Ch. 6 Land Use Regulations Q&A
An attic apartment located within a single family home may be considered what type of use...? --Subordinate Use --Incidental Use --Accessory Apartment Use --Secondary Use
Accessory Apartment Use
When a single family home contains a second residential unit, located above a garage, the additional unit is referred to as what...? --Accessory Apartment Use --Secondary Use --Incidental Use --Subordinate Use
Accessory Apartment Use
The use of land that is subordinate, incidental to, and customarily found in connection with the principal use allowed on a lot by the zoning law is known as what...? --Highest and Best Use --Accessory Use --Complying Use --Non-complying Use
Accessory Use
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___
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
Which of the following helps ensure that buildings provide a minimum standard of life safety...? --Zoning Laws --ADA Laws --Landmark regulations --Building Codes
Building Codes
Regulations established by state or local governments stating the structural requirements for buildings are known as what...?
Building code
Which of the following must be obtained before a homeowner can start substantial work on their home...?
Building permit
Written governmental permission for the construction, renovation or substantial repair of a building is known as what...?
Building permit
Which of the following is issued by the Department of Buildings after final inspections have been completed...?
Certificate of Occupancy
Which of the following is issued by the Department of Buildings after final inspections have been completed...? --Building Permit --Certificate of Occupancy --Letter of Intent --Engineering Judgment
Certificate of Occupancy
Taking private property for public use, with fair compensation to the owner; exercising the right of eminent domain is known as___
Condemnation
An imposed restriction in a deed for the purpose of limiting the use of the land is referred to as what...?
Deed restriction
A seller may limit or restrict certain uses of their property by utilizing which of the following...? --Deed restrictions --Building permits --Eminent domain --Escheat
Deed restrictions
Which of the following is NOT an example of the governmental use of police power...? --Taxation --Eminent domain --Deed restrictions --Zoning
Deed restrictions
Which of the following is NOT an example of the governmental use of police power? --Deed restrictions --Taxation --Eminent domain --Zoning
Deed restrictions
A city or town master plan is based, in part, on which of the following studies...? --Topography --Demography --Surveys --Use variance
Demography
A ............may be terminated if the dominant tenement fails to use it? --Easement --Lien --Deed restriction --All of the above
Easement
A right that may be exercised by the public or individuals on, over or through the lands of others is known as what...? --Easement --Lien --Passage --Public use
Easement
Which of the following is NOT an example of the governmental use of police power...? --Easements --Taxation --Eminent domain --Zoning
Easements
The city would like to build a school on a block that is privately owned. How may the city obtain the property to build the school...? --Escheat --Deed Restrictions --Eminent Domain --Doctrine of Laches
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 domain
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...? --Obtaining Certificate of Occupancy --Exercising the Doctrine of Laches --Obtaining Easements --Exercising Eminent Domain
Exercising Eminent Domain
When using eminent domain, the government must provide what to the owner...? --A tax rebate --The government does not to provide anything --Fair compensation --Another piece of land of equal or greater value
Fair compensation
A group consisting of parents and children living together in a household is legally known as what...?
Family
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...? --As-of-right Zoning --Variance Zoning --Incentive Zoning --Use 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...? --As-of-right Zoning --Use Zoning --Variance Zoning --Incentive Zoning
Incentive Zoning
The Act helped protect consumers from fraud and abuse in the sale or lease of land...?
Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
The town council often serves as this body of government...?
Legislative body
The town council often serves as this body of government: --Executive body --Legislative body --Judicial body --Planning body
Legislative body
Which of the following is NOT an example of the governmental use of police power? --Taxation --Eminent domain --Liens --Zoning
Liens
One of the goals of Government regulations, with regards to land use, includes which of the following...?
Maintain property values
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
This organization oversees public recreational areas and administers federal and state preservation programs authorized by federal and state law...? --OPRHP --SONYMA --HUD --FHA
OPRHP
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
This refers to the application of zoning to a specific parcel of land within a larger zoned area when the rezoning is usually at odds with a city's master plan and current zoning restrictions...?
Spot-zoning
Which of the following is an example of police power? --Easements --Liens --Taxation --Deed restrictions
Taxation
The purchase and use of air rights from adjoining or nearby properties is known as what...?
Transfer of Development Rights
A variance may be issued as an area variance or a...?
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
Which of the following specifies the type and use to which properties may be built in specific areas? --Building code --Master plan --City planning --Zoning ordinance
Zoning ordinance
The local or state government may exercise their use of police power by enforcing which of the following...?
Zoning ordinances
