TN Real estate Public Land Use Controls and Zoning in Tennessee

TN Real estate Public Land Use Controls and Zoning in Tennessee Flashcards agricultural zoneis for raising and grazing animals, growing crops. You might be interested to know that a property in just about any zone can be put to agricultural use. Zoning ordinances like agriculture.buffer zoneThis is land set aside to act as a separation between two conflicting zones.Because zoning can impact not just the community as a whole but also individual property owners, before zoning changes are made, public hearings are held, and proposed zoning ordinances are examined for fairness and reasonableness, and undergo specific tests for validity public open spaceisn't developed. Both private individuals and the government can own open space. This might be agricultural land, forests, undeveloped shorelines, parks, lakes, et cetera. Open space can be as small as a pathway between public areas, or a vacant lot in a large city. It can also be acres and acres of land.Institutional areasare zoned for hospitals, jails and prisons, courthouses, college campuses, and public schools. It's often possible for institutional use to be permitted in a residential or commercial zone depending on the zoning ordinance.example of FARa low floor-to-area ratio covers more of the lot with building square footage if the building is all one story. But the same FAR would describe a two-story building that covered only half of the lot, assuming both buildings had the same amount of floor area." Aesthetic Zoningthat all buildings in a neighborhood have to be of a certain style, such as Victorian or Craftsman, in order to uphold the architectural integrity of an area.One of the ways that bulk zoning achieves its objectives is through setbacks Maximum building heights and clearance from other buildings help control building density, which is the aim of bulk zoning.Recreation areasmay include parks, shorelines, public fishing areas, trails, and waterway access.The purpose of aesthetic zoningis to preserve the architectural integrity and cohesive look of an area Bulk use zoning restrictionsare separate from use-based zoning controls, which limit the type of use permitted in a given area (e.g., residential, commercial, etc.).Incentive Zoningis where a municipality will allow an otherwise prohibited type of construction if the developer will give the

municipality something back. Often this relates to the floor-to-area ratio, which you can call FAR for short.

commercialwhich encompasses retail, restaurants, hotels, service businesses such as doctor's offices, and other business types. It also includes industrial, which may be light or heavy manufacturing, and warehouses.You get the FAR bydividing the gross floor area of a building by the total area of the lot. FAR describes the intensity of use. Building height and site coverage are factors that affect FAR accessory apartment or an accessory useAn accessory use is one that's subordinate to the main use of the property. An equipment shed on a property is also an accessory use. mother-in-law suite inside a single-family home FAR includes all of the habitable structures on a lot,although FAR doesn't typically include uninhabitable square footage within a building, such as stairwells or closets.Group homesare residential facilities for unrelated individuals with physical, mental, or behavioral disabilities. There is no single legal definition of a group home. Group homes also include adult foster homes, residential rehabilitation centers, et "Parklandsare another zoning classification, and are often public recreation areas administered and controlled by state and local governments.residential zonemay be either single-family or multi-family. How many residences can a property zoned as single-family have?" He didn't wait for an answer, feeling it was obvious, "One, of course. Multi-family can be anything from a duplex to a high-rise apartment building Because zoning changes can significantly impact use-and therefore value-of real property, they tend to be controversial. They can also raise serious issues as to individual rights and constitutionality. Zoning resides in the uncomfortable intersection of individual rights and public good.Vacant landis another zone, which obviously means that it is without buildings. In other words, it's unimproved. Vacant land can be land that was never built on or land that was built on but was brought back to its natural state.bulk zoning regulationsis to restrict the density of buildings in an area through building design requirements.Disability is a protected class, and treating protected classes differently for housing a violation of the Fair Housing Act.The sunshine law meansthat all meetings of zoning boards, planning boards, and the local zoning authorities are open to the public home occupationwork-at-home situation. Only the residents of the dwelling can conduct business there. You can't have your Avon lady working out of your home unless she happens to be your

wife-or live-in girlfriend zoning can impact not just the community as a whole, but also individual property owners.Because of this, before zoning changes are made, public hearings are held and the proposed zoning ordinance