Land Use & Zoning
In Washington, 'inclusionary zoning' refers to local requirements that:
ARequire all new developments to be open to all residents
BMandate that new residential developments include a percentage of affordable housing units✓ Correct
CProhibit gated communities
DRequire commercial developments to include public spaces
Explanation
Inclusionary zoning policies require (or incentivize) developers to include a percentage of affordable housing units within new residential developments, as a tool to maintain economic diversity in growing communities.
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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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