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Tate Farm Conservation Easement Draft 94 BOCC I R <br />(d) Single-Family Residential Dwellings - Two residential dwellings exist on the <br />Property within the Farmstead Area. All appurtenant structures, such as garage and sheds, shall <br />be contained within the "Farmstead Area." No other residential dwelling may be built on the <br />Property. No other residential dwelling may be built on the Property except for that which is <br />authorized in Paragraph 7 (c) of this Conservation Easement. <br />(e) Recreational Improvements - Grantors expressly reserve the right to engage in <br />low impact, non-developed recreational activities requiring no surface alteration of the land and <br />posing no threat to the conservation values set herein such as hunting, fishing, hiking and bird <br />watching, and to control access of all persons for these purposes; provided that these activities do <br />not impact the protection and conservation of any animal habitat or other conservation values of <br />the Property. However, under no circumstances shall golf courses, golf ranges, airstrips or <br />helicopter pads be constructed, placed or permitted to remain on the Property. <br />(fi Utility Services and Septic Systems - Installation, maintenance, repair, <br />replacement, removal and relocation of electric, gas, and water facilities, sewer lines and/or other <br />public or private utilities, including telephone or other communication services over or under the <br />Property for the purpose of providing electrical, gas, water, sewer, or other utilities to serve <br />improvements on the Property permitted herein, and the right to grant easements over and under <br />the Property for such purposes, is permitted. Grantors shall not permit or grant easements for <br />utility transmission or distribution facilities or systems without the written consent of the <br />Grantee. Maintenance, repair or improvement of a septic system(s) or other underground <br />sanitary system that exists on the Property at the time of this Conservation Easement, or the <br />construction of a septic or other underground sanitary system, for the benefit of any of the <br />improvements permitted herein, is permitted. All other utilities are prohibited on the Property. <br />Cellular communication towers or structures are also prohibited on the Property. <br />8. Subdivision <br />The Property currently consists of a single tract of land. The subdivision of the Property, <br />including its partition, is prohibited except as may be required by Orange County to enable the <br />construction of the farm support dwelling provided for in Paragraph 7(c). In the event a farm <br />support dwelling is constructed that requires Orange County subdivision approval, the new <br />subdivided lot shall, so long as this Conservation Easement is applicable to the Property, remain <br />in the same ownership as the parent parcel from which the farm support dwelling lot is divided <br />so that if conveyed the tenant housing, farmstead area, and parent parcel remain together as one <br />parcel. This prohibition applies regardless of how many separately described parcels are <br />contained in the Property. In any event, all terms, restrictions, and conditions of this <br />Conservation Easement shall apply to any subdivided parcel permitted by the terms of this <br />Conservation Easement, including but not limited to the requirements of agricultural viability of <br />the Property, the restrictions on future development, the impervious surface limits on the <br />Property as described in Paragraph 7(b) of this Conservation Easement, the necessity of a <br />Conservation Plan, and the prohibition on activities that are described in this Conservation <br />Easement. It is understood that notice of this Conservation Easement will be included in any <br />instrument recorded that subdivides, partitions or otherwise divides parcels. <br />Page 7 of 18