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YouTareTrequiredTtoThaveTtheTTransferTofTDemolisherTsheetTforTaTjunkT vehicleTabatedTbyTtheTcityTtoTTX-DOTTwithinThowTmanyTdays?T- TCorrectTAnswer- 5 TDays AnTantiqueTAutoTmeansTaTpassengerTcarTorTtruckTthatTisTatTleastT_____ TyearsToldT-TCorrectTAnswer- 25 HowTsoonTshouldTyouTnotifyTtheTownerTofTanTabandonedTvehicleTonce TtheTvehicleThasTbeenTtakenTintoTcustody?T-TCorrectTAnswer- NoTlaterTthanTtheT10thTdayTafterTitTisTtakenTtoTcustody AnTabandonedTMotorTVehicleTisTinoperable,TandTis?T-TCorrectTAnswer- MoreTthanT 5 Ty/oTandThasTbeenTleftTunattendedTonTpublicTpropertyTforT moreTthanT 48 Thours ______TmeansTaTmotorTvehicleTorTspecialTinterestTvehicleTofTANYTageTt hatThasTnotTbeenTchangedTfromTitsToriginalTmanufacturersTspecificatio ns,TandTbecauseTofTitsThistoricTinterestTisTbeingTpreservedTbyTtheThobb yistT-TCorrectTAnswer-SpecialTInterest
NoticeTProvidedTforTtheTremovalTofTaTpublicTnuisance(junkTvehicle)Tmu stTprovideTnoTlessTthan?T-TCorrectTAnswer-TenT(10)TDays JunkTVehicleTnoticeTmustTbeTpersonallyTdeliveredTorT?T- TCorrectTAnswer-SentTCertifiedTmail IfTaTHearingTisTrequestedTbyTaTpersonTforTwhomTtheTjunkTvehicleTbelon gs,TtheThearingTshallTnotTtakeTplaceTearlierTthanTtheT_______TafterTtheT dateTofTtheTserviceTofTtheTnoticeT-TCorrectTAnswer-ElevenT(11)TDays TTORTF?TIfTanTabandonedTmotorTvehicleTisTnotTclaimedTtheTownerTorTlie nTholderTwaivesTallTrightsTandTinterestsTtoTtheTitemT-TCorrectTAnswer- True WhoTdoTyouTnotifyTifTanTabandonedTvehicleTwasTonTtheTpropertyTforT moreTthanT 48 Thours??T-TCorrectTAnswer-OwnerTandTOccupant Newspaper LienTHolder WhatTStepsTcanTaTcommunityTtakeTtoTmakeTtheTenforcementTadminist rationTofTaTsignTregulationTefficient?T-TCorrectTAnswer- RequireTaTbuildingTpermitTbeforeTanTownerTconstructsTrepairsTorTremo vesTaTsign SignTareTgenerallyTregulatedTby?T-TCorrectTAnswer-Zoning
ATmunicipalityTmayTimposeTaTlienTagainstTtheTlandTonTwhichTaTbuilding TstandsTorTstoodTtoTrecoverTpaymentTofTrepairTremovalTorTdemolishTex periencesTunlessTwhatTconditionTexits?T-TCorrectTAnswer- TheTPropertyTisTaThomestead IfTaTmunicipalityTincursTexpensesTtoTvacate,Tsecure,TrepairTremoveTorTd emolishTaTstructureThowTmayTtheTcityTrecoupTitsTmoney??T- TCorrectTAnswer-PlacingTaTlienTonTtheTproperty WhenTaThomeTruleTcityTbringsTanTactionTagainstTanTownerTofTaTpropert yTthatTisTnotTinTcomplianceTwithTtheTmunicipalTordinancesTregardingTfi reTprotectionTstructuralTintegrityTzoningTandTorTdisposalTofTrefuseTtheT caseTisTfiledTinTwhatTcourt?T-TCorrectTAnswer- DistrictTCourtTasTaTChap.T 54 RegulationsTofTsignsTespeciallyTregardingTtheTcontentTandTtheTcommer cialTorTnonTcommercialTuseTofTsignsTmustTbeTapprovedTbyTtheTcityTcou ncilTwithTconsiderationTofTwhatTU.STConstitutionTprovisions?T- TCorrectTAnswer-FirstTamendment _______TisTtheTprocedureTthatTaTfireTmarshall,TcodeTofficerTorThealthTo fficialTmayTuseTtoTobtainTaTsearchTwarrant?T-TCorrectTAnswer- ProbableTCause ATboardTofTAdjustmentsTisTestablishedTbyTwhatTlevelTofTgovernmentTre gulation?T-TCorrectTAnswer-StateTLaw
