Helpful American Institute of Certified Planners AICP Dumps

1. Which of the following would be included as an element of a comprehensive plan?

2. In what year did Yellowstone become the first National Park?

3. What year was the first urban growth boundary established in the US?

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Scenario

You are a planner in a city that has recently opened a new shelter for homeless people. The shelter opens each evening during the winter and provides a place for people to sleep during the night in dormitory-style rooms with cots. Some community members would like the shelter closed because they feel that the large number of people who congregate on the sidewalks near the shelter as they wait for it to open pose a threat to public safety. Your planning director decides to address these concerns by classifying the shelter as a hotel. The planning director knows that the zoning ordinance specifies that a hotel must provide private sleeping quarters, which the shelter does not. By classifying the shelter as a hotel, the planning director is taking steps to close the shelter based on the ground that it is in violation of the zoning ordinance. Suppose you have reviewed the situation carefully and believe that the director made an unethical decision.

What might you do?

5. How many square feet are in one acre?

6. Scenario

An oil company is interested in building a refinery on several thousand acres of waterfront property that the company owns. The general plan classifies this area as recreational and residential. The oil company files a re-zoning application to change this area to a heavy industrial classification. The planning director opposes the rezoning amendment stating that the scenic area is a valuable natural resource. Assume that the planning agency acted legally in all respects (proper notice, etc.). However, the county commissioners approve the amendment.

A group of residents who live near the proposed refinery site take the case to court and subpoena the planning director to testify. The planning director provides some information to the citizens' group as they prepare their case and also testifies truthfully in court about the value of the property to the community. Under the AICP Code of Ethics, all the following are true about the behavior of the planning director EXCEPT:

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Scenario

A site application is complete and is about to go before the planning commission. You have a conflict of interest because you personally own property near the proposed site and stand to benefit from the increase in property value that the new development is projected to generate. If you are the only planner in the community what might you do?

8. The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) was adopted in what year?

A. 1962

B. 1968

C. 1972

D. 1978

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Scenario

You are a planner for a city planning department and you have an old friend who runs a planning consulting firm in the same city. Your friend submits a competitive proposal to work as a consultant for your department to you on Friday and while in your office, asks you to be her guest for dinner at a very fancy restaurant on Saturday evening.

What might you do if you actually have no influence about awarding the contract?

10. Echo Boomers (aka: Generation Y) are those born between the years of?

11. Other

Commentary: Negative Comments About Consultant Work

Code Citations:

C.1 A planner must protect and enhance the integrity of the profession and must be responsible in criticism of the profession

C.2 A planner must accurately represent the qualifications, views, and findings of colleagues.

C.3 A planner who reviews the work of other professionals must do so in a fair, considerate, professional, and equitable manner

12. What case did Alfred Bettman argue?

13. What is the mean of the following numbers: 4, 6, 10, 12?

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Scenario

In one area of your community the population consists largely of relatively recent immigrants to this country. Population density in the entire community has risen, and the planning department is under pressure from some members of the community to reduce density. In response to this pressure, a regulation to prevent subdividing existing residences into apartments is currently under consideration. You hold a community meeting to discuss the proposed regulation, and it is denounced as being discriminatory to the generally low-income, immigrant population who rent units in subdivided buildings.

What might you do?

15. In what year did the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) begin?

A. 1965

B. 1972

C. 1974

D. 1978

16. What is the median of the following: 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6?

17. The ratio of an industry’s share of local employment divided by its share of the nation (or other higher level of government) is less than one. The area is ___________ this industry’s products?

18. Each of the following may constitute a conflict of interest for a public planner under the AICP Code of Ethics EXCEPT:

19. What year was RLUIPA passed?

20. What is the largest tribal land holding in acres? (note for all others that are not the answer they are the answer to other questions that you should know).

A. 40 Million

B. 52 Million

C. 191 Million

D. 16 Million

21. When was the TVA established?

22. Who was the father of regional planning?

23. Who designed Letchworth and who designed Welwyn?

24. Where was the first urban growth boundary established in the US?

25. Which of the following greenbelt towns was never completed?

26. You are the planning director in a small town. Your husband runs the local country club and is applying for construction of a new swimming pool. This application will be reviewed by the planning commission for approval.

Often, planners who are faced with this type of dilemma:

27. Who was known for satisficing?

28. What year was SARA passed?

29. Which of the following cities was the first garden city in the United States?

30. Who designed Riverside, Illinois, the first model for all future American suburban land planning?

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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 no regulation in place regarding public participation.

What might you do?

32. Which of the following is a swamp or marsh type of non-tidal wetlands with cattails? (know others too.)

33. A private sector planner is preparing a site plan. He intends to secure local government approval for his client's development project since it could lead to additional work for him in the subsequent phases of the project.

According to the AICP Code of Ethics:

34. What percentage of urban residing American’s live in poverty, according to the 2000 Census?

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Scenario

You are responsible for recommending contracts to the city council. Your immediate supervisor has asked you to prepare a recommendation for a large contract for an individual you know is a good friend of your supervisor. After reviewing the contract, you conclude that the contract amount is not commensurate with the scope of work provided. You believe the contract is a waste of taxpayer dollars if it were to be granted.

What might you do first?

36. What is the mode of the following: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4?

37. How many acres are in one hectacre?

38. When did the ACIP and ASPO join to form the APA?

39. Which is a better insulation for a ceiling?

40. Who founded the Sierra Club and when?