Covenants
DOC& 005048
FILED IN OFFICE 09/19/2007 11:06 BK :900 P6:21E-285 DEBORAH D "JACKSON &) CLERK OF SUPERIDR COURT
GREENE COUNTY
After Recording Return to:
Angela J. McCord, Esq.
Powell Goldstein LLP
1201 West Peachtree, N.W., 14th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 572-6600
DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS
FOR
DEL WEBB AT LAKE OCONEE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Creation of the Community..
Purpose and Intent.
Binding Effect. . 3 Governing Documents 4 Definitions...
Restrictions Affecting Lots ..
Restrictions Affecting Occupancy and Alienation.
Framework for Regulation.
Owners' Acknowledgment and Notice to Purchasers.
Rule Making Authority...
Protection of Members and Residents.
Architecture and Landscaping.. .36 General.
Architectural Review.
Guidelines and Procedures.
No Waiver of Future Approvals
Variances.
Limitation of Liability.
Certificate of Compliance.
Landscaping, Home Maintenance and Repair
Maintenance and Repair of Dwelling Units
Maintenance of Lots
Responsibility for Repair and Replacement.
The Association and its Members
Function of Association.
Membership
Voting.
Association Powers and Responsibilities..
Acceptance and Control of Common Area
Maintenance of Common Area.
7.3 Insurance on Common Area
7.4. Compliance and Enforcement.
7.5. Enforcement of Design Guidelines.
7.6. Implied Rights; Board Authority.
7.7. Indemnification of Officers, Directors, and Others
7.8. Safety and Security.
7.9 Guardhouses. .71 7.10. Provision of Services .71 7.11. Relationships with Other Properties.. .71 7.12. Facilities and Services Open to the Public.. .71 7.13. View Impairment. .. .71 7.14. Relationship with Governmental and Tax-Exempt Organizations.. .71 Article VIII Telecommunity .. .71 8.1. Community Intranet System ...71 8.2. Provider of Broadband Service. .71 8.3. Governmental Regulation.
8.4. Use of Technology..
8.5. Central Telecommunication, Receiving, and Distribution System. .. 71
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8.6. Notices and Disclaimers as to Community Systems.
8.7. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability... .71 Article IX Association Finances
9.1. Budgeting and Allocating Common Expenses
9.2. Special Assessments..
9.3. Benefited Assessments
9.4. Commencement of Assessment Obligation; Time of Payment.
9.5 Obligation for Assessments.
9.6. Lien for Assessments.
9.7. Limitation on Increases of Assessments.
9.8. Initiation Assessments
Article X Activity Cards ..
10.1. Issuance by the Board
10.2 Assignment of Rights.
10.3. Issuance to Declarant.
Article XI Expansion of the Community..
11.1. Annexation by Declarant.
11.2. Annexation by the Association .71 11.4. Effect of Filing Supplemental Declaration ..71 Article XII Additional Rights Reserved to Declarant. .71 12.1. Marketing and Sales Activities. .71 12.2. Right to Develop... . 71 12.3. Right to Approve Changes in Del Webb at Lake Oconee Standards. .71 12.4. Right to Transfer or Assign Declarant Rights . 71 12.5. Right To Use Common Area for Special Events .7. 12.6. Easement to Inspect and Right to Correct.. .7. 12.7. Termination of Rights... .7 12.8. Sales by Declarant. .71 Article XIII Easements .71 13.1. Easements in Common Area .71 13.2. Easements of Encroachment. .71 13.3. Easements for Utilities, Etc
13.4. Easements to Serve Additional Property..
13.5. Easements for Lake and Pond Maintenance and Flood Water.
13.6. Easements for Cross-Drainage... .71 13.7. Rights to Stormwater Runoff, Effluent, and Water Reclamation. ..71 Article XIV Party Walls and Other Shared Structures .71 14.1. General Rules of Law to Apply... ... 71 14.2. Maintenance; Damage and Destruction... …. 71 Article XV Dispute Resolution and Limitation on Litigation.. ...71 15.1. Agreement to Encourage Resolution of Disputes Without Litigation. ... 71 15.2. Dispute Resolution Procedures. .... ..71 15.3. Initiation of Litigation by Association.. ..71 Article XVI Amendment of Declaration.. ...71 16.1 By Declarant. .. ...71 16.2. By Members ... 71 16.3. Validity and Effective Date. ... 71 16.4. Exhibits... ..71
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- TABLE OF EXHIBITS -
Page First Exhibit Subject Matter Mentioned "A" Land Initially Submitted 1 "B" Land Subject to Annexation 2 "C" Initial Use Restrictions 6
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BK:900 PG:222 DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS
FOR
DEL WEBB AT LAKE OCONEE
THIS DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS (*Declaration") is made this 1 4 day of September, 2007, by PULTE HOME CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation (#Declarant).
ARTICLE I.
CREATION OF THE COMMUNITY
1.1 Purpose and Intent.
Declarant, as the owner of the real property described in Exhibit "A," intends by Recording this Declaration to establish a general plan of development for the planned community known as Del Webb at Lake Oconee consisting of residential, recreational and other areas and uses. This Declaration provides for the Community's overall development, administration, maintenance, and preservation, and provides flexible and reasonable procedures for its future expansion. Declarant intends, without obligation, that when developed fully, Del Webb at Lake Oconee may include one or more clubhouses, and greenbelts and recreational areas, including but not limited to open spaces, walkways and other social, commercial and civil buildings and facilities.
An integral part of the development plan is the creation of Del Webb at Lake Oconee Homeowners Association, Inc., an association comprised of all of the owners of the Lots, to own, operate, and/or maintain amenities upon various common areas and community improvements and to administer and enforce this Declaration and the other Governing Documents (defined hereafter) referenced in this Declaration. Declarant desires to form the Association as a nonprofit corporation to (1) own, manage and maintain the Common Areas and certain other areas in Del Webb at Lake Oconee, (2) levy, collect and disburse the Assessments and other charges imposed hereunder, and (3) act as the agent and representative of Owners and enforce the use
Declarant reserves the right, without obligation, to annex additional land into Del Webb at Lake Oconee planned community, which land is defined and described in Article XI relating to annexation of property ("Annexable Property").
As the development of Del Webb at Lake Oconee proceeds, Declarant intends, without obligation, to record various subdivision plats, to dedicate portions of the Annexable Property to the public for streets, roadways, drainage, flood control and general public use, or to keep all or portions of the above private and dedicate them to the Association, and to record Supplemental Declarations causing portions of the Annexable Property to be subject to this Declaration.
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The Declarant, for itself and its successors and assigns, does hereby covenant that the real property described on Exhibit "A" hereto be, and the same hereby is, subjected to this Declaration as Lots.
The Declarant, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby further covenants that the above-described property shall hereafter be held, transferred, sold, conveyed, used, leased, occupied, mortgaged or otherwise encumbered subject to all of the terms, provisions, liens, charges, easements, covenants and restrictions set forth in this Declaration as applicable to the Lots, including, but not limited to, the lien provisions set forth in Article IX hereof. All of the terms, provisions, liens, charges, easements, covenants and restrictions set forth in this Declaration as applicable to the Lots shall be a permanent charge thereon, and shall run with the Lots.
This Declaration, and the terms, provisions, liens, charges, easements, covenants and restrictions set forth herein, is subject and subordinate to the Master Declaration, and the covenants, restrictions, easements, charges and liens set forth therein. In the event that there may be any difference in the extent of any restriction that is set forth in both the Master Declaration and in this Declaration, the restriction that is the more restrictive shall prevail. In the event of any contradiction between any term or provision of the Master Declaration and this Declaration, the applicable term or provision of the Master Declaration shall prevail.
1.3. Governing Documents.
The Governing Documents create a general plan of development for Del Webb at Lake Oconee which may be supplemented by additional covenants, restrictions, and easements.
No Person shall Record any additional covenants, conditions, or restrictions affecting any portion of the Community without Declarant's written consent, so long as Declarant owns any property described in Exhibit "A" or "B". Any instrument Recorded without the required consent is void and of no force and effect.
The Governing Documents apply to all Owners and all Occupants of their Lot, as well as their respective tenants, guests, and invitees. Any lease on a Lot shall provide that the tenant and all Occupants of the leased Lot shall be bound by the terms of the Governing Documents and shall be responsible for compliance with such terms by their guests and invitees.
Unless otherwise specifically provided, any notice provided for in the Governing Documents shall be provided in accordance with the By-Laws.
If any judgment or court order should determine that any provision of this Declaration is invalid, or invalid as applied in a particular instance, such determination shall not affect the validity of other provisions or applications of such provision.
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ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
The terms used in the Governing Documents shall generally be given their natural, commonly accepted definitions unless otherwise specified. Capitalized terms shall be defined as follows:
"Activity Card": A card (or other devise that would serve the same identification purposes as does a card on the date of this Declaration) that the Association issues in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Article X and which confers upon the holder rights of access to and use of the Common Area facilities subject to the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Board in regard to the same.
"Age-Qualified Occupant": A person who is fifty-five (55) years of age or older who occupies the Dwelling Unit as the Age-Qualified Occupant's primary residence.
"Annexable Property": The property described in Exhibit "B" hereto.
"Architectural Review Committee" or "ARC": The committee established to review plans and specifications for the construction or modification of improvements and to administer and enforce the Design Guidelines, as described in Article IV.
"Articles": The Association's Articles of Incorporation, filed with the Georgia Secretary of State, as they may be amended from time to time.
"Assessment' or "Assessments': Any Annual Base Assessment, Special Assessment, Benefited Assessment, Special Assessment or Initiation Assessment or any other fees, fines or charges made or assessed hereunder by the Association against an Owner and his or her Lot in accordance with the provisions of Article IX hereof.
"Assessment Lien": A lien that is created or imposed as set forth in Section 9.6. "Association": The Del Webb at Lake Oconee Homeowners Association, Inc, a Georgia nonprofit corporation.
"Base Assessment": Annual assessments levied to fund Common Expenses for the general benefit of all Lots, as determined in accordance with Section 9.1.
"Benefited Assessment: Assessments charged against a particular Lot or particular Lots for Association expenses as described in Section 9.3.
"Board of Directors' or "Board": The body responsible for the Association's general governance and administration, selected as provided in the By-Laws.
"Builder": Anyone who acquires one or more Lots for the purpose of constructing homes thereon for sale, or who purchases land within the Community for further subdivision, development, and/or resale in the ordinary course of its business.
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BK #900 PG:225 "By-Laws": The Association's By-Laws, as they may be amended from time to time. "Common Area' and "Common Areas: All real and personal property, including casements and other land use rights, which the Association owns, leases, or otherwise holds possessory or use rights in for the common use and enjoyment of the Owners, including areas designated as Common Area by Declarant from time to time, areas designated as "common element" or "common area" on a Plat.
"Common Expenses": The expenses of administration, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and landscaping of the Common Area; the cost of insurance, water, sewer, electricity, telephone, gas and other necessary utility expenses for the Common Area; the cost of general and special real estate taxes and assessments levied or assessed against any portion of the Common Area owned by the Association; the cost of maintenance of the landscaping of the rights-of-way and medians of streets, roads or highways, within or adjoining the Property; any expenses designated as Common Expenses by this Declaration; if not specifically charged to the Owners, the cost of waste removal and scavenger services to the Property; the cost of any and all assessments required to be paid to the Master Association pursuant to the terms of the Master Declaration; and any other expenses lawfully incurred by the Association for the common benefit of all of the Owners (including, without limitation, costs incurred for management, administrative, legal or other professional services).
Ếommunity¿oẾel Webb at Lake Ocone¿orẾProperty": The real property that shall be subjected to this Declaration, either as Lots or as Common Area, either by this Declaration, by a Supplemental Declaration or by being conveyed to the Association.
"Community-Wide Standard": The standard of conduct, maintenance, or other activity generally prevailing at Del Webb at Lake Oconee, or the minimum standards established pursuant to the Design Guidelines, Use Restrictions, and Board resolutions, whichever is the strictest standard. Declarant may initially establish such standard, which may be more specifically defined in the Design Guidelines, the Use Restrictions, Rules and Board resolutions. Any subsequent amendments to the standard shall meet or exceed the standards set during the Declarant Control Period. The Community-Wide Standard may contain both objective and subjective elements and may or may not be in writing. The Community-Wide Standard may evolve as development progresses and as the needs, desires and demands within Del Webb at Lake Oconee change.
"Declarant": Pulte Home Corporation, a Michigan corporation, or any successor or assign who has or takes title to any portion of the property described in Exhibit "A" or "B" for development and/or sale and who is designated as Declarant in a Recorded instrument the immediately preceding Declarant executes.
"Declarant Control Period": The period of time commencing on the date on which this Declaration is Recorded and ending on the date of the last of the following to occur:
(a) the date on which (i) every Lot shall have been improved by the construction thereon of a Dwelling Unit for which a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the
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applicable governmental authority and (ii) no portion of the Annexable Property shall be owned by the Declarant;
(b) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of the Recording of this Declaration; or (c) the date on which the Declarant shall elect by executing and Recording a statement that the Declarant Control Period is ended.
'Declarant's Affiliate": Any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Declarant, and shall include, without limitation, any general or limited partnership, limited lability company, limited lability partnership or corporation in which the Declarant (or anther Declarant Affiliate) is a general partner, managing member or controlling shareholder.
*Declaration": This Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, as amended from time to time.
"Design Guidelines": The architectural, design, and construction guidelines and review procedures adopted pursuant to Article IV for all construction (other than new construction) and all modifications to existing structures performed by anyone other than the Declarant.
"welling Unit": A single building or structure or a portion of a building or structure situated upon a Lot which is intended for use and occupancy as a separate attached or detached welling unit for one or more persons. Notwithstanding the above, an ancillary "guest house" or *in-law suite" on a Lot shall not be a separate welling Unit but, instead, shall be deemed a part of the structure serving primarily as the welling Unit on the Lot.
'Fiscal Year: The twelve month period for which the Association shall adopt a budget, as provided for in Article IX hereof.
"Governing Documents": Collectively, the Master Declaration, this Declaration, Articles, Bylaws, the Use Restrictions, the Design Guidelines, all as the same may be amended from time to time, and all rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to the authority granted to the Board in the Governing Documents.
not be a separate welling Unit as that term is defined but, instead, shall be deemed a part of the structure serving primarily as the welling Unit on the Lot.
"Improvement": Any (a) Dwelling Unit, building, fence or wall; (b) any swimming pool, tennis court, basketball court, road, driveway, parking area or satellite dish; (c) any trees, plants, shrubs, grass or other landscaping improvements of every type and kind and (d) any other approved structure of any kind or nature.
"Lot": A portion of the Property, whether improved or unimproved, which may be independently owned and conveyed, and upon which a Dwelling Unit is constructed or is intended to be constructed. The term shall refer to the land, if any, which is part of the Lot as well as any Improvements, including any welling Unit, on the Lot. The boundaries of each Lot
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shall be shown on a Plat; provided that in the case of a building containing multiple Dwelling Units for individual sale, each Dwelling Unit capable of being sold individually shall be deemed to be a separate Lot.
*Master Association": Reynoldsboro Owners Association, Inc., a Georgia non-profit corporation, or its successors and assigns.
"Master Declaration": That certain Master Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Reynoldsboro, dated February 13, 2007, and recorded at Deed Book 873, Page 309, Greene County, Georgia records, as amended by that certain First Amendment and Supplement to Master Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Reynoldsboro dated February 13, 2007, and recorded at Deed Book 873, Page 388, Greene County, Georgia records.
Member: Each Owner of a Lot, subject to Section 6.2. holding Membership in the Association pursuant to the Declaration.
"Membership": A Membership in the Association and the rights granted to the Owners of Lots pursuant to Section 6.2 to participate in the Association.
