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BK 6875 PG 2094 DOC# 30116168 <br /> 2 . 8 Grazing. Grantors shall not graze or pasture domestic animals on any <br /> portion of the Easement Area for commercial purposes . This shall not prevent the grazing or <br /> pasturing of animals for Grantors' or their guests recreation, or used in connection with activities <br /> expressly allowed on the Easement Area. <br /> 2 . 9 Home Business . No commercial or industrial enterprise, other than a small <br /> home-based business or enterprise conducted by and in the home of a person residing on the <br /> Easement Area and consistent with the conservation values and interests of the Property, is <br /> allowed . Any such commercial or industrial use of the Grantors ' Easement Area must be <br /> authorized by Orange County zoning regulations and be consistent with permits required by and <br /> issued by Orange County under its laws and ordinances for such land uses . <br /> 2 . 10 Recreational Use. Consistent with the purpose of and the limitations <br /> contained in this Conservation Easement, Grantors shall have the right to engage in and permit <br /> others, whether or not for consideration, to engage in recreational uses of the Easement Area, <br /> including, but not limited to, hiking, camping, picnicking, horseback riding, non-motorized <br /> bicycling, lawful hunting and fishing, and other recreational uses that require no buildings, <br /> facilities, surface alteration or other development of the land so long as authorized by Orange <br /> County zoning regulations and consistent with permits required by and issued by Orange County <br /> under its laws and ordinances . Pursuit of wildlife by any form of motorized transportation is not <br /> allowed . Grantors reserve the right to promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations <br /> for all activities incident to recreational use of the Easement Area, including but not limited to <br /> the right to prohibit any recreational use that would permit destruction of other significant <br /> conservation value of the Easement Area. <br /> 2 . 11 Excavation . There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or <br /> drilling; no removal of topsoil , sand, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials ; and no <br /> change in the topography of the land in any manner except as necessary to allow (a) the <br /> construction of the improvements allowed above, (b) the maintenance of roads, hiking, <br /> horseback and non-motorized vehicle trails permitted hereunder, and (c) the combating erosion <br /> or flooding. <br /> 2 . 12 Destruction of Plants . Grantors shall have the right to cut and remove (a) <br /> diseased trees, shrubs, or other plants ; b) non-native or invasive trees, shrubs, or other plants ; and <br /> (c) to cut firebreaks . Grantors shall also have the right to cut and remove trees, shrubs, or other <br /> plants to accommodate the activities expressly allowed under this Conservation Easement. <br /> There shall be no additional removal , harvesting, destruction or cutting of native trees , shrubs or <br /> other plants . Except for use around improvements or in gardens there shall be no planting of <br /> non -native trees, shrubs , or other plants in the Easement Area . Furthermore, except to <br /> accommodate the activities expressly permitted in this easement, there shall be no use of <br /> fertilizers, plowing, introduction of non-native animals, or disturbance or change in the natural <br /> habitat in any manner. <br /> Page 7 of 26 <br /> Book 6875 <br />