Plan Implementation (Day 2)

Question 1

What are some elements that zoning regulates?

A. Land use and Size
B. Building Height and Placement
C. Parking
D. Building types

Answer 1

A, B & C

Question 2

True/False: The planning & zoning commission is made entirely of community residents and business owners appointed by the governing body.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

____________ is required to issue recommendations on matters of zoning.

Answer 3

Planning and zoning commission

Question 4

How can a zoning be changed?

I. Amendment to the zoning ordinance or text
II. Amending zoning map
III. Filing a petition to City Commission
IV. Obtaining majority vote of all residents in zoning area.

Answer 4

I and II

Question 5

________________ generally has 50,000 or more square feet in a large box.

Answer 5

Big Box Retailer

Question 6

_____________ is a term used to describe large houses that are mass produced and have perceived negative impacts on community, because they are out of scale with surrounding homes.

Answer 6

McMansions

Question 7

What are the three types of Taxes?

A. Progress, Proportional and Regressive
B. Progressive, Degressive and Proportional
C. Proactive, Reactive and Proportional

Answer 7

A.

Question 8

The percentage of income paid in taxes increases as income rises is an example of what kind of tax?

Answer 8

Progressive

Question 9

The tax rate is the same regardless of your income is an example of what kind of tax?

Answer 9

Proportional

Question 10

The percentage of income paid in taxes decreases as income rises is an example of what kind of tax?

Answer 10

Regressive

Question 11

Conformance based evaluation and performance based evaluation are two types of methods used in _________________?

Answer 11

Plan implementation evaluation.

Question 12

What type of plan evaluation is literal and sees planning as controlling future development?

Answer 12

conformance based evaluation

Question 13

What type of plan evaluation views plans as decision making tools more in line with incrementalism?

Answer 13

Performance based evaluation

Question 14

A ____________ perspective would consider utilization: did the plan prove useful for subsequent decision making?

Answer 14

Performance

Question 15

A ____________ perspective would investigate the extent to which policies or implementation substantively align with the recommendations made by the plan.

Answer 15

Conformance.

Question 16

A precise drawing by a surveyor is called a ____________?

Answer 16

Final plat

Question 17

__________________ allows land uses in zones where the use isn’t currently allowed.

Answer 17

Conditional Use Permit

Question 18

________________ may alter the allowable use of the parcel or may allow deviation from dimensional requirements.

Answer 18

Variance

Question 19

__________________ is granted because of the specific physical characteristics of a particular property.

Answer 19

Variance