE Visual Aid
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Public Ownership of Land
the role of government to own and maintain public land such as streets, highways, & parks