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<br />B. Lessee shall not permit any sign on the Premises, except signs relating to
<br />Lessee's business.
<br />C. If any improvement on the Premises is damaged or destroyed by fire or other
<br />casualty, Lessee shall, within thirty (30) days after such casualty, remove all debris resulting
<br />therefrom. If Lessee fails to do so, Lessor may remove such debris, and Lessee agrees to
<br />reimburse Lessor for all expenses incurred within thirty (30) days after rendition of Lessor's
<br />bill.
<br />D. Lessee shall comply with all governmental laws, ordinances, rules, regulations
<br />and orders relating to Lessee's use of the Premises and this Lease, including, without
<br />limitation, any requirements for subdividing or platting the Premises.
<br />Section 7. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, SUBSTANCES AND WASTES.
<br />A. Without the prior written consent of Lessor, Lessee shall not use or permit the
<br />use of the Premises for the generation, use, treatment, manufacture, production, storage or
<br />recycling of any Hazardous Substances, except that Lessee may use, if lawful, small quantities
<br />of common chemicals such as adhesives, lubricants and cleaning fluids in order to conduct
<br />business at the Premises. The consent of Lessor may be withheld by Lessor for any reason
<br />whatsoever, and may be subject to conditions in addition to those set forth below. It shall be
<br />the sole responsibility of Lessee to determine whether or not a contemplated use of the
<br />Premises is a Hazardous Substance use.
<br />B. In no event shall Lessee (i) release, discharge or dispose of any Hazardous
<br />Substances, (ii) bring any hazardous wastes as defined in RCRA onto the Premises, (iii) install
<br />or use on the Premises any underground storage tanks, or (iv) store any Hazardous Substances
<br />within one hundred feet (100') of the center line of any main track.
<br />C. If Lessee uses or permits the use of the Premises for a Hazardous Substance
<br />use, with or without Lessor's consent, Lessee shall furnish to Lessor copies of all permits,
<br />identification numbers and notices issued by governmental agencies in connection with such
<br />Hazardous Substance use, together with such other information on the Hazardous Substance
<br />use as may be requested by Lessor. If requested by Lessor, Lessee shall cause to be performed
<br />an environmental assessment of the Premises upon termination of the Lease and shall furnish
<br />Lessor a copy of such report, at Lessee's sole cost and expense.
<br />D. Without limitation of the provisions of Section 12 of this Exhibit 8, Lessee shall
<br />be responsible for all damages, losses, costs, expenses, claims, fines and penalties related in
<br />any manner to any Hazardous Substance use of the Premises (or any property in proximity to
<br />the Premises) during the term of this Lease or, if longer, during Lessee's occupancy of the
<br />Premises, regardless of Lessor's consent to such use or any negligence, misconduct or strict
<br />liability of any Indemnified Party (as defined in Section 12), and including, without limitation,
<br />(i) any diminution in the value of the Premises and /or any adjacent property of any of the
<br />Indemnified Parties, and (ii) the cost and expense of clean -up, restoration, containment,
<br />remediation, decontamination, removal, investigation, monitoring, closure or post- closure.
<br />Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee shall not be responsible for Hazardous Substances (i)
<br />existing on, in or under the Premises prior to the earlier to occur of the commencement of the
<br />term of the Lease or Lessee's taking occupancy of the Premises, or (ii) migrating from adjacent
<br />property not controlled by Lessee, or (iii) placed on, in or under the Premises by any of the
<br />Indemnified Parties; except where the Hazardous Substance is discovered by, or the
<br />contamination is exacerbated by, any excavation or investigation undertaken by or at the
<br />behest of Lessee. Lessee shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence
<br />that any of the foregoing exceptions to Lessee's responsibility for Hazardous Substances
<br />applies.
<br />E. In addition to the other rights and remedies of Lessor under this Lease or as
<br />may be provided by law, if Lessor reasonably determines that the Premises may have been used
<br />during the term of this Lease or any prior lease with Lessee for all or any portion of the
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