Practice Exam 1 Flashcards
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Crime has been on the rise in the eastern part of your community. The neighborhood crime stoppers and community leaders have come together to try to come up with solutions to the problem. The neighborhood is working with the city planning department to improve the design of the neighborhood, using the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles. The plan includes:
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I. Natural Surveillance
II. Territoriality
IV. Natural Access Control
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You are drafting an amendment to the zoning ordinance to allow secondary units in the rear yard. As part of the staff report you are attempting to demonstrate how this would boost the income of existing property owners. In your example, you explain that a homeowner could take out a loan for $100,000, costing $500 per month to build the granny flat. The flat would rent for $800 per month.
Assuming the property would be vacant 5% of the time, what is the net operating income of the property?
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Net Operating Income = Gross Operating Income X (1 – the vacancy rate) – operating expenses. $9,600 X (1 – 0.05) - $6,000 = $3,120.
3
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Which of the following statements are NOT true regarding the appropriate strategies planners can take to address the challenges of the retail sector?
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The enormous changes taking place in the retail sector are generally outside of planning control
4
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Your organization has been contracted to help determine community preferences regarding a new zoning reform effort. You have already conducted a mail survey, and the survey response rate was sufficient. However, while the survey provided generalized information, you need to gain more comprehensive understanding. Which of the following would be the most effective approach?
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Interview neighborhood organizations
5
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Which of the following are true concerning Right to Farm laws?
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Their intent is to make farming more viable
6
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You have been charged with developing a regional agricultural development plan. As part of the planning process you will apply an interactive multi-goal programming technique. Which of the following would be most appropriate?
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Linear programming
7
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Your rural agricultural county is primarily known for corn and soybean farms. Today you received an application for the rezoning of a property for the development of a wind farm. This is:
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A series of wind turbines
8
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As a new planner for the state of Arizona, you are responsible for working with jurisdictions throughout the state, promoting land use policies that will support the growth of industry. You have a meeting scheduled with the Navajo Nation. In advance of the meeting, you do research to make sure you understand tribal authority as it relates to land use regulations. Which of the following best describes the authority of the Navajo Nation?
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Tribes possess a nationhood status and retain inherent powers of self-government.
9
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You are the consultant writing the city’s SmartCode. You are preparing a presentation to the planning commission describing the new code for recommended adoption. Which of the following is best to include:
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A description of the continuum of transect zones from rural to urban
10
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Which of the following is not typically included in a comprehensive plan?
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Cost revenue analysis
11
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Using an equation that can be rearranged to solve for the missing unknown variable, find the missing unknown variable.
Present Value: $7,500,000
Future Value: ?
Time: 10 years
Interest Rate: 2.5%
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$9,600,634
12
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This form of government serves a specific purpose to provide a specific and limited number of functions within a defined geographic area. This is known as:
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Special District
13
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A[n] ___________________ is the right to use a property owned by another person for specific purposes.
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Easement
14
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A church located in a residential neighborhood is requesting a special use permit to allow for a second building on the site for a daycare center. The neighborhood is strongly opposed to the additional building. Rather than proceed through the normal permit process given the strained relationship between the church and the neighborhood, the Zoning Board of Adjustment suggests that the parties use:
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Mediation
15
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One of your employees was convicted of a serious crime and their AICP was revoked. After serving their sentence they will be rehired. You have asked that the employee pursue reinstatement of their AICP. Who may reinstate membership in AICP?
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Ethics Committee
16
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Which of the following is NOT a goal of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act?
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Enhancing legal protections for land banking
17
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As the planning director in Dallas, you just completed an update to your comprehensive plan and as a result are updating the capital improvement program. The update to the CIP should include which of the following?
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Land acquisitions
Concurrency
18
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The mayor is focused on downtown development strategies that will attract the so-called “creative class”. Which of the following attributes are NOT thought to attract this type of worker?
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Affordable single-family housing
19
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Which of the following cases was a test of the 14th Amendment Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses?
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Hadacheck v. Sebastian
20
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You are a city planner for a major city and the city manager asks you to identify traffic intersections that create the most hazard for the city. The project will take several weeks, and you have two interns and a staff planner that can assist you. You build a project plan that identifies the critical tasks and how the project can get to completion. What would be the best tool to aid in completion of this project?
