EXHIBIT 2-A

FINAL

DEED RESTRICTION

IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES

MPWMD Water Demand Division

December 2001

1. Deed restrictions will be reviewed annually by the Rules & Regulations Committee and the Board of Directors.

2. Modifications to deed restrictions will only be done with the authorization of the General Manager, District Counsel, the Rules & Regulations Committee and the Board of Directors.

3. The Division Manager for each division will maintain a list of employees who are authorized to prepare and issue deed restrictions and will provide a copy of the list to the General Manager.

4. All deed restrictions will be reviewed for quality control by staff members who did not prepare the deed restriction.

5. District Counsel will approve each deed restriction as to form to ensure that the correct template is used and that the form is filled out correctly

6. All deed restrictions must be signed by all current owners of the property.

7. All signatures of property owners must be notarized.

8. As a final quality control measure, all recorded deed restrictions will be reviewed by a District staff member for unauthorized modifications. The District will deny any application where unauthorized modifications have been made.

9. District staff will be the last to sign the document before submitting to the Monterey County Recorder for recordation.

10. The District will record the deed restriction(s) and pass all costs associated with the review and recording of the documents to the applicant.

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