"Mortgage": A mortgage, a deed to secure debt, or any other form of security instrument affecting title to any Lot. The term "Mortgagee" shall refer to a beneficiary or holder of a Mortgage.
"Occupy", "Occupies', or "Occupancy": Unless otherwise specified in the Governing Documents, staying overnight in a particular Dwelling Unit for at least ninety (90) total days in any twelve-month period. The term "Occupant' shall refer to any individual other than an Owner who Occupies a Dwelling Unit or is in possession of a Lot, or any portion thereof or building or structure thereon, whether as a Lessee or otherwise, other than on a merely transient basis (and shall include, without limitation, a Resident).
"Owner": The Record title holder to any Lot, but excluding, in all cases, anyone holding an interest merely as security for the performance of an obligation (e.g., a Mortgagee). An Owner is any Person or Persons who individually or collectively own fee title to a Lot (as evidenced by a Recorded Instrument). Where reference is made in this Declaration to Lots "owned by" a Person, such phrase shall be deemed to refer to Lots of which that Person is the Owner as determined pursuant to this definition.
"Party Structure": Each wall, fence, driveway, or similar structure built on the Lots which serves and/or separates any two adjoining Lots or a Lot and Common Area.
"Person": An individual, a corporation, a partnership, business trust, estate, a trustee, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.
"Plat": Any Recorded engineering or land survey plat for all or any portion of the Property.
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"Qualified Occupant": Any person (i) nineteen (19) years of age or older who Occupies a Dwelling Unit and was the original Occupant following purchase of the Dwelling Unit from the Declarant; or (ii) a person nineteen (19) years of age or older who Occupies a Dwelling Unit with an Age-Qualified Occupant. An Occupant of an ancillary "guest house" or "in-law suite" on a Lot shall not be a Qualified Occupant unless he or she is also a Qualified Occupant of the primary Dwelling Unit on the Lot.
"Record", "Recording', or "Recorded": To record, the recording of or recorded of record a legal instrument in the Deed Records of Greene County, Georgia.
"Resident": Each individual who resides in any Dwelling Unit.
"Reserve" or "Reserves": Funds that are set aside by an association to pay for the repair or replacement of community assets for which the association is responsible.
"Reviewer": Shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 4.2(c) hereof.
"Single Family": A group of one or more persons each related to the other by blood, marriage or legal adoption, or a group of not more than three (3) persons not all so related, who maintain a common household in a Dwelling Unit.
"Special Assessment": Any assessment levied and assessed against all Owners or some Owners in accordance with Section 9.2.
"Supplemental Declaration": A recorded instrument under which the Declarant subjects additional property to this Declaration pursuant to Article XI hereof.
"Tenant": Person who has an agreement with Owner or a Tenant if approved in writing by the Board to lease the Dwelling Unit for a minimum of six (6) months.
"Use Restrictions": The use restrictions, rules, and regulations governing the use of and activities on the Lots set forth in Exhibit "C," as the same may be amended in accordance with Article III.
"Visible from Neighboring Property": With respect to any given object, that such object is or would be visible to a person six feet tall standing on neighboring property, on the level of the base of the structure or building being viewed.
All pronouns used in this Declaration are intended to be gender neutral, and the use of the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine and neuter genders.
ARTICLE III.
RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING LOTS
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3.1. Restrictions Affecting Occupancy and Alienation.
Restrictions on Occupancy. Subject to the rights reserved to Declarant in Section 12.8, the Lots within Del Webb at Lake Oconee are intended for the housing of persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older. The provisions of this Section 3.1(a) are intended to be consistent with, and are set forth in order to comply with the Fair Housing Amendments Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601 et seq. (1988), as amended, the exemption set out in 42 U.S.C. §3607(b)(2)(C), and the regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, as may be amended, the "Act") allowing discrimination based on familial status. Declarant or the Association, acting through the Board, shall have the power to amend this Section, without the consent of the Members or any Person except Declarant, for the purpose of maintaining the age restriction consistent with the Act, the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, and any related judicial decisions in order to maintain the intent and enforceability of this Section.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 12.8, each occupied Dwelling Unit shall at all times be Occupied by at least one person fifty-five (55) years of age or older; however, in the event of the termination of occupancy of a person who was the sole Occupant fifty-five (55) years of age or older of a Dwelling Unit, any Qualified Occupant may continue to Occupy the same Dwelling Unit as long as the provisions of the Act are not violated by such occupancy.
(ii) No person under the age of nineteen (19) shall Occupy a Dwelling Unit. (iii) Nothing in this Section shall restrict the ownership of or transfer of title to any Lot; provided, no Owner under the age of fifty-five (55) may Occupy a Dwelling Unit unless the requirements of this Section are met nor shall any Owner permit Occupancy of the Dwelling Unit in violation of this Section. Owners shall be responsible for including a statement that the Lots within Del Webb at Lake Oconee are intended for the housing of persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older, as set forth in this Section, in conspicuous type in any lease or other occupancy agreement or contract of sale relating to such Owner's Lot, which agreements or contracts shall be in writing and signed by the tenant or purchaser, and for clearly disclosing such intent to any prospective tenant, purchaser, or other potential occupant of the Lot. Every lease of a Lot shall provide that failure to comply with the requirements and restrictions of this Section shall constitute a default under the lease.
(iv) Any Owner may request in writing that the Board make an exception to the requirements for an Age-Qualified Occupant of this Section with respect to a Dwelling Unit on his or her Lot, based on documented hardship. The Board may, but shall not be obligated to, grant exceptions in its sole discretion, provided that all of the requirements of the Act would still
In the event of any change in Occupancy of any Dwelling Unit, as a result of a transfer of title, a lease or sublease, a birth or death, change in marital status, vacancy, change in location of permanent Dwelling Unit, or otherwise, the Owner of the Dwelling Unit shall immediately notify the Board in writing and provide to the Board the names and ages of all current Occupants of the Dwelling Unit and such other information as the Board may reasonably require to verify the age of each occupant required to comply with the Act. In the event that an
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Owner fails to notify the Board and provide all required information within ten (10) days after a change in occupancy occurs, the Association may levy monetary fines against the Owner and the Lot for each day after the change in Occupancy occurs until the Association receives the required notice and information, regardless of whether the occupants continue to meet the requirements of this Article, in addition to all other remedies available to the Association under this Declaration and Georgia law.
Monitoring Compliance; Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact. The Association shall be responsible for maintaining records to support and demonstrate compliance with the Act. The Board shall adopt policies, procedures, and rules to monitor and maintain compliance with this Section and the Act, including policies regarding visitors, updating of age records, the granting of exemptions to compliance, and enforcement. The Association shall periodically distribute such policies, procedures, and rules to the Owners and make copies available to Owners, their tenants and Mortgagees upon reasonable request.
The Association may enforce this Section 3.1 in any legal or equitable manner available, as the Board deems appropriate, including, without limitation, conducting a census of the occupants of Dwelling Units, requiring that copies of birth certificates or other proof of age for one new Age-Qualified Occupant per Dwelling Unit be provided to the Board on a periodic basis, and in its sole discretion, taking action to evict the occupants of any Dwelling Unit which does not comply with the requirements and restrictions of this Section. The Association's records regarding individual members shall be maintained on a confidential basis and not provided except as legally required to governing authorities seeking to enforce the Act. Each Owner shall fully and truthfully respond to any Association request for information regarding the occupancy of Dwelling Units on his or her Lot which, in the Board's judgment, is reasonably necessary to monitor compliance with this Section. Each Owner hereby appoints the Association as its attorney-in-fact for the purpose of taking legal or equitable action to dispossess, evict, or otherwise remove the occupants of any Dwelling Unit on his or her Lot as necessary to enforce compliance with this Section.
Each Owner shall be responsible for ensuring compliance of his Lot with the requirements and restrictions of this Section, and the Association rules adopted hereunder, by himself and by his tenants and other occupants of its Lot. Each Owner, by acceptance of title to a Lot, agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Declarant, any affiliate of Declarant, and the Association harmless from any and all claims, losses, damages, and causes of action which may arise from failure of such Owner's Lot to so comply. Such defense costs shall include, but not be limited to, attorney fees and costs.
Residential and Related Uses. The Community shall be used only for residential, recreational, and related purposes. Related purposes may include, without limitation, offices for the Association or its management agents), Declarant's business or sales office(s), and any business use which meets the conditions of Section 3.1 (c) below. In addition, the Association or Declarant may permit limited business activity within the confines of a Dwelling Unit that does not detract from the Community's residential and recreational character.
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(c) Business Use. No business shall be conducted in or from any Lot, except that an Owner or a resident of the Lot may conduct business activities within the Dwelling Unit so long as:
(I) the business activity is not apparent or detectable by sight, sound, or smell from outside the Dwelling Unit;
(11) the business activity complies with applicable zoning requirements; (111) the business activity does not involve regular visitation of the Dwelling Unit by clients, customers, suppliers, or other business invitees or door-to-door solicitation within the Community; and
(iv) the business activity is consistent with the residential character of the Community and does not constitute a nuisance, or a hazardous or offensive use, or threaten the security or safety of others within the Community, as determined in the Board's sole discretion.
"Business" shall have its ordinary, generally accepted meaning and shall include, without limitation, any occupation, work, or activity undertaken on an ongoing basis which involves the provision of goods or services to Persons other than the family of the producer and for which the producer receives a fee, compensation, or other form of consideration, regardless of whether (A) such activity is engaged in full or part time, (B) such activity is intended to or does generate a profit, or (C) a license is required
This Section shall not apply to restrict Declarant's activities in the Community, nor shall it restrict the activities of Persons approved by Declarant involved with the development and sale of property in the Community. Additionally, this Section shall not apply to any Association activity relating to operating and maintaining the Community, including the Community's recreational and other amenities.
Leasing a Dwelling Unit for a period of at least six (6) months is not a "business" within the meaning of this subsection.
(d) Leasing. For purposes of this Declaration, "leasing" is defined as regular, exclusive occupancy of a Dwelling Unit by any Person other than the Owner, for which the Owner receives any consideration or benefit, including, but not limited to, a fee, service, gratuity, or compensation. A Lot may be leased only in its entirety (e.g., separate rooms within the same Dwelling Unit may not be separately leased). The foregoing shall not preclude an Owner sharing the Occupancy of his or her Dwelling Unit with a non-Owner who shall compensate the Owner for so sharing such Dwelling Unit. No fraction or portion may be leased.
No structure on a Lot other than the primary Dwelling Unit shall be leased or otherwise occupied for residential purposes, except that structures used for ancillary purposes, such as an "in-law suite" or detached "guest house," may be occupied, but not independently leased. There shall be no subleasing of a Dwelling Unit or assignment of leases except with the Board's prior written approval.
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All leases shall require that tenants and all occupants of the leased Lot are bound by and obligated to comply with the Governing Documents. The restrictions on lease terms set forth in this paragraph shall not apply to Lots owned by Declarant.
Notice of any lease, together with such additional information as the Board may require, shall be given to the Board or its designee by the Owner within ten (10) days of execution of the lease. The Owner must make available to the Tenant copies of the Governing Documents. The Board may adopt reasonable Use Restrictions and rules regulating leasing and subleasing and the activities of tenants and subtenants.
No transient tenants may be accommodated in a Dwelling Unit. All leases, including sub-leases, shall be in writing and shall be for an initial term of at least six months, except with the Board's prior written consent.
(e) Maximum Occupancy. No more than two (2) Persons per bedroom shall occupy the same Dwelling Unit on a regular and consistent basis (as determined in the Board's discretion).
(f) Occupants Bound. The Governing Documents apply to all Occupants of and visitors to any Lot. Every Owner shall cause anyone occupying or visiting his or her Lot to comply with the Governing Documents/Use Restrictions and shall be responsible for all violations and losses to the Common Area caused by such Persons, notwithstanding the fact that such Persons also are fully liable and may be sanctioned for any violation.
Subdivision of a Lot and Time-Sharing. Lots may not be subdivided or their boundary lines changed except with the Board's prior written approval; provided, Declarant may subdivide, change the boundary line of, and replat any Lots) it owns, and, for so long as Declarant owns any portion of the Community, convert Lots into Common Area or Common Area to Lots at any time prior to the transfer of title to the Association.
Timesharing, fraction-sharing, or similar programs whereby the right to exclusive use of the Lot rotates among members of the program on a fixed or floating time schedule over a period of years is prohibited, except by Declarant, while Declarant owns any property within the Community.
(h) Disease and Insects. No Person shall permit any thing or condition to exist upon any Lot which shall induce, breed or harbor infectious diseases or noxious insects.
Mineral Exploration. No Lot shall be used in any manner to explore for or to remove any water, oil or other hydrocarbons, minerals of any kind, gravel, gas, earth or any earth substance of any kind, except for the drilling, operation and maintenance of any testing, inspection or other water wells approved by the Declarant.
(i) Utility Service. No lines, wires or other devices for the communication or transmission of electric current or power, including telephone, television and radio signals shall be erected, placed or maintained anywhere in or upon any Lot unless the same shall be contained in conduits or cables installed and maintained underground or concealed in, under or on buildings or other structures approved by the Architectural Review Committee. No provision of
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8K :900 PG#233 this Declaration shall be deemed to forbid the erection of temporary power or telephone structures for emergency purposes or incident to the construction of buildings or structures approved by the Architectural Review Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, utility meters and related panels and similar equipment may be placed on outside building walls exposed to view from a street in order to comply with any requirements, regulations, orders, conditions or specifications of any public, quasi-public or private utility or any governmental agency or body, provided that reasonable efforts shall be made to avoid placing any such meter, panel or other equipment on the outside front wall of a Dwelling Unit or other building facing the street running directly in front of such Dwelling Unit.
(k) Model Homes. Any provisions of this Declaration or any Governing Document which prohibit non-residential use of Lots and regulate parking of vehicles shall not prohibit the construction and maintenance of model homes or other model Dwelling Units of any kind (including, without limitation, any used in whole or in part as sales offices, design center displays (collectively "Models") by Persons engaged in the construction of Dwelling Units in Del Webb at Lake Oconce, or parking incidental to the visiting of such Models, so long as the construction, operation and maintenance of such Models and parking otherwise comply with all of the provisions of this Declaration. The Architectural Review Committee may also permit Lots and other areas to be used for parking in connection with the showing of Models. Any homes or other structures constructed as Models shall cease to be used as Models at any time the Owner thereof is not actively engaged in the construction and sale of Dwelling Units in Del Webb at Lake Oconee, and no home or other structure shall be used as a Model for the sale of homes or other structures not located in Del Webb at Lake Oconee.
3.2. Framework for Regulation.
In addition to the foregoing restrictions affecting Lots, the Governing Documents establish, as part of the general plan of development, a framework of affirmative and negative covenants, easements, and restrictions which govern the Community, including the Use Restrictions set forth in Exhibit "C." Within that framework, the Board and the Members must have the ability to respond to unforeseen problems and changes affecting the Community. This Article establishes procedures for modifying and expanding the Use Restrictions to respond to such changes.
The procedures set forth in this Article shall not apply to the Board's enactment and enforcement of rules and regulations relating to use and operation of the Common Area or other administrative rules, which the Board may adopt by resolution.
3.3. OwnerẾAcknowledgment and Notice to Purchasers.
All Owners are given notice that use of their Lots and the Common Area is limited by the Use Restrictions as amended, expanded, and otherwise modified from time to time. Each Owner, by accepting a deed, and each Tenant, by accepting a Lease, acknowledges and agrees that the use, enjoyment, and marketability of his or her Lot can be affected by the Use Restrictions and Board rules, which may change from time to time. All Lot purchasers are on notice that the Association may have adopted changes to the Use Restrictions and that such
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BK:900 PG:234 changes may not be set forth in a Recorded document. Copies of the current Use Restrictions and Board rules may be obtained from the Association.
