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AICP Plan Implementation

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Subdivision   show
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show A map of a tract or parcel of land  
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Replat   show
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Amending Plat   show
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Vacating Plat   show
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show A to-scale mechanical drawing with precise topography and prescribed intervals showing the calculated location of all lots, streets, drainage patterns, facilities, and proposed dedications.  
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Final Plat   show
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show An agreement between the property owner and the community to ensure that the final plat is built as shown on the drawings within a certain time period.  
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show Typically charged for off-site infrastructure that is needed to provide service to a development, such as a water or sewer main.  
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Subdivision Bonus   show
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show The distance outside of the city limits where the subdivision regulations apply, specified under state law.  
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show The separation and control of land uses.  
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Purposes of Zoning   show
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show A quasi-judicial board that hears cases for variances, special exceptions to the zoning ordinance, and appeals of staff's administration of the zoning ordinance.  
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show Lays out the exact regulations that the zoning is created to implement.  
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show Shows which types of land uses are allowable where.  
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show Places the most protective restrictions on residential land uses, less on commercial uses, and virtually none on industrial uses. This concept places the most restrictive zoning category, single family residential, at the top of the pyramid.  
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Cumulative Zoning   show
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Modified Cumulative Zoning   show
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show Is a permitted use, for which review is necessary to determine what, if any, condition should be imposed. Approval is not a variance, waiver, or relaxation of any of the provisions of zoning code.  
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Nonconforming use   show
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Amortization of nonconforming use   show
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Accessory use   show
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show Alternative to strict zoning regulations. Typically used for large developments with a mix of uses. Applies a different set of controls to a tract of land than standard land use zoning. The entire development site plan is reviewed by the governing body.  
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show Location of the property, size of streets, use of buildings within the development; capacity of the nearest infrastructure and public facilities; proposed landscaping and pedestrian ways; open space; and sign sizes and locations.  
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Overlay zoning district   show
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Variance   show
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show The use variance and the area variance  
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Use variance   show
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Area variance   show
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show Unique to the surrounding property, must have a physical or economic hardship, will not result in a reduction in property values, property owner did not cause the need, and is not contrary to the spirit of the zoning ordinance.  
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Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z)   show
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First amendment   show
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show Requires just compensation for takings. This applies in cases of takings and eminent domain.  
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Fourteenth amendment   show
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show Requires that the environmental impacts of all major federal actions project be considered.  
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show Required if a major federal action will NOT have a significant impact on the environment (a shorter document)  
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Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)   show
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EA is only allowed   show
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show A category of actions that generally are not likely to have significant environmental impacts - does NOT require an EA or an EIS as the proposed action does not have any unusual characteristics that risk significant environmental impacts.  
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show Purpose and need of the proposed action; a description of the affected environment; a range of alternatives to the proposed action; and an analysis of the environmental impacts of each of the possible alternatives.  
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show The allocation and expenditure of funds to provide service to the public. A budget serves to set spending priorities.  
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show Includes the everyday expenditures of an organization, such as supplies, personnel, and maintenance of office space.  
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Capital budget   show
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Capital Improvements Program (CIP)   show
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show Resource allocation, financial control, management control, communication tool and a planning tool. It can provide short and long-range forecasts of revenues, spending, and community change.  
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show Emphasizes projecting the budget for the next year while adding in inflationary costs. Doesn’t evaluate existing services, easy to prepare and easy for public officials to understand. Doesn’t look at how expenditures fund programs and/or program results.  
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show Focuses on planning through accomplishing goals set by a department. Helps place programs in perspective/evaluate efforts/accomplishments. Time-consuming to prepare and requires that goals and objects be stated in measurable terms (not always substantive)  
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show Emphasizes planning/fosters understanding within all units of an organization. Requires a department to consider every aspect of its operation & concentrate on why it does things the way it does. Disadvantage can be time consuming to justify every activty  
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Performance-based budget   show
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show Uses current funds to pay for capital improvement projects.  
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show Funds that have been saved for the purchase of future capital improvements.  
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show Voter-approved bonds for capital improvements. Use the tax revenue of the government to pay back the debt.  
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show Use a fixed source of revenue to pay back the debt. Revenue bonds are commonly used to finance utility improvements and special facilities, such as baseball stadiums.  
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show Allows a designated area to have tax revenue increases used for capital improvements in the area.  
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Special Assessments   show
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Lease-purchase   show
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Grants   show
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show The tax rate increases as income rises. For example, the federal income tax system taxes those with higher incomes (with more disposable income) with a higher tax rate than those with low incomes.  
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Proportional Tax   show
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Regressive Tax   show
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Cost-benefit analysis   show
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show Method for selecting among competing projects when resources are limited, developed by the military. $50,000 for park improvements can be spent on adding playground equipment vs. a new lawn mower.  
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Goals Achievement Matrix (GAM)   show
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show A chart that focuses on the sequence of tasks necessary for project completion.  
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show A project management method that attempts to find the optimum design solution for a project. This system takes a set of decision variables within constraints and comes up with an optimum design solution.  
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Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)   show
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PERT Includes   show
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Critical Path Method (CPM)   show
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640 Acres   show
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show In an Acre  
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5,280 feet   show
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show Each section is 1 sq. mile. 36 sections comprise a township (usually). Not a political township. Numbering begins in the NE corner.  
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show An obligation of both parties to take steps to perform some act to maintain a reciprocal relationship. Ex. Access easement or joint maintenance agreement.  
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Negative Easement   show
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show A gift of land to be used for a public purpose, together with the land owner’s offer to transmit. Land uses include roads, utility lines, parks and trails.  
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Exaction   show
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show Permitted uses, use by condition or special use, and bulk & dimensions of lots/buildings.  
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show Specifically refers to a home built entirely in a protected environment under a federal code set by HUD in 1976. Has a HUD seal on it.  
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show Describes factory-built homes produced prior to the 1976 HUD Code enactment.  
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Modular Home   show
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Form-Based Zoning   show
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show Specifies the acceptable intensity of land use as opposed to specific uses. Looks at how land use impacts surrounding areas. Requires zoning officials to make determinations based on semi subjective criteria. Subject to more legal challenges.  
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Vested Rights   show
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show A business conducted in a residential dwelling unit that is incidental & subordinate to the primary residential use. Regulations usually restrict the percentage of the unit that can be used for business, exterior evidence of business, parking & traffic.  
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Supplemental Use   show
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show It is rezoning of a track of land to less-dense uses. Ex: prohibiting high-rise apartments and allowing only low-rise apartments or single-family homes.  
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Annexation   show
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show A majority of the property owners in an area may petition for this if they no longer want to be in the municipality.  
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show Most effective technique for preserving agricultural land.  
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Coupon Rate   show
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