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Program Evaluation and Review Technique
21
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Management by Objectives is a participatory approach to establishing measurable objectives in an organization. Which of the following is NOT true of Management by Objectives?
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The organization develops a set of decision packages.
22
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What is a “push analysis”?
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It determines the sales capacity of a market area.
23
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You are organizing a committee to consider the future renovation needs of schools throughout the school district. What would be the optimal committee size?
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9 to 15
24
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A[n] _______________ can be described as a central city plus surrounding communities to which it is linked economically.
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Metropolitan statistical area
25
The local religious community has united to aid in supporting refugees to relocate from Sudan to the region. This has resulted in a small but significant new minority population arriving into the community. As the planning department, what responsibility do you have to be responsive to the needs of these new community members?
Meet with local community leaders to understand the needs of the population.
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The Standard State Zoning Enabling Act authorized a board of adjustment to do the following:
I. hear and decide appeals from determinations made by local zoning officials
II. grant variances to provide relief from the terms of the zoning ordinance
27
You work for a large city with 100 people on your staff, split across code enforcement, development, long-range planning, environmental compliance, and neighborhood relations. You have been asked to reorganize the department, which approach would be most appropriate?
Vertical
28
According to the Highway Capacity Manual, if a roadway has a service level of B it can be described as:
Stable flow, short delays and speed somewhat restricted
29
Which of the following is used to project future economic activity?
Twelve leading indicators
30
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty found that ...
zoning is a legitimate use of police power.
31
In the County you work for as a planner, the Library Director wants to make sure that a new library will meet the needs of neighborhood residents. This is the first step in what will be a yearlong planning process. The Director wants to begin by understanding library usage patterns among neighborhood residents. Which of the following public participation tools would be the most appropriate?
Conduct a neighborhood survey
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Which of the following is a feature of Smart Growth?
A variety of housing choices
33
Which of the following would you include in the drafting of a zoning ordinance?
I. Minimum lot sizes
II. Maximum building heights
III. Procedures for changes in zoning
34
General Motors has announced that it will be closing a plant in your town, laying off 600 workers. The mayor is in a panic and wants to know what this will mean to the local economy. You have been asked to calculate an employment multiplier to estimate the total job loss for your community. Which of the following sources would you use?
Regional input-output modeling system
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This form of development integrates information and communication technology and the Internet of Things to manage a city.
Smart City
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Which of the following does NOT constitute a conflict of interest according to the AICP Code of Ethics?
Providing private information about a case to an environmental group.
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With regard to takings, the U.S. Supreme Court has said that where a regulation is intended merely to prevent a[n] ____________, it should not be considered a taking.
Nuisance
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A ___________ is one that is difficult to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that can be difficult to understand.
Wicked problem
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You are part of a team that created an amazing waterfront plan. You prepare the submission for consideration for a national award. The lead planner on the project has since moved on to another organization. Given this person left the agency, you list yourself as the lead planner and key contact for the award nomination. Does this raise any ethical concerns?
Yes, this appears that you are taking credit for others work
40
You work for a city of 5,000 with a historic town square with a courthouse in the center as the county seat. Which of the following could be key considerations for your downtown commercial district?
I. Historic Preservation
II. Parking Capacity
III. Wayfinding
IV. Small Business Promotion
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Which of the following takings tests was established in Agins v. City of Tiburon?
Deprives property of all economically viable use
42
According to the U.S. Census, an urban cluster is all of the following except...
A metropolitan statistical area
43
You have been hired to reorganize the development functions of the city and have been asked to create a new department. To guide these efforts which of the following would be most helpful?
Strategic Plan
44
In his term as Planning Director of the City of Cleveland, Norman Krumholz utilized which of the following planning theories:
Advocacy planning
45
You are drafting a sustainable energy policy for the county. Which of the following would have the highest albedo?
Snow
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This program evolved out of efforts to implement planning requirements of the Housing Act of 1949 and became a signature program expanding local planning across the United States.
Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954
47
What did the Homestead Act of 1862 do?
It allowed public lands to be sold for a nominal fee.
48
The City is considering whether to spend $300,000 on a building addition this year. However, the city council is debating whether it makes more sense to spend the $300,000 now or to wait four years when the expected cost for the addition would be $500,000. You have been asked to provide a fiscal analysis that provides support for which would be the best choice. You assume a 10 percent discount rate. What is your recommendation to the council?
