Conservation easement definition

Conservation easement means that term as defined in section 2140 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2140.
Conservation easement means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of which include retaining or protecting natural, scenic, or open-space values of real property, assuring its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use, protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, or preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural aspects of real property.
Conservation easement means an interest in real property as defined in Chapter 8, Title 27, the South Carolina Conservation Easement Act of 1991.

Examples of Conservation easement in a sentence

  • The City, or its designee, shall receive a duly acknowledged irrevocable Conservation Easement executed by the Property Owner.

  • The Property Owner hereby offers to sell, and the City agrees to purchase, a Conservation Easement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B” for the amount of not more than $ , (the “Purchase Price”) provided that the Property Owner enters into and complies with the terms and conditions of this Program Agreement.


More Definitions of Conservation easement

Conservation easement. [Remove if Grant Deed] means a perpetual conservation easement, as defined by California Civil Code § 815.1, in the form of Exhibit E-4 attached to and made a part of this BEI.
Conservation easement means that property right described in s. 704.06.
Conservation easement means a legal agreement that the property owner enters into to restrict uses of the land for purposes of natural resources conservation. The easement is recorded on a property deed, runs with the land, and is legally binding on all present and future owners of the property.
Conservation easement means a restriction on the land and the natural features on this land. This easement must be shown on the record plat, if applicable, and its terms and conditions are recorded in the county’s land records. If no plat is required, the easement is recorded in the County’s land records only.
Conservation easement means a non-possessory interest in land, which restricts the manner in which the land may be developed in an effort to reserve natural resources for future use.
Conservation easement means an interest in land that provides limitation on the use of land or a body of water or requires or prohibits certain acts on or with respect to the land or body of water, whether or not the interest is stated in the form of a restriction, easement, covenant, or condition in a deed, will, or other instrument executed by or on behalf of the owner of the land or body of water or in an order of taking, which interest is appropriate to retaining or maintaining the land or body of water, including improvements on the land or body of water, predominantly in its natural, scenic, or open condition, or in an agricultural, farming, open space, or forest use, or similar use or condition.
Conservation easement means an agreement between a land owner and the (local jurisdiction) or other government agency or land trust that permanently protects open space or greenspace on the owner’s land by limiting the amount and type of development that can take place, but continues to leave the remainder of the fee interest in private ownership.