Land Use Control & Regulation - Chapter 4

Rights granted to owners along river or stream

Rights granted to owners along ocean or large lake

Right to us water is controlled by the state rather than adjacent land owner

Approval from zoning authority allowing indiviual to deviate from zoning requirement

Use of property that is permitted to continue after a zoning ordinance prohibited

Allows use that doesn't conform but necessary for common good ( medical clinic)

Land zoned for residential or commercial is rezoned for conservation only

Reclassification of small area of land non-conforming

Planned mix of diverse land uses

Ordinances that restrict the average maximum number of house per acre

Standards for construction, maintenance, and demolition

Master plan to guide physical development of a community

Restricgtions specified by owner in the deed when conveying the property

"According to value" - taxes levied on real estate by various governmental units & municipalities

Appraisal of Value

To correct general inequalities in statewide tax assessment

Amount needed for budget by totaled assessed value of all properties within district (My be expressed in Mills)

Portions of land near running bodies of water subject to flooding

Land where groundwater is close to surface for a period of time that may produce swamps flood plains or marshes

Zoning laws that reflect environmental an health and safety concerns (Cut trees & .....)

Requires purchase of flood insurance if home in flood zone

LUST

"Superfund" - Clean up uncontrolled hazardous waste

Owner is responsible to injured party w/o excuse

Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act : Stronger cleanup standards

Disintegrating asbestos