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TXDOH BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT STUDY GUIDE REVISION QUESTIONS DETAILED ANSWERS, Exams of Advanced Education

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TXDOH BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT STUDY GUIDE REVISION QUESTIONS DETAILED ANSWERS

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TXDOH BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT STUDY GUIDE
REVISION QUESTIONS DETAILED ANSWERS
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
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TXDOH BASIC CODE ENFORCEMENT STUDY GUIDE

REVISION QUESTIONS DETAILED ANSWERS

  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

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  1. Notice Provided for the removal of a public nuisance(junk vehicle) must provide no less than?: Ten (10) Days
  2. Junk Vehicle notice must be personally delivered or ?: Sent Certified mail
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Who do you notify if an abandoned vehicle was on the property for more than 48 hours??: Owner and Occupant Newspape r Lien Holder
    1. What Steps can a community take to make the enforcement administration of a sign regulation efficient?: Require a building permit before an owner con- structs repairs or removes a sign

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  1. 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 exits?: The Property is a homestead
  2. If a municipality incurs expenses to vacate, secure, repair remove or demolish a structure how may the city recoup its money??: Placing a lien on the property
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. is the procedure that a fire marshall, code officer or health official may use to obtain a search warrant?: Probable Cause
  6. A board of Adjustments is established by what level of government regu- lation?: State Law

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  1. According to local government code (state Law) A Board of Adjustment must consist of how many members?: Four
  2. 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
  3. Identify the Two codes primarily involved in the house rehabilitation process: Building code and Housing code
    1. Under sanitation code if personal service cannot be obtained or the owners post office address is unknown the municipality may provide notice of viola- tion 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
  4. 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?: $

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  1. 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
  2. Papers or documents filed when a city has taken action against a property; which 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
  3. Search warrants can only be issued to how many code officials??: ONE
  4. Search Warrants have an execution date of how many whole days exclusive of the day of its issuance and its execution?: THREE
  5. How are home occupations administered and enforced?: Zoning Ordi- nances
  6. What is an argument against home occupations?: Discriminates economi- cally against owners of commercial space Residential structures are not suited for the commercial equipment Traffic noise orders parking problems and other nuisances

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  1. The zoning term I type is used for a zoning technique under which munic- ipality adopts a zoning district in the text of its zoning ordinance but does not map?: Floating Zones
  2. Police Power is the primary form of enforcement: Zoning
  3. 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
  4. What is a simple process in which sound decisions are made and action taken based on collection, analysis, and management of information?: Urban Planning
  5. What component of a comprehensive plan identifies the best location for residential commercial and industrial sites within a city?: Land use plan
  6. The Village of Euclid vs. Amber Realty company was a US supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of zoning and happened in what year?- : 1926

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  1. What is associated with zoning changes of small tracts of land within an area of otherwise similar land uses?: Changes in land use classification
  2. Name the two times of zoning?: Performing zoning and standard or Euclidean
  3. What land use areas are typically listed in a zoning ordinance?: Residential Commercial industrial and agricultural
  4. 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.
  5. the body empowered to grant a variance from certain provisions in the zon- ing ordinance when literal enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship,

11 / the variance is not contrary to public interest and the spirit of the ordinance is maintained is known as the?: Board of Adjustments

  1. What is associated with zoning changes of small tracts of land within an area otherwise similar land uses?: Changes in land use classification
  2. Name two types of zoning?+: Performing Zoning and Standard or Euclidean
  3. A comprehensive plan typically is made up of the following four plan sections?: Land use plan, Transportation Plan, Community Facilities, and the Policy Document
  4. Zoning regulates what?: Land use
  5. A system for the public control of land use for the community good is called?: Zoning
  6. Land use that predates the current zoning ordinance and violates the current zoning ordinance is known as?: Nonconforming use
    1. 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

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  1. A municipal corporation has only those powers which are expressly grant- ed 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
  2. What level of government regulation establishes a board of Adjustments?- : State Law
  3. According to the Local Government code, a municipality may by ordinance, require the vacation, relocation of occupants, securing, repair, removal, or de- molition of a building. The ordinance must include what criteria?: Substandard Structure Definition
  4. When a home rule city brings an action against an owner of a property that is not in substantial compliance with municipal ordinances regarding ire protection, structural integrity, zoning, and disposal of refuse, the case is filled in what court?: District court
  5. As provided in the local government code, chapter 214, a home-rule mu- nicipality may bring an action in district court against an owner of residential property that is not

14 / in substantial compliance with the municipal ordinance regarding?: Substandard Buildings

  1. establishes the minimum standards essential for safe, sanitary and fit human habitation by governing use, maintenance and occupancy of existing building?: Housing Code
  2. Identify the two codes primarily involved in the housing rehabilitation process?: Building Code and Housing Code
  3. Under Chapter 342, Local Regulation on Sanitation, if personal service can- not be obtained or the owners post office address in unknown the municipality 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.

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  1. What is a promise by one person to another do, or refrain from doing a particular act known as a? (noun): Covenant
  2. When amending a zoning scheme, within how many feet do you notify property owners?: 200-Feet
  3. What is probably cause?: Reason to believe
  4. 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 Constitu- tion: Homestead
    1. 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
  5. Non-conforming uses can be categorized two ways. What are they?: Legal and illegal non-conforming uses
    1. Council Manager form of Government was officially adopted in which cities and in what years?: Sumpter, SC in 1912 and Dayton , OH in 1914

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  1. On what date did mobile homes covert to HUD-Code Manufactured Homes?: June 15,
  2. 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
  3. 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 person, living in the dwelling of the are of 12 years old and over. Additionally it states anyone living less that 12 years old but more than 12 months old should be computed at 50% of the required living space. OF the following groups which is the largest family that could occupy a 675 sq ft house?: A mother, Father, one infant 2 months old, three childen- 11,14, 17, and a 78 grandpa

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  1. According to section 683.001 of the texas transportation code, "aban- doned Nuisance Vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is?: Of a condition only to be junked, crushed or dismantled. At least 10 years old
  2. The evidence given by a witness under oath which does not include evi- dence from documents and other physical evidence is known as?: Testimony
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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

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  1. 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
  2. A general law city?: Basically operate under the laws of the state with some execptions to those laws
  3. 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?: Dil- lon's Rule
  4. The most desirable method of code enforcement is by means of..?: Vol- untary compliance