Land Use & Zoning
A Pennsylvania 'cluster development' allows homes to be built on smaller lots than normally required if:
AThe developer pays an impact fee for each cluster unit
BThe reduced lot sizes are compensated by preserving open space elsewhere on the tract✓ Correct
CAll cluster units are designated as affordable housing
DThe development is limited to 10 units or fewer
Explanation
Cluster development (conservation subdivision design) allows density to be maintained on a tract while concentrating development on smaller lots and preserving the remainder as open space, wetlands, or farmland. Pennsylvania municipalities encourage cluster development as a conservation tool under the MPC.
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Key Terms to Know
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM)
A mortgage with an interest rate that changes periodically based on a financial index, usually after an initial fixed-rate period.
ZoningLocal 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.
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