I'm going to be assisting in trimming trees that are infringing on a view easement. The easement says that the benefited property has the right to lop all deciduous trees and brush to a height that is no less that 42 inches above the interior floor of unit 202, of the Condominium that is hiring me; on the burdened property.
Unit 202 is on the second floor and the trees on the burdened property are on the other side of the street, quite a bit lower than the interior floor of the unit. I'd say as much as 50' lower but probably more like 30' to 40'.
I've got a pretty good idea, of how I'm going to go about this; but I thought I'd throw this out to the good people of this board and see what you can come up with. I'm going to be working with the tree trimming company, so that should make it a little easier.
In 47 years of Surveying, I can't say I've ever done anything like this, have you?
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TIA
Dougie
Do you know anyone that may have done this as part of a Part 77 (?) surface around an airport, if they needed to be that precise, most times they just take the whole tree. Probably doesn't hurt to ask though.
In the past, we typically set control at the base of the tree, or perhaps a group of trees. The bonus being that if you do it right, it shouldn't have to be done again. They should be able to pull up from the bottom.?ÿ
In 47 years of Surveying, I can't say I've ever done anything like this, have you?
I am actually pretty shocked that this is the case, being in the PNW. You must have carefully avoided Clyde Hill and certain upscale areas of Seattle.
We don't have such problems in fly-over land.
Based on comments in another thread today, the first thing you do is buy enough garden hose to go from floor level at the condo, down the hill and across the the road to the trees.?ÿ Then take the hose up with you in a cherry picker.?ÿ Have someone pouring water into the condo end of the hose.?ÿ When water stops flowing out of the tree end of the hose, fire up the tree saw and get 'er done.
Look out the window of unit 202 with a hand level 42? off the floor?
I'd just take a trig shot on the finished floor of 202 and then set a reference point at the base of all the trees to be lopped so that they could measure up to the lopping level.
@dmyhill?ÿ
I've worked with some clients on their view easements, but I don't think I've ever shown someone where to cut...
@dmyhill?ÿ
I've worked with some clients on their view easements, but I don't think I've ever shown someone where to cut...
Ahh...I do not think I would show them "where to cut" I would establish a benchmark...
That is some expensive tree cutting if you are going to sit in the condo and tell them up and down on each branch and tree.
A benchmark and one of those rotary laser levels seems like it would do the trick.
the trees on the burdened property are on the other side of the street
Other side of the street? ?ÿI guess you are sure they truly are burdened by the easement.
You could do like a realtor I know who bought the house across the street, took out the trees completely, and then resold the house for a profit.
@dave-lindell I just had a client who purchased the house 2 doors away and I created a view easement so they could view the City of San Francisco though a small opening in the hills and to be able to see the surrounding hills.?ÿ They sold the property 2 months later with the easement burdening the property for what they paid for it and probably increased the value of their home by $500,000.
If the neighbors sell, they plan on buying that house and doing something similar.?ÿ The other side of the house has an amazing view of Mt. Tamalpais and all of the open space above them.?ÿ?ÿ
Silly developer should have purchased the other side of the street from the start.
that would be a good suggestion; if we had a time machine...
Maybe I will build that into my business model ???? ?????ÿ
In 47 years of Surveying, I can't say I've ever done anything like this, have you?
No, and wouldn't, I am/was a flatland surveyor only. ?????ÿ
