Real Estate Notes: PSI Exam Prep: Land Use Controls Part 2

it describes the physical and natural features of an area

it is a map of a subdivision that represents a tract of land, showing the boundaries and location of individual properties, streets, easements, and other pertinent information

These are rules that specify the standards to which certain building projects must comply. These help ensure safe, properly functioning buildings for their occupants. it address the method of construction, materials used, and the building’s safety and sanitary standards.

provide bare minimum standards for all residential and commercial buildings in the state, while local codes provide additional regulation.

If there is no state or local code….

it permit existing construction to be sold and occupied without meeting current building codes.

these are areas that are saturated by water in an amount sufficient to support vegetation that grows in the saturated soil.

they are an additional environmental concern for homeowners and buyers. These are low-lying areas of property that are susceptible to flooding because of their proximity to a water source.

this agency provides a search service that homeowners can use to determine if their property lies in a flood zone

They are abandoned commercial or industrial sites suspected to contain toxic waste.

a fibrous material that’s dangerous when it begins to deteriorate and becomes friable (easily crumbled or reduced to dust), was used in many materials before the 1970s because of its fire-retardant qualities. Inhaled particles can cause lung damage.

EPA stands for

Who regulates asbestos?

this can be found in paint, plumbing, dust, soil, and drinking water. Lead causes many health issues, particularly among infants, children, and the elderly. In children, issues can include behavioral problems, learning disabilities, seizures, and even death.

it occurs naturally in the environment and can be found in soil and well water. it enters a home through the building’s cracks and crevices, and experts believe it can cause lung cancer.

it is promoted by excessive moisture and lack of air circulation. Excessive levels of it can cause allergic reactions or act as a respiratory irritant in individuals who are sensitive to it or immune-compromised. In some cases, it may release potentially toxic substances.

it is an odorless, colorless toxic gas that’s formed whenever fuel is burned. Gas and oil furnaces, gas refrigerators, clothes dryers, ranges, water heaters, and space heaters produce it, as can fireplaces, charcoal grills, and wood-burning stoves.

it is water that is under the earth’s surface. Mining activities, landfill drainage, leaking underground storage tanks, contaminated storm drains, and agricultural pesticides contribute to groundwater contamination (and therefore, potential contamination of private and public drinking water sources).

are typically huge excavated areas where waste is buried underground. Federal, state, and local governments regulate waste site placement, construction, and content. Rural properties or properties that were once in rural areas but have been swallowed up by a metro area may also contain sites where property owners once dumped trash.

it was established to clean up closed, abandoned, or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites and spills.

it added an “innocent landowner” defense to CERCLA. Landowners who performed their due diligence when purchasing a property may be held innocent of clean-up liability if the property is found to be contaminated.

What CC&Rs stands for ?

Subdivision regulations imposed by developers in an effort to maintain control of the development of the subdivision are an example of

Abatement means

Covenant means