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BK: 2182 PG: 117 built within the Farmstead. Such improvements may be built outside the Farmstead only with the prior written permission of Grantee, pursuant to Paragraph 14. i. Customary Home Occupations or Cottage Industries. Grantor has the right to establish and carry out home occupations or cottage industries provided said activities are compatible with this Conservation Easement and agriculture and silviculture uses of the Property. Examples of customary home occupations or cottage industries are without limitation, professional offices within the home, bed and breakfasts, crafts production, and firewood distribution. Enterprises which market petroleum or chemical products are prohibited. The land on which these structures stand shall not be subdivided from the Farmstead. 11. Government Requirements. All provisions of this Conservation Easement, including but not limited to uses and improvements, are subject to all applicable federal, state, regional, and Indian River County governmental requirements. 12. Water Riahts: Maintenance and Improvement of Water Sources. Grantor retains and reserves the right to use any appurtenant water rights sufficient to maintain the agricultural productivity of the Property. Grantor shall not transfer, encumber, lease, sell or otherwise sever such water rights from title to the Property itself. Without altering the long-term viability of the existing wetlands, Grantor maintains the right to use, maintain, establish, construct, and improve water sources, water courses, and water bodies within the Property for the uses permitted by this Conservation Easement, provided that Grantor does not significantly impair or disturb the natural course of the surface water drainage or runoff flowing over the Property. Grantor may alter the natural flow of water over the Property in order to improve drainage of agricultural soils, reduce soil erosion, provide irrigation for the Property, or improve the agricultural or forest management potential of the Property, provided such alteration is consistent with Sound Agricultural Practices, this Conservation Easement, and is carried out in accordance with all applicable State, local, and federal laws and regulations. 13. Mining and On -Site Extractive Activity. Exploration for, or development, storage and extraction of, top soil (except sod farming), sand, gravel, minerals and hydrocarbons on or from the Property by any method is prohibited; provided, however, Grantor may remove sand and gravel on the Property, provided said removal: (a) is limited and localized in impact, affecting no more than two acres of the Property per year at one time; (b) does not conflict with this Conservation Easement; (c) is reasonably necessary for, and incidental to, carrying out the improvements and agricultural production uses permitted on the Property by this Conservation Easement; and, (d) outside of the wetlands and woodlands identified in Exhibit "C." 6