S Conservation Easement - Mark and Lori Volpe

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2.1 Subdivision. The Property may not be divided, subdivided or partitioned, nor conveyed except in its current configuration as an entity. 2.2 Construction. Grantors shall have the right to construct and maintain natural surface trails, for pedestrian use only, within the Easement Area as long as the trails are no more than 8 feet wide and no closer to rivers or streams than. what is allowed by the State of North Carolina's riparian buffer protection rules for the Neuse River Basin (Title 15A NCAC 02B .0232). The trails must be constructed with pervious materials, except where wooden steps or bridges are required by the terrain. New trails must be located a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from the top of the bank of the Eno River and its tributaries and should be sited so as to cause minimal disturbance to the conservation values of the Easement Area. Grantors have the right to construct two (2) gazebos with a combined footprint containing no more than 200 square feet and no more than four (4) benches within the Easement Area. No other structures may be placed or constructed in the Easement Area. Furthermore, there shall be no constructing or placing of any outdoor lighting, utility pole, utility tower, conduit or line on or above the Easement Area. 2.3 Maintaining Improvements. Grantors shall have the right to maintain, remodel, and repair permitted improvements, and in the event of their destruction, to reconstruct any permitted improvement with another of similar size, function, capacity, location and material so long as authorized by Orange County zoning regulations and consistent with permits required by and issued by Orange County under its laws and ordinances for such reconstruction. 2.4 Agricultural Use. Agricultural uses on the Easement Area are prohibited. 2.5 Timber Harvest. Commercial timbering of trees within the Easement Area is prohibited. Trees maybe removed, cut and otherwise managed to control insects and disease, to prevent personal injury and property damage, and for firewood and construction of permitted improvements in the Easement Area and fences that maybe located on Grantors' property adjoining the Easement Area. Cutting, removal or harvesting of trees except as expressly allowed in this Section 2.5, including clearing land for cultivation, shall be permitted only with the written permission of the governing board of Grantee and then only in accordance with a Forest Management Plan which shall be in writing and approved by both Grantors and Grantee and provided further that all timber roads shall be constructed of permeable materials and shall be no wider than eight (8) feet. 2.6 Grazing. Grantors shall not graze or pasture domestic animals on the Easement Area for any purposes. Page 4 of 15