3.4. Rule Making Authority.
The Board may change (i.e., modify, cancel, limit, create exceptions to, or expand) the Use Restrictions. The exercise of this authority shall be subject to the Board's duty to use business judgment and reasonableness and the need to make as few changes as possible to meet its objectives and still fulfill the reasonable expectations of the Members. The Board shall provide notice to all Owners of any proposed change pursuant to the Association's current communication policy at least five business days before the Board meeting to consider the change. Members shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard on the proposed change at such Board meeting.
If endorsed by the Board, the proposed change shall be approved unless disapproved by a majority of the Members. The Board is not obligated to call a meeting to consider disapproval unless it receives a petition of the Members which meets the requirements for special meetings in the By-Laws. If the Board receives such a petition before the effective date of the Board's action under this Section 3.4(a), the proposed change shall not become effective until after a meeting is held, and then subject to the outcome of such meeting.
Alternatively, the Members, representing a majority of the votes in the Association, at an Association meeting duly called for such purpose, may vote to change the Use Restrictions then in effect. Any such change shall require approval of the Declarant, if the same is to take effect during the Declarant Control Period.
Before any Use Restriction change becomes effective, the Board shall provide at no cost a copy of the new or changed Use Restriction to each Owner. The change does not become effective until at least thirty (30) days following the date of such mailing to Owners. Each Owner shall be bound regardless of whether the mailing is received. The Association shall provide, without cost, a copy of the Use Restrictions then in effect to any requesting Member, Tenant or Mortgagee.
(d) At least once every two years after the Declarant Control Period ends, the Board shall review and evaluate the then current Use Restrictions for continued visibility or necessity within the Community.
No action taken under this Article shall have the effect of modifying, repealing, or expanding the Design Guidelines or any provision of this Declaration other than the Use Restrictions. In the event of a conflict between the Design Guidelines and the Use Restrictions, the Design Guidelines shall control.
(f) Notice under this Section may be sent to each Owner by any manner permitted under the Association's current communication policy.
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8K :900 PG# 235 3.5. Protection of Members and Residents.
Except as may be set forth in this Declaration (either initially or by amendment) or in the Use Restrictions the Association's actions with respect to Use Restrictions and rules must comply with the following:
Members and Residents shall be permitted to display religious, patriotic and holiday signs, symbols, and decorations on their Lots of the kinds normally displayed in single-family residential neighborhoods, provided that the Association may regulate all such displays for conformity with this Declaration and, specifically, with the Community Wide Standard.
(b) Signs. The Association shall not regulate the content of political or other signs; however, the Association may adopt a reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions to posting such signs, as established in the Design Guidelines.
Household Composition. The Association shall not interfere with the freedom of Members and Residents to determine the number of Qualified Occupants within a household, except that it may limit the total number of Persons entitled to occupy a Dwelling Unit based upon the size of the Dwelling Unit (based on such factors as the number of bedrooms), not to exceed the number permitted under current zoning ordinances, and limit the number of Occupants per household who have full privileges as members to use of the Common Area.
Activities Within Dwellings. The Association shall not interfere with activities carried on within a Dwelling Unit, except it may prohibit activities not normally associated with residential property, and it may restrict or prohibit activities that create monetary costs for the Association or other Owners, that create a danger to anyone's health or safety, that generate excessive noise or traffic, that create unsightly conditions visible outside the Dwelling Unit, or that create an unreasonable source of annoyance.
(e) Alienation. The Association shall not prohibit leasing or transfer of any Lot, subject to the Governing Documents.
Abridging Existing Rights. The Association may not require an Owner to dispose of personal property that was in or on a Lot in compliance with previous rules. This exemption shall apply only during the period of such Owner's ownership of the Lot, and shall not apply to subsequent Owners who take title to the Lot after adoption of the rule.
Reasonable Rights to Develop. The Association may not impede Declarant's right to develop or require the Declarant to develop any portion thereof, with all future developments being in Declarant's sole discretion Del Webb at Lake Oconee.
The limitations in subsections (a) through (g) of this Section shall only limit rule making authority exercised under Section 3.3; they shall not apply to amendments to this Declaration adopted in accordance with Article XXI.
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BK :900 PG:236 ARTICLE IV.
ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPING
4.1. General.
No structure or thing (including, without limitation, any fence, wall, trellis, bird house, gazebo or any structure of any kind or nature) shall be placed, erected, or installed upon any Lot, and no improvements or other work (including staking, clearing, excavation, grading and other site work, exterior alterations, or planting or removal of landscaping) shall take place, within Del Webb at Lake Oconee, except in compliance with this Article and the Design Guidelines. Each Dwelling Unit shall be designed by and built in accordance with the plans and specifications of a licensed architect unless Declarant or its designee, in its sole discretion, otherwise approves.
In no event shall any change be made in the exterior appearance of any Dwelling Unit (including, without limitation, painting and the application of any brick, stucco, paneling or other siding) unless such change has been first approved in writing by the Board or the ARC, as the case may be. Any Owner may remodel, paint, or redecorate the interior of structures (including the Dwelling Unit) on his or her Lot without approval. However, modifications to the interior of screened porches, patios, and any other portions of a Lot Visible from Neighboring Property shall be subject to approval as set forth in the Design Guidelines.
This Article shall not apply to Declarant's activities, or to the Association's activities during the Declarant Control Period.
4.2. Architectural Review.
(a) By Declarant; New Construction. Declarant shall have exclusive authority to administer and enforce architectural controls and to review and act upon all applications for original construction within the Community. This right shall continue until the end of the Declarant Control Period, unless Declarant earlier terminates its rights in a Recorded instrument. In reviewing and acting upon any request for approval, Declarant or its designee acts solely in Declarant's interest and owes no duty to any other Person.
Declarant may, in its discretion, designate one or more Persons or an outside management company, from time to time to act on its behalf in reviewing applications.
Declarant may from time to time, but shall not be obligated to, delegate or assign all or any portion of its rights under this Article to any other Person or committee, including the Architectural Review Committee. Any such delegation shall be in writing, specifying the delegated responsibilities, and shall be subject to (i) Declarant's right to revoke such delegation at any time and reassume its prior jurisdiction, and (ii) Declarant's right to veto any decision which it determines, in its discretion, to be inappropriate or inadvisable for any reason. So long as Declarant has any rights under this Article, the jurisdiction of other entities shall be limited to such matters as Declarant specifically delegates.
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BK:900 PG:237 applications for modifications to improvements constructed within the Community. Prior to termination of Declarant's rights under Section 4.2(a) or to further a delegation if requested by Declarant, the Board shall establish the ARC, which shall consist of at least three Persons all of whom shall be appointed by the Declarant. Thereafter, members of the ARC shall be appointed and shall serve at the discretion of the Board; provided, as long as Declarant owns any property described in Exhibit "A" or "B," at all times, it may appoint one member of the ARC.
When appointed, the ARC shall have exclusive jurisdiction over modifications to all Lots and/or structures and any additional improvements within the Community. Subject to Declarant's rights under subsection (a) above, the ARC also may be assigned by Declarant jurisdiction over original construction and landscaping within the Community.
The Declarant or the Board may create and appoint such subcommittees of the ARC as they shall deem appropriate. Such subcommittees may be established to preside over particular areas of review (e.g., landscape plans) and shall be governed by such procedures as may be established by the ARC or the Board. Any action of any subcommittee shall be subject to the review and approval of the ARC and Declarant, for as long as Declarant owns any property described in Exhibit "A" or "B." Notwithstanding the above, neither the ARC nor Declarant shall be obligated to review all actions of any subcommittees and the failure to take action in any instance shall not be a waiver of the right of the ARC or Declarant to act in the future.
Reviewer. The entity having jurisdiction in a particular case (whether Declarant or its designees or the ARC) shall be referred to as the 'Reviewer." On behalf of the Association, the Reviewer may retain architects, engineers, or other Persons as deemed necessary to perform the review. The cost will be the responsibility of the applicant.
(d) Fees; Assistance. The Reviewer may establish and charge reasonable fees for its review of applications and may require that such fees be paid in advance. Such fees may include the reasonable costs incurred in having any application reviewed by architects, engineers, or other professionals. The Board shall include the estimated compensation of such Persons in the Association's annual operating budget.
4.3. Guidelines and Procedures.
Design Guidelines. Declarant shall prepare Design Guidelines, which may contain general provisions applicable to all of Del Webb at Lake Oconee. The Design Guidelines are intended to provide guidance to Owners and Builders regarding matters of particular concern to the Reviewer. The Design Guidelines are not the exclusive basis for the Reviewer's decisions and compliance with the Design Guidelines does not guarantee approval of any application.
Declarant shall have sole and full authority to amend the Design Guidelines as long as it owns any portion of or has a unilateral right to annex property pursuant to Section 11.1. Declarant's right to amend shall continue notwithstanding a delegation of reviewing authority to the ARC, unless Declarant also delegates the power to amend to the ARC. Upon termination or delegation of Declarant's right to amend, the ARC may amend the Design Guidelines with the written consent of the Board.
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8k:900 PG:238 Amendments to the Design Guidelines shall be prospective only. The Design Guidelines shall not require modifications to or removal of structures previously approved once the approved construction or modification has commenced. Subject to the Community-Wide Standard, there shall be no limitation on the scope of amendments to the Design Guidelines, and such amendments may remove requirements previously imposed or otherwise make the Design Guidelines less restrictive.
The Reviewer shall make the Design Guidelines available to Owners and Builders who seek to engage in development or construction within Del Webb at Lake Oconee.
(b) Custom Lot Guidelines. The Declarant shall prepare custom lot guidelines, if the Declarant elects to sell custom lots within the Community. It may follow the same procedures as the Design Guidelines, or it may establish new procedures.
(c) Procedures. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Design Guidelines, no construction activities or other activities described in Section 4.1 shall commence on any portion of Del Webb at Lake Oconee until an application has been submitted to and approved by the Reviewer. The application shall be in the form Reviewer requires and shall include plans and specifications and other information required under the Design Guidelines. Plans and specifications shall show, as applicable, site layout, structural design, exterior elevations, exterior materials and colors, landscaping, drainage, exterior lighting, irrigation, and other features of proposed construction. The Design Guidelines and the Reviewer may require additional information as reasonably necessary to consider any application.
In reviewing each submission, the Reviewer may consider any factors it deems relevant, including, without limitation, harmony of external design with surrounding structures and environment. Decisions may be based on purely aesthetic considerations. Each Owner acknowledges that aesthetic determinations are purely subjective and opinions may vary as to the desirability and/or attractiveness of particular improvements. Subject to Declarant's veto right, the Reviewer shall have the sole discretion to make final, conclusive, and binding determinations on matters of aesthetic judgment, and such determinations shall only be subject to review or appeal to the Board on the issue of good faith and in accordance with the required procedures.
The Reviewer shall make a determination on each application within 45 days after receipt of a completed application and all information it requires. The Reviewer may permit or require that an application be submitted or considered in stages, in which case, a final decision shall not be required until after the final, required submission stage. The Reviewer may (i) approve the application, with or without conditions; (ii) approve a portion of the application and disapprove other portions; or (iii) disapprove the application with or without conditions.
The Reviewer shall notify the applicant in writing of a final determination on any application within five days after such determination is made. In the case of disapproval, the Reviewer may, but shall not be obligated to, specify the reasons for any objections and/or offer suggestions for curing any objections.
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8K :900 PG#239 If the Reviewer fails to respond in a timely manner, approval shall be deemed given. However, no approval, whether expressly granted or deemed granted, shall be inconsistent with the Design Guidelines unless a written variance has been granted pursuant to Section 4.5.
Notice shall be deemed given at the time the envelope containing the response is deposited with the U.S. Postal Service. Personal delivery of such written notice shall, however, be sufficient and shall be deemed given at the time of delivery to the applicant.
As part of any approval, the Reviewer may require that construction commence in accordance with approved plans within a specified time period. If construction does not commence within the required period, such approval shall be deemed withdrawn and it shall be necessary for the Owner to reapply for approval before commencing any activities. Once construction is commenced, it shall be diligently pursued to completion. All work shall be completed within one year of commencement unless otherwise specified in the notice of approval or the Design Guidelines, or unless the Reviewer grants an extension in writing, which it is not obligated to do. If approved work is not completed within the required time, it shall be considered nonconforming and shall be subject to enforcement action by the Association, Declarant, or any aggrieved Owner.
Exemptions. The Reviewer may, by resolution, exempt certain activities from the application and approval requirements of this Article, provided such activities are undertaken in strict compliance with the requirements of such resolution. For example, Builders may submit and receive pre-approval of landscaping or other plans for general application. Such preapproved plans shall not require resubmission prior to use on a particular Lot.
Reviewer approval shall not constitute approval of or waiver of approvals or reviews by any municipality or governmental agency or entity having jurisdiction over architectural or construction matters.
4.4. No Waiver of Future Approvals.
Each Owner acknowledges that the people reviewing applications under this Article will change from time to time and that opinions on aesthetic matters, as well as interpretation and application of the Design Guidelines, may vary accordingly. In addition, each Owner acknowledges that it may not always be possible to identify objectionable features until work is completed, in which case it may be unreasonable to require changes to the improvements involved. The Reviewer may refuse to approve similar proposals in the future. Approval of applications or plans, or in connection with any other matter requiring approval, shall not constitute a waiver of the right to withhold approval as to any similar applications, plans, or other matters subsequently or additionally submitted for approval.
4.5. Variances.
The Reviewer may authorize variances from compliance with any of its guidelines and procedures when circumstances such as topography, natural obstructions, hardship, or aesthetic or environmental considerations require or when legally required for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, but only in accordance with rules and regulations established by the Declarant or ARC. No variance shall (a) be effective unless in writing; (b) be contrary to this C: Documents and Settings\LDekle\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Fi@s\OLK6FLATL.-1193276-v3-Oconee Tract Declaration.DOC 132087.0036źŚ
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Declaration; or (c) estop the Reviewer from denying a variance in other circumstances. For purposes of this Section, the inability to obtain approval of any governmental agency, the issuance of any permit, or the terms of any financing shall not be considered a hardship warranting a variance. No variance may be issued without Declarant's written consent for so long as Declarant owns any portion of the Community or has the unilateral right to annex property described in Exhibit "B."
4.6. Limitation of Liability.
(a) The standards and procedures established by this Article are intended as a mechanism for maintaining and enhancing the overall aesthetics of Del Webb at Lake Oconee; they do not create any duty to any Person. Review and approval of any application pursuant to this Article may be based on aesthetic considerations only. The Reviewer shall not bear any responsibility for ensuring the structural integrity or soundness of approved construction or modifications, for ensuring compliance with building codes and other governmental requirements, or for ensuring that every Dwelling Unit is of comparable quality, value, or size, of similar design, or aesthetically pleasing or otherwise acceptable to other Owners provided the Community-Wide Standards shall serve as a guide in the review process.
(b) Declarant, the Association, its officers, the Board, the ARC, the Association's management agent, any committee, or any member of any of the foregoing shall not be held liable for matters related to its decisions including, but not limited to, soil conditions, drainage, or other general site work; any defects in plans revised or approved hereunder; any loss or damage arising out of the action, inaction, integrity, financial condition, or quality of work of any contractor or its subcontractors, employees or agents, whether or not Declarant has approved or featured such contractor as a builder in the Community; or any injury, damages, or loss arising out of the manner or quality or other circumstances of approved construction on or modifications to any Lot. In all matters, the Board, the ARC, and the members of each, and the Association officers, shall be defended and indemnified by the Association as provided in Section 7.6.
4.7. Certificate of Compliance.
Declarant, or any Owner may request in writing that the Reviewer issue a certificate of Design Guidelines as to the Owner's Lot. The Association shall either grant or deny such written request within thirty (30) days after receipt and may charge a reasonable administrative fee. Issuance of such a certificate shall estop the Association from taking enforcement action against an Owner for any condition known to the Association on the date of the certificate.
