CMM Community Planning & Development 4

Question 1

Which principle of smart growth encourages placing a mix of housing types—single-family, townhomes, and apartments—within the same neighborhood?

Accepted Answer

Mixed housing diversity

Answer

Smart growth principle of mixed housing diversity promotes a range of housing types and costs within neighborhoods to serve people of various ages and incomes.

Question 2

A planning commission denies a rezoning application. Under what legal standard can a court overturn that denial?

Accepted Answer

The applicant shows the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or unsupported by substantial evidence

Answer

Courts review quasi-judicial land use decisions under the arbitrary and capricious standard, overturning decisions not supported by substantial evidence.

Question 3

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan requires municipalities to:

Accepted Answer

Identify and schedule remediation of barriers in the public right-of-way

Answer

ADA Transition Plans identify physical barriers in public facilities and rights-of-way and establish a schedule for their removal.

Question 4

Which concept describes the economic principle that public investment in infrastructure raises surrounding private property values, which can then be captured to finance the investment?

Accepted Answer

Value capture

Answer

Value capture is the broad concept of recovering increased land values created by public investment; TIF and special assessments are specific value-capture mechanisms.

Question 5

A 'planned unit development' (PUD) allows developers to:

Accepted Answer

Cluster development and mix uses in exchange for open space preservation and design flexibility

Answer

A PUD allows flexible site planning and use mixing in exchange for design quality, open space, and community amenities negotiated with the municipality.

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CMM Community Planning & Development 4