Section 4000.280 Buffer Areas

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 CONSERVATION › CHAPTER V: NATURE PRESERVES COMMISSION › Part 4000 MANAGEMENT OF NATURE PRESERVES › Section 4000.280 Buffer Areas

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Section 4000

Section 4000.280  Buffer

Areas

a)         Land may be dedicated as a buffer area if it serves one or

more of the following purposes:

1)         protects the dedicated nature preserve or registered natural

area;

2)         provides access to the dedicated nature preserve or registered

natural area;

3)         serves as a necessary adjunct to the dedicated nature preserve

or registered natural area; or

4)         possesses potential for restoration of its natural features.

b)         The instrument of dedication, master plan or management

schedule for a nature preserve should include provisions concerning management

of the buffer area as part of the nature preserve or those uses, other than

nature preservation, which do not adversely affect the preserve.

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