On 13 Nov 2003 07:15:11 -0800, someone wrote:

However, it should not be a problem to
have the zoning board alter it.

That is a doubtful proposition as phrased.

Odds are a "zoning board" has NO authority to "alter" somebody else's
easement. Now, in my area, a "planning board" might conceivably
require somebody to establish an easment on their property, in order
for that someobdy to obtain an approval from said board, and sure if
the zoning board has that power in your area then them to.

What a "board" like this can do, is tell an applicant property owner
that an easement is required (or must be modified) in order for that
owner to get something from that board. But one person can't just go
to a "board" and have the board 'alter' an easement effecting other
properties and parties. If the beneficial owners want it altered, a
"board" might approve of that as being legal, but that is not the same
as the board altering it.

The biggest Q is, who would the beneficial owners of this easement be.
It is probably not the "zoning board".

-v.