Exam 2 Missed Qs

Question 1

Matrix Organization

Answer 1

Staff members work across departments on functional teams to break down silos

Question 2

Adverse Possession

Answer 2

Doctrine in which a person in possession of land owned by another person may acquire title as long as common law requirements are met and that person is in possession of property for a sufficient period of time

Question 3

Prescriptive Easement

Answer 3

Easement on another person’s property acquired by continued use without permission of the owner over a legally defined period (ex.: path through a field)

Question 4

How to inrepret regression?

Answer 4

r = slope and a slope of 1 is perfect correlation.

Question 5

Multiplier Analysis

Answer 5

Projects the number of jobs created (or lost) related to an industry

Question 6

Indian Reorganization Act

Answer 6

AKA the Wheeler-Howard Act. Passed in 1934. The act curtailed the future allotment of tribal communal lands to individuals and provided for the return of surplus lands to the tribes rather than to homesteaders. It also encouraged written constitutions and charters giving Indians the power to manage their internal affairs.

Question 7

Strategic Plan Steps

Answer 7

1) Conduct a needs assessment 2) Identify core values 3) Create a mission statement 4) Identify fundamental tenets 5) Conduct SWOT analysis 6) Assign strategic priorities

Question 8

Package Treatment

Answer 8

Small sewage treatment plants for septic tanks

Question 9

Federal Property Administration Act

Answer 9

1949 - allows government to dispose of Federal property

Question 10

Transactive Planning

Answer 10

Instead of considering public participation as a method that would be used in addition to the normal training planning process, participation was a central goal. Focuses on interpersonal dialogue that develops ideas, which will be turned into action. One of the central goals is mutual learning.

Question 11

Business Improvement District

Answer 11

Allows for shared expenditure of business taxes to accomplish a common goal. Often includes a branding and marketing component.

Question 12

1956 Federal Highway Act

Answer 12

Created highway system linking state capitals and large cities, allocated funds from car sales to road construction

Question 13

Penn Central Transportation Amendment

Answer 13

5th Amendment

Question 14

14th Amendment Due Process

Answer 14

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is exactly like a similar provision in the Fifth Amendment, which only restricts the federal government. It states that no person shall be “deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” Usually, “due process” refers to fair procedures.

Question 15

Difference between Due Processes

Answer 15

The Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause constraining the authority of the federal government and the identical Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment constraining only state governments

Question 16

How much electricity is used to heat & cool buildings in the US?

Answer 16

75%

Question 17

Locally Undesirable Land Use

Answer 17

LULU applies to generic waste dumps

Question 18

Neighborhood Park Service Radius

Answer 18

.5 miles

Question 19

Fiscal Impact Analysis

Answer 19

Estimates net impact on government of a particular project

Question 20

Real Property

Answer 20

Consists of all land, structures, attached equipment, and “interests” in future rights

Question 21

Zoning Text Amendment

Answer 21

When changes are made to the zoning ordinance

Question 22

Rezoning

Answer 22

When changes are made to the zoning map

Question 23

First use of TDR

Answer 23

Fred F. Finch Investing Co. v. NYC

Question 24

Rational Planning Model

Answer 24

1) Set goals 2) Come up with alternatives 3) Evaluate means vs. ends 4) Evaluate costs vs. benefits 5) Select the best alternative NOTE: No citizen participation

Question 25

Hunter v. Pittsburgh

Answer 25

1907 - Establishes supreme sovereignty of a state over its municipalities

Question 26

Dillon’s Rule

Answer 26

The theory of state preeminence over local governments

Question 27

Home Rule States

Answer 27

The state’s constitution grants municipalities and/or counties the ability to pass laws to govern themselves as they see fit (so long as they obey the state and federal constitutions)

Question 28

GNP

Answer 28

GDP + remittances - income from non-residents

Question 29

TOD Walking Radius

Answer 29

1.5 miles

Question 30

General Services Administration

Answer 30

Federal Department for disposal of Federal Property

Question 31

Riverside, IL

Answer 31

Suburb designed by Olmstead Sr. and Calvert Vaux in 1869 and received historic designation as first suburb in 1970

Question 32

Conservation Zoning

Answer 32

Requires clustering of homes while preserving open space

Question 33

Purchase of Development Rights

Answer 33

Ensures land is permanently preserved

Question 34

Auger

Answer 34

Used to retrieve soil samples then examined for soil profiles

Question 35

Urban Service Limit Line

Answer 35

Boundary, sometimes parcel-specific, located to mark the outer limit beyond which urban development will not be allowed

Question 36

Feet in an acre

Answer 36

43,560

Question 37

Maximum Lot Coverage Requirements

Answer 37

Set limits on land that can be covered by impervious surface. Helpful for stormwater management

Question 38

Wagner-Steagall Housing Act

Answer 38

1937, established United States Housing Authority (USHA) that provided $500 million in loans for low- and moderate-income housing

Question 39

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Answer 39

Created in 1927 in order to create the Colorado River Aqueduct. It was built between 1933 and 1941 and is owned and operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. It ran a water pipeline to Los Angeles.