--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., Victor
> hmmmm this photo brings up a question that i have had
> for a while and mike you seem like the person who
> would know the answer
yikes i dont know
but heres my guess
in general when fences or walls etc straddle a boundary
it probably indicates that they are bilateral creations
just like boundary markers
but if the fences are unilateral constructions
they are typically set back just enough to avoid any possible
objection from the neighboring party
so in that case their purpose is just containment rather than
demarcation
i think your idea that there is always a buffer of a foot or 2
tho based on plenty of experience
may be too much of an extrapolation
as you know
on mxus there is often but not always the wall
which obviously is unilateral
& so it is set back slightly within the usa
& on caus there is often but not always the bilateral clearcut
& there are laws in both countries against new construction of
any kind within the critical area
pursuant to international agreement
so there does appear to be something like a zoning restriction
upon at least the narrow strip of private property that abuts caus
but i dont imagine the property itself is diminished by any of this
even if its functionality is slightly reduced
& i would bet the authorities dont ask permission if they access
the monuments by walking along the boundary
particularly in the clearcut areas
which is probably their easiest way to go anyway
>
> there's always a buffer of a foot or 2 on the US side
> of border markers on both CAUS and MXUS. in doug's
> photo the american side is obviously private property
> (farm) with the fence ending with enough space to
> basically walk around the monument. so my questions
> are:
>
> 1. Does the private property end at the fence in the
> photo or at the monument?
>
> 2. if the fence is the property line, then what
> purpose does a 2 foot federal buffer around the
> country serve when access to the monument can be made
> from canada? Or, why doesn't the fence jump back out
> to the border a few feet past the monument on either
> side? why not a circumference around the monument
> instead of the buffer zone around the whole country.
>
> 3. if the space between the fence and monument is
> private property, then what law or agency created the
> zone? who has the authority to tell private property
> owners where they can place their fence? (I know in
> urban areas it is different and there has to be 15 +/-
> feet off the border like that for buildings). Do
> government authorities have to ask for access over
> private land to get to the monument?
>
> it's interesting to me because in these hard economic
> times, the cumulative effective of 2 feet of
> unproductive land x 5000+ miles of land borders must
> equal a huge drain on the economy. hahahaha just
> kidding.
>
> and yes mike i did have a wonderful time in Baarle, Ed
> is a wonderful host.
>
> vc
>
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Doug Murray Productions"
> <doug@d...> wrote:
> >
> > Here's a wider shot of #19 with Mount Baker, WA in
> the background. Note the newly painted base.
> >
> >
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