AICP TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

The Court established the right of municipalities to regulate building height. correct answer: Welch v. Swasey; 214 U.S. 91 (1909) The Court first approved the use of setback regulations, although it overturned the setbacks in this case. correct answer: Eubank v. City of Richmond; U.S. Supreme ...

As the manager of the long-range planning division of a community in Maryland you have been asked to organize the citizen participation process for a comprehensive plan update. Which of the following would be most effective to kick off the process? a. Focus Groups b. Public Hearing c. Open Hou...

Plan making is a three-part process, according to The Practice of Local Government Planning. The plan making process includes: correct answer: 1. Goals and visions; 2. Analysis of current problems; and 3. Creation and evaluation of alternatives. is used to assist an organization in guiding its...

19. The New York Court of Appeals case Golden v. Planning Board of Town of Ramapo (1972) resulted in an important decision in what area? a. Exclusionary housing b. Growth management c. "Takings" claims d. Environmental justice correct answer: B. Ramapo, NY established a growth management syst...

When and where was the first national planning conference, National Conference on City Planning and Congestion Relief, held? correct answer: 1909 in Washington, D.C. When and in what school was the first city planning course taught? correct answer: 1909 in Harvard's Landscape Architecture Depa...

A tool that compares the local government revenues associated with development policies and projects correct answer: Fiscal Impact Analysis A low-to-moderate capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads; they are designed d to provide access to residential prop...

Green "e" correct answer: The voluntary labeling program that began in California to indicate which competitive products are made using "green power" Accessory correct answer: A type of land use allowed only if they are incidental to the principle use Environmental Assessment correct ans...

Who headed the Resettlement Administration? correct answer: Rexford Tugwell Who wrote The Practice of Local Government Planning? correct answer: Frank S. So Who designed Riverside, Illinois, the first model for all future American Suburban land planning? correct answer: Frederick Law Olmste...

The period between 1860 and 1870 in the US saw the beginning of suburbanization, with the creation of small settlements beyond large cities. Which of the following cities exemplifies this early American suburbanization? a) Radburn, New Jersey b) Riverside, Illinois c) Lake Forest, Illinois correct a...