H BFMT Flashcards

Question

(25) Wetzel, R.G. 1983. Limnology, (2nd ed.). Saunders College Publishing. Philadelphia, PA. is a reference “BEST” described by which of the following? A) most useful for groundwater/drinking water protection study B) most useful for surface water protection study C) most useful for coastal water protection study D) not useful for any of the above

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) While this book would be helpful for an analysis of coastal waters, it is most useful for preparing a study of a surface water system.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) While this book may be helpful for an analysis of coastal waters, it is most useful for preparing a study of a surface water system.

Answer 3

The correct answer is A) This report would be useful for a groundwater/drinking water protection study.

Answer 4

The correct answer is “A”

Answer 5

The correct answer is A) Salt water intrusion is a concern with groundwater systems used for drinking water purposes. This report would be useful for a groundwater protection study.

Answer 6

The correct answer is A) An aquifer is a geologic unit capable of yielding usable amounts of drinking water. This report would be helpful for a groundwater protection study.

Answer 7

The correct answer is A) An overlay zoning district connects a delineated area to the official map. It is often considered the most important step toward linking the delineation of the watershed to the management of the reservoir.

Answer 8

The correct answer is C) Acquisition of land within the wellhead protection areas is the most effective strategy for reducing the ultimate development of the delineated area.

Answer 9

The correct answer is A) The public trust doctrine is an ancient concept, dating back to Roman law. The doctrine holds that certain land is so unique that it should be held in trust by the government for the use and benefit of the public.

Answer 10

The correct answer is B) A watershed is the land area that contributes surface recharge to a surface water body

Answer 11

The correct answer is A) In 1872, Judge Dillon ruled that local governments were treated as subordinate instruments of the state and were authorized to perform only those functions permitted by state legislation. The effect of "Dillon's Rule", combined with limitations placed upon local governments via the Supremacy Clause of federal and state constitutions, has been to allow local governments only those powers which the state specifically ascribes to the local government. Contrast the constraints placed by Dillon's Rule with the concept of "Home Rule". Home Rule states allow their local governments to adopt any regulations provided that the regulation is: 1) not in conflict with a state or federal law and/or 2) is not preempted by state or federal law. Local governments in Home Rule states have, therefore, far more leeway and local options to develop regulations and ordinances for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare. The majority of the United States are considered Home Rule jurisdictions. Suggested reading: "Land Use Regulation," Salsich, P. and Tryniecki, T., American Bar Association, 1998

Answer 12

The correct answer is D) Primary recharge areas are typically those areas that provide recharge to an aquifer with little or no attenuation of contaminants. Depending on the depth to the water table and the overlying geologic characteristics, travel time from the land's surface to the aquifer can be rapid (e.g. travel time in feet per day).

Answer 13

The correct answer is D) Performance requirements or standards typically employ special or conditional use permits to regulate development based upon its performance or impact upon natural resources. Because, in theory, the permit is granted only if the development "performs" according to certain criteria, regulatory agencies can ensure that the development will be in harmony with the regulation's goal of protecting the natural resource system.

Answer 14

The correct answer is A) There are three general types of floodplains. The most common are coastal areas and those bordering streams that flood during the 100-year statistical storm. The less common areas are isolated depressions that flood at least once a year to an average depth typically of six inches and to a volume of one-quarter acre-foot (10,890 cubic feet).

Answer 15

The correct answer is D) Excess algae or plant growth, often called eutrophication, is usually the result of nutrients entering the water body from agriculture, septic systems and lawn fertilizers.

Answer 16

The correct answer is D) BMPs focus on controlling pollutants where they originate--for example, in agricultural fields or residential subdivisions.

Answer 17

The correct answer is C) A taking will be found to have occurred if the community places a use restriction on real property not rationally connected to the community's planning goals or programs or other reason rationally connected to the protection of the health, safety or welfare of the community and its inhabitants.

Answer 18

The correct answer is B) A cluster development provides an alternative to the standard grid-style subdivision. It provides tremendous flexibility for both the developer and the municipality, and often allows for greater creativity and environmental sensitivity in the division of large land parcels. By definition, a cluster configuration places the development on a smaller portion of the locus than under a traditional "grid" development scheme. This placement, because it is developing the same number of units on a smaller portion of the parcel, requires that units be situated on smaller lots than would otherwise be allowed in a "grid" development. In exchange for developing on smaller lots, the petitioner is required to set aside, typically into perpetuity, land within the development as open space. A key ingredient in successful cluster regulations has been the requirement that the open space have "value" and not simply be land that could not be developed. Moreover, the location, extent, and upkeep of the open space is of paramount importance in designing and implementing an effective cluster ordinance. Suggested reading: "Rural by Design: Maintaining Small Town Character", R. Arendt, American Planning Association, 1994, "The Cluster Subdivision", American Planning Association, PAS #356, 1980, and "Saving American Farmland: What Works", American Farmland Trust, 1997.

