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AICP Plan Implementation

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show The division of land into two or more parcels, sites, or lots, any one of which is less than 5 acres, for the purpose of transfer of ownership, development, or other form of valuable interest.  
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Plat   show
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Replat   show
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Amending Plat   show
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Vacating Plat   show
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show A to-scale mechanical drawing with precise topography and prescribed intervals showing the calculated location of all lots, streets, drainage patterns, facilities, and proposed dedications.  
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show The approved preliminary plat with all bearing, monuments, curves, and notations, together with all dedications, easement, and approvals.  
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show An agreement between the property owner and the community to ensure that the final plat is built as shown on the drawings within a certain time period.  
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Impact fees   show
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show Additional development benefits beyond those normally offered in exchange for enhancements such as affordable housing, cluster housing, and open space preservation. May include assistance with infrastructure, waiving impact fees, or density bonus.  
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Extraterritorial Jurisdiction   show
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show The separation and control of land uses.  
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Purposes of Zoning   show
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show A quasi-judicial board that hears cases for variances, special exceptions to the zoning ordinance, and appeals of staff's administration of the zoning ordinance.  
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show Lays out the exact regulations that the zoning is created to implement.  
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show Shows which types of land uses are allowable where.  
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show Places the most protective restrictions on residential land uses, less on commercial uses, and virtually none on industrial uses. This concept places the most restrictive zoning category, single family residential, at the top of the pyramid.  
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Cumulative Zoning   show
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show Districts are typically cumulative by type of land use.  
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Conditional Use   show
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show A property use that existed prior to the adoption of district regulations and is allowed to continue under the "grandfather clause." May be allowed to continue indefinitely until it naturally ceases or for a set period of time.  
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show Sets a definite period of time within which the use must come into compliance with the zoning ordinance  
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show Use incidental to the main use of a property. Examples of accessory uses include outside sales, outside storage, a telecommunications tower, home occupations, and a garage apartment.  
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Planned Unit Developments (PUDs)   show
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Information needed for a PUD   show
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Overlay zoning district   show
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show Is a change in the terms of the zoning regulations due to economic or physical hardship.  
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show The use variance and the area variance  
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show Allows a property to have a use not explicitly allowed under the zoning district regulations.  
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Area variance   show
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Variance requirements   show
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show Duties include issuing recommendations in matters of zoning are made to a governing body or in other cases; it renders final approval. Made up of community residents and business owners appointed by the governing body.  
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First amendment   show
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Fifth amendment   show
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Fourteenth amendment   show
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National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)   show
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Environmental Assessment (EA)   show
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show Required if a major Federal action that will significantly affect the quality of the human environment (a longer document)  
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EA is only allowed   show
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Categorical Exclusion   show
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show Purpose and need of the proposed action; a description of the affected environment; a range of alternatives to the proposed action; and an analysis of the environmental impacts of each of the possible alternatives.  
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show The allocation and expenditure of funds to provide service to the public. A budget serves to set spending priorities.  
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Operating budget   show
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show A one-year budget for long-term purchases, such as a new building, a recreation center, a water main, or major equipment.  
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Capital Improvements Program (CIP)   show
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show Resource allocation, financial control, management control, communication tool and a planning tool. It can provide short and long-range forecasts of revenues, spending, and community change.  
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show Emphasizes projecting the budget for the next year while adding in inflationary costs. Doesn’t evaluate existing services, easy to prepare and easy for public officials to understand. Doesn’t look at how expenditures fund programs and/or program results.  
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show Focuses on planning through accomplishing goals set by a department. Helps place programs in perspective/evaluate efforts/accomplishments. Time-consuming to prepare and requires that goals and objects be stated in measurable terms (not always substantive)  
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Zero-Base Budgeting (ZBB)   show
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show Focuses on linking funding to performance measures. Meeting performance goals results in funding increases. Helps develop & evaluate performance standards. Time-consuming to prepare & requires that goals and objects be stated in measurable terms.  
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Pay-As-You-Go   show
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show Funds that have been saved for the purchase of future capital improvements.  
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show Voter-approved bonds for capital improvements. Use the tax revenue of the government to pay back the debt.  
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Revenue Bonds   show
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Tax Increment Financing (TIF)   show
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Special Assessments   show
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Lease-purchase   show
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show Allow for all or a portion of the cost of a public facility to be paid for by someone other than the local government (such as private sector, and foundations). Typically require matching funds from the local government.  
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Progressive Tax   show
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show The tax at the same marginal rate regardless of income. A flat tax. For example, a property tax rate is the same regardless of the price of your home. A person who owns a $50,000 home pays the same proportion as a person who owns a $250,000 home.  
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show The tax rate decreases as income rises. Frequently applied in reference to fixed taxes, where every person has to pay the same amount of money (motor vehicle rgistration fees).  
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Cost-benefit analysis   show
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show Method for selecting among competing projects when resources are limited, developed by the military. $50,000 for park improvements can be spent on adding playground equipment vs. a new lawn mower.  
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Goals Achievement Matrix (GAM)   show
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show A chart that focuses on the sequence of tasks necessary for project completion.  
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show A project management method that attempts to find the optimum design solution for a project. This system takes a set of decision variables within constraints and comes up with an optimum design solution.  
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Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)   show
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PERT Includes   show
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Critical Path Method (CPM)   show
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640 Acres   show
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show In an Acre  
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5,280 feet   show
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Section-Range-Township   show
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show An obligation of both parties to take steps to perform some act to maintain a reciprocal relationship. Ex. Access easement or joint maintenance agreement.  
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show Where both parties refrain from taking certain actions. Ex. Easement of View, Façade, historic preservation or conservation.  
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Dedication   show
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show A demand by the government that the developer either dedicate certain property or monies for public use to hold the project harmless from public obligation. Must be roughly proportional to the impact of development.  
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show Permitted uses, use by condition or special use, and bulk & dimensions of lots/buildings.  
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show Specifically refers to a home built entirely in a protected environment under a federal code set by HUD in 1976. Has a HUD seal on it.  
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Mobile Home   show
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show Home that are manufactured in a remote facility and then delivered to their intended site of use. Most built to local code. Low cost due to Indoor construction, favorable pricing from suppliers and low waste.  
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show Prescribes build-to lines, specifically defining desired development patterns. Based on ideal urban forms or contextual cues it ensures that new development will be appropriate to community vision or existing character.  
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Performance Zoning   show
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show Refers to the government's permission to develop property that can NOT be taken back by a subsequent governmental act. Established when a landowner has undertaken substantial construction and made substantial expenditures in reliance on that approval.  
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show A business conducted in a residential dwelling unit that is incidental & subordinate to the primary residential use. Regulations usually restrict the percentage of the unit that can be used for business, exterior evidence of business, parking & traffic.  
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show Zoning ordinance imposes additional requirements on certain specified activities to further limit their operation – addresses externalities. By right use if compliant with requirements.  
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show It is rezoning of a track of land to less-dense uses. Ex: prohibiting high-rise apartments and allowing only low-rise apartments or single-family homes.  
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show Adds land to a municipality In return municipality must provide services. May be initiated by the property owner or the municipality.  
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Disannexation   show
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Purchase of Development Rights (PDR)   show
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show Annual rate of interest pais on a bond that a borrower pays to the bond holder.  
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