Deck 5: The Evolution of Planning and Zoning

Question 1

A central motivation for the widespread adoption of zoning was the safeguarding of new suburbs from the blight which stimulated their development.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The term "taking" includes both the physical acquisition and regulation of land by government.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The English common law concept of nuisance held that no property should be used in such a manner as to injure that of another owner.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

he 1916 New York City zoning ordinance is often considered the first comprehensive zoning ordinance in the US.

Question 5

If a property is affected by a government's use of the police power, compensation must be provided to the property onwer.

Question 6

In Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., the US Supreme Court rejected comprehensive zoning.

Question 7

Scholars question whether or not racial segregation was, and is, an unstated goal of zoning.

Question 8

Zoning is by its nature, a flexible administrative instrument.

Question 9

Where adopted, the Standard City Planning Enabling Act enabled local governments to regulate land use.

Question 10

Zoning was a part of the scientific management movement that was sweeping the country in the early 20th century.

Question 11

Zoning and planning are terms that may be used interchangeably .

Question 12

Which future president convened the Committee that produced the Standard State Zoning Enabling Act and Standard City Planning Enabling Act?

A) Calvin Coolidge
B) Herbert Hoover
C) Harry Truman
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 13

Zoning has long been viewed as a tool used to protect

A) Multi-Family Dwellings
B) Industrial Development
C) Single-Family Dwellings
D) Retail sites

Question 14

The New York Zoning Ordinance of 1916 appeared amidst a "war" between all except who

A) Low Income Residents
B) Wealthy Residents
C) Retail Merchants
D) Garment Manufacturers

Question 15

Police power sought to protect

A) Health and Safety
B) Property Values
C) Eminent Domain
D) New Development

Question 16

The Standard State Zoning Enabling Act

A) Allowed local governments to regulate land use
B) Allowed localities to divide land into districits
C) Was enforced through the creation of zoning ordinances
D) All of the above

Question 17

What term best describes Euclidean Zoning?

A) Inclusive
B) Exclusive
C) Comprehensive
D) Limited

Question 18

The purpose of zoning is to

A) Preserve the status quo
B) Lay out standards for development
C) regulate land use
D) All of the above

Question 19

In Euclid v. Ambler which land use was considered an exclusive use?

A) Sinle Family zones
B) Retail zones
C) Industrial zones
D) Multi-Family zones

Question 20

Which act serves as the basic foundation for planning?

A) 1916 New York Zoning Ordinance
B) Standard State Zoning Enabling Act
C) Standard City Planning Enabling Act
D) None of the above

Question 21

Which Supreme Court case upheld the use of police power?

A) Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. (1926)
B) Mugler v. Kansas (1887)
C) Agins v. Tiburon (1980)
D) All of the above