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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 21 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This instrument prepared by and return to: John Roberts, Orange County Attorney, <br /> P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Excise Tax: $411.00 <br /> <br />STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE <br /> <br />WARRANTY DEED OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT <br /> <br />This Warranty Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement ("Conservation Easement") <br />is granted on this ____ day of December, 2025, by RambleRill Properties, LLC, a North <br />Carolina limited liability company having an address of 5407 Spring House Lane, Chapel Hill, <br />NC 27516 (referred to as "Grantor"), to ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, having an <br />address of Post Office Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 (referred to as “Grantee”). <br /> <br />WHEREAS: <br /> <br />Grantor is the sole owner in fee simple, of certain farm property, which consists of <br />approximately 28.337 acres of land, located in Chapel Hill Township, Orange County, North <br />Carolina and identified as Lot 1 and Lot 2 on the plat of property titled “Conservation Easement <br />Plat, Property of RambleRill Properties LLC” prepared by Freehold Land Surveys, Inc., which <br />plat is recorded at Plat Book _____, Page _____, Orange County Registry (hereafter referred to <br />as “the Recorded Plat”) and further identified as having Orange County PINs #: 9861279688 <br />[“Lot 2”] and 9861287047 [“Lot 1”] exclusive of the portions thereof within the right-of-way of <br />Arthur Minnis Road [NCSR 1113] (collectively referred to herein as the “Property”). The <br />Property includes buildings and other improvements, which are shown on Exhibit A, attached <br />hereto and incorporated herein. <br /> <br />The Property consists primarily of productive agricultural land. The majority of the soils <br />on the Property have been classified as "prime" or “statewide important” soils by the Natural <br />Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, (also referred to as <br />“NRCS” or “the United States.”) It is the primary purpose of this Conservation Easement to <br />protect the agricultural soils and agricultural viability and productivity of the Property. <br /> <br />The Property also includes outstanding woodland and riparian habitats for a variety of <br />wildlife species of importance to the Grantor, the people of Orange County and the people of <br />Docusign Envelope ID: F68C289B-897D-4E9C-8B77-C5477012992E