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How do I legally stop Big Prairie Township from approving a variance and/or rezoning of rural residential

Answered 3 years and 7 months ago by attorney Gilbert Borman   |   1 Answer
I am in Michigan and cannot help you.   You need to find an Ohio real estate attorney who specializes in cell tower law. The Ohio or Cleveland Bar Associations might be able to refer you to someone.   make sure you have the latest research on tower emissions and make sure your attorney considers the visual impact of the tower on your property - shade etc. sorry I cannot do more, good luck!  ... Read More
I am in Michigan and cannot help you.   You need to find an Ohio real estate attorney who specializes in cell tower law. The Ohio or Cleveland... Read More

We harvest dead fallen trees and sell it for firewood.It's been said that anything within the easmemt can be cut up and taken away without permission

Answered 5 years ago by Randall S. Schipper (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer
You refer to an easement over land.  I am guessing that is a road right of way but I suppose it could be a utillity easement.  The holder of the right of way or easement may have the right to cut down trees, but cut trees, as well as naturally fallen trees within an easement will belong to the property owner, not easement holder, unless the easement otherwise provides.  (An easement might, for example, require the easement holder to remove any trees or branches it cuts down.) A road commission or easement holder may tell you that you can remove the trees, or at least that it does not object, but it may not have the authority to give that permission.  In my opinion, in most cases the trees belong to the land owner, even if within an easement.  Most land owners would welcome your removing them but some will want to keep the dead trees for their own use or natural decay.   ... Read More
You refer to an easement over land.  I am guessing that is a road right of way but I suppose it could be a utillity easement.  The holder... Read More

I need a lawyer who specializes in cases dealing with the DEQ.

Answered 9 years ago by Randall S. Schipper (Unclaimed Profile)   |   1 Answer
If the ditches drained a wetland, yes, it can.  I am handling a matter right now in which the DEQ ordered the backfilling of a ditch for that reason.
If the ditches drained a wetland, yes, it can.  I am handling a matter right now in which the DEQ ordered the backfilling of a ditch for that... Read More
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