Land Use & ZoningIntermediateColorado Exam
In Colorado, a 'cluster development' allows homes to be grouped on smaller lots in order to:
AIncrease density by eliminating all open space requirements, under standard practice
BPreserve open space, natural features, or agricultural land elsewhere on the parcelCorrect
CAllow commercial development within residential zones
DEliminate height restrictions in designated areas
Why Preserve open space, natural features, or agricultural land elsewhere on the parcel Is Correct
Answer B: Preserve open space, natural features, or agricultural land elsewhere on the parcel
A cluster development groups homes on smaller lots, concentrating development on one portion of the site to preserve open space, natural features, or agricultural land on the remainder. The total number of units is often the same as conventional development.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial 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 DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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