Environmental
In Ohio, a homebuyer discovers that their new home is in a watershed protection area. This means that:
AThe home may not be financed by FHA
BCertain land uses, chemicals, and development activities may be restricted to protect water quality✓ Correct
CThe property is automatically designated as a flood zone
DThe Ohio EPA will conduct annual inspections
Explanation
Watershed protection areas restrict certain land uses, construction activities, and chemical applications to protect the quality of surface water and groundwater within the watershed.
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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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