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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 9 of 21 <br />and handrails to the extent necessary. Grantor may also construct and maintain park benches, <br />litter receptacles, and trail/feature signs along natural surface trails. All necessary care shall be <br />taken to construct and maintain such features and natural surface trails in a manner so as not to <br />impair any Conservation Values either during or after construction. <br />Grantor reserves the right to maintain existing unpaved roads and trails on the Property. These <br />roads and trails shall not be paved or covered with asphalt, but gravel and permanent vegetation <br />may be used to stabilize them. Associated ditches, culverts, and bridges may be maintained and <br />replaced as necessary as maintenance of the road or trail. All necessary care shall be taken to <br />maintain existing roads and trails in a manner so as not to impair any Conservation Values. <br />Grantor reserves the right, with written permission of the Grantee, to construct and maintain <br />bridges or other stream crossings up to 8 feet wide across streams on the Property, provided such <br />crossings are connected to trails permitted herein, constructed in a way as to maximize water <br />quality protection, and permitted by all applicable regulatory authorities. The number and width <br />of stream crossings must be minimized. <br /> <br />(f) Utility Services and Septic Systems -- Installation, maintenance, repair, <br />replacement, removal and relocation of electric, gas, and water facilities, sewer lines and/or other <br />public or private utilities, including telephone or other communication services over or under the <br />Property for the purpose of providing electrical, gas, water, sewer, or other utilities to serve <br />improvements on the Property permitted herein, and the right to grant easements over and under <br />the Property for such purposes, is permitted. Grantor shall not permit or grant easements for <br />utility transmission or distribution facilities or systems without the written consent of the parties <br />Grantee. Maintenance, repair or improvement of a septic system(s) or other underground <br />sanitary system that exists on the Property at the time of this Conservation Easement, or the <br />construction of a septic or other underground sanitary system, for the benefit of any of the <br />improvements permitted herein, is permitted. Grantor reserves the right to dig new wells. Grantor <br />reserves the right to install, repair, and replace irrigation lines supplying agricultural operations. <br /> <br />Grantor may construct, install, operate, maintain, repair, and replace facilities that <br />generate energy without depleting its source, such as solar, wind, geothermal, and movement of <br />water (collectively, “Renewable Energy Projects”), provided that they are located and designed <br />in a manner to prevent soil erosion and prevent damage to plant communities and wildlife habitat <br />and in a manner that does not detract from the substantially unbuilt character of the protected <br />Property. <br /> <br />8. Subdivision <br /> <br />The Property comprises two parcels under common ownership. The further subdivision <br />of the Property, including its partition, is prohibited. This prohibition applies regardless of how <br />many separately described parcels are contained in Property. Further, both parcels (Lot 1 and Lot <br />2) must remain under common ownership. <br /> <br />9. Conservation Practices <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: F68C289B-897D-4E9C-8B77-C5477012992E