AccordingTtoTlocalTgovernmentTcodeT(stateTLaw)TATBoardTofTAdjustme ntTmustTconsistTofThowTmanyTmembers?T-TCorrectTAnswer-Four ATmunicipalityTwhichTadoptsTanTordinanceTinTaccordanceTwithTtheTloca lTgovernmentTcodeTmayTrepairTaTbuildingTwithT 10 TorTfewerTunitsTtoTwh atTextent?T-TCorrectTAnswer-MinimumTstandardsTorT25/50Trule IdentifyTtheTTwoTcodesTprimarilyTinvolvedTinTtheThouseTrehabilitationT processT-TCorrectTAnswer-BuildingTcodeTandTHousingTcode UnderTsanitationTcodeTifTpersonalTserviceTcannotTbeTobtainedTorTtheTo wnersTpostTofficeTaddressTisTunknownTtheTmunicipalityTmayTprovideTn oticeTofTviolationTinTwhatTotherTform?T-TCorrectTAnswer- PublicationTatTleastTtwiceTwithinTtenTconsecutiveTdays PostingTnoticeTonTorTnearTtheTfrontTdoorTofTeachTbuildingTonTtoTwhichT theTviolationTrelates.T PostingTnoticeTonTaTplacardTattachedTtoTaTsteakTdrivenTintoTtheTground TnTtheTpropertyTtoTwhichTtheTviolationTrelates YearsTagoTtheTstateTdidTawayTwithTtheT2$TdisposalTchargeTofTtiresTandT replacedTitTwithTaTbatteryTfee.TWhatTisTtheTamountTofTthatTfee?T- TCorrectTAnswer-$
ATjudicialTorderT(orTorderTbyTtheTjudge)TorderingTaTspecificTconductTorT actTtoTstop,TeitherTpermanentlyTorTtemporarilyTisTknownTas?T(thisTwou ldTbeTaTchapterT 54 TwhenTdealingTwithTcodesTfiledTinTaTdistrictTcourtT- TCorrectTAnswer-Injunction PapersTorTdocumentsTfiledTwhenTaTcityThasTtakenTactionTagainstTaTpro perty;TwhichTstayTwithTtheTproperty;TandTifTsomeoneTp- purchasesTtheTproperty,TtheTnewTownerTstillThasTtoTfollowTorTpayTtheTc ivilTactionsTorTownersTplacedTonTthatTpropertyTisTknownTas?T- TCorrectTAnswer-LisTPendens SearchTwarrantsTcanTonlyTbeTissuedTtoThowTmanyTcodeTofficials??T- TCorrectTAnswer-ONE SearchTWarrantsThaveTanTexecutionTdateTofThowTmanyTwholeTdaysTexc lusiveTofTtheTdayTofTitsTissuanceTandTitsTexecution?T-TCorrectTAnswer- THREE HowTareThomeToccupationsTadministeredTandTenforced?T- TCorrectTAnswer-ZoningTOrdinances WhatTisTanTargumentTagainstThomeToccupations?T-TCorrectTAnswer- DiscriminatesTeconomicallyTagainstTownersTofTcommercialTspace ResidentialTstructuresTareTnotTsuitedTforTtheTcommercialTequipment TrafficTnoiseTordersTparkingTproblemsTandTotherTnuisances
OtherTbusiness TheTzoningTtermTITtypeTisTusedTforTaTzoningTtechniqueTunderTwhichTmu nicipalityTadoptsTaTzoningTdistrictTinTtheTtextTofTitsTzoningTordinanceTb utTdoesTnotTmap?T-TCorrectTAnswer-FloatingTZones PoliceTPowerTisTtheTprimaryTformTofT______TenforcementT- TCorrectTAnswer-Zoning ATmeansTofTjudiciouslyTaffordingTreliefTtoTthoseTadverselyTaffectedTbyT aTzoningTordinanceTbutTnotTmeantTtoTbeTaTmethodTofTcompletelyTdepa rtingTfromTtheTintentTofTaTzoningTordinanceTisTknownTas?T- TCorrectTAnswer-Variances WhatTisTaTsimpleTprocessTinTwhichTsoundTdecisionsTareTmadeTandTactio nTtakenTbasedTonTcollection,Tanalysis,TandTmanagementTofTinformatio n?T-TCorrectTAnswer-UrbanTPlanning WhatTcomponentTofTaTcomprehensiveTplanTidentifiesTtheTbestTlocation TforTresidentialTcommercialTandTindustrialTsitesTwithinTaTcity?T- TCorrectTAnswer-LandTuseTplan TheTVillageTofTEuclidTvs.TAmberTRealtyTcompanyTwasTaTUSTsupremeTCo urtTcaseTconcerningTtheTconstitutionalityTofTzoningTandThappenedTinTw hatTyear?T-TCorrectTAnswer- 1926
