For the purposes of this chapter, “conservation easement” means any limitation in a deed, will, or other instrument in the form of an easement, restriction, covenant, or condition, which is or has been executed by or on behalf of the owner of the land subject to such easement and is binding upon successive owners of such land, and the purpose of which is to retain land predominantly in its natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, forested, or open-space condition.
Cal. Civ. Code § 815.1
Conservation Easements
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case City of Martinez v. Texaco Trading & Transportation, Inc. (2003)
Most recently applied in Masonite Corp. v. County of Mendocino (July 2013)
Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 179.
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