Common use of Structures and Improvements Clause in Contracts

Structures and Improvements. 1. No house, garage, barn, mobile homes, or other structures or buildings shall be constructed or placed on the Protected Property except as needed to carry out activities permitted by this Conservation Easement and as specifically allowed for in the approved Concept Plan and Master Plan or specially permitted by Section IV of this agreement. 2. No poles, antenna, lights, towers, utility lines, piping, water towers or any other temporary or permanent structures shall be constructed or installed on the Protected Property except as needed to carry out activities permitted by this Conservation Easement or as specifically allowed for in the approved Master Plan, unless permitted by Section IV. of this agreement. Utilities existing on the property prior to November 2014 may be maintained by the Buyer. 3. New sanitary and storm sewers and electric and gas lines, not presently existing and needed to serve the Protected Property or other properties nearby may be permitted with the prior written approval of the Seller and shall be constructed underground and in a sensitive manner with minimal disturbance of vegetation and minimal grading. The surface shall be restored to a condition consistent with the Conservation Values and Conservation Purpose of the Conservation Easement and within a reasonable time frame agreed to in writing by the Seller. All utility easements shall be recorded. 4. No roads or parking lots of asphalt, bituminous, gravel, concrete or other materials shall be constructed or installed on the Protected Property except as to carry out activities permitted by this Conservation Easement and as specifically allowed for in the approved Master Plan or otherwise approved in writing by the Seller or permitted by Section IV. of this agreement. 5. Fencing may be constructed and maintained for the purposes of marking boundaries, securing the Protected Property, or carrying out activities permitted by this Conservation Easement or specifically allowed by Section IV. of this agreement or the approved Master Plan or otherwise approved in writing by the Seller. 6. Any outdoor light fixtures must minimize light emitted above the plane of the horizon of the fixture through the use of earthward directed or full cut-off fixtures or lamps with single or minimal-color light sources, or other equally effective fixtures designed to minimize light pollution. 7. Signs, billboards, and outdoor advertising structures shall not be placed or erected on the Protected Property except for small, unlighted signs for the purposes listed in section IV. For all signs permitted by this section, the location, number, size and design shall not significantly diminish the natural and scenic qualities of the Protected Property and shall be allowed in accordance with the approved Master Plan or otherwise approved in writing by the Seller. Signs may be allowed for the following purposes: a. Displaying the name of the Protected Property. b. Announcing the existence of this Conservation Easement. c. Providing educational information to commemorate the importance of the Protected Property. d. Providing the name and address of the owner. e. Delineating the boundaries in order to prohibit trespass and to manage the property. f. Advertising any on-site activities permitted herein.