1 RECORDING REQUESTED BY:
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Office of Grants and Local Services
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
Office of Grants and Local Services
PO Box 942896
Sacramento, CA 94296-0001
Attn: Katie Freehling
SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE RESERVED FOR RECORDER’S USE
DEED RESTRICTION
I. WHEREAS, The City of Lancaster (hereinafter referred to as “Owner(s)” is/are recorded owner(s) of the real property described in Exhibit A, attached and incorporated herein by reference (hereinafter referred to as the “Property”); and
II. WHEREAS, the California Department of Parks and Recreation (hereinafter referred to as “DPR”) is a public agency created and existing under the authority of section 5001 of the California Public Resources Code (hereinafter referred to as the “PRC”); and III. WHEREAS, Owner(s) (or Grantee) applied to DPR for grant funds available pursuant to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Competitive Program for improvements on the Property; and IV. WHEREAS, on July 22, 2025, DPR’s Office of Grants and Local Services and the National Park Service approved Grant 06-01885, (hereinafter referred to as “Grant”) for improvements on the Property, subject to, among other conditions, recordation of this Deed Restriction on the Property; and
V. WHEREAS, but for the imposition of the Deed Restriction condition of the Grant, the Grant would not be consistent with the public purposes of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Competitive Program and the funds that are the subject of the Grant could therefore not have been granted; and
2 VI. WHEREAS, Owner(s) has/have elected to comply with the Deed Restriction of the Grant, so as to enable Owner(s), to receive the Grant funds and perform the work described in the Grant; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the issuance of the Grant funds by DPR, the undersigned Owner(s) for themselves and for their heirs, assigns, and successors-in-interest, hereby irrevocably covenant(s) with DPR that the condition of the grant (set forth at paragraph(s) 1 through 5 and in Exhibit B hereto) shall at all times on and after the date on which this Deed Restriction is recorded constitute for all purposes covenants, conditions and restrictions on the use and enjoyment of the Property that are hereby attached to the deed to the Property as fully effective components thereof.
1. DURATION. (a) This Deed Restriction shall remain in full force and effect and shall bind Owner(s) and all their assigns or successors-in-interest for the period running from July 22, 2025 through perpetuity.
2. TAXES AND ASSESMENTS. It is intended that this Deed Restriction is irrevocable and shall constitute an enforceable restriction within the meaning of a) Article XIII, section 8, of the California Constitution; and b) section 402.1 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code or successor statute. Furthermore, this Deed Restriction shall be deemed to constitute a servitude upon and burden to the Property within the meaning of section 3712(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, or successor statute, which survives a sale of tax-deeded property.
3. RIGHT OF ENTRY. DPR or its agent or employees may enter onto the Property at times reasonably acceptable to Owner(s) to ascertain whether the use restrictions set forth above are being observed.
4. REMEDIES. Any act, conveyance, contract, or authorization by Owner(s) whether written or oral which uses or would cause to be used or would permit use of the Property contrary to the terms of this Deed Restriction will be deemed a violation and a breach hereof. DPR may pursue any and all available legal and/or equitable remedies to enforce the terms and conditions of this Deed Restriction.
In the event of a breach, any forbearance on the part of DPR to enforce the terms and provisions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of enforcement rights regarding any subsequent breach. 3 5. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of these restrictions is held to be invalid, or for any reason becomes unenforceable, no other provision shall be affected or impaired.
Dated: October 28, 2025
Owner(s) Name(s): City of Lancaster
Signed: ________________________________ Signed: ________________________________ Trolis Niebla, City Manager ________________________________
PRINT/TYPE NAME & TITLE OF ABOVE PRINT/TYPE NAME & TITLE OF ABOVE (GRANTEE’S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE) (ADDITIONAL SIGNATURE, AS REQUIRED) **NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ON THE NEXT PAGE**
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State of California
County of _______________
On __________________ before me, __________________________, a Notary Public, personally appeared _____________________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature ______________________________ (Seal)
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