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purpose of calculating permissible lot yield of the Protected Property or any other property by anyone including the
<br />Grantor and Grantee.
<br />1.4. Compliance with other Regulatory Requirements. The Grantor is responsible for complying with any and all
<br />additional permits or regulation to use or develop the Protected Property under the terms of this Easement,
<br />including City or County, State of North Carolina or Federal requirements, regardless of any
<br />reserved rights or permissions contained in this Easement Document.
<br />ARTICLE II. PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES
<br />2.1. Subdivision. Separate conveyance of a portion of the Protected Property, subdivision, partitioning or dividing the
<br />Protected Property is prohibited except as designated in Paragraph 3.4(c).
<br />2.2. Industrial and Commercial Use. Industrial and commercial use ofthe Protected Property and access therefore is
<br />prohibited. This restriction does not prohibit the use of the Protected Property or construction of improvements
<br />primarily for agricultural, horticultural, forestry, silvicultural, lawful and customary rural enterprises, such as, but
<br />not limited to, a winery, bed and breakfast, saw mills, farm machinery repair enterprises and non-developed
<br />recreational purposes as more specifically defined herein. Conducting customary rural commercial enterprises on
<br />any other part of the Property is not permitted without the advance written permission of the Grantee in each
<br />instance. The Grantee shall not give such permission unless the Grantee determines that the proposed use will not
<br />substantially diminish or impair the conservation values of the Property.
<br />2.3. Mining. There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or drilling, removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock,
<br />peat, minerals, hydrocarbons or other materials, and no change in the topography of the land in any manner except
<br />as necessary for the purpose of farming operations or combating erosion of flooding and as reasonably necessary
<br />for any permitted maintenance, construction or reconstruction on the Protected
<br />2.4. Dumping and Trash. Dumping or storage of soil, trash, refuse, debris, ashes, garbage, waste, abandoned vehicles
<br />or parts, appliances, machinery, or hazardous substances, or toxic or hazardous waste, is prohibited with the
<br />exception of agricultural products, byproducts (including the composting of biodegradable materials for on-farm
<br />use) and agricultural equipment used on the Protected Property, so long as such storage is done in accordance with
<br />all applicable government laws and regulations and in such a manner so as to not impair the Conservation Values
<br />of the Protected Property.
<br />2.5. Signage. Display to the public of billboards, signs or advertisements is prohibited on or over the Protected
<br />Property, except to state the name of the property and its farmland status, including its easement status, the name
<br />and address of the occupant, to advertise an on-site activity, and to advertise the property for sale or rent, as
<br />allowed by the Sign Ordinance set forth in the City -County Unified Development Ordinance. Grantor shall be
<br />permitted to erect no trespassing signs, traffic or directional signs or warning signs as may be expedient and to post
<br />the property.
<br />ARTICLE HI. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RETAINED BY GRANTOR
<br />Notwithstanding any provisions of this Easement to the contrary, the Grantor reserves to and for themselves and their
<br />successors all customary rights and privileges of ownership, including the rights to sell, lease, and devise the Protected
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