CA Real Estate Land Use Controls and Regulations 2

Question 1

What government power allows the state to take private property for public use after paying just compensation?

Accepted Answer

Eminent domain

Answer

Police power

Answer

Taxation

Answer

Escheat

Question 2

When a property owner's land is taken by the government through eminent domain, the owner is entitled to receive:

Accepted Answer

Just compensation (fair market value)

Answer

Assessed value

Answer

Replacement cost

Answer

Book value

Question 3

What is 'spot zoning'?

Accepted Answer

Rezoning a small parcel inconsistently with surrounding uses

Answer

Zoning based on environmental impact

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Temporary zoning for a special event

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Zoning applied to entire subdivisions

Question 4

Which type of zoning allows multiple land uses — residential, commercial, and industrial — in the same area?

Accepted Answer

Mixed-use zoning

Answer

Exclusionary zoning

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Euclidean zoning

Answer

Exclusion zoning

Question 5

What is a building code primarily designed to regulate?

Accepted Answer

Minimum construction standards for safety

Answer

Land use and zoning

Answer

Property tax assessments

Answer

Real estate license requirements

Question 6

Under California law, which agency is responsible for overseeing real estate subdivisions and protecting buyers?

Accepted Answer

California Department of Real Estate (DRE)

Answer

California Department of Housing

Answer

California Environmental Protection Agency

Answer

California State Board of Equalization