Scenario

You are a planner in a city that has recently opened a new shelter for homeless people. The shelter opens each evening during the winter and provides a place for people to sleep during the night in dormitory-style rooms with cots. Some community members would like the shelter closed because they feel that the large number of people who congregate on the sidewalks near the shelter as they wait for it to open pose a threat to public safety. Your planning director decides to address these concerns by classifying the shelter as a hotel. The planning director knows that the zoning ordinance specifies that a hotel must provide private sleeping quarters, which the shelter does not. By classifying the shelter as a hotel, the planning director is taking steps to close the shelter based on the ground that it is in violation of the zoning ordinance. Suppose you have reviewed the situation carefully and believe that the director made an unethical decision. What might you do?

A. Answer: See the solution below

What case did Alfred Bettman argue?

A. South Burlington County NAACP v Township of Mount Laurel

B. Fasano v Board of Co. Commissioners of Washington Co.

C. Golden v Planning Board of the Town of Ramapo

D. Village of Euclid v Ambler Realty Co.

Scenario

In one area of your community the population consists largely of relatively recent immigrants to this country. Population density in the entire community has risen, and the planning department is under pressure from some members of the

community to reduce density. In response to this pressure, a regulation to prevent subdividing existing residences into apartments is currently under consideration. You hold a community meeting to discuss the proposed regulation, and it is

denounced as being discriminatory to the generally low-income, immigrant population who rent units in subdivided buildings.

What might you do?

A. Answer: See the solution below

What is the largest tribal land holding in acres? (note for all others that are not the answer they are the answer to other questions that you should know).

A. 40 Million

B. 52 Million

C. 191 Million

D. 16 Million

Who was the father of regional planning?

A. Edward Bassett

B. Daniel Burnham

C. Ian McHarg

D. Patrick Geddes

Which of the following is a swamp or marsh type of non-tidal wetlands with cattails? (know others too.)

A. Palustrine

B. Lacustrine

C. Oligotrophic

D. Littoral

Scenario

You are a planner in a community with a new sign ordinance that prohibits banners from being strung across the road. The ordinance was adopted in response to several unattractive advertising banners that had frequently been strung across

local roads and often become entangled with electrical wires. On your way to work one morning, you see that a community group has strung a banner across the main street that advertises an upcoming charity event that will generate

thousands of dollars for needy families. You know that the money is greatly needed and that local officials and residents support the event.

What might you do in the long run?

A. Answer: See the solution below

Who said "A budget is goals with a price tag attached."?

A. Etzioni

B. Davidoff

C. Burgess

D. Wildavsky

Who was the father of city planning?

A. Patrick Geddes

B. Daniel Burnham

C. Etzioni

D. Saul Alinksy

What concept did Penn Central Transportation Co. v The City of New York (US Supreme Court) first introduce?

A. PUD

B. Eminent domain

C. TDR

D. Impact Fees