Conservation easements required by this chapter shall be
subject to the following:
(a) Conservation easements may be granted to the county or to
any other entity having a charter or by-laws appropriate to retaining land or water areas
for conservation purposes and which is deemed acceptable by the zoning administrator in
consultation with the county attorney.
(b) Conservation easements granted to the county shall not be
construed to imply that the county holds any maintenance responsibility over the property
covered by the easement.
(c) In lieu of establishing a conservation easement, the zoning
administrator, with the concurrence of the county attorney, may authorize other
arrangements which would effect the same purpose as a conservation easement for a
comparable period of time.
(d) The county attorney shall approve the form of any easement
granted to the county.
(e) All easements shall be recorded at the expense of the
applicant in the name of the property owner as grantor in the office of the clerk of the
circuit court.