Land Use; Legal Descriptions; Contract Law Pt1

Which of the following is true regarding master planning and zoning?

• The aggregate of zoning ordinances is the master plan.
• A master plan eliminates the need for zoning ordinances.
• Master planning is a county-level function; zoning is limited to the city level.
• Zoning ordinances are a primary means of keping land use in harmony with the master plan.

The basic intent of zoning ordinances is to

• establish the basis for public ownership of land for the common good.
• establish subdivision rules rules and regulations.
• specify usage for every parcel within the zoning authority's jurisdiction.
• restrict development in unincorporated area.

Why do zoning authorities create different types of zones?

• To ensure that a variety of building structures are available in the community.
• To separate land uses so that they do not interfere with eachother.
• To preserve high density land uses.
• To discourage industrial and commercial users from relocating.

The key considerationin granting a zoning exception known as a special exception is which of the following?

• Hardship.
• Change of zones.
• The public interest.
• The use was legal prior to the new zone creation.

The intensity of land usage generally refers to what?

• The number of residential building lots per acre.
• The number of people per square mile.
• The number of building permits issued per year within a zoning jurisdiction.
• The area of a commercial or industrial facility in relation to the size of the site.

How does Planned Unit Development zoning vary from ordinary zoning?

• It applies only to office parks.
• It incorporates a number of different zones within a single property boundary.
• It requires that mutiple tracts of land be developed according to a single design.
• It requires developers to obtain a seperate building permit for every structure.

Which of the following situations is most likely to represent an illegal nonconforming use?

• A homeowner in a residential zone converts her residence to a private school.
• A homeowner buys a toolshed in a neighborhood where there are no toolsheds.
• A storeowner remodels a storefront in accordance with regulations, and then the zoning is changed to residential.
• A new zoning ordinance outlaws two-story additions after a homeowner completes an addition.

What is the difference betwee a variance and a nonconforming use?

• A variance, once granted, is unconditional and permanent.
• A variance is granted by the zoning board if the owner has a justifiable reason.
• A nonconforming use is allowed if the owner requests it in advance of building.
• A nonconforming use violates current zoning, but a variance does not.

A document certifying that a structure complies with building codes and is ready for use is referred to as a(n)

• inspection report.
• satisfaction bond.
• certificate of occupancy.
• user permit.

Which of the following is true of an eminent domain proceeding?

• It cancels the property owners mortgage loan balance.
• It leaves the property owner with equitable title in place of legal title.
• It conveys legal title to the acquiring entity.
• It clouds the chain of title by canceling the original grant.