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iumiuiuNOe <br />authorized the creation of Conservation Easements pursuant to the terms of the Uniform North <br />Carolina Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act, NCGS § 121-34 et seq., which <br />provides that conservation easements are "interests in land," which may be effective <br />"perpetually;" which provides for the enforceability of restrictions, easements, covenants or <br />conditions "...appropriate to retaining land or water areas predominantly in their natural, scenic <br />or open condition or in agricultural, horticultural, farming, or forest uses...;" and the Grantor and <br />Grantee wish to avail themselves of the provisions of those laws. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, Grantor, for ten dollars {$10.00), and in consideration of the facts <br />recited above and of the mutual covenants, terms, conditions and restrictions contained herein, <br />hereby gives, grants and conveys unto the Grantee, its successors and assigns, forever and in <br />perpetuity for the benefit of the people of North Carolina, a Conservation Easement over the <br />Easement Area described above of the nature and character as follows: <br />With the exception of those rights retained herein, Grantor conveys to Grantee all <br />development rights that are now or hereafter allocated to, implied, reserved or inherent in the <br />Easement Area, and the parties agree that such rights are terminated and extinguished, and may <br />not be used on or transmitted to any portion of the Easement Area, as it now or hereafter may be <br />bounded or described, or to any other property. <br />1. PURPOSE. As outlined in the Recitals above, the purposes of this Conservation <br />Easement are to ensure that the Easement Area will be retained forever, predominantly in its <br />natural, forested, and open space condition; to protect native plants and animals, or plant <br />communities on the Easement Area, while allowing certain limited uses on the Easement Area <br />that are compatible with and not destructive of the Conservation Values of the Easement Area; <br />and to prevent any use of the Easement Area that will significantly impair or interfere with <br />Conservation Values or interests of the Easement Area. <br />Grantor will not perform, nor knowingly allow others to perform, any act on or affecting <br />the Easement Area that is inconsistent with the purposes of this Conservation Easement. <br />However, unless otherwise specified below, nothing in this Conservation Easement shall require <br />the Grantor to take any action to restore the condition of the Easement Area after any act of <br />nature or other event over which Grantor had no control. Grantor understands that nothing in <br />this Conservation Easement relieves them of any obligation or restriction on the use of the <br />Easement Area imposed by law. <br />2. PROPERTY USES. Any activity on, or use of, the Easement Area inconsistent <br />with the purposes of this Conservation Easement is prohibited. The Easement Area shall be <br />maintained in its natural and open condition and restricted from any development that would <br />impair or interfere with the Conservation Values of the Easement Area. Without limiting the <br />generality of the foregoing, the following is a listing of activities and uses which are expressly <br />prohibited or which are expressly allowed. Grantor and Grantee have determined that the <br />allowed activities do not impair the Conservation Values of the Easement Area. Additional <br />retained rights of Grantor are set forth in Paragraph 3 below. <br />Page 4 of 20 <br />