REE3043 Chapter 4 EXAM PREP ALREADY
Special assessments are levied to pay for specific improvements that benefit a particular group of
properties. All of the following characteristics of special assessments are true EXCEPT:
-they are considered ad valorem taxes.
-they are applied as pro rata charges.
-they are levied directly on the properties benefited.
-they are commonly used to finance streets, storm water systems, sidewalks, and other area
improvements. - =-they are considered ad valorem taxes.
The right of government to acquire private property, without the owner's consent, for public use
in exchange for just compensation is referred to as - =Eminent Domain
Zoning ordinances that tend to exclude lower income groups by large lot size, or that do not
adequately provide low- and moderate-income housing are referred to as - =Exclusionary Uses
The most recent approach to zoning, form-based zoning, creates a map by segregation of -
=Building Shapes
A developer plans to place a subdivision slightly outside the city limits in an area that is rapidly
developing. However, the city claims to have the right to control urban development even in the
proposed area. The right the city is attempting to invoke is referred to as - =extraterritorial
jurisdiction.
While most real property in the United States is privately owned, government regulations limit
private property use and therefore play an important role in the determination of property value.
Proponents of government intervention argue that regulation is needed to address the unintended
and unaccounted for consequences of one land user upon others, more commonly referred to as -
=externalities
, It was not until the late 1960's that land use controls moved to the forefront of public interest, as
the belief that the environment was an endless and costless resource was replaced with the notion
that the world was a closed system with limited space, air, water, and other resources.
Environmentalists coined which of the following terms to refer to this new point of view?
-smart growth
-the silent spring
-spaceship earth
-urban sprawl - =Spaceship Earth
Given the following information, compute the property tax rate for the community in percentage
terms. Total budget expenditures: $108 million; total nonproperty tax income: $50 million; total
assessed value of all properties: $2 billion; total exemptions: $550 million.
-2.5%
-4.0%
-10.0%
-12.0% - =4.0%
State and federal control of land uses has increased greatly over the past 40 years due in part to
an increased awareness of environmental hazards. Which of the following federal environmental
control laws was responsible for establishing the "Superfund" to finance emergency responses
and cleanups of abandoned and unregulated waste dumps?
-Clean Water Act
-Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
-Toxic Substances Control Act
-Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act - =Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
A traditional zoning ordinance includes all of the following except
Special assessments are levied to pay for specific improvements that benefit a particular group of
properties. All of the following characteristics of special assessments are true EXCEPT:
-they are considered ad valorem taxes.
-they are applied as pro rata charges.
-they are levied directly on the properties benefited.
-they are commonly used to finance streets, storm water systems, sidewalks, and other area
improvements. - =-they are considered ad valorem taxes.
The right of government to acquire private property, without the owner's consent, for public use
in exchange for just compensation is referred to as - =Eminent Domain
Zoning ordinances that tend to exclude lower income groups by large lot size, or that do not
adequately provide low- and moderate-income housing are referred to as - =Exclusionary Uses
The most recent approach to zoning, form-based zoning, creates a map by segregation of -
=Building Shapes
A developer plans to place a subdivision slightly outside the city limits in an area that is rapidly
developing. However, the city claims to have the right to control urban development even in the
proposed area. The right the city is attempting to invoke is referred to as - =extraterritorial
jurisdiction.
While most real property in the United States is privately owned, government regulations limit
private property use and therefore play an important role in the determination of property value.
Proponents of government intervention argue that regulation is needed to address the unintended
and unaccounted for consequences of one land user upon others, more commonly referred to as -
=externalities
, It was not until the late 1960's that land use controls moved to the forefront of public interest, as
the belief that the environment was an endless and costless resource was replaced with the notion
that the world was a closed system with limited space, air, water, and other resources.
Environmentalists coined which of the following terms to refer to this new point of view?
-smart growth
-the silent spring
-spaceship earth
-urban sprawl - =Spaceship Earth
Given the following information, compute the property tax rate for the community in percentage
terms. Total budget expenditures: $108 million; total nonproperty tax income: $50 million; total
assessed value of all properties: $2 billion; total exemptions: $550 million.
-2.5%
-4.0%
-10.0%
-12.0% - =4.0%
State and federal control of land uses has increased greatly over the past 40 years due in part to
an increased awareness of environmental hazards. Which of the following federal environmental
control laws was responsible for establishing the "Superfund" to finance emergency responses
and cleanups of abandoned and unregulated waste dumps?
-Clean Water Act
-Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
-Toxic Substances Control Act
-Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act - =Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
A traditional zoning ordinance includes all of the following except
