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Building Codes, Zoning Laws, and Regulations

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is required for any alterations that affect the framework, size, or safety, of the building. 
a)
Floor Plan
b)
Building Code
c)
Building Permit
d)
Blueprint
2.
These regulate the appearance of buildings in order to maintain the beauty and the desired look of an area.
a)
Zoning Laws
b)
Building Permit
c)
Building Codes
d)
Aesthetic Codes
3.
A license to waive the zoning law is known as a .....
a)
Zoning Waver
b)
Variance
c)
Building Permit
d)
Setback
4.
The distance any part of a building must be from the property line....
a)
Zoning Line
b)
Variance
c)
Setback
d)
Property Setback
5.
Parklands and farmlands where no building is permitted is an example of this type of zoning...
a)
Commercial Zoning 
b)
Greenbelt Zoning
c)
General Residential Zoning 
d)
Industrial Zoning
6.
Only single family homes may be built in a area due to zoning is called....
a)
Setback Zoning
b)
Commercial Zoning 
c)
General Residential Zoning 
d)
Restricted Residential Zoning 
7.
An organization in a subdivision, planned community or condominium that makes and enforces rules for the properties within its jurisdiction.
a)
Real Estate Organization 
b)
Real Estate Association
c)
Aesthetic Codes
d)
Homeowners Association
8.

These codes are for plumbing, heating, ventilation, and electrical systems.

a)

Zoning Laws

b)

Building Codes

c)

Aesthetic Codes

9.

This type of zoning consists of factories and warehouses

a)

Greenbelts

b)

General

c)

Commercial

d)

Industrial

10.

This law was signed by President George Bush in the 90s

a)

Clean Air Act

b)

National Energy Conservation Policy Act-

c)

CPSC

d)

ADA

11.

Provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings

a)

ADA

b)

LEED

c)

CPSC

d)

EPA

12.

This act established tax incentives, energy efficiency programs, tax disincentives, energy conservation programs, alternative fuel programs

a)

Energy Policy Act

b)

National Energy Conservation Policy Act

c)

Clean Air Act

13.

What would a homeowners association NOT control in a neighborhood?

a)

Style of patio furniture on a deck

b)

Paint and trim colors for homes

c)

All homes in the neighborhood have the same outside door design

d)

Style of living room furniture

14.

A private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States.

a)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

b)

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

c)

CPSC

15.

Type of zoning that allows apartment houses, two-family dwellings, and some stores or businesses

a)

General Residential Zoning

b)

Commercial Zoning

c)

Restricted Residential Zoning

16.

They test products before they hit the market and also recall unsafe products.

a)

CPSC

b)

LEED

c)

EPA

d)

ANSI

17.

This was enacted after a series of tragic deaths in the 1940s involving children who were wearing long rayon pile cowboy chaps

a)

Textile Fiber Products Identification Act

b)

Flammable Fabrics Act

c)

Wool Products Act