Common use of Building Envelope Clause in Contracts

Building Envelope. An area within which the structures on the farm or ranch are located and within which building can occur. Building envelopes are identified at the time of the baseline documentation, are referred to in the conservation easement deed, and are identified as an appendix to the conservation easement deed. On parcels with no structures at the time of acquisition or parcels on which additional structures will be built, the building envelope must be large enough for that construction, the movement of vehicles and farm equipment on impervious surfaces around the structures, and the management of runoff without erosion or flooding. Large farms and ranches may need more than one building envelope to accommodate livestock sheds, equipment sheds, or hay storage structures far from the headquarters building envelope. All impervious surfaces within all of the building envelopes must be within the impervious surface limitation for the farm or ranch. Building envelopes are also known as Farmstead complexes or farmstead areas.