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American Institute of Certified Planners Exam

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Question # 4

The Federal Fair Housing Act passed in 1968 and last amended in 1988 prohibits discrimination on the basis of:

A.

Race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, and religion.

B.

Race, color, sex, religion, and national origin.

C.

Race, color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status, and disability.

D.

Race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, and disability.

Question # 5

If the original data were reexamined using cost-benefit ratios, which of the following statements would be correct?

A.

All of the alternatives would be justified.

B.

The preferred alternative would be different.

C.

The preferred alternative would remain the same.

D.

A preferred alternative could not be identified.

Question # 6

A planning director is preparing a recommendation for the installation of GIS. Which of the following would be an appropriate initial step?

A.

Survey and detail the needs of the department

B.

Survey other jurisdictions that currently have GIS

C.

Contact the city manager to obtain approval and solicit the involvement of other city departments

D.

Insert items in budget requests for incremental acquisition of hardware, software, and training

Question # 7

An AICP planner, working in a public agency, is reviewing site plan applications when they notice that many of the applicants are checking the box marked “no new surface water runoff.” The planner knows, based on the site plans, that most of these projects feature new parking lots, increasing runoff into nearby lakes. The planner reports this to their supervisor, also AICP, who tells the planner to simply accept what the applicants are saying. According to the AICP Code of Ethics, what should the planner do?

A.

Tell the supervisor this would be an ethical violation to knowingly provide inaccurate information and refuse to sign off on the permits.

B.

Tell a reporter friend this type of fraudulent activity is why area lakes are being polluted, hoping a news article will change public policies.

C.

Request a written advisory opinion from AICP’s Ethics Officer.

D.

Threaten to file an ethics misconduct complaint unless the supervisor agrees to further investigate the matter.

Question # 8

A planning consultant has been approached by a developer to prepare a report on the rezoning of the developer’s property from a large lot one-family zone to a high-density one-family zone. Although the property lies partly within a delineated flood-hazard area and contains wetlands, the developer wants to use the entire site and obtain the maximum number of housing units permitted in a high-density zone. The planner should do which of the following?

A.

Before preparing the plan, advise the local planning agency on the merits of rezoning the tract for high-density, one-family homes

B.

Advise the client to ask for a rezoning to high-intensity office use instead of residential

C.

Advise the client that the proposed rezoning is not in the public interest and the requested report will have to reflect that

D.

Prepare a plan and report in accordance with the client’s instructions

Question # 9

The city manager has directed that the city will initiate a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and that the planning department will coordinate and prepare the CIP. A CIP committee is formed and includes the city manager, the city treasurer, a city engineer, and the planning director. The planning director has been assigned the responsibility for preparing the CIP. The next step in this process is to:

A.

Translate community goals into projects.

B.

Develop commitment to the CIP process.

C.

Establish a priority list of projects.

D.

Formulate CIP policies and procedures.

Question # 10

One of your city's most diverse zip codes is located in the subarea targeted for the next neighborhood plan. To increase early involvement among the diverse population of this community, the planner should:

A.

Hold a charrette at the local middle school in the planning process.

B.

Invite a diverse set of community leaders to a public hearing at city hall.

C.

Send a multi-lingual brochure to registered voters in the community about the planning process.

D.

Attend meetings of local organizations in advance of the planning process starting.

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