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Question 1

Which statement below explains the term Transfer of Development Rights?

AA voluntary state growth management tool that eliminates development in sending areas while protecting resources in receiving areas

BA voluntary market-driven growth management tool that permits higher intensity development in designated receiving areas in exchange for preservation in sending areas

CA planning agency growth management tool that limits growth and development in scenic viewsheds, environmental areas, and open spaces

DA Federal government mandated growth management tool which provides private property owners with annual compensation in exchange for limiting development

Answer : B

Question 2

Which of the following is specifically used to encourage consensus among the participants?

AFocus groups

BPublic hearings

CNominal groups

DListening sessions

Answer : C

Question 3

A planning agency is trying to decide whether to fund three new neighborhood service centers. There is some uncertainty about the programmatic content and final size of each center. In designing a potential user-needs survey, the most critical factor is to:

AMake sure that interviews take less than 25 minutes.

BAllow sufficient time to follow up on non-respondents.

CPretest the questionnaire for workability.

DAvoid asking redundant questions.

Answer : C

Question 4

The land use planner for an industrial firm's corporate real estate department has been asked to assemble, organize, and analyze a variety of information that will be used to determine which parcels of land owned by the firm are surplus and can be disposed of. Which of the following is the most essential in making the determination?

ABook values

BExisting land use maps

CThe community comprehensive plan

DThe corporate strategic plan

Answer : D

Question 5

What is a best practice to achieve plan implementation?

AMonitor planning indicators and metrics

BCarry out citywide planning process

CInvolve all sectors in planning efforts

DSeek broad participation in planning process

Answer : A

Question 6

A planning consultant has been approached by a developer to prepare a report on the rezoning of the developer's property from a large lot one-family zone to a high-density one-family zone. Although the property lies partly within a delineated flood-hazard area and contains wetlands, the developer wants to use the entire site and obtain the maximum number of housing units permitted in a high-density zone. The planner should do which of the following?

ABefore preparing the plan, advise the local planning agency on the merits of rezoning the tract for high-density, one-family homes

BAdvise the client to ask for a rezoning to high-intensity office use instead of residential

CAdvise the client that the proposed rezoning is not in the public interest and the requested report will have to reflect that

DPrepare a plan and report in accordance with the client's instructions

Answer : C

Question 7

Which of the following statements represents a transportation goal rather than an objective?

AAchieve accessibility and mobility for all citizens of the community

BAchieve a level of service D on all major arterials

CAchieve a 35% fare box recovery

DMeet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by 2001

Answer : A

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