URBS 393 Final Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+
Two basic dimensions to plan implementation - ✔✔1. Guide development
on private land
2. Coordinate public development efforts
Main tools for already developed areas - ✔✔Zoning bylaws
Nuisance Principle
Zoning Bylaws - ✔✔Local regulations that govern the use of land and
buildings within a specific area or zone. land use, size, type, placement of
buildings
What are the types of zones/categories in the typical zoning bylaw -
✔✔Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural, Special Purpose
Floor Area Ratio - ✔✔Zoning regulation that governs the amount of
unusable floor area that can be constructed on a given piece of land
What are the two ways of controlling residential density through zoning
bylaws? - ✔✔1. Minimum Lot Size
2. Floor Area Ratio
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, 4 things zoning bylaws also create minimum standards for - ✔✔setbacks,
building heights, parking, design and aesthetics
Acquired Rights - ✔✔legal rights that a property owner or developer may
acquire through the approval of a development plan, building permit, or
other land use approval process
What are the 2 key conditions to be entitled to acquired rights? - ✔✔Good
faith reliance, substantial investment
What are the give features that are common to all sub-division control
procedures in Canada? - ✔✔1. Description/boundaries of the area
concerned
2. objectives of the SPZ
3. Land use planning and development controls that apply within the SPZ
4. Designation of the authority responsible for enforcing the SPZ land use
planning framework
5. The terms and conditions of amendment, review or repeal of the
applicable land use planning and development controls
What are the types of things that can be regulated through a sub-divison
bylaw in Quebec? - ✔✔Lot size, street design, environmental protection
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Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+
Two basic dimensions to plan implementation - ✔✔1. Guide development
on private land
2. Coordinate public development efforts
Main tools for already developed areas - ✔✔Zoning bylaws
Nuisance Principle
Zoning Bylaws - ✔✔Local regulations that govern the use of land and
buildings within a specific area or zone. land use, size, type, placement of
buildings
What are the types of zones/categories in the typical zoning bylaw -
✔✔Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural, Special Purpose
Floor Area Ratio - ✔✔Zoning regulation that governs the amount of
unusable floor area that can be constructed on a given piece of land
What are the two ways of controlling residential density through zoning
bylaws? - ✔✔1. Minimum Lot Size
2. Floor Area Ratio
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, 4 things zoning bylaws also create minimum standards for - ✔✔setbacks,
building heights, parking, design and aesthetics
Acquired Rights - ✔✔legal rights that a property owner or developer may
acquire through the approval of a development plan, building permit, or
other land use approval process
What are the 2 key conditions to be entitled to acquired rights? - ✔✔Good
faith reliance, substantial investment
What are the give features that are common to all sub-division control
procedures in Canada? - ✔✔1. Description/boundaries of the area
concerned
2. objectives of the SPZ
3. Land use planning and development controls that apply within the SPZ
4. Designation of the authority responsible for enforcing the SPZ land use
planning framework
5. The terms and conditions of amendment, review or repeal of the
applicable land use planning and development controls
What are the types of things that can be regulated through a sub-divison
bylaw in Quebec? - ✔✔Lot size, street design, environmental protection
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
