Item 8-c - Resolution of Approval – Conservation Easement on Walker Farm and Approval of Budget Amendment #4-A

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12 Cattle and other livestock are allowed to exist and to graze on the Protected Property, except within a 600-foot-wide stream buffer along North Fork Little River, which is 300 feet wide on either side of the stream as measured from the center of the stream and perpendicular to the stream, as well as 600-foot-wide stream buffer along the unnamed tributary of North Fork Little River, which is 300 feet wide on either side of the stream as measured from the center of the stream and perpendicular to the stream. The location of both stream buffers are identified and marked on Exhibit A. Exhibit A is a copy of a GIS rendering of the Protected Property, the original of which will be maintained with the Baseline Documentation Report at the office of the Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation and the Eno River Association. Fencing intended to keep cattle and other livestock out of the above mentioned stream buffers shall be installed before livestock is brought onto the Protected Property. The aforementioned 600-foot-wide stream buffer shall be restricted from any development that would impair or interfere with the Conservation Values of the Protected Property. S. Right to Privacy Grantor retains the right to privacy and the right to exclude any member of the public from trespassing on the Protected Property. This Conservation Easement does not create any rights of the public in, on or to the Protected Property. 6 Right to Use the Property for Customary Rural Enterprises Grantor retains the right to use a portion of the Protected Property within a"Farmstead Area"no greater than five (5) acres, the location of which will be determined when such area is needed. The location will require approval by Grantees. The "Farmstead Area" can be used for otherwise lawful and customary rural enterprises, such as, but not limited to, farm machinery repair, sawmill, firewood distribution,bed and breakfast, farm stand, or educational programs so long as such activities are a) consistent with Orange County zoning regulations and permits required by and issued by Orange County under its laws and ordinances as they exist now and as they may be amended from time to time, and b) are conducted in buildings otherwise permitted under this Conservation Easement in a manner that is consistent with the conservation purposes of this Conservation Easement, and c) are subordinate to the agricultural and residential use of the Protected Property. Conducting customary rural enterprises on any other part of the Protected Property is not permitted without the advance written permission of the Grantees in each instance. Grantees shall not give such permission unless the Grantees determine that the proposed use will not diminish or impair the Conservation Values of the Protected Property. The parties expressly agree that enterprises that market petroleum or chemical products are prohibited, and that commercial feed lots for cattle or other meat animals are also prohibited. 7. Procedure to Construct Buildings and Other Improvements The Grantor's rights to construct or reconstruct buildings and other improvements are described in subparagraphs (a)through (f)below. Any construction or reconstruction not Page 6 of 19