Arkansas Real Estate License Land Use Controls and Zoning 3

Question 1

A plat map is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A recorded survey map showing the division of land into lots, blocks, and streets

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A document listing all liens against a property

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A government report on environmental hazards on a parcel

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A blueprint of the interior floor plan of a building

Question 2

Which of the following land use controls is ENFORCED BY THE GOVERNMENT rather than private parties?

Accepted Answer

Zoning ordinances

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Deed restrictions

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HOA rules

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Restrictive covenants

Question 3

In Arkansas, who has the authority to rezone property within a city's limits?

Accepted Answer

The local city council or county quorum court

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The Arkansas Real Estate Commission (AREC)

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The state legislature acting alone

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Any neighboring property owner who files a petition

Question 4

Agricultural zoning is primarily intended to:

Accepted Answer

Protect farmland and open space from premature urban development

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Encourage high-density residential development in rural areas

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Allow factories and processing plants near food sources

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Restrict water rights on rural properties

Question 5

The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires that zoning hearings and board of zoning adjustment meetings be:

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Open to the public with adequate advance notice

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Conducted only in writing with no public attendance

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Limited to property owners within 500 feet of the subject parcel

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Held exclusively during evening hours to accommodate residents

Question 6

Which of the following BEST describes 'downzoning'?

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Rezoning a parcel to permit less intensive use than previously allowed

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Rezoning a parcel to allow more intensive development

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Removing all zoning restrictions from a parcel

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Transferring zoning rights from one parcel to an adjacent one

Question 7

A developer in Arkansas records a subdivision plat containing a restrictive covenant prohibiting commercial uses. Twenty years later, the surrounding area has become mostly commercial. A court may refuse to enforce the restriction if:

Accepted Answer

The character of the neighborhood has so changed that enforcement would serve no purpose

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The original developer has sold all remaining lots

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More than 10 years have passed since the covenant was recorded

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The city has rezoned the area for commercial use