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Land Use and Regulat
Land Use and Regulations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Police Power | Government right to regulate and control the character and use of property for the health, safety and general welfare of the public |
| Zoning | Local laws to control land use |
| 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 |
| Non-conforming use | A permissable use under former rules that is now prohibited-automatically granted when zoning regulations change |
| Variance | Permission to violate current zoning regulations-obtained by a hearing |
| Buffer Zone | An area of land separating one land use from another incompatible use such as residential from commercial |
| Building Codes | Regulations regarding specific construction requirements-plumbing, electrical, ect |
| EIS | Environmental impact statement-a study done to determine the effect of a proposed project on a community |
| Eminent Domain | The right of government to take private property for public use |
| Condemnation | The action of government in taking private property under the right of eminent domain |
| Taxation | The action of an individual trying to force the government to buy his property |
| Ad Valorem | According to value-real property taxes are ad valorem taxes |
| Assessed Value | Property value for tax purposes-(tax rate x assessed value= tax) |
| Mill | A tax rater per $1000.00 (assesed value/1000 x mills=tax) |
| Assessment Rolls | Books showing the assessed value of all properties in the tax distrect |
| Special Assessment | A tax levied against only those property owners who benefit from a government improvement such as curbs, or sidewalks |
| Municipal Improvement District | An are 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 |
| Escheat | The right of government to take real property if an owner dies without a will and no heirs or no kindred |
| Riparian rights | The right to use water from a river or stream that borders a property |
| Littoral rights | The right to use water from a lake or ocean that borders a property |
| Inverse Condemnation | The action of an individual trying to force the government to buy his property |
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