Curious About Conservation Easement (mount, property, problems, type)
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Really just curious about what body of government monitors a conservation easement?
We have one at the back of our property. Language essentially states that we can't do anything back there, cut down any trees, etc. My question is who or what enforces the rules around that easement? Nothing is specified in the language regarding monitoring that or what the implications would be if I decided to clear cut everything back there. My guess is some type of fine, but just curious if anyone has had experiences with something similar.
BTW, I have no intention of doing anything back there. I like having the buffer. Just curious is all. thanks!
Though they are established as basically buffers- they’re really just a property tax cut for the developer. The developer buys the land, meets with local government agency (usually “Planning & Development”) and stipulate that they intend to leave “X” amount of undisturbed land “here”, “here”, and “here”. In return, the AHJ will not tax the developer for that said amount of land.
In reality, buffers are friend & foe. Yes, they can block sight-lines, noise, and other nuisances. But, they can also harbor animals, insects, invasive plants, and other problems- all of which goes uninterrupted unless “a lot” of people complain constantly to the “powers that be”…
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