Urban Planning and Zoning Concepts Quiz

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The ______ is a set of local laws that establish the standard for structural design within the community.

Building code

A ______ is a lot having frontage on two public streets or highways.

Through lot

The designer's house or building design based on the needs and wants of his clients is called a ______.

Master Plan

______ refers to the distance at how far a building can be built within property lines.

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A ______ is a lot surrounded on each side by other lots.

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A ______ is an area of land available for construction.

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______ refers to the legal restrictions on size, location, and type of structures.

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Form-based intensity zoning focuses on the physical characteristics of ______ use zones.

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Incentive zoning provides rewards for development in defined ______.

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A zone for each type of ______ use is essential in urban planning.

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Land Use is a process of organizing the use of land to reflect the occupants' ______.

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Zoning laws are enacted by a local governing body to dictate specific ______ of land that may be developed and used.

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A master plan is defined as the visual presentation of conceptual ideas supported by ______ calculations to the users or occupants.

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The first and third angle are used for ______ purposes.

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Orthographic Projection is a system for graphical representation of an object by a ______ drawing on a flat surface.

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Good plans are ______, catering to the functional requirements of the users.

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Height is the perpendicular distance between two ______ planes.

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Planes of projection join and form ______.

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A ______ roof has two sides sloping downward towards the interior of the house.

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An example of a hemispherical roof shape is called a ______.

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A ______ is a structure that projects from a sloping roof to accommodate a window.

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The ______ refers to the horizontal distance a roof projects beyond a wall.

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The top edge of the roof where rafters meet is known as the ______.

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The three planes of projection are the horizontal plane, frontal plane, and the ______ plane.

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The quadrants formed by the planes of projection include the First angle, Second angle, Third angle, and ______ angle.

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The ______ is the perpendicular distance between two horizontal planes.

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Width is defined as the perpendicular distance between two ______ planes.

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The perpendicular distance between two front planes is referred to as ______.

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Building Code

Local laws dictating structural design standards.

Master Plan

Designer's blueprint for a building based on client needs.