ARTICLE V.
LANDSCAPING, HOME MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 5.1. Maintenance and Repair of Dwelling Units.
Each Owner shall maintain and repair the entirety of the Dwelling Unit located on each Lot owned by him, including all decks and patios attached thereto. Each Owner shall also maintain and repair the driveway and sidewalk located on each Lot owned by him. Such
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BK:900 PG:241 maintenance and repair work shall be performed at the sole cost and expense of the Owner of such Lot. All exteriors of all Dwelling Units, and all driveways, sidewalks, decks and patios located on each Lot, shall be maintained in a condition which is to a level consistent with the Community-Wide Standard and which is satisfactory to the Board of Directors or to the ARC, if the Board shall delegate such responsibility to the ARC.
5.2. Maintenance of Lots.
Except as provided otherwise in paragraph (b) hereof, the Association shall be responsible for maintaining the grounds of each Lot, except for such portion thereof which is located within a fence. Such maintenance shall consist of normal grass mowing, pruning and otherwise maintaining all plants, shrubbery, trees, flowers, bushes, ivy and other foliage that were originally planted on the Lot by the Declarant or a Builder, all to keep the same in a condition that is consistent with the Community-Wide Standard. By assuming membership in the Association, each Owner grants a non-exclusive right and access easement to the Association for the purpose of allowing the Association to conduct the aforementioned maintenance on each
(b) The Owner of each Lot shall be responsible for maintaining all portions of his Lot which may be enclosed within a fence (the Association shall have no responsibility for maintaining any part of a Lot that is enclosed by a fence), and shall maintain and replace all trees, flowers, shrubbery or bushes that shall have been planted on the Lot after the conveyance of the Lot by the Declarant or a Builder to the first Owner thereof (the Association shall have no responsibility for maintaining any trees, flowers, shrubbery or bushes that were not installed by the Declarant or a Builder). Such maintenance that shall be the Owner's responsibility shall include, without limitation, cutting the grass, weeds and other vegetation, removing dead trees, shrubs and other plants and pruning and otherwise maintaining all plants, shrubbery, trees, flowers, bushes, grass, ivy and other foliage as may be planted in and on such Lot, all to keep the same in a condition that is consistent with the Community-Wide Standard.
5.3. Responsibility for Repair and Replacement.
Each Owner shall carry property insurance for the full replacement cost of his Dwelling Unit and all insurable improvements on his or her Lot, less a reasonable deductible, unless the Association carries such insurance (which they may, but are not obligated to do). If the Association assumes responsibility for insuring a Lot, the insurance premiums shall be levied as a Benefited Assessment against the benefited Lot and the Owner.
In the event of damage to or destruction of Improvements on a Lot, the Owner shall promptly repair or reconstruct such structure in a manner consistent with the original construction or other plans and specifications approved in accordance with Article IV. Alternatively, if the damaged Improvements consisted of a detached building, the Owner shall clear the Lot and maintain it in a neat and attractive condition consistent with the CommunityWide Standard. The Owner shall pay any costs not covered by insurance proceeds.
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BK:900 PG:242 ARTICLE VI.
THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS
6.1. Function of Association.
The Association is the entity responsible for management, maintenance, operation, and control of the Common Area and for the enforcement of the Governing Documents. The Association shall perform its functions in accordance with the Governing Documents and Georgia law.
6.2. Membership.
Every Owner shall be a Member of the Association. There shall be only one membership per Lot. If a Lot is owned by more than one Person, all co-Owners shall share the privileges of the membership, subject to reasonable Board regulation and the voting restrictions described in Section 6.3(c) and in the By-Laws. Co-Owners are jointly and severally obligated to perform the responsibilities of an Owner. The membership rights of an Owner which is not an individual may be exercised by any officer, director, partner, or trustee, or by an individual the Owner designates from time to time in a written instrument provided to the Association's Secretary.
6.3. Voting.
(a) Voting Matters. The following are the only matters subject to Member vote during the Declarant Control Period:
Any amendment to any of Governing Documents which, under the terms of the same, the Declarant is not authorized to effect without a vote of the Members other than the Declarant; and
(i1) Any proposal to dissolve the Association.
Members. When entitled to vote, Members shall have one equal vote for each Lot in which they hold the interest required for membership under Section 6.2, except that there shall be only one vote per Lot. The right to vote for a Lot commences at such time as the Lot is made subject to the Declaration; provided, no vote shall be exercised for any Lot which is exempt from Assessment under Section 9.6.
(c) Exercise of Voting Rights. The Lot Owner shall exercise the vote for a Lot. If there is more than one Owner of a Lot, the vote for such Lot shall be exercised as the co-Owners determine among themselves and advise the Association's Secretary, or its designee, in writing prior to the vote being taken. Absent such advice, and in the event that more than one such coOwner casts a vote, the Lot's vote shall be suspended and excluded from the final vote tally on the matter on which a vote is being taken.
(d) Declarant Control Period. During the Declarant Control Period, all of the voting rights of the Owners at any meeting of the Members or otherwise exercised or cast as by law allowed shall be vested exclusively in the Declarant, and the Owners other than the Declarant
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BK :900 PG:243 shall have not voting rights. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Declarant Control Period the Declarant shall appoint all of the directors and officers of the Association.
ARTICLE VII.
ASSOCIATION POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
7.1. Acceptance and Control of Common Area.
(a) The Association, through action of its Board, may acquire, hold, lease (as Lessor or Tenant), operate, and dispose of tangible and intangible personal property and real property. The Association may enter into leases, licenses, or operating agreements for portions of the Common Area, for payment or no payment as the Board deems appropriate, to permit use of portions of the Common Area by community organizations and by other third parties for the general benefit or convenience of Owners and other residents of Del Webb at Lake Oconee.
(b) Declarant and its designees may transfer to the Association, and the Association shall accept, personal property and fee title, leasehold, or other property interests in any real property, improved or unimproved, described in Exhibit "B." Upon Declarant's written request, the Association shall transfer back to Declarant any unimproved portions of the Common Area originally conveyed to the Association for no consideration, to the extent conveyed by Declarant in error or needed by Declarant to make minor adjustments in property lines.
(c) The Association shall be responsible for management, operation, and control of the Common Area, subject to any covenants, easements, or restrictions set forth in the deed or other instrument transferring the property to the Association.
(d) The Board may adopt such rules and regulations regarding the use of the Common Area as the Board shall deem to be reasonable and appropriate. The Board shall provide notice to all Owners of any change to be made to the then current rules and regulations pursuant to the Association's current communication policy at least five business days before the Board meeting to consider the change. Members shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard on the proposed change at such Board meeting.
If endorsed by the Board, the proposed change shall be approved unless disapproved by a majority of the Members. The Board is not obligated to call a meeting to consider disapproval unless it receives a petition of the Members which meets the requirements for special meetings in the By-Laws. If the Board receives such a petition before the effective date of the Board's action under this paragraph (d), the proposed change shall not become effective until after a meeting is held, and then subject to the outcome of such meeting.
Notice of any change made by the Board to the rules and regulations governing the use of the Common Area shall be given to all Owners prior to the date on which such change is to go into effect.
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7.2. Maintenance of Common Area.
The Association shall maintain, in accordance with the Community-Wide Standard, all portions of the Common Area, including landscaping, structures, and other improvements.
In addition, the Association may maintain other property which it does not own, if the Board determines that such maintenance is necessary or desirable to maintain the CommunityWide Standard. The non Common Area property that the Association may maintain may include, and is not limited to, landscaping within public rights-of-way within or abutting the . Property, ponds, streams, and/or wetlands located within the Property which serve as part of the Community's stormwater drainage system, including associated improvements and equipment, and property dedicated to the public.
The Association shall not be liable for any damage or injury occurring on or arising out of the condition of property which it does not own except to the extent that it has been negligent in the performance of its maintenance responsibilities.
The Association shall maintain the facilities and equipment within the Common Area in continuous operation, except for any periods necessary, as determined in the Board's sole discretion, to perform required maintenance or repairs, unless Members representing seventytive percent (75%) of the Member votes in the Association, and the Declarant, if any, agree in writing to discontinue such operation.
The costs associated with maintenance, repair, and replacement of the Common Area and any other property that the Association shall elect to maintain shall be a Common Expense; provided, the Association may seek reimbursement from the owners) of, or other Persons responsible for, certain portions of the Common Area pursuant to this Declaration, a Supplemental Declaration, or other Recorded covenants or agrecments.
7.3. Insurance on Common Area.
(a) Required Coverage's. The Association, acting through its Board or its duly authorized agent, shall obtain and continue in effect the following types of insurance, if reasonably available, or if not, the most nearly equivalent coverages as are reasonably available:
Blanket property insurance covering all risks of direct physical loss" on a "special causes of loss form" basis (or comparable coverage by whatever name denominated) for all insurable improvements on the Common Area and within other portions of the Common Area to the extent that the Association has assumed responsibility in the event of a casualty, regardless of ownership. If such coverage is not generally available at reasonable cost, then "broad causes of loss form" (specified perils) coverage may be substituted. All Association property insurance policies shall have policy limits sufficient to cover the full replacement cost of the insured improvements under current building ordinances and codes;
Commercial general liability insurance on the Common Area, insuring the Association and its Members for damage or injury caused by the negligence of the Association or any of its Members, employees or agents while acting on its behalf. If generally available at reasonable cost, such coverage (including primary and any umbrella coverage) shall have a limit C:\Documents and Settings\LDekle\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Diges\OLK6F\ATL-1193276-v3-Oconee Tract Declaration. DOC 132087.00362
BKs900 PG#245 of at least $5,000,000.00 per occurrence and in the aggregate with respect to bodily injury, personal injury, and property damage.
(iii) With respect to any contractors working on the premises or any third parties holding events on the premises, all such individuals shall be required to carry sufficient similar commercial general liability insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000.00 combined single limit per occurrence and $1,000,000.00 general aggregate limit. The commercial general liability policy shall also be endorsed to include Pulte Homes, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents as additional insureds with respect to any claims, losses, expenses or other costs arising out of any Work performed for Pulte.
(iv) Certificates of insurance evidencing the minimum coverage required herein by any parties described above (other than the Association) shall be filed with the Association at the time of execution of any Agreement for services or events conducted on the premises and shall be maintained in a current status throughout the term of any such Agreement. Such certificates of insurance shall require the insurer(s) to provide not less than thirty (30) days advance written notice to the Association in the event of any cancellation, non-renewal or material (greater than twenty-five percent [25%] reduction) change in the policy limits, terms or conditions. Such third parties shall maintain all of their insurance and at the requested levels described above for not less than five (5) years following the expiration or termination of any Agreement with the Association.
(v) Statutory Workers' compensation and employer's liability insurance in the amount of the State of Georgia's statutory limits to cover all employees engaged in the services.
Earthquake, wind and flood damage coverage, of and to the extent required by law and or appropriate for an Association based in Georgia.
(vii) Automobile liability insurance for all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles with a minimum limit of $500,000.00 combined single limit per accident; and
(viii) Directors and officers liability coverage; and
(ix) Commercial crime insurance covering all Persons, including Persons serving without compensation, responsible for handling Association funds in an amount determined in the Board's business judgment but not less than an amount equal to one-quarter of the annual Base Assessments on all Lots plus reserves on hand.
(x) All of the coverage required herein shall be maintained with insurers rated B+ or better in the most current edition of Best's Insurance Reports.
(x1) Insurance obtained for the Association is not intended to replace any individual's personal liability or property insurance.
The Board, in the exercise of its business judgment, may obtain such additional insurance coverage and higher limits.
Premiums for insurance on the Common Area shall be Common Expenses.
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8K:900 PG: 246 Policy Requirements. Prior to the adoption of any operating budget, the Association shall arrange for an annual review of the sufficiency of its insurance coverage by one or more qualified Persons, at least one of whom must be familiar with insurable replacement costs in the metropolitan Atlanta area. All Association policies shall provide for a certificate of insurance to be furnished to the Association and, upon request, to each Member insured. Declarant reserves the right to provide insurance under Declarant's policy, provided that the cost to replace the insurance when such coverage terminates shall be disclosed to the Membership as a footnote to the budget.
The policies may contain a reasonable deductible which shall not be subtracted from the face amount of the policy in determining whether the policy limits satisfy the requirements of Section 7.3(a). In the event of an insured loss, the deductible shall be treated as a Common
deductible against such Owner(s) and their Lots as a Benefited Assessment.
All insurance coverage obtained by the Board shall:
(i) be written with a company authorized and licensed to do business in Georgia;
be written in the name of the Association as trustee for the benefited parties. Policies on the Common Areas shall be for the benefit of the Association and its Members;
(i¡i) not be brought into contribution with insurance purchased by individual Owners, their Mortgagees, or any occupants of a Lot;
(iv) contain an inflation guard endorsement;
(v) include an agreed amount endorsement, if the policy contains a coinsurance clause;
provide that each Owner is an insured person under the policy with respect to liability arising out of such Owner's interest in the Common Area as a Member in the Association (provided, this provision shall not be construed as giving an Owner any interest in the Common Area other than that of a Member);
(Vii) Unless the Board waives this requirement, it must include an endorsement precluding cancellation, invalidation, suspension, or non-renewal by the insurer on account of any one or more individual Owners, or on account of any curable defect or violation without prior written demand to the Association to cure the defect or violation and allowance of a reasonable time to cure; and
(viii) include an endorsement precluding cancellation, invalidation, or condition to recovery under the policy on account of any act or omission of any one or more individual
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BK#900 FG:247 Owners, unless such Owner is acting within the scope of its authority on behalf of the Association.
In addition, the Board shall use reasonable efforts to secure insurance policies which list the Owners (as a class) as additional insureds and provide:
(i) a waiver of subrogation as to any claims against the Association's Board, officers, employees, and its manager, the Owners and their tenants, servants, agents, and guests;
(ı1) a waiver of the insurer's rights to repair and reconstruct instead of paying cash;
(iii) an endorsement requiring at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the Association of any cancellation, substantial modification, or non-renewal;
(iv) a cross liability provision; and
(v) a provision vesting in the Board or their authorized representative, which shall be Declarant so long as Declarant's policy provides Association coverage, exclusive authority to adjust losses; provided, no Mortgagee having an interest in such losses may be prohibited from participating in the settlement negotiations, if any, related to the loss.
(b) Restoring Damaged Improvements. In the event of damage to or destruction of Common Area or other property which the Association is obligated to insure, the Board or its duly authorized agent shall file and adjust all insurance claims and obtain reliable and detailed estimates of the cost of repairing or restoring the property to substantially the condition in which it existed prior to the damage, allowing for changes or improvements necessitated by changes in applicable building codes.
Damaged improvements on the Common Area shall be repaired or reconstructed unless the Members representing at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the total Member votes in the Association and the Declarant, if any, decide within sixty (60) days after the loss not to repair or reconstruct. If either the insurance proceeds or estimates of the loss, or both, are not available to the Association within such 60-day period, then the period shall be extended for up to sixty (60) additional days until such funds or information are available. No Mortgagees shall have the right to participate in the determination of whether the damage or destruction to the Common Area shall be repaired or reconstructed.
If a decision is made not to restore the damaged improvements, and no alternative improvements are authorized, the affected property shall be cleared of all debris and ruins and thereafter shall be maintained by the Association in a neat and attractive condition consistent with the Community-Wide Standard.
The Association shall retain any insurance proceeds remaining after paying the costs of repair or reconstruction, or after an agreed upon settlement, for the benefit of the Members, as appropriate, and place in a capital improvements account. This is a covenant for the benefit of Mortgagees and may be enforced by the Mortgagee of any affected Lot.
