You buy a piece of property and it's yours, right? You can build on it, improve it, put a vacation home or a primary residence or whatever you want, subject to zoning restrictions, of course. But in essence, it's your property and you're free to use it as you see fit, right?
Not in Washington State, if a proposed law passes.
Known as the 65-10 Rule (search), it calls for landowners to set aside 65 percent of their property and keep it in its natural, vegetative state. According to the rule, nothing can be built on this land, and if a tree is cut down, for example, it must be replanted. Building anything is out of the question.
Amazing! The county government feels like they can tell you to set aside the majority of your privately owned property and not use it.
Sounds to me like King County Executive Ron Sims is the one in a "natural vegetative state."
Posted by Rich at July 1, 2004 1:10 PM | TrackBack