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Police Power
Government right to regulate and control the character and use of property for the health, safety and general welfare of the public
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Zoning
Local laws to control land use
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Master Plan
A comprehensive guideline for the long-term physical development of a particular area - mixed land use is designed to meet the needs of future residents
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Non-Conforming Use
A permissible use under former rules that is now prohibited - automatically granted when zoning regulations change
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Variance
Permission to violate current zoning regulations - obtained by a hearing
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Buffer Zone
An area of land separating one land use from another incompatible use such as residential from commercial
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Building Codes
Regulations regarding specific construction requirements - plumbing electrical, etc.
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EIS
Environmental impact statement - a study done to determine the effect of a proposed project on a community
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Eminent Domain
The right of government to take private property for public use
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Condemnation
The action of the government in taking private property under the right of eminent domain
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Inverse Condemnation
The action of an individual trying to force the government to buy his property
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Taxation
The right of government to tax real property
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A Valorem
According to value - real property taxes are ad valorem taxes
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Assessed Value
Property value for tax purposes - (tax rate x assessed value = tax)
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Mill
A tax rate per $1,000 (assessed value ÷ 1,000 x mills = tax)
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Assessment Rolls
Books showing the assessed value of all properties in the tax district
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Special Assessment
A tax levied against only those property owners who benefit from a government improvement such as curbs, or sidewalks
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Municipal Improvement District
An area within a municipality that is taxed for a specific improvement - unlike a special assessment, property owners were permitted to vote for the improvement district to be created
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Escheat
The right of the government to take real property if an owner dies without a will and with no heirs or no kindred
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Riparian Rights
The right to use water from a river or stream that borders a property
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Littoral Rights
The right to use water from a lake or ocean that borders a property
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Prior Appropriation
A theory of water law stating the first landowner to claim riparian rights has the exclusive right to take all the water for specific beneficial uses
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Appropriative Rights
Water rights under prior appropriation
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C,C & R's
Deed covenants, conditions and restrictions are private controls of land use, development, methods and materials for construction, including style and appearance requirements in some cases
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Declaration of Restrictions
The recorded document outlining the c,c & r's for a particular area of land
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HOA Regulations
Deed restrictions for condominium complexes
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Injunction
A court order to cease, stop, or refrain from acting - can be used to enforce c,c & r's
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