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A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION IN

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

NOTICE: TIDS DOCUl\ilENT SUBSTANTIALLY EFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS ANDOBLIGATIONSASANOWNEROFPROPERTYINTHISSUBDIVISION. READ IT CAREFULLY. WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY ADVISED AS FOLLOWS: (i) ARTICLE III PROVIDES FOR MANDATORY MEMBERSWP IN A HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, AND ARTICLE V PROVIDES FOR MANDATORY PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS TO THE ASSOCIATION ANDACONTh�GLIENAGAINSTYOURPROPERTYTO SECURE PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS WHICH MAY BE FORECLOSED EVEN IF THE PROPERTY IS YOUR HOMESTEAD. (ii) PARKING BY OWNERS AND OTHER OCCUPANTS IS PROHIBITED UPON ANY SUBDIVISION STREETS, GUEST PARKING WITmN THE SUBDIVISION MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE, AND AVAILABLE PARKING FOR ANY VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY LIMITED (SEE SECTIONS 7.03 & 8.01.2), (ill) AVAILABLE PLAY OR OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS FOR CWLDREN ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED (SEE SECTIONS 7.10 AND 7.17); (iv) UNDER ARTICLES I AND XI DECLARANT RETAIN S SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PERIOD, INCLUDING THE UNILATERAL RIGHT TO SET RATES FOR REGULAR ASSESSMENTS AND IMPOSE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, AND, WITHOUT NOTICE TO OR CONSENT OF ANY OWNER, TO ANNEX ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES INTO THE SUBDIVISION, TO AMEND ANY PLAT AND TO AMEND Tms DOCUMENT AND ANY OTHER "GOVERNING DOCUMENTS", AND (v) SECTION 11.12 SETS FORTH PROCEDURES REGARDING MANDATORY · DISPUTE RESOLUTION, INCLUDING A REQIDREMENT THAT A "DISPUTE NOTICE" BE GIVEN TO DECLARANT WITHIN 1SO DAYS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A MAXIMUM TWO YEAR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. YOURRIGHTSTOASSERT A "DISPUTE"MAYBELOSTIF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 11.12.

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DECLARATION OF COVENANTS,

CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND EASEMENTS

FOR

WATERHILL HOMES ON COMMERCE STREET

A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE

ARTICLE I:

Section 1.01: Section 1. 02: Section 1.03:

ARTICLE II:

Section 2.01: Section 2. 02: Section 2. 03: Section 2. 04: Section 2.05: Section 2.06: Section 2.07: Section 2.08: Section 2.09: Section 2.10: Section 2.11: Section 2.12: Section 2.13: Section 2.14: Section 2.15: Section 2.16: Section 2.17: Section 2.18: Section 2.19: Section 2.20: Section 2.21:

2.21.1: 2.21.2:

Section 2.22:

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PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THIS DECLARATION ............. 1

Property Subject To Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Annexation of Other Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Notice; Effective Date and Effect of Annexation .............. 2

DEFINITIONS ..................................... 2

Architectural Control Committee or ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Architectural Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Board or Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Builder .......................................... 2 Bylaws .......................................... 3 City ............................................ 3 Community Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Declarant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Development Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ·Governing Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lot ............................................ 4

Member ......................................... 4 Owner .......................................... 4 Person .......................................... 5 Plat ............................................ 5

Prevailing Community Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 5

Regulated Modification ............................... 5 Related Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Owners and Tenants ................................. 6 Association, ACC and Declarant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 7 Rules and Regulations ................................ 7

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Section 2. 23: Section 2.24: Section 2.25:Section 2.26:

ARTICLE III:

Section 3.01: Section 3. 02: Section 3.03:

3.03.1: 3.03.2:

Section 3.04: 3.04.1:

(a):(b):

3.04.2: 3.04.3: 3.04.4: 3.04.S:

Section 3.05: Section 3.06:

3.06.1: 3.06.2: 3.06.3: 3.06.4: 3.06.S:

ARTICLE IV:

