Property Ownership, Transfer of Title & Land Use 7.2

Question 1

What are Buffer Zones used for?

Answer 1

Buffer zones are used to separate residential areas from nonresidential areas.

parks

playgrounds

greenways

Question 2

What is spot Zoning?

Answer 2

To rezone a small area differently than the outlying area or for a parcel.

Question 3

Zoning permits enforce what?

Answer 3

zoning laws.

Zoning hearing boards are established to hear complaints about the effects zoning may have on specific parcels of property.

Question 4

What is Nonconforming?

Answer 4

Applies to properties that conformed with the zoning before it was subsequently changed.

Question 5

What is Variance?

Answer 5

A variance may be issued as a permanent exception to a restriction or requirement of the zoning ordinance for some specific reason; a setback for instance.

Question 6

Examples of Variance?

Answer 6

Perhaps the zoning requires a 10-foot setback of any building from the road.

A property owner would like to add a front porch that will encroach on the setback and applies for a variance.