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8X:900 PG:248 If insurance proceeds are insufficient to cover the costs of repair or reconstruction, the Board may, without a vote of the Members, levy Special Assessments to cover the shortfall against those Owners responsible for the applicable insurance coverage premiums.
7.4. Compliance and Enforcement.
(a) The Board may impose sanctions for Governing Documents violations, which sanctions include those listed below and any others specifically described in the Governing Documents. The Board may establish a range of penalties for different violations, with violations of the Declaration, unsafe conduct, and harassment or intentionally malicious conduct treated more severely than other violations.
The following sanctions require prior notice and an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the By-Laws (provided only a single notice and hearing is required for continuing violations):
(i) suspending an Owner's right to vote;
(ii) suspending any Person's right to use Common Area amenities; provided, nothing shall authorize the Board to impair an Owner's or occupant's access to his or her Lot;
(ı1i) suspending any services the Association would otherwise provide to or for the benefit of the applicable Lot;
(iv) exercising self-help or taking action to abate any violation of the Governing Documents occurring on a Lot in a non-emergency situation; and
(v) levying Benefited Assessments to cover costs incurred by the Association to bring a Lot into compliance with the Governing Documents.
(vi) In addition to the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall also have the authority to levy specific assessments (Specific Assessments?) against any Member of the Association who shall fail to comply with or abide by any provision or restriction of this Declaration or the Governing Documents, or any rule or regulation adopted by the Board of Directors of the Association regarding the use, occupancy or maintenance of the Lots, or the use of the Common Area, pursuant to the exercise of the power and authority granted to the Board of Directors in this Declaration, or the Articles or the Bylaws, to adopt such rules and regulations. Any Specific Assessments pursuant to this paragraph (vi) shall be levied specifically against the Member who, or whose Lot, shall not be in compliance with such provision or restriction, and against all Lot(s) owned by such Member, and such Specific Assessment shall be collected in the same manner as Benefited Assessments. Prior to assessing any Specific Assessments in accordance herewith, the Board of Directors shall deliver written notice to the noncompliant Member of the specific nature of the violation and the action necessary by the Member to cure the violation. Any Member in receipt of such notice shall have ten (10) days thereafter or such longer time as the Board of Directors shall determine in its sole discretion to cure the specified violation. After the expiration of the cure period described above, the Member shall incur a Specific Assessment for each day that the violation has not been cured by the action described in the notice from the Board of Directors. In no event, however, shall the amount of each
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8K:900 PG#249 individual Specific Assessment total more than four percent (4%) of the amount of the Annual Assessments then in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing per day cap, there is no cap on the total amount of Specific Assessments that may be imposed against a Member and such Member's LotS).
In addition, the Board or its designees may take the following enforcement actions to ensure compliance with the Governing Documents without the necessity of compliance with the procedures set forth in the By-Laws:
(1) exercising self-help in any emergency situation (specifically including, but not limited to, towing vehicles that are in violation of parking rules and regulations);
(ii) taking other action to abate a violation on the Common Area or a violation on a Lot in an emergency situation; or
(iii) bringing suit at law or in equity to enjoin any violation or to recover monetary damages or both.
In addition to any other enforcement rights, if an Owner fails properly to perform his or her maintenance responsibility, the Association may Record a notice of violation or perform such required maintenance and assess all costs incurred against the Lot and the Owner as a Benefited Assessment.
All remedies set forth in the Governing Documents shall be cumulative of any remedies available at law or in equity. In any action to enforce the Governing Documents, if the Association prevails, it shall be entitled to recover all costs, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and court costs, reasonably incurred in such action.
(c) The decision to pursue enforcement action in any particular case shall be left to the Board's discretion, except that the Board shall not be arbitrary or capricious in taking enforcement action. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Board may determine that, under the circumstances of a particular case:
the Association's position is not strong enough to justify taking any or further action;
the covenant, restriction, or rule being enforced is, or is likely to be construed as, inconsistent with applicable law;
(iii) although a technical violation may exist or may have occurred, it is not of such a material nature as to be objectionable to a reasonable person or to justify expending the Association's resources; or
(iv) that it is not in the Association's best interests, based upon hardship, expense, or other reasonable criteria, to pursue enforcement action.
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BK:900 PG:250 Such a decision shall not be construed a waiver of the Association's right to enforce such provision at a later time or preclude the Association from enforcing any other covenant, restriction, or rule.
(d) In computing the number of days for purposes of any provision of this Declaration or any of the other Recorded documents, all days shall be counted including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; provided however, that if the final day of any time period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the final day shall be deemed to be the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
7.5. Enforcement of Design Guidelines
Any construction, alteration, or other work performed in violation of the Design Guidelines shall be deemed to be nonconforming. Upon written request from the Association or Declarant, Owners shall, at their own cost and expense and within such reasonable time frame as set forth in such written notice, cure the nonconformance to the satisfaction of the requester or restore the Lot and/or Dwelling Unit to substantially the same condition as existed prior to the nonconforming work. Should an Owner fail to remove and restore as required, the Association, Declarant, or their designees shall have the right to enter the property, remove the violation, and restore the property to substantially the same condition as previously existed. All costs, together with the interest at the rate established by the Board (not to exceed the maximum rate then allowed by law), may be assessed against the benefited Lot and collected as a Benefited Assessment unless otherwise prohibited in this Declaration.
(b) All Design approvals shall be deemed conditioned upon completion of all elements of the approved work and all work previously approved with respect to the same Lot, unless approval to modify any application has been obtained. In the event that any Person fails to commence and diligently pursue to completion all approved work by the deadline set forth in the approval, Declarant or the Association may, after notifying the Owner of the Lot and giving an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the By-Laws, enter upon the Lot and remove or complete any incomplete work and to assess all costs incurred against the Lot and the Owner thereof as a Benefited Assessment.
All acts by any contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or invitee of an Owner shall be deemed as an act done by or on behalf of such Owner. Any contractor, subcontractor, agent, employee, or other invitee of an Owner who fails to comply with the Design Guidelines may be excluded from the Community, subject to the notice and hearing procedures contained in the By-Laws. In such event, neither Declarant nor the Association, or their officers and directors, shall be held liable to any Person for exercising the rights granted by this Paragraph.
The Association shall be primarily responsible for enforcement of the Design Guidelines. If, however, in the discretion of Declarant, the Association fails to take appropriate enforcement action, as authorized herein, within a reasonable time period, Declarant, for so long as it owns any property described in Exhibit "A" or "B" to this Declaration, may, but shall not be obligated to, exercise enforcement rights in the same manner as set forth above. In addition to the foregoing, the Association and Declarant shall have the authority and standing to pursue all legal and equitable remedies available to enforce the provisions of the Design Guidelines and the
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BK:900 PG:251 Reviewer's decisions. If the Association or Declarant prevails, they shall be entitled to recover all costs including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and court costs, reasonably incurred in such action.
7.6. Implied Rights; Board Authority.
The Association may exercise any right or privilege given to it expressly, or by reasonable implication, by the Governing Documents, or take action reasonably necessary to effectuate any such right or privilege. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Governing Documents or by law, the Board may exercise the Association's rights and powers without a vote of the membership.
Notwithstanding anything stated herein to the contrary, it shall be the specific duty and obligation of the Association to fulfill the requirements of a Tract Association, as such term is defined by the Master Declaration, and to otherwise comply with the terms of the Master Declaration.
The Board may institute, defend, settle, or intervene on the Association's behalf in mediation, binding or non-binding arbitration, litigation, or administrative proceedings in matters pertaining to the Common Area, enforcement of the Governing Documents, or any other civil claim or action. However, the Governing Documents shall not be construed as creating any independent legal duty to institute any legal or other action or proceeding on behalf of or in the name of the Association or the Members.
In exercising the Association's rights and powers, making decisions on behalf of the Association, and conducting the Association's affairs, Board members shall be subject to, and their actions shall be judged in accordance with, the standards set forth in the By-Laws.
7.7. Indemnification of Officers, Directors, and Others.
The officers, directors, and committee members shall not be liable for any mistake of judgment, negligent or otherwise, except for their own individual willful misfeasance, malfeasance, misconduct, or bad faith. The officers and directors shall have no personal lability with respect to any contract or other commitment made or action taken in good faith on behalf of the Association (except to the extent that such officers or directors may also be Members of the Association).
Subject to Georgia law, the Association shall indemnify every officer, director, and committee member against all damages and expenses, including counsel fees, reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit, or other proceeding (including settlement of any suit or proceeding, if approved by the then Board of Directors) to which he or she may be a party by reason of being or having been an officer, director, or committee member, except that such obligation to indemnify shall be limited to those actions for which the indemnitee's personal lability is limited under this Section.
This right to indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which any present or former officer, director, or committee member may be entitled. The Association shall,
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BK:900 PG:252 as a Common Expense, maintain adequate general liability and officers' and directors' liability insurance to fund this obligation, if such insurance is reasonably available.
7.8. Safety and Security.
Each Owner and occupant of a Lot, and their respective guests and invitees, is responsible for their own personal safety and the security of their property in Del Webb at Lake Oconee. The Association may, but shall not be obligated to, maintain or support certain activities within the Community designed to enhance the level of safety or security which each person provides for himself and his property. Neither the Association nor Declarant shall in any way be considered insurers or guarantors of safety or security within the Community, nor shall either be held liable for any loss or damage by reason of failure to provide adequate security or ineffectiveness of security measures undertaken.
No representation or warranty is made that any systems or measures, including any mechanism or system for limiting access to the Community, cannot be compromised or circumvented, nor that any such systems or security measures undertaken will in all cases prevent loss or provide the detection or protection for which the system is designed or intended. Each Owner acknowledges, understands, and shall be responsible for informing its tenants and all occupants of its Lot that the Association, its Board and committees, and Declarant are not insurers or guarantors of security or safety and that each Person within Del Webb at Lake Oconee assumes all risks of personal injury and loss or damage to property, including Lots and the contents of Lots, resulting from acts of third parties.
7.9 Guardhouses.
Guardhouses may be constructed within or adjacent to Del Webb at Lake Oconee in order to limit access and to provide more privacy for the Owners and Occupants. Each Owner and Occupant, and their families, guests and invitees, acknowledge that any such guardhouse may restrict or delay entry into, or access within Del Webb at Lake Oconee by police, fire department, ambulances and other emergency vehicles or personnel. Each Owner and Occupant and their families, guests and invitees agree to assume the risk that any such guardhouse will restrict or delay entry into, or access within Del Webb at Lake Oconee by police, fire department, ambulances or other emergency vehicles or personnel. Neither the Declarant, the Association nor any director, officer, agent or employee of the Declarant of the Association shall be liable to any Owner or Occupant or their families, guests or invitees for any claims or damages resulting directly or indirectly, from the construction, existence or maintenance of any such guardhouse.
If any guardhouses are constructed within Del Webb at Lake Oconee, the Declarant makes no representations or warranties that a guard service will be provided or, if guard service is provided, that it will be provided during any particular hours or be continued in the future.
7.10. Provision of Services.
The Association may provide, or provide for, services and facilities for all or any of the Members and their Lots, and may enter into and terminate contracts or agreements with other entities, including Declarant, to provide such services and facilities. The Board may charge use
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BK#900 PG: 253 or service fees for any such services and facilities, or may include the costs in the Association's budget as a Common Expense and assess it as part of the Base Assessment, if provided to all Lots. If provided to less than all Lots, the Association may assess such costs as a Benefited Assessment, as applicable. Such services and facilities to the extent not covered by the Base Assessment might include landscape maintenance, pest control service, cable television service, security, caretaker, transportation, fire protection, utilities, sewage disposal services, trash collection and recycling, and similar services and facilities. Any such services which the Association may elect to provide shall be provided in accordance with such rules and regulation as the Board may adopt in regard to the provision of such service.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed as a representation by Declarant or the Association as to what, it any, services shall be provided. In addition, the Board may modity or cancel existing contracts for services in its discretion, unless the services are otherwise required by the Governing Documents. Non-use of services provided to all Owners or Lots as a Common Expense shall not exempt any Owner from the obligation to pay Assessments for such services.
7.11. Relationships with Other Properties.
The Association may enter into contractual agreements or covenants to share costs with any neighboring properties to contribute funds for, among other things, shared or mutually beneficial property or services and/or a higher level of Common Area maintenance.
7.12. Facilities and Services Open to the Public.
The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to rent or otherwise permit any portion(s) of the Common Areas of the Community to be utilized by Persons who are not Members or residents of the Community upon such terms and conditions, and for the payment to the Association of such consideration, as shall be determined by the Board in the exercise of its reasonable judgment. The power and authority of the Board herein provided for shall include the right to rent or otherwise permit the Common Area to be used on both a short-term basis and on a long-term or regularly recurring basis. The power and authority of the Board provided for in this Paragraph 7.12 shall include the right to grant the right of exclusive use of the Common Area to non-Members and non-residents of the Community for such periods of time as the Board shall determine.
7.13. View Impairment.
Neither Declarant nor the Association guarantee or represent that any view over and across the Lots, or any open space within the Community will be preserved without impairment, and neither shall be obligated to relocate, prune, or thin trees or other landscaping except to maintain the Community-Wide Standard or as otherwise required under a separate covenant or agreement. The Association and the Declarant (with respect to the Common Area) have the right to add trees, walls, fences, berms, homes or other structures, signs, lighting, water features and other landscaping from time to time subject to applicable law. Any express or implied easements for view purposes or for the passage of light and air are hereby expressly disclaimed. Any express or implied easements for view purposes or for the passage of light and air are hereby expressly disclaimed.
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8% #900 PG# 254 Notwithstanding the above, the Design Guidelines or Association rules may impose requirements restricting the location of modifications to existing Improvements designed to preserve views.
7.14. Relationship with Governmental and Tax-Exempt Organizations.
The Association may enter into agreements or contracts with, or grant exclusive and/or non-exclusive easements over the Common Area to, state or local governments, public utility providers, and non-profit, tax-exempt organizations for the benefit of the Community, the Association, and the Members. The Association may contribute or receive money, real property (including Common Area), personal property, or services to or from any such entity. Any such contribution shall be a Common Revenue or Expense and included as a line item in the Association's annual budget.
For the purposes of this Section, a "tax-exempt organization" shall mean an entity which is exempt from federal income taxes under the Internal Revenue Code (*Code?), such as, but not limited to, entities which are exempt from federal income taxes under Sections 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4), as the Code may be amended from time to time.
ARTICLE VIII.
TELECOMMUNITY
8.1. Community Intranet System.
Declarant may establish on the Association's behalf, or the Association may establish, and the Association may maintain a community intranet system. The Board shall have discretion and authority in determining and selecting an appropriate system, and may change, modify, or terminate the system from time to time. There is no guarantee or representation that any particular type of community intranet system or systems will be utilized.
8.2. Provider of Broadband Service.
Declarant and the Association shall have authority to select the provider or providers of the components (including, but not limited to, hardware, software, programming, infrastructure, services, management, and administration) constituting the community broadband system. The Association shall have no obligation to utilize any particular provider or providers.
The Association may enter into contracts with providers for different components of the community broadband system and with other Persons for the maintenance, management, administration, upgrading, modification, and operation of the system. The terms of the applicable contract may obligate individual Owners or occupants to execute contracts or agreements directly with the Persons providing broadband components prior to gaining access to the system. Such contracts or agreements may contain terms and conditions relating to use and access to the community broadband system in addition to those contained in this Article.
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BK#900 PG#255 8.3. Governmental Regulation.
Any community broadband system and its providers, managers, and operators may be subject to federal, state, or municipal regulations, laws, and ordinances. Such regulations, laws, and ordinances may have a significant impact on certain aspects of the system including, but not limited to, the fees charged, the method of delivery, the rights of the system users, as well as the rights of the system providers or operators. These regulations and their impact are beyond the Association's control.
