Real Estate Ch 3

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Government Control

Back 1

Governments control on property occur at the local level

Front 2

Police power

Back 2

It is the inherent authority of the states to create regulations needed to protect the public health, safety, and welfare

Front 3

Home Rule Unit

Back 3

Any municipality with a population in excess of 25000 and any county that has a chief executive officer elected by the people are automatically home rule units.

Front 4

Township zoning ordinances

Back 4

Give way to County zoning ordinances

Front 5

Comprehensive Municipality Plan

Back 5

Local governments establish development goals by creating a plan and is responsible for the growth of a township.

-20+ yr plan

-Strategic

-Direct Plans

Front 6

Zoning

Back 6

Regulatory tool that helps communities regulate and control how land is used and limits the type of business in a given area.

Front 7

Zoning Permits

Back 7

Compliance with zoning can be monitored by requiring that property owners obtain permits before they begin any development

Front 8

Covenants, Conditions, & Restrictions (CC&R)

Back 8

Private rules set up by the developer that set standards for all the parcels w/in the defined subdivision; enforced by the homeowners association.

Front 9

Zoning Ordinances

Back 9

Local laws that implement the comprehensive plan and regulate and control the use of land and structures w/in designated land-use districts.

Front 10

Zoning affects such matters as

Back 10

-Lot sizes

-Types of structures

-Building heights

Etc.

Front 11

Zoning Objectives

Back 11

CRAMB

Commercial

Residential

Agricultural

Manufacturing

Business

Front 12

Bulk Zoning

Back 12

To control demand and avoid overcrowding by imposing restrictions

Front 13

Aesthetic Zoning

Back 13

Specify certain types of architecture for new buildings

Front 14

Incentive Zoning

Back 14

Ensure that certain uses are incorporated into developments, such as requiring the street floor of an office building

Front 15

Building Codes

Back 15

Most municipalities have enacted ordinances to specify construction standards that must be met when building/repairing buildings

Front 16

Illinois Land Sales 1999

Back 16

Sale/promotion within IL of subdivided land

Front 17

Plats

Back 17

From the land development and subdivision plans, the subdivider draws plats. A detailed map that illustrates the geo boundaries of individual lots.

Front 18

Land Development Plan

Back 18

Plan before the actual subdividing can begin.

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Subdivision Density

Back 19

Minimum lot sizes and population density reps for subdivisions which restrict the average maximum number of houses per acre. (Average is called gross density)

Front 20

Taking

Back 20

Comes from the takings clause of the 5th Amendment to the US Constitution: “nor shall private property be taken for public use, w/o just compensation”.