Unit 6: Land Use Controls Flashcards
Zoning ordinances that regulate the appearance of real property, such as exterior color, exterior construction material, required screening and fencing.
aesthetic zoning
A strip of land, usually used as a park or designated for a similar use, separating and screening land dedicated to one use from land dedicated to another use (e.g., residential from commercial).
buffer zone
An ordinance that specifies minimum standards of construction for buildings to protect public safety and health.
building code
Written governmental permission for the construction, alteration, or demolition of an improvement, showing compliance with building codes and zoning ordinances. See certificate of occupancy.
building permit
A certificate issued by a government authority stating that a building is fit for occupancy and there are no building code violations; the end result of a successful building permit.
certificate of occupancy [CO]
The practice of slightly reducing the sizes of the individual lots and clustering the lots around varying street plans such as cul-de-sacs to create more open space in a development.
cluster zoning
Written governmental permission allowing a use inconsistent with zoning but in the public interest, such as locating an emergency medical facility in a predominantly residential area: special-use permit.
conditional-use permit
statement of all covenant, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) affecting a parcel of land; sometimes noted on the plat map or in a separate document. Restrictions are appurtenant and aim to protect property values.
declaration of restrictive covenants
State legislation that confers zoning powers on municipal governments.
enabling act
A municipality’s right to regulate development in areas adjacent to but not part of the city’s corporate limits. Population determines if the power extends for 1 to 3 miles from the corporate limits.
extra-territorial jurisdictions (ETJs)
A federal agency responsible for disaster preparedness, response and recovery. Now under Department of Homeland Security.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Property identified by flood certification to be in a flood-prone area with a likelihood that a flood may occur once every 100 years and therefore usually requiring flood insurance if federally related financing is involved.
flood hazard area
Zoning to preserve the historic nature of a particular property or neighborhood. Change will require a certificate of appropriateness from the necessary regulatory power.
historic preservation zoning
federal law regulating the interstate advertising and sale or lease of lots in subdivisions with 25 or more lots. Developer must provide a property report and register the subdivision with HUD.
intestate
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
A legal doctrine to bar a legal claim or prevent the assertion of a right because of undue delay or failure to assert the claim or right.
laches
