APA APA Certifications AICP Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  Scenario

  You are a planner in a community with a new sign ordinance that prohibits banners from being strung across the road. The ordinance was adopted in response to several unattractive advertising banners that had frequently been strung across

  local roads and often become entangled with electrical wires. On your way to work one morning, you see that a community group has strung a banner across the main street that advertises an upcoming charity event that will generate

  thousands of dollars for needy families. You know that the money is greatly needed and that local officials and residents support the event.

  What might you do in the long run?

  A. Answer: See the solution below

  Correct Answer: A

  If you feel that the ordinance is inappropriate for your community, you might decide to begin the process of modifying the language of the ordinance. With the approval of your supervisors, you might work with the city attorney to draft new language for the ordinance and place the item on the agenda for discussion at the next planning commission meeting

• Question 52:

  Who wrote "Edgeless City in 2002?

  A. Robert Lang

  B. Joel Garreau

  C. Allan Jacobs

  D. Andres Duany

  Correct Answer: A

  B. wrote Edge Cities in 1991

  C. wrote Making City Planning Work in 1985

  D. advocate for new urbanism or neotraditional design

• Question 53:

  When did Ebenezer Howard write "Tomorrow: A peaceful path to real reform"?

  A. 1888

  B. 1898

  C. 1988

  D. 1998

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 54:

  Scenario

  You are a planner in a community with a new sign ordinance that prohibits banners from being strung across the road. The ordinance was adopted in response to several unattractive advertising banners that had frequently been strung across

  local roads and often become entangled with electrical wires. On your way to work one morning, you see that a community group has strung a banner across the main street that advertises an upcoming charity event that will generate

  thousands of dollars for needy families. You know that the money is greatly needed and that local officials and residents support the event.

  What might be your first reaction?

  A. Answer: See the solution below

  Correct Answer: A

  Whatever your sympathies, you do not have the luxury of ignoring the banner. Ignoring the banner because it is for a cause that you personally support and because you personally argue that it is more important for outcomes to be fair than for processes to be fair, is NOT an option because a planner must obey regulations.

• Question 55:

  Which Housing Act allowed for funds to be used for comprehensive planning for metro, state and regional levels?

  A. Housing Act of 1954

  B. Housing Act of 1959

  C. Housing Act of 1964

  D. Housing Act of 1965

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 56:

  Which of the following is a source of point-source pollution?

  A. Farm

  B. Wetlands

  C. Sewer pipe

  D. Chemical factory

  Correct Answer: CD

• Question 57:

  In 1973 the Energy Policy Conservation Act established CAFE standards for cars and trucks. What was the standard at that time for cars?

  A. 20.7 miles/gallon

  B. 27.5 miles/gallon

  C. 30.7 miles/gallon

  D. 37.5 miles/gallon

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 58:

  Which of the following is associated with Central Place theory?

  A. Christaller

  B. Hoyt

  C. Harris

  D. Ullman

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 59:

  Baby boomers are those born between the years of?

  A. 1940-1945

  B. 1965-1976

  C. 1977-2000

  D. 1946-1964

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 60:

  Scenario

  You are a newly hired planner involved in the process of preparing a new recreation plan for your community. Your supervisor learns that the City Council is anxious to take action on a recreation plan, and therefore, you are instructed to prepare the plan without scheduling any time for public participation or public comment. Suppose you learn that there is a regulation in place and that this is clearly a violation of the regulation. What might you do?

  A. Answer: See the solution below

  Correct Answer: A

  When you learn that a violation has occurred, bring it to the attention of your director or supervisor. If you learn that the violation has occurred unintentionally, suggest remedies, such as delaying action on the plan until there is adequate time for a participatory process, scheduling a number of participatory events quickly, publicizing the events well, and revising the plan accordingly. It might be a good idea to discuss the situation with a more experienced planner (Ethical Principle 3) If the violation has occurred you discover that the violation has occurred intentionally, this is a very serious situation because as planners we shall not accept an assignment from an employer when the service to be performed involves conduct that we know to be illegal (Rule of Conduct 2)