APA AICP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APA AICP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 121:

  What is ETJ?

  A. Uses not permitted by right
  B. Hardship associated with a parcel not allowing for development of that parcel under the zoning regulations
  C. Decreasing the intensity of development
  D. Authority granted by some states to municipalities to impose zoning and subdivision regulations beyond their jurisdiction
  D. Authority granted by some states to municipalities to impose zoning and subdivision regulations beyond their jurisdiction

• Question 122:

  Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis is least useful for:

  A. Supplying distances for geographically sensitive statistical models.
  B. Determining the shortest path for a commuter trip.
  C. Identifying the shopping center that a household will use.
  D. Identifying the parts of a city well served by grocery stores.
  C. Identifying the shopping center that a household will use.

• Question 123:

  Which of the following techniques is least appropriate in the early stages of presenting a development project to the public?

  A. Describing the project objectives
  B. Displaying a scale model of the project
  C. Presenting the results of a needs assessment
  D. Comparing alternative designs
  B. Displaying a scale model of the project

• Question 124:

  The employer-focused strategy that best achieves mode shift among employees who typically travel by single occupancy vehicle is:

  A. Meeting parking requirements defined by zoning regulations.
  B. Shared parking arrangements with adjacent landowners.
  C. Parking cash-out programs.
  D. Designating priority parking spaces for carpool use.
  C. Parking cash-out programs.

• Question 125:

  A useful technique in creating a community vision in a comprehensive plan is:

  A. Fiscal impact analysis.
  B. Design review.
  C. Capital needs assessment.
  D. Scenario planning.
  D. Scenario planning.

• Question 126:

  Which best describes Urban Service Areas?

  A. Area of land available for development within 20-25 years
  B. Area of land targeted for new or improved infrastructure over 5-10 years
  C. Area of land where development is channeled over time
  D. Area of land which remains free of development for future expansion of an urban growth boundary
  B. Area of land targeted for new or improved infrastructure over 5-10 years

• Question 127:

  Which of the following groups of planning philosophies came before the City Humane Movement?

  A. City Functional, City Efficient, City Beautiful and Garden City
  B. Garden City, Agrarian Philosophy, Laissez Faire, City Functional
  C. Public Health, Agrarian Philosophy, Laissez Faire, Garden City
  D. Agrarian Philosophy, Laissez Faire, Public health, City Functional
  C. Public Health, Agrarian Philosophy, Laissez Faire, Garden City

• Question 128:

  Who designed Letchworth and who designed Welwyn?

  A. Unwin, deSoissons
  B. Unwin, Burges
  C. Burgess, deSoissons
  D. Burgess, Unwin
  A. Unwin, deSoissons

• Question 129:

  Which of the following would best represent the annual success of a planning department's work program?

  A. Number of applications processed in a year
  B. Percentage of benchmarks achieved in a year
  C. Average amount of time reduced in accomplishing key planning initiatives
  D. Percentage of annual budget returned to the general fund
  B. Percentage of benchmarks achieved in a year

• Question 130:

  What is a best practice to achieve plan implementation?

  A. Monitor planning indicators and metrics
  B. Carry out citywide planning process
  C. Involve all sectors in planning efforts
  D. Seek broad participation in planning process
  A. Monitor planning indicators and metrics