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12 <br />1. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Agreement to assure that the Property will be <br />retained in agricultural use and to prevent any use of the Property that will significantly <br />impair or interfere with the conservation values of the Property. For the purposes of this <br />Agreement, "agricultural use" is defined as cultivation of soil for production of crops, <br />including but not limited to fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants, the <br />planting and production of trees and timber, and the raising of livestock, for individual <br />and public use, consumption, and marketing. Grantor intends that this Agreement will <br />confine the use of the Property to such activities as are consistent with the purpose of this <br />Agreement. <br />2. Rights of Grantee. To accomplish the purpose of this Agreement, the following rights are <br />conveyed to Grantee by this Agreement: <br />(a) As provided in and subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, <br />Grantor shall preserve and protect the conservation values of the Property by <br />limiting its use to agricultural use as defined in this Agreement; and <br />(b) To enter upon the Property at reasonable times in order to monitor <br />Grantor's compliance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that <br />such entry shall be upon prior reasonable notice to Grantor, and Grantee shall not <br />unreasonably interfere with Grantor's use and quiet enjoyment of the Property. <br />3. Rights of Grantor. Grantor reserves to himself, and to his personal representatives, heirs, <br />successors, and assigns, all rights accruing from their ownership of the Property, <br />including the right to engage in or permit or invite others to engage in all uses of the <br />Property that are not expressly prohibited herein and are not inconsistent with the <br />purposes of this Agreement. <br />In addition to the foregoing and to accomplish the purpose of this Agreement, the <br />following rights are conveyed to Grantor: <br />(a) To have a sign identifying the existence of the District erected on each major <br />public road providing access to the Property; <br />(b) To have water and/or sewer assessments held in abeyance, without <br />interest, until improvements on the Property are connected to the water and/or <br />sewer systems of the Grantee; including the right to decide when it is necessary to <br />connect such improvements to the water and/or sewer systems of the Grantee; <br />(c) To have the Grantee, through its Land Records System, provide a notice <br />reasonably calculated to alert a person researching the title of a particular tract that <br />such tract is located within one -half mile of the Property; <br />(d) Upon notice to the Board that a State or local public agency or governmental unit, <br />including the Grantee, will formally initiate action to condemn any interest in the <br />Property, the Board or its authorized representative shall hold a public hearing on <br />the proposed condemnation; and <br />0 <br />