piritTofTtheTordinanceTisTmaintainedTisTknownTasTthe?T- TCorrectTAnswer-BoardTofTAdjustments WhatTisTassociatedTwithTzoningTchangesTofTsmallTtractsTofTlandTwithinT anTareaTofTotherwiseTsimilarTlandTuses?T-TCorrectTAnswer- ChangesTinTlandTuseTclassification NameTtheTtwoTtimesTofTzoning?T-TCorrectTAnswer- PerformingTzoningTandTstandardTorTEuclidean WhatTlandTuseTareasTareTtypicallyTlistedTinTaTzoningTordinance?T- TCorrectTAnswer-ResidentialTCommercialTindustrialTandTagricultural ZoningTregulationsTasToutlinedTinTlocalTgovernmentTcodeT211.003Tinclu desTwhatTtypeTofTregulation?T-TCorrectTAnswer- HeightTnumberTandTstoriesTsizeTofTbuildingTlocationTandTuseTofTbuildin gsTandTotherTstructures. PopulationTdensityTpercentageTofTlotTthatTmeTbeToccupiedTandTsizeTofT yardsTcourtsTandTotherTopenTspaces LandTuseTofTbusinessesTindustrialTresidentialTandTotherTpurposes. theTbodyTempoweredTtoTgrantTaTvarianceTfromTcertainTprovisionsTinTth eTzoningTordinanceTwhenTliteralTenforcementTwouldTresultTinTunneces saryThardship,TtheTvarianceTisTnotTcontraryTtoTpublicTinterestTandTtheTs piritTofTtheTordinanceTisTmaintainedTisTknownTasTthe?T- TCorrectTAnswer-BoardTofTAdjustments
WhatTisTassociatedTwithTzoningTchangesTofTsmallTtractsTofTlandTwithinT anTareaTotherwiseTsimilarTlandTuses?T-TCorrectTAnswer- ChangesTinTlandTuseTclassification NameTtwoTtypesTofTzoning?+T-TCorrectTAnswer- PerformingTZoningTandTStandardTorTEuclidean ATcomprehensiveTplanTtypicallyTisTmadeTupTofTtheTfollowingTfourTplanT sections?T-TCorrectTAnswer- LandTuseTplan,TTransportationTPlan,TCommunityTFacilities,TandTtheTPoli cyTDocument ZoningTregulatesTwhat?T-TCorrectTAnswer-LandTuse ATsystemTforTtheTpublicTcontrolTofTlandTuseTforTtheTcommunityTgoodTis Tcalled?T-TCorrectTAnswer-Zoning LandTuseTthatTpredatesTtheTcurrentTzoningTordinanceTandTviolatesTtheT currentTzoningTordinanceTisTknownTas?T-TCorrectTAnswer- NonconformingTuse WhatTisTtheTprocessTofTterminatingTnonconformanceTonTtheTbasisTofTaT timeTscheduleTthatThasTbeenTprescribedTbyTtheTzoningTboardTofTadjust ments?T-TCorrectTAnswer-Amortization
TheT______TAmendmentTofTtheTU.STConstitutionTmustTbeTconcideredTb yTtheTcityTcouncilTwenTapprovingTtheTregulationTofTsigns,TespeciallyTreg ardingTtheTcontentTandTtheTcommercialTorTnon- commercialTuseTofTtheTsigns.T-TCorrectTAnswer-FIRST ATmunicipalTcorporationThasTonlyTthoseTpowersTwhichTareTexpresslyTgr antedTtoTitTyTcharterTorTotherTlegislation,TimpliedTorTnecessarilyTincide ntTtoTtheTexpressTpowersTandTessentialTandTindispensableTtoTtheTdecla redTobjectsTandTpurposesTofTtheTcorporationTinTregardsTtoTcityTpowersT isTknownTas?T-TCorrectTAnswer-Dillon'sTRule WhatTlevelTofTgovernmentTregulationTestablishesTaTboardTofTAdjustme nts?T-TCorrectTAnswer-StateTLaw