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easements program. A waiver of' any restriction m ; be granted only i:,)on approval by the Board in writing. A. Residences permitted on the land from which conservation easements have been conveyed are existing dwellings and the replacement of existing dwellings. No more than three (3) dwellings will be permitted on the property included in the purchase, lease or donation of conservation easements. Request for additional dwellings shall be considered on a case by case basis. B. All permitted non - agricultural structures shall, when feasible, be located in the immediate vicinity of existing structures, described as the homestead or curtilage, as reasonable expansions of the homestead or cartilage or on the area(s) of the property of least productive capability. Such permitted structures shall, when feasible, utilize existing or common driveways, lanes or right of ways. C. The extraction of.minerals by surface mining . and extraction and removal of topsoil from the property are prohibited. The extraction of subsurface or deep - trained minerals, including natural gas and oil, and the non - commercial extraction of minerals - including limestone, shale and other minerals shall be permitted, as long as the removal activity does not significantly diminish the agricultural potential of the land. D. Use of the property for dumping, storage, processing, or landfill of non- agricultural solid waste generated off-site-is prohibited. Land application of biosolids is acceptable. E. Use of the property for dumping, storage, processing, or landfill of hazardous or nuclear waste is prohibited. F. Signs, billboard, and outdoor advertising structures may not be displayed on the property except to state the name of the property, the name and address of the occupant, to advertise an on -site activity and to advertise the property for sale or rent, as allowed by the Buncombe County sign ordinance: G. Agricultural land will be managed.in accordance with sound soil and water conservation practices in a manner which will not destroy or substantially or irretrievably diminish the productive capability of the property. H. County officials shall have the right to enforce these restrictions by injunction and all other appropriate proceedings allowable by law. Representatives of the County may enter upon the property for the purposes of inspection concerning compliance with the Conservation Agreement Program. X. The County will hold the conservation easements in public trust for farmland preservation and/or open space purposes and will. not voluntarily assign these rights except to another organization bound to hold such rights for the same purposes.