“Difficult to implement as it stands”
Michel Issard reminds his council of the broad outlines of the law. “Within the perimeter decided by the DDT, any construction less than 200 meters from a forest is obliged to clear brush to a depth of 50 meters around its built plot,” he explains. Which requires owners to “prune trees, cut low vegetation, remove shrubs, the list goes on. Until now, L'Isle-d'Espagnac was not affected by these OLDs. The perimeter stopped at the edge of the commune. The DDT has decided to expand this perimeter which now extends beyond our borders. » This new revised plan includes 1,000 built plots, which will have to undertake clearing work. “It’s huge. This represents 600 to 700 different owners. The buffer zone defined at 200 meters is too wide and does not deserve these OLDs. »
Another annoying subject, the municipality sees itself obliged to “enforce these OLDs, to control them and to fine the owners if they are not executed. How to control 1,000 plots? How can we replace the owners if they do not do this work? This is not feasible as it stands,” considers Michel Issard.
“The buffer zone defined at 200 meters is too wide and does not deserve these OLDs. »
Numerous arguments are then put forward against these OLDs, in addition to the “lack of consultation, the DDT having been a little cavalier on the subject. We need to sit around the table and rework this scope. Review the application deadlines, they are too short. Discuss the financial burden imposed on the municipality. Claim that the fire risks linked to the commune's contact with the Soyaux massif, located near the Rochers, are considered low. For all these reasons, I ask you to express an unfavorable opinion on the OLDs,” argues the mayor. Message received.
At the end of the council, Senator François Bonneau, visiting numerous municipalities, answered questions from elected officials, particularly on the state deficit and cuts in endowments, the situation in Ukraine, the agricultural crisis, the elimination of teaching positions and France's energy sovereignty.
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