CA Real Estate Land Use Controls and Regulations 3

Question 1

A deed restriction that prohibits commercial use of residential property is an example of which type of private land use control?

Accepted Answer

Covenant, condition, or restriction (CC&R)

Answer

CC&Rs are private deed restrictions that run with the land and restrict or regulate how property may be used.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a government power used to control land use?

Accepted Answer

Easement by prescription

Answer

Prescriptive easement is a private law concept, not one of the four governmental powers (PETE: Police power, Eminent domain, Taxation, Escheat).

Question 3

What is the purpose of a general plan (master plan) in California land use?

Accepted Answer

To guide long-term growth and development of a community

Answer

California's general plan is a long-term blueprint guiding community development, land use, housing, and infrastructure.

Question 4

When a government regulation deprives an owner of substantially all economic use of their property without physical taking, it may be considered:

Accepted Answer

A regulatory taking

Answer

A regulatory taking occurs when a government regulation goes so far that it effectively takes a property's economic value.

Question 5

What does the California Subdivision Map Act require before a parcel of land can be subdivided?

Accepted Answer

Local government approval of a tentative and final map

Answer

The Subdivision Map Act requires local government approval of both a tentative and final map before land can be subdivided.

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