Land Use & Zoning
A buffer zone in North Dakota zoning typically serves to:
AIncrease property density
BCreate a transitional area between incompatible uses such as residential and industrial✓ Correct
CDesignate areas for future annexation
DMark the boundaries of drainage districts
Explanation
Buffer zones are transitional areas between incompatible land uses (e.g.
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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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