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Draft #4 clemi (9/14/04) <br />16. Signs <br />20 <br />No new signs shall be permitted on the Property except interpretive signs describing <br />activities and conservation values of the Property, signs identifying the owner of the Property and <br />the holder of the Conservation Easement, and signs giving directions or proscribing rules and <br />regulations for the use of the Property. All signs permitted on the Property shall conform to <br />applicable Orange County zoning, subdivision and building code regulations. <br />17.. Ongoing Responsibilities of Grantors and Grantee <br />Other than as specified herein, this Conservation Easement is not intended to impose any <br />legal or other responsibility on Grantee, or in any way to affect any existing obligation of the <br />Grantors as owners of the Property. Among other things, this shall apply to: <br />(a) Taxes -- The Grantors shall continue to be solely responsible for payment of all <br />taxes and assessments levied against the Property, If Grantee is ever required to pay any taxes or <br />assessments on its interest in the Property, the Grantors will reimburse Grantee for the same. <br />(b) Upkeep and Maintenance -- The Grantors retain al] responsibilities and shall bear <br />all costs and liability of any kind related to the ownership, operation, and upkeep and <br />maintenance of the Property, including the maintenance of adequate comprehensive general <br />liability insurance coverage. Grantee shall have no obligation for' the upkeep or maintenance of <br />the Property. Grantors will remain responsible for upkeep, maintenance, and repairs to any <br />impoundments located on the Property. <br />(c) Z,iability and htdemniftcation -- Grantors agree to indemnify and hold Grantee <br />harmless from any and all costs, claims or liability, including but not limited to reasonable <br />attorneys' fees arising from any personal injury, accidents, negligence or damage relating to the <br />Property, or any claim thereof, unless due to the negligence of Grantee or agents of Grantee, in <br />which case liability shall be as provided by law.. Irr addition, Grantors agree to maintain liability <br />insurance covering the Property with the limits as follows: $300,000, $.300,000 personal injury; <br />and $.300,000 property damage; and warrant that Grantee is and will remain a named insured on <br />Grantors' Property insurance policies covering the Property. Grantors shall provide Grantee with <br />a certificate of insurance coverage on the effective date of this Conservation Easement and within <br />10 days of each insurance renewal date. <br />18, Extinguishment of Development Rights <br />Except as otherwise reserved to the Grantors in this Conservation Easement, the parties <br />agree that all development rights appurtenant to the Property are hereby released, terminated and <br />extinguished, and may not be used on or transferred to any portion of'tlre Property as it now or <br />hereafter maybe bounded or described, or used or transferred to any other property adjacent or <br />otherwise, nor used for the purpose of calculating permissible lot yield of the Property or any <br />other property. <br />