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Match terms and descriptions – PLAN 103
Indicate the appropriate letter beside each term based on the description below that
best describes it:
__ E____Zoning
__G____ Development control (site-plan control)
__B_
___Re-development plan
__H____Design guidelines
__A____Transfer of development rights
__D____Land subdivision
__C____Severances
__I_____Variance
__J_____Legal non-conforming use
__F_____Plan amendments
(A)
Two adjacent properties are zoned for 4 storeys. One property owner is able to build a 6 storey building by paying their neighbour to agree to limit their development to 2 storeys. -
Paying the developer to transfer their rights (B)
After years of decline, a municipality decides to create a plan for the future development in its existing downtown.
(C)
The process of separating land from existing property to create a new lot.
- separating the land : severances (D)
A plan or process that denotes details of how an existing, undeveloped property is to be divided into multiple lots for sale.
(E)
A comprehensive standard that defines the use, size, type and placement of buildings of all properties in a municipality.
(F)
A large grocery store chain is hoping to open up a big-box store adjacent to an existing “power node” in the city. The proposed site is currently zoned industrial but the developer hopes that it can be re-zoned.
(G)
Property owners are asked to apply for a permit when they propose a development. The municipality checks that the building meets all the required conditions.
(H) A document that uses text, graphics and images to convey to potential developers and the public examples of desirable aesthetic details and layout of roads, public spaces, building facades etc. (I)
A property owner is permitted through approval from the municipality to build an addition on his house that extends 8 meters into his backyard. Under strict interpretation of the current by-law and the current building footprint, the addition should not exceed 7 meters.
(J)
A young couple is purchasing their first home in a newer neighbourhood. As diligent buyers, they check local planning documents to check the zoning in the area. They are surprised to find that the property they intend to buy does not meet current zoning regulations as it has a
Solutions to be posted on Learn. Also refer to lecture notes and assigned readings in Hodge, Gordon & Shaw text for further explanations of each of the terms.
smaller yard and lot than is required. The home they hope to purchase was built before the new subdivision development occurred. Solutions to be posted on Learn. Also refer to lecture notes and assigned readings in Hodge, Gordon & Shaw text for further explanations of each of the terms.
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