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i~ <br />Eno Confluence Conservation Easement Nov. 13, 2007 draft (BOCC) <br />2.11 Si a e. No signs or billboards or other advertising displays are allowed <br />on the Easement Area except as otherwise permitted herein and as follows: signs authorized by <br />Orange County zoning regulations whose placement, number and design do not diminish the <br />scenic character of the Easement Area may be displayed to identify the conservation values of <br />the Easement Area, to identify the Conservation Easement, to give directions, to advertise or <br />regulate permitted uses on the Easement Area and prescribe rules and regulations for educational <br />use of the Easement Area, to advertise the Easement Area for sale or rent, to post the Easement <br />Area against trespassers, and to identify the Grantor as fee simple owner of the Easement Area, <br />and to identify the Grantee as holder of the Conservation Easement. <br />2.12 No Biocides. There shall be no use of pesticides or biocides, including but <br />not limited to insecticides, fungicides, rodenticides, and herbicides, except as approved by <br />Grantee to control invasive species detrimental to the conservation values of the Easement Area, <br />and except as needed in the existing agricultural field. <br />2.13 No Dumping. There shall be no storage or dumping of trash, garbage, <br />abandoned vehicles, appliances, or machinery, or other unsightly or offensive material, <br />hazardous substance, or toxic waste on the Easement Area. There shall be no changing of the <br />topography through the placing of soil or other substance or material such as land fill or dredging <br />spoils, nor shall activities be conducted on the Easement Area that could cause erosion or <br />siltation on the Easement Area. <br />2.14 Predator Control. Grantor shall have the right to control, destroy, or trap <br />predatory and problem animals that pose a material threat to livestock and/or humans by means <br />and methods with prior written approval of Grantee. The method employed shall be selective <br />and specific to individuals, rather than broadcast, nonselective techniques. <br />2.15 Commercial Development. Any commercial or industrial use of or <br />activity within the Easement Area is prohibited. This restriction on use shall not be construed to <br />prohibit use of the Easement Area for recreational, educational and scientific purposes, as long as <br />such activities are undertaken on a noncommercial basis. <br />2.16 Development Rights. Grantor conveys to Grantee all development rights <br />that are now or hereafter allocated to, implied, reserved or inherent in the Easement Area, and <br />the parties agree that such rights are terminated and extinguished, and may not be used on or <br />transmitted to any portion of the Easement Area, as it now or hereafter may be bounded or <br />described, or to any other property. <br />3. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS RETAINED BY GRANTOR. Grantor retains the <br />following additional rights: <br />(a) Existing Uses. The right to undertake or continue any activity or use of the <br />Easement Area not prohibited by this Conservation Easement. Prior to making any change in <br />Page8of17 <br />