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22 Cards in this Set
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Asbestos |
Mineral fiber used until 1978 for insulation and fire retardant in a variety of building and construction materials |
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Buffer zone |
Strip of land separating one land used from another |
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Building codes |
Protect the public health and safety from inferior construction practices |
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Building inspections |
Conducted by county officials during construction to confirm that the workmanship conforms to the building code |
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Building permit |
Document issued after local gov has review of the architectural and engineering drawing and the energy calculations |
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Certificate of occupancy |
Occupancy permit issued by the local gov after construction is completed and the final inspection is approved |
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Comprehensive plans |
Master plans for the future physical development of a city, county or region |
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Concurrency |
Provision in fl’a growth policy act that requires water and waste treatment facilities needed to support additional population be in place before new development is allowed |
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Density |
Number of homes or lots per acre |
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Developments of regional impact |
Any development that bc of its character magnitude or location could have a substantial effect on the health, safety, and welfare of citizens of more than one county |
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Environmental impact statements |
Summarize the effect that proposed development will have on the surroundings |
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Health ordinances |
Regulate maintenance and sanitation of public spaces |
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Intensity |
Concentration of pedestrian traffic and vehicular traffic used as a means of designating land for commercial zones |
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Laissez-faire |
Noninterference by gov in trade, industry and individual action |
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Mixed land use |
More than one type of zoning such as a condo that has residential and commercial units |
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Nonconforming use |
Continuing land use that is not in compliance w a newly enacted zoning ordinance |
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Planned unit development |
Self contained development planned under special zoning ordinances that allow max use of open space by reducing lot sizes and street sizes |
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R value |
Refers to the effectiveness of insulation and is measured by its resistance to heat flow |
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Special exception |
Permission to build or to use property in apparent conflict w existing zoning ordinances |
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Special flood hazard areas |
Located in a 100-yr flood plain |
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Variances |
Allow property owners to vary from strict compliance w all or part of a zoning code bc to comply would force an undue hardship on the property owner |
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Zoning ordinances |
Authorize the segmentation of a community into districts or zones in keeping w the character of the land an stuructures and w their suitability for particular uses to protect the property owners from undesirable land uses on neighboring property |
