Deck 10: Growth Management and Local Government

Question 1

Zoning takes into account the timing of development applications in addition to the number of proposals at a given time.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The phased development plan implemented in Ramapo, New York was determined to violate the federal constitution and, as a result, was struck down.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Although the courts recognized the exclusionary nature of Petaluma's growth management plan, it was upheld on the grounds that it was related to a legitimate state interest.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A common method of coordinating urban growth is to require developers to wait until the provision of necessary infrastructure is possible or provide it themselves.

Question 5

In an attempt to protect agricultural land, states may often give property owners favorable tax treatment.

Question 6

Smart growth seeks to create a supportive environment for refocusing a share of regional growth within central cities and inner suburbs.`

Question 7

Although Californians have the right to use the power of initiative and referendum, planning measures are seldom subject to direct democracy.

Question 8

Many jurisdictions promote smart growth by offering incentives.

Question 9

A long time presumption of municipalities has been that growth is good.

Question 10

Which of the following is the most effective way of preserving agricultural land, other than outright purchase?

A) Acquisition of Development Rights
B) Favorable Tax Treatment
C) Agricultural Zoning
D) Phased Growth Plans

Question 11

Which of the following is not commonly associated with smart growth design?

A) Mixed Use
B) Infill Development
C) Transportation Corridors
D) Large Lot Zoning

Question 12

Which of the following is not a common concern of direct democracy critics?

A) Small Election Turnous
B) Election Spending
C) Uninformed Electorate
D) Poor City Design

Question 13

Which type of growth control was exercised in Ramapo, New York?

A) Quota Plan
B) Urban Growth Boundary
C) Timed growth of residential development based on the provision of adequate public facilities
D) No growth control plan was ever adopted

Question 14

In 1972, Petaluma, adopted a growth control measure that fixed development at a maximum rate of

A) 100 dwellings per year
B) 500 dwellings per year
C) 700 dwellings per year
D) 1000 dwellings per year

Question 15

Which city failed to reduce multi-family densities by 50%, rezone multifamily lands to single family use, and rezone some residential acreage to commercial and industrial uses?

A) Boca Raton, FL
B) Santa Rosa, CA
C) Petaluma, CA
D) Boulder, CO

Question 16

In Napa, CA the residential urban limit line represented

A) The boundary that separated residential from commercial uses.
B) The boundary that sperated residential from industrial uses.
C) The boundary beyond which essential public services would not be provided.
D) The boundary that separated single family form multifamily resources.

Question 17

Smart growth

A) Encourages infill development
B) Advocates investing in areas where the infrastructure already exists.
C) Encourages development of transportation corridors
D) All of the above

Question 18

In which state is ballot box planning used the most?

A) California
B) Colorado
C) Hawaii
D) New York

Question 19

What is an interesting feature of Boulder's planning policy?

A) Ballot Box Planning
B) Smart Growth
C) Growth Point System
D) Purchase of Development Rights

Question 20

What system was designed to determine the quality of agricultural lands and to assess the land's agricultural viability?

A) Farmland Protection Policy Act
B) Agriculutral Land Evaluation and Site Assessement System
C) Residential Urban Limit Lines
D) Agricultural Zoning

Question 21

What is one way local governments can safeguard agricultural land while avoiding the high costs typically associated with this effort?

A) Transfer of development rights
B) Urban Growth Boundaries
C) Smarth Growth Policies
D) Impact Zoning