Drainage easements must be keep clear of all obstacles in order to properly carry the run-off from storms. Flower and vegetable gardens are generally allowed as long as they do not have landscape timbers or other border material. Building, fences, new trees, playground equipment such as swing sets, and similar items that would impede the flow of water or trap debris must not be placed in a drainage easement.

City Code specifically prohibits any obstruction in a drainage easement. Obstructions include man-made barriers such as fences, sheds, firewood and debris, and natural barriers such as trees and brush. If the City determines that a barrier is in fact an obstruction, a violation notice will be issued with instructions to remove the barrier. Drainage easements are platted to provide a path for stormwater runoff, either on the ground or in a buried system.

Please call the Homeowner's Association responsible for maintaining drainage easements, detention or retention areas and all common areas in your neighborhood. For questions concerning areas maintained by the City of Frisco that contain areas of stagnant water please call the Public Works Department at (972) 292-5800.

Drainage easements are usually platted with subdivisions, however they may also be granted individually. All plats and easements must be recorded with the Douglas County Register of Deeds. The City also keeps digital records of drainage easements.

Generally, the City allows property owners to construct fences within utility easements. Sheds or other structures are not allowed. Removal/replacement is the responsibility of the property owner.

Permanent structures or improvements cannot be located in any drainage and utility easement without a consent of encroachment. For approval for an improvement to be located within a drainage and utility easement the improvement needs to meet all development standards set forth in the respective dwelling district zoning ordinance, and needs to not impede the flow of water, either by extending over the easement or being of chain link to provide for water flow.

Drainage easements must be accessible to maintenance crews at all times. Any owner-initiated obstruction of an easement (such as a shed, fence, patio or other structure) is subject to removal at the owner's expense.

Typically, there is a five foot wide easement on each side of the property line between properties and a ten foot wide easement adjacent to the right-of-way. It gives the City and the private utility companies the right to install and maintain underground or aboveground utilities (water main, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, telephone lines, gas lines, power lines, CATV lines) and overland drainage ways.

No. We own the property and should be treated as another neighbor. Don't do to city property what you wouldn't do to your next-door neighbor.

The property owner is responsible for maintenance of private drainage channels, including keeping the drainage channel free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation, and other obstacles that would pollute, contaminate, or retard the flow of water through the drainage channel. In addition, the owner shall maintain existing privately owned structures adjacent to the drainage channel. No. It is a violation of the storm water ordinance to release contaminates into the storm water.

Maps showing the location of property lines and existing easements are available for viewing at the Engineering Division office located on the second floor of the Development Services Center, 39550 Liberty Street, Fremont, CA 94538. Determining the actual locations of property lines and easements in the field would require the services of a licensed surveyor.

The Development Management Group has no objections to the placement of fencing in City of Jacksonville easements with the understanding that, if the city ever needs to perform work within the easement, the fence will need to be removed. You will need a right of way permit and a Revocable Permit and Indemnification Agreement. There are easements that the City of Jacksonville does not have jurisdiction over. Utility easements are typically under the jurisdiction of JEA.

The place to start would be in the Real Property Records Department (typically, in the Recorder's Office) in the county where the property is located. Some information also may be located within the paperwork at the time you purchased the property.

Yes, the landowner retains full ownership of their land. The property is sold with the conservation easement attached-it "travels with the land". The new landowner is subject to the same restrictions as the landowner who initiated the easement.

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Come in to the Sequim Public Works Department to review your property. Department personnel can help you with sewer hookup questions. Or call Sequim Public Works Department at 360-683-4908.

There is no ordinance that directly deals with property owners' rights in this situation. It is recommended that the property owners try to work out a mutually beneficial solution between them. Normally, a drainage swale can be created on the property between the homes to direct the drainage to the street or backyard and away from structures.

First look at your property plat to see if any easements are marked on the plat. This should say to whom it is deeded. If it is a subdivision, this is recorded at the Courthouse; there are also copies at the County's Environmental & Development Services' office at 105 Service Drive or the Computer Support Services' office at 120 Alexander Hamilton Blvd. VDOT easements are also marked on these plats.

If any of the proposed grading takes place on 15% or greater slopes, a grading permit is required but will be issued only after a plan submittal has been made for the single family residence on the parcel. If the proposed grading does not take place on any 15% slopes a grading permit is required if 1,2 or 3 in “When do I need a grading permit?” apply.

If you own property, you own what is called a fee simple interest. This interest can be compared to all the rights that pertain to your property. They include such rights as the right to build and the right to do anything you want on your property that is not prohibited by law. By granting an easement, you give up certain rights or transfer them to someone else. The rights you choose to forego are specifically set out in a deed of easement and only those rights are affected.

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No owner or tenant shall obstruct a drainage easement or channel within the tract. All drainage facilities within the drainage easement are to be maintained by the property owner. No fences or other obstructions shall be permitted within or across any drainage easement.

It may, depending upon how recently the property was purchased, the purchase price, and the value of the land after the conservation easement is placed. There may be an opportunity, especially for recent buyers, to get a reduced assessment (and reduced taxes) based on the diminished value of the land after the placing of the conservation easement on the land. It is a relatively permanent decision; neither you nor your heirs can change it unless the conservation easement holder (e.g.

Prior to construction, you generally will need to obtain a permit from DEP to build your dock, as well as written authorization from DEP to use the State’s submerged lands. However, some (exempt) docks have minimal environmental impacts because of their size and location, and do not require written authorization. A pamphlet, "Know what you need before you build..

The best thing to do is call the Planning and Redevelopment Division at 732-2900, ask for your property’s zoning, and we’ll be happy to explain the details of the district and things like setback and height limits.

A building permit is not required for fences up to 72 inches and freestanding masonry walls up to 48 inches in height above the height of the adjacent grade. All fences over 72 inches and walls over 48 inches require permits. In all cases, you must check with the Planning Division on Zoning regulations applicable to all fences. For more information see Wood & Masonry Fences, Form 4604.

Yes, most property if it is located within a development will be subject to the CC&R's, a local building permit must be obtained and plans must be drawn and engineered by a licensed Mexican architect/ engineer.