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Orange County, NC 20180815000156930 Bk: 6509 Pg: 102 7 / 20 <br />11 <br />(a) Fences — Existing fences may be repaired and replaced, and new fences may be <br />built on the Property for purposes of reasonable and customary management of livestock and <br />wildlife or to fence off the perimeter of the Property or the perimeter of the stream buffer without <br />any further permission of the Grantee. <br />(b) Access Path — Grantor expressly reserves the right to maintain a mowed path no <br />more than eight (8) feet in width and a small tractor turnaround within the stream buffer to serve <br />as an access between pastures. <br />(c) Structures & Improvements — There are several structures existing on the Property <br />as of the date of this Agricultural Conservation Easement, as shown on Exhibit A. Existing <br />structures, including agricultural structures and existing improvements, may be repaired, <br />reasonably enlarged, and replaced at their current locations within the "Farmstead Area" as <br />shown Exhibit A, without further permission from the Grantee. New buildings, including barns, <br />sheds and other structures and improvements to be used primarily for agricultural purposes <br />(including the processing or sale of farm products predominantly grown or raised on the <br />Property) may be built on the Property without any further permission of the Grantee provided <br />they are located in the "Farmstead Area," as shown on Exhibit A. <br />Any new buildings, structures or improvements proposed for locations outside the <br />"Farmstead Area" shall be for agricultural purposes only and may be built only with the advance <br />written permission of the Grantee. The Grantee shall not give such permission unless they <br />determine that the proposed building, structure or improvement would not diminish or impair the <br />Conservation Values of the Property or otherwise be inconsistent with this Conservation <br />Easement. <br />(d) Single- Family Residential Dwellings — One residential dwelling exists on the <br />Property located within the "Farmstead Area," identified on Exhibit A. All appurtenant <br />structures and facilities such as garages, sheds, and septic systems for this existing residential <br />dwelling shall be contained within the "Farmstead Area." Additional residential structures are <br />prohibited on the Property. Nothing about Orange County's participation in or the sighing of this <br />Conservation Easement constitutes zoning or subdivision approval or the permitting of <br />residential dwelling and their appurtenant structures. <br />(e) Recreational Improvements — Grantor expressly reserves the right to engage in <br />low impact, non - developed recreational activities requiring no surface alteration of the land and <br />posing no threat to the Conservation Values set herein such as hunting, fishing, hiking and <br />camping, and to control access of all persons for these purposes, except the general public shall <br />not be allowed to participate in these activities; provided that these activities do not impact the <br />protection and conservation of any animal habitat or other Conservation Values of the Property. <br />However, under no circumstances shall golf courses, golf ranges, airstrips or helicopter pads be <br />constructed, placed or permitted to remain on the Property. Nothing about Orange County's <br />participation in or the signing of this Conservation Easement constitutes zoning or the permitting <br />of these recreational improvements and their appurtenant structures. <br />Page 7 of 20 <br />