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Lee Farm Conservation Easement <br />12. Road Construction <br />BOCC Draft ~ <br />Construction and maintenance of farm roads that may be reasonably necessary and <br />incidental to carrying out the improvements and uses permitted on the Properly by this <br />Conservation Easement are permitted. No roads constructed on the Property shall be paved or <br />otherwise covered with concrete, asphalt, rock, gravel, or any other impervious material, without <br />the advance written permission of Grantee. Grantee shall not give such permission unless <br />Grantee determines that the proposed paving, or covering of the soil, or the location of any such <br />road, will not diminish or impair the conservation values of the Property. Any such road covered <br />by any impervious material including rock or gravel is subject to impervious surface <br />requirements in Paragraph 7. <br />13. Dumping and Trash <br />Dumping or storage of soil, trash, refuse,' debris, ashes, garbage, waste, abandoned <br />vehicles or parts, appliances, machinery, or hazardous substances, or toxic or hazardous waste, or <br />any placement of underground or above ground storage tanks or other materials is prohibited. <br />Provided, however, that the storage of agricultural products, byproducts (including the <br />composting of biodegradable material for on-farm use) and agricultural equipment used on the <br />Property is allowable, so long as such storage is done in accordance with all applicable <br />government laws and regulations and in such a manner so as to not impair the conservation <br />values of the Property. <br />The land application, storage, and placement on the Property of domestic septic effluent <br />and municipal sewage sludge or liquid generated from such sources for agricultural purposes may <br />be undertaken only if in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and <br />regulations. <br />14. Water Rights <br />Grantors shall retain and reserve the right to use any appurtenant water rights sufficient to <br />maintain the agricultural productivity of the Property. Grantors shall not transfer, encumber, <br />lease, sell, or otherwise separate such water rights from title to the Property itself. <br />15. Natural Resource Restoration and Enhancement Activities <br />Notwithstanding any terms contained within this Conservation Easement, Grantors may <br />engage or contract others to engage in any activity designed to repair, restore, or otherwise <br />enhance the natural resources found or once present on the Property, that are consistent with the <br />conservation values of this Conservation Easement and subject to the written approval of Grantee <br />and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. <br />Ib. Signs <br />Page 9 of 17 <br />