Land Use & Zoning

An Arizona 'urban growth boundary' or 'growth limit line' is designed to:

AMark the city limits for tax purposes

BContain development within a defined area to prevent sprawl and protect open lands outside the boundary✓ Correct

CDefine areas eligible for federal grants

DEstablish setback requirements from city boundaries

Explanation

Urban growth boundaries are used by some Arizona communities to limit the geographic extent of urban development, preserving rural land and open space outside the boundary while focusing infrastructure investment and density inside.

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Key Terms to Know

Zoning

Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.

Variance

Official permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.

Eminent Domain

The power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.

Adverse Possession

A doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.