Rezonings

Question 1

What is a map boundary change?

Answer 1

owners on the borders may change zones

Question 2

What is Code Text Change?

Answer 2

change in the zoning label

Question 3

What is Comprehensive rezoning?

Answer 3

city initiates some studies to consider whether to change the zoning for whole city

Question 4

What is piecemeal rezoning?

Answer 4

negative connotation used by nimbys – change only one area – most common rezoning

Question 5

What is up zoning?

Answer 5

to more intensive high density use

Question 6

What is downzoning?

Answer 6

to less density less intensive use

Question 7

What is spot zoning?

Answer 7

zone a small tract different from surrounding neighborhood to promote general welfare

Question 8

What is illegal spot zoning?

Answer 8

does not promote general welfare, usually just promotes developer

Question 9

What is a floating zone?

Answer 9

A floating zone is an unmapped district with detailed and conditional use requirements.
1. Floats over a city until a developer seeks to locate it

Question 10

What is legislative rezoning?

Answer 10

Rezoning that occurs at the hands of the legislative body (like it normally does)

Question 11

What is adjudicative rezoning?

Answer 11

Rezoning that occurs at the hands of the court (no black people are allowed, court says that is fucked up change it)