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~~~~~~~~1~~~1~U~~~~~~~~~~~~~~n~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br />RB5227 436 4l34 <br />donations of land that are useful for fish and wildlife conservation and other similar land <br />conservation purposes; <br />(7) The special use value assessment of farm and forestland as set forth in North Carolina <br />General Statute 105-277.2 et seq.; <br />(8) The Orange County Agricultural Development and Farmland Protection Plan, adopted <br />November 17, 2009, which recommends that the County acquire agricultural conservation <br />easements to help protect farmland as a valuable natural resources; and <br />(9) The zoning of the Protected Property by Orange County as Agricultural R' tial. <br />Grantor and Grantee have the common purpose of protecting the ab - 'bed <br />Conservation Values and current condition of the Protected Property and pre ntin v ion <br />of the Protected Property to nonagricultural uses. Grantor agrees to eate an eme a <br />conservation plan (hereinafter the "Conservation Plan") that is de utilizi the standards <br />and specification of the NRCS field office technical guide and R p as as other <br />commonly-recognized best management practices, and is ap ve by the a County Soil <br />and Water Conservation District; n <br />The Grantee is a body politic existing under <br />Statutes, and is qualified to hold Conservation Eas~ <br />of North Carolina; ~ <br />NOW, THEREFORE, for the <br />and in consideration of the mutual cc <br />the Grantor hereby grants and conve; <br />character and to the extent hereinafte <br />forth: <br />orth Carolina General <br />~ble laws of the State <br />er gtYod and valuable consideration, <br />c ditions and restrictions contained herein, <br />a o ervation Easement, of the nature and <br />~pe to the Protected Property; <br />The terms, conditions <br />Easement are as hereinafter set <br />1. Grant of icu 1 Cons ation Easement; Extinguishment ofDevelopment <br />Rights <br />Grantor ants and conveys to the Grantee, and the Grantee hereby <br />voluntarily ac ts, a etual Conservation Easement in the Protected Property, which <br />easement is an i diate ted interest in real property the nature and character described <br />herein. ntor pro s t he will not perform, nor knowingly allow others to perform, any <br />act on cting the tected Property that is inconsistent with the covenants herein. Grantor <br />authorizes t antee enforce these covenants in the manner described below. <br />Grantor hereby voluntarily grants and conveys to the Grantee all development rights for <br />the Protected Property, except as otherwise reserved and provided by the terms of this <br />Conservation Easement, that are now or herea8er inherent in the Protected Property. The parties <br />agree that such development rights are now terminated and extinguished, and may not be used on <br />Page 4 of 20 <br />