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Vocab: Land Use Controls

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show A change or modification of a zoning ordinance by the local legislative authority.  
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Building Codes   show
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show A document issued by a local government agency after a satisfactory inspection of a structure, authorizing the occupancy of the structure.  
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Conditions for Selling Subdivisions   show
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show A promise in writing.  
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Deed Restrictions   show
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Enabling Acts   show
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show An instrument of a court to discontinue a specified activity.  
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Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act   show
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show Created for the purpose of providing for the orderly growth of a community that will result in the greatest social and economic benefits to the people in the community.  
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show Promises on the part of the purchasers of property in the subdivision to limit their use of their property to comply with the requirements of the restrictive/protective covenants.  
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Nonconforming Use   show
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show A zoning devices that superimposes a particular zoning over one or more zoning areas. Examples = flood zones and historic preservation districts.  
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Planned Unit Developments (PUDs)   show
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show The regulations of land use by individuals or nongovernmental organizations in the form of deed restrictions and restrictive covenants.  
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show Disclosure required under Interstate Land Sales Disclosure Act. Requires developer to provide each purchaser/lessee of property with this form that discloses specific info about the land before purchase/lease contracts are signed.  
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Public Land Use Controls   show
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show Limitations on land use binding on all property owners. A form of private land use control. Example = subdivision property owner land use limitations set forth by developer/builder.  
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show Rights that move from grantor to grantee along with a title.  
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Setback   show
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Special Use   show
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show The rezoning of a particular property in a zoned area to permit a use different from that authorized for the rest of the area. It is illegal unless there is a clearly established, reasonable basis for it.  
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show A document disclosing specific information that the developer must file with HUD (Housing and Urban Development) before offering unimproved lots in interstate commerce by telephone or through the mail. Requires disclosure of info about property.  
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show Public control of the development of residential subdivisions to protect purchasers of property within subdivisions & protect taxpayers in the city/county from significantly increased tax burdens due to demands for services created by new subdivisions.  
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Variance   show
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show A statement setting forth the type of use permitted under each zoning classification and specific requirements for compliance. Consists of 2 parts: zoning map (divides community into various designated districts) & text of the ordinance (permitted uses).  
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show 1. Nonconforming use 2. Illegal use 3. Zoning amendments 4. Variance 5. Special use (exception) 6. Overlay districts 7. Historic preservation zoning 8. Aesthetic zoning 9. Spot zoning  
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show 1. Legal use 2. Legal non-conforming use 3. Illegal use  
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show Restrictions that provide for a reversion of title if they are violated. If a condition is violated, ownership reverts to the grantor, his heirs, or assigns.  
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