You recommend to the city council that they proceed with the addition now as the future value of the funds would not exceed the expected cost of the addition in four years.
49
Regression Analysis can be described as which of the following?
A statistic that provides an estimate of one variable based upon other variables
50
Who is associated with "The City as a Growth Machine" Theory?
Logan and Molotch
51
A developer is pushing for rezoning of a property to allow for a mixed use development that would include 500 housing units, 50,000 square feet of retail and 20,000 square feet of office. While the development concept is sound, the city's infrastructure is at maximum capacity. In the staff report, which of the following would best present the case:
At the present time, the city’s sewer system does not extend to this area and the road infrastructure is inadequate to handle the anticipated traffic from this development.
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Deaths, Births, Migration, and Fertility rates are components of which of the following population projection methods?
Cohort Survival Method
53
If an industry has a location quotient of 1.3, which of the following is true?
It is an export industry.
54
As a planner working for the City of Belleville, you have been put in charge of updating the city's comprehensive plan. At one of the public meetings about the plan update, the issue of homelessness is brought up and several concerned citizens voice the opinion that the comprehensive plan should tackle the problem. You explain that:
It would be appropriate to include the subject of homelessness in the local comprehensive plan
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As a non-profit advocacy group, you are preparing a report on the state of a region’s sprawl. Which of the following is unlikely to be identified as an outcome of sprawl in the region?
An increase in land available for habitat
56
Which planned community built in 1923 foreshadowed the New Urbanism movement?
Mariemont, Ohio
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As a rural county planner you want to engage the public in planning for the future of the county. You have decided that you want to not only get information from the public, but also have them analyze the information that would be used in the plan. The educational level of the community is relatively low, so you need to use techniques that will work for a non-literate group. Which of the following is most appropriate?
Participatory Rural Appraisal
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The Mayor’s Office has requested that you conduct a citizen survey to determine satisfaction with city services. You are evaluating whether to use a mail or phone survey. Thinking about telephone surveys, which of the following is the most important negative of using telephone surveys?
They may not reach a representative sample
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Which of the following maps would NOT be useful in preparing a site plan for a new development?
Orthographic map
60
An ethical planner principally serves:
The public interest.
61
The County is planning to undertake a county roadway project to service a growing development area. In order to build the road it will need to go through a wetland area. You are undertaking an environmental impact statement. Which of the following elements are you required to include?
I. Current conditions and the probable impact of the proposed action
II. Any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented
III. The relationship between local short term uses of the environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long term productivity
IV. Ways to minimize the negative impacts of the proposed action
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You are a senior planner for a Midwestern county. You recently completed an inventory of vegetative resources within the county. As part of the inventory you discovered that the county has three endangered plant species. Which of the following techniques is best suited for protecting these endangered species from development?
Urban Growth Boundary
63
The City has experienced rapid growth of more than 5% per year over the last six years. You are working with the city attorney to develop a proposal to limit the number of building permits that can be issued each year. Which of the following cases upholds the ability of a city to limit building permits?
Construction Industry of Sonoma County v. City of Petaluma
64
You have been called by a reporter who is doing a story about zombie subdivisions. In the interview you provide which of the following statements to best describe the situation in your county?
Between 2006 and 2008, a total of 21,000 lots were platted. As of 2015, half were undeveloped. Developers anticipated significant demand in advance of the economic downturn. The County is working to develop an ordinance to allow replating of subdivisions.
65
You are the on the hiring committee for a new planning director. As the lead on creating a matrix for evaluating candidates, which of the following would be appropriate leadership qualities to include?
Political savvy, critical thinking, empathy, ethics
66
This Appalachian Regional Commission covers 420 counties and 8 cities. This is an example of which of the following spatial areas of practice?
Multi-State
67
You work for an Affordable Housing Corporation that is building a 22-unit rowhouse development in an area consisting mostly of single-family homes. The 7.3 acre site was approved by the City and building permits were issued. Because the property was zoned to allow for multifamily housing there were no public hearings.
However, once the construction began and neighbors realized the development was subsidized housing, they started a petition drive asking the City Council to revoke the building permit. You are preparing a presentation to the City Council in opposition of the downzoning of the property. Which of the following legal issues should you raise?
