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real estate unit 4 legal aspects

front 1

T. public restrictions

back 1

Limitations on use of real property associated with government
intervention

front 2

H. eminent domain

back 2

Power given government agencies to take private property for public use
or purpose

front 3

R. police power

back 3

Government’s authority to regulate the health, safety, welfare, and morals
of its citizens

front 4

L. general plan

back 4

The constitution for land use in each city and county in California

front 5

Y. zoning

back 5

Ordinance dividing a city or county into different districts, identifying
what uses can and cannot be made on each parcel

front 6

Z. zoning districts

back 6

Areas showing all of the possible classifications that might be given to any
particular parcel of land

front 7

B. allowed uses

back 7

Activities permitted within a zoning district as a matter of right

front 8

F. conditional uses

back 8

Activities not allowed in a zoning district as a matter of right, but that
can be allowed if the owner gets a special permit

front 9

S. prohibited uses

back 9

Any uses not listed as either allowed or conditional

front 10

V. spot zoning

back 10

Zoning changed for a single parcel without considering the larger
planning context

front 11

M. height limits

back 11

How tall buildings can be above the average grade

front 12

U. setbacks

back 12

Limit on how close a structure can be built to neighboring property lines

front 13

N. legally nonconforming use

back 13

An existing activity allowed to continue despite a change in the zoning of
a parcel

front 14

A. abatement

back 14

Legal process used to remove nuisances and code violations

front 15

X. variance

back 15

Allowing a use not strictly in compliance with local zoning or building
regulations

front 16

W. tentative map

back 16

Map showing the conceptual design of the proposed subdivision and the
improvements that will go along with it

front 17

K. final map

back 17

Map recorded in the county where the property is located

front 18

O. ministerial projects

back 18

Permits or entitlements an applicant has an absolute right to receive

front 19

G. discretionary projects

back 19

Projects a decision-maker has the authority to approve, to approve with
conditions, or to deny

front 20

Q. NEPA

back 20

Federal law requiring federal agencies to consider the environmental effects
of their decisions

front 21

C. categorical exclusion

back 21

Statutory exemption under the NEPA process given to small projects
having no impact on the environment

front 22

J. environmental impact statement

back 22

Detailed evaluation required by NEPA regarding the environmental
impact of a proposed development

front 23

P. negative declaration

back 23

A finding by state or local agency that a proposed project will not have the
potential to cause significant impacts to the environment

front 24

D. CEQA

back 24

California law providing a three-tiered environmental analysis of all
projects subject to its application

front 25

I. environmental impact report

back 25

Report required by CEQA regarding projects potentially having significant
environmental impacts

front 26

E. coastal zone

back 26

Area of land that reaches from three miles at sea to an inland boundary
varying from a few blocks in urban areas to about five miles in less-developed areas