Basic Code Enforcement TEEX & TDLR Exam Questions AND
Correct Answers
________ signs are painted on or attached flush with a structural wall.
A) Projecting
B) Wall
C) Mansard
D) Window - ✔✔B
_________ __________ is evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or
search and seizure.
A) Search Warrant
B) Witness Testimony
C) Reasonable Doubt
D) Probable Cause
E) All of the Above - ✔✔D
_________ ___________ are a set of private, multi-party contracts
created for the benefit of residents of a specific subdivision.
A) Deed Restrictions
B) Policies Document
C) Subdivision Rules
D) Code of Ordinances - ✔✔A
,__________ power is the primary form of zoning enforcement
A) Judge
B) Police
C) Code Enforcement
D) Legal - ✔✔B
___________ ____________ cities or towns basically operate under
state laws without changing those laws.
A) General Law
B) Home Rule
C) Mayor-Council
D) All of the Above - ✔✔A
____________ can be defined as any fabric, banner, or bunting
containing distinctive colors, patterns or symbols, used as a symbol of
a government, political subdivision, or other entity.
A) Projecting signs
B) Pole signs
C) Flags
D) Wall signs - ✔✔C
,____________ codes are pertinent to establishing minimum standards
essential for safe, sanitary, and fit human habitation by governing
use, maintenance, and occupancy of existing residential buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ✔✔A
_____________ codes pertain to new construction and provide
minimum requirements for life, safety, health, public welfare, and the
protection of property. They also contain provisions relating to
rehabilitation of existing buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ✔✔B
__________________ ____________ is land use which predates the
current zoning ordinance and violates the current zoning ordinance.
A) Grandfathered use
B) Illegal use
C) Nonconforming use (legal non-conformance)
D) Pre-ordinance use - ✔✔C
, A __________ ___________ agency may take into custody an
abandoned motor vehicle, watercraft, or outboard motor found on
public or private property.
A) Law Enforcement
B) Code Enforcement
C) State of Texas
D) All of the Above - ✔✔A
A basic city plan usually contains which four components of a
comprehensive plan?
A) zoning, regulation, code enforcement, and agenda
B) land-use; transportation; community facilities; polices document
C) residential; agriculture; commercial; industrial
D) variances, special exceptions, legal non-conformance, and standard
zoning - ✔✔B
A board of adjustments is established by the ________ law level of
goverment regulation.
A) State
B) Federal
C) Local
D) County - ✔✔A
Correct Answers
________ signs are painted on or attached flush with a structural wall.
A) Projecting
B) Wall
C) Mansard
D) Window - ✔✔B
_________ __________ is evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or
search and seizure.
A) Search Warrant
B) Witness Testimony
C) Reasonable Doubt
D) Probable Cause
E) All of the Above - ✔✔D
_________ ___________ are a set of private, multi-party contracts
created for the benefit of residents of a specific subdivision.
A) Deed Restrictions
B) Policies Document
C) Subdivision Rules
D) Code of Ordinances - ✔✔A
,__________ power is the primary form of zoning enforcement
A) Judge
B) Police
C) Code Enforcement
D) Legal - ✔✔B
___________ ____________ cities or towns basically operate under
state laws without changing those laws.
A) General Law
B) Home Rule
C) Mayor-Council
D) All of the Above - ✔✔A
____________ can be defined as any fabric, banner, or bunting
containing distinctive colors, patterns or symbols, used as a symbol of
a government, political subdivision, or other entity.
A) Projecting signs
B) Pole signs
C) Flags
D) Wall signs - ✔✔C
,____________ codes are pertinent to establishing minimum standards
essential for safe, sanitary, and fit human habitation by governing
use, maintenance, and occupancy of existing residential buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ✔✔A
_____________ codes pertain to new construction and provide
minimum requirements for life, safety, health, public welfare, and the
protection of property. They also contain provisions relating to
rehabilitation of existing buildings.
A) Housing
B) Building
C) Residential
D) Habitation - ✔✔B
__________________ ____________ is land use which predates the
current zoning ordinance and violates the current zoning ordinance.
A) Grandfathered use
B) Illegal use
C) Nonconforming use (legal non-conformance)
D) Pre-ordinance use - ✔✔C
, A __________ ___________ agency may take into custody an
abandoned motor vehicle, watercraft, or outboard motor found on
public or private property.
A) Law Enforcement
B) Code Enforcement
C) State of Texas
D) All of the Above - ✔✔A
A basic city plan usually contains which four components of a
comprehensive plan?
A) zoning, regulation, code enforcement, and agenda
B) land-use; transportation; community facilities; polices document
C) residential; agriculture; commercial; industrial
D) variances, special exceptions, legal non-conformance, and standard
zoning - ✔✔B
A board of adjustments is established by the ________ law level of
goverment regulation.
A) State
B) Federal
C) Local
D) County - ✔✔A
