TXDOH Basic Code Enforcement Study Guide Exam Questions
AND Correct Answers
____ provides local cities or towns with a measure of self government
(able to pass their own laws) being able to write their laws based on
State Legislation (state laws - ✔✔Home Rule
_____ cities or town basically operate under state legislation (state
laws) without changing those laws - ✔✔General Law
______ is mostly non-putricible wastes including debris, tin cans,
bottles, paper, grass and weed cuttings, paper boxes, short and light
wood building material. - ✔✔Rubbish
______ means a motor vehicle or special interest vehicle of ANY age
that has not been changed from its original manufacturers
specifications, and because of its historic interest is being preserved
by the hobbyist - ✔✔Special Interest
_______ establishes the minimum standards essential for safe,
sanitary and fit human habitation by governing use, maintenance and
occupancy of existing building? - ✔✔Housing Code
_______ is the procedure that a fire marshall, code officer or health
official may use to obtain a search warrant? - ✔✔Probable Cause
__________% is the maximum rate on the amount that may be
collected by the municipality for security on expenditures made and
interests accruing on lens obtained by a municipality - ✔✔Ten (10)
Percent
A board of Adjustments is established by what level of government
regulation? - ✔✔State Law
, A comprehensive plan typically is made up of the following four plan
sections? - ✔✔Land use plan, Transportation Plan, Community
Facilities, and the Policy Document
A general law city? - ✔✔Basically operate under the laws of the state
with some execptions to those laws
A judicial order (or order by the judge) ordering a specific conduct or
act to stop, either permanently or temporarily is known as? (this
would be a chapter 54 when dealing with codes filed in a district court
- ✔✔Injunction
A lien filled with statement of expenses by a municipality for
removing weeds, rubbish, brush and other objectionable, unsightly or
unsanitary matter to bring a property into compliance is only inferior
to what other liens? - ✔✔Tax Lines and/or liens for street
improvement
A means of judiciously affording relief to those adversely affected by a
zoning ordinance but not meant to be a method of completely
departing from the intent of a zoning ordinance is known as? -
✔✔Variances
A municipal corporation has only those powers which are expressly
granted to it y charter or other legislation, implied or necessarily
incident to the express powers and essential and indispensable to the
declared objects and purposes of the corporation in regards to city
powers is known as? - ✔✔Dillon's Rule
A municipality may impose a lien against the land on which a building
stands or stood to recover payment of repair removal or demolish
experiences unless what condition exits? - ✔✔The Property is a
homestead
AND Correct Answers
____ provides local cities or towns with a measure of self government
(able to pass their own laws) being able to write their laws based on
State Legislation (state laws - ✔✔Home Rule
_____ cities or town basically operate under state legislation (state
laws) without changing those laws - ✔✔General Law
______ is mostly non-putricible wastes including debris, tin cans,
bottles, paper, grass and weed cuttings, paper boxes, short and light
wood building material. - ✔✔Rubbish
______ means a motor vehicle or special interest vehicle of ANY age
that has not been changed from its original manufacturers
specifications, and because of its historic interest is being preserved
by the hobbyist - ✔✔Special Interest
_______ establishes the minimum standards essential for safe,
sanitary and fit human habitation by governing use, maintenance and
occupancy of existing building? - ✔✔Housing Code
_______ is the procedure that a fire marshall, code officer or health
official may use to obtain a search warrant? - ✔✔Probable Cause
__________% is the maximum rate on the amount that may be
collected by the municipality for security on expenditures made and
interests accruing on lens obtained by a municipality - ✔✔Ten (10)
Percent
A board of Adjustments is established by what level of government
regulation? - ✔✔State Law
, A comprehensive plan typically is made up of the following four plan
sections? - ✔✔Land use plan, Transportation Plan, Community
Facilities, and the Policy Document
A general law city? - ✔✔Basically operate under the laws of the state
with some execptions to those laws
A judicial order (or order by the judge) ordering a specific conduct or
act to stop, either permanently or temporarily is known as? (this
would be a chapter 54 when dealing with codes filed in a district court
- ✔✔Injunction
A lien filled with statement of expenses by a municipality for
removing weeds, rubbish, brush and other objectionable, unsightly or
unsanitary matter to bring a property into compliance is only inferior
to what other liens? - ✔✔Tax Lines and/or liens for street
improvement
A means of judiciously affording relief to those adversely affected by a
zoning ordinance but not meant to be a method of completely
departing from the intent of a zoning ordinance is known as? -
✔✔Variances
A municipal corporation has only those powers which are expressly
granted to it y charter or other legislation, implied or necessarily
incident to the express powers and essential and indispensable to the
declared objects and purposes of the corporation in regards to city
powers is known as? - ✔✔Dillon's Rule
A municipality may impose a lien against the land on which a building
stands or stood to recover payment of repair removal or demolish
experiences unless what condition exits? - ✔✔The Property is a
homestead
