- Requires that a survey of each parcel and a plat of subdivision be recorded whenever an owner divides a parcel of land into two or more parts, any of which is five acres or smaller


- A permitted deviation from specific requirements of a zoning ordinance because of the special hardship to a property owner


- Public controls regulating construction


certificate of - A document issued by a local government agency, after a satisfactory inspection of a structure, authorizing that the structure can be occupied


- utilization of land that does not conform to the use permitted by a zoning ordinance for the area; may be lawful or unlawful


- Any facts or events which, if they occur or fail to occur, automatically creates or extinguishes a legal obligation


zoning - Allowing a use of higher priority in an area zoned as a lower priority


declaration of - The instrument used to record restrictive covenants on the public record


zoning - Follows the municipality's urban growth plan, which uses different zoning classifications to
control the amount and the orderly growth of residential, commercial, and industrial properties


acts - Laws passed by state legislatures authorizing cities and counties to regulate land use within their jurisdictions


- Federal law passed in 1969 requiring a developer to file an environmental impact statement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before starting any development. The act regulates air, noise, and water pollution and chemical and solid waste disposal


zoning - Property that may be used only for the use specified in the zoning classifications


- A town's long-range (5-20 years) plan for the orderly growth of a community enforced through the town's zoning ordinance

- Gives municipalities unlimited authority to exercise police powers and pass laws governing the use of
land


- A promise in writing


- A federal law regulating the sale across state lines of subdivided land under certain conditions


- Map showing a community and the community's respective zoning classifications



- Instituted to reduce flood losses through flood plain management and to provide insurance to property owners already located in flood plains


zoning - A form of zoning providing for several different types of land use within a zoned area


- (a) Generally a mixed-use development that does not meet a municipality's standard zoning classifications. Usually will allow for a higher unit density. (b) A form of co-ownership in which the owner owns a unit and the land under the unit, while the ownership of the common areas are vested in a corporation (association). Association by-laws govern the use of the common areas.


- Disclosure required under Interstate Land Sales Disclosure Act


- Restriction placed on a private owner's use of land by a nongovernmental entity or individual


- The distance from a front or interior property line to the point where a structure can be located. Bulk Zoning - Collective term for setback, side-lot, rear-lot, green area, and minimum lot and yard requirements


zoning - Rezoning of a certain property in a zoned area to permit a different type of use than that authorized for the area

- Limitations on land use appearing in deeds


(ordinance) - Public control of the
development of residential subdivisions


- Sets forth the uses permitted under
each zoning classification and specific requirements for
compliance


- Area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as being in danger of flooding from excess water from rain or melting snow


zoning - Requires that buildings in the zone adhere to a certain style of architecture