Real Estate Express Chapter 19 Quiz
A builder has a 100 acre plot of ground. He sets aside 20% for a school and playground; 15% for roads, drainage ditches and sidewalks; and 15% for a strip shopping area with parking and buffer. He plans to build three houses per acre. How many homes can be built on this property?
173 homes 100 acres - 20% = 80% or 80 acres; 80 acres (-15% or) X 85% = 68 acres; 68 acres (-15% or) X 85% = 57.8 acres X 3 homes per acre = 173.4 homes (or 173 homes)
CERCLA stands for
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act.
Jack wants to build a business with a 42-foot sign on the top of his building. He believes that the sign will generate a lot of business. The city has an ordinance which limits the size of the sign to 30 feet and requires that it be on a sign post, independent of other structures. Jack's attorney tells Jack he had better check with the city before he builds anything. What can Jack do about the sign issue?
Jack can apply to the zoning commission for a variance.
How do PUDs differ from condominiums?
PUD owners do not have any interest or ownership in the common ground as condominium owners do.
The old tire factory has been manufacturing tires for 50 years. It has been grandfathered into the zoning since it was still producing jobs as well as tires. The current zoning is agricultural. The tire business shut down last January and the building burned to the ground last Saturday night. What can the owners of the property do?
The owners cannot rebuild the plant and they must sell the property as agricultural.
Mr. Jones bought a home from Mrs. Smith. The covenants and restrictions of the subdivision state that no vehicles can be parked on the grass; that the vehicle must be parked on a paved surface. Mr. Jones buys an RV and wants to put it beside the garage on an unpaved part of the yard. He calls the city and finds that the city does not have any restrictions on this. Mr. White, his neighbor, objects to the RV being parked beside the garage. Can Mr. White do anything about this?
Yes. Mr. White can appeal to the court to enforce the subdivision restriction.
A shopping mall located in a community where customers would be drawn from outside the community would be a
development of regional impact.
A salesperson finds out the home he has listed was once used as a meth lab. In this circumstance, he should
disclose.
Commercial zoning is based on
intensity issues.
The National Flood Insurance program is in place to
provide for losses against flooding.
The concurrency requirement of the Florida Growth Management Act provides
that all building plans must include services such as roads to be in place before a building permit for building houses is issued.
R-Value measures
thermal and moisture protection.
The purpose of zoning is
to provide for the health and safety of the community.
The members of the local planning board are
volunteers in the community who are untrained in zoning.
