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<br />Volpe Conservation Easement (South) Draft 11/19/10
<br />2.7 Excavation. There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or
<br />drilling; no removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials; and no
<br />change in the topography of the land in any manner except as necessary to allow a) the
<br />construction of the improvements permitted herein, b) the maintenance of trails permitted herein,
<br />c) the combating of erosion or flooding, and d) to enhance the plant and animal ecosystems
<br />native to the locality.
<br />2.8 Destruction of Plants. Grantors shall have the right to cut and remove
<br />diseased trees, shrubs, or other plants, to cut and remove invasive (usually non - native) trees,
<br />shrubs and other plants, and to cut firebreaks. Grantors shall also have the right to cut and
<br />remove trees, shrubs, or other plants to accommodate the activities expressly allowed under this
<br />Conservation Easement. There shall be no additional removal, harvesting, destruction or cutting
<br />of native trees, shrubs or other plants. Furthermore, except to accommodate the activities
<br />expressly permitted in this easement, there shall be no use of fertilizers, plowing, introduction of
<br />non -native animals, or disturbance or change in the natural habitat in any manner.
<br />2.9 Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. There shall be no pollution of
<br />surface water, natural water courses, lakes, ponds, marshes, subsurface water or any other water
<br />bodies, nor shall activities be conducted on the Easement Area that would be detrimental to
<br />water purity or, except as specified herein, that could alter the natural water level or flow in or
<br />over the Easement Area. There shall be no alteration, depletion or extraction of surface water,
<br />natural watercourses, lakes, ponds, marshes, subsurface water or any other water bodies on the
<br />Easement Area. Diking, draining, filling or removal of wetlands is prohibited.
<br />2.10 Signage. No signs or billboards or other advertising displays are allowed
<br />on the Easement Area except as otherwise permitted herein and as follows: signs authorized by
<br />Orange County zoning regulations whose placement, number and design do not diminish the
<br />scenic character of the Easement Area may be displayed to identify the conservation values of
<br />the Easement Area, to identify the Conservation Easement, to give directions, to advertise or
<br />regulate permitted uses on the Easement Area and prescribe rules and regulations for educational
<br />use of the Easement Area, to advertise the Easement Area for sale or rent, to post the Easement
<br />Area against trespassers, and to identify the Grantor as fee simple owner of the Easement Area,
<br />and to identify the Grantee as holder of the Conservation Easement.
<br />2.11 No Biocides. There shall be no use of pesticides or biocides, including but
<br />not limited to insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, and herbicides, except as approved by
<br />Grantee to control invasive species detrimental to the conservation values of the Easement Area.
<br />2.12 No Dumping. There shall be no storage or dumping of trash, garbage,
<br />abandoned vehicles, appliances, or machinery, or other unsightly or offensive material,
<br />hazardous substance, or toxic waste on the Easement Area. There shall be no changing of the
<br />topography through the placing of soil or other substance or material such as land fill or dredging
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