AccordingTtoTtheTLocalTGovernmentTcode,TaTmunicipalityTmayTbyTordin ance,TrequireTtheTvacation,TrelocationTofToccupants,Tsecuring,Trepair,Tr emoval,TorTdemolitionTofTaTbuilding.TTheTordinanceTmustTincludeTwhat Tcriteria?T-TCorrectTAnswer-SubstandardTStructureTDefinition WhenTaThomeTruleTcityTbringsTanTactionTagainstTanTownerTofTaTpropert yTthatTisTnotTinTsubstantialTcomplianceTwithTmunicipalTordinancesTrega rdingTireTprotection,TstructuralTintegrity,Tzoning,TandTdisposalTofTrefus e,TtheTcaseTisTfilledTinTwhatTcourt?T-TCorrectTAnswer-DistrictTcourt AsTprovidedTinTtheTlocalTgovernmentTcode,TchapterT214,TaThome- ruleTmunicipalityTmayTbringTanTactionTinTdistrictTcourtTagainstTanTown erTofTresidentialTpropertyTthatTisTnotTinTsubstantialTcomplianceTwithTth
eTmunicipalTordinanceTregarding?T-TCorrectTAnswer- SubstandardTBuildings _______TestablishesTtheTminimumTstandardsTessentialTforTsafe,Tsanita ryTandTfitThumanThabitationTbyTgoverningTuse,TmaintenanceTandToccu pancyTofTexistingTbuilding?T-TCorrectTAnswer-HousingTCode IdentifyTtheTtwoTcodesTprimarilyTinvolvedTinTtheThousingTrehabilitatio nTprocess?T-TCorrectTAnswer-BuildingTCodeTandTHousingTCode UnderTChapterT342,TLocalTRegulationTonTSanitation,TifTpersonalTservice TcannotTbeTobtainedTorTtheTownersTpostTofficeTaddressTinTunknownTth eTmunicipalityTmayTprovideTnoticeTofTviolationTinTwhatTotherTform?T- TCorrectTAnswer- PublicationTatTleastTtwiceTwhithinTtenTconsecutiveTdays PostingTnoticeTonTorTnearTtheTfrontTdoorTofTeachTbuildingTonTtheTwhic hTtheTviolationTrelates.T PostingTnoticeTonTaTplacardTattachedTtoTaTsteakTdrivenTintoTtheTground TonTtheTpropertyTtoTwhichTtheTviolationTrelates. ToTobtainTaTlienTagainstTtheTpropertyTwhereTworkThasTbeenTdoneTtoTbr ingTtheTpropertyTintoTcomplianceTwithTchapterT342,TtheTmayor,Tmunici palThealthTauthorityTorTotherTmunicipalTofficialTdesignatedTbyTtheTmay orTmustTfileTaTstatementTofTexpenseTwithTwhom?T-TCorrectTAnswer- CountyTClerk
WhatTisTprobablyTcause?T-TCorrectTAnswer-ReasonTtoTbelieve ATmunicipalityTshallTimposeTaTlienTagainstTtheTlandTonTwhichTaTbuildin gTstandsTorTstoodTunlessTitThasTaT______TasTprotectionTbyTtheTTexasTCo nstitutionT-TCorrectTAnswer-Homestead AccordingTtoTtheTtexasThealthTandTsafetyTcodeTchapterT343,TweedsTme ansTallTrankTandTuncultivatedTvegetableTgrowthTorTmatterTthatThasTgro wnTmoreTthanT______TinTheightT-TCorrectTAnswer- 36 Non-conformingTusesTcanTbeTcategorizedTtwoTways.TWhatTareTthey?T- TCorrectTAnswer-LegalTandTillegalTnon-conformingTuses CouncilTManagerTformTofTGovernmentTwasTofficiallyTadoptedTinTwhich TcitiesTandTinTwhatTyears?T-TCorrectTAnswer- Sumpter,TSCTinT 1912 TandTDaytonT,TOHTinT 1914 OnTwhatTdateTdidTmobileThomesTcovertTtoTHUD- CodeTManufacturedTHomes?T-TCorrectTAnswer-JuneT15, InTComplianceTwithTtheTcomprehensiveTplan,TzoningTregulationsTareTd esignedTto?T-TCorrectTAnswer- LessonTcongestionTonTstreetsTandTprovideTadequateTlight. PromoteThealthTandTgeneralTwelfareTinTtheTcommunityTandTtoTsafetlyT secureTfromTfireTpanicTandTotherTdangers.
