S Warranty Deed of Conservation Easement - Katherine Bliss and Brian Dobyns

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I��I�IJ��I�11��11111111 I I II I IIl II I I I I III RB5734 460 6120 conservation values or interests of the Property. Outdoor lighting shall be placed and shielded so as to minimize the impact on surrounding areas. 2.3 Utility Services and Septic Systems. Grantor shall have the right to maintain and repair the existing utilities,and in the event of their destruction, to reconstruct any such existing improvements with another of similar function without any further permission of Grantee provided they are located in the"Residential Envelope" or "Agricultural Envelope" as depicted on Exhibit C to this Conservation Easement. The construction of a septic system replacement drainfield may be located outside of the"Residential Envelope"or"Agricultural Envelope" if, and only if,necessary to serve the existing (or its replacement) residential dwelling located on the Property and so long as required by permits issued by Orange County under its laws and ordinances as they exist now and as they may be amended from time to time. 2.4 Agricultural,Grazing and Horticultural Use. Agricultural, grazing,and horticultural uses are allowed provided they are located within, and only within,the"Agricultural Envelope"or the"Residential Envelope"identified on Exhibit C to this Conservation Easement. 2.5 Timber Harvesting and Forest Management. Commercial timbering of trees on the Property is prohibited. Within the areas identified and marked as "Residential Envelope" and"Agricultural Envelope" on Exhibit C to this Conservation Easement, trees may be planted, harvested and removed without the advance written permission of the Grantee. Everywhere else on the Property trees may be removed, cut and otherwise managed to control insects and disease, to prevent personal injury and property damage, to remove non-native species, and/or to salvage wind-thrown timber for firewood and other non-commercial purposes, including for construction of permitted improvements and fences on the Property. Such management activities must be pursuant to a written Forest Management Plan or Forest Stewardship Plan prepared by a North Carolina registered forester,the selection of whom is mutually agreed upon by Grantor and Grantee and which management activities must be agreed to in advance by Grantee and Grantor. 2.6 Recreational Use. Consistent with the purpose of and the limitations contained in this Conservation Easement, Grantor shall have the right to engage in and permit others, whether or not for consideration,to engage in recreational uses of the Property, including, but not limited to,hiking, picnicking,hunting, and other recreational uses that require no buildings, facilities, surface alteration or other development of the land. Grantor reserves the right to promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for all activities incident to recreational use of the Property, including but not limited to the right to prohibit any recreational use that would permit destruction of other significant conservation values of the Property. 2.7 Excavation. There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging,mining or drilling; no removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock,peat, minerals or other materials; and no change in the topography of the land in any manner except as necessary to allow a)the Page 6 of 16