A potential buyer should be aware that this property is highly suited to a conservation easement which may confer onto a buyer substantial tax advantages. This may be possible while at the same time allowing for limited home site development. This owner can make no express promises or commitments in these matters. The easement and its terms shall be established between buyer and a qualified conservation organization. Please consult with your own tax advisor concerning federal tax advantages.
“Proposed” Deed Restrictions (CCRs)
These terms and conditions have not been recorded and could possibly be amended by mutual agreement.
This conveyance shall be strictly subject to the following restrictions:
- Use of the property shall be limited to no more than nine {9} single-family homes on a minimum of 50 acres each, or as county regulations shall permit. The owner makes no expressed promises of what the county shall permit.
- There shall be no oil, gas, or other mineral extraction from the property, including extraction without disturbing the properties surface, i.e., from adjoining properties.
- There shall be no commercial timbering of the property, but timbering for forest health, i.e. disease, overgrowth, shall be permitted. Timbering also for road construction, utility easements, and for the clearing of home sites, and for timber supply for the construction of homes shall be permitted. Timber shall also be allowed to be taken for the provision of home heating – wood stoves.
- Utility easements shall be granted to serve homes built on the property, but no easements [not including existing easements] shall be granted through, across, or under the property for the benefit of any joining or adjacent, or any other property.
- Hunting shall be permitted according to West Virginia law, and by any future agreement of the property owner or owner[s].
- Property may not be leased to, lent to, or made use of for any commercial activity, or by any commercial entity, other than those herein stated. These terms shall endure in perpetuity.
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