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Louisville Metro KY - LJCET Conservation Easements

Published by Louisville/Jefferson County Information Consortium | Louisville Metro Government | Metadata Last Checked: August 02, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-06-09T18:35:24.732Z
LJCET is the Louisville/Jefferson County Environmental Trust. The Trust holds conservation easements on certain properties in Jefferson County and parts of Oldham County. LJCET periodically inspects the conserved properties to ensure that the conservation objectives are being maintained. This feature class documents where the easements are located, when they were visited in past years, and the source of the easement.Data Dictionary: Field Name Field Description Name Name of the easement Year Year the easement was recorded RecDate Exact date of recording GISAcres Area (in acres) of the easement according to GIS calculations DeedAcres Area (in acres) of the easement according to the recorded deed XCoord X Coordinate of the centroid of the polygon, in State Plane Kentucky North 1601 YCoord Y Coordinate of the centroid of the polygon, in State Plane Kentucky North 1601 Latitude Y Coordinate of the centroid of the polygon, in Decimal Degrees Longitude X Coordinate of the centroid of the polygon, in Decimal Degrees DB Deed Book in which the easement deed was recorded PG Page of the Deed Book in which the easement deed was recorded EasementID Internal identification number of the easement, used by Office of Planning MgingInst Managing Institution Visit2022 Date the easement received a monitoring visit in 2022 Visit2023 Date the easement received a monitoring visit in 2023 Visit2024 Date the easement received a monitoring visit in 2024 Shape_Area Area of the easement polygon in square feet (internal field) Shape_Length Length of the perimeter of the polygon in linear feet (internal field) ObjectID Internal identification number of the easement, used by ArcGIS

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description <span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>LJCET is the Louisville/Jefferson County Environmental Trust. The Trust holds conservation easements on certain properties in Jefferson County and parts of Oldham County. LJCET periodically inspects the conserved properties to ensure that the conservation objectives are being maintained. This feature class documents where the easements are located, when they were visited in past years, and the source of the easement.</span><div><font face='Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif'><span style='font-size:16px;'><br /></span></font></div><div><font face='Avenir Next W01, Avenir Next W00, Avenir Next, Avenir, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif'><span style='font-size:16px;'><b>Data Dictionary:</b><br /></span></font><div><br /></div><div><table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' style='width:443.0pt; border-collapse:collapse;' width='591'> <tbody><tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; background:#FFC000; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'><span style='font-size:11pt; font-family:&quot;Aptos Narrow&quot;, sans-serif; color:black;'><b>Field Name</b></span></p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none; background:#FFC000; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'><span style='font-size:11pt; font-family:&quot;Aptos Narrow&quot;, sans-serif; color:black;'><b>Field Description</b></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Name</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Name of the easement</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Year</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Year the easement was recorded</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>RecDate</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Exact date of recording</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>GISAcres</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Area (in acres) of the easement according to GIS calculations</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>DeedAcres</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Area (in acres) of the easement according to the recorded deed</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>XCoord</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>X Coordinate of the centroid of the polygon, in State Plane Kentucky North 1601</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>YCoord</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Y Coordinate of the centroid of the polygon, in State Plane Kentucky North 1601</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Latitude</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Y Coordinate of the centroid of the polygon, in Decimal Degrees</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Longitude</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>X Coordinate of the centroid of the polygon, in Decimal Degrees</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>DB</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Deed Book in which the easement deed was recorded</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>PG</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Page of the Deed Book in which the easement deed was recorded</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>EasementID</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Internal identification number of the easement, used by Office of Planning</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>MgingInst</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Managing Institution</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Visit2022</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Date the easement received a monitoring visit in 2022</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Visit2023</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Date the easement received a monitoring visit in 2023</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Visit2024</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Date the easement received a monitoring visit in 2024</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Shape_Area</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Area of the easement polygon in square feet (internal field)</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Shape_Length</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Length of the perimeter of the polygon in linear feet (internal field)</p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt;'> <td style='width:69.0pt; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='92'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>ObjectID</p> </td> <td style='width:374.0pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt;' valign='bottom' width='499'> <p style='margin-bottom:0in; line-height:normal;'>Internal identification number of the easement, used by ArcGIS</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><br /></div></div>
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issued 2025-06-02T15:19:28.000Z
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  "louisville/jefferson county environmental trust",
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summary The purpose of this feature class is to document where LJCET conservation easements are located, and which area(s) of the affected property(ies) are covered by the easements. Data are updated yearly.
theme 
                                            [
  "geospatial"
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title Louisville Metro KY - LJCET Conservation Easements

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