Environmental
A '1,000 feet riparian buffer zone' in Georgia protects:
AThe area around historic buildings
BThe natural vegetation area along protected rivers from development✓ Correct
CA setback from highways
DThe area around industrial zones
Explanation
Georgia's Protected River Corridor Protection Act establishes a 100-foot minimum vegetative buffer along protected rivers to prevent sedimentation and protect water quality from development impacts.
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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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