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Board upholds staff finding after appeal over tree clearing and easement at 110 Rivers Bluff
Summary
The Board of Supervisors upheld a notice of violation tied to a recorded natural open‑space easement after a public appeal by the property owners. Staff had sought enforcement under the county’s stormwater and easement provisions; the board affirmed the staff decision.
The James City County Board of Supervisors on March 2025 voted to uphold a county enforcement action after a contested appeal over vegetation work on land along the James River in the Kingsmill subdivision.
Section chief Michael Wilson of the county’s Stormwater Resource Protection program told the board staff had issued a notice of violation tied to a recorded deed of natural open space (instrument number 010004471) after observing tree canopy loss and disturbed soil on property between 100 and 110 Rivers Bluff. Wilson said the open space easement — recorded in 2001 as part of long‑term stormwater management requirements — requires the easement property “shall remain in its natural condition with respect to natural leaf litter or other ground covering vegetation, understory…
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