Answer 19

The correct answer is A) A fee simple estate gives the owner the right to dispose of the interest in the land or pass it on to his heirs. Fee simple estates can be taxed and/or taken by eminent domain by the government. In theory (and law), a fee simple estate continues throughout time indefinitely; the chain of ownership will continue, unbroken, forever. A fee simple estate is distinguished from a defeasible estate in that a defeasible estate does not continue in it's chain of ownership forever, but rather, due to an event or simply the passage of time, is transferred to parties other than the current holder's descendants or devisees. Suggested reading: "Property", J. Dukeminier and J. Krier, Little, Brown, and Co., 1998.

Answer 20

The correct answer is A) The property tax is almost exclusively a local government tax, while sales, income, and corporation taxes overlap between the federal, state, and local levels of government.

Answer 21

The correct answer is D) Aerial photographs, assessor's plats and the community zoning map all provide clues to potential groundwater contaminants. The subdivision regulations would not be helpful in determining past or present sites of contamination.

Answer 22

The correct answer is D) The Department of Commerce would be useful in providing information on climate and wildlife resources, but would be least helpful in your investigations on soil types in your community.

Answer 23

The correct answer is C) Communities in Iowa and Kansas are not likely to be affected physically by sea level rise. Answer A) is incorrect because there are coastal estuaries which extend far inland, more than 20 miles from the open ocean (e.g., Chesapeake system), which could be drowned by rising sea level. Drinking water supplies from groundwater sources in coastal areas could potentially be threatened by increasing salt water intrusion as sea level rises. Coastal flood zone maps would change as sea level rises.

Answer 24

The correct answer is A) The National Environmental Policy Act was designed to require environmental impact studies for certain federal actions. Local (and state) government role is limited to review and comment

Answer 25

The correct answer is A) The United States Supreme Court upheld the City of Euclid's zoning regulations as a legitimate exercise of the police power, asserted for public welfare. The court's decision established local zoning as a legally defensible land use regulation and formed the basis for local court decisions on land use controls for several years

Answer 26

The correct answer is B) The French case is best known for the ruling that transfer of development rights, while a legitimate planning tool, would be inappropriate to compensate the landowner for a taking by the City of New York.

Answer 27

The correct answer is D) With the preparation of both an income statement and a cash flow statement (commonly called a "set up"), the prospective real estate purchaser can accurately measure the value (and risks) of the acquisition. The key distinction between the two statements is that the income statement projects either net or gross income over a period of time, while the cash flow statement projects the timing of incoming payments. The importance of the later, of course, is that even with a positive income statement, poor cash flow can prove fatal to any business. Suggested reading: "The Financial Analysis of Governments", R. Berne and R. Schram, Prentice Hall, 1986.

Answer 28

The correct answer is A) The majority of governments involved in condemnation payments employ the highest and best use standard; the highest and best use to which the property can be adapted.

Answer 29

The correct answer is C) "Hardship" is the key indicator of a variance.

Answer 30

The correct answer is D) Acquiring land in the watershed for conservation purposes is the most effective technique for protecting the water supply. Answers A) through C) are effective, but still allow existing land uses to continue, posing a constant threat to water quality.

Answer 31

The correct answer is A) Groundwater models should be calibrated against observed conditions and field data. Typically, model calibration involves testing the model against more than one set of known conditions to ensure that the model can adequately portray more than one set of conditions. Size of model cells and number of modeling runs are also important, but to a lesser degree. Model precision refers to the repeatability of the results, not the correctness of the results.

Answer 32

The correct answer is A) Nitrogen loading analyses are based on land use data as varying land uses contribute varying amounts of nitrogen. For example, you would expect more nitrogen from a fertilized golf course than you would from forests. There are publications that can help you to determine the nitrogen loading rates from various land uses. Scattered water quality data may help to confirm portions of a nitrogen loading analysis but cannot be used as a basis for the analysis. Aerial photographs may be used to help in determining land use. Topographic maps will be helpful in delineating the watershed areas that may contribute nitrogen to the water body of interest.

