Land Use & ZoningIntermediateNorth Carolina Exam

NC's rapid growth in the Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham areas has led to debates about 'urban sprawl.' Sprawl is characterized by:

AHigh-density urban infill development

BLow-density, automobile-dependent development spreading into rural areasCorrect

CTransit-oriented development near rail stations

DVertical mixed-use development in downtown cores, under standard practice

Why Low-density, automobile-dependent development spreading into rural areas Is Correct

Answer B: Low-density, automobile-dependent development spreading into rural areas

Urban sprawl describes low-density, automobile-dependent development spreading across rural and agricultural land at the periphery of metropolitan areas, often creating infrastructure challenges.

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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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