Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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CF24-01 GRANT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON NORTHWEST TERRITORY LLC OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 32903 PIONEER HIGHWAY NEAR STANWOOD, WASHINGTON
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DEPARTMENT: CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ORIGINATOR: PEJ MORGAN
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Conservation Easement is to assure that the Protected Property will be retained forever as farm and agricultural land and to prevent any use of the Protected Property that will significantly impair or interfere with the Conservation Values. Grantor intends that this Conservation Easement will confine the use of, or activity on, the Protected Property to such uses and activities that are consistent with this purpose. This statement of purpose is intended as a substantive provision of the Conservation Easement. Any ambiguity or uncertainty regarding the application of the provisions of this Conservation Easement will be resolved so as to further this purpose. Grantor may permit lawful hunting and fishing on the Protected Property, provided that such activity does not impair or interfere with the Conservation Values of the Protected Property, cause any physical damage to the Protected Property, or adversely affect ongoing or future agricultural operations on the Protected Property.
BACKGROUND: Grantor is the sole owner in fee simple of the property legally described on Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the "Protected Property"), located in Snohomish County, Washington at 32903 Pioneer Highway near Stanwood, WA, and which is an assemblage of the following Snohomish County Parcels: 320406-002-001-00, 320301-001-004-00 IOP, 320301-001-004-01, 320301-001-004-02, 320301-001-007-00 IOP and 320301-001-007-01 IOP. Grantor warrants that Grantor has good legal title to the Protected Property, as well as the right to convey this Conservation Easement, and that the Protected Property ...
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