Question
nnnnThe government’s control over land use, planning and zoning are an important example of:
nnnnSelections
nnnnA. Eminent domain
nnnnB. Police power
nnnnC. Deed restrictions
nnnnD. All of the above
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Answer: B
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5 Keys Summary
nnnn• The government’s control over land use, planning, and zoning is considered an exercise of its inherent authority known as Police power.
nnnn• Police power is the state’s right to enact and enforce laws within constitutional limits to promote the order, safety, health, morals, and general welfare of the public.
nnnn• Zoning laws, which regulate private land use and development, are explicitly examples of the exercise of Police Power.
nnnn• While Eminent domain (the power to take private property for public use with just compensation) is also a government power, Zoning is specifically a regulatory power exercised under police power and is distinct from the acquisition process of eminent domain.
nnnn• Deed restrictions are limitations on property use created by private parties (such as a developer), not by the government, and are therefore not an example of governmental control through police power.
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