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1
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How do governments address developmental goals?

A

Municipalities develop a masterplan to ensure social and economic needs are balanced against aesthetic and environmental concerns.

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Name the six ways a property development might be restricted?

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Zoning ordinances, spot zoning, nonconforming use, building codes, special zoning, and deed restrictions.

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What are zoning ordinances?

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The laws of local govt that regulate and control land use

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A __ is an exception to the zoning ordinance after the zoning laws go into effect. This does not change the zoning of the parcel.

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Variance

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5
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__ __ is actually changing the zoning of a specific parcel.

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Spot Zoning

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Spot Zoning is also known as __.

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Conditional use permit

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What is nonconforming use?

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A permitted use of a piece of ground that does not conform to current zoning laws because the use started before the current zoning laws went into effect.

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___ are the laws that control construction standards such as types of materials used and fire prevention.

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Building Codes

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Special Zoning is also known as ___, and refers to the specific type of architecture.

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aesthetic

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__ restrictions are limitations placed by a developer/owner that influences the allowable use of the property by future owners.

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Deed

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11
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Which is more restrictive? Deed restrictions or zoning laws?

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Deed restrictions

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A __ zone is a use of land that separates two different land uses that are not viewed as compatible. Give an example.

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Buffer ie. placing apartments btw a commercial area and single family subdivision

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What does PUD stand for?

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Planned Unit Development- ownership usually involves an individual interest in common areas, HOA and title of the land your unit is on.

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Downzoning is a change in zoning from __ active to __ active.

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more to less. ie: multifamily to single family

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In subdivisions, a __ splits a piece of land into smaller tracts of land and sells to a developer.

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Subdivider

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In subdivisions, a __ and a __ could be the same entitity.

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Subdivider and Developer

17
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What does a developer do?

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The one who improves the lots and sells to builders or directly to the public.

18
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What is the difference between subdivision regulations and restrictions?

A

Regulations are placed on the county or municipality by the govt and restrictions are placed by the developer (private entity)

19
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In terms of property development, what is a dedication?

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The transfer of privately owned land to the public without consideration/ money.

20
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What is a legal description of a deed?

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The exact location and identity of the property. An address will not hold up in court.

21
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What are the four methods of giving legal descriptions?

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Meets and Bounds, Rectangular Survey System, Lot and Block System, Geodetic Survey

22
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Metes are __ and bounds are __.

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the distance between boundaries or marker points and bounds are monuments or markers

23
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What is the significance of POB?

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The description of the property must always begin and end at the point of beginning.

24
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How many feet are in an acre?

A

43,560 square feet

25
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The rectangular survey system is also called the __ system.

A

Government

26
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Townships are 6 miles by 6 miles having __ sections.

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36 sections. Each section is one mile by one mile.

27
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How many acres are in 1 square mile?

A

640 acres

28
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How do you convert square feet to square yards?

A

Divide by 9

29
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Which method of legal descriptions is most common?

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Lot and Block System AKA recorded plat method

30
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In the lot and block system it involves the lot number, block number, __, county and state.

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subdivision

31
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__ __ is the length of the front of the lot next to the street.

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Front footage

32
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What are setback lines?

A

The distance from the boundaries of the lot to where you are permitted to build.

33
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The geodetic survey is used for ___ owned land.

A

government

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