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TXDOH BASIC CODE
ENFORCEMENT STUDY GUIDE
100% CORRECT GRADED A
ANSWERS
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
AN ANTIQUE AUTO MEANS A PASSENGER CAR OR TRUCK THAT IS AT LEAST _____ YEARS
OLD
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
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
______ 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
NOTICE PROVIDED FOR THE REMOVAL OF A PUBLIC NUISANCE(JUNK VEHICLE) MUST
PROVIDE NO LESS THAN?
TEN (10) DAYS
JUNK VEHICLE NOTICE MUST BE PERSONALLY DELIVERED OR?
SENT CERTIFIED MAIL
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
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
WHO DO YOU NOTIFY IF AN ABANDONED VEHICLE WAS ON THE PROPERTY FOR MORE
THAN 48 HOURS??
OWNER AND OCCUPANT
NEWSPAPER
LIEN HOLDER
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
SIGN ARE GENERALLY REGULATED BY?
ZONING
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON LIMITATION OF SIGNS?
WHEN A HOME RULE CITY BRINGS AN ACTION AGAINST AN OWNER OF A PROPERTY THAT
IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES REGARDING FIRE
PROTECTION STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ZONING AND OR DISPOSAL OF REFUSE THE CASE IS
FILED IN WHAT COURT?
DISTRICT COURT AS A CHAP. 54
REGULATIONS OF SIGNS ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE CONTENT AND THE COMMERCIAL OR
NON COMMERCIAL USE OF SIGNS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WITH
CONSIDERATION OF WHAT U.S CONSTITUTION PROVISIONS?
FIRST AMENDMENT
_______ IS THE PROCEDURE THAT A FIRE MARSHALL, CODE OFFICER OR HEALTH OFFICIAL
MAY USE TO OBTAIN A SEARCH WARRANT?
PROBABLE CAUSE
A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS IS ESTABLISHED BY WHAT LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT
REGULATION?
STATE LAW
ACCORDING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE (STATE LAW) A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MUST CONSIST OF HOW MANY MEMBERS?
FOUR
A MUNICIPALITY WHICH ADOPTS AN ORDINANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE MAY REPAIR A BUILDING WITH 10 OR FEWER UNITS TO WHAT
EXTENT?
MINIMUM STANDARDS OR 25/50 RULE
IDENTIFY THE TWO CODES PRIMARILY INVOLVED IN THE HOUSE REHABILITATION PROCESS
BUILDING CODE AND HOUSING CODE
UNDER SANITATION CODE IF PERSONAL SERVICE CANNOT BE OBTAINED OR THE OWNERS
POST OFFICE ADDRESS IS UNKNOWN THE MUNICIPALITY MAY PROVIDE NOTICE OF
VIOLATION IN WHAT OTHER FORM?
PUBLICATION AT LEAST TWICE WITHIN TEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS
POSTING NOTICE ON OR NEAR THE FRONT DOOR OF EACH BUILDING ON TO WHICH THE
VIOLATION RELATES.
POSTING NOTICE ON A PLACARD ATTACHED TO A STEAK DRIVEN INTO THE GROUND N THE
PROPERTY TO WHICH THE VIOLATION RELATES
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?
IF A HUD MANUFACTURED HOME REQUEST APPLICATION IS DENIED THE APPLICANT MUSE
BE INFORMED WITHIN HOW MANY DAYS?
45 DAYS
____ 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
LEGISLATION (STATE LAWS
HOME RULE
_____ CITIES OR TOWN BASICALLY OPERATE UNDER STATE LEGISLATION (STATE LAWS)
WITHOUT CHANGING THOSE LAWS
GENERAL LAW
MOST CITIES OR TOWNS BECOME HOME RULE CHARTERS AT A POPULATION OF _____
THIS IS DONE BY VOTE OF THE CITIZENS.
