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Chapter 19 Flashcards

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What are the key goals and benefits of land use planning?

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Creates social and economic development
reduces cost of growth
Allows maximum number of properties to reach their highest and best use
Prevents loss of value from incompatible uses

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What are the 3 levels of planning?

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Local
Regional (inter-jurisdiction)
State

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Which level of planning in FL has the authority for comprehensive planning and future development?

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Local government (counties and municipalities) via a local planning agency

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What does the local planning agency do?

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develops the comprehensive plan and makes recommendations to the governing body for adoption of the plan

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What are the 3 areas of local planning agency authority

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Review and approval of site plans
Sign control (size and placement)
Subdivision plans (plat map)

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What are the elements of a site plan?

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How the land will be developed
Location of buildings
Parking
Traffic Control
Landscaping

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Which concurrency elements must be addressed with every comprehensive plan?

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Sanitary sewer
Solid Waste
Drainage
Potable water

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What types of studies are performed in the development of a comprehensive plan?

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Population
Thoroughfare
Physiographic
Economic base analysis
Existing land use
Recreation and Community Facilities

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What are the elements of a population study?

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Trends in population and demographics
growth in number of households in order to help plan for roads, schools, police, fire, etc

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What are the elements of a thoroughfare study?

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Existing system of streets, highways, and traffic patterns to determine future needs

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What are the elements of a physiographic study?

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Examines soil types and load-bearing capacity of the land to determine suitability for building types and agricultural use
Area maps are prepared

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What are the elements of an existing land and use study?

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Identifies how the land is currently used to identify growth patterns and trends and best future use

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What are the elements of a recreation and community facilities study?

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Analyzes existing facilities to determine the ability to provide services in the future based on information from the population study

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What are the required planning elements in a comprehensive plan?

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Future land use
Transportation
Water, sewer, and solid waste
Conservation
Recreation
Housing
Coastal zone protection
Intergovernmental coordination

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What is Density?

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Term that refers to a measurement of the number of people or residential units allowed per unit of land

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What is Intensity?

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Term that refers to a measurement of the extent to which land may be developed or used, including space above, on, or below ground

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What is Zoning?

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Term that refers to the division of land into separate categories of legally permitted uses

18
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What are the 5 different zoning categories of land use?

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Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Agricultural
Special purpose (public zoning)

19
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What power of government gives the authority to enforce zoning regulations

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Police Power

20
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What is the purpose of zoning?

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Protects owners from loss in value due to the encroachment of undesirable uses of contiguous land and ensure future uses are compatible

21
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What are density limits in residential zoning?

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Limits on the # of dwelling units allowed per acre
Controls on lot size, setbacks, and lot coverage percentage limits

22
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What are intensity(?) limits in commercial or industrial zoning?

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Controls the extent to which land can be used
parking requirements (size and height)
Limits pollutants, air emissions, wastewater, discharges, noise, odor, etc

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What are examples of special use zoning?

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Government-owned land for use as schools, courthouses, and other public facilities

24
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What is the Zoning board of adjustment?

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Entity created by local governments to provide zoning flexibility by conducting public hearings that deal with individual zoning requests or changes in zoning classification

25
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What is a variance?

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Type of zoning adjustment board request to vary from the specific or literal interpretation of the current zoning ordinance due to an undue hardship on the owner

26
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What is Special use?

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Type of zoning adjustment board request to depart from the current ordinance by allowing a use that is not undesirable or incompatible

27
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What is nonconforming use?

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a property that predates current zoning and is allowed to exist even though it is not in compliance with current zoning

28
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What is grandfatherine?

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term for the legal permission to continue a nonconforming use

29
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What is illegal nonconforming use?

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Property that did not predate current zoning ordinances and is in existence in violation of them

30
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What are building codes?

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Set of minimum standards for a building design and construction that become law when enacted by the governing authority

31
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What is a building permit?

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Authorization required for new construction or renovation before construction can legally occur

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What is the purpose of building inspections?

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To ensure that construction is being completed in accordance with the approved plans and in compliance with the building code

33
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What is certificate of occupancy?

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The name for the final authorization for occupancy of a structure after construction is complete and final inspections are passed

34
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What is a Development of regional impact?

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A development that would have a substantial effect on the health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of more than one county due to its character, magnitude, or location

35
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What is a Planned Unit Development?

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Large tract of land that may combine residential single-family, multi-family, zero-lot line, patio home, and other uses, along with s common area usage

36
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What is Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)?

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Federal agency that identifies flood hazard areas and floodplain zone designations to identify flooding potential

37
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What are the 4 flood zone designated by FEMA to identify the potential for flooding in a given area?

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Zone V
Zone A
Zone B
Zone X

38
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Which flood zone has the highest probability of flooding and is subject to the highest flood insurance rates?

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Zone V
Wave velocity that follows the coastline and into river mouths

39
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Which flood zone has the minimal hazard and is not considered to be a flood hazard zone?

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Zone X

40
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Which flood zone has a high potential for flooding and identified a 100-year floodplain?

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Zone A
near lakes or other bodies of water

41
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Which flood zone identifies the 500-year floodplain?

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Zone B
Shallow flooding areas with average depths of less than one foot

42
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What is the purpose of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability act (CERCLA), also known as “Superfund”?

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To address abandoned hazardous waste sites, giving EPA the power to seek out those parties responsible and assure their cooperation in cleanup

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