Environmental
A 'brownfield' site in North Carolina is a property where:
AThe soil is particularly fertile for agriculture
BRedevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination✓ Correct
CAll environmental testing has been completed with clean results
DOnly wetlands exist
Explanation
Brownfields are previously developed sites where redevelopment is complicated by known or suspected contamination, often former industrial or commercial sites.
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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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