The Affordable Housing Corporation has a vested right to complete the project that is underway based on the City’s existing ordinance. If the City were to rezone the property that would interfere with the Corporation’s investment expectations of the property.
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Which of the following problems would most likely be addressed by a state planner?
Economic development incentives
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Which of the following would a federal government planner not be involved in?
Regulating local land uses
70
Which of the following communities was NOT developed by the Resettlement Administration?
Greendale, Maryland
71
You are leading a visioning process early on in the planning process to encourage citizen involvement and you want to encourage everyone in the community to participate. To have a highly successful visioning process which of the following is critical?
Media involvement
72
The City Manager has approached you to assist the Library Department in the creation of a new library master plan. The master plan calls for the construction of one new library in the next five years to meet demand based on growth in the southwest quadrant of the city. Which of the following should you consider in determining the appropriate size of a new library?
I. The size of the property
II. The projected population of the service area at the time of build-out
III. The inventory of materials to be available for use by library patrons
73
Which of the following is not an example of a growth management program?
Subdivision regulations
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You are calculating the floor area ratio of a proposed development project in downtown to make sure it is code compliant. Which of the following is not part of the calculation?
Calculate the total lot area minus all accessory units
75
As the planner for a small village, you have responsibility for planning and code enforcement. In your own neighborhood, you have noticed that several of your neighbors have code enforcement violations. What would be the best way to handle this situation?
Go to the village manager and explain the violations and ask for how they want it handled.
76
You are the Director of Planning and oversee a staff of seven people. You are interested in improving the working relationship with the staff. Which of the following should you do?
Meet with each staff member to find out how the work environment can be improved
77
Three planners work together for a developer for several years before both joining the planning department in a mid-sized city. The planners are close and play on the same community softball league and go out for happy hour every month. After two years at the department, one of the planners returns to the development firm. How does this change the personal and professional relationship of the planners?
It will change because the director will need to make sure that permitting cases from the developer are assigned to him rather than the staff planners who are friends.
78
What planner is associated with the idea of Transit Oriented Development?
Peter Calthorpe
79
Which of the following is/are element(s) of T.J. Kent's components of an effective master plan as noted in The Urban General Plan?
I. Long range and general
II. Comprehensive and adopted at one time with all elements integrated
III. Focused on the physical development implications of socio-economic policies
IV. Identified as the City Council's plan
80
You are making a presentation to the County Commissioners of the draft hazard mitigation plan. As part of the presentation you cover which of the following?
I. Natural hazards, such as hurricanes
II. Man-made hazards, such as chemical spills
III. Development strategies to mitigate risk
IV. Hazards assessment for the county
81
The idea of "Plural Planning" is associated with which planning theory?
Advocacy
82
You are developing a site plan for a new mixed-use neighborhood. The neighborhood is based on the neighborhood unit concept. You have placed a school in the center of the neighborhood. You are now working on the street network. Which of the following would be most appropriate to place adjacent to the elementary school?
Local
83
A group of university students is interested in demonstrating how an abandoned commercial corridor can be turned around. Which would be the best way to illustrate a design concept creating excitement around potential permanent changes?
Tactical Urbanism
84
You are a planner for a growing suburban community. Because of your community's growth, the amount of waste produced has increased. The city needs to expand the landfill within the next five years. Before making a decision on the expansion, you would like to survey residents about the proposed expansion. You plan to include the survey in the water utility bill of every residence in the city. What type of response rate would you expect?
Low
85
The Supreme Court dealt with which of the following issues in Nectow v. City of Cambridge?
Zoning
86
Which of the following is the least important element of a historic preservation program?
Zoning regulations
87
You are part of a city wide task force developing a social media policy.
The city manager would like to ban social media use to ensure employees are working rather than socializing while on the job. You argue that social media is critical to the planning department's efforts to engage the public. Which principles of the AICP Code of Ethics would you cite as benefits of social media?
