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2024 FUNDAMENTALS OF FLORIDA CODE ENFORCEMENT EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 FUNDAMENTALS OF FLORIDACODE ENFORCEMENT EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Earliest and most rudimentary building codes of which we have knowledge
are attributed to - CORRECT-ANSWERSKing Hammurabi (Babylonian Empire)
2000BC
In 1666, a great fire in London burned out of control for 5 days, prompting
Legislation of the - CORRECT-ANSWERSLondon Building Act
In 1871 the Chicago Fire that killed 250 people and 100,000 homes
prompted the city to - CORRECT-ANSWERSenact a building and fire
prevention ordinance
The three model building codes currently in use in this country were all
developed - CORRECT-ANSWERSin the 20th Century
Property Ownership - CORRECT-ANSWERStaxes and determine ownership
can be to hold an owner responsible for a violation of subdivision restrictions
or municipal ordinances or codes.
Property descriptions have been used - CORRECT-ANSWERSas far back as
the old testament of the Bible
The concept of property ownership is contained - CORRECT-ANSWERSin and
protected by the U. S. Constitution and the Constitution of the State of
Florida.
To determine the ownership of a parcel of property: - CORRECT-ANSWERSit's
essential to first be certain to identify the property correctly.
Rome enacted regulations for the safety of public buildings in - CORRECT-
ANSWERS27 A.D.
One of the earliest building codes was promulgated by the Mayor of London
in 1189, known as the - CORRECT-ANSWERSAssize of Buildings
,Property can be described by street address and in addition by a property
description also known as a - CORRECT-ANSWERSlegal description
legal descriptor car be by metes and bounds - CORRECT-ANSWERSs, using
physical features such as trees, rocks, rivers, roads, and even monuments
placed specifically for the purpose of property description.
There is a Government Survey method of land description originating in
Florida from a point established in - CORRECT-ANSWERSTallahassee
Acre - CORRECT-ANSWERSA parcel of land measuring 43,560 square feet, or
208.71 feet square.
Abutting - CORRECT-ANSWERSImmediately adjacent, such as a parcel of land
or a body of water.
Base line - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe imaginary east-west line used in the
Government Survey method of 1and description to establish the starting
point for north and south descriptions.
Building code - CORRECT-ANSWERSA group of ordinances that regulate
building construction within a community
Building line - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe distance from the boundary line of a
property within which no structure may be built; a setback
Chain - CORRECT-ANSWERSA unit of measurement used in land surveying -
66 feet.
Check - CORRECT-ANSWERSA measurement of land; a 24 mile by 24 mile
square containing 16 townships.
Correction lines - CORRECT-ANSWERSPlaced by surveyors at 24-mile
intervals to compensate for the earth's curvature in the Government Survey
system of land description.
Cul-de-sac - CORRECT-ANSWERSA road ending in a circle.
Deed - CORRECT-ANSWERSA written instrument that conveys title to land.
Easement - CORRECT-ANSWERSInterest in another's land, as for a right-of-
way or access to provide utilities.
Frontage - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe distance property abuts a particular
feature, such a road or a river.
,Government survey method - CORRECT-ANSWERSA system of land
description dividing portions of the U.S. into a grid system of numbered lines
north to south and east to west.
Grantee - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe recipient of title in a conveyance.
Grantor - CORRECT-ANSWERSconveyor of title in a conveyance.
Land description - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe description of a parcel of real
estate which identifies it as distinguished from other parcels.
Legal description - CORRECT-ANSWERSA unique and legally acceptable
method of identifying property
Location - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe physical site of a property:
Lot, block and subdivision - CORRECT-ANSWERSA legal description method
that refers to a recorded map of the subdivision that outlines and numbers
each individual lot.
Maps and plats - CORRECT-ANSWERSSurveys of land showing boundaries,
dimensions, monuments and other appropriate features.
Meridian - CORRECT-ANSWERSAny of the north-south lines, six miles apart,
which establish the boundaries of townships in the Government Survey
System of land description.
metes and bounds description - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe method of land
description that starts at a Point of Beginning and 'walks the boundaries' of a
parcel of real estate.
Mile - CORRECT-ANSWERSA distance of 5,280 feet.
Minimum lot area - CORRECT-ANSWERSA zoning or deed requirement of a
certain lot size for a specified use ofa | parcel of real estate.
Monument - CORRECT-ANSWERSA natural or constructed feature used as a
reference point in property descriptions.
Municipal ordinances - CORRECT-ANSWERSLocal laws regulating specified
activities.
Parcel - CORRECT-ANSWERSA lot, also, a specified tract of property:
, Plat book - CORRECT-ANSWERSA public record containing official plats of
subdivisions located in a county. In the past, there were physical books.
Currently, the books often take the form of rolls of microfilm.
Plat map - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe map of a subdivision showing the layout
and dimensions of the parcels in the subdivision, along with the numbering
of the parcels.
point of beginning - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe starting point of the description
of a parcel using the Metes and Bounds method of property description.
Police power - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe power of the government to regulate
activity for the safety, health and welfare of the populace.
Principal meridian - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe beginning north-south line to
which the other meridians are oriented in the Government Survey method of
property description.
Public dedication - CORRECT-ANSWERSContribution of land to the
government by a developer for public uses.
Public utility easement - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe right given for use of
property owned by private individuals for the creation and maintenance of
utility service.
Range - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe six-mile wide strip running north and south,
used in the Government Survey method of property description, bounded on
the east and west by range lines.
Range lines - CORRECT-ANSWERSLines six miles apart which run parallel to
the principal meridian.
Real estate - CORRECT-ANSWERSPhysical land plus any improvements
affixed to the land. Natural plants are included in the real estate but crop
plants often are not.
Right of way - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe right of access over a parcel of
property.
Section - CORRECT-ANSWERSOne square mile of land, used in the
Government Survey method of land description.
Site - CORRECT-ANSWERSA parcel of land.
Subdivision - CORRECT-ANSWERSA parcel of land divided into two or more
separate parcels, approved as a plat.
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