Unit 20: Land-Use Controls and Property Development Flashcards

(21 cards)

1
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A strip of land, usually used as a pre or designated for a similar use, separating land dedicated to one use from land dedicated to another use (e.g., residential from commercial).

A

Buffer Zone

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An ordinance that specifies minimum standards of construction for buildings to protect public safety and health.

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Building Code

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Written governmental permission for the construction, alteration, or demolition of an improvement, showing compliance with building codes and zoning ordinances.

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Building Permit

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Permission by the municipal inspector to occupy a completed building structure after being inspected and having complied with building codes.

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Certificate of Occupancy

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5
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Written governmental permission allowing a use inconsistent with zoning but necessary for the common good, such as locating an emergency medical facility in a predominantly residential area.

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Conditional-use Permit

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Zoning ordinances that restrict the maximum average number of housing sites per acre that may be built within a particular area, generally a subdivision.

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Density Zoning

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One who attempts to put land to its most profitable use through the construction of improvements.

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Developer

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State legislation that confers zoning and other powers on municipal governments.

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Enabling Acts

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9
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A federal law that regulates the sale of certain real estate in interstate commerce.

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Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSA)

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10
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An equitable doctrine used by courts to bar a legal claim or to prevent the assertion of a right because of undue delay or failure to assert the claim or right.

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Laches

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A comprehensive government plan to guide the long-term physical development of a particular area.

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Master Plan

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A use of property that is permitted to continue after a zoning ordinance prohibiting it has been established for the area.

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Nonconforming Use

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13
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A permit issued by the appropriate local governing body to establish that the property is suitable for habitation by meeting certain safety and health standards.

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Occupancy Permit

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14
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A clause in a deed that limits the way the real estate ownership may be used.

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Restrictive Covenant

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15
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The amount of space local zoning regulations require between a lot line and a building.

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Setback

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A tract of land divided by the owner, known as the subdivider, into blocks, building lots, and streets according to a recorded subdivision plat, which must comply with local ordinances and regulations.

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One who buys undeveloped land, divides it into smaller, usable lots and sells the lots to potential users.

18
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Permission obtained from zoning authorities to build a structure or conduct a use that is expressly prohibited by the current zoning laws; an exception from the zoning ordinances.

19
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A regulatory tool that helps communities regulate and control how land is used.

20
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A board that must be formed when the local legislature adopts a new zoning law, to provide for property owners to object to the application of the law to their property.

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Zoning Board of Appeals

21
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An exercise of police power by a municipality to regulate and control the character and use of property.

A

Zoning Ordinance