LAND USE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
CONTRACT LAW PRACTICE TEST 3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why do communities require building permits?
A. To promote development.
b. To establish the basis for an inspection.
C. To promote certificates of occupancy.
d. To ensure that improvements comply with codes. - Answer-(d) To ensure that
improvements comply with codes.
Local governments enforce zoning ordinances by issuing building permits to those
who want to improve, repair, or refurbish a property. To receive a permit, the project
must comply with all relevant ordinances and codes.
What is the purpose of residential zoning?
a. To increase home values in a neighborhood.
b. To regulate the density of dwellings in the residential zone.
C. To prevent families from residing in commercial and industrial sites.
d. To maximize intensity of usage. - Answer-(b) To regulate the density of dwellings
in the residential zone.
Residential zoning regulates density, by limiting the number and size of dwelling
units and lots in an area
A non-profit organization wants to erect an urgent care facility in a residential zone.
Given other favorable circumstances, the local authorities may grant permission by
allowing
A. a special exception.
b. an illegal nonconforming use.
C. an easement.
d. a license. - Answer-(a) a special exception.
A special exception grant authorizes a use that is not consistent with the zoning
ordinance in a literal sense yet is clearly beneficial or essential to the public welfare
and does not materially impair other uses in the zone.
A property that conformed with zoning ordinances when it was developed but does
not conform to new ordinances is said to be
a. an illegal special exception.
b. a variance.
c. a legal nonconforming use.
d. unmarketable. - Answer-(c) a legal nonconforming use.
An illegal nonconforming use is one that conflicts with ordinances that were in place
before the use commenced. For instance, if a motel that was allowed as a legal
nonconforming use is sold, and the new owner continues to operate the property as
a motel, the motel is now an illegal, nonconforming use.
The approval process for development of multiple properties in an area includes
submission of
, a. a covenant of restriction.
b. a plat of subdivision.
C. a court order.
d. a developer's pro forma. - Answer-(b) a plat of subdivision.
In addition to complying with zoning ordinances, a developer of multiple properties in
a subdivision must meet requirements for subdivisions, including submission of a
plat of subdivision.
A legal description of a property is one which
a. accurately identifies the boundaries of the property as distinct from all other
properties,
b. accurately describes the location and dimensions the lot and improvements on the
property.
c. is accepted by a licensed surveyor as suitable for inclusion in a survey of the
property.
d. is written by an attorney licensed to practice real estate law in the state in which
the property is located. - Answer-(a) accurately identifies the boundaries of the
property as distinct from all other properties.
A legal description of real property is one which accurately locates and identifies the
boundaries of the subject parcel to a degree acceptable by courts of law in the state
where the property is located. The general
criterion for a legal description is that it alone provides sufficient data for a surveyor
to locate the parcel. A legal description identifies the property as unique and distinct
from all other properties.
The essential elements of the metes and bounds system are
a. parallels, base lines, and meridians.
b. boundaries, distances, and a base line.
c. reference points, angles, and distances.
d. lot numbers, sections, and ranges. - Answer-(c) reference points, angles, and
distances.
A metes and bounds description identifies the boundaries of a parcel of real estate
using reference points, distances, and angles. The description always identifies an
enclosed area by starting at an origination point, called point of beginning, or POB,
and returning to the POB at the end of the description.
In the Rectangular Survey System, a range is the area in between
a. any row of sections in a township.
b. two consecutive meridians.
C. a principal meridian and a base line.
d. a parallel and a meridian. - Answer-(b) two consecutive common meridians.
The "vertical" area between consecutive meridians is called a range. A range is
identified by its relationship to the principal meridian. All ranges are six miles wide.
In the Rectangular Survey System, a tier is defined by
a. six consecutive sections of a township.
b. two consecutive meridians.
C. two consecutive parallels.
d. a parallel and a meridian. - Answer-(c) two consecutive parallels.
CONTRACT LAW PRACTICE TEST 3
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Why do communities require building permits?
A. To promote development.
b. To establish the basis for an inspection.
C. To promote certificates of occupancy.
d. To ensure that improvements comply with codes. - Answer-(d) To ensure that
improvements comply with codes.
Local governments enforce zoning ordinances by issuing building permits to those
who want to improve, repair, or refurbish a property. To receive a permit, the project
must comply with all relevant ordinances and codes.
What is the purpose of residential zoning?
a. To increase home values in a neighborhood.
b. To regulate the density of dwellings in the residential zone.
C. To prevent families from residing in commercial and industrial sites.
d. To maximize intensity of usage. - Answer-(b) To regulate the density of dwellings
in the residential zone.
Residential zoning regulates density, by limiting the number and size of dwelling
units and lots in an area
A non-profit organization wants to erect an urgent care facility in a residential zone.
Given other favorable circumstances, the local authorities may grant permission by
allowing
A. a special exception.
b. an illegal nonconforming use.
C. an easement.
d. a license. - Answer-(a) a special exception.
A special exception grant authorizes a use that is not consistent with the zoning
ordinance in a literal sense yet is clearly beneficial or essential to the public welfare
and does not materially impair other uses in the zone.
A property that conformed with zoning ordinances when it was developed but does
not conform to new ordinances is said to be
a. an illegal special exception.
b. a variance.
c. a legal nonconforming use.
d. unmarketable. - Answer-(c) a legal nonconforming use.
An illegal nonconforming use is one that conflicts with ordinances that were in place
before the use commenced. For instance, if a motel that was allowed as a legal
nonconforming use is sold, and the new owner continues to operate the property as
a motel, the motel is now an illegal, nonconforming use.
The approval process for development of multiple properties in an area includes
submission of
, a. a covenant of restriction.
b. a plat of subdivision.
C. a court order.
d. a developer's pro forma. - Answer-(b) a plat of subdivision.
In addition to complying with zoning ordinances, a developer of multiple properties in
a subdivision must meet requirements for subdivisions, including submission of a
plat of subdivision.
A legal description of a property is one which
a. accurately identifies the boundaries of the property as distinct from all other
properties,
b. accurately describes the location and dimensions the lot and improvements on the
property.
c. is accepted by a licensed surveyor as suitable for inclusion in a survey of the
property.
d. is written by an attorney licensed to practice real estate law in the state in which
the property is located. - Answer-(a) accurately identifies the boundaries of the
property as distinct from all other properties.
A legal description of real property is one which accurately locates and identifies the
boundaries of the subject parcel to a degree acceptable by courts of law in the state
where the property is located. The general
criterion for a legal description is that it alone provides sufficient data for a surveyor
to locate the parcel. A legal description identifies the property as unique and distinct
from all other properties.
The essential elements of the metes and bounds system are
a. parallels, base lines, and meridians.
b. boundaries, distances, and a base line.
c. reference points, angles, and distances.
d. lot numbers, sections, and ranges. - Answer-(c) reference points, angles, and
distances.
A metes and bounds description identifies the boundaries of a parcel of real estate
using reference points, distances, and angles. The description always identifies an
enclosed area by starting at an origination point, called point of beginning, or POB,
and returning to the POB at the end of the description.
In the Rectangular Survey System, a range is the area in between
a. any row of sections in a township.
b. two consecutive meridians.
C. a principal meridian and a base line.
d. a parallel and a meridian. - Answer-(b) two consecutive common meridians.
The "vertical" area between consecutive meridians is called a range. A range is
identified by its relationship to the principal meridian. All ranges are six miles wide.
In the Rectangular Survey System, a tier is defined by
a. six consecutive sections of a township.
b. two consecutive meridians.
C. two consecutive parallels.
d. a parallel and a meridian. - Answer-(c) two consecutive parallels.
