Whenever a recorded conservation easement has been registered with the Mayor, written consent of the holder of the registered and recorded conservation easement shall be required prior to the recordation of a subdivision by the Office of the Surveyor, and to the issuance of a permit for construction, demolition, alteration, or repair, except solely for interior work. With respect to the affected property, a conservation easement shall be deemed registered with the Mayor 10 days after proof of a recorded conservation easement is presented to the Historic Preservation Division of the Building and Land Regulation Administration, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
CREDIT(S)
(May 16, 1986, D.C. Law 6-113, § 3a, as added Mar. 17, 1993, D.C. Law 9-233, § 2, 40 DCR 603.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 45-2602.1.
Legislative History of Laws
Law 9-233, the “District of Columbia Uniform Conservation Easement Act of 1986 Amendment Act of 1992,” was introduced in Council and assigned Bill No. 9-122, which was referred to the Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. The Bill was adopted on first and second readings on December 1, 1992, and December 15, 1992, respectively. Signed by the Mayor on December 31, 1992, it was assigned Act No. 9-364 and transmitted to both Houses of Congress for is review. D.C. Law 9-233 became effective on March 17, 1993.