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Tate Farm Conservation Easement Draft #4 BOCC i consistent with permits required by and issued by Orange County under its laws and ordinances for such construction activities. (a) Fences - Existing fences may be repaired and replaced, and new fences may be built on the Property for purposes of reasonable and customary management of livestock and wildlife or to fence off the perimeter of the Property without any further permission of Grantee. (b) Structures & Improvements - Structures, improvements, roads as described in Paragraph 12, and other impervious surfaces located on the Property, including those existing on the date of this Conservation Easement, shall not exceed 2 percent of the total area of the Property. Existing structures, including agricultural structures and existing improvements, may be repaired, reasonably enlarged and replaced at their current locations within the "Farmstead Area," as shown on Exhibit A, without further permission from the Grantee. New buildings, including barns, sheds and other structures and improvements to be used primarily for agricultural purposes (including the processing or sale of farm products predominantly grown or raised on the Property) may be built on the Property without any further permission of Grantee provided they are located in the "Farmstead Area." Structures, improvements and other impervious surfaces located in the "Farmstead Area," including those existing on the date of this Agricultural Conservation Easement, shall not exceed 30 percent of the total area of the "Farmstead Area" or result in exceeding the 2 percent total impervious surface limit on the Property. Impervious surface shall be defined as any material which covers land and inhibits the percolation of water directly into the soil, including, but not limited to, buildings, roofing, the area covered by permanent or nonpermanent structures, macadam and pavement, concrete, paved and stone driveways, roads, and parking areas, including both existing and proposed structures which are either permanent or temporary. . Any new buildings, structures or improvements proposed for locations outside the "Farmstead Area" shall be for agricultural purposes only and may be built only with the advance written permission of the Grantee. The Grantee shall give such permission within a reasonable time if it determines that the proposed building, structure or improvement would not diminish or impair the conservation values of the Property or otherwise be inconsistent with this Conservation Easement. No residential dwelling may be located on the Property except for that which is authorized in Paragraphs 7(c) and 7(d) of this Conservation Easement. (c) Farm Support Housing - No more than one (1) single - or multi-family - dwelling to house farm tenants, employees or others engaged in agricultural production on the Property may be built on the Property without any further permission of the Grantee, provided the dwelling is less than 1,400 square feet in floor size and it is located within that area identified and marked as the "Farmstead Area" identified on Exhibit A. At the time that construction of such structure is to commence, Grantee shall be notified so that its records can be updated. Page 6 of 18