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Hill CE <br />12. Road Construction <br />Draft 11/16/2017 <br />16 <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 Property by this <br />Conservation Easement are permitted. No roads constructed on the Property shall be paved or <br />otherwise covered with concrete, asphalt, or any other impervious material, without the advance <br />written permission of the Grantee. For purposes of this Conservation Easement gravel roads <br />shall not be considered impervious. Grantee shall not give such permission unless the Grantee <br />determines that the proposed paving, or covering of the soil, or the location of any such road, will <br />not diminish or impair the Conservation Values of the Property. <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 outside the stream buffers as described in <br />Paragraph 4 and identified on Exhibit A, and in accordance with all applicable government laws <br />and regulations and in such a manner so as to not impair the Conservation Values of the <br />Property. <br />14. Water Rights <br />Grantor shall retain and reserve the right, consistent with federal, State and local laws and <br />regulations, to use any appurtenant water rights sufficient to maintain the agricultural <br />productivity of the Property. Grantor shall not transfer, encumber, lease, sell or otherwise <br />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, Grantor 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 the <br />Grantee and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. <br />16. Signs <br />No new signs shall be permitted on the Property except interpretive signs describing <br />activities and Conservation Values of the Property, signs identifying the owner of the Property <br />and the holder of the Conservation Easement, and signs giving directions or proscribing rules and <br />regulations for the use of the Property. All signs permitted on the Property shall conform to <br />applicable Orange County zoning, subdivision and building code regulations. <br />Page 10 of 18 <br />