Land Use & ZoningIntermediateDelaware Exam

What is an 'area variance' (dimensional variance) in Delaware?

APermission to deviate from setback, lot coverage, height, or other dimensional requirements of the zoning ordinanceCorrect

BPermission to change the use of the property

CPermission to add area to an existing structure beyond lot coverage limits

DA variance affecting an entire area rather than a single property

Why Permission to deviate from setback, lot coverage, height, or other dimensional requirements of the zoning ordinance Is Correct

Answer A: Permission to deviate from setback, lot coverage, height, or other dimensional requirements of the zoning ordinance

An area (dimensional) variance permits a property owner to deviate from specific dimensional requirements — such as setbacks, lot coverage, height limits, or lot size minimums — while keeping the same permitted use.

Key Land Use & Zoning Terms in This Question

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.

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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.

Zoning

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

Dual Agency

A situation where a single real estate agent or brokerage represents both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction.

Eminent Domain

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

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