Section 2 Notes

Question 1

The scope of the project’s site inventory depends on the program’s ________

Answer 1

Program (or intended use)

Question 2

What are the 5 physical attributes of site inventory?

Answer 2

Soils, topography, hydrology, geology, and climate

Question 3

What are the two biological attributes of site inventory?

Answer 3

Vegetation and wildlife

Question 4

What are the 6 contextual attributes of site inventory?

Answer 4

Land use, legal, utilities, circulation, historic, and sensory

Question 5

Program elements are often driven by these three things

Answer 5

Financial, ecological, and cultural

Question 6

What are the two things zoning ordinances do not govern:
-density of development
-flood impact
-land use
-life-safety requirements
-parking requirements
-setback and height requirements
-project costs

Answer 6

Life safety and project costs

Question 7

Definition: additional rights which goes with or pertains to land but not necessarily part of it (right of way or existing building)

Answer 7

Appurtenance

Question 8

Considers variances to planning ordinances for specific developments

Answer 8

Board of adjustment

Question 9

Land or water designated to separate one use from another

Answer 9

Buffer zone

Question 10

Grants the right of a person, government agency, or public utility company to use public or private land owned by another for a specific purpose, like power lines

Answer 10

Easement

Question 11

Unauthorized invasion or intrusion of a fixture or other real property on another’s property

Answer 11

Encroachment

Question 12

Ratio of gross floor area of a building to the total area of the site

Answer 12

Floor area ratio

Question 13

Linear measurement along the front of a property (portion facing road or waterway…)

Answer 13

Frontage

Question 14

Total floor area contained within a building including horizontal area of external walls

Answer 14

Gross floor area

Question 15

Any use that doesn’t conform to the use regulation of the zoning ordinance for the zone in which it is located

Answer 15

Non-conforming use

Question 16

Agreement restricting use of a real property which is attached to the conveyance (deed) which is binding on subsequent purchasers of the property

Answer 16

Restrictive covenant

Question 17

Tract of land usually consisting of a series of connected parcels of property that is used for the operation of a public utility (highways, roads, utility corridors…)

Answer 17

Right of way

Question 18

Allows an applicant for a development permit to alleviate a hardship that is inherent in a piece of land

Answer 18

Variance

Question 19

Allows units to be clustered on a useable part of the site to avoid unbuildable or sensitive portions of the site

Answer 19

Cluster housing

Question 20

Allows owners excellent privacy in a neighborhood

Answer 20

Cul-de-sac

Question 21

Overwhelming housing preference in this country

Answer 21

Single family