A provision in a subdivision declaration used as a means of fencing grantees to live up to the terms under which they hold the title to the land
Resrictive Covenant
A landowner who wants to use the property in a manner prohibited by a local zoning ordinance can try to obtain which of the following from the municipality
Varience
Public Land use controls include all of the following
Subdivision regulations
Environmental protections laws
comprehensive plans
They do NOT include Deed Restrctions
The police power allows regulation of all of the following
The number of buildings
The side of the buildings
Building Occupany
It does not regulate building owner ship
The purpose of building permit is to
Provide evidence of compliance with municipal construction regulations.
The goals of a municipal planning commission include the following
Formulation of policy
Determination of land uses
converservation of natural resources
Does not include: Preventing vairiences from being issued
The grantor of a deed may place effective restrictions on
The use of the land
Zoning powers are conferred on municipal goverenments
By state enabling acts
Zoning Hearing boards are established to hear the complaints about
The effects of a zoning ordinance
A new zoning ordinance is enacted. A building that is permitted to continue in it's former use even though that use does not comply wih a new zoning ordinance is an example of
A nonconforming use
To determine whether a location can be put to future use as a retail storem one would examine the
Zoning ordinances
The following would NOT be included in a list of deed restrictions
Allowable ethnic origins of purchasers
How might a restrction on a seller's deed be enforced?
Court injunction
A developer may establish what to control and maintain the character and quality of a subdividion
Restrictive covenants
A map illistrating the sizes and location of streets and lots in a subdivision is called a
plat
Soil absorption and drainage are measured by
Percolation Test
When a development increases traffic flow on existing streets and highways, the municipality can fund the cost of transportation improvements that are needed becasue of this development through
Impact fees
To protect the public from fraudulent interstate land sales, a developer involved in interstate land sales of 25 or more lots must
Provide each purchaser with a report of the details of the land, as registered by HUD
Where are permitted land uses and set-asides, housing projections, transportation issues and objectives for implementing future controlled development found?
Comprehensive plans
When is a certificate of occupany issued?
After a newly constructed building has been inspected and found satisfactory by the municipal inspector