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Page 10 of 19 <br />12. Road Construction <br />Construction and maintenance of farm roads that may be reasonably necessary and <br />incidental to carrying out the improvements and uses permitted on the Protected Property by this <br />Conservation Easement are permitted. No roads constructed on the Protected Property shall be <br />paved or otherwise covered with concrete, asphalt, or any other impervious material, without the <br />advance written permission of the Grantees. For purposes of this Conservation Easement gravel <br />roads shall not be considered impervious. Grantees shall not give such permission unless the <br />Grantees determine 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 Protected Property. <br />13. Dumping and Trash <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-farm use) and agricultural equipment used on the <br />Protected Property is allowable, so long as such storage is done outside the stream buffers as <br />described in Paragraph 4 and identified on Exhibit A, and 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 Protected Property. <br />14. Water Rights <br />Grantor shall retain and reserve the right, consistent with federal, State and local laws and <br />regulations, to use any appurtenant water rights sufficient to maintain the agricultural <br />productivity of the Protected Property. Grantor shall not transfer, encumber, lease, sell or <br />otherwise separate such water rights from title to the Protected Property itself. <br />15. Natural Resource Restoration and Enhancement Activities <br />Notwithstanding any terms contained within this Conservation Easement, Grantor 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 Protected Property, that are consistent <br />with the Conservation Values of this Conservation Easement and subject to the written approval <br />of the Grantees and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. <br />16. Signs <br />No new signs shall be permitted on the Protected Property except interpretive signs <br />describing activities and Conservation Values of the Protected Property, signs identifying the <br />owner of the Protected Property and the holder of the Conservation Easement, and signs giving <br />directions or proscribing rules and regulations for the use of the Protected Property. All signs <br />permitted on the Protected Property shall conform to applicable Orange County zoning, <br />subdivision and building code regulations. <br />16