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Sykes Agricultural Conservation Easement Draft #3 CLEAN 16 <br />accordance with the Conservation Plan referenced in Paragraph 9 of this Conservation Easement <br />and in accordance with a forest management plan that is prepared by a professional licensed <br />forester, and that is approved by Grantee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. <br />Any other cutting, removal or harvesting of trees, including any commercial harvesting of <br />trees, may be undertaken only if i~ occurs outside of the stream buffer described in Paragraph 4 of <br />this Conservation Easement and it is in accordance with the Conservation Plan and forest <br />management plan referred to in this Paragraph 10. <br />Trees may be planted, harvested and removed within the area identified and marked as <br />"Farmstead Area" on Exhibit A without the advance written permission of the Grantee, so long <br />as done in accordance with the Conservation Plan and forest management plan referred to ~n this <br />Paragraph ~ ~. <br />11. Mining <br />There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or drilling, removal of topsoil, <br />sand, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials; and no change in the topography of the land <br />in any manner except as necessary for the purpose of normal and customary farmuag operations <br />i.n accordance with the Conservation Plan or combating erosion or flooding in accordance with <br />the Conservation Plan and as reasonably necessary for any maintenance, construction or <br />reconstruction on the Protected Property permitted herein. Dist-urbed areas for the purpose of <br />removing soil, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials necessary for permitted customary <br />agricultural uses on the Protected Property will be limited to one acre in total surface area and <br />will be restored as soon as practicable after the disturbance. Under no circumstances is the <br />drilling for or exploration for hydrocarbons permitted in, on or to the Protected Property. <br />1 ~, Road Construction <br />Construction and maintenance of farm roads that may be reasonably necessary and <br />incidental to carrying out the improvements and uses permitted on the Protected Property by this <br />Conservation Easement are permitted. With the exception of roads within the areas identified as <br />"Farmstead Area" on Exhibit A, no roads constructed on the Protected Property shall be paved or <br />otherwise covered with concrete, asphalt, rock, gravel or any other impervious material, without <br />the advance written permission of Grantee. Grantee shall not give such permission unless <br />Grantee determines that the proposed paving, or covering of the soil, or the location of any such <br />road, will not diminish or impair the Conservation values of the Protected Property. Any such <br />road covered by any impervious material including rock or gravel is subject to impervious <br />surface requirements in Paragraph 7. <br />13. Dumping and Trash <br />Dumping or storage of soil, trash, refuse, debris, ashes, garbage, waste, abandoned <br />vehicles or parts, appliances, machinery, or hazardous substances, or toxic or hazardous waste, or <br />any placement of underground or above ground storage tanks or other materials is prohibited. <br />Page t0 of 20 <br />