Land Use & ZoningIntermediateNorth Carolina Exam

Downzoning in North Carolina means changing a property's zoning to:

AA higher-intensity use (e.g., residential to commercial)

BA lower-intensity use (e.g., commercial to residential)Correct

CAn industrial classification

DAn agricultural preservation zone

Why A lower-intensity use (e.g., commercial to residential) Is Correct

Answer B: A lower-intensity use (e.g., commercial to residential)

Downzoning changes a property's classification to a less intensive use, which may reduce its development potential and value.

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Zoning

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

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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.

Eminent Domain

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

Adverse Possession

A 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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