Chapter 6: Land Use Regulations Flashcards

1
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The right of any political body to enact laws and enforce them, for the order, safety, health, morals & general welfare of the public.

A

Police Power

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2
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Written governmental permission for the construction, renovation or substantial repair of a building.

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Building Permit

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3
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A document issued by a governmental authority that a building is ready and fit for occupancy.

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Certificate of Occupancy (CO)

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4
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A right of the government to acquire property for necessary public use by condemnation; the owner must be fairly compensated.

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Eminent Domain

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5
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Taking private property for public use, with fair compensation to the owner; exercising the right of eminent domain.

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Condemnation

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6
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Parcels of land next to each other that share a common boarder.

A

Abutting

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The use of land that is subordinate, incidental to, and customarily found in connection with the principal use allowed on a lot by the zoning law. A garage is incidental to the principal use of a lot as a single-family residence and customarily found on a single-family parcel.

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Accessory Uses

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A second residential unit that may be contained with an existing single-family home, garage, or carriage house. An accessory apartment is usually required to be a complete housekeeping unit that can function independently with separate access, kitchen, bedroom, and sanitary facilities.

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Accessory Apartment Uses

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9
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A group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.

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Family

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10
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A home where a small number of unrelated people in need of care, support, or supervision can live together, such as those who are elderly or mentally ill.

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Group Home

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11
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The statistical study of human populations.

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Demography

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12
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A long-term planning document. It establishes the framework and key elements of a site reflecting a clear vision created and adopted in an open process. It synthesizes civic goals and the public’s aspirations for a project, gives them form and organization, and defines a realistic plan for implementation, including subsequent approvals by public agencies.

A

Master Plan

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13
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A temporary prohibition of an activity.

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Moratorium

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14
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The control of the division of a tract of land into individual lots by requiring development according to specific design standards and procedures adopted by local ordinances.

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Subdivision Regulations

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15
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The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

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Topography

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16
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The authorization to improve or develops a particular property in a manner not authorized by zoning.

A

Variance

17
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Permission to modify or exceed the bulk regulations imposed by local zoning ordinances.

A

Area Variance

18
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Permission to use or develop land other than that permitted by local zoning ordinances.

A

Use Variance

19
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Rights in real property to use the space above the surface of the land.

A

Air Rights

20
Q

Small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a country or equivalent entity that are updated by local participants prior to each decennial census. The primary purpose of the census tracts is to provide a stable set of geographic units for the presentation of statistical data.

A

Census Tract

21
Q

A blind alley;

A street with only one outlet.

A

Cul-de-sac

22
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A imposed restriction in a deed for the purpose of limiting the use of the land such as:

1) A restriction against the sale of liquor thereon.
2) A restriction as to the size, type, value or placement of improvements that may be erected thereon.

A

Deed Restriction

23
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Failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.

A

Doctrine of Laches

24
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A right that may be exercised by the public or individuals on, over or through the lands of others.

A

Easement

25
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The reversion to the state of property in event the owner thereof abandons it or dies, without leaving a will and has no distributees to whom the property may pass by lawful decent.

A

Escheat

26
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A business conducted in a residential dwelling unit that is incidental and subordinate to the primary residential use.

A

Home Occupations

27
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Basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or city.

A

Infrastructure

28
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The governmental agency that oversees the environmental impact process and makes final decisions.

A

Lead Agency

29
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Oversees public recreational areas and administrates federal and state preservation programs authorized by federal and state law.

A

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP)

30
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Utilization of a use that does not comply with local zoning for a particular parcel.

A

Non-Conforming Use

31
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The right to pass over another’s land pursuant to an easement or license.

A

Right-of-Way

32
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The distance from the curb or other established line, within which no buildings may be erected.

A

Setbacks

33
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The application of zoning to a specific parcel of land within a larger zoned area when the rezoning is usually at odds with a city’s master plan and current zoning restrictions.

A

Spot Zoning

34
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The process by which a parcel of land is measured and its area ascertained; also the blueprint showing the measurements, boundaries and area.

A

Survey

35
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The act of a government body obtaining a property under its power of eminent domain.

A

Taking

36
Q

The purchase and use of air rights from adjoining or nearby properties.

A

Transfer of Development Rights

37
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Act of city or country of other authorities specifying type and use to which property may be put in specific areas.

A

Zoning Ordinance