Fundamentals/Law
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of zoning?
a. To promote public welfare
b. To protect public safety
c. To protect public health
d. To ensure efficient traffic flow
d. To ensure efficient traffic flow
Which ordinance requires that a specified portion of a development be used to construct affordable housing?
a. Overlay zoning
b. Exaction
c. Dedication
d. Inclusionary zoning
d. Inclusionary zoning
Which transportation demand management technique guarantees commuters an emergency ride home?
a. Car Sharing
b. Park and Ride
c. Guaranteed Ride Home
d. Commute Trip Reduction
c. Guaranteed Ride Home
As the planning director you are preparing for the anniversary of the city’s planning department. As you go back through historical documents, you discover that your city was the first to pass a zoning ordinance. Which city are you in?
a. San Francisco
b. Euclid, Ohio
c. Toronto
d. New York
a. San Francisco
In 1867, San Francisco passed the first land use zoning restriction prohibiting the location of obnoxious uses.
Telephone surveys provide quick data collection, but have which of the following limitations?
a. Are statistically invalid
b. Can have interviewer bias
c. High cost
d. Low response rate
b. Can have interviewer bias
Which of the following best describes growth management?
a. The regulation of the character, location, and timing of development
b.The planning of land to optimize the community’s resources
c. The sequencing of growth to ensure adequate infrastructure is in place
d. The adjustment of tax rates to pay for enhanced services
a. The regulation of the character, location, and timing of development
The city's Department of Development includes a mix of administrative and unionized professionals. The union is dissatisfied with the implementation of the current contract and has filed complaints arguing that the city is not upholding the requirements of the contract. The contract has moved into __________ hearings to come to a resolution.
a. Mediation
b. Negotiation
c. Arbitration
d. Consensus
C. Arbitration
Arbitration is a form of dispute resolution. In arbitration, an independent third party makes a judicial determination of a dispute. Arbitration is commonly used in union contract disputes.
Which of the following would likely not be included as an element of a comprehensive plan?
a. Demographics
b. All of these would be included in a comprehensive plan
c. Implementation Schedule
d. Revised zoning ordinance
d. Revised zoning ordinance
A zoning ordinance is something that implements a comprehensive plan as opposed to being part of it.
What term best describes the idea of strengthening communities with arts at the core?
a. Creative Placemaking
b. Creative Class Investment
c. Artistic Urbanism
d. Neighborhood Arts Initiatives
a. Creative Placemaking
Creative placemaking integrates arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities.
A person was making and selling beer. However, the state had a law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor. The person was arrested, but took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court claiming that this is an infringement of his ______________ amendment rights.
a. 1st amendment
b. 5th amendment
c. 17th amendment
d. 14th amendment
d. 14th amendment
As a planner for a large retirement community in Florida, you have noted a substantial increase in the population over the age of 85. As you are updating the comprehensive plan, you are reconsidering the city's land use strategy with a goal of promoting aging in place. Which of the following recommendations would be least appropriate to include?
a. Increase areas zoned for nursing homes and assisted living facilities
b. Legalize secondary housing units in single family residential districts
c. Work to increase transit services, particularly services for the aging and disabled
d. Integrate universal design standards into the zoning ordinance
a. Increase areas zoned for nursing homes and assisted living facilities
All of these are appropriate, with the exception of areas zoned for nursing homes. Aging in place means allowing one to stay in one's own home.
In preparing a comprehensive plan, you want to create a map that demonstrates the density of residential development. Which of the following measures would be best to use?
a. WalkScore
b. Dwelling units per acre
c. Average Lot Size
d. Floor Area Ratio
b. Dwelling units per acre
Using the number of dwelling units is a common method for measuring residential development
What is Dillon's Rule?
a. Local governments have broad powers to protect property rights.
b. Local governments are not provided with authority absent an express delegation of power from the state.
c. State governments are not provided with authority absent an express delegation of power from the federal government.
d. Local governments have broad powers to regulate land use.
b. Local governments are not provided with authority absent an express delegation of power from the state.
Which of the following statements about community benefits agreements (CBAs) are not accurate?
a. Agreements might not be enforceable if the coalitions who signed them dissolve after signing.
b. Agreements can be private contracts or contracts enforced by local governments.
c. Agreements cannot promise local hiring quotas.
d. Agreements must be related to one specific development project
c. Agreements cannot promise local hiring quotas.
As part of the comprehensive planning process, you are assessing the walkability of the community. Which of the following tools has proved particularly helpful in communicating the walkability of neighborhoods throughout the city?
a. A Walkability Audit
b. A Sidewalk Map
c. WalkScore
d. Level of Service Assessment
c. WalkScore
Walkscore is an internet based large-scale, public-access index that assigns a numerical walkability score to any address in the United States.