ZONING ORDINANCES
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
THE ZONING TERM I TYPE IS USED FOR A ZONING TECHNIQUE UNDER WHICH
MUNICIPALITY ADOPTS A ZONING DISTRICT IN THE TEXT OF ITS ZONING ORDINANCE BUT
DOES NOT MAP?
FLOATING ZONES
POLICE POWER IS THE PRIMARY FORM OF ______ ENFORCEMENT
ZONING
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
WHAT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS IN WHICH SOUND DECISIONS ARE MADE AND ACTION TAKEN
BASED ON COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION?
URBAN PLANNING
WHAT COMPONENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE BEST LOCATION FOR
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SITES WITHIN A CITY?
LAND USE PLAN
THE VILLAGE OF EUCLID VS. AMBER REALTY COMPANY WAS A US SUPREME COURT CASE
CONCERNING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ZONING AND HAPPENED IN WHAT YEAR?
WHAT PROVIDES THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SYSTEMATICALLY USING VOLUNTEERS IN
ENFORCEMENT?
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
WHAT SECTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TELLS THE AVERAGE CITIZEN WHAT
GUIDELINES PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS THE GOVERNING BODY AND THE PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSIONS WILL APPLY IN MAKING DECISIONS?
POLICIES DOCUMENT
A SET OF PRIVATE MULTIPARTY CONTRACTS CREATED FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF
A SPECIFIC SUBDIVISION ARE KNOWN AS?
DEED RESTRICTIONS
ZONING BASED ON THE RIGHT OF A CITY TO PROTECT THE PUBLICS HEALTH SAFETY AND
GENERAL WELFARE IS KNOWN AS?
POLICE POWER
BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF A HOME RULE CITY MAY ADOPT A GENERAL ZONING
SCHEME, THE CITY MUST?
PLAN
THE STANDARD ZONING ENABLING ACT OF THE U.S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WAS
PUBLISHED IN WHAT YEAR?
THE BODY EMPOWERED TO GRANT A VARIANCE FROM CERTAIN PROVISION IN THE
ZONING 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?
PERFORMING ZONING AND STANDARD OR EUCLIDEAN
A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TYPICALLY IS MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR PLAN
SECTIONS?
LAND USE PLAN, TRANSPORTATION PLAN, COMMUNITY FACILITIES, AND THE POLICY
DOCUMENT
ZONING REGULATES WHAT?
LAND USE
A SYSTEM FOR THE PUBLIC CONTROL OF LAND USE FOR THE COMMUNITY GOOD IS
CALLED?
ZONING
LAND USE THAT PREDATES THE CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE AND VIOLATES THE
CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE IS KNOWN AS?
NONCONFORMING USE
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF TERMINATING NONCONFORMANCE ON THE BASIS OF A TIME
SCHEDULE THAT HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS?
AMORTIZATION
BASICALLY, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ARE?
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS
SUB DIVISION ORDINANCES
HOW MAY A POTENTIAL JUROR BE EXCUSED FROM SERVING?
VENIRE CANNOT SPEAK, READ, OR WRITE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THE DEFINITION OF VENIRE IS?
POTENTIAL JUROR
THE PROCEDURE THAT A FIRE MARSHALL, CODE OFFICER, OR HEALTH OFFICIAL MAY USE
TO OBTAIN A SEARCH WARRANT IS KNOWN AS?
PROBABLE CAUSE
WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE LEAST DESIRABLE FORMS OF PERSUASIVENESS FOR A CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER?
WRITING A CITATION AND LEGAL ACTION
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 SPECIFYING THE GROUNDS OF ILLEGALITY
TRUE
THE ______ AMENDMENT OF THE U.S CONSTITUTION MUST BE CONCIDERED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL WEN APPROVING THE REGULATION OF SIGNS, ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE
CONTENT AND THE COMMERCIAL OR NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF THE SIGNS.