I. Increase public understanding of planning activities.
II. Give people the opportunity to have meaningful impact on development.
IV. Provide timely, adequate, clear and accurate information on planning issues.
88
In addition to your position as a planner with the regional planning commission, you conduct part-time consulting work for market research companies preparing demographic analyses. Overnight you had emailed the file to the market research company. Unfortunately, you get a call at work letting you know that they did not receive the email and that they must have it by noon to prepare for a meeting with a client that afternoon. The good news is that you have the file on a USB in your bag. What should you do?
Speak with your supervisor and request 30 minutes of unpaid leave to take a USB with the file to the market research company.
89
You have calculated a measure of dispersion around the mean. This was calculated as the average of the sum of the squared deviations from the mean. This is the:
Variance
90
The 1909 Plan of Chicago was revolutionary in planning history for many reasons. Which of the following reasons is not associated with the plan's significance?
The plan was implemented, maintained, and expanded upon for fifty years.
91
Which of the following budget methods would be most appropriate if the City Council has directed departments to create a series of decision packages upon which they can decide whether to fund or not?
Zero Based Budgeting
92
Which of the following is least likely to decrease the chances of increased stormwater runoff?
Allow for increased lot coverage in residential districts
93
You have been hired by the state department of agriculture to form a state food policy council that will work with key stakeholders across the state. You have recruited members and are setting the agenda for the year. Which of the following is least likely to be part of the agenda?
land use management
94
Which of the following is true about moonlighting?
Working at a bookstore on weekends is an example of an acceptable moonlighting position.
95
The U.S. Department of Transportation requires consideration of environmental justice issues during the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. What might this entail?
I. Identification of minority or low-income populations
II. Ensuring an inclusive public participation process
III. Numeric analysis of public health data
IV. Alternatives and Mitigation
96
The 2010 Census showed that Plannersville had a population of 50,000. Clintonville is a neighborhood in Plannersville and, in 2000, it represented 10 percent of Plannersville's population. The current population of Plannersville is 55,000. What method could you use to determine the current population of Clintonville?
Step-down
97
You are preparing a memo to the city manager about what will be involved in a planned community visioning process. Which of the following would you include:
I. Public Participation
| III. Alternative Futures
98
You are in an agricultural county which is beginning to experience exurban development pressure. There have been a number of development requests for large lot subdivisions with lots sizes ranging from 2 to 10 acres. The County Commissioners have recognized that this is the beginning of a trend. They have asked you as the County Planner to bring forward one or more strategies that would protect agriculture in the county. Which of the following would best protect and preserve agricultural land?
Development of a purchase of development rights program
99
This US Supreme Court case overturned the “substantial advancement” test established in the Agins (1980) case:
Lingle v. Chevron
100
You are a planner working for a regional agency. One of the committees that you have been asked to staff is a newly formed environmental task force. Members of this committee have asked you to clarify whether The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 requires local communities to submit environmental reviews of private subdivision development. You advise them that:
NEPA requires the public and private sectors to conform to certain environmental standards but only if it involves federal funding, work performed by the federal government, or permits issued by a federal agency
101
Which of the following would least describe effective neighborhood planning?
Neighborhoods should focus on the needs inside their neighborhood without consideration of what occurs beyond their boundaries
102
You are the planning director of a major metropolitan planning department, and the mayor calls you into a private meeting with a developer. The mayor explains how this developer is planning a major project for the city that will result in significant job creation and increased property tax revenue. After the meeting, the mayor makes it clear that the planning department is not to cause any delay in the approval of this development or it could mean a negative employment review. After leaving the meeting what should you do?
Send a letter to the developer, copying the mayor outlining the specific requirements for permitting approval noting the fastest way to achieve permit approval and noting that you are available for consultation to ensure the project moves forward as quickly as possible
103
As the new planner for the City of Plannersville you have been asked to organize a public meeting to kick off a scenic corridor planning process. You are working to create the invitation list. What should you consider?
Who to invite, how to phrase the invitation, the form of the invitation (by mail, electronically, or by telephone), and how to provide information to the media about the meeting
104
The northeast 1/4 of the southeast 1/4 of Section 4 contains how many acres?
40
105
In addition to transect-based code and transit oriented development, a community built following the principals of New Urbanism would use which of these?
form-based zoning
106
_____________ is expressed as births per 1,000 persons calculated by the number of recorded live births in a year divided by the mid-year female population between the ages of 15 and 44.
