Zoning Exam Practice Test Questions
with correct answers
The Floor to Area Ratio (FAR) is the size of the lot divided by the size of the building. True or
False? - correct answer ✔✔ False
The earliest zoning laws of 1908 originated in what city? - correct answer ✔✔ Los Angeles
Which of the four Zoning Code types is the most prevalent in the United States? - correct
answer ✔✔ Form-based zoning
In the movie "Concert of Wills", which of the following zoning actions were put in place as an
agreement between the adjacent neighborhood and Richard Meier's firm? - correct answer ✔✔
Conditional Use Permit
Can a zoning ordinance control how many parking spaces the developer must provide as part of
the project? Yes or No? - correct answer ✔✔ Yes
President Herbert Hoover - during his tenure, he had a personal mission to ...? - correct answer
✔✔ Personal interest in better home, city planning and standardizing building codes and zoning
statutes
The building FAR of a new city hall is 5.0 designated per the zoning ordinance. The local
architect has been given site lot area of 2 ares (43,560 sqft/acre). What is the maximum area of
building that is allowed? - correct answer ✔✔ 435,600 SF
with correct answers
The Floor to Area Ratio (FAR) is the size of the lot divided by the size of the building. True or
False? - correct answer ✔✔ False
The earliest zoning laws of 1908 originated in what city? - correct answer ✔✔ Los Angeles
Which of the four Zoning Code types is the most prevalent in the United States? - correct
answer ✔✔ Form-based zoning
In the movie "Concert of Wills", which of the following zoning actions were put in place as an
agreement between the adjacent neighborhood and Richard Meier's firm? - correct answer ✔✔
Conditional Use Permit
Can a zoning ordinance control how many parking spaces the developer must provide as part of
the project? Yes or No? - correct answer ✔✔ Yes
President Herbert Hoover - during his tenure, he had a personal mission to ...? - correct answer
✔✔ Personal interest in better home, city planning and standardizing building codes and zoning
statutes
The building FAR of a new city hall is 5.0 designated per the zoning ordinance. The local
architect has been given site lot area of 2 ares (43,560 sqft/acre). What is the maximum area of
building that is allowed? - correct answer ✔✔ 435,600 SF
