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9 <br /> Grantors hereby voluntarily grant and convey to the Grantee all development rights for <br /> the Property, except as otherwise reserved and provided by the terms of this Conservation <br /> Easement, that are now or hereafter inherent in the Property. The parties agree that such <br /> development rights are terminated and extinguished, and may not be used on or transmitted to <br /> any portion of the Property, as it now or hereafter may be bounded or described, or used or <br /> transferred to any other property adjacent or otherwise, nor used for the purpose of calculating <br /> permissible lot yield of the Property or any other property. <br /> 2. Statement of Purpose <br /> It is the primary purpose of this Agricultural Conservation Easement to enable the <br /> Property to remain in agricultural use by preserving and protecting its agricultural soils and <br /> agricultural viability and productivity. Except as specifically permitted herein,no activity that <br /> would impair the actual or potential agricultural use of the Property shall be permitted. To the <br /> extent that the preservation and protection of the natural, historic,recreational, habitat or scenic <br /> values referenced in this Conservation Easement are consistent with the primary purposes stated <br /> above, it is within the purpose of this Conservation Easement to also protect those values, and no <br /> activity that would significantly impair those values shall be permitted. <br /> As authorized in the Uniform Conservation and Historic Preservation Act,N.C. Gen. <br /> Stat. § 121-34 et seq., this Conservation Easement is perpetual; It restricts the Grantors' property <br /> in perpetuity; and it is enforceable by Grantee against the Grantors, their representatives, heirs, <br /> successors and assigns, lessees, agents, and licensees. <br /> 3. Rights and Responsibilities Retained by Grantors <br /> Notwithstanding any provisions of this Conservation Easement to the contrary, the <br /> Grantors reserve to and for themselves and their successors all customary rights and privileges of <br /> ownership, including the rights to sell, lease, and devise the Property,provided such transaction <br /> is subject to the terms of this Conservation Easement and written notice is provided to Grantee, <br /> together with any rights not specifically prohibited by or limited by this Conservation Easement, <br /> and consistent with this Conservation Easement. Unless otherwise specified below, nothing in <br /> this Conservation Easement shall require Grantors to take any action to restore the condition of <br /> the Property after any natural disaster or other event over which they had no control. Grantors <br /> understand that nothing in this Deed of Conservation Easement relieves them of any obligation <br /> or restriction on the use of the Property imposed by law. <br /> 4. Right to Farm <br /> Grantors retain the right to farm, or to permit others to farm the Property, consistent with <br /> the conservation values of the Property and in accordance with applicable local, state and federal <br /> laws and regulations. <br /> Subject to the terms of this Conservation Easement, farming, grazing, horticultural and <br /> animal husbandry operations are permitted only if conducted consistent with Best Management <br /> Page 4 of 21 <br />