Cases
Zoning
The Constitution
Planning 101
The first few weeks
100
This case established that zoning needed to be expressly delegated to Michigan municipalities
What is Clements
100
Structures that are customary and incidental to the primary use are known as this within a zoning code.
What are accessory uses/structures
100
This amendment includes both the due process and takings clauses
What is the 5th Amendment
100
This entity both oversees development of a master plan and drafts zoning ordinance amendments
What is the Planning Commission
100
He believed that we should act only on those maxims that we, as rational human beings, would be ok with everyone following
Who is Kant
200
This case established that courts would defer to legislative bodies on zoning so long as the reasonableness of an ordinance is "fairly debatable"
What is Euclid
200
It is not permissible to zone by petitioner or ownership, only by THIS.
What is use
200
This doctrine, derived from the 14th Amendment, makes the Bill of Rights applicable to the states
What is the Incorporation Doctrine
200
Of goals, objectives or vision statements, these provide the most specificity within a plan
What are objectives
200
He was the ideological founder of the preservationist movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Park Service
Who is John Muir
300
While upholding zoning, this case established that if a regulation goes too far, it will be recognized as a "taking"
What is PA Coal
300
This is when government changes the zoning in a way that is less intensive
What is down-zoning
300
Equal Protection requires that people who are THIS be treated equally.
What is similarly situated
300
This plan implementation mechanism identifies how public funds will be spent, especially on infrastructure
What is the Capital Improvement Program
300
This philosophy says we should do what is consistent with the will of God.
What is Divine Command
400
The second U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down a Congressional act
What is Dred Scott
400
The three primary dimensional attributes included in a zoning code
What are height, setback, and bulk/FAR
400
The courts apply this test when evaluating substantive due process claims implicating fundamental rights.
What is the strict scrutiny test
400
This plan implementation mechanism only applies when someone wants to split their parcel
What is a subdivision ordinance
400
His conservationist efforts led to the creation of the U.S. Forest Service
Who is Gifford Pinchot
500
This is the first case that interpreted "public use" as "public purpose" for eminent domain cases
What is Berman
500
A valid zoning ordinance requires these two elements.
What are a map & text
500
The doctrine that prohibits a "lower" level of government from regulating a "higher" level of government.
What is the Supremacy Clause
500
This type of analysis includes looking at natural systems and built systems to determine where development is most (or least) appropriate
What is land suitability analysis
500
This thinker's "minimax" principle, making sure the most vulnerable members of society are given the most opportunities to succeed, is tied to advocacy planning.
Who is Rawls