Section 4.01: 4.01.1: 4.01.2: 4.01.3:

Section 4.02: 4.02.1: 4.02.2: 4.02.3: 4.02.4:

Section 4.03: Section 4. 04:

4.04.1: 4.04.2:

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Street ........................................... 7 Subdivision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Subdivision Facilities ................................. 7 Townhouse ....................................... 8

WATERHILL HOMES ON COMMERCE STREET COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC . ..................... 8

Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Owners as Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 When Member Required to Designate Representative; Effect . . . . . . . 9 Voting Rights of Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Development Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Class A .......................................... 9 Class B .......................................... 9 Post-Development Period .............................. 9 Multiple Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cumulative Voting Prohibited .......................... 10 Suspension of Voting Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Inspection by Members of Books and Records ............... 10 Limitation of Liability; Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 General ......................................... 10 Security Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Liability Arising from Conduct of Owners .................. 12 Subsequent Statutory Authority ......................... 12 No Impairment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Organization; Compensation ........................... 12 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ACC Executive Committee ............................ 12 Compensation .................................... 13 Function and Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Submission of Plans Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Architectural Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3Manner and Effect of Adoption of Architectural Guidelines ....... 14 Variances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Architectural Review Criteria .......................... 15 Submission and Response; Failure of ACC to Act;

ACC Decisions .................................. 15 Submission and Response ............................ 15 ACC Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Section 4.05: 4.05.1: 4.05.2: 4.05.3: 4.05.4: 4.05.5: 4.05.6: 4.05.7: 4.05.8:

Section 4.06: Section 4.07: Section 4.08:

ARTICLEV:

Section 5.01: 5.01.1: 5.01.2: 5.01.3: 5.01.4: 5.01.5: 5.01.6:

Section 5.02: 5.02.l: 5.02.2: 5.02.3: 5.02.4:

Section 5.03:

5.03.1: 5.03.2:

Section 5.04: Section 5.05: Section 5.06:

5.06.1: (a): (b): (c):(d): (e):(f):

(g): 5.06.2:

(a):

Implied Conditions of Approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Commencement and Completion of Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Equipment and Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 New Construction Materials Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Compliance With Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Permit Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Compliance With Laws and Governing Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Inspection Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Records of Architectural Control Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Liability of Architectural Control Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

MAINTENANCE FUND ............................. 18

Obligation for Payments to Maintenance Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Establishment of Maintenance Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Types and Obligation for Payment of Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Purpose of Maintenance Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Personal Obligation; Transferees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Statement of Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Assessments Due on Sale ............................. 19 Administration of Maintenance Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Commencement of Assessments; Accrual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Uniform Rates for Regular and Special Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Declarant and Authorized Builder Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Application of Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Base Rate and Subsequent Computation of

Regular Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Initial Base Rate of Regular Assessments; Due Dates . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Subsequent Computation of Regular Assessments .............. 21 No Waiver or Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Special Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Specific Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Types .......................................... 22 Utility and Other Services ............................. 22 Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Late Charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Compliance Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Foreclosure of Assessment Lien ......................... 23 Other Obligations (fucluding Fines, and Transfer and ACC Fees)

Assignment to Managing Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 As Approved by Owners .............................. 24 Utility Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Water Utility Assessment ............................. 24

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(b): (c):

5.06.3: Section 5.07:

5.07.1: 5.07.2: 5.07.3: 5.07.4:

Section 5. 08: 5.08. l: 5.08.2: 5.08.3:

(a):(b): (c):

5.08.4: 5.08.5:

Section 5.09: 5.09.1: 5.09.2:

Section 5.10:

ARTICLE VI:

Section 6.01: 6.01.1:

6.01.2: Section 6.02:

6.02.1: 6.02.2: 6.02.3: 6.02.4: 6.02.5: 6.02.6: 6.02. 7: 6.02.8:

Section 6. 03: Section 6. 04: Section 6. 05:

6.05.1: 6.05.2: 6.05.3: 6.05.4:

