Section 6 - California Land Use Controls and Regulations Flashcards
City Planning and Public Land Use Controls; Public Land Use Controls and Zoning in California; Special Zoning Types
Government agencies may exercise police power only in situations where it does not restrict the freedom of its citizens.
TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE.
Even when it restricts citizens’ freedom, government agencies may exercise police power if it’s in the public’s best interests.
Which agency administers the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act?
A) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
B) Department of Energy Conservation
C) Developers Land Sales Act
D) Housing and Urban Development
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
It may help to remember that the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act is designed to protect consumers from the fraudulent sale of property sight unseen through the regulation of land sales across state lines.
Encompasses retail, restaurants, hotels, service businesses such as doctor’s offices, and other business types.
COMMERCIAL
zoning classification
Light or heavy manufacturing, and warehouses.
INDUSTRIAL
zoning classification
This might be agricultural land, forests, undeveloped shorelines, parks, lakes, etc.
PUBLIC OPEN SPACES
zoning classification
Public recreation areas administered and controlled by state and local governments.
PARKLANDS
zoning classification
May include parks, shorelines, public fishing areas, trails, and waterway access.
RECREATIONS AREAS (zoning classification)
Zoned for hospitals, jails and prisons, courthouses, college campuses, and public schools.
INSTITUTIONAL AREAS (zoning classification)
Where a municipality will allow an otherwise prohibited type of construction if the developer will give the municipality something back.
INCENTIVE ZONING
Assigning a lower-density use zone to an area that previously allowed higher density.
DOWNZONING
A special use permit is also known as a use variance.
TRUE or FALSE?
False. A special use permit is sometimes called a use permit, special exception permit, or special permit, but it is not a use variance
Temporary halting of new property development with the community’s best interests in mind.
MORATORIAM
The owner can continue to use the property as originally zoned, even though it does not meet current zoning regulations.
NONCORFOMING USE
Allowed use in a zone that is not normally permitted in the zone. Requires permission of the planning board or another legislative body.
SPECIAL USE PERMIT
Permitted deviation in the requirements of the zoning ordinance.
VARIANCE
