Land Use & ZoningIntermediateDelaware Exam
What is 'downzoning' in Delaware land use planning?
ARezoning property to allow higher density or more intensive uses
BRezoning property to allow less intensive uses or lower densityCorrect
CRemoving all zoning restrictions from a property
DApplying overlay zoning restrictions to a previously unzoned area
Why Rezoning property to allow less intensive uses or lower density Is Correct
Answer B: Rezoning property to allow less intensive uses or lower density
Downzoning is the rezoning of property to allow less intensive uses — such as from commercial to residential, or from multi-family to single-family. While it reduces development potential, it generally does not require compensation unless it constitutes a regulatory taking that eliminates all economic value.
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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.
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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