LAND USE/ENVIRONMENTAL

When the county board acquires land for a freeway, it is exercising the power of

• Zoning

• Environmental protection laws

• Escheat

• Eminent Domain

What is known as the "Superfund"

• EPA

• CERCLA

• RESPA

• None of these

Permission from the city government to build closer to a lot line than normally allowed by zoning

"According to value"

The only commercial building in a residential neighborhood said to have been "grandfathered in"

In the bloodstream, this can cause mental retardation

Restrictions requiring all neighborhood homes be painted earth tones are

This land is used for conservation

Which of the following BEST describes a buffer zone?

• An industrial park located between a shopping center and a residential neighborhood

• A highrise apartment complex located between a commercial development and a townhouse subdivision

• A recreational area located between a residential area and an office park

• A sound barrier located alongside a major highway

Which of the following terms refers to a dangerous health hazard that can occur when asbestos ages and starts to disintegrate and become airborne?

• Radon

• Friable

• Bacteria

• Oxidation