§ 30-309. Easement terms and conditions.

(a)

Each conservation easement shall be in a form approved by the County Attorney, and shall contain, at a minimum, the following provisions:

(1)

Restriction on division. The parcel shall be restricted from any further division except as may provided in the program regulations.

(2)

No buy-back option. The owner shall not have the right to re-acquire the development potential extinguished by the easement.

(3)

Agricultural uses. Agricultural uses shall be permitted on a parcel subject to a conservation easement.

(4)

Prohibited uses. Industrial or non-agricultural commercial uses shall not be permitted on a parcel encumbered by a conservation easement.

(5)

Designation of Easement Holders. The County shall be the easement holder of each easement.

(b)

The easements shall be recorded in the Land Records of the County and a copy of the recorded easement shall be forwarded to the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement.

(CB-47-2006; CB-27-2014)