Agenda - 12-12-2017 - 8-d - Resolution of Approval – Conservation Easement for High Rock Road Farmland; and Approval of Budget Amendment #4-A

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13 Hill CE Draft 11/16/2017 permitted below is prohibited. Before undertaking any construction or reconstruction that requires advance permission, the Grantor shall notify the Grantee and obtain written permission. All construction or reconstruction is subject to Orange County zoning regulations and must be consistent with permits required by and issued by Orange County under its laws and ordinances as they exist now and as they may be amended from time to time 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 or the perimeter of the Riparian Corridor without any further permission of the Grantee. (b) Structures & Improvements There are no structures existing on the Property as of the date of this Agricultural Conservation Easement. 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 the Grantees provided they are located in the "Farmstead Area," as shown on Exhibit A. 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 Grantees. The Grantees shall not give such permission unless they determine 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. (c) Single-Family Residential Dwellings No residential dwellings exist on the Property. One(1), but not more than one, single-family residential dwelling, together with reasonable appurtenant structures, such as garages, sheds, and septic systems may be built on the Property within a one-acre"Residential Envelope" located within the area identified as"Potential Future Home Site Area" on Exhibit A and outside of the stream buffers described in Paragraph 4 of this conservation easement. At the time construction of such dwelling and such appurtenant structures is to commence, Grantee shall be notified of the location of the designated "Residential Envelope" so that its records can be updated. Nothing about Orange County's participation in or the signing of this Deed of Easement constitutes zoning or subdivision approval or the permitting of these residential dwellings and their appurtenant structures. (d) Recreational Improvements—Grantor expressly reserves the right to engage in low impact, non-developed recreational activities requiring no surface alteration of the land and posing no threat to the Conservation Values set herein such as hunting, fishing, hiking and camping, and to control access of all persons for these purposes, except the general public shall not be allowed to participate in these activities; provided that these activities do not impact the protection and conservation of any animal habitat or other Conservation Values of the Property. However, under no circumstances shall golf courses, golf ranges, airstrips or helicopter pads be constructed,placed or permitted to remain on the Property. Nothing about Orange County's Page 7 of 18