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~o <br />Breeze Agricultural Conservation Easement (I) 12/21/07 draft (clean) <br />The Grantor's rights to constructor reconstruct buildings and other improvements are <br />described in subparagraphs (a) through (f) below. Any construction or reconstruction not <br />permitted below is prohibited. Before undertaking any construction or reconstruction that <br />requires advance permission, the Grantor shall notify Grantee and obtain written permission. All <br />construction or reconstruction is subject to Orange County zoning regulations and must be <br />consistent with permits required by and issued by Orange County under its laws and ordinances <br />for such construction activities. <br />(a) Fences -Existing fences may be repaired and replaced, and new fences maybe <br />built on the Property for purposes of reasonable and customary management of livestock and <br />wildlife or to fence off the perimeter of the Property without any further permission of Grantee. <br />(b) Structures & Improvements -Structures, improvements, roads as described in <br />Paragraph 12, and other impervious surfaces located on the Property, including those existing on <br />the date of this Conservation Easement, shall not exceed 2 percent of the total area of the <br />Property. Impervious surface shall be defined as any material which covers land and inhibits the <br />percolation of water directly into the soil, including, but not limited to, buildings, roofing, the <br />area covered by permanent or nonpermanent structures, macadam and pavement, concrete, paved <br />and stone driveways, roads, and parking areas, including both existing and proposed structures <br />which are either permanent or temporary. <br />Structures, improvements and other impervious surfaces located in the "Existing <br />Farmstead Area," including those existing on the date of this Agricultural Conservation <br />Easement, shall not exceed 15 percent of the total area of the "Existing Farmstead Area" or result <br />in exceeding the 2 percent total impervious surface limit on the Property. <br />Existing structures, including agricultural structures and existing improvements, may be <br />repaired, reasonably enlarged and replaced at their current locations within the "Existing <br />Farmstead Area" as shown on Exhibit A, without further permission from the Grantee. New <br />buildings, including barns, sheds and other structures and improvements to be used primarily for <br />agricultural purposes (including the processing or sale of farm products predominantly grown or <br />raised on the Property) maybe built on the Property without any further permission of Grantee <br />provided they are located in the "Existing Farmstead Area." <br />Any new buildings, structures or improvements proposed for locations outside the <br />"Existing Farmstead Area" shall be for agricultural purposes only and maybe built only with the <br />advance written permission of the Grantee. The Grantee shall give such permission within a <br />reasonable time if it determines that the proposed building, structure or improvement would not <br />diminish or impair the Conservation Values of the Property or otherwise be inconsistent with this <br />Conservation Easement. No residential dwelling maybe located on the Property except for that <br />which is authorized in Paragraph 7(c) of this Conservation Easement. <br />(c) Single-Family Residential Dwellings -Two residential dwellings and their <br />appurtenant structures exist on the Property within the "Existing Farmstead Area." Any new <br />appurtenant structures, such as garages and sheds, shall be contained within the "Existing <br />