General Fertility Rate
107
The City Council is considering a proposal to annex 47 acres of land into the city based on a request by a property owner who intends to develop the property for mixed use. At a public hearing, citizens voice concern that the proposed development will not generate enough tax revenue to support the cost of services such as police and fire. Which cost analysis method would be most appropriate for the city planner to use to study the potential fiscal effects of the proposed annexation?
Fiscal Impact Analysis
108
As a sole practice consultant with expertise in aviation planning you have been seeking to grow your practice. At a recent networking event you met a non-profit who is interested in help undertaking a health indicators project. You indicate you would be a perfect fit and have strong interest in the topic. You have no experience or training on health indicators, but assume that you can learn over the course of the project. Would this represent a violation of the AICP Code of Ethics?
Yes, as a planner you have misrepresented your qualifications.
109
Which of the following is not a common method of achieving agreement on a course of action?
Appointing a single person to adjudicate dispute and make a final decision
110
___________ is the discharge of pollutants into the environment in an untreated, partially treated, or completely treated state.
Effluent
111
A Planning Director is a strong environmentalist and wants to prevent big box stores with large parking lots in environmentally sensitive areas. The recently elected city council and many citizens are pro-retail development. At a public hearing, the Director decides to focus her presentation on the economic benefits of big box retail rather than the environmental consequences, given the political climate. The Director's decision:
Represents a violation of the planner’s obligation to protect the environment
112
Must ordinances and regulations that impose conditions on the issuance or development permits (such as the reservation of land for beach access) but do not compensate the owner for the property meet all of the following?
The condition must have some essential nexus with the public purpose it seeks to fulfill
The condition must bear some rough proportionality to the impact of the development for which the permit is sought
The condition may be satisfied by the payment of a fee in lieu of (FILO) compliance
Not result in the temporary loss of use of property while the application for the development permit is undergoing review by government staff.
Yes
113
Which of the following is a true statement about the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program?
It encourages private equity for developing affordable housing, but it can only be used for rental housing
114
You are the planning director of a large regional planning agency. One of your planners has not been performing at an acceptable level. In the last annual review you discussed performance problem with the employee. Lately the problems seem to be getting worse. You mention the problems to the employee, yet the problems persist. What is the next action you should take?
Meet privately with the employee to go over the job description and departmental expectations and place in writing the issues that need to be corrected.
115
Under the city’s zoning ordinance, churches are allowed in any single family neighborhood as a conditional use. Your office has just received an application to construct a 200,000 square foot church with more than 1,000 parking spaces.
Which of the following acts should the staff consider in reviewing this application?
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000
116
Over time, land was subdivided in Franklin County. The result is that a landowner became landlocked and has no access to her property. Which of the following would allow a landlocked property owner the ability to obtain an easement?
Necessity
117
A national developer has come to your office with an interest in developing a power town. The developer is proposing an 800,000 square foot shopping center that will be 75 percent retail and 25 percent restaurant. Your zoning ordinance requires a parking ratio of 1 space per 75 square feet or restaurant and 1 space per 250 square feet of retail. The developer wants to know - How many parking spaces would be required for this project?
5,000 or more spaces
118
What is NOT a goal of site plan review?
Increase the value of the property
119
You are a senior planner with a major consulting firm. You are responsible for completing a request for proposal for a county that has requested that the firm prepare a zoning ordinance. You feel overwhelmed with projects and do not believe you will have time to adequately prepare the zoning ordinance if the firm receives the contract. What should you do?
Decline the contract due to your current workload.
120
These areas are legislatively authorized because they demonstrate a nationally unique natural, cultural, historic or scenic resource and link natural and cultural resources. These are known as:
These areas are legislatively authorized because they demonstrate a nationally unique natural, cultural, historic or scenic resource and link natural and cultural resources. These are known as:
121
A developer has constructed a mixed use development, including the construction of all buildings and infrastructure. The developer is now selling the project to a buyer in a ready to occupy condition. This is known as:
Turn-key project
122
This form of development includes a building that is sited on one or more lot lines with no yard, the intent of which is to allow a more flexible site design and to increase the amount of usable open space. This is known as which of the following?
This form of development includes a building that is sited on one or more lot lines with no yard, the intent of which is to allow a more flexible site design and to increase the amount of usable open space. This is known as which of the following?
