Thompson v. Crestbrook Insurance CA1/4
In 2009, the parcel’s then-owners deeded SLT a conservation easement over the entire parcel to prevent the loss of its scenic, natural-habitat, and open-space values that would occur if the parcel were developed. With narrow exceptions, the easement bars: (1) commercial, industrial, agricultural, or residential use of the parcel; (2) construction of new roads or structures; (3) off-road use of motor vehicles; (4) waste disposal; (5) excavation or alteration of the land; and (6) removal or destruction of trees, except as required for specified purposes. It requires the parcel’s owners, before undertaking any restoration activity, to secure SLT’s written approval of a vegetation-management plan.
In 2013, the Thompsons acquired the parcel. They also acquired an adjacent parcel, held by a limited liability corporation which they formed, Henstooth Ranch LLC (Henstooth), on which they planned to build a house.
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