1. Chapter 11 Land Use Controls 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

2. IN THIS CHAPTER Property control includes city zoning ordinances, general subdivision restrictions, deed restrictions unique to one parcel of land, or federal legislation. Real estate salespersons should be knowledgeable of existing public and private land use controls. Lack of knowledge may result in civil liability and even possible criminal liability under certain federal and state laws. 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

3. PUBLIC LAND USE CONTROLS Zoning Nonconforming Use Variance Spot Zoning Exclusionary Zoning 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

4. More PUBLIC LAND USE CONTROLS Urban and Regional Planning Subdivision Regulations Building Codes City Certification 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

5. Michigan’s Land Division Act Regulates the division of land, thereby promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the public. 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

6. STATE REGULATIONS Michigan’s Land Sales Act Michigan Out-of-State Land Sales 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

7. FEDERAL REGULATIONS Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act – Regulates interstate sale of unimproved lots Environmental Protection Legislation Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

8. More FEDERAL REGULATIONS Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Clean Water Act (CWA) Clean Air Act (CAA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Federal Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Act – disclosure requirements for sellers and landlords of residential housing built prior to 1978. 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

9. Radon Gas Michigan Environmental Protection Act (MEPA) Brownfield Redevelopment The Michigan Right to Farm Act Michigan’s Wetland Protection Act 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

10. Privately Imposed Land Use Controls  Deed Restrictions  Subdivisions Restrictions  Enforcement of Covenants  Termination of Covenants 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

11. CHAPTER TERMINOLOGY REVIEW 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.  brownfields  building codes  certificate of occupancy  city certification  Clean Air Act (CAA)  Clean Water Act (CWA)  cluster zoning  Comprehensive Environmental  Response Compensation and  Liability Act (CERCLA)  conditions  cumulative zoning  declaration of restrictions  deed restrictions  Doctrine of Laches  enabling acts  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  exclusionary zoning  Federal Lead-Based Disclosure Act  general plan

12. more CHAPTER TERMINOLOGY REVIEW 2010©Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.  Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act  Michigan’s Environmental Protection Act  Michigan’s Land Division Act  Michigan’s Land Sales Act  Michigan’s Out-of-State Land Sales  Michigan Right to Farm Act  Michigan’s Wetland Protection Act  nonconforming use  Planned Unit Developments (PUD)  property report  radon gas  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)  restrictive covenants  setback  spot zoning  subdivision regulation  Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)  Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)  Underground Storage Tank (UST)  variance  zoning map  zoning ordinance