2 TEST BANK B—UNIT TEN: PROPERTY AND ITS PROTECTION
d. neither party’s benefit.
B3. Jackson County enacts an ordinance to limit the number of new homes that
can be built within certain acreage. Klaus, the owner of a farm that he had
hoped to subdivide and sell as a single-family housing development, files a suit
against the county, alleging an unconstitutional taking without compensation.
The court is most likely to rule in the county’s favor if the purpose of the
ordinance is to
a. further major developers’ interests.
b. impose preservation costs on property owners.
c. increase local tax revenue.
d. preserve local natural resources.