PreventTovercrowdingTandTavoidTundueTconcentrationTofTpopulation. FacilitateTProvisionsTofTtransportation,Twater,Tsewer,Tschools,Tparks,Ta ndTotherTpublicTrequirments InTtheThousingTcodeTofTyourTcityTitTstatesTthatTaTdwellingTmustThaveT 15 0 TsqTftTforTtheTfirstTpersonTlivingTinTtheTdwelling,TandTadditionalT 100 Tsq TftTforTeachTadditionalTperson,TlivingTinTtheTdwellingTofTtheTareTofT 12 Tye arsToldTandTover.TAdditionallyTitTstatesTanyoneTlivingTlessTthatT 12 Tyears ToldTbutTmoreTthanT 12 TmonthsToldTshouldTbeTcomputedTatT50%TofTtheT requiredTlivingTspace.TOFTtheTfollowingTgroupsTwhichTisTtheTlargestTfa milyTthatTcouldToccupyTaT 675 TsqTftThouse?T-TCorrectTAnswer- ATmother,TFather,ToneTinfantT 2 TmonthsTold,TthreeTchilden- T11,14,T17,TandTaT 78 Tgrandpa TTorTF?TAnyTmotorTvehicleTofTanyTageTthatThasTnotTbeenTchangedTfromT originalTmanufacturersTspecificationsTandTbecauseTofTitsThistoricTintere stTisTbeingTpreservedTbyTaThobbyistTcanTbeTaT"specialTInterestTVehicle"T
- TCorrectTAnswer-TRUE ToTbeTanT"antiqueTVehicle"TaTpassengerTcarTorTtruckTmustTbeTatTleastT_ ___TyearsTold?T-TCorrectTAnswer- 25 TheTstateTtransportationTcodeTdefinesT"department"Tas?T- TCorrectTAnswer-TexasTDepartmentTofTTransportation
TheTrightTofTallTpersonsTtoTreceiveTtheTguaranteesTandTsafeguardsTofTt heTlawTandTtheTjudicialTprocess,TincludingTsuchTconstitutionalTrequire mentsTasTadequateTnotice,TassistanceTofTcounsel,TandTtheTrightTtoTrem ainTsilent,TtoTaTspeedyTtrial,TtoTanTimpartialTjury,TandTtoTconfrontTandTs ecureTwitnessesTisTknownTasTsubstantive...?T-TCorrectTAnswer- DueTProcess ATphraseTusedTtoTdenoteTaThypotheticalTpersonTwhoTexcersizesTqualiti esTofTattention,Tknowledge,Tintelligence,TandTjudgementTthatTsocietyTr equiresTofTitsTmemberTforTtheTprotectionTofTtheirTownTinterestTandTthe TinterestTofTothersTisTknownTasTaT(n)???T-TCorrectTAnswer- ReasonableTPerson EnablingTLegislationTisTdefinedTas?T-TCorrectTAnswer- TheTactTofTgivingTorTenactingTlaws TheTpowerTtoTmakeTlawsTviaTlegislationTinTcontrastTtoTcourt- madeTlaws ATgeneralTlawTcity?T-TCorrectTAnswer- BasicallyToperateTunderTtheTlawsTofTtheTstateTwithTsomeTexecptionsTto TthoseTlaws WhatTis,TtheTopinionTthatTmunicipalTgovernmentsTonlyThaveTtheTpowe rsTthatTareTexpresslyTgrantedTtoTthemTbyTtheTstateTlegislature,TthoseTt hatTareTnecessarilyTimpliedTfromTthatTgrantTofTpower,TandTthoseTthatT
essentialTandTindispensableTtoTtheTmunicipalitiesTexistenceTandTfuncti oningTknownTas?T-TCorrectTAnswer-Dillon'sTRule TheTmostTdesirableTmethodTofTcodeTenforcementTisTbyTmeansTof..?T- TCorrectTAnswer-VoluntaryTcompliance AbsoluteTImmunity-T-TCorrectTAnswer- TheTstatusTofTaTpersonTorTbodyTthatTplacesTthemTbeyondTtheTlawTandT makesTthemTfreeTfromTlegalTobligations.TImmunityTforTbuildingTofficial TorTcodeTenforcementTofficerTnotTliableTforTtheirTdiscretionaryTacts. SovereignTimmunity-T-TCorrectTAnswer- TheTdoctrineTthatTtheTgovernmentTstateTorTfederalTisTimmuneTtoTlaws uitTunlessTitTgivesTitsTconsent.TTheTdoctrineTsovereignTimmunityTorigin atedTwithTtheTmaximT"thatTkindTcanTdoTnoTwrong" Dillon'sTruleT-TCorrectTAnswer- MunicipalTgovernmentsTonlyThaveTtheTpowersTthatTareTexpresslyTgran tedTtoTthemTbyTtheTstateTlegislature;TthoseTthatTareTnecessarilyTimplie dTfromTtheTgrantTofTpower,TandTthoseTthatTareTessentialTandTindispens ableTtoTtheTmunicipalitiesTexistenceTandTfunctioning
