Morgan's (II-B,C)

Question 1

Zoning is a type of ___ power under which municipalities can regulate land use.

Answer 1

Police

Question 2

____ in zoning refers to a property continuing a prior use after a zoning change.

Answer 2

Non-conforming use

Question 3

A ___allows for a use other than the primary zoning category and may be granted after review by the zoning authorities. Examples include a restaurant in a residential area or a hairdressing salon in a renovated portion of a house.

Answer 3

Variance

Question 4

A ___ is a more restrictive exception to zoning that is governed by a permit.

Answer 4

Conditional (special use)

Question 5

___ allows for rezoning of a parcel or small area to coexist within an area of different zoning requirements.

Answer 5

Spot zoning

Question 6

Specified distance a building must be from a property line

Answer 6

Setback

Question 7

Area that serves to separate one use from another

Answer 7

Buffer zone

Question 8

Municipal regulations governing zoning and land-use requirements

Answer 8

Zoning ordinances

Question 9

___ is typically required in order for residents to move into a newly constructed building or return to a renovated one.

Answer 9

Certificate of occupancy (CO)

Question 10

Areas that contain one or more natural hazards, such as flooding, earthquake, landslide, coastal management, or another geological hazard specific to that area

Answer 10

Special study zones

Question 11

Rights of an owner to the use of a flowing watercourse that borders the property or a stream that crosses one’s land; refers to a commercially nonnavigable waterway and gives an owner who borders on it ownership to its middle

Answer 11

Riparian rights

Question 12

Rights an owner has to the use of frontage on an ocean, sea, or large lake; refers to commercially navigable waterways, gives an owner who borders on it ownership to the high-water mark

Answer 12

Littoral rights

Question 13

On the federal level, the ___ has primary responsibility for most environmental regulations and enforcements for environmental acts.

Answer 13

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

Question 14

Which law established prohibitions, requirements, and liabilities concerning closed and abandoned hazardous waste sites and established a trust fund to provide for cleanup when no responsible party could be idetified.

Answer 14

CERCLA (1980) aka Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, aka the Superfund Act

Question 15

Which law stressed the importance of permanent remedies and innovative treatment technologies in cleaning up hazardous waste sites and provided new enforcement authorities and settlement tools?

Answer 15

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorizations Act (1986)

Question 16

List the environmental conditions and hazardous materials governed by discovery and disclosure requirements.

Answer 16

1. Lead-based paint
2. Asbestos
3. Radon gas
4. Toxic mold
5. Drinking water problems
6. UFFI (urea formaldehyde foam insulation)
7. Property environmental problems - contaminated soil and/or groundwater, underground storage tanks, protected species