123
In addition to transect-based code and transit oriented development, a community built incorporating principles of New Urbanism would most likely use which of these types of zoning?
form-based zoning
124
What is the name of a fund established to manage the revenues and expenditures of a minor league baseball park?
Enterprise fund
125
Which of the following is NOT true of Shift-Share Analysis?
It evaluates the national unemployment rate
126
Which of the following is true of Saul Alinsky?
He was a community organizer in Chicago
127
A planner tells you a story at a social event with the local APA chapter. You realize that the planner has violated the AICP Code of Conduct and that you consider it to be a serious violation. How would you go about filing a complaint with AICP?
Complete a form, sign and submit it to the Ethics Officer
128
Which of the following best summarizes the key functions that taxes serve?
Redistribution of income and generation of revenue to finance government
129
According to Aristotle, who is considered the pioneer of urban planning because of his plan for a city of 50,000 that addressed administrative structure, social structure, and land subdivision?
Hippodamus of Miletus
130
As the community development planner for a major city you are charged with overseeing the City’s housing programs. One of the most important programs for you has been the HOME program. Which Act created the HOME program?
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (1990)
131
You are designing a survey to determine the public’s views on environmental protection. You are taking a systematic random sample. Which of the following best describes how your sample will be selected?
Every Xth person will be surveyed
132
Which of the following Supreme Court cases found that a zoning ordinance cannot restrict non-commercial billboards?
Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego
133
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a traditional small town?
It has low to very low density housing
134
Urban design is best described as including which of the following:
District focus
135
The School District is preparing a facilities plan that could result in the renovation of 10 schools in the district. You want to make sure that many parents are actively engaged in the planning process. You have a $5,000 budget to cover meetings at each of the 10 schools. Which of the following is least important for your engagement strategy?
A cash bar for adults
136
A request for a rezoning has been submitted to allow for a medical waste disposal facility in a low-income neighborhood in the community. You are aware this will be a controversial rezoning. Which of the following would be the best course of action?
Host a neighborhood meeting allowing community members to learn about the project in advance of a public hearing.
137
Which of the following is NOT true of the Superfund?
It is a state program
138
The State Department of Development was charged with creating an educational campaign centered around healthy living. Which of the following are NOT considered elements of healthy living?
Smaller houses
139
A request for a rezoning has been submitted to allow for a medical waste disposal facility in a low-income neighborhood in the community. You are aware this will be a controversial rezoning. Which of the following would be the best course of action?
Host a neighborhood meeting allowing community members to learn about the project in advance of a public hearing.
140
You have received a development application that requires a variance for an upscale apartment complex in a neighborhood experiencing gentrification. The proposed development would require the demolition of an existing Section 8 housing complex, and existing residents would be displaced. The required hearing before the Board of Zoning Adjustment has been placed in a newspaper with wide circulation. What additional actions would be most effective to engage the public?
I. Post information about the application on the planning department website
II. Notify neighborhood leaders
III. Post a sign at the current apartment complex
IV. Contact a reporter about the development application
II and III only
141
To what level of government are regional councils or Councils of Government accountable to?
Local government
142
Which of the following pieces of information could not be used in developing a population estimate?
New Jobs
143
You are a planner who will be developing a neighborhood plan. Which of the following techniques would be least appropriate in preparing it?
Text mining
144
The population of Plannersville is increasing at a rate of 12% per year. Calculate the amount of time it will take for this population to double?
6 years
145
Which city was the first to adopt a comprehensive plan?
Cincinnati
146
Which was a key concept of the 1916 New York City Zoning Ordinance?
Established setback requirements
147
The City Council is considering a proposal to annex 200 acres of land into the city. At a public hearing, citizens voice concerns that the city currently has a deficit and that the new development won’t generate enough tax revenue to pay for the needed police, fire, and solid waste services the city would have to provide for the area. Which cost analysis method would be most appropriate for the city planner to use to study the potential fiscal effects of the proposed annexation?
Fiscal impact analysis
148
Which of the following is true about sector theory?
It was developed by Homer Hoyt and it prioritizes the role of transportation
149
According to Susan Fainstein, there are three elements of the "Just City". Which of the following is NOT considered a specific and separate element of the Just City:
Economic development
150
The City of Plannersville is developing a downtown plan. Over the last 20 years, the downtown has experienced significant disinvestment. The plan calls for one activity node to be focused on downtown housing with a park in the center. Which of the following would be the most effective method for financing the park?
