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16 <br /> (ii) Minor Struetures — Subject to the impervious surface area limitations set <br /> forth above, Grantor reserves the right to install minor, small-scale structures that <br /> are not served by utilities,with a height of no more than sixteen(16) feet measured <br /> from the original average grade of the structure's locus to the ridgeline, chimneys <br /> included,to enhance the opportunity for uses expressly permitted in Sections 2(A), <br /> 2(B), and 2(C). No minor structure outside the Farmstead Envelope shall have a <br /> footprint exceeding 100 square feet. <br /> Notwithstanding the foregoing, Grantor reserves the right to locate Removable <br /> Minor Improvements on the Property outside the Farmstead Envelope, provided <br /> that their location and use do not permit the destruction of any "significant <br /> conservation interest" as that phrase is used in Reg. Section 1.170A-14(e)(2), <br /> Income tax regs. or otherwise conflict with the conservation purposes of this <br /> Conservation Easement, and provided that the following applies to Removable <br /> Minor Improvements: <br /> (a) Removable Minor Improvement are not subject to the impervious <br /> square footage limitations set forth in this subsection 2(13)(ii). <br /> Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a Removable Minor <br /> Improvement is, or is intended to be, located on the property outside of <br /> the Farmstead Envelope for more than fourteen (14) consecutive days, <br /> then: (i) Grantor shall give notice to Grantee of the location and <br /> identification of the Removable Minor Improvement, and(ii)the square <br /> footage of the footprint of such Removable Minor Improvement shall <br /> be included in and subject to the impervious surface area limitation set <br /> forth in this subsection 2(D)(ii)for minor structures. Removable Minor <br /> Improvements are prohibited in the Water Quality Buffer. <br /> (b) For purposes of this Conservation Easement, "Removable Minor <br /> Improvement" means structures without permanent foundations and/or <br /> utilities, that are easily assembled, disassembled, and moved without <br /> heavy equipment, that are in fact removed from the Property <br /> periodically or seasonally,whose disturbance to vegetation and wildlife <br /> is minimal, and that are intended: for agricultural use; for horticultural <br /> use; and to support Agritourism and other uses permitted pursuant to <br /> Section 2(C). By way of example, without limitation, Removable <br /> Minor Improvements includes: "high tunnel"or"hoop houses" or other <br /> similar floorless, framed structures that cover crops or vegetation that <br /> are periodically removed to expose the soil surface; hunting and <br /> observation blinds; movable livestock sheds; and special event tents. <br /> (c) For purposes of this Conservation Easement, the term "Removable <br /> Minor Improvement" shall include recreational vehicles, campers, and <br /> other similar self-propelled or towed vehicles (each, a "Recreational <br /> Vehicle"),provided that the Recreational Vehicle: <br /> 10 <br />