What is the name of your state? Colorado
I recently bought 3 acres of mountain property. My plan is to someday build a cabin on it. It has an overhead power-line that bisects most of the property (nearly center of the property and not within the current 10 foot boundary easements/setbacks). It has been there since approximately 1948 (guessing by date tags and the aged poles). It is no longer used, and has not for sometime (guess of 20+ years). It served an old mining operation (nothing but a concrete foundation left) and later a radio repeater station (just a weathered shack, open door, and parts/pieces of 1970's equipment lying around). Both locations are about 2 miles up the mountain. After the power-line leaves my property it continues on National Forest property. It is not active (disconnected at both ends). The beginning of the power-line is across the road from my property. In other words, it only crosses the county road, my property, then National Forest. The property has been professionally surveyed in 2002 and the "UNKNOWN EASEMENT" noted. I have checked with the County building department and assessors office and found no documented power-line easement. It is not on the original subdivision plat (year 1963).
My question is simple: can I remove the poles and overhead line from my property?
I recently bought 3 acres of mountain property. My plan is to someday build a cabin on it. It has an overhead power-line that bisects most of the property (nearly center of the property and not within the current 10 foot boundary easements/setbacks). It has been there since approximately 1948 (guessing by date tags and the aged poles). It is no longer used, and has not for sometime (guess of 20+ years). It served an old mining operation (nothing but a concrete foundation left) and later a radio repeater station (just a weathered shack, open door, and parts/pieces of 1970's equipment lying around). Both locations are about 2 miles up the mountain. After the power-line leaves my property it continues on National Forest property. It is not active (disconnected at both ends). The beginning of the power-line is across the road from my property. In other words, it only crosses the county road, my property, then National Forest. The property has been professionally surveyed in 2002 and the "UNKNOWN EASEMENT" noted. I have checked with the County building department and assessors office and found no documented power-line easement. It is not on the original subdivision plat (year 1963).
My question is simple: can I remove the poles and overhead line from my property?