Real Estate Chapter 6 Activity + Quiz

Parcels of land next to each other that share a common border are known as what...?

Abutting

A second residential unit that may be contained within an existing single-family home, garage, or carriage house is known as what...?

Accessory Apartment Use

An outdoor shed built behind a house, which is used to house lawn maintenance equipment, may be considered what type of use...?

Accessory Use

When is a certificate of occupancy issued to a homeowner...?

After the construction work has been inspected and approved by the Department of Buildings

Rights in real property to use the space above the surface of the land is known as___

Air rights

Permission to modify or exceed the bulk regulations imposed by local zoning ordinances is known as what...?

Area Variance

Permission to modify or exceed the bulk regulations imposed by local zoning ordinances is known as___

Area variance

This law regulates the sale of vacant land within New York State...?

Article 9

David owns a single family house and wants to build a new extension at the rear of the house. David hires an architect who verifies that the local zoning laws allow David to build a 10'-0" extension. The extension to David's house is also known as what type of development...?

As-of-right

Regulations established by state or local governments stating fully the structural and egress requirements for a building is known as___'

Building code

Small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a country or equivalent entity that are updated by local participants prior to each decennial census are known as what...?

Census Tract

Taking private property for public use, with fair compensation to the owner; exercising the right of eminent domain is known as___

Condemnation

John is interested in buying a property to build a new neighborhood bar in his town. However, when John reviewed the deed of the prospective property, he found a restriction against the sale of liquor. The restriction to sell liquor is referred to as what...?

Deed Restriction

Which of the following may be used to limit or restrict certain uses on a property...?

Deed restrictions

A city or town master plan is based, in part, on which of the following studies...?

Demography

A right that may be exercised by the public or individuals on, over or through the lands of others is known as what...?

Easement

Which of the following is a means by which the government exercises their use of police power...?

Eminent domain

A right of the government to acquire property for necessary public use by condemnation in which the owner must be fairly compensated is known as___

Eminent dominance

Which of the following refers to the process by which ownership of a deceased individual's property reverts back to the State due to a lack of distributees...?

Escheat

The city would like to build a new highway that would drastically reduce traffic congestion; however, in order to do so, private property must be obtained by the city. How may the city obtain the private property needed for the new highway...?

Exercising Eminent Domain

A business conducted in a residential dwelling unit that is incidental and subordinate to the primary residential use is referred to as what...?

Home Occupation

City Builders is a development company that builds office buildings throughout New York State. They recently completed a project whereby they were able to build 5 additional stories in return for providing a public park behind the building. City Builders benefited from what type of zoning...?

Incentive Zoning

This type of zoning often results in a trade between a developer and the city, whereby the city allows the developer to build additional square feet in return for a public space built by the developer...?

Incentive Zoning

Basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or city is known as what...?

Infrastructure

The governmental agency that oversees the environmental impact process and makes final decisions is known as what...?

Lead Agency

Which of the following is NOT an example of the governmental use of police power...?

Liens

A long-term planning document that establishes the framework and key elements of a site reflecting a clear vision created and adopted in an open process is known as what...?

Master Plan

This is a long-term planning document. It establishes the framework and key elements of a site reflecting a clear vision created and adopted in an open process___

Master plan

A temporary prohibition of an activity is known as what...?

Moratorium

The utilization of a use that does not comply with local zoning for a particular parcel is known as what...?

Non-conforming Use

The right of any political body to enact laws and enforce them, for the order, safety, health, morals and general welfare of the public is known as what...?

Police Power

The right of any political body to enact laws and enforce them, for the order, safety, health, morals and general welfare of the public is known as___

Police power

Governments can only exercise eminent domain for which of the following uses...?

Public use

The distance from the curb or other established line, within which no buildings may be erected is referred to as what...?

Setback

Which of the following is an example of police power...?

Taxation

The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area is known as what...?

Topography

Permission to use or develop land other than that permitted by local zoning ordinances is known as what...?

Use Variance

Permission to use or develop land other than that permitted by local zoning ordinances is known as___

Use variance

The authorization to improve or develop a particular property in a manner not authorized by zoning is known as___

Variance

Regulations by a city or town specifying the type and use to which property may be put in specific areas is known as___

Zoning ordinance