Answer 33

The correct answer is C) There is a very good possibility that the image file has not been registered in the same projection and/or coordinate system as your other data files. GIS places datalayers where they belong on the earth's surface. In this manner, data that belongs in Wisconsin appears in Wisconsin and data that belongs in Massachusetts appears in Massachusetts. If an image has not been registered correctly or is in a different coordinate system, it will not appear with the rest of your data. Instead, it will be positioned on a different part of the globe.

Answer 34

The correct answer is C) While GIS information would be of help in determining development patterns, the city assessor's plats may provide a more accurate picture of development patterns.

Answer 35

The correct answer is C) The Housing Authority is likely to establish and pursue an adaptive re-use program as a means of creating additional housing. Adaptive re-use programs have included the re-development of old housing stock as well as the creative re-use of industrial structures for rental and ownership housing.

Answer 36

The correct answer is C) Subdivision phasing allows Westchester to limit the number of lots within a subdivision that are built upon in any specified period of time. This is a useful technique within specific areas of a community in that it allows the city time to prepare for the impacts/needs of future growth. Note that subdivision phasing regulations do not necessarily limit the total number of lots built upon city-wide. Rather, this technique focuses on particular regions or areas of the City where growth control is desired. For example, if development within certain roadway corridors is exceeding the goals of the comprehensive plan, subdivision phasing may be an appropriate technique for slowing growth patterns along those corridors.

Answer 37

The correct answer is C) Adopting an overlay district to protect the aquifer recharge areas is a proven regulatory technique for protecting groundwater quality.

Answer 38

The correct answer is B) Special permits are appropriate instruments for siting uses a community considers essential, but may require special attention due to environmental threats.

Answer 39

The correct answer is B) A special permit application is the appropriate instrument to determine the impacts of expansions of pre-existing, nonconforming uses and structures to a neighborhood.

Answer 40

The correct answer is D) A rezoning of a portion of the residential property to accommodate the commercial use would be the most appropriate approach to the expansion.

Answer 41

The correct answer is A) A variance would be appropriate in this case, provided the hillside represented a severe topographic hardship, precluding the strict application of the ordinance.

Answer 42

The correct answer is A) Two-thirds of the country's rivers are adversely affected by agricultural nonpoint-source pollution, generally stemming from crop production and animal husbandry.

Answer 43

The correct answer is A) The site plan review process varies from community to community, but of the boards noted above, the Planning Commission is the most likely board to conduct or, at least, coordinate the industrial park's site plan review. It is possible, however, that all of the agencies noted above are involved, to some degree, in the site plan review.

Answer 44

The correct answer is A) While the City Council may eventually ratify the transfer of development rights ordinance, it is likely that the Planning Commission (or its staff) would author the original ordinance.

Answer 45

The correct answer is D) The Board of Health (sometimes in conjunction with the Planning Commission) is the most likely agency to develop regulations governing septic systems and volume discharges.

Answer 46

The correct answer is C) Appeals from local zoning decisions are usually filed with the state court of competent jurisdiction.

Answer 47

The correct answer is A) A variance is a departure from the terms of the zoning ordinance, granted in cases of hardship. A special permit authorizes uses permitted by the zoning ordinance upon scrutiny by a local permit granting authority.

Answer 48

The correct answer is “B“

Answer 49

The correct answer is “C“

Answer 50

The correct answer is “A

Answer 51

The correct answer is “A“

Answer 52

The correct answer is “B“

Answer 53

The correct answer is “C“

Answer 54

The correct answer is “D“

Answer 55

The correct answer is “B“

Answer 56

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 57

The correct answer is “C”

Answer 58

The correct answer is “D“

Answer 59

The correct answer is “C” Stein was involved in the development of garden cities under the rural Resettlement Administration including Radburn and the for-profit development of Sunnyside Gardens, NY.

Answer 60

The correct answer is “C” McHarg wrote Design with Nature and used Mylar layers to show suitability for development. John Reps wrote The Making of Urban America. Roger Tomlinson is known as the “Father of GIS”. Erich Fromm is a social psychologist/sociologist well known for the Critical Theory.

Answer 61

The correct answer is “B” Half of the homes in the community cost more than the median and half cost less, therefore, this is a good measure of central tendency. If housing prices in a community are normally distributed, the mean, median, and mode will be close in value and will all be reasonable measures of central tendency. However, if housing prices are not normally distributed, the mean and mode can be misleading. The mean is the average of housing prices and a very few expensive houses in a community can raise the mean much higher than the median. If a community has, for example, a large number of identical, lowvalue housing, the mode, the most frequently occurring value, will reflect this. The standard deviation is not a measure of central tendency but of dispersion of the distribution of housing prices about the mean. The U.S. Census Bureau calculates median housing value.

