AICP Plan Implementation 4

Question 1

In a Special Assessment District (SAD), the cost of a public improvement is allocated to property owners based on:

Accepted Answer

The proportionate benefit each property receives from the improvement

Answer

Special assessments are justified legally only when levied in proportion to the special benefit conferred on each assessed property.

Question 2

A planner is reviewing a site plan that proposes clearing a riparian buffer. Which federal law most directly governs the discharge of fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands?

Accepted Answer

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

Answer

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act requires a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before discharging dredged or fill material into jurisdictional waters.

Question 3

Which implementation strategy directly ties the timing and phasing of development to the availability of public facilities?

Accepted Answer

Growth management and adequate public facilities ordinances

Answer

Adequate public facilities ordinances (APFOs) condition development approval on demonstrated capacity in roads, water, sewer, schools, and parks.

Question 4

A Redevelopment Agency uses eminent domain to assemble parcels for a mixed-use project. The Fifth Amendment requires that taken property be used for:

Accepted Answer

A public use with just compensation paid to property owners

Answer

The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause permits government acquisition of private property only for public use and upon payment of just compensation.

Question 5

Which approach to subdivision regulation requires new subdivisions to be consistent with an official map designating future streets and public spaces?

Accepted Answer

Official Map Act

Answer

Official map acts authorize municipalities to record a map of planned street rights-of-way and public spaces, preventing conflicting development in those corridors.

AICP - American Institute of Certified Planners Practice Test

AICP - American Institute of Certified Planners Practice Test

AICP Plan Implementation 4