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5 . Recreational and Accessory Structures ; <br /> 6 . Farmstead . <br /> v . No more than one residential structure may be located in a farmstead <br /> building envelope for residential use . No more than three farmstead <br /> building envelopes for residential use may be included in one conservation <br /> easement. <br /> vi . If areas are excluded from the easement, they must be identified and <br /> removed from the acreage , and legal access must be shown to those sites . <br /> vile Use the most up-to-date aerial imagery to show current land use . <br /> Ville Include the PINs for each parcel on the map. <br /> ix. Projects funded through the Present-Use Value (PUV) Conservation <br /> Easement Program are required to follow those program rules . Additional <br /> restrictions on boundaries, parcels , and farmstead building envelopes will <br /> apply . <br /> • Easement-Holding Entity Review <br /> i . If the Grantee is not the easement-holding entity for the agricultural <br /> conservation easement, a qualifying entity must be submitted for review <br /> and approval . County governments, Soil and Water Conservation <br /> Districts, and land trusts are qualifying entities under this contract. <br /> i <br /> 4 . After NCDA&CS approves the AGZ Parcel Approval Form, the Grantee is required to submit a j <br /> budget and proof of secured local easement purchase funds . All budgets and proof of secured <br /> local easement purchase funds will be submitted via ShareFile . Below are the requirements for <br /> the budget and proof of secured local easement purchase funds : <br /> • Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Funds j <br /> L Select funding program <br /> 1 Standard Conservation Easement Appraisal Process <br /> 2 . Present-Use Value (PUV) Conservation Easement Program j <br /> ii . Determine easement purchase value through evidence-based methods <br /> 1 . PUV Conservation Easement Program must use a current-year tax <br /> card <br /> 2 . Grantees are highly encouraged to order a qualifying appraisal , per <br /> the Appraisal Requirements and Checklist for Conservation <br /> Easement Programs, before submission of the AGZ Parcel <br /> Approval Form . Otherwise, the Grantee may refer to the current <br /> version of the Conservation Easement Application Budget j <br /> Instructions for acceptable estimated easement purchase value j <br /> methods . <br /> iii . Identify all sources of easement purchase funds <br /> l . The full easement purchase value, including cash and in-kind <br /> sources, must be accounted for in the easement purchase line item . <br /> 2 . Easement purchase funds from the ADFP Trust Fund and the <br /> qualifying local source must be equal. <br /> -202 3 <br />