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Stillhouse Creek Conservation Easement
<br />Draft 6/17/03
<br />repaired, reasonably enlarged and replaced at their current locations, as shown on
<br />Exhibit B, with the advance written approval of the Grantee.
<br />I. Signs. No signs shall be permitted in the Easement Area except interpretive signs
<br />describing restoration activities and the conservation values cif the Easement Area,
<br />signs identifying the owner of the Protected Property and the holder of the
<br />Conservation Easement, and signs giving directions or proscribing rules and
<br />regulations for the use of the Easement Area or for the adjacent County-owned land.
<br />J. Dumping. Dumping of soil, trash, ashes, garbage, waste, abandoned vehicles,
<br />appliance or machinery, or other material in the Easement Area is prohibited.
<br />K. Grading, Mineral Use, Excavation, Dredging. Except for the construction of
<br />bridges authorized under Paragraph H, there shall be no grading, filling, excavation,
<br />dredging, mining, or drilling; no removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock, peat,
<br />minerals, or other materials.
<br />L. Water Quality and Drainage Patterns. There shall be no diking, draining,
<br />dredging, channeling, filling, leveling, pumping, impounding or related activities, or
<br />altering or tampering with water control structures or devices, or disruption or
<br />alteration of the restored, enhanced, or created drainage patterns. In addition,
<br />diverting or causing or permitting the diversion of surface or underground water into,
<br />within or out of the easement area by any means, removal of wetlands, polluting or
<br />discharging into waters, springs, seeps, or wetlands, or use of pesticide or biocides is
<br />prohibited.
<br />M. Subdivision. Subdivision, partitioning, or dividing the Easement Area is prohibited.
<br />N. Development Rights. No development rights which have been encumbered or
<br />extinguished by this Conservation Easement shall be transferred pursuant to a
<br />transferable development rights scheme or cluster development arrangement or
<br />otherwise.
<br />The Grantee, and authorized representatives of the Grantee, shall have the right to enter
<br />the Easement Area and shall have the right of reasonable ingress and egress to the Easement Area
<br />over the Protected Property, at all reasonable times to undertake any activities to restore, manage,
<br />maintain, enhance, and monitor the wetland and riparian resources of the Easement Area. These
<br />activities include planting of trees, shrubs and herbaceous vegetation, installation of monitoring
<br />wells, utilization of heavy equipment to grade, fill, and prepare the soil, modification of the
<br />hydrology of the site, and installation of natural and manmade materials as needed to direct in-
<br />stream, above ground, and subterraneous water flow. In addition, the Grantee, and authorized
<br />representatives of the Grantee, shall have the right to enter the Easement Area and shall have the
<br />right of reasonable ingress and egress to the Easement Area over the Protected Property, at all
<br />reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting said property to determine if the Grantor is
<br />complying with the terms, conditions, restrictions, and purposes of this Conservation Easement.
<br />The easement rights granted herein do not include public access rights.
<br />The Grantor may request permission to vary from the above restrictions for good cause
<br />shown, provided that any such request is consistent with the purposes of this Conservation
<br />Easement. The Grantor shall not vary from the above restrictions without first obtaining written
<br />approval from the Wetlands Restoration Program, whose mailing address is 1619 Mail Services
<br />Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1619.
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