CONSERVATION USE definition

CONSERVATION USE means the use of land for a comprehensive management and maintenance program whose goal is the preservation, protection and improvement of the components of the natural environment.

CONSERVATION USE. (bewaringsgebruik) means the use or maintenance of land in its natural state with the object of preserving the biophysical characteristics of that land, including flora and fauna living on the land, or the use and conservation of buildings and their environment with a degree of cultural, aesthetic or historical significance, as determined by Council;

CONSERVATION USE means the use of the land and/or water for the purpose of planned management of natural resources; (2011-136)

Examples of CONSERVATION USE in a sentence

• Since that time, the number of taxpayers participating in this special assessment program has steadily declined; a result of the increase in fair market values at the local level and the advantages of Conservation Use Valuation.

• For example, agricultural property owners qualifying for Conservation Use Assessment are afforded an exemption equal to the difference between 7 market value and current use value, while the property of residential, commercial, industrial, and other classes of taxpayers is assessed at fair market value only.

• It is the expert opinion of staff that DeKalb County property owners benefit more from the Conservation Use (CUVA) exemption, and why we do not foresee new applications for this exemption.

• Consider approval of Application for Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) for the following property located in Spalding County.GARY R.

• Conservation Use Valuation Since the implementation of Conservation Use Valuation4 in 1992, the number of parcels in this program has risen steadily.

More Definitions of CONSERVATION USE

CONSERVATION USE means the preservation, protection and/or improvement of the components of the natural environment through management and maintenance for both the individual and society's uses, both in the present and in the future.

CONSERVATION USE means the use of land dedicated towards the protection, stewardship and management of natural heritage features and functions, hydrological features and functions, ecological features and functions, and for the purposes of this By-law, includes the structures of a public authority used only for managing the resource and for managing natural hazards, such as flood and slope control.

CONSERVATION USE. - means any activity carried out for the purpose of conserving soils, water, vegetation, fish, shellfish, including wildlife sanctuaries and similar uses to the foregoing.

CONSERVATION USE means land used solely for the preservation and enhancement of the natural environment and may include a conservation area.

CONSERVATION USE in principle means the use or maintenance of land in its natural state or rehabilitation to its natural state. However, the tender site is a disturbed transformed site that is not intended as a conservation site but the site includes patches of milkwood trees which require protection due to its endangered species classification and these trees could quite feasibly be incorporated into the site layout plan and the landscaping of the site.

CONSERVATION USE. (bewaringsgebruik) means the use or maintenance of land in its natural state with the object of preserving the biophysical characteristics of that land, including flora and fauna living on the land, or

CONSERVATION USE means the use of lands which are intended to remain open in character with the priority use given to preservation of their ecological uniqueness, wildlife habitat and their natural features or ecological functions.