Plan Implementation Flashcards
An ordinance refers specifically to…?
Municipal law
What is the separation of land uses or functions into separate districts?
Zoning
How is zoning implemented?
Zoning is implemented through locally enacted legislation that regulates and controls the use of private property.
Who can initiate a zoning amendment?
Amendments can be initiated by municipal staff, the Planning and Zoning Commission, the governing body, or at a property owner’s request.
What body is a quasi-judicial board that hears cases for variances, special exceptions to the zoning ordinance, and appeals of staff’s administration of the zoning ordinance
The Board of Zoning Appeals, also known as the Board of Zoning Adjustment
Name this type of zoning: It places the most protective restrictions on residential land uses, less on commercial uses, and virtually none on industrial uses. This concept places the most restrictive zoning category, single-family residential, at the top of the pyramid.
Euclidean Zoning
Name this type of zoning: is less protective of various land uses than Euclidean zoning. Single-family residential districts are the most exclusive. However, in this type of zoning, each successive zoning district allows all the uses from the previous zones
Cumulative Zoning
Name this type of zoning: It has been developed to allow cities to provide a greater degree of protection than they could with cumulative zoning. In this type of zoning, districts are typically cumulative by type of land use.
Modified Cumulative Zoning
What kind of use is this: a property use that existed prior to the adoption of district regulations and is allowed to continue under the “grandfather clause.”
A nonconforming use
Name this use: one that is incidental to the main use of a property. This use is typically located on the same lot as the main use and smaller in size than the main use.
An accessory use.
A type of zoning tool that can offer an alternative to strict zoning regulations. Typically used for large developments that include a mix of uses. This tool applies a different set of controls to a tract of land than standard land use zoning.
PUDs or Planned Unit Development(s)
A set of additional restrictions placed over the top of an existing zone.
Overlay district or zone
A change in the terms of the zoning regulations due to economic or physical hardship.
A variance.
The type of variance that allows a property to build and maintain a use not explicitly allowed under the zoning district regulations.
A use variance.
The type of variance that allows a property to be excluded from the physical site requirements.
An area variance.