Answer 62

The correct answer is “B” There should be a nexus or close relationship between the object of the impact fee and the public service provided. Trip generation is most closely related to need for roadway capacity improvements.

Answer 63

The correct answer is “A” Petitions from property owners for site-specific modifications of local zoning regulations are typically referred to the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). This entity is normally authorized to grant variances to the ordinance.

Answer 64

The correct answer is “C” The scale of a USGS quadrangle map (1:24,000) is too large to show enough detail that would be useful for site planning.

Answer 65

The correct answer is “A” Fire insurance ratings are based on numerous criteria and provide a quick assessment of degree of fire protection. Distance and water availability are directly related to the ability of the fire department to respond.

Answer 66

The correct answer is “B” In most communities, the responsibility for most land-use and development decisions rests with planning commissioners and city and county boards, who are responsible for approving local plans, rezoning and variance requests, and development proposals. Education on the basics of planning can help members of these boards make better decisions.

Answer 67

The correct answer is “B” The designation of a historic district and the imposition of special architectural controls are ways to integrate historic-preservation controls into a zoning ordinance. This regulates the treatment of historic buildings rather than depending on voluntary or informational means alone.

Answer 68

The correct answer is “B” With Purchase of Development Rights (PDR), the right to develop a property is severed from property ownership. Floodplain regulations call for elevation of building in flood prone areas, not throughout a watershed. Performance-based zoning regulates the character of the use of land and is more flexible than traditional zoning regulations; such regulations may, for example, call for no negative impact on the watershed. These are difficult to administer and enforce and are not commonly used at this point in time. Floating zones are districts that are described in a zoning ordinance but have not necessarily been included on the zoning map. The zone “floats” over the community until it is affixed to a particular area through an amendment to the zoning map. Floating zones are difficult to administer and are often found to be invalid because they appear similar to spot zoning.

Answer 69

The correct answer is “C” Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey maps identify soil types. The best known USGS maps are the 1:24,000-scale topographic maps, which use contour lines (lines of equal elevation) to portray the size, shape, and elevation of the features. An aerial photo does not have a uniform scale and cannot be used to measure distances, but an orthophoto is a uniform-scale image and may be used to measure distance and may serve as a base map. Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) may use orthophotos as base maps to identify land that has at least a 1% chance of flooding in any year.

Answer 70

The correct answer is “B” Increasing the R rating of ceiling insulation from 19 to 30 will save the most energy. Reducing the R rating would make it more expensive to heat or cool a home, increasing insulation around the water heater and buying an energy efficient washing machine are good ideas but will not generally improve energy efficiency as much a increasing ceiling insulation will.

Answer 71

The correct answer is “B” The key to this response is this: “…prior to drafting the plan”. To be efficient and effective with civic engagement, participation must be incorporated early in, and throughout, the process.

Answer 72

The correct answer is “D” Members of the public are not called on for their professional expertise per se. They are invited into the process for their expertise as residents and consumers of their neighborhood.

Answer 73

The correct answer is “B” Although the letter of the law might support limiting noticing only to City A properties, it would be presumptuous to assume that any impact on City B properties will not occur. Also, relying on City B staff may eliminate City B property owner’s actual notification and potential participation.

Answer 74

The correct answer is “D” Participants in the discussion may consider any city employee as having a bias toward the planning staff’s position on the application.

Answer 75

The correct answer is “C”

Answer 76

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 77

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 78

The correct answer is “C”

Answer 79

The correct answer is “C”

Answer 80

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 81

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 82

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 83

The correct answer is “C”

Answer 84

The correct answer is “C”

Answer 85

(110) A principal planner is responsible for overseeing and supervising the development of a new development code by a consultant. The consultant is not performing as agreed to in the contract. Deadlines are not being met and the work product is substandard. The principal planner has not discussed his concerns with the consultant in the past hoping that things would improve. They have not and now he feels that he must take action. Which action represents the “BEST” way to initially handle this situation? (A) Terminate the contract. (B) Write the consultant a letter outlining your concerns. (C) Call the consultant personally and discuss your concerns. Follow up with a letter outlining your concerns. (D) Withhold further payment until the consultant straightens-up.

