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McKee Agricultural Consetvatiotz Easement <br />Draft #4 (BOCC) <br />~~ <br />Conservation Easement are permitted.. No roads constnrcted 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 sul?ject to impervious surface <br />requirements in Paragraph 7,. <br />13. Dumping and T~ ash <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-fazm 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 />1.5. Natural Resource Restoration atul 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 NRCS, <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 and <br />the bolder 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 conforn~ to <br />applicable Orange County zoning, subdivision and building code regulations. <br />Page 10 of 18 <br />