Facilities Maintenance and Water Usage ................... 24 Other Utility or Special Service Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Payment; Waiver .................................. 25 Lien for Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Establishment of Lien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Perfection of Lien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Priority of Lien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Other Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Effect of Nonpayment of Assessments ..................... 26 Delinquency Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Automatic Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Elective Remedies After Notice ......................... 27 Acceleration of Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Suspension of Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Collection of Rents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Action for Debt; Foreclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Extinguishment oflnferior Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Foreclosure; Bankruptcy .............................. 29 Effect of Foreclosure or Bankruptcy ...................... 29 Revival of Assessment Lien; No Merger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Assessments as Independent Covenant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

MAINTENANCE, INSURANCE, CASUAL TY LOSSES AND CONDEMNATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Association Maintenance Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Community Properties; Governmental Agreements

and Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Owner's Liability for Payment of Association Costs ............ 31 Owner Maintenance Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 General; Interior Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Residences and Other Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Landscaping ...................................... 33 Common Fences . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Adjacent or Adjoining Owners ......................... 33 Disturbance of Community Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Dispute Resolution Among Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Right of Entry and Inspection; Owner's Default ................ 34 Casualty Losses - Association Responsibilities ................ 36 Casualty Losses - Owner Responsibilities ................... 36 Required Repair or Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Other Casualty Losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 ACC Approval Required .............................. 37

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Section 6.06: 6.06.1: 6.06.2: 6.06.3: 6.06.4:

Section 6.07: 6.07.1: 6.07.2: 6.07.3: 6.07.4:

Section 6.08:

6.08.1: 6.08.2: 6.08.3: 6.08.4: 6.08.5: 6.08.6:

6.08.7: 6.08.8: 6.08.9: 6.08.10:

Section 6.09:

ARTICLE VII:

Section 7.01: 7.01.1: 7.01.2: 7.01.3: 7.01.4: 7.01. 5: 7.01.6: 7.01.7:

Section 7. 02: 7.02.1: 7.02.2:

Section 7.03: 7.03.1: 7.03.2: 7.03.3:

(a): (b): (c): (d):

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Owner Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 General ......................................... 37 Required Coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Coverage Periods, Notice; Policy Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 Proof of Coverage; Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Association Insurance ................................ 38 Coverage ........................................ 38 Administration of Claims ............................. 38 Deductibles; Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Unavailable Coverage; Additional Rules and Regulations ......... 39 Agreement Relating to Common Walls and Other Shard Structural Components ...................... 39

Irrevocable Agreement ............................... 39 Common Usage ................................... 39 Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Costs of Repair or Rebuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Damage or Destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Negligence; Weatherproofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Other Shared Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Extension of Owners' Access Easement .................... 41 General Rules of Law to Apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Condemnation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

USE RESTRICTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Residential Use; Group Homes; Treatment Facilities ............ 42 General ......................................... 42 No Business, Professional, Commercial or Manufacturing Use ..... 42 Residential Use Only ................................ 42 Single Family Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Maximum Occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Group Homes; Day-Care Center; Treatment Facilities ........... 43 Garage and Other Sales Prohibited ....................... 43 Pets, Animals and Livestock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Permitted Pets; Leashing Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Removal ........................................ 44 Vehicles; Parking .................................. 44 Prohibited Vehicles; Covers Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Prohibited Parking - General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Parking ......................................... 45 Occupant Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Guest Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Assigned Parking; Notice of Limited Parking ................ 46 Temporary Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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(e): 7.03.4: 7.03.5: 7.03.6: 7.03. 7: 7.03.8:

Section 7.04: 7.04.1: 7.04.2: 7.04.3: 7.04.4: 7.04.5: 7.04.6:

Section 7.05: Section 7.06: Section 7. 07: Section 7.08: Section 7.09: Section 7 .10:

7.10.1: 7.10.2:

Section 7. 11 Section 7.12: Section 7 .13: Section 7.14: Section 7.15:

7.15.1: 7.15.2: 7.15.3: 7.15.4:

Section 7. 16: 7.16.1: 7.16.2:

