TEXAS CODE ENFORCEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS| ACCURATE REAL EXAM WITH
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A - CORRECT ANSWER Search warrants can only be issued to how many code officials?
a) One
b) Two
c) Five
d) None of the above, a warrant may only be issued to a police officer
B - CORRECT ANSWER Search warrants have an execution date of how many whole days
exclusive of the day of its issuance and its execution
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
D - CORRECT ANSWER How are home occupations administered and enforced?
a) Urban Planning
b) Land use plan
c) planning and zoning commission
d) Zoning ordinances
E - CORRECT ANSWER What is an argument against home occupation
a) Discriminates economically against owners of commercial space.
b) Residential structures are not suited for the commercial equipment
c) traffic, noise, orders, parking problems, and other nuisances
d) Other Business
e) All of the above
C - CORRECT ANSWER This Zoning term I type is used for a zoning technique under which
municipality adopts a zoning district in the text of its zoning ordinance but does not map
a) Urban Planning
b) Land use plan
c) Floating Zones
d) District planning
e) none of the above
A - CORRECT ANSWER Police power is the primary form of ___ enforcement
a) Zoning
b) Ordinance
c) Code
d) Law
,D - CORRECT ANSWER A means of judiciously affording relief to those adversely affected by
a zoning ordinance but not meant to be a method of completely departing from the intent of a
zoning ordinance is known as
a) Floating Zones
b) District planning
c) Urban planning
d) Variances
C - CORRECT ANSWER What is a simple process in which sound decisions are made and
action taken based on collection, analysis, and management of information
a) Floating zones
b) District Planning
c) Urban Planning
d) Land use plan
B - CORRECT ANSWER What component of a comprehensive plan identifies the best location
for residential, commercial, and industrial sites within a city
a) Urban Planning
b) Land Use Plan
c) Floating Zones
d) District Planning
A - CORRECT ANSWER The village of Euclid vs Amber realty company was a US supreme
court case concerning the constitutionality of zoning and happened in what year
a) 1926
b) 1933
c) 1946
d) 1951
C - CORRECT ANSWER What provides the best opportunity for systematically using
volunteers in enforcement?
a) AmeriCorps VESTA programs
b)Neighborhood watch programs
c)Planning and zoning commission
d) None of the above, Volunteers should not be used in enforcement because they lack the
necessary training.
A - CORRECT ANSWER What section of the comprehensive plan tells the average citizen
what guidelines, principles and standards governing body and planning and zoning commission
will apply in making decisions
a) Policies document
b) Commission rules
c) Land Use Plan
d) Code of Ordinance
,D - CORRECT ANSWER A set of private, multi party contracts created for the benefit of
residents of a specific subdivision are known as
a) Zoning ordinances
b) Land use Plan
c) Residential Contracts
d) Deed restrictions
B - CORRECT ANSWER Zoning based on the right of a city to protect the public's health
safety and general welfare is known as
a) Code of ordinances
b) Police Power
c) Urban Planning
d) Lis Pendens
B - CORRECT ANSWER Before the city council of a home rule city may adopt a general
zoning scheme the city must
a) Vote
b) Plan
c) hold Public hearing
d) appoint a planning and zoning commission
A - CORRECT ANSWER The standard zoning enabling act of the U.S. department of
commerce was published what year.
a) 1926
b) 1933
c) 1946
d) 1951
C - CORRECT ANSWER The body empowered to grant a variance from a certain provisions in
the zoning ordinance when literal enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship, the
variance is not contrary to public interest and the spirit of the ordinance is maintained is known
as the
a) City Council
b) Planning and zoning commission
c) Board of adjustments
d) Code enforcement office
A - CORRECT ANSWER What is associated with zoning changes of small tract of land within
an area of otherwise similar land use
a) Changes in land use classification
b) Land use plan
c) Variances
d) All of the above
C - CORRECT ANSWER what land use areas are typically listed in a zoning ordinance?
a) residential commercial
, b) residential, commercial and industrial
c) residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural
d) residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural and recreational
B - CORRECT ANSWER Name two type of zoning
a) Performing zoning and residential zoning
b) Performing zoning and standard or Euclidean
c) Commercial zoning and standard or Euclidean
d) Residential zoning and commercial zoning
D - CORRECT ANSWER Zoning regulations as outlined in local government code 211.003
includes what type of regulations
a) height, number and stories, size of buildings, location and use of buildings and other structures
b) Population density, percentage of lot that may be occupied, and size of yards, courts and other
open spaces
c) Land use of businesses, industrial, residential and other purposes
d) All of the above
A - CORRECT ANSWER A city's comprehensive plan typically is made up of the following
four plan sections
a) Land use plan, Transportation plan, Community Facilities plan, and the policy document
b) Land use plan, residential plan, business development plan and policy document
c) Residential development plan, Business development plan, industrial development plan, and
agricultural development plan
d) Policy document, planning and zoning plan, Code of ordinances, and the public utilities plan
D - CORRECT ANSWER Zoning regulates what
a) Community development
B) Residential and industrial development
c) Neighborhood use
d) Land use
C - CORRECT ANSWER A system for the public control of land use for the community good
is called
a) Neighborhood Planning
b) Urban Planning
c) Zoning
d) Code of ordinance
B - CORRECT ANSWER Land use that predates the current zoning ordinance and violates the
current zoning ordinance is known as
a) amortization zones
b) Non conforming use
c) a zoning violation
d) grandfathered use
CORRECT ANSWERS| ACCURATE REAL EXAM WITH
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
RATIONALE|ALREADY A GRADED|GUARANTEED
PASS|LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025.
