(A) Buffer zones. An area along a shoreline, wetland, or stream where development is restricted or prohibited. The primary function of aquatic buffers is to physically protect and separate a stream, lake, or wetland from future disturbance or encroachment. The three types of buffers are water pollution hazard setbacks, vegetated buffers, and engineered buffers.
(B) Conservation easements. Voluntary agreements that allow an individual or group to set aside private property to limit the type or amount of development on their property. The conservation easement can cover all or a portion of a property and can either be permanent or last for a specified time. The easement is typically described in terms of the resource it is designed to protect (for example, agricultural, forest, historic, or open space easements) and explains and mandates the restrictions on the uses of the particular property.
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