8.4. Use of Technology.
In recognition of the opportunities offered through computers and continuing advancements in the high technology fields, and in addition to the community broadband system provided for above, the Association may, as a Common Expense, provide for or offer services that make use of computers and other technological opportunities. For example, to the extent Georgia law permits, and unless otherwise specifically prohibited in the Governing Documents, the Association may send required notices by electronic means; hold Board or Association meetings and permit attendance and voting by electronic means; send and collect Assessment and other invoices over the computer; sponsor a community cable television channel; create and maintain a community intranet or Internet home page offering interactive participation opportunities for users; maintain an "online" newsletter or bulletin board; and provide funding to the Community Association for any of the above purposes.
8.5. Central Telecommunication, Receiving, and Distribution System.
Declarant reserves for itself, its affiliates, successors, and assignees, the exclusive and perpetual right and easement to operate within Del Webb at Lake Oconee, and to service the buildings and the structures within any Lot, a central telecommunication (including cable television and security monitoring) receiving and distribution system, including conduits, wires, amplifiers, towers, antennae, and other related apparatus and equipment (the "Community Systems_ as Declarant, in its discretion, deems appropriate. Such exclusive and perpetual right shall include, without limitation, Declarant's right to select and contract with companies licensed to provide telecommunications and cable television service in Del Webb at Lake Oconee area, and to charge individual users a reasonable fee not to exceed the maximum allowable charge for such service, as from time to time is defined by the laws, rules, and regulations of the relevant government authority, if applicable.
Declarant may require that the Association enter into a bulk rate service agreement for the provision of Community Systems to all Lots as a Common Expense. If particular services or benefits are provided to particular Owners or Lots at their request, the benefited Owner(s) shall pay the service provider directly for such services, or the Association may assess the costs as a Benefited Assessment.
8.6. Notices and Disclaimers as to Community Systems.
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entitled to refund, rebate, discount, or offset in applicable fees, for any interruption in Community Systems services, regardless of whether or not such interruption is caused by reasons within the service provider's control.
8.7. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability.
The Association shall not be liable for any loss, damage or injury resulting from (a) any virus or contamination of any data, computer, or computer system arising from access to the Community Systems; (b) any delays, interruptions, or inconveniences in accessing or using any functions of the Community Systems, or inability to access or download information, software or other materials through the Community Systems; (c) the quality, validity, completeness of, or any inaccuracies, errors or omissions in, any information, software or other materials accessible through the Community Systems. The Association does not endorse and makes no representations or warranties regarding the quality, safety, suitability, or usefulness of any software or other materials accessible through the Community Systems. All users assume the entire risk associated with use of and access to the Community Systems and any information, software or other materials available through the Community Systems.
ARTICLE IX.
ASSOCIATION FINANCES
9.1. Budgeting and Allocating Common Expenses.
Declarant shall establish the initial Base Assessments by calculating the amount anticipated to be needed to meet the financial needs of the Association for the Fiscal Year and calculating the amount of the Income and Revenue (as that term is defined in Paragraph 9.5(b)) to be received by the Association during such Fiscal Year. The Declarant shall not be responsible for paying Assessments on Lots owned by Declarant, but shall instead pay Declarant's obligation pursuant to Section 9.7(b).
The Board shall make available the final budget and shall send notice of the amount of the Base Assessment with a summary of the budget to each Owner at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the applicable Fiscal Year. Except as required for the exercise of approval rights under Section 9.7, the budget shall not be subject to Owner approval and there shall be no obligation to call a meeting for the purpose of considering the budget.
If any proposed budget is disapproved under Section 9.7, or the Board fails for any reason to determine the budget for any Fiscal Year, then the budget most recently in effect shall continue in effect until a new budget is determined.
The Board may revise the budget and adjust the Base Assessment from time to time during the year, subject to Section 9.7 and the notice requirements set forth above.
9.2. Special Assessments.
In addition to other authorized Assessments, the Association may levy Special Assessments to cover unbudgeted expenses or expenses in excess of those budgeted. Any such
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9.3. Benefited Assessments.
The Association shall have the power to levy Benefited Assessments against a particular Lot as follows:
to cover the costs, including overhead and administrative costs, of providing services to Lots upon request of the Owners thereof pursuant to any menu of special services which the Association may offer (which might include the items identified in Section 7.10) or which the Association may otherwise provide to less than all Owners under the Declaration or any Supplemental Declaration. Benefited Assessments for special services may be levied in advance of the provision of the requested service; and
to cover costs incurred in bringing the Lot into compliance with the Governing Documents, or costs incurred as a consequence of the conduct of the Owner or occupants of the Lot, their agents, contractors, employees, licensees, invitees, or guests; provided, the Board shall give the Lot Owner prior written notice and an opportunity for a hearing, in accordance with the By-Laws, before levying any Benefited Assessment under this subsection (b).
9.4. Commencement of Assessment Obligation; Time of Payment.
The obligation to pay Assessments shall commence as to each Lot on the date of conveyance of title to the Lot to an Owner other than Declarant. The first annual Base Assessment levied on each Lot shall be pro-rated for the time remaining in the Fiscal Year.
Advance payment of Assessments shall be required for the applicable payment period at closing of the transfer of title to a Lot. The Board may impose special requirements for Owners with a history of delinquent payment. The Board shall establish if Assessments are to be paid annually, semi-annually or in quarterly or monthly installments. Until the Board otherwise provides, the Annual Base Assessment shall be due and payable in advance on the first day of each month of each Fiscal Year. If any Owner is delinquent in paying any Assessments or other charges levied on his Lot, the Board may require the outstanding balance on all Assessments to be paid in full immediately.
9.5. Obligation for Assessments.
(a) Personal Obligation. Each Owner (other than the Declarant), by accepting a deed for any Lot, covenants and agrees to pay all Assessments authorized in the Governing Documents. All Assessments, together with interest (computed from its due date at a rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or such higher rate as the Board may establish, subject to the limitations of Georgia law), late charges as determined by Board resolution, costs, and reasonable attorneys' fees, shall be the personal obligation of each Owner and a lien upon each
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Lot until paid in full. Upon a transfer of title to a Lot, the grantee shall be jointly and severally hable for any Assessments and other charges due at the time of conveyance.
The Board's failure to establish or obtain Member approval, if required, of Assessment amounts or rates or failure to deliver or mail each Owner an Assessment notice shall not be deemed a waiver, modification, or a release of any Owner from the obligation to pay Assessments. In such event, each Owner shall continue to pay Base Assessments on the same basis as during the last Fiscal Year for which an Assessment was made, if any, until a new Assessment is levied, at which time the Association may retroactively assess any shortfalls in collections.
No Owner is exempt from liability for Assessments by non-use of Common Area, abandonment of his or her Lot, or any other means. The obligation to pay Assessments is a separate and independent covenant for which each Owner is jointly and severally liable. No diminution or abatement of Assessments or set-off shall be claimed or allowed for any alleged failure of the Association or Board to take some action or perform some function required of it, or for inconvenience or discomfort arising from the making of repairs or improvements, or from any other action it takes.
Upon written request from an Owner, Mortgagee or other person designated by the Owner, the Association shall furnish to any Owner, Mortgagee or other person designated by the Owner liable for any type of Assessment a certificate in writing signed by an Association officer setting forth the amount of any unpaid Assessment against such Owner's Lot. Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of payment. The Association may require the advance payment of a reasonable processing fee for the issuance of such certificate.
(b) Declarant's Obligation.
(i) Payment of the "Subsidy". During the Declarant Control Period, Declarant shall not be obligated to pay Assessments for Lots owned by it but, instead, shall be obligated to pay the subsidy based on the "shortage" (i.e., operating deficit) for each Fiscal Year. A "shortage" shall exist if Income and Revenues (as defined below) for a particular Fiscal Year are less than Expenditures (as defined below) incurred for the same Fiscal Year. Income and Revenues and Expenditures are to be calculated using the accrual basis of accounting.
(A) Income and Revenues are: the amount of all income and revenue of any kind earned by the Association during the subject Fiscal Year, including, but not limited to, Assessments, use fees, cash advances (if any) provided by Declarant, and income from all other sources. For purposes of this Section, Assessments for each Lot are deemed earned on the annual anniversary date of the commencement of Assessments with respect to such Lot.
(B) Expenditures are: the amount of all actual operating expenses incurred, or obligated for, by the Association during the subject Fiscal Year, including without limitation (1) any reserve contributions for such year, and (2) any budgeted or approved nonbudgeted capital assets acquired during the Fiscal Year. Expenditures shall not include (1) all non-cash expenses such as depreciation or amortization, (2) expenditures for or purchase of non-
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(C) Any surplus shall be utilized as a funding source for Operating Expenses for next Fiscal Year and not for Reserves.
Option to Pay "Shortage". Following expiration or termination of the Declarant Control Period, Declarant may annually elect either to pay the Assessments provided for in Section 9.1 hereof for each of its unsold Lots or to pay the shortage for such Fiscal Year. If Declarant elects to pay Assessments on each Lot and, after such payment, a shortage exists, Declarant shall not be obligated to pay such shortage. Unless Declarant otherwise notifies the Board in writing at least sixty (60) days before the beginning of each Fiscal Year, Declarant shall be deemed to have elected to continue paying on the same basis as during the immediately preceding Fiscal Year.
Subsidies/*In Kind" Contribution. The Association is specifically authorized to enter into subsidy contracts or contracts for "in kind contribution of services, materials, or a combination of services and materials with Declarant or other entities for payment of Common Expenses. Declarant's payment of Assessments may be reduced or abated by the agreed value of any such services or materials provided by Declarant, in accordance with any such contract or agreement with the Association.
Disclosure and Payment of Subsidy. Any such subsidy shall be disclosed as a line item in the income portion of the budget. The payment of such subsidy in any year shall not obligate Declarant to continue payment of such subsidy in future years, unless otherwise provided in a written agreement between the Association and Declarant.
9.6. Lien for Assessments.
The Association shall have a lien against each Lot (except for Lots owned by the Declarant) to secure payment of delinquent Assessments, as well as interest, late charges (subject to the limitations of Georgia law), and costs of collection (including attorneys' fees). Such lien shall be superior to all other liens, except (a) the liens of all taxes, bonds, Assessments, and other levies which by law would be superior, and (b) the lien or charge of any Recorded first Mortgage (meaning any Recorded Mortgage with first priority over other Mortgages) made in good faith and for value. Such lien, when delinquent, may be enforced by suit, judgment, and judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure.
At a foreclosure sale, the Association may bid for the Lot and acquire, hold, lease, mortgage, and convey the Lot. The Association may sue for unpaid Assessments and other charges without foreclosing or waiving its Assessment lien.
Sale or transfer of any Lot shall not affect the Assessment lien or relieve such Lot from the lien for any subsequent Assessments. However, the sale or transfer of any Lot pursuant to foreclosure by the first Mortgagee extinguishes the lien relating to any amounts due prior to the Mortgagee's foreclosure. The purchaser of a foreclosed Lot shall not be personally liable for Assessments on such Lot due prior to the foreclosure sale. Such unpaid Assessments shall be
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Notwithstanding the above, if a Lot is owned by the Association: (a) no right to vote shall be exercised on its behalf; (b) no Assessment shall be levied on it; and (c) each other Lot shall be charged, in addition to its usual Assessment, its pro rata share of the Assessment that would have been charged such Lot had it not been acquired by the Association.
9.7. Limitation on Increases of Assessments.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, and except for Assessment increases necessary for emergency situations, the Board may not impose a Base Assessment that is more than twenty percent (20%) greater than such Assessments for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year without the approval of a majority of the Members subject to the applicable Assessment. Approval may be indicated by vote or written consent.
An emergency situation is any one of the following:
(a) an extraordinary expense required by an order of a court;
(b) an extraordinary expense necessary to repair or maintain any portion of the Community for which the Association is responsible where a threat to personal safety is discovered; or
an extraordinary expense necessary to repair or maintain any portion of the Community for which the Association is responsible which could not reasonably have been foreseen by the Board in preparing and distributing the pro forma budget pursuant to Section 9.1. However, prior to the imposition or collection of such an Assessment, the Board shall pass a resolution containing written findings as to the necessity of the extraordinary expense involved and why the expense was not or could not have been reasonably foreseen in the budgeting process. Notice of such resolution shall be provided to the Members along with the notice of such Assessment.
9.8. Initiation Assessments.
At the time the fee title to any Lot shall be conveyed by the Owner thereof (including by the Declarant) to a successor Owner, there shall be levied against such Lot a one-time initiation assessment (an Initiation Assessment). The amount of the Initiation Assessment shall be equal to one-fourth (1/4iại) of the amount of the annual Base Assessment that is in effect for such Lot for the Fiscal Year in which the conveyance of such Lot shall take place. The Initiation Assessment shall be due and payable to the Association at the time of the closing of the conveyance of the Lot in question and shall be secured by the lien of the Association on such Lot. In addition, the Initiation Assessment shall be the personal obligation of both the grantor and the grantee of such Lot, both of whom shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of the same. The Association shall use the amounts received by the Association from the payment of Initiation Assessments for any such purposes as the Board of Directors deems appropriate, including, without limitation, the payment of operating expenses.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Initiation Assessment shall be due in connection with the conveyance of a Lot:
(a) by a co-owner to any Person who was a co-owner immediately prior to such transfer;
(b) to the Owner's estate, surviving spouse, or heirs at law upon the death of the Owner;
to an entity wholly owned by the grantor or to a family trust created by the grantor for the direct benefit of the grantor and his or her spouse and/or heirs at law; provided, upon any subsequent transfer of an ownership interest in such entity, the New Member Fee shall become due; or
(d) to an institutional lender as security for the performance of an obligation pursuant to a Mortgage.
ARTICLE X.
ACTIVITY CARDS
10.1. Issuance by the Board.
One Activity Card shall be allocated to each Qualified Occupant of a Lot, up to a maximum of two Activity Cards per Lot. No Activity Cards shall be allocated to any Lot which is not Occupied by a Qualified Occupant. The Board shall determine entitlement to Activity Cards on an annual basis. Activity Cards shall be renewed annually, provided, the Lot continues to be Occupied by a Qualified Occupant and all applicable Assessments and other charges pertaining to the Lot have been paid. The Board may establish policies, limits, and charges with regard to the issuance of additional, renewal or replacement cards and guest privilege cards.
The Board may, at its sole discretion, issue temporary Activity Cards to persons who have signed binding contracts to purchase a Lot, subject to such policies as the Board may determine from time to time.
10.2 Assignment of Rights.
The right to an Activity Card is based upon Occupancy of a Lot. Any Owner who leases or otherwise transfers Occupancy of his or her Lot shall be deemed to have assigned his or her rights to an Activity Card to the Tenant of such Lot. The Tenant of the Lot shall be entitled to an Activity Card only if the Lot continues to be Occupied by a Qualified Occupant and in no event shall an Activity Card be assigned to anyone under nineteen (19) years of age. Any Owner who leases or otherwise transfers Occupancy of his or her Lot shall provide the Association with immediate written notice thereof and shall surrender to the Association his or her previously issued Activity Card. Activity Cards shall be surrendered by any holder who ceases to Occupy a Lot, or at any time upon written notification from the Association that the holder no longer is entitled to hold an Activity Card
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As long as Declarant owns any portion of the Community or has the right to annex property pursuant to Section 11.1, the Association shall provide Declarant, free of charge, with as many Activity Cards as Declarant, in its sole discretion, deems necessary for the purpose of marketing the Community or any property described in Exhibit "B." Declarant may transfer the Activity Cards to prospective purchasers of Lots subject to such terms and conditions as it, in its sole discretion, may determine. Activity Cards provided to Declarant shall entitle the bearer to use all Common Area and recreational facilities (subject to the availability, payment of admission fees or other use fees charged to Qualified Occupants holding Activity Cards).
ARTICLE XI.
