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. • • 1. Grant of Conservation Easement. Owner, as grantor, hereby grants a conservation easement to the Town of Los Altos Hills, a municipal corporation, County of Santa Clara, State of California, over the real property described and shown as Exhibit B, attached hereto (the,"Property"), to have.and to hold said conservation easement for the term and for the purposes and subject to the conditions, covenants and exceptions described herein. Authorization.Statutory This Agreement and grant of conservation easement are made and entered into pursuant to Civil Code Sections 815 through 816 and Chapter 6.6 commencing with section (51070)of Part 1, Division 1,Title 5 of the Government Code. This Agreement is subject to all of the provisions of said sections and chapter including any amendments thereto which may hereafter be enacted. 3. Restriction on Use of Property. During the term of this.Agreement and the conservation easement granted herein, the Property shall not be used for any purpose other than a conservation easement and those uses related to or compatible therewith. Owners, for the direct benefit of the Property described herein, hereby declares that the Property shall be subject to restrictive covenants running with the land which shall be binding upon all subsequent grantees. Said restrictive covenants shall be: a. against the right of Owner to construct .any structures and/or improvements on or within the Property except for public and private utilities and paths dedicated to the Town, and/or approved septic field lines, provided.these reserved exceptions shall be consistent with the purposes of maintaining and preserving the natural or scenic character of the land; and b. against the extraction of natural resources or other activities which may destroy the unique physical and scenic characteristic of the land; and c. against the grading of land otherthan attendant to permitted uses;and d. against the cutting of vegetation, except as may be required for fire prevention, thinning, elimination of diseased growth, and similar measures; and e. against any plantings other than native vegetation; and The City Council of the Town may authorize exceptions to the foregoing restrictive covenants, provided such exceptions are consistent with the purposes of law and not incompatible with maintaining and preserving the natural character of the land. 4. Restrictions on Public Use. The public shall not have a right of entry upon the Property. The right of entry and surface use is limited solely to the Town, but only for the purpose of inspection of condition of the Property. 5. Term of Agreement. This conservation easement and Agreement shall be effective on the date of recordation of this Agreement and shall remain in effect in 2 N:\DATA\Clients\L\LAH\Projects\Chan\ConservEas.agm.wpd