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<br />NCLWF Property CE Template – rev. Oct 2023 <br />5 of 18 <br /> <br /> <br />maintained and replaced as necessary as maintenance of the road or trail. All necessary care shall <br />be taken to maintain existing roads and trails in a manner so as not to impair any Conservation <br />Values. Existing roads and trails shall not be realigned without the prior written approval of <br />Fund. <br /> <br />D. Parking Area , Access Road, and Vault Toilet. Grantor reserves the right to <br />construct and maintain a parking area for up to ten (10) cars and an associated access road. <br />Grantor further reserves the right to construct and maintain a vault toilet within the parking area. <br />The parking area and vault toilet must be located a minimum of 100 feet from the top of the bank <br />of all surface waters. Grantor must receive written approval of Fund prior to the construction, <br />paving, or realignment of the parking area, access road or vault toilet. All necessary care shall be <br />taken to construct and maintain the parking area, access road, and vault toilet in a manner so as <br />not to impair any Conservation Values either during or after construction. <br /> <br />E. Motorized Vehicles. Grantor reserves the right to use motorized vehicles on <br />allowed roads and trails for management, maintenance, or stewardship purposes. Grantor further <br />reserves the right to allow motorized vehicles on existing and new roads and parking area for the <br />purpose of public access. <br /> <br />F. New Natural Surface Trails. Grantor reserves the right to construct and maintain <br />new natural surface trails for the purpose of hiking. All natural surface trails must be located a <br />minimum distance of fifty (50) feet from the top of the bank of all surface water, unless such <br />locations are physically impracticable, and must be located so as not to impair the Conservation <br />Values. Natural surface trails may include stream crossings, provided they are permitted by all <br />applicable regulatory authorities. When required by the terrain, natural surface trails may include <br />boardwalks, ramps, and handrails to the extent necessary. All natural surface trail construction <br />involving soil disturbance must follow best practices for sustainable trail design and construction <br />and must have prior written approval of Fund. All necessary care shall be taken to construct and <br />maintain natural surface trails in a manner so as not to impair any Conservation Values either <br />during or after construction. Fund shall have the authority to require the closure of any natural <br />surface trail that is detrimental to any Conservation Values. All realignments of natural surface <br />trails are subject to the requirements of this Paragraph. <br /> <br />G. New Paved Trails. Grantor reserves the right to construct and maintain new <br />paved trails for the purpose of non-motorized recreation. All paved trails must be located a <br />minimum distance of fifty (50) feet from the top of the bank of all surface water, unless such <br />locations are physically impracticable, and must be located so as not to impair the Conservation <br />Values. Paved trails may include stream crossings, provided they are permitted by all applicable <br />regulatory authorities. When required by the terrain, paved trails may include boardwalks, ramps, <br />and handrails to the extent necessary. All paved trail construction involving soil disturbance must <br />follow best practices for sustainable trail design and construction and must have prior written <br />approval of Fund. All necessary care shall be taken to construct and maintain paved trails in a <br />manner so as not to impair any Conservation Values either during or after construction. Fund <br />shall have the authority to require the closure of any paved trail that is detrimental to any <br />Docusign Envelope ID: F21173B5-89BA-402D-A035-40030539EB5E