AICP - Ethics Frequently Most Tested Questions and Verified Accurate Answers
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Who does the "AICP Code of Ethics" apply to?
This code applies to all certified planners. Violating the AICP Code of Ethics can result in
the loss of certification. The code also includes the procedures for filing a complaint.
Candidates should understand how the AICP investigates and resolve...
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AICP - Ethics Frequently Most Tested
Questions and Verified Accurate Answers
Who does the "AICP Code of Ethics" apply to?
✓ This code applies to all certified planners. Violating the AICP Code of Ethics can result in
the loss of certification. The code also includes the procedures for filing a complaint.
Candidates should understand how the AICP investigates and resolves alleged violations.
Note that in October 2009, there was an amendment to the Code of Ethics with the
addition of Part D.
Who does the "APA Code of Ethics" apply to?
✓ This code applies to all planners and public officials involved in planning.
Under the AICP code of ethics, what is the primary obligation of a planner?
✓ to serve the public interest
"Under the AICP Code of Ethics, a planner's primary obligation is to serve the public interest. A
planner's responsibility to the public interest includes which of the following?
(A) Having special concern for the long-range consequences of present actions.
(B) Providing a citizens group with information not in the public record.
(C) Allowing citizen groups to develop land use alternatives.
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✓ The answer is "A." A planner is obligated to have special concern for the long-range
consequences of present actions. None of the other responses are specifically included in
the Code of Ethics.
"Which of the following is NOT considered to be a planner's primary obligation to serve the
public interest under the AICP Code of Ethics?
(A) Have special concern for long range consequences.
(B) A planner must exercise independent professional judgment on behalf of clients and
employers.
(C) Providing opportunities for meaningful citizen participation.
(D) Seek social justice by working to expand choice and opportunity for all."
✓ The answer is "B." Exercising independent judgment is part of the planner's responsibility
to clients and employers, not to the public. Through memorization of the code of ethics
candidates would be able to quickly determine the correct answer.
"A city planner reviewed the rezoning of a property for a 1,000-unit planned unit
development. In your staff report you recommended against the approval of this project. The
developer approaches the planner and tries to recruit her to join his firm to work on this multi-
phase development. The planner accepts a position with another city instead. However, this
position does not work out as expected and after working 13 months for the consulting firm,
the planner decides to accept a position with the development company working on the
buildout of the planned unit development. How would you describe the planner's action?
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(A) Acceptable, eleven months is sufficient time.
(B) Acceptable, employment in the consulting firm automatically absolved the planner from
any involvement in the project.
(C) Unacceptable, a planner must never accept employment with a firm doing business in
his/her own jurisdiction.
(D) Unacceptable,
✓ The answer is "D." According to the AICP Code of Ethics a planner must wait three years
before engaging in work involving their previous employer. The candidate needs to recall
the code to solve this question.
"The Planning Director is approached by a member of his staff with a complaint of sexual
harassment against another employee in the department. What should the Planning Director
do first?
(A) Review the Human Resource Procedures Manual section on Sexual Harassment and follow
the instructions.
(B) File a complaint with the AICP Commission.
(C) Call a staff meeting to discuss the issue.
(D) Talk to the employee to find out what happened."
✓ The answer is "A." The director should begin by consulting the city's procedures manual.
The AICP Code of Ethics does not address sexual harrassment.
What are the four sections of the AICP Code of Ethics?
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