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TXDOH Basic Code Enforcement Study Guide
1. You are required to have the Transfer of Demolisher sheet for a junk vehicle abated by
the city to TX-DOT within how many days?: 5 Days
2. An
antique Auto means a passenger car or truck that is at least years old: 25
3. How soon should you notify the owner of an abandoned vehicle once the vehicle has
been taken into custody?: No later than the 10th day after it is taken to custody
4. An abandoned Motor Vehicle is inoperable, and is?: More than 5 y/o and has been left unattended on
public property for more than 48 hours
5. means a motor vehicle or special interest vehicle of ANY age that has not
been changed from its original manufacturers specifications, and because of its historic interest is being preserved by the hobbyist: Special Interest
6. Notice Provided for the removal of a public nuisance(junk vehicle) must provide no
less than?: Ten (10) Days
7. Junk Vehicle notice must be personally delivered or ?: Sent Certified mail
8. If a Hearing is
requested by a person for whom the junk vehicle belongs, the hearing shall not take place earlier than the after the date of the service of the notice: Eleven (11) Days
9. T OR F? If an abandoned motor vehicle is not claimed the owner or lien holder
waives all rights and interests to the item: True
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10. Who do you notify if an abandoned vehicle was on the property for more than 48
hours??: Owner and Occupant Newspaper Lien Holder
11. What Steps can a community take to make the enforcement administration of a
sign regulation efficient?: Require a building permit before an owner constructs repairs or removes a sign
12. Sign are generally regulated by?: Zoning
13. What is the most common limitation of signs?: Size of the sign
14. SIGN REGULATIONS ARE GROUPED IN WHAT CLASSIFICATIONS?: Ground signs,
pole signs, and wall signs.
15. The two most basic types of signs are?: Permanent and temporary
16. % is the maximum rate on the amount that may be collected by the
municipality for security on expenditures made and interests accruing on lens obtained by a municipality: Ten (10) Percent
17. To obtain a lien against the property where work has been done to bring the
property into compliance. You must file a statement of expense with whom?: County Clerk
18. A lien filled with statement of expenses by a municipality for removing weeds,
rubbish, brush and other objectionable, unsightly or unsanitary mat- ter to bring a property into compliance is only inferior to what other liens?: Tax Lines and/or liens for street improvement
19. A municipality may impose a lien against the land on which a building stands or
stood to recover payment of repair removal or demolish experiences unless what condition
4 / 14 Posting notice on a placard attached to a steak driven into the ground n the property to which the violation relates
29. Years ago the state did away with the 2$ disposal charge of tires and
replaced it with a battery fee. What is the amount of that fee?: $
30. If a HUD manufactured home request application is denied the applicant muse
be informed within how many days?: 45 DAys
31. provides local cities or towns with a measure of self government (able to
pass their own laws) being able to write their laws based on State Legisla- tion (state laws: Home Rule
32. cities or town basically operate under state legislation (state laws)
without changing those laws: General Law
33. M
ost cities or towns become home rule charters at a population of this is done by vote of the citizens.: 5000
34. The amendment ensures state governments do not discriminate in
applying their laws to different individuals or groups of people: 14th Fourteenth
35. The amendment prohibits generally the search and seizure of any prop-
erty unless a warrant has been issued.: Fourth Amendment
36. The amendment provides for individuals right to freedom of speech: First
Amendment
37. A judicial order (or order by the judge) ordering a specific conduct or act to stop,
either permanently or temporarily is known as? (this would be a chapter 54 when dealing with codes filed in a district court: Injunction
38. Papers or documents filed when a city has taken action against a property; which
5 / 14 stay with the property; and if someone p-purchases the property, the new owner still has to follow or pay the civil actions or owners placed on that property is known as?: Lis Pendens
39. Search warrants can only be issued to how many code officials??: ONE
40. Search Warrants have an execution date of how many whole days exclusive of
the day of its issuance and its execution?: THREE
41. How are home occupations administered and enforced?: Zoning Ordinances
42. What is an argument against home occupations?: Discriminates economically against owners
of commercial space Residential structures are not suited for the commercial equipment Traffic noise orders parking problems and other nuisances Other business
43. The zoning term I type is used for a zoning technique under which munici- pality
adopts a zoning district in the text of its zoning ordinance but does not map?: Floating Zones
44. Police Power is the primary form of
enforcement: Zoning
45. A means of judiciously affording relief to those adversely affected by a zoning
ordinance but not meant to be a method of completely departing from the intent of a zoning ordinance is known as?: Variances
46. What is a simple process in which sound decisions are made and action taken
based on collection, analysis, and management of information?: Urban Planning
47. What component of a comprehensive plan identifies the best location for
residential commercial and industrial sites within a city?: Land use plan
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53. Before the city council of a home rule city may adopt a general zoning
scheme, the city must?: Plan
54. The standard zoning enabling act of the U.S Department of Commerce was
published in what year?: 1926
55. The body empowered to grant a variance from certain provision in the zon- ing
ordinance when literal enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship the variance is not contrary to public interest and the spirit of the ordinance is maintained is known as the?: Board of Adjustments
56. What is associated with zoning changes of small tracts of land within an area
of otherwise similar land uses?: Changes in land use classification
57. Name the two times of zoning?: Performing zoning and standard or Euclidean
58. What land use areas are typically listed in a zoning ordinance?: Residential
Commercial industrial and agricultural
59. Zoning regulations as outlined in local government code 211.003 includes what type
of regulation?: Height number and stories size of building location and use of buildings and other structures. Population density percentage of lot that me be occupied and size of yards courts and other open spaces Land use of businesses industrial residential and other purposes.
