OTHER-2024-093-Warranty Deed of conservation Easement for William Bruce Richmond

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BK 6875 PG 2093 DOC# 30116168 driveways , utilities and a well to serve the picnic shelter. The new construction shall be sited so as to cause minimal disturbance to the conservation values of the Easement Area . The location and design of the new construction shall be subject to the approval of the Grantee; Grantee agrees that if the location and design of the new building meets the above standards its approval shall not be unreasonable withheld . No other structures may be placed or constructed on the Easement Area . Furthermore, there shall be no constructing or placing of any recreational court , airplane landing strip, billboard or other advertising display, utility pole (other than those necessary to service the Easement Area's improvements), utility tower, conduit or line on or above the Easement Area . Outdoor lighting shall be placed and shielded so as to minimize the impact on surrounding areas . 2 . 5 Existing Improvements . Grantors shall have the right to maintain, remodel , and repair existing structures, water tanks, water wells, fences, utilities, and other improvements within the Easement Area, and in the event of their destruction, to reconstruct any such existing improvements with another of similar size, function, capacity, location and material so long as authorized by Orange County zoning regulations and consistent with permits required by and issued by Orange County under its laws and ordinances for such reconstruction . 2 . 6 Agricultural Use. Grantors shall have the right to ( 1 ) breed , raise, and pasture livestock in existing fields in the Easement Area, (ii ) to breed and raise bees, fish, poultry and other fowl in existing facilities on the Easement Area, and(iii) to plant, raise and harvest crops in existing fields in the Easement Area. Grantors may not establish or maintain any commercial feeder operation on the Easement Area, which is defined for the purpose of this easement as an intensive animal raising operation that takes place within a building and none of the feed is produced on the tract, and the processing is fully or partly automated . All agricultural uses must maintain a minimum stream buffer distance of 50 feet from the top bank of all streams . E 2 . 7 Timber Harvest. Grantors shall have the right to harvest timber from the Easement Area pursuant to a Forest Management Plan, to be updated at least every 10 years , that ' is prepared by a registered professional forester and reviewed by Grantee and that is designed to insure the maintenance of good quality, native growing stock of timber, while protecting soil stability, water quality and other conservation values of the Easement Area, including without limitation, riparian and wildlife habitat and scenic values . All timbering activities shall be conducted only in accordance with Best Management Practices guidelines for timber harvest and management as the same may be promulgated by law or regulation in the state of North Carolina and as adopted by the North Carolina organization of professional foresters, as amended from time4o-time and provided further that all such activities shall be either specifically approved by the Grantee or shall be in accordance with a Forest Management Plan which shall be in writing and approved by both Grantors and Grantee, and provided further that all timber roads shall be constructed of permeable materials and shall be no wider than twelve ( 12) feet. All forestry uses and timber practices must maintain a minimum stream buffer distance of 50 feet from the top bank of all streams Page 6 of 26 Book 6875