A - CORRECT ANSWER Search warrants can only be issued to how many code officials?
a) One
b) Two
c) Five
d) None of the above, a warrant may only be issued to a police officer
B - CORRECT ANSWER Search warrants have an execution date of how many whole days
exclusive of the day of its issuance and its execution
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Five
D - CORRECT ANSWER How are home occupations administered and enforced?
a) Urban Planning
b) Land use plan
c) planning and zoning commission
d) Zoning ordinances
E - CORRECT ANSWER What is an argument against home occupation
a) Discriminates economically against owners of commercial space.
b) Residential structures are not suited for the commercial equipment
c) traffic, noise, orders, parking problems, and other nuisances
d) Other Business
e) All of the above
C - CORRECT ANSWER This Zoning term I type is used for a zoning technique under which
municipality adopts a zoning district in the text of its zoning ordinance but does not map
a) Urban Planning
b) Land use plan
c) Floating Zones
d) District planning
e) none of the above
A - CORRECT ANSWER Police power is the primary form of ___ enforcement
a) Zoning
b) Ordinance
c) Code
d) Law
,D - CORRECT ANSWER A means of judiciously affording relief to those adversely affected by
a zoning ordinance but not meant to be a method of completely departing from the intent of a
zoning ordinance is known as
a) Floating Zones
b) District planning
c) Urban planning
d) Variances
C - CORRECT ANSWER What is a simple process in which sound decisions are made and
action taken based on collection, analysis, and management of information
a) Floating zones
b) District Planning
c) Urban Planning
d) Land use plan
B - CORRECT ANSWER What component of a comprehensive plan identifies the best location
for residential, commercial, and industrial sites within a city
a) Urban Planning
b) Land Use Plan
c) Floating Zones
d) District Planning
A - CORRECT ANSWER The village of Euclid vs Amber realty company was a US supreme
court case concerning the constitutionality of zoning and happened in what year
a) 1926
b) 1933
c) 1946
d) 1951
C - CORRECT ANSWER What provides the best opportunity for systematically using
volunteers in enforcement?
a) AmeriCorps VESTA programs
b)Neighborhood watch programs
c)Planning and zoning commission
d) None of the above, Volunteers should not be used in enforcement because they lack the
necessary training.
A - CORRECT ANSWER What section of the comprehensive plan tells the average citizen
what guidelines, principles and standards governing body and planning and zoning commission
will apply in making decisions
a) Policies document
b) Commission rules
c) Land Use Plan
d) Code of Ordinance
,D - CORRECT ANSWER A set of private, multi party contracts created for the benefit of
residents of a specific subdivision are known as
a) Zoning ordinances
b) Land use Plan
c) Residential Contracts
d) Deed restrictions
B - CORRECT ANSWER Zoning based on the right of a city to protect the public's health
safety and general welfare is known as
a) Code of ordinances
b) Police Power
c) Urban Planning
d) Lis Pendens
B - CORRECT ANSWER Before the city council of a home rule city may adopt a general
zoning scheme the city must
a) Vote
b) Plan
c) hold Public hearing
d) appoint a planning and zoning commission
A - CORRECT ANSWER The standard zoning enabling act of the U.S. department of
commerce was published what year.
a) 1926
b) 1933
c) 1946
d) 1951
C - CORRECT ANSWER The body empowered to grant a variance from a certain provisions in
the zoning ordinance when literal enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship, the
variance is not contrary to public interest and the spirit of the ordinance is maintained is known
as the
a) City Council
b) Planning and zoning commission
c) Board of adjustments
d) Code enforcement office
A - CORRECT ANSWER What is associated with zoning changes of small tract of land within
an area of otherwise similar land use
a) Changes in land use classification
b) Land use plan
c) Variances
d) All of the above
C - CORRECT ANSWER what land use areas are typically listed in a zoning ordinance?
a) residential commercial
, b) residential, commercial and industrial
c) residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural
d) residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural and recreational
B - CORRECT ANSWER Name two type of zoning
a) Performing zoning and residential zoning
b) Performing zoning and standard or Euclidean
c) Commercial zoning and standard or Euclidean
d) Residential zoning and commercial zoning
D - CORRECT ANSWER Zoning regulations as outlined in local government code 211.003
includes what type of regulations
a) height, number and stories, size of buildings, location and use of buildings and other structures
b) Population density, percentage of lot that may be occupied, and size of yards, courts and other
open spaces
c) Land use of businesses, industrial, residential and other purposes
d) All of the above
A - CORRECT ANSWER A city's comprehensive plan typically is made up of the following
four plan sections
a) Land use plan, Transportation plan, Community Facilities plan, and the policy document
b) Land use plan, residential plan, business development plan and policy document
c) Residential development plan, Business development plan, industrial development plan, and
agricultural development plan
d) Policy document, planning and zoning plan, Code of ordinances, and the public utilities plan
D - CORRECT ANSWER Zoning regulates what
a) Community development
B) Residential and industrial development
c) Neighborhood use
d) Land use
C - CORRECT ANSWER A system for the public control of land use for the community good
is called
a) Neighborhood Planning
b) Urban Planning
c) Zoning
d) Code of ordinance
B - CORRECT ANSWER Land use that predates the current zoning ordinance and violates the
current zoning ordinance is known as
a) amortization zones
b) Non conforming use
c) a zoning violation
d) grandfathered use