FIRST
A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION HAS ONLY THOSE POWERS WHICH ARE EXPRESSLY GRANTED
TO IT Y CHARTER OR OTHER LEGISLATION, IMPLIED OR NECESSARILY INCIDENT TO THE
EXPRESS POWERS AND ESSENTIAL AND INDISPENSABLE TO THE DECLARED OBJECTS AND
PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION IN REGARDS TO CITY POWERS IS KNOWN AS?
DILLON'S RULE
WHAT LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION ESTABLISHES A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS?
STATE LAW
ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, A MUNICIPALITY MAY BY ORDINANCE,
REQUIRE THE VACATION, RELOCATION OF OCCUPANTS, SECURING, REPAIR, REMOVAL, OR
DEMOLITION OF A BUILDING. THE ORDINANCE MUST INCLUDE WHAT CRITERIA?
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
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
______ IS MOSTLY NON-PUTRICIBLE WASTES INCLUDING DEBRIS, TIN CANS, BOTTLES,
PAPER, GRASS AND WEED CUTTINGS, PAPER BOXES, SHORT AND LIGHT WOOD BUILDING
MATERIAL.
RUBBISH
THE CITY OF GALVESTON TEXAS BECAME THE FIRST CITY TO OFFICIALLY ADOPT THE
COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHAT YEAR?
THE BOA HAS EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER WHAT THREE THINGS?
VARIANCE, SPECIAL EXCEPTION, APPEALS FROM THE DECISION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
PERSONNEL
WHAT IS A PROMISE BY ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER DO, OR REFRAIN FROM DOING A
PARTICULAR ACT KNOWN AS A? (NOUN)
COVENANT
WHEN AMENDING A ZONING SCHEME, WITHIN HOW MANY FEET DO YOU NOTIFY
PROPERTY OWNERS?
200 - FEET
WHAT IS PROBABLY CAUSE?
REASON TO BELIEVE
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
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
NON-CONFORMING USES CAN BE CATEGORIZED TWO WAYS. WHAT ARE THEY?
LEGAL AND ILLEGAL NON-CONFORMING USES
COUNCIL MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT WAS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED IN WHICH CITIES
AND IN WHAT YEARS?
SUMPTER, SC IN 1912 AND DAYTON , OH IN 1914
ON WHAT DATE DID MOBILE HOMES COVERT TO HUD-CODE MANUFACTURED HOMES?
JUNE 15,
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, ZONING REGULATIONS ARE DESIGNED
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.
GARAGE KEEPER
MOTOR VEHICLE DEMOLISHER" MEANS A PERSON IN THE BUSINESSS OF?
CONVERTING MOTOR VEHICLES INTO PROCESS SCRAP OR SCRAP METAL
WRECKING OR DISMANTLING VEHICLES
ACCORDING TO SECTION 683.001 OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, "ABANDONED
NUISANCE VEHICLE" MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS?
OF A CONDITION ONLY TO BE JUNKED, CRUSHED OR DISMANTLED.
AT LEAST 10 YEARS OLD
THE EVIDENCE GIVEN BY A WITNESS UNDER OATH WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE EVIDENCE
FROM DOCUMENTS AND OTHER PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IS KNOWN AS?
TESTIMONY
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
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
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
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
A GENERAL LAW CITY?
BASICALLY OPERATE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE WITH SOME EXECPTIONS TO THOSE
LAWS
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
INDISPENSABLE TO THE MUNICIPALITIES EXISTENCE AND FUNCTIONING KNOWN AS?
DILLON'S RULE
THE MOST DESIRABLE METHOD OF CODE ENFORCEMENT IS BY MEANS OF..?
VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE
ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY-
THE STATUS OF A PERSON OR BODY THAT PLACES THEM BEYOND THE LAW AND MAKES
THEM FREE FROM LEGAL OBLIGATIONS. IMMUNITY FOR BUILDING OFFICIAL OR CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER NOT LIABLE FOR THEIR DISCRETIONARY ACTS.
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"
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