EXPANSION OF THE COMMUNITY
11.1. Annexation by Declarant.
Declarant may, from time to time, subject to this Declaration all or any portion of the Annexable Property by Recording a Supplemental Declaration describing the property being subjected. A Supplemental Declaration Recorded pursuant to this Section shall not require the consent of any Person except the owner of the portion of the Annexable Property being subjected to this Declaration, if other than Declarant.
Declarant's right to annex property pursuant to this Section expires when all property described in Exhibit "B" has been subjected to this Declaration or twenty (20) years after this Declaration is Recorded, whichever is earlier. Until then, Declarant may transfer or assign this right to any Person who is the owner of at least a portion of the real property described in Exhibit "B." Any such transfer shall be memorialized in a Recorded instrument executed by Declarant.
Nothing in this Declaration shall be construed to require Declarant or any successor to subject additional property to this Declaration or to develop (or to refrain from developing) any of the property described in Exhibit "B" in any manner whatsoever.
11.2. Annexation by the Association.
The Association also may annex property to the provisions of this Declaration by Recording a Supplemental Declaration describing the additional property. Any such Supplemental Declaration shall require the affirmative vote of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Members in person or by proxy at a meeting duly called for such purpose, and the consent of the property owner. In addition, so long as Declarant owns property subject to this Declaration or which may become subject to this Declaration in accordance with Section 11.1, Declarant's consent is required. The Supplemental Declaration shall be signed by the President and Secretary of the Association, by the owner of the property, and by Declarant, if Declarant's consent is required.
11.3. Effect of Filing Supplemental Declaration.
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ARTICLE XII.
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS RESERVED TO DECLARANT
12.1. Marketing and Sales Activities.
Notwithstanding any provision in this Declaration, including Exhibit "C," to the contrary, Declarant and Builders may construct and maintain upon portions of the Common Area and other property owned by Declarant or the Builder such facilities, activities, and things as, in Declarant's opinion, may reasonably be required, convenient, or incidental to the construction or sale of Lots. Such permitted facilities, activities, and things shall include, without limitation, business offices, signs, flags (whether hung from flag poles or attached to a structure), model Lots, sales offices, holding or sponsoring special events, and exterior lighting features or displays. In addition, if reasonably required, convenient, or incidental to construction or sales activities, Declarant and Builders may park vehicles in areas other than garages or driveways, including on streets. Declarant and Builders shall have easements for access to and use of such facilities at no charge. Builder's rights under this Section 12.1 are subject to Declarant's approval.
12.2. Right to Develop.
Declarant and Declarant's Affiliates and their employees, agents, and designees shall have a right of access and use and an easement over and upon all of the Common Area for the purpose of making, constructing, and installing such improvements to the Common Area, and to the Annexable Property, as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
Nothing contained in this Declaration or in any Supplemental Declaration shall be construed to prevent the construction, installation or maintenance by the Declarant, any Declarant Affiliate or any agents or contractors thereof, during the period of development, construction and sales on the Property, of Improvements, landscaping or signs deemed necessary or convenient by the Declarant, in its sole discretion, to the development or sale of property within the Property.
12.3. Right to Approve Changes in Del Webb at Lake Oconce Standards.
No amendment to or modification of any Use Restrictions, rules, or the Design Guidelines shall be effective without prior notice to and the written approval of Declarant so long as Declarant owns property subject to this Declaration or which may become subject to this Declaration in accordance with Section 11.1.
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12.4. Right to Transfer or Assign Declarant Rights.
Any or all of Declarant's special rights and obligations set forth in this Declaration or the By-Laws may be transferred in whole or in part to other Persons; provided, the transfer shall not reduce an obligation nor enlarge a right beyond that which Declarant has under this Declaration or the By-Laws. No such transfer or assignment shall be effective unless it is in a Recorded instrument signed by Declarant. Declarant may allow other Persons to exercise, on a one time or limited basis, any Declarant right without transferring such right in its entirety. In such case, a Recorded instrument is not required.
12.5. Right To Use Common Area for Special Events.
As long as Declarant owns any property described in Exhibit "A" or "B," Declarant shall have the right to use all Common Area, including recreational facilities, to sponsor special events for charitable, philanthropic, and social purposes as determined by Declarant in its sole discretion. Any such event shall be subject to the following conditions:
the availability of the facilities for the period of time requested of the Association by the Declarant, provided that the request is not submitted more than six (6) months prior the actual special event;
(b) Declarant shall pay all costs and expenses incurred and shall indemnify the Association against any loss or damage resulting from the special event (as per the insurance requirements for such events set forth herein) other than customary use charges that shall be waived; and
(c) Declarant shall return the facilities and personal property owned by the Association and used in conjunction with the special event to the Association in the same condition as existed prior to the special events.
Declarant shall have the right to assign its rights contained in this Section 12.5 to charitable organizations or foundations selected by Declarant. Declarant's right to use the Common Area for special events shall be enforceable by injunction, by any other remedy in law or equity, and by the terms of this Declaration.
12.6. Easement to Inspect and Right to Correct.
Declarant reserves for itself and others it may designate the right to inspect, monitor, test, redesign, and correct any structure, improvement, or condition which may exist on any portion of the Property, including Lots, and a perpetual nonexclusive easement of access throughout the Community to the extent reasonably necessary to exercise such right. Except in an emergency, entry onto a Lot shall be only after reasonable notice to the Owner and no entry into a Dwelling Unit or other structure on a Lot shall be permitted without the consent of the Owner. The Person exercising this easement shall promptly repair, and pay for, any resulting damage.
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BK:900 PG:265 12.7. Termination of Rights.
The rights reserved unto the Declarant in this Article shall terminate upon the earliest of (a) forty (40) years from the date this Declaration is Recorded, (b) Declarant's Recording of a written statement that all sales activity has ceased, or (c) the date on which the Declarant shall no longer own any portion of the Property or the Annexable Property. This Article 12 shall not be amended without Declarant's written consent so long as Declarant owns any property described in Exhibit "A" or "B."
12.8 Sales by Declarant.
Notwithstanding the restriction set forth in Section 3.1, Declarant reserves the right to sell Lots for Occupancy to Persons between fifty (50) and fifty-five (55) years of age; provided, such sales shall not affect the Community's compliance with all applicable State and Federal laws under which the Community may be developed and operated as an age-restricted community.
ARTICLE XIII.
EASEMENTS
13.1. Easements in Common Area.
Declarant grants to each Owner a nonexclusive right and easement of use, access, and enjoyment in and to the Common Area, subject to:
(a) The Governing Documents and any other applicable covenants;
(b) Any restrictions or limitations contained in any deed conveying such property to the Association;
(c) The Board's right to:
adopt rules regulating use and enjoyment of the Common Area, including rules limiting the number of guests who may use the Common Area;
suspend the right of an Owner to use any Common Area amenity (A) for any period during which any Assessment or other charge against the Owner's Lot remains delinquent, and (B) for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days for a single violation, or for a longer period in the case of any continuing violation, of the Governing Documents;
(iii) dedicate or transfer all or any part of the Common Area, subject to any approval requirements set forth in this Declaration;
rent or otherwise permit the use of the Common Area by non-Members and non-residents of the Community, as provided for in Paragraph 7.12 hereof;
mortgage, pledge, or hypothecate any or all of the Common Area as security for money borrowed or debts incurred;
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(e) The Association's right to close or limit the use of the Common Areas, or portions thereof, while maintaining and repairing the same.
Any Owner may obtain guest passes to provide use and enjoyment of the community facilities to the members of his or her family, Tenants, and social invitees, as applicable, subject to reasonable regulation and use fees by the Board. An Owner who leases his or her Lot shall be deemed to have assigned all such rights to the Tenant of such Lot for the period of the lease.
13.2. Easements of Encroachment.
Declarant grants reciprocal appurtenant easements of encroachment, and for maintenance and use of any permitted encroachment, between each Lot and any adjacent Common Area and between adjacent Lots due to the unintentional placement, or settling, or shifting of the improvements constructed, reconstructed, or altered thereon (in accordance with the terms of these restrictions) to a distance of not more than three (3) feet, as measured from any point on the common boundary along a line perpendicular to such boundary. However, in no event shall an easement for encroachment exist if such encroachment occurred due to willful and knowing conduct on the part of, or with the knowledge and consent of, the Person claiming the benefit of such easement.
13.3. Easements for Utilities, Etc.
(a) Installation and Maintenance. Declarant reserves for itself, so long as Declarant owns any property described in Exhibit "A" or "B," perpetual non-exclusive easements throughout Del Webb at Lake Oconee (but not through a structure) to the extent reasonably necessary for the purpose of:
(i) installing utilities and infrastructure to serve Del Webb at Lake Oconee, cable and other systems for sending and receiving data and/or other electronic signals, drainage systems, and security and similar systems;
installing underground walkways, pathways and trails, street lights, and signage on property which Declarant or the Association owns or within public rights-of-way or easements reserved for such purpose on a Plat;
(iii) inspecting, maintaining, repairing, and replacing the utilities, infrastructure, and other improvements described above; and
(IV) access to read utility meters.
Notwithstanding the above, Declarant reserves the right to grant or deny access to any utility or service provider, to the extent permitted by law, or to condition such access on negotiated terms.
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BK#900 FG:267 Utility Easements. Declarant also reserves for itself the non-exclusive right and power to grant and Record such utility easements as may be necessary, in Declarant's sole discretion, in connection with the orderly development of any property described in Exhibit "A" and "B." The location of the easement shall be subject to the written approval of the burdened property Owner, which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld, delayed, or conditioned.
(c) Minimal Interference. All work associated with the exercise of the easements described in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be performed in such a manner as to minimize interference with the use and enjoyment of the property burdened by the easement. Upon completion of the work, the Person exercising the easement shall restore the property, to the extent reasonably possible, to its condition prior to the commencement of the work. The exercise of these easements shall not extend to permitting entry into the structures on any Lot, nor shall it unreasonably interfere with the use of any Lot and, except in an emergency, entry onto any Lot shall be made only after reasonable notice to the Owner or occupant.
13.4. Easements to Serve Additional Property.
Declarant hereby reserves for itself and its duly authorized agents, successors, assigns, and mortgagees, an easement over the Common Area for the purposes of enjoyment, use, access, and development of the property described in Exhibit "B," whether or not such property is made subject to this Declaration. This easement includes, but is not limited to, a right of ingress and egress over the Common Area for construction of roads and for connecting and installing utilities on such property.
Declarant agrees that it and its successors or assigns, respectively, shall be responsible for any damage caused to the Common Area as a result of their actions. Declarant further agrees that if the easement is exercised for permanent access to such property and such property or any portion thereof benefiting from such easement is not made subject to this Declaration, Declarant, its successors or assigns shall enter into a reasonable agreement with the Association to share the cost of any maintenance which the Association provides to or along any roadway providing access to such Property.
13.5. Easements for Lake and Pond Maintenance and Flood Water.
Declarant reserves for itself, the Association, and their successors, assigns, and designees, the nonexclusive right and easement, but not the obligation, to enter upon bodies of water and wetlands located within the Common Area and enter upon adjacent Lots to the extent necessary to (a) install, operate, maintain, and replace pumps to supply irrigation water to the Common Area; (b) construct, maintain, and repair structures and equipment used for retaining water; and (c) maintain such areas in a manner consistent with the Community-Wide Standard. Declarant, the Association, and their successors, assigns, and designees shall have an access easement over and across any portion of the Community which abuts or contains bodies of water or wetlands to the extent reasonably necessary to exercise their rights under this Section.
Declarant further reserves for itself, the Association, and their successors, assigns and designees, a perpetual, nonexclusive right and easement of access and encroachment over the Common Area and Lots (but not inside a Dwelling Unit or other structure) adjacent to or within
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BK#900 PG#26฿ one hundred feet (100') of bodies of water and wetlands within Del Webb at Lake Oconee, in order to (a) temporarily flood and back water upon and maintain water over such portions of Del Webb at Lake Oconee; (b) alter in any manner and generally maintain the bodies of water and wetlands within the Common Area; and (c) maintain and landscape the slopes and banks pertaining to such areas. Anyone exercising these easements shall use reasonable care in and repair any damage resulting from their intentional exercise of the easements. Nothing herein shall be construed to make Declarant or any other Person liable for damage resulting from flooding due to natural occurrences.
13.6 Easements for Cross-Drainage.
Every Lot and the Common Area shall be burdened with easements for natural drainage of stormwater runoff from other portions of the Community; provided, no Person shall alter the natural drainage on any Lot to increase materially the drainage of stormwater onto adjacent portions of the Community without the consent of the Owner(s) of the affected property, the Board, and Declarant as long as it owns any property described in Exhibit "A" or "B" to the Declaration.
13.7. Rights to Stormwater Runoff, Effluent, and Water Reclamation.
Declarant hereby reserves for itself and its designees all rights to ground water, surface water, stormwater runoff, and effluent located or produced within the Community, and each Owner agrees, by acceptance of a deed to a Lot, that Declarant shall retain all such rights. Such rights shall include the reservation of an easement over the Community for access, and for installation and maintenance of facilities and equipment to capture and transport such water, runoff, and effluent. This Section may not be amended without the consent of Declarant and the rights created in this Section shall survive termination of this Declaration.
ARTICLE XIV.
PARTY WALLS AND OTHER SHARED STRUCTURES
14.1. General Rules of Law to Apply.
Each wall, fence, driveway, or similar structure built on the Lots which serves and/or separates any two adjoining Lots or a Lot and Common Area shall constitute a Party Structure. To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Section, the general rules of law regarding party walls and liability for property damage due to negligence or willful acts or omissions shall apply thereto. Any dispute arising concerning a Party Structure shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Article XV.
14.2. Maintenance; Damage and Destruction.
Unless otherwise specifically provided in additional covenants relating to such Lots, the cost of reasonable repair and maintenance of a Party Structure shall be shared equally by the Owners who own property benefited by the Party Structure.
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8K*900 PG:269 If a Party Structure is destroyed or damaged by fire or other casualty, then to the extent that such damage is not covered by insurance and repaired out of the proceeds of insurance, any benefited Owner shall contribute a pro rata share for the cost of restoration. However, such contribution will not prejudice the right to call for a larger contribution from the other users under any rule of law regarding liability for negligent or willful acts or omissions.
The right of any Owner to contribution from any other Owner under this Section shall be appurtenant to the land and shall pass to such Owner's successors-in-title.
ARTICLE XV.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND LIMITATION ON LITIGATION
15.1. Agreement to Encourage Resolution of Disputes Without Litigation.
Declarant, the Association and its officers, directors, and committee members, and, by taking title to his or her Lot, all Owners (collectively, "Bound Parties"), agree that it is in the best interest of all concerned to encourage the amicable resolution of disputes involving Del Webb at Lake Oconee without litigation. Accordingly, each Bound Party agrees not to file suit in any court with respect to a Claim described in subsection (b), unless and until it has first submitted such Claim to the alternative dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 15.2 in a good faith effort to resolve such Claim.
(b) As used in this Article, the term "Claim" shall refer to any claim, grievance, or dispute arising out of or relating to
(i) the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the Governing Documents;
(ii) the rights, obligations, and duties of any Bound Party under the Governing Documents;
(111) the design or construction of non-residential improvements within the Community, other than matters of aesthetic judgment under Article IV, which shall not be subject to review; or
(IV) a challenge to any decision by the Board or any decision by a Board Committee.
except that the following shall not be considered "Claims" unless all parties to the matter otherwise agree to submit the matter to the procedures set forth in Section 15.2:
• any suit by the Association to collect Assessments or other amounts due from any Owner;
• any suit between Owners, which does not include Declarant or the Association as a party, if such suit asserts a Claim which would constitute a cause of action independent of the Governing Documents;
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• any suit in which any indispensable party is not a Bound Party; and
• any suit as to which any applicable statute of limitations would expire within one hundred eighty (180) days of giving the Notice required by Section 15.5(a), unless the party or parties against whom the Claim is made agree to toll the statute of limitations as to such Claim for such period as may reasonably be necessary to comply with this Article.
