REAL 4000 Test 2 - UGA Dr. Martin
Questions and Answers
zoning
✓ ~~~ regulation of land use, population density, and building size by creating districts for
similar uses
P = Permitted
✓ ~~~ zoning: permitted by right, what we intended
N = Never Permitted
✓ ~~~ zoning: never permitted on this land
S = Special Use Permit
✓ ~~~ zoning: middle ground, don't want to allow just anything, only certain cases with
some things allowed, case by cas
L = Mixed Use Requirement
✓ ~~~ zoning: must be a certain percentage commercial that allows residential above
ex: property must have 50% leasable space for commercial use
FAR = Floor space to lot ratio
✓ ~~~ way to control commercial densities, quantitative measure to how densely you are
using your property
high (cities) = more developed
, low (rural) = less developed
DT Athens = 5 = (can fill entire property with a 5 story building)
Rural Area = .25 (can fill 1/4 of property with 1 story building)
Max Lot surface
✓ ~~~ maximum % of the lot that can have concrete/be developed (way to avoid storm
run-off problems)
rezoning
✓ ~~~ changing zone classification, required input of public opinion
zone variance
✓ ~~~ property owner seeks permission from local government to violate some element of
their local zone ordinance (application, public opinion)
NOT changing the zoning classification, small changes
non conforming use
✓ ~~~ existing property that is not consistent with the zoning ordinance, usually because
fuse preceded zoning
modern zoning tools
✓ ~~~ trying to keep (+) spillovers close to each other and (-) spillovers farther away
Questions and Answers
zoning
✓ ~~~ regulation of land use, population density, and building size by creating districts for
similar uses
P = Permitted
✓ ~~~ zoning: permitted by right, what we intended
N = Never Permitted
✓ ~~~ zoning: never permitted on this land
S = Special Use Permit
✓ ~~~ zoning: middle ground, don't want to allow just anything, only certain cases with
some things allowed, case by cas
L = Mixed Use Requirement
✓ ~~~ zoning: must be a certain percentage commercial that allows residential above
ex: property must have 50% leasable space for commercial use
FAR = Floor space to lot ratio
✓ ~~~ way to control commercial densities, quantitative measure to how densely you are
using your property
high (cities) = more developed
, low (rural) = less developed
DT Athens = 5 = (can fill entire property with a 5 story building)
Rural Area = .25 (can fill 1/4 of property with 1 story building)
Max Lot surface
✓ ~~~ maximum % of the lot that can have concrete/be developed (way to avoid storm
run-off problems)
rezoning
✓ ~~~ changing zone classification, required input of public opinion
zone variance
✓ ~~~ property owner seeks permission from local government to violate some element of
their local zone ordinance (application, public opinion)
NOT changing the zoning classification, small changes
non conforming use
✓ ~~~ existing property that is not consistent with the zoning ordinance, usually because
fuse preceded zoning
modern zoning tools
✓ ~~~ trying to keep (+) spillovers close to each other and (-) spillovers farther away
