Business Real Estate- Land Use Planning, Subdivions, Fair Housing, And Other Public Controls

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Police Power

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Refers to the constitutional right of government to regulate private activity to promote the general health, welfare, and safety of society.

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Eminent Domain

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It allows the government to acquire title to private land for public use in exchange for the payment of just compensation.

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Planning

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Anticipating and achieving community goals in light of social, economic, and physical needs.

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Planning commission

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Composed of citizens appointed by members of the city council or board of supervisors.

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Planning Departments

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Agencies within city and county government, staffed with professionally trained planners.

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General Plan

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Outlines the goals and objectives for the community, and steps needed to meet them.

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Zoning

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Refers to the divisions of land into designated land-use districts.

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Zoning Districts

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Residential use, commercial use, industrial use, and rural use.

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Residential District

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Single Family, multi-family, and mobile home zones.

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Commercial District

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Retail, office, and wholesale space.

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Industrial District

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Light industry, heavy industry.

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Rural District

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Agricultural zone, resource zone, and recreational use zones.

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National Environmental Policy Act

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Federal law which requires an environmental impact report on all projects using federal funding.

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Clean Air Act

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Federal law which requires businesses (included real estate developers) to meet air quality standards.

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Rezoning

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The process of changing land-use regulations on property from one zone to another.

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Variance

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A deviation from the zoning regulations for a particular parcel.

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Conditional use permit

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A requirement imposed by government in connection with the approval of a permit or a division of property.

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Development Plans

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Plans showing the details of the proposed development. Normally includes plot plan, architectural renderings, and statistical information relative to acreage, building area, units, and parking. In most cases, an environmental impact study will be required.

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Standard subdivision

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A division of property into five or more parcels.

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Lot Split

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A division of property into two, three, or four parcels.

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Architectural review

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Certain zoning areas where a special citizens' group approves or rejects the proposal based on its architectural compatibility with the surrounding area.

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Appeal

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The right to request review of a negative planning commission decision. The appellate process goes from the planning commission to the board of supervisors or city council.

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Preliminary Public Report

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Allows the subdivider to take reservations for purchase pending the issuance of the final public report.

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Land Project

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Defined as a speculative subdivision of 50 or more lots located in a sparsely populated area of the state.

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Condominium

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A type of real estate ownership, not a type of structure.

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Stock cooperative

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A corporation formed for the purpose of holding title to a building.

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Community apartment

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Created with a group of people jointly purchase an undivided interest in an entire apartment complex.

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Redlining

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A loan practice under which a lender refuses to grant a housing loan in certain geographic areas based on neighborhood trends, regardless of the merits of the borrower or of the individual home.