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Orange County, NC 20180815000156930 Bk: 6509 Pg: 103 8 / 20 <br />12 <br />(f) Utility Services and Septic Systems — Installation, maintenance, repair, <br />replacement, removal and relocation of electric, gas, and water facilities, septic systems, sewer <br />lines and /or other public or private utilities, including for solar energy generation and including <br />telephone or other communication services over or under the Property for the purpose of <br />providing electrical, gas, water, sewer, or other utilities to serve improvements on the Property <br />permitted herein, and the right to grant easements over and under the Property for such purposes, <br />is permitted. Grantor shall not permit or grant easements for utility transmission or distribution <br />facilities or systems without the written consent of the Grantee. Maintenance, repair or <br />improvement of a septic system(s) or other underground sanitary system that exists on the <br />Property at the time of this Conservation Easement, or the construction of a septic or other <br />underground sanitary system, for the benefit of any of the improvements permitted herein is <br />permitted within the area identified and marked as "Farmstead Area" on Exhibit A. If it is <br />determined that the existing septic system for the existing residence is located outside of the <br />Farmstead Area, such location will not be considered inconsistent with this Conservation <br />Easement. All other utilities are prohibited on the Property. Cellular communication towers or <br />structures are prohibited on the Property. <br />8. Subdivision <br />The Property may not be divided, subdivided or partitioned, nor conveyed except in its current <br />configuration as an entity. <br />9. Conservation Practices <br />All agricultural operations on the Property shall be conducted in a manner consistent with <br />the requirements of this Conservation Easement and a Conservation Plan prepared in <br />consultation with NRCS and approved by the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation <br />District. This Conservation Plan shall be developed using the standards and specifications of the <br />NRCS Field Office Technical Guide and 7 CFR Part 12 that are in effect on the date of execution <br />of this Conservation Easement, The Grantor may, however, develop and implement a <br />Conservation Plan that proposes a higher level of conservation and is consistent with the NRCS <br />Field Office Technical Guide standards and specifications. Copies of the Conservation Plan shall <br />be kept on file in the office of the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District and shall be <br />provided to the Grantor and Grantee. The Conservation Plan may be updated from time to time <br />by mutual agreement of the NRCS and the Grantor. NRCS and the Grantee shall have the right <br />to enter upon the Property, with advance notice to the Grantor, in order to monitor compliance <br />with the Conservation Plan. <br />In the event of noncompliance with the Conservation Plan, the Grantee shall work with <br />the Grantor to explore methods of compliance. Grantor shall be given a reasonable amount of <br />time, not to exceed twelve months, to take corrective action. If the Grantor does not comply with <br />the Conservation Plan, NRCS will inform the Grantee of the Grantor's non - compliance. <br />Following receipt of written notification from NRCS that (a) there is a substantial, ongoing event <br />or circumstance of non - compliance with the Conservation Plan, (b) NRCS has worked with the <br />Grantor to correct such noncompliance, and (c) Grantor has exhausted their appeal rights under <br />Page 8 of 20 <br />