Section 7 .17: Section 7.18: Section 7.19: Section 7. 20:

ARTICLE VIII:

Section 8.01: 8.01.1: 8.01.2: (a): (b):

Responsibilities of Owners and Tenants .................... 47 Repair, Rental or Sale of Vehicles Prohibited ................ 47 Vehicle Defined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Presumptive Violations ............................... 47 Towing ......................................... 47 Limitation of Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Nuisance; Unsightly or Unkempt Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Nuisance or Annoyance .............................. 48 Pollutants; Hazardous Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Sound Devices; Excessive Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Firearms and Fireworks Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Authority to Cure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Septic Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Disposal of Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Permitted Hours for Construction Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Building Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Outdoor Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Children and Dependents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0Supervision; Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Notice of Limited Play Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Basketball Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Clotheslines ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Timesharing Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Electronic Signal Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Joint and Several Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Surrender of Use of Community Properties by Lessor(s) ......... 52 Unoccupied or Undeveloped Property ..................... 52 Unoccupied Residences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Undeveloped Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Use of Streets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Garage.Usage ..................................... 53 Mineral Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Rules and Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

ARCHITECTURAL RESTRICTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Type of Residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Single Family Residence .............................. 54 Garages and Garage Doors; Notice of Size Limitation ........... 54 General ......................................... 54 Notice of Size Limitations; No Liability .................... 54

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8.01.3: 8.01.4:

Section 8. 02: Section 8.03:

8.03.1: 8.03.2: 8.03.3: 8.03.4:

Section 8. 04: 8.04.1: 8.04.2: 8.04.3: 8.04.4: 8.04.5: 8.04.6: 8.04. 7: 8.04.8:

(a): (b):

8.04.9: 8.04.10: 8.04.11: 8.04.12: 8.04.13: 8.04.14: 8.04.15:

Section 8.05: Section 8.06: Section 8.07: Section 8.08: Section 8.09:

8:09.1: 8.09.2: 8.09.3: 8.09.4:

Section 8. 10: 8.10.1: 8.10.2:

Section 8.11: 8.11.1: 8.11.2: 8.1 1.3: 8.11.4: 8.11.5:


New Construction and Continued Maintenance Required ......... 55 Tents, Mobile Homes and Temporary Structures .............. 55 Living Area Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Location of Residence; Zero Lot Line Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Location-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Zero Lot Line Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Zero Lot Line Walls ................................ 55 Townhouse (Common Wall) Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Construction Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Maximum Period for Completion of Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 New Construction Materials Required ..................... 56 Storage of Materials; Clean-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Landscaping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Driveways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Exterior Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Drainage Devices .................................. 57 ·Owner Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Garage Height .................................... 58 Painting of Frame Construction ......................... 58 Roof Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Gutters and Downspouts .............................. 58 Pre-Fabricated Homes Prohibited ........................ 58 Mailboxes ....................................... 58 Compliance With Laws .............................. 58 Metal Buildings or Structures Prohibited ................... 59 Temporary Structures; Sales Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Lot Resubdivision or Combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Window and Door Glass Covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Lot Line Fences, Walls and Hedges ...................... 59 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 ACC Approval Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Ownership and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Antennas and Satellite Dish Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 General Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Prohibited Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Signs .......................................... 61 General ......................................... 61 Prohibited Signs ................................... 61 Permitted Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Political Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Default ......................................... 62 Tree Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Traffic Sight Line Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Section 8.14: 8.14.1: 8.14.2: 8.14.3: 8.14.4: 8.14.5: 8.14.6:

Section 8.15: Section 8.16: Section 8.17: Section 8.18:

ARTICLE IX:

Section 9.01: Section 9. 02:

9.02.1: 9.02.2:

Section 9. 03: Section 9.04:

9.04.1: 9.04.2: 9.04.3: 9.04.4: 9.04.5:


9.06.1: 9.06.2: 9.06.3: 9.06.4: 9.06.5:

Section 9. 07: 9.07.1: 9.07.2:

Section 9. 08: 9.08.1: 9.08.2:

