UNIT 20 LAND USE CONTROLS AND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

Question 1

BUFFER ZONE

Answer 1

A strip of land, usually used as a park or designated area for similar use, separating land dedicated to one use from land dedicated to another use. (e.g residential from commercial)

Question 2

BUILDING CODE

Answer 2

An ordinance that specifies minimum standards of construction for buildings to protect poublic safety and health.

Question 3

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

Answer 3

Permission by the municipal inspector to occupy a completed building structure after being inspected and having complied with building codes.

Question 4

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

Answer 4

Written governmental permission allowing a use inconsistent with zoning but necessary for the common good, such as locating an emergency medical facility in a predominantly residential area.

Question 5

COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS (CC&Rs)

Answer 5

Private agreements that affect land use. They may be enforced by an owner of real estate that benefits from them and can be included in the seller’s deed to the buyer.

Question 6

DEED RESTRICTIONS

Answer 6

Clauses in a deed limiting the future uses of he property. Deed restrictions may impost a vast variety of limitations and conditions. Example./ they may limit the density of buildings, dictate the types of structures that can be erected, or prevent buildings from being used for specific purposes, or even from being used at all.

Question 7

DENSITY ZONING

Answer 7

Zoning ordinances that restrict the maximum average number of housing units per acre that may be built within a particular area, generally a subdivision.

Question 8

DEVELOPER

Answer 8

One who attempts to put land to its most profitable use through the construction of improvements.

Question 9

ENABLING ACTS

Answer 9

State legislation that confers zoning and other powers on municipal governments.

Question 10

INTERSTATE LAND SALES FULL DISCLOSURE ACT (ILSA)

Answer 10

A federal law that regulates the sale of certain real estate in interstate commerce.

Question 11

NONCONFORMING USE

Answer 11

A use of property that is permitted to continue after a zoning ordinance prohibiting it has been established for the area.

Question 12

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD)

Answer 12

A planned combination of diverse land uses, such as housing, recreation, and shopping in one contained development or subdivision.

Question 13

PLAT MAP

Answer 13

A map of a town, section, or subdivision indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.

Question 14

RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

Answer 14

A clause in a deed that limits the way the real estate ownership may be used.

Question 15

SUBDIVIDER

Answer 15

One who buys undeveloped land, divides it into smaller, usable lots and sells the lots to potential users.

Question 16

SUBDIVISION

Answer 16

A tract of land divided by the owner into blocks, building lots, and streets according to a recorded subdivision plat, which must comply with local ordinance and regulations.

Question 17

VARIANCE

Answer 17

Permission obtained from zoning authorities to build a structure or conduct a use that is expressly prohibited by the current zoning laws; an exception from the zoning ordinances.