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Authority amends Castlewood/Yancey Mills easement language to clarify riparian buffers and vehicle-crossing permissions
Summary
The authority approved clarifying language to retain 35-foot riparian buffers on Stockton Creek and its tributaries and removed a no-vehicle-crossings prohibition from the draft easement text for the Castlewood (Yancey Mills) parcel, while noting permitting requirements for major stream work may still apply.
The Albemarle County authority voted to amend easement template language for the Castlewood (Yancey Mills) parcel to clarify that a 35-foot riparian buffer applies to Stockton Creek and its tributaries on the property and to remove a blanket prohibition on vehicle crossings that staff had proposed.
Authority staff said the original motion inadvertently limited buffers to Stockton Creek proper; members agreed the buffer sentence should cover Stockton Creek and its tributaries and voted to clarify that point. ‘‘So you're asking for the 35 foot riparian buffer to remain?'' one member…
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