AICP General 3

Question 1

The 'holding zone' is a zoning tool primarily used to:

Accepted Answer

Reserve land for future uses while allowing limited interim uses until infrastructure is in place

Answer

Holding zones allow municipalities to control premature development in areas not yet ready for planned uses due to lack of infrastructure or services.

Question 2

Which Supreme Court case established that government may not take private property for purely private benefit, but controversially allowed economic development takings?

Accepted Answer

Kelo v. City of New London

Answer

Kelo v. City of New London (2005) held that economic development could qualify as a public use under the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause, sparking widespread legislative backlash.

Question 3

A 'transect' as used in new urbanist planning refers to:

Accepted Answer

A cross-sectional gradient from rural to urban environments used to organize land use regulations

Answer

The transect, popularized by Andres Duany, organizes the built environment along a rural-to-urban gradient (T1–T6) to guide context-sensitive land use and form regulations.

Question 4

Under NEPA, a 'Finding of No Significant Impact' (FONSI) is issued after completing which document?

Accepted Answer

Environmental Assessment

Answer

A FONSI is the conclusion of an Environmental Assessment (EA), indicating that the proposed action will not significantly affect the environment and therefore an EIS is not required.

Question 5

Which demographic tool measures the number of live births per 1,000 women of childbearing age (15–44) per year?

Accepted Answer

General fertility rate

Answer

The general fertility rate refines the crude birth rate by limiting the denominator to women of childbearing age (15–44), making it a more precise fertility measure.

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AICP General 3