ARTICLEX:


10.02.1: 10.02.2: 10.02.3: 10.02.4:

Utility, Lighting and Energy Facilities ..................... 63 Maintenance of Utilities Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Private Utility Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Air Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Disposal Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Solar and Other Energy Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Pools .......................................... 63 Artificial Vegetation, Exterior Sculpture, and Similar Items . . . . . . . 64 Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Excavation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

EASEMENTS .................................... 64

Incorporation of Easements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Owner's Easements for Use and Enjoyment ................. 64 Usage Control .................................... 64 Suspension of Usage Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 'Easements for Encroachment and Overhang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Owners' Access Easement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Defined ......................................... 65 Notice; Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Usage .......................................... 66 ACC Approval of Access Area Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Association and ACC Blanket Access Easement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Governmental Functions; Utilities and Other Services . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Governmental Functions; Removal of Obstructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Certain Subdivision Facilities ........................... 67 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 NC Condensing Units ............................... 68 Changes and Additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Access ......................................... 69 Egress/Regress to Public Way Required .................... 69 Street Easements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Easements Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Title to Easements and Appurtenances Not Conveyed ........... 69 Easements Perpetual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

ENFORCEMENT .................................. 70

Strict Compliance Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 General ......................................... 70 Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Verification of Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 No Estoppel, Waiver or Liability ........................ 70

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8.01.3 New Construction and Continued Maintenance Required. All residences, buildings and structures must be of new construction, and no residence, building or structure may be moved from another location to any Lot without prior written approval of the ACC. All residences, buildings and structures must be kept in good repair, must be painted (as applicable) when necessary to preserve their attractiveness and must otherwise be maintained in such manner as to obtain and maintain Prevailing Community Standards.

8.01.4 Tents, Mobile Homes and Temporary Structures. No tent, shack, mobile home, or other structure of a temporary nature shall be placed upon any Lot or elsewhere in the Subdivision. The foregoing prohibition does not apply to restrict the construction or installation of a single utility or similar outbuilding to be permanently located on a Lot, provided it receives the prior written approval of the ACC. In addition, party tents or similar temporary structures may be erected for a limited period of time for special events with prior written approval of the ACC.

SECTION 8.02 Living Area Requirements. All single family residences, exclusive of porches and garages, must contain not less than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.

SECTION 8.03 Location of Residence; Zero Lot Line Option.

8.03.1 Location-General. No single family residence may be located upon any Lot except in accordance with building setback lines shown on any applicable Plat, or as established by this Declaration or applicable requirements of the City. Subject to the foregoing, no part of any residence, or garage shall be located nearer than three feet to any other residence or garage. For the purposes of this Section, eaves, roof overhangs, steps, fireplaces, chimneys, bay windows, unroofed terraces and similar architectural detail which is a part of a permitted residence or garage shall not be considered as part of a residence or garage. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the ACC, each main residence must face the front building line.

8.03.2 Zero Lot Line Option. Subject to Section 8.03.1, Declarant and only Declarant may locate or approve location of one wall of a single family residence or garage on or within one foot of an interior side Lot line of an adjacent Lot.

8.03.3 Zero Lot Line Walls. A "Zero Lot Line Wall" means any outer wall of a single family residence or garage which is located three feet or less from the outer wall of an adjacent residence. No windows with a sill height below six feet above the floor may be placed in a Zero Lot Line Wall except for opaque glass and glass bricks as may be approved by the ACC. No other openings of any kind, and no exterior objects, including without limitation, electrical panels, vents and plumbing cleanouts, may be placed in or attached to a Zero Lot Line Wall; provided, one exterior water hose type faucet may be placed therein.

8.03.4 Townhouse (Common Wall) Option. Subject to Section 8.03.1, Declarant and only Declarant may locate or approve location of two or more Townhouses within a single residential building such that the Common Wall separating the Townhouses is located on a common interior side boundary line of adjacent Lots. In such event all provisions of the Declaration applicable to Common Walls apply.

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