15.2. Dispute Resolution Procedures.
Notice. The Bound Party asserting a Claim (Claimant) against another Bound Party ("Respondent') shall give written notice ("Notice") to each Respondent and to the Board stating plainly and concisely:
(I) the nature of the Claim, including the Persons involved and Respondent's role in the Claim;
(11) the legal basis of the Claim (i.e., the specific authority out of which the Claim arises);
(ı11) the Claimant's proposed resolution or remedy; and
(iv) the Claimant's desire to meet with the Respondent to discuss in good faith ways to resolve the Claim.
(b) Negotiation. The Claimant and Respondent shall make every reasonable effort to meet in person and confer for the purpose of resolving the Claim by good faith negotiation. If requested in writing, accompanied by a copy of the Notice, the Board may appoint a representative to assist the parties in negotiating a resolution of the Claim.
(c) Mediation. If the Bound Parties have not resolved the Claim through negotiation within thirty (30) days of the date of the Notice (or within such other agreed upon period), the Claimant shall have thirty (30) additional days to submit the Claim to mediation with an entity designated by the Association (if the Association is not a party to the Claim) or to an independent agency providing dispute resolution services in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Each Bound Party shall submit to the mediator a written summary of the Claim.
If the Claimant does not submit the Claim to mediation within such time, or does not appear for and participate in good faith in the mediation when scheduled, the Claimant shall be deemed to have waived the Claim, and the Respondent shall be relieved of any and all liability to the Claimant (but not third parties) on account of such Claim.
If the Bound Parties do not settle the Claim within thirty (30) days after submitting the matter to mediation, or within such time as determined reasonable by the mediator, the mediator shall issue a notice of termination of the mediation proceedings indicating that the parties are at an impasse and the date that mediation was terminated. The Claimant shall thereafter be entitled to file suit or to initiate administrative proceedings on the Claim, as appropriate.
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BK # 900 PG#271 Each Bound Party shall bear its own costs of the mediation, including attorneys' fees, and each Party shall share equally all fees charged by the mediator.
(d) Settlement. Any settlement of the Claim through negotiation or mediation shall be documented in writing and signed by the Bound Parties. If any Bound Party thereafter fails to abide by the terms of such agreement, then any other Bound Party may file suit or initiate administrative proceedings to enforce such agreement without the need to again comply with the procedures set forth in this Section. In such event, the Bound Party taking action to enforce the agreement shall, upon prevailing, be entitled to recover from the non-complying Bound Party (or each one in equal proportions) all costs incurred in enforcing such agreement, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and court costs.
15.3. Initiation of Litigation by Association.
In addition to compliance with the foregoing alternative dispute resolution procedures, if applicable, the Association shall not initiate any judicial or administrative proceeding against the Declarant unless first approved by a vote of Members entitled to cast seventy-five percent (75%) of the total Member votes in the Association, except that no such approval shall be required for actions or proceedings:
(a) initiated during the Declarant Control Period;
(b) initiated to enforce the provisions of this Declaration, including collection of Assessments, and foreclosure of liens and seeking injunctive relief for non-monetary violations; or
(c) to defend claims filed against the Association or to assert counterclaims in proceedings instituted against it.
This Section shall not be amended unless such amendment is approved by the same percentage of votes necessary to institute proceedings. The Association cannot sue anyone with respect to any issues on individual homes including, without limitation, construction and warranty claims, and can only sue for issues regarding the Common Areas.
In the matters listed above, the Directors of the Association shall be indemnified for their decisions pursuant to Section 7.7.
ARTICLE XVI.
AMENDMENT OF DECLARATION
16.1 By Declarant.
Declarant may unilaterally amend this Declaration if such amendment is necessary (a) to bring any provision into compliance with any applicable governmental statute, rule, regulation, or judicial determination; (b) to enable any reputable title insurance company to issue title insurance coverage on the Lots; (c) to enable any institutional or governmental lender, purchaser, insurer, or guarantor of mortgage loans, including, for example, the Federal National Mortgage
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16.2. By Members.
Except as otherwise specifically provided above and elsewhere in this Declaration, this Declaration may be amended only by the affirmative vote or written consent, or any combination thereof, of Members representing no fewer than sixty-seven percent (67%) of the total votes in the Association, including sixty-seven percent (67%) of the Member votes held by Members other than Declarant, and Declarant's consent, so long Declarant owns any property subject to this Declaration or which may become subject to this Declaration in accordance with Section 11.1.
16.3. Validity and Effective Date.
No amendment may remove, revoke, or modify any right or privilege of Declarant without the written consent of Declarant.
If an Owner consents to any amendment to this Declaration or the By-Laws, it will be conclusively presumed that such Owner has the authority to consent, and no contrary provision in any Mortgage or contract between the Owner and a third party will affect the validity of such amendment.
Any amendment shall only become effective upon Recording, unless a later effective date is specified in the amendment. Any procedural challenge to an amendment must be made within three (3) months of its Recordation or such amendment shall be presumed to have been validly adopted.
16.4. Exhibits.
Exhibit "A" and "B" attached to this Declaration are incorporated by this reference and amendment of such exhibits shall be governed by this Article. Exhibit "C" is incorporated by reference and may be amended as provided in Article III or pursuant to Section 16.1.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Declarant and the Association have executed this Declaration the date and year first written above.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the DECLARANT:
presence of:
PULTE HOME CORPORATION
Unofficial Witness By:
Ted Turner
VP Land Development
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
1:29.2011
Exact Date of Execution by Noty AuL
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NOTARY
[AFFIX NOTARIAL SEA| JANUARY 29, 2011 EXPIRES
PUBLIC
Signed, sealed and delivered to COUNTY. ASSOCIATION:
presence of:
DEL WEBB AT LAKE OCONEE
HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION, INC. Unofficial Witness
By: Leed Len
Name: ed Turner
Notary Public Title: Secretary
My Commission Expires:
29.2011
Exact Date of Execution by Notary Public:
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SANDRY 28, 2011
PUBLIC
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Land Initially Submitted
ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND Iying and being in 161 G.M. District, Greene County, Georgia, and being Lots 101-103, Inclusive, 106-108, Inclusive 122, 130, 131, and 801-814, Inclusive, as shown on that certain Final Plat for: Del Webb at Lake Oconee, Phase 1, Unit I, prepared by Ricky E. Gifford G.R.L.S. No. 3025 of Travis Pruitt & Associates, Inc., dated June 8, 2007, recorded in Plat Book 632, Page 1, Greene County, Georgia Records, which plat is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
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EXHIBIT "B3
Land Subject to Annexation
Tract 1
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in G.M.D. 161, Greene County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the westerly right of way of Carey Station Road with the northerly right of way of State Route No. 44; thence proceed in a northerly direction a distance of 5022.94 feet as measured along Carey Station Road to a 1/2 inch open top pipe found; thence leaving the right of way of Carey Station Road (having an 80 foot right of way width); South 74 Degrees 39 Minutes 56 Seconds West, a distance of 295.00 feet to an iron pin set; thence South 11 Degrees 33 Minutes 13 Seconds East, a distance of 450.00 feet to a 1/2 inch open top pipe; thence South 74 degrees 23 minutes 18 seconds West a distance of 1208.25 feet to an iron pin set; thence South 14 degrees 31 minutes 12 seconds West a distance of 1488.34 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe; thence South 03 degrees 22 minutes 36 seconds East a distance of 161.92 feet to a point; thence South 88 Degrees 04 Minutes 13 Seconds West, a distance of 501.29 feet; thence South 61 Degrees 32 Minutes 25 Seconds West, a distance of 198.72 feet; thence North 81 degrees 32 minutes 35 seconds West a distance of 208.64 feet to a 1 inch open top pipe; thence North 82 degrees 19 minutes 37 seconds West a distance of 243.50 feet to a l inch open top pipe; thence North 82 degrees 45 minutes 25 seconds West a distance of 826.73 feet to concrete monument found; thence North 02 degrees 49 minutes 55 seconds West a distance of 232.48 feet to a concrete monument found; thence South 86 degrees 28 minutes 06 seconds West a distance of 48.32 feet to a 1/2 inch open top found; thence North 03 Degrees 21 Minutes 42 Seconds West, a distance of 1028.66 feet to a point in the centerline of a creek; thence along said centerline of creek; South 83 Degrees 07 Minutes 12 Seconds East, a distance of 19.64 feet; thence South 65 Degrees 37 Minutes 37 Seconds East, a distance of 45.30 feet; thence North 45 Degrees 04 Minutes 50 Seconds East, a distance of 81.70 feet; thence North 37 Degrees 41 Minutes 03 Seconds East, a distance of 33.34 feet; thence North 49 Degrees 24 Minutes 43 Seconds East, a distance of 55.61 feet; thence North 00 Degrees 26 Minutes 25 Seconds East, a distance of 61.30 feet; thence North 49 Degrees 05 Minutes 55 Seconds East, a distance of 87.60 feet; thence North 25 Degrees 55 Minutes 15 Seconds East, a distance of 35.98 feet; thence North 60 Degrees 20 Minutes 58 Seconds East, a distance of 93.55 feet; thence North 33 Degrees 19 Minutes 37 Seconds East, a distance of 22.73 feet; thence North 61 Degrees 30 Minutes 58 Seconds East, a distance of 72.80 feet; thence North 40 Degrees 32 Minutes 19 Seconds East, a distance of 45.23 feet; thence South 49 Degrees 18 Minutes 59 Seconds East, a distance of 35.20 feet; thence North 64 Degrees 12 Minutes 59 Seconds East, a distance of 21.96 feet; thence North 35 Degrees 54 Minutes 34 Seconds East, a distance of 45.34 feet; thence North 51 Degrees 03 Minutes 58 Seconds East, a distance of 38.47 feet; thence South 55 Degrees 11 Minutes 38 Seconds East, a distance of 32.87 feet; thence North 58 Degrees 39 Minutes 26 Seconds East, a distance of 26.14 feet; thence North 18 Degrees 47 Minutes 02 Seconds East, a distance of 84.26 feet; thence North 39 Degrees 27 Minutes 42 Seconds East, a distance of 129.94 feet; thence North 22 Degrees 01 Minutes 00 Seconds East, a distance of 50.73 feet; thence North 50 Degrees 37 Minutes 48 Seconds East, a distance of 56.02 feet; thence North 24 Degrees 26 Minutes 40 Seconds East, a distance of 31.30 feet; thence North 06 Degrees 36 Minutes 28 Seconds West, a distance of 2045.69 feet to an iron pin found (bolt); thence North 07 degrees 25 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 360.14 feet to a 1/2 inch open top pipe on the southerly right of way of Askew Road (40 foot right of way width); thence North 73 degrees 05 minutes 30 seconds East a
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distance of 87.77 feet to a 2 inch open top pipe on the northerly right of way of Askew Road being the Point of Beginning; thence from said Point of Beginning as thus established, leaving said right of way North 73 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 48.99 feet to a 2 inch open top pipe; thence North 87 degrees 19 minutes 34 seconds East a distance of 216.89 feet to a 2 inch open top pipe; thence North 79 degrees 16 minutes 39 seconds East a distance of 369.25 feet to a 2 inch open top pipe; thence North 82 degrees 11 minutes 59 seconds East a distance of 178.19 feet to a 2 inch open top found; thence South 86 degrees 41 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 51.89 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar found on the northerly right of way of Askew Road; thence along said right of way, in a westerly direction, following a counterclockwise curve with an arc distance of 162.48 feet, having a radius of 1454.84 feet, subtended by a chord bearing and distance of South 60 degrees 06 minutes 42 seconds West, 162.40 feet to a point; thence continuing along said right of way, the following courses and distances, following a clockwise curve with an are distance of 243.89 feet, having a radius of 479.98 feet, subtended by a chord bearing and distance of South 69 degrees 23 minutes 33 seconds West, 241.27 feet to a point; thence following a clockwise curve with an arc distance of 121.19 feet, having a radius of 813.29 feet, subtended by a chord bearing and distance of South 85 degrees 14 minutes 35 seconds West, 121.08 feet to a point; thence following a clockwise curve with an arc distance of 178.97 feet, having a radius of 813.29 feet, subtended by a chord bearing and distance of North 84 degrees 11 minutes 02 seconds West, 178.61 feet to a point; thence North 77 degrees 05 minutes 43 seconds West a distance of 194.59 feet to a point being the Point of Beginning
The above described property is shown on a Boundary Survey For: Pulte Home Corporation as Tract 1 containing 1.51 Acres prepared by Travis Pruitt and Associates, Inc., dated April 26, 2006.
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Total of Tracts 2, 3 & 4
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in G.M.D. 161, Greene County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the westerly right of way of Carey Station Road with the northerly right of way of State Route No. 44; thence proceed in a northerly direction a distance of 5022.94 feet as measured along Carey Station Road to a 1/2 inch open top pipe found being the Point of Beginning; thence from said Point of Beginning as thus established, leaving the right of way of Carey Station Road (having an 80 foot right of way); South 74 Degrees 39 Minutes 56 Seconds West, a distance of 295.00 feet to an iron pin set; thence South 11 Degrees 33 Minutes 13 Seconds East, a distance of 450.00 feet to a 1/2 inch open top pipe; thence South 12 Degrees 15 Minutes 25 Seconds East, a distance of 80.52 feet; thence South 76 Degrees 54 Minutes 49 Seconds West, a distance of 692.89 feet; thence South 42 Degrees 00 Minutes 07 Seconds West, a distance of 384.80 feet; thence South 22 Degrees 31 Minutes 08 Seconds West, a distance of 296.33 feet; thence South 02 Degrees 00 Minutes 29 Seconds East, a distance of 247.23 feet; thence South 04 Degrees 50 Minutes 49 Seconds East, a distance of 301.32 feet; thence South 29 Degrees 33 Minutes 56 Seconds East, a distance of 96.32 feet; thence South 79 Degrees 54 Minutes 35 Seconds East, a distance of 182.86 feet; thence South 11 Degrees 36 Minutes 22 Seconds West, a distance of 360.43 feet; thence North 87 Degrees 28 Minutes 13 Seconds West, a distance of 168.26 feet; thence South 55 Degrees 31 Minutes 19 Seconds West, a distance of 135.96 feet; thence South 78 Degrees 01 Minutes 31 Seconds West, a distance of 154.94 feet; thence South 51 Degrees 27 Minutes 07 Seconds West, a distance of 106.62 feet; thence North 73 Degrees 14 Minutes 14 Seconds West, a distance of 180.21 feet; thence South 88 Degrees 04 Minutes 13 Seconds West, a distance of 501.29 feet; thence South 61 Degrees 32 Minutes 25 Seconds West, a distance of 198.72 feet; thence South 02 Degrees 41 Minutes 40 Seconds West, a distance of 245.72 feet; thence South 32 Degrees 01 Minutes 11 Seconds East, a distance of 225.09 feet; thence South 19 Degrees 11 Minutes 52 Seconds East, a distance of 230.62 feet; thence South 25 Degrees 49 Minutes 58 Seconds West, a distance of 188.12 feet; thence South 48 Degrees 01 Minutes 42 Seconds West, a distance of 292.08 feet; thence South 29 Degrees 02 Minutes 39 Seconds West, a distance of 141.53 feet; thence South 10 Degrees 42 Minutes 29 Seconds West, a distance of 147.91 feet; thence South 15 Degrees 09 Minutes 33 Seconds East, a distance of 239.57 feet; thence South 02 Degrees 49 Minutes 09 Seconds East, a distance of 300.58 feet; thence South 15 Degrees 42 Minutes 49 Seconds East, a distance of 240.28 feet; thence South 18 Degