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businesses that attract outside money into the area |
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the strip of land separating one land use from another |
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government ordinances regulating construction practices and materials |
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an occupancy permit issued by the local government after construction is completed and the final inspection is approved |
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a provision in Florida's growth management act that mandates that the infrastructure such as roads and water and waste treatment facilities need to support additional population be in place before new development is allowed |
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and analysis of employment in the primary industries of a region |
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local codes that regulate maintenance and sanitation of public spaces |
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continuing land use that is not in compliance with zoning ordinances |
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a residential project with mixed land uses and high residential density |
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businesses that attract local money |
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an individual ruling in which a property owner is granted the right to a use otherwise contrary to law |
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an exception to zoning regulations or ordinance is granted to relieve a hardship |
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classification of real property for various purposes/ government power to control and supervise the utilization of privately owned real property |
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what are the four basic planning goals |
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1. to plan feature land use 2. to reduce the possibility that particular type of land use may cause loss of value 3. to reduce present and future growth costs 4 to create an optimal social and economic environment |
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is the unplanned expansion of a municipality over a large geographic area |
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public infrastructure services |
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bridges sewers utilities and roads |
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members of the planning commission usually are appointed not elected serve in a voluntary unpaid capacity the primary legislative body of the city or county is the appointing authority serves as an advisory body to the eleced city or county government |
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three areas of responsibility for the planning commissions are |
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1 subdivision plat approval 2 site plan approval 3 sign control |
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zoning ordinance regulate |
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1 permissible use for each parcel of land 2 lot size 3 type of structures 4 building heights 5 setback requirements 6 density |
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protect the public health and safety from an inferior construction practices |
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regulates density means a number of units per acre |
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regulates intensity of use. Intensity is determined by the type and amount of pedestrian and vehicular traffic generated by a commercial enterprise |
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regulates intensity of use in addition industrial zoning subcategories are used to control the amount and location of industrial offshoots resulting from different kinds of industrial activity |
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is all exclusive category it is not divided into subcategories if the existing use of the property is for some type of agriculture no zoning controls will attempt to regulate the type of agriculture permited. |
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most authorities consider all property owned by all levels of government as a type of special use property |
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primary function of the Board of adjustments to survive property owners some degree of relief from otherwise rigid zoning codes |
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what 2 conditions must be met before property owners may be granted a variance from existing zoning requirements |
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1 the property owner my show that a hardship exists or will be created by strict compliance with zoning requirements and that he or she did nothing to cause the hardship 2 the zoning board of adjustment must use the same established criteria to judge the validity of all requests for a variance. this ensures fair and impartial treatment for each property owner requesting a variance |
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it has nothing to do with the economic or personal hardships it involves land use and a hardship must relate to use of the property |
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legally nonconforming uses |
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if a property is used was lawfully established but no longer conforms to the use regulations of the zone in which it is located because of the enactment of new zoning ordinance the use is allowed to continue as a nonconforming use |
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environmental impact statement |
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is required description of the probable cost benefit impact that a proposed large development project will have on the environment during all phases of development |
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