Tax Increment Financing
151
As a planner for the State of Wyoming, you have been appointed to work with a legislative task force that is looking into land use regulation in the state. In preparing for the first meeting of the task force, you want to bring forward relevant research and materials that could aid the task force. Which of the following documents produced by the APA would be most appropriate to provide?
The Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook
152
As a result of Dolan v. Tigard, when municipalities impose conditions on land use approvals for individual parcels they must first do all of the following except:
Require development impact fees in lieu of land dedication.
153
Over the last month, the city's Planning Director has interviewed for a position as a managing partner with a consulting firm in another state. The director did not notify the city attorney or city manager about the potential position. Which of the following is true?
This does not violate the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
154
Which of the following is most likely NOT considered a quasi-judicial process?
Adoption of a comprehensive revision to the zoning ordinance
155
The Council Board of Commissioners has appointed a ten member steering committee on the environment. You are the planner assigned to oversee the committee. Which of the following should you do?
Advise the committee to select a chairperson
156
Which of the following cases was NOT about a taking?
Munn v. Illinois
157
The City plans to invest $25 million towards the redevelopment of a blighted area near Plannersville State University. The city will be acquiring land through eminent domain, clearing the sites, and installing new infrastructure. The City will then work out a deal with private developers to redevelop the sites. Citizens are concerned about the investment of this much in tax dollars for private redevelopment projects. One major concern is how the area will look when the project is complete. Which of the following planning tools would be most appropriate to use in this situation?
CommunityViz
158
A theorist associated with incrementalism is:
Charles Lindblom
159
A planner should do which of the following?
Preserve built environment heritage.
160
Which level of government would be most likely to plan for a sustainable multimodal freight system?
State
161
The case of Penn Central Transportation Co. v. City of New York involved a proposal to build an office tower over Grand Central Terminal in New York City. The proposal was turned down by the City as not being consistent with the objectives of the City’s Landmarks Preservation Law (Landmarks Law). The property owners’ appeal eventually went to the US Supreme Court. How did the Court rule?
Upheld the Landmarks Law as a valid exercise of the police power.
162
The city is considering a new zoning requirement that would require a 10 foot setback from waterways. In preparing the ordinance amendment for presentation to the planning commission and city council you use which of the following to present a spatial analysis of the impact of the ordinance?
Euclidean buffer
163
You recently assisted a resident with a variance application which allowed her to replace her garage. A few weeks later you open your mail and find a thank you note along with a $25 gift card to a local restaurant. What should you do?
Write a letter back to the resident returning the gift card and explaining that it would be unethical for you to accept the gift.
164
Which of the following elements is NOT a common part of determining a proposal for a site plan?
Deciding on specific materials to use in construction.
165
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Ebenezer Howard's Garden Cities?
They included only single-family housing
166
As the planner for a former industrial city you have watched the population decline over the last thirty years. The Mayor has asked for a plan that will embrace the population decline rather than be concerned with trying to grow the city. You have envisioned the city as one with more green space, reduced infrastructure, and revitalization of underutilized sites. What phrase best describes the City’s plan?
Smart Decline
167
A homeowners association in your town has been lobbying city council members to revise the zoning ordinance to prohibit density increases in surrounding subdivisions. To respond appropriately to the association, you have been asked to write a policy brief explaining what the basic purposes of zoning are.
Which two statements below would you most likely NOT include in your summation?
The purpose of zoning is to provide for the highest and best use of land
168
As a planner in a growing county, you are concerned with the effects of increasing urbanization on stormwater runoff. Which of the following would NOT help to minimize the degree of stormwater runoff?
Channelization
169
The Wagner-Steagall Act (Housing Act of 1937) was the first act to link public housing with slum clearance. What rule in the act continued segregation practices in the new housing?
Neighborhood Composition Rule
170
A Planning Director received an application for a preliminary plat for a 20-acre parcel adjacent to a parcel that he owns. The subdivision will include 150 homes and apartment units. The director currently owns 10 acres with a single house on it and is opposed to this subdivision development. What should the Director do?
Notify the city manager and assign the case to a senior planner
