Site selection and land-use planning (vocabulary)
How to say zezwolenie na wylesianie in English?
deforestation permit
Guess the term from its definition.
a financial transaction in which a payer provides funds to a payee before goods or services are delivered
advance payment / earnest money
Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.
a) ... land - land that can be prepared and used for construction or other developments, especially for residential, commercial or industrial purposes
b) ... restrictions - regulations set by local governments that dictate how land can be used in specific areas
a) developable land
b) zoning restrictions
Fill in the gaps with appropriate words.
a) due ... - the care that a reasonable person exercises to avoid harm to other persons or their property
b) land and ... register - a geodesic public register of figures and descriptions of land, buildings and premises and data concerning owners of real estate
a) due diligence
b) land and building register
Explain the meaning of the following terms in English.
a) habitat
b) soil permeability
c) utility corridor
a) the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
b) the rate of water flow through the soil in a given period of time
c) a passage built underground or above ground to carry utility lines such as electricity, steam, water supply pipes and sewer pipes
Explain the meaning of the following legal terms.
a) easement
b) resolutive condition
c) title search
a) a nonpossessory right to use or enter onto the real property of another without possessing it
b) a condition which terminates a right or obligation if a certain specified event occurs
c) a search of public records to determine the condition of title to real property usually that is the subject of a transaction
Complete the phrases with the correct prepositions.
a) account ... decreased efficiency
b) be subject ... change
c) prior ... official publication
d) rely ... technology
a) account for decreased efficiency
b) be subject to change
c) prior to official publication
d) rely on technology
Form a new word from the following ones.
a) contract (adjective)
b) notary (adjective)
c) remunerate (noun)
d) seize (noun)
a) contractual
b) notarised
c) remuneration
d) seizure
Translate the following terms and phrases into English.
a) nieprzekraczalna linia zabudowy
b) placówka handlowa
c) przeprowadzić zmianę klasyfikacji gruntów
d) równina zalewowa, terasa zalewowa
e) torf
a) (building) setback
b) commercial establishment
c) carry out / conduct land reclassification
d) floodplain
e) peat
Translate the following terms and phrases into English.
a) miejscowy plan zagospodarowania przestrzennego
b) pełnomocnictwo
c) wejść w życie, zacząć obowiązywać
d) wywłaszczenie
e) złożyć wniosek do organu urzędowego
a) local development plan
b) power of attorney
c) come into effect / take effect
d) expropriation
e) submit an application / a request to an official body