F.A.C.E Fundamentals of Code
Enforcement Level I Exam Questions
And Answers
Acre - ANS A parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet square.
Abutting - ANS Immediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of water.
Base Line - ANS The imagery East-West line used in the government survey method of
land description to establish the starting point for North and South description.
Building code - ANS A group of ordinances that regulate building construction within a
community
Building line - ANS The distance from the boundary line of a property within which no
structure may be built ; a setback
chain - ANS And unit of measurement used in land surveying- 66 feet
Check - ANS A measurement of land; a 24 Mile by 24 Mile Square containing 16 townships
Correction lines - ANS Place by surveyors at 24 Mile intervals to compensate for the
Earth's curvature in the government Survey System of the land description
Cul-de-sac - ANS A road ending in a circle
Deed - ANS A written instrument that conveys title to land
Easement - ANS Interest in another land as for right away or access to provide utilities
Frontage - ANS The distance property abuts a particular feature such a road or a river
Government survey method - ANS A system of land description dividing portions of the u.s.
into a grid system of numbered lines north to south and east to west
Grantee - ANS The recipient of title in a Conveyance
, Grantor - ANS The conveyor of title in a conveyance
Land description - ANS The description of a parcel of real estate which identifies it has
distinguished from other parcels
Legal description - ANS A unique and legally acceptable method of identifying property
Location - ANS The physical site of a property
Lot, block and subdivision - ANS A legal description method that refers to a recorded map
of the subdivision that outlines and numbers each individual lot
Maps and plats - ANS Surveys of Land showing boundaries dimensions monuments and
other appropriate features
Meridian - ANS Any of the north-south lines six miles apart which established the
boundaries of townships in the government Survey System of land description
Metes and Bounds description - ANS The method of land description that starts at a point
of beginning and "walks the boundaries" of a parcel of Real Estate
Mile - ANS A distance of 5280 feet
Minimum lot area - ANS A zoning or deed requirement of a certain lot size for a specified
use of a parcel of Real Estate
Monument - ANS A natural or constructed feature used as a reference point in property
descriptions
Municipal ordinance - ANS Local laws regulating specified activities
Parcel - ANS A lot, also, a specified tract of property
Plat book - ANS A public record containing official plats of subdivisions located in a County.
In the past, there were physical books. Currently, the books often take the form of rolls of
microfilm.
Point of beginning (POB) - ANS The starting point of the description of a parcel using the
metes and Bounds method of property description.
Police power - ANS The power of the government to regulate activity for the safety, Health
and Welfare of the populace.
Enforcement Level I Exam Questions
And Answers
Acre - ANS A parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or 208.71 feet square.
Abutting - ANS Immediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land or body of water.
Base Line - ANS The imagery East-West line used in the government survey method of
land description to establish the starting point for North and South description.
Building code - ANS A group of ordinances that regulate building construction within a
community
Building line - ANS The distance from the boundary line of a property within which no
structure may be built ; a setback
chain - ANS And unit of measurement used in land surveying- 66 feet
Check - ANS A measurement of land; a 24 Mile by 24 Mile Square containing 16 townships
Correction lines - ANS Place by surveyors at 24 Mile intervals to compensate for the
Earth's curvature in the government Survey System of the land description
Cul-de-sac - ANS A road ending in a circle
Deed - ANS A written instrument that conveys title to land
Easement - ANS Interest in another land as for right away or access to provide utilities
Frontage - ANS The distance property abuts a particular feature such a road or a river
Government survey method - ANS A system of land description dividing portions of the u.s.
into a grid system of numbered lines north to south and east to west
Grantee - ANS The recipient of title in a Conveyance
, Grantor - ANS The conveyor of title in a conveyance
Land description - ANS The description of a parcel of real estate which identifies it has
distinguished from other parcels
Legal description - ANS A unique and legally acceptable method of identifying property
Location - ANS The physical site of a property
Lot, block and subdivision - ANS A legal description method that refers to a recorded map
of the subdivision that outlines and numbers each individual lot
Maps and plats - ANS Surveys of Land showing boundaries dimensions monuments and
other appropriate features
Meridian - ANS Any of the north-south lines six miles apart which established the
boundaries of townships in the government Survey System of land description
Metes and Bounds description - ANS The method of land description that starts at a point
of beginning and "walks the boundaries" of a parcel of Real Estate
Mile - ANS A distance of 5280 feet
Minimum lot area - ANS A zoning or deed requirement of a certain lot size for a specified
use of a parcel of Real Estate
Monument - ANS A natural or constructed feature used as a reference point in property
descriptions
Municipal ordinance - ANS Local laws regulating specified activities
Parcel - ANS A lot, also, a specified tract of property
Plat book - ANS A public record containing official plats of subdivisions located in a County.
In the past, there were physical books. Currently, the books often take the form of rolls of
microfilm.
Point of beginning (POB) - ANS The starting point of the description of a parcel using the
metes and Bounds method of property description.
Police power - ANS The power of the government to regulate activity for the safety, Health
and Welfare of the populace.
