So, what you're saying is that your organization prevented the property owner on the other side of the lake from using his property as he saw fit? Is that correct? And you're proud of this?
Maybe there was a covenant. That's another way of dealing with the same kind of problem. When you put your life savings into a new home, you don't want someone to build a chicken ranch next door. A covenant is a perpetual contract between a property owner and other neighboring property owners to abide by the terms of the covenant. The unique thing about it is that the terms of the contract require that you cannot sell your land unless the new owner signs the covenant.
It can be a two-edged sword. A covenant gives you a certain amount of assurance the neighborhood will not go to the dogs but it can also be intrusive if feel the urge to put a swimming pool in your back yard.