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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 7 of 21 <br />7. Procedure to Construct Buildings and Other Improvements <br /> <br />The Grantor’s right to construct or reconstruct buildings and other improvements are <br />described in subparagraphs (a) through (f) below. Any construction or reconstruction not <br />permitted below, or not previously approved by Grantee, is prohibited. Before undertaking any <br />construction or reconstruction that requires advance permission, the Grantor shall notify Grantee <br />and obtain written permission. All construction or reconstruction is subject to Orange County <br />zoning regulations and must be consistent with permits required by and issued by Orange County <br />under its laws and ordinances for such construction activities. <br /> <br />(a) Fences -- Existing fences may be repaired and replaced, and new fences may be <br />built on the Property for purposes of reasonable and customary management of livestock and <br />wildlife or to fence off the perimeter of the Property without any further permission of Grantee. <br /> <br />(b) Structures & Improvements – Structures, improvements, roads as described in <br />Paragraph 12, and other impervious surfaces located on the Property, shall not exceed 2 percent <br />of the total area of the Property, with allowances for existing structure and improvements. <br /> <br />Grantor reserves the right to install on the Property minor unroofed or temporary roofed <br />structures necessary or appropriate to permitted agriculture and agritourism provided that these <br />structures are designed and located in a manner that does not detract from the substantially <br />unbuilt character of the protected Property. Examples include gates, barriers, livestock <br />enclosures, kiosks, yurts, tents, and high tunnels. Grantor reserves the right to install a pervious <br />parking area on the Property. <br /> <br />Existing structures, including existing agricultural structures and existing improvements, <br />may be repaired, reasonably enlarged and replaced at their current locations within the <br />“Farmstead Areas,” as shown on Exhibit A, without further permission from Grantee. New <br />buildings, including barns, sheds and other structures and improvements to be used primarily for <br />agricultural purposes (including the processing or sale of farm products predominantly grown or <br />raised on the Property) may be built on the Property without any further permission of Grantee <br />provided they are located in the "Farmstead Areas." <br /> <br />Structures, improvements and other impervious surfaces located in the “Farmstead <br />Areas,” including those existing on the date of this Conservation Easement, shall not exceed 10 <br />percent of the total area of the “Farmstead Areas” or result in exceeding the 2 percent total <br />impervious limit on the Property. Impervious surface shall be defined as any material which <br />covers land and inhibits the percolation of water directly into the soil, including, but not limited <br />to, buildings, roofing, the area covered by permanent or nonpermanent structures, macadam and <br />pavement, concrete, paved and stone driveways, roads, and parking areas, including both <br />existing and proposed structures which are either permanent or temporary. Rock, gravel, and <br />other such small stone products that allow for percolation of water into the soil are not <br />considered to be impervious surfaces and therefore are not considered under the impervious <br />surface limits under the definition of such within this easement. <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: F68C289B-897D-4E9C-8B77-C5477012992E