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Home My WebLink About~Master - Permanent Drainage, Surface Water Flowage, and Conservation Easements from Aaron S. and Noelle L. Fultz �. Instrument N: 2024-04001 06/14/2024 11 :17:09 AM Total Pages 4 EASE EASEMENTS Recording Fee: $ 22.00 Sk aclIi``e Herrldgeu, Recl'o1rddeer, Story County Iowa I DO NOT WRITE IN THE SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE,RESERVED FOR RECORDER Prepared by:Mark O.Lambert,City Attorney,515 Clark Avenue,Ames,IA 50010;Ph.:515-239.5146 Legal Description: See page 3. \ Return document to: City Clerk,City of Ames,515 Clark Avenue,Ames,]A 50010 c(jny 1 PERMANENT(DRAINAGE,SURFACE WATER FLOWAGE &CONSERVATIONEASEMENTS KNOW ALL PERSONS: The undersigned, Aaron S. Foltz. and Noelle I,. Full , husband and wife, (hereinafter referred to as "Grantor" or "Grantors"), for valuable consideration the sufficiency of which is acknowledged and accepted, does hereby grant unto the City of Ames, Iowa, an Iowa municipal corporation, (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), upon the conditions hereinafter recited, the perpetual right to enter upon the land hereinafter described as the Easement Areas to construct,reconstruct,cover over,clean up,operate, use,maintain, and repair the systems described for the uses set forth hereinafter over,upon, across and under the Easement Areas together with a perpetual right of ingress and egress between said Easement Areas from adjacent public rights-of-way. This easement was initiated by the Ioway Creek at Brookside Stream Restoration Capital Improvements Project. The Easement Areas are located on a parcel of land situated in Story County, Iowa, described as follows: For use as a permanent drainage, surface water flowage easement: The real property shown on Schedule"A" attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. For use of a permanent conservation easement: The real property shown on Schedule "B" attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. The foregoing rights are granted by the Grantors and shall be accepted and exercised by the City, including City's agents,employees and contractors,subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. DEVELOPMENT. Grantors grant to the City the right to develop and use said land as a surface water drainage and conservation area. All development and construction within the Easement Areas deemed necessary by the City for surface water drainage and conservation purposes shall be determined in the City's sole discretion and completed by employees or contractors of the City in accordance with a schedule set solely by the City,without further notice to Grantor. The rights granted to the City by Grantors include the right to excavate waterways as needed to restore or enhance the functional capacity or structural integrity of those waterways. 2. OBSTRUCTIONS PROHIBITED. The Grantors,as the fee simple owner of the underlying real estate,and the Grantors' successors and assigns, shall conform to the City of Ames Chapter 9 Floodplain Zoning Regulations. The City shall have the right to remove any unauthorized fences,structures, obstructions or other improvements or materials placed or erected over, under, on, through or across or otherwise within the Easement Areas, if the City determines that removal is reasonably necessary for maintenance of the Easement Areas. Grantors shall not change grade, elevation or contour of any part of the Easement Areas without obtaining the prior written consent of the City's Floodplain Development Manager. 3. RESTORATION. The City shall repair and restore, at its expense, surfaces disturbed or damaged through the operation of the surface water drainage area or by the City during the construction, reconstruction, 1 i i repair, alteration, or maintenance of the Easement Areas. Surfaces shall be stabilized by the City as set forth in the City's Ioway Creek project design. 4. RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. Except as may be caused by the negligent acts or omissions of the City, its employees or agents, the City shall not be liable for injury or property damage occurring in or to the Easement Areas,the property abutting said Easement Areas,nor for property damage to any improvements or obstructions thereon resulting from the City's exercise of its rights herein granted or arising in any manner from the existence of the Easements,or from the flowage or drainage of water into,over,through, across, within, or out of said Easement Areas. Grantors agree to indemnify and hold the City, its employees,agents and representatives harmless against loss, damage or injury arising out of,or resulting from the negligent or intentional acts or omissions of Grantors or their employees, agents or representatives. 5. NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT. The easement rights granted under this instrument to the City are nonexclusive. This instrument shall not preclude the Grantor from granting similar easement rights to third parties upon terms and conditions that do not hnpair or diminish the rights granted under this instrument to the City. 6. TITLE WARRANTY. The Grantors warrant to the City that the Grantors hold the Easement Areas by title in fee simple;that the Grantors have good and lawful authority to grant the easement rights herein provided for. 7. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.The easement rights granted herein shall be binding upon the heirs,successors and assigns of the Grantors. S. INTERPRETATION.Words and phrases used in this instrument shall be construed as in the single or plural number, and as masculine, feminine or neuter gender, according to the context. This instrument shall be governed exclusively by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Iowa. The paragraph headings in this instrument are for convenience only and in no way define or limit the scope or intent of any provisions of this instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has executed this instrument on lj� 2024 .AARON S. LTZ NOEL E L. FULTZ STATE OF IOWA,COUNTY OF STORY,SS.: This instrument was acknowledged before me on 2024,by Aaron S. Fultz and Noelle L.Fultz. � EARLY M.WATSON t L Commission Number 629444 M11��Commission Expires C13 -:12)-L'1 - N aA Y UBLIC 2 SCHEDULE 'A'—Easement Area (Drainage& Surface Water Flowage) A part of Lot 74 in the Ridgewood Addition to the City of Ames,Iowa, described as an area lying west of a line that is 65 feet east of the West property line of said Lot. SCHEDULE `D'—Easemment Area(Conservation) A part of Lot 74 in the Ridgewood Addition to the City of Ames,Iowa, described as a 50 Foot wide area lying West of a line that is 115 Feet East of the West property line and East of the Permanent Drainage and Surface Water Flowage Easement set forth above. �Scc° aphical representation(s) attached]. 3 g , �.sl 9 1 ' ffi S __ _ ------------- -------------- ------------------ / , k 'C UI, ad ----------------- 120' W Y / Z