Land Use & Zoning
An 'inclusionary zoning' ordinance in Pennsylvania requires:
AIncluding all land uses in a single zone
BDevelopers of large residential projects to include a percentage of affordable housing units✓ Correct
CAll zoning districts to permit residential uses
DMunicipal government to include environmental impact analysis in all zoning decisions
Explanation
Inclusionary zoning ordinances require residential developers to set aside a percentage of units (typically 10–20%) as affordable to low-to-moderate income households. Some Pennsylvania municipalities, particularly around Philadelphia, have adopted inclusionary zoning as a tool to create mixed-income housing.
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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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