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~~ <br />Eno Confluence Conservation Easement Nov. 13, 2007 draft (BOCC) <br />2. PROPERTY USES. Any activity on, or use of, the Easement Area inconsistent <br />with the purposes of this Conservation Easement is prohibited. The Easement Area shall be <br />maintained in its natural and open condition and restricted from any development that would <br />impair or interfere with the conservation values of the Easement Area. Without limiting the <br />generality of the foregoing, the following is a listing of activities and uses which are expressly <br />prohibited or which are expressly allowed. Grantor and Grantee have determined that the <br />allowed activities do not impair the conservation values of the Easement Area. Additional <br />retained rights of Grantor are set forth in Paragraph 3 below. <br />2.1 Subdivision and Conveyance. The Easement Area consists of one tax <br />parcel (herein "parcel"), which is described in Exhibit A. The Easement Area may not be further <br />divided, subdivided or partitioned to establish additional parcels. Any future conveyance of the <br />fee simple interest in the Easement Area shall be subject to this Conservation Easement. Grantor <br />agrees for itself, its successors and assigns, that in the event it transfers the Easement Area; such <br />transfer is subject to the Grantee's right of ingress, egress, and regress over and across the <br />Easement Area for the purposes set forth herein. <br />2.2 Construction. The Grantor's rights to construct or reconstruct buildings <br />and other improvements are described in subparagraphs (a) through (d) below. Any construction <br />or reconstruction not permitted below is prohibited. Before undertaking any construction or <br />reconstruction that requires advance permission, the Grantor shall notify Grantee and obtain <br />written permission. All construction or reconstruction is subject to Orange County zoning <br />regulations and must be consistent with permits required by and issued by Orange County under <br />its laws and ordinances for such construction activities. <br />(a) Fences -Existing fences may be repaired and replaced, and new fences <br />may be built on the Property to identify property boundaries and for <br />agricultural, grazing, and horticultural uses as authorized in Section 2.4 of <br />this Conservation Easement without any further permission of Grantee. <br />(b) Existing Structures & Improvements -The remains of former residential <br />structures and agricultural outbuildings exist in two locations identified as <br />"Building Envelope" in Exhibit C. Existing structures and improvements <br />may be repaired, enlarged and replaced at their current locations within the <br />"Building Envelope" without further permission from the Grantee. <br />(c) New Structures & Improvements --New structures and improvements may <br />be built without any further permission of Grantee provided they are <br />located in one of the two locations marked as "Building Envelope" on <br />Exhibit C. <br />Any new buildings, structures or improvements proposed for locations <br />outside of a "Building Envelope" shall be for educational or recreational <br />purposes only and may be built only with the advance written permission <br />Page 5 of 17 <br />