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Planning, Development & Zoning Flashcards

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The law that provides that the local government units shall prepare their respective land use plans:

A. The Local Government Code of 1991
B. Comprehensive Land Use Plan Act
C. Tax Code of 1997
D. Housing Development and Housing Act

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A. The Local Government Code of 1991

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In its assistance to the local government unit, several steps in comprehensive land use plan were recommended and referred to as a:

A. 6 step process to land use planning
B. 12 step process to land use planning
C. 18 step process to land use planning
D. 10 step process to land use planning

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B. 12 step process to land use planning

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It is an official public document adopted by local government units as a guide to decision regarding the physical and socio-economic development of the community

A. Land use plan
B. Town plan
C. Community plan
D. Local government community plan

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B. Town plan

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It is the government agency that assists the local government units in the formulation of their respective land use plans:

A. Housing Urban Development Coordinating Council
B. Dept. of Finance
C. Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
D. Local Government Department

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A. Housing Urban Development Coordinating Council

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The rational and deliberate allocation of land resources to different uses on the comprehensive and integrated plan for the area:

A. Area usage plan
B. Town plan
C. Land use plan
D. Zoning plan

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C. Land use plan

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The division of the community into functional zones based on the recent and potential uses of properties for the purpose of regulating the use and growth of properties:

A. Planning
B. Town planning
C. Area allocation
D. Zoning

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D. Zoning

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It refers to the rational and judicious approach of allocating available land resources to different land using activities such as residential, commercial etc.

A. Land planning
B. Land use planning
C. Land development planning
D. Land use and development planning

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B. Land use planning

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The land use plans of various cities and municipalities shall be enacted through their respective

A. Governor or Mayor
B. Zoning ordinance
C. Executive orders
D. HLURB Resolutions

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B. Zoning ordinance

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Land use planning guidelines and standards are mandated to be formulated by

A. Local government units
B. Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
C. Department of Local Government
D. Department of Finance

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B. Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board

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A graphic representation of the zone classifications, location, boundaries of the districts/zones duly established in the zoning ordinance

A. Zoning classification map
B. Town plan map
C. Zoning map
D. Land use map

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C. Zoning map

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Under the comprehensive land use plan guide, any person, group or institution that has an interest in the development activity, program or project is referred to as

A. Interested party
B. Participant
C. Constituent
D. Stakeholder

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D. Stakeholder

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It is a method of studying the effects of population growth and urban development on the ecological systems, public facility systems and environmental protection

A. Impact analysis
B. Carrying capacity analysis
C. Growth effects analysis

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B. Carrying capacity analysis

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The classification of R-1 in a zoning area means:

A. High Density Residential Zone
B. Low Density Residential Zone
C. Medium Density Residential Zone
D. General Residential Zone

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B. Low Density Residential Zone

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A parcel of land is located in a C-2 classified area which means

A. Medium Density Commercial Zone
B. Low Density Commercial Zone
C. General Commercial Zone
D. High Density Commercial Zone

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A. Medium Density Commercial Zone

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SHZ is used to classify land in a locality and means

A. Selected Housing Zone
B. Socialized Housing Zone
C. Segregated Housing Zone
D. Special Housing Zone

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B. Socialized Housing Zone

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The legal basis for the local government to zone areas is derived from the power of the government under

A. Police Power
B. Zoning Power
C. Classification Power
D. Local Government Power

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A. Police Power

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It is defined as a contiguous grouping of 10 or more structures

A. High density area
B. Integrated area
C. Built-up area
D. Contiguous structure area

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C. Built-up area

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Refers to areas designated principally for trade, services and business purposes as used in the zoning ordinances

A. Commercial area
B. Central Business District
C. Commercial business district
D. Commercial zone

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B. Central Business District

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A use of an area in accordance with the zoning classification

A. Compliance use
B. Conforming use
C. Qualified use
D. Approved use

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B. Conforming use

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Refers to a document embodying specific proposals for guiding regulating growth and development of a city or municipality

A. Community land use plan
B. Comprehensive community development plan
C. Comprehensive land use plan
D. Comprehensive land usage and development plan

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C. Comprehensive land use plan

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It is primarily concerned with the use of the land and control of density of population through imposition of building heights, open space and density provisions in a given area

A. Land use plan
B. Land restrictions
C. Zoning
D. Comprehensive land use plan

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C. Zoning

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A device defined in the CLUP, which grants an owner relief from certain provisions of a zoning ordinance where because of the specific use would result in a particular hardship upon the owner, as distinguished from mere inconvenience

A. Exemption
B. Certificate of non coverage
C. Exception
D. Exemption clearance

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C. Exception

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The ratio between the gross floor area of a building and the area of the lot on which it stands

A. Floor area ratio
B. Maximum height ratio
C. Lot floor area ratio
D. Height to floor ratio

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A. Floor area ratio

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It refers to uses or land activities with contrasting characteristics sites adjacent to each other, e.g. Residential adjacent to Industrial plants

A. Contracting uses
B. Contradicting uses
C. Non-congruent uses
D. Conflicting uses

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D. Conflicting uses

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The floor area ratio is computer through the ff:

A. Building height divided by the floor area
B. Gross floor area of building divided by area of the lot
C. Gross floor area divided by the height of the building
D. Floor area of units divided by the area of the lot

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B. Gross floor area of building divided by area of the lot

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