Zoning Quiz Attempt #2

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Question 1 of 18

1. Question
In what way does Planned Unit Development zoning vary from ordinary zoning?
- It requires developers to obtain a separate building permit for every structure.
- It applies only to office parks.
- It incorporates a number of different zones within a single property boundary.
- It requires that multiple tracts of land be developed according to a single design.
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Question 2 of 18

2. Question
What would BEST describe a completed master plan?
- the overall guideline for creating and enforcing zones, building codes, and development requirements.
- The aggregate of zoning ordinances
- zoning functionality limited to the city level
- A master plan eliminates the need for zoning ordinances.
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Question 3 of 18

3. Question
The main purpose of zoning ordinances is to?
- specify land usage for every parcel within the jurisdiction.
- establish the basis for public ownership of land for the common good.
- restrict development in unincorporated areas.
- establish subdivision rules and regulations.
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Question 4 of 18

4. Question
Different types of zones are created by zoning authorities
- To preserve high density land uses.
- To ensure that a variety of building structures are available in the community.
- To discourage industrial and commercial users from relocating.
- To separate land uses so that they do not interfere with each other.
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Question 5 of 18

5. Question
What is the difference that the consideration of a variance and exception may be based on?
- Variance is based on hardship while special exceptions may be based on the interest of the governing authority
- Variance is based on the public interest and special exceptions are based on hardship
- Variance is based on hardship while special exceptions may be based on the public interest
- Both variances and special exceptions are based on the public interest
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Question 6 of 18

6. Question
Which of the following refers to the intensity of land usage?
- The number of building permits issued per year within a zoning jurisdiction.
- The area of a commercial or industrial facility in relation to the size of the site.
- The number of people per square mile.
- The number of residential building lots per acre.
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Question 7 of 18

7. Question
Which situation is likely to present an illegal nonconforming use?
- A new zoning ordinance outlaws two-story additions after a homeowner completes an addition.
- A storeowner remodels a storefront in accordance with regulations, and then the zoning is changed to residential.
- A homeowner is a residential zone converts her residence to a daycare center.
- A homeowner builds a toolshed in a neighborhood where there are no tool-sheds.
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Question 8 of 18

8. Question
If you were in need of an official map indicating if a property is all or partially in a floodplain, who would you contact?
- Local courthouse
- State planning department
- FEMA
- Planning department
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Question 9 of 18

9. Question
A certificat of occupancy confirms:
- A building is in compliance with zoning and minimum construction requirements
- A building is occupies by a private owner
- A renter is occupying a space leased from a landlord
- The goverment has used emiment domain to occupy what was preciously private property
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Question 10 of 18

10. Question
Which definition best describes nonconforming zoning exceptions?
- For a property that is considered in the public interest to be contrary to the existing zoning.
- A plan shown to local government as a presentation/statement of what is going to be zoned and planned for development
- Constructed prior to the adoption and use of zoning laws, it is clearly different from the current zoning laws.
- So long as it is before the renovation or repair takes place, this may be obtained to provide exemption from an ordinance.
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Question 11 of 18

11. Question
Define a subdivision
- An area of land divided into blocks which are then divided into individual building lots
- A "standard" neighborhood
- Very similar houses in the same neighborhood
- None of the above
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Question 12 of 18

12. Question
Which of the following should be done first in order to add a dive thru window in your home for an at home fast food resturant?:
- consult his local zoning board
- reach out to local developers
- registering his business with the state
- all of the above
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Question 13 of 18

13. Question
When determining the correct use for a property, one should look at:
- the chain of title
- zoning ordinances
- the housing code
- building code
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Question 14 of 18

14. Question
_____ is NOT a type of real estate zoning classification.
- Residential
- Industrial
- Agricultural
- Commercial
- Hotel
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Question 15 of 18

15. Question
What is the purpose of a buffer zone?
- to separate higher priced real estate and lower price real estate
- to separate suburban development from urban development
- to create space between different types of properties in an effort to minimize intrusion between incompatible land uses
- none of the above
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Question 16 of 18

16. Question
Which of the following is true regarding a wooded area with biking and biking trails which is situated between an old cotton mill and housing development?
- It's an example of a variance
- It's a buffer zone
- It is an example of nonconforming use
- None of the above
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Question 17 of 18

17. Question
If you want to determine whether a location can be put to retail use, you need to examine the _______
- list of permitted nonconforming uses
- zoning ordinances
- building code
- housing code
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Question 18 of 18

18. Question
If a property is constructed before the adoption and use of zoning laws and is different from the current zoning laws, it is an example of:
- nonconforming use
- conditional use
- variance
- none on the above
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