It has been suggested "look at your plat". So, I looked at my plat as well as the plat of my area on the County GIS site.
On my plat it clearly shows a "Special Easement" on my rear property line and utility boxes are shown in that easement.
It also shows a "Building Set Back Line" around my property. This indicates to me I can not build beyond that line.
In the front it shows the extent of my property line and it does not extend to the street. My property line is about 13' from the street line. It is not marked as an easement so I assume that 13' is part of the County's 50' right of way as it is not marked as an easement.
The County plat shows the right of way as being 13' in on the grassed area in front of my property. It does not identify the "Special Easement" in the rear.
Neither plat shows any line denoting the 2 foot line beyond which there can be no trees planted. I do not plan to plant any trees whether or not there is such rule so it is a mute point.
There has been a lot of misinformation in this thread. My post is not to correct any erroneous info but to explain my interpretation of the information contained on my plats. Do your own research via the ARC and County codes before making any changes including planting (or removing) trees.
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