Unit 19 Key Terms

Question 1

asbestos

Answer 1

A mineral fiber used until 1978 in a variety of building construction materials for insulation and as a fire retardant.

Question 2

buffer zone

Answer 2

A strip of land separating one land use from another.

Question 3

building codes

Answer 3

Government ordinances regulating construction practices and materials.

Question 4

building inspection

Answer 4

A procedure conducted during construction to check that workmanship conforms to building code.

Question 5

building permit

Answer 5

A document issued after the local government has reviewed the architectural and engineering drawings and signed off on the energy calculations.

Question 6

certificate of occupancy

Answer 6

An occupancy permit issued by the local government after construction is completed and the final inspection is approved.

Question 7

comprehensive plan

Answer 7

A statement of policies for the future physical development of an area (e.g./ city, county, region). Also called a master plan.

Question 8

concurrency

Answer 8

A provision in Florida’s Growth Policy Act that requires water and waste treatment facilities needed to support additional population to be in place before new development is allowed.

Question 9

density

Answer 9

The number of homes or lots per acre.

Question 10

development of regional impact (DRI)

Answer 10

Any development that because of its character, magnitude, or location could have a substantial effect on the health, safety, and welfare of citizens of more than one county.

Question 11

environmental impact statement (EIS)

Answer 11

A document that summarizes the effect proposed development will have on the surroundings.

Question 12

health ordinance

Answer 12

Local codes that regulate maintenance and sanitation of public spaces.

Question 13

intensity

Answer 13

The concentration of activity (pedestrian and vehicular traffic) used as a means of designating land for commercial zones.

Question 14

laissez-faire

Answer 14

Allow to act; noninterference by government in trade, industry, and individual action generally.

Question 15

mixed land use

Answer 15

More than one type of zoning, such as a condominium that has residential and commercial units.

Question 16

nonconforming use

Answer 16

Continuing land use that is not in compliance with zoning ordinances.

Question 17

planned unit development (PUD)

Answer 17

A residential project with mixed land uses and high residential density.

Question 18

R-value

Answer 18

Resistance to heat flow. The measure of energy-effectiveness of insulation.

Question 19

special exception

Answer 19

An individual ruling in which a property owner is granted the right to a use otherwise contrary to law.

Question 20

special flood hazard area (SFHA)

Answer 20

Defined by FEMA as the area that will be inundated buy the flood event having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The 1% annual chance flood is also called the base flood or 100-year flood.

Question 21

special purpose property

Answer 21

A combination of land and improvements with only one economically feasible use because of some special design.

Question 22

variance

Answer 22

An exception to zoning regulations or ordinances granted to relieve a hardship.

Question 23

zoning ordinance

Answer 23

Classification of real property for various purposes; the governmental power to control and supervise the use of privately owned real property (actually the exercise of police powers.)

Question 24

A mineral fiber used until 1978 in a variety of building construction materials for insulation and as a fire retardant.

Answer 24

asbestos

Question 25

A strip of land separating one land use from another.

Answer 25

buffer zone

Question 26

Government ordinances regulating construction practices and materials.

Answer 26

building codes

Question 27

A procedure conducted during construction to check that workmanship conforms to building code.

Answer 27

building inspection

Question 28

A document issued after the local government has reviewed the architectural and engineering drawings and signed off on the energy calculations.

Answer 28

building permit

Question 29

An occupancy permit issued by the local government after construction is completed and the final inspection is approved.

Answer 29

certificate of occupancy

Question 30

A statement of policies for the future physical development of an area (e.g./ city, county, region). Also called a master plan.

Answer 30

comprehensive plan

Question 31

A provision in Florida’s Growth Policy Act that requires water and waste treatment facilities needed to support additional population to be in place before new development is allowed.

Answer 31

concurrency

Question 32

The number of homes or lots per acre.

Answer 32

density

Question 33

Any development that because of its character, magnitude, or location could have a substantial effect on the health, safety, and welfare of citizens of more than one county.

Answer 33

development of regional impact (DRI)

Question 34

A document that summarizes the effect proposed development will have on the surroundings.

Answer 34

environmental impact statement (EIS)

Question 35

Local codes that regulate maintenance and sanitation of public spaces.

Answer 35

health ordinance

Question 36

The concentration of activity (pedestrian and vehicular traffic) used as a means of designating land for commercial zones.

Answer 36

intensity

Question 37

Allow to act; noninterference by government in trade, industry, and individual action generally.

Answer 37

laissez-faire

Question 38

More than one type of zoning, such as a condominium that has residential and commercial units.

Answer 38

mixed land use

Question 39

Continuing land use that is not in compliance with zoning ordinances.

Answer 39

nonconforming use

Question 40

A residential project with mixed land uses and high residential density.

Answer 40

planned unit development (PUD)

Question 41

Resistance to heat flow. The measure of energy-effectiveness of insulation.

Answer 41

R-value

Question 42

An individual ruling in which a property owner is granted the right to a use otherwise contrary to law.

Answer 42

special exception

Question 43

Defined by FEMA as the area that will be inundated buy the flood event having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The 1% annual chance flood is also called the base flood or 100-year flood.

Answer 43

special flood hazard area (SFHA)

Question 44

A combination of land and improvements with only one economically feasible use because of some special design.

Answer 44

special purpose property

Question 45

An exception to zoning regulations or ordinances granted to relieve a hardship.

Answer 45

variance

Question 46

Classification of real property for various purposes; the governmental power to control and supervise the use of privately owned real property (actually the exercise of police powers.)

Answer 46

zoning ordinance