Section 1 - Chapter 20

Question 1

police power

Answer 1

state’s inherent authority to create regulations for public safety

Question 2

master plan

Answer 2

long-term guide for planning for change for local offices of government counties, etc

Question 3

zoning

Answer 3

regulatory tool that helps communities regulate how land is used for protection of public health and safety

Question 4

enabling acts…

Answer 4

allow municipal governments their zoning ordinances

Question 5

“taking”

Answer 5

when land taken for public use through eminent domain, owner must be compensated

Question 6

inverse condemnation

Answer 6

property owner seeking just compensation for land taken where taker isn’t doing eminent domain and owner’s property value is reduced

Question 7

nonconforming use

Answer 7

a lot or improvement that existed before zoning laws changed

Question 8

conditional-use permit (or special-use)

Answer 8

allow non-conforming but related land uses

Question 9

variances (exception)

Answer 9

permit prohibited land uses to avoid undue hardship - these “run with the land” and extend to future owners

Question 10

building codes

Answer 10

construction standards when building or repairing buildings

Question 11

occupancy permit

Answer 11

allows people to inhabit a building

Question 12

subdivider

Answer 12

person who buys undeveloped acreage and divides it into smaller lots

Question 13

developer

Answer 13

(who may also be a subdivider) improves the land, constructs buildings, and sells

Question 14

land development plan

Answer 14

subdivider must create a plan before subdividing

Question 15

plat

Answer 15

a detailed map showing geographic boundaries of individual lots

Question 16

subdivisions are divided by

Answer 16

blocks (an area of land) and lots (smaller parts of the block)

Question 17

density zoning

Answer 17

maximum homes in an area

Question 18

gross density

Answer 18

the max units is at or below maximum density

Question 19

street patterns

Answer 19

gridiron and curvilinear (using clustering opens up more space)

Question 20

restrictive covenants

Answer 20

restrictions put up by former owner of property, not government

Question 21

convenants, conditions, restrictions

Answer 21

private rules set up by developer that set standards for all parcels in the subdivision

Question 22

interstate land sales full disclosure act

Answer 22

federal regulation of interstate land sales