60. the body empowered to grant a variance from certain provisions in the zon- ing
ordinance when literal enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship, the variance is not contrary to public interest and the spirit of the ordinance is maintained is known as the?: Board of Adjustments
61. What is associated with zoning changes of small tracts of land within an area
otherwise similar land uses?: Changes in land use classification
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62. Name two types of zoning?+: Performing Zoning and Standard or Euclidean
63. A comprehensive plan typically is made up of the following four plan sec- tions?:
Land use plan, Transportation Plan, Community Facilities, and the Policy Document
64. Zoning regulates what?: Land use
65. A system for the public control of land use for the community good is
called?: Zoning
66. Land use that predates the current zoning ordinance and violates the
current zoning ordinance is known as?: Nonconforming use
67. What is the process of terminating nonconformance on the basis of a time
schedule that has been prescribed by the zoning board of adjustments?: Amor- tization
68. Basically, subdivision regulations are?: Planned development restrictions Sub
division Ordinances
69. How may a potential juror be excused from serving?: Venire cannot speak, read, or write
the English language
70. The definition of Venire is?: Potential Juror
71. The procedure that a Fire Marshall, Code officer, or Health official may use to
obtain a search warrant is known as?: Probable cause
72. What is considered the least desirable forms of persuasiveness for a code
enforcement officer?: Writing a citation and legal action
73. T or F?A person aggrieved by a decision, tax payer, an officer, department, Board
or Bureau of a municipality may all present to a court of record a verified petition stating that the decision of the Board of Adjustment is illegal in the whole or in part and
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81. Identify the two codes primarily involved in the housing rehabilitation
process?: Building Code and Housing Code
82. Under Chapter 342, Local Regulation on Sanitation, if personal service cannot be
obtained or the owners post office address in unknown the munic- ipality may provide notice of violation in what other form?: Publication at least twice whithin ten consecutive days Posting notice on or near the front door of each building on the which the violation relates. Posting notice on a placard attached to a steak driven into the ground on the property to which the violation relates.
83. To obtain a lien against the property where work has been done to bring the
property into compliance with chapter 342, the mayor, municipal health authority or other municipal official designated by the mayor must file a statement of expense with whom?: County Clerk
84. What is the percentage rate on the amount due from the date of payment
that may be collected by the municipality for security on expenditures made and interests accruing on liens obtained by a municipalities governing body in compliance with Chapter 342 of Local Regulations on Sanitation?: 10 Percent
85. is mostly non-putricible wastes including debris, tin cans, bottles, paper,
grass and weed cuttings, paper boxes, short and light wood building material.: Rubbish
86. The city of Galveston Texas became the first city to officially adopt the
commission form of government in what year?: 1901
87. The BOA has exclusive jurisdiction over what three things?: Variance, Special
Exception, Appeals from the decision of the administrative personnel
88. What is a promise by one person to another do, or refrain from doing a
particular act known as a? (noun): Covenant
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89. When amending a zoning scheme, within how many feet do you notify
property owners?: 200-Feet
90. What is probably cause?: Reason to believe
91. A municipality shall impose a lien against
the land on which a building stands or stood unless it has a as protection by the Texas Constitution- : Homestead
92. According to the texas health and safety code chapter 343, weeds means
all rank and uncultivated vegetable growth or matter that has grown more than in height: 36
93. Non-conforming uses can be categorized two ways. What are they?: Legal and illegal
non-conforming uses
94. Council Manager form of Government was officially adopted in which cities and in
what years?: Sumpter, SC in 1912 and Dayton , OH in 1914
95. On what date did mobile homes covert to HUD-Code Manufactured
Homes?: June 15,
96. In Compliance with the comprehensive plan, zoning regulations are de- signed
to?: Lesson congestion on streets and provide adequate light. Promote health and general welfare in the community and to safetly secure from fire panic and other dangers. Prevent overcrowding and avoid undue concentration of population. Facilitate Provisions of transportation, water, sewer, schools, parks, and other public requirments
97. In the housing code of your city it states that a dwelling must have 150 sq ft
for the first person living in the dwelling, and additional 100 sq ft for each additional
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105. The evidence given by a witness under oath which does not include evi- dence
from documents and other physical evidence is known as?: Testimony
106. A written order issued by a judge that directs a law enforcement officer to search
a specific area for a particular piece of evidence is known as a(n)?: Search Warrant
107. The right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law
and the judicial process, including such constitutional requirements as adequate notice, assistance of counsel, and the right to remain silent, to a speedy trial, to an impartial jury, and to confront and secure witnesses is known as substantive...?: Due Process
108. A phrase used to denote a hypothetical person who excersizes qualities of
attention, knowledge, intelligence, and judgement that society requires of its member for the protection of their own interest and the interest of others is known as a (n)???: Reasonable Person
109. Enabling Legislation is defined as?: The act of giving or enacting laws
The power to make laws via legislation in contrast to court-made laws
110. A general law city?: Basically operate under the laws of the state with some exceptions to those laws
111. What is, the opinion that municipal governments only have the powers that
are expressly granted to them by the state legislature, those that are necessarily implied from that grant of power, and those that essential and in- dispensable to the municipalities existence and functioning known as?: Dillon's Rule
112. The most desirable method of code enforcement is by means of..?: Voluntary
compliance
113. Absolute Immunity-: The status of a person or body that places them beyond the law and makes them free from
14 / 14 legal obligations. Immunity for building oflcial or code enforcement oflcer not liable for their discretionary acts.
114. Sovereign immunity-: The doctrine that the government state or federal is immune to lawsuit unless it gives
its consent. The doctrine sovereign immunity originated with the maxim "that kind can do no wrong"
115. Dillon's rule: Municipal governments only have the powers that are expressly granted to them by the state
legislature; those that are necessarily implied from the grant of power, and those that are essential and indispensable to the municipalities existence and functioning
