Define Right Of Way

Pipelines can reduce property values by 5 to 40 percent by making them less attractive to potential buyers, according to local Realtors.

Temporary buildings should not be placed above any gas pipe or within 3.0 metres of mains operating above 75mbar (medium, intermediate and high pressure mains) during construction activities and in no circumstances should permanent structures be built over any pipe transporting gas.

API recommends setbacks of 50 feet from petroleum and hazardous liquids lines for new homes, businesses, and places of public assembly (API 2003). It also recommends 25 feet for garden sheds, septic tanks, and water wells and 10 feet for mailboxes and yard lights.

A right-of-way is a strip of land typically about 50 feet wide (depending on location) containing a pipeline or other utility. Many rights-of-way contain more than one underground pipeline or utility and can be wider depending on the number of infrastructure assets within.

What is a Pipeline Easement? Generally, an easement is a legal interest that allows someone the right to use another's property for a certain purpose. A pipeline easement specifically gives the easement holder the right to build and maintain a pipeline on a landowner's property.

How much money should landowners get when an oil or gas pipeline crosses their land? As it stands, landowners receive a one-time payment roughly based on the length of the pipeline, with rates varying from $5 to $50 per foot or more for a Marcellus or Utica shale pipeline right-of-way agreement.

These distances are based on fire modeling and development requirements set to meet fire safety standards. For example, the ordinance bans new buildings within 25 feet of a hazardous liquids pipeline and increases construction and building standards on most structures within 200 feet of a pipeline.

Typically, they are seeking a zone with the rod merely as the middle. For example, a rod with a 502032 easement zone requires 825 square feet. If an easement is 50 rods long, that is almost an acre. In a recent case, a pipeline company paid some owners $180 per rod and others $767 per rod for the same project.