Public Utility District No. 1 of Snohomish County 7/15/2025

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Distribution Easement. Owner, for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, hereby conveys and grants to Grantee, its agents, contractors, successors and assigns, a non-exclusive easement for the perpetual right, privilege, and authority to patrol, construct, erect, reconstruct, alter, improve, extend repair, operate, and maintain overhead and/or underground electric distribution lines and facilities; Grantee -owned communication wires and cables, and other necessary or convenient appurtenances, across and\or over the following portion of Owner's Property (hereinafter "Easement Area") The South 45 feet of the above described real property. 2. Access To and Across Property. Grantee has the right of ingress to and egress from the Easement Area across the adjacent Property of Owner where same is reasonably necessary for the purpose of exercising its easement rights described in Section 1. 3. Owner's Reservation of Rights and Use of Easement Area. Owner reserves the right to use the Easement Area in a manner that does not interfere with the Grantee's use of the Easement Area, and/or present a hazard to Grantee's electric distribution lines and facilities, communication wires and cables, and other appurtenances. The Owner shall not construct or permit to be constructed any structures of any kind in the Easement Area without prior approval of the Grantee. 4. Clearing of Power Line Right of Way. Grantee has the right at all times to clear said Easement Area and keep the same clear of all brush, debris and trees. 5. Trimming or Removal of Hazardous/Danger Trees. Grantee has the right at all times to cut, slash, or trim and remove brush, timber or trees from the Property which in the opinion of Grantee constitute a hazard to said lines and facilities, communication wires and cables, and other appurtenances or the Grantee's access thereto. Trees brush or other growth shall be deemed hazardous to the lines or facilities or access of the Grantee when they are of such a height that they could, upon falling, strike the nearest edge of the Easement Area at a height of more than fifteen feet (15'). Except in emergencies, Grantee shall, prior to the exercise of such right, identify such trees and make a reasonable effort to give Owner prior notice that such trees will be trimmed or removed. 6. Title to Removed Trees, Vegetation and Structures The title to all brush, debris trees and structures removed from the Easement Area and the Property pursuant to Sections 4 and 5 shall be vested in the Grantee, and the consideration paid for this Easement and rights herein described is accepted by Owner as full compensation for said removed brush, debris, trees and structures. Owner shall be entitled to request fallen timber be set aside for Owner s personal use Grantee shall make reasonable effort to set aside said fallen timber provided doing the same is safe in Grantee s sole opinion. Title to any fallen timber set aside in this manner shall revert to the Owner. 7. Restoration Provision. To the extent that Owner's Property is disturbed and/or damaged by Grantee's exercise of its rights hereunder, Grantee shall restore the condition of the Property as nearly as reasonably possible to its existing condition prior to said exercise of its rights. 8. Relocation Either Grantor or Grantee may require relocation of the Grantee facilities and relocation of the Easement Area. The party requiring relocation will be responsible for all costs of relocation. Both parties will reasonably coordinate with each other to minimize relocation costs and complete the required relocation in a timely manner. For any required relocation, Grantor will provide a new Easement Area at a location and size reasonably satisfactory to Grantee, and Grantor and Grantee will execute an amendment to this Easement that reflects the new Easement Area.