Answer 86

The correct answer is “A”

Answer 87

The correct answer is “A”

Answer 88

The correct answer is “A”

Answer 89

The correct answer is “D”

Answer 90

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 91

The correct answer is “C”

Answer 92

The correct answer is “D”

Answer 93

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 94

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 95

The correct answer is “A”

Answer 96

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 97

The correct answer is “D”

Answer 98

The correct answer is “C”

Answer 99

The correct answer is “D” Voice mail is not considered good customer service. Comment boxes are only effective if they are frequently checked. Access to the zoning ordinance is good, but staying open at lunchtime would be the most effective way to improve customer service.

Answer 100

The correct answer is “C” Although the consultant may be able to temporarily employ an assistant to help out, typically, clients feel they have hired the consultant’s expertise (not the firm’s). It is not reasonable to expect a client to accept the late entry of a new person. Likewise, the consultant should not expect a project to be delayed while he/she finishes other projects. If the consultant cannot perform the work the contract must be turned down.

Answer 101

The correct answer is “B” Although answer D could also be correct, the urgent need for housing, and especially affordable housing, would provide the Council with the best reason for approving the land use change.

Answer 102

The correct answer is “C” Community opinion can be determined in a number of ways. The best way to substantiate community opinion is to work with organized neighborhood groups.

Answer 103

The correct answer is “C” Personnel matters should not be aired at a staff meeting. If her desk is private it may be best to meet there. If not, his office can be utilized. Either way the meeting should include a witness to protect both parties.

Answer 104

The correct answer is “B” A CIP program is an administrative device for scheduling income sources and amounts against outgo for permanent public construction projects on a year-by year basis, usually projecting five to six years ahead and being revised each year or every two years.

Answer 105

The correct answer is “C” An elected official must make public disclosure of all ``personal interests'' they may have regarding any decision to be made in the planning process in which they serve. “Personal interest'' must be broadly defined to include a spouse, family member or person living in their household. An elected official must abstain completely from direct or indirect participation as an advisor or decision-maker in any matter in which they have a personal interest. The member needs to leave the room entirely in order to remove any possibly of a challenge based on the member’s “silent” participation through body language, facial expressions, etc.

Answer 106

The correct answer is “C” A building be set back is that certain distance from the street or lot line either on the street level or at a prescribed height. The planning goal is to allow more room for pedestrians or to reduce the obstruction to sunlight reaching the streets and lower stories of adjoining buildings (basic light, air, space). Setbacks also have a relationship to building and fire codes.

Answer 107

The correct answer is “B” Dissatisfaction with planning as it was being practiced in late 1960s to early 1970s led to the development of advocacy planning. Cookie-cutter plans were not responsive to local needs. Elitist plans were prepared and adopted by “establishment” plan commission. Plans ignored needs of minorities and low-income families. Advocacy planning refers to the right of a special interest group, such as a neighborhood group or other group to advocate plans directed to its own interests. Interests should form the basis of government action. Citizen participation in plan making is as important as the plan itself. Key issues of the movement were environmental issues and growth management.

Answer 108

The correct answer is “C” A level of “consensus”, where policy options are accepted short of 100% agreement. Would be used in meeting facilitation and in formulation of “alternatives” in long-range planning programs.

Answer 109

The correct answer is “D”

Answer 110

The correct answer is “D”

Answer 111

The correct answer is “A”

Answer 112

The correct answer is “D” This question evaluates your ability to identify the proper sequence of actions in a typical planning program. “First your socks, then your shoes”. Other objectives identified in answers A, B and C would follow the development of benchmark data.

Answer 113

The correct answer is “A” Development of a future-oriented community vision through advance planning would provide the foundation for the programs and activities described in the other answers.

Answer 114

The correct answer is “C” It would be imprudent for the senior planner to take any action other than to seek direction from the planning manager.

Answer 115

The correct answer is “C”

Answer 116

The correct answer is D”

Answer 117

The correct answer is “C” It is too early in the process to “fire” the consultant. A personal call is an effective way of getting your point across. The conversation needs to be memorialized in a letter to begin the necessary paper trail in case the contract needs to be terminated.

Answer 118

The correct answer is “A”

Answer 119

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 120

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 121

The correct answer is “B” Good customer service begins with an adequately trained staff that will “perform diligent, competent work that serves the public interest”.

Answer 122

The correct answer is “A”

Answer 123

The correct answer is “B” The key to answering this question is properly using the language of the set up text. You are looking for a “social” goal of TEA-21. The most important social goal of the program is the funding of projects to assist welfare recipients to and from centers of employment.

Answer 124

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 125

The correct answer is “D”

Answer 126

The correct answer is “C”

Answer 127

The correct answer is “D”

Answer 128

The correct answer is “D”

Answer 129

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 130

The correct answer is “A

Answer 131

The correct answer is “B”

Answer 132

The correct answer is “A

Answer 133

The correct answer is “A”

Answer 134

The correct answer is “A” The revitalization of the CBD is of paramount importance in communities across the country. Fostering the input and support of the merchants and residents of the downtown area is too important to be driven by experimentation. Planners are not experts in public relations. Firms that possess such an expertise should be employed if possible.

Answer 135

The correct answer is “B” All the answers promote Smart Growth policies. However, a coordinated clearinghouse of advanced planning and geographic information coordinated on regional, state, and federal Internet systems encompasses all the other answers.

Answer 136

The correct answer is “B” Once development rights have been purchased, the land may stay in agricultural use indefinitely

Answer 137

The correct answer is “B” Although none of these alternatives may be “popular”, the most likely to be utilized if one owns a car is bicycling.

Answer 138

The correct answer is “B” All the answers are true. The central issue though is a legal one--- providing the legal foundation for enforcement. The second most important goal would be to provide developers with guidelines to reduce or eliminate the need for enforcement.

Answer 139

The correct answer is “D” The most important historical events to know are the ones that still influence the planning profession to this day. For example, although Riverside was designed in the mid-1800, a number of innovative design elements are still in use. Additionally, Riverside represents the first move to suburbs in the United States. Thus it is related to the contemporary issue “Urban Sprawl”. This is why Riverside is important, and why it might be the subject of an exam question.

Answer 140

The correct answer is “C” The most important criterion is “population”.

Answer 141

The correct answer is “C“ The home mortgage interest deduction allows taxpayers who own their homes to reduce their taxable income by the amount of interest paid on the loan which is secured by their principal residence. Approximately half of all homeowners (~ 75 million) use this deduction, and the standard justification for the deduction is that it gives an incentive for home ownership. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_mortgage_interest_deduction http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/06/mortinttaxdeduct.asp http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700200108/Eliminating-the-mother-of-all-taxdeductions.html?pg=all

Answer 142

The correct answer is (C) Oregon was one of the first places in the U.S. to undergo a proliferation of community-based visioning, and the Oregon Model represents a comprehensive approach to visioning that has since gained widespread acceptance around the country. The model is framed by four simple questions: 1. Where are we now? 2. Where are we going? 3. Where do we want to be? 4. How do we get there? Some communities add a fifth step promoting action plan implementation (called the “New” Oregon Model): 5. Are we getting there? SOURCE: APA’s Planning and Urban Design Standards (2006); p. 55

Answer 143

The correct answer is C) The first thing to do might be to carefully review the data and procedures used in the analysis for accuracy and completeness (Ethical Principle 1). You should document everything during this entire process such as the date and nature of your supervisor’s request and the sources of data used to draw the conclusion that the consultant’s price is too high. Then write your report and submit it to your supervisor.

Answer 144

The correct answer is “C” Upon reading the introduced bill, if no objection heard, the bill is then referred to the appropriate committee. Bills may be referred to more than one committee and it may be split so that parts are sent to different committees. Once passed in one house of the Legislature, the bill is sent to the other house for consideration. If the other house passes a different version of the bill, the bill may be subject to a conference committee to develop a compromise before going back to both houses for a vote. Most states follow a similar procedure. https://www.flsenate.gov/About/HowAnIdeaBecomesALaw https://www.flsenate.gov/PublishedContent/ADMINISTRATIVEPUBLICATIONS/idea-to-law.pdf https://votesmart.org/education/how-a-bill-becomes-law#.WdL-hjCQzIU (Federal) https://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/legprocessflowchart.pdf (Federal)

Answer 145

The correct answer is B) Principal arterials serve longer trips, carry the highest traffic volumes, and carry a large percentage of the VMT (vehicle miles traveled; 30%-55% of all roadway mileage) on minimum roadway mileage (4%- 12% of all roads) and provide minimal land access. Minor Arterials interconnect the principal arterials, provide less mobility and slightly more land access, and distribute travel to smaller geographic areas than principal arterials. Urban Collectors provide both land access and traffic circulation with residential, commercial, and industrial areas by collecting and distributing traffic to these areas. Local Streets provide direct access to adjacent land and access to the higher classified streets (5-20% of all VMT; 65% - 75% of all roadway mileage). Source: "2011-2012 Chapter Presidents Council Study Manual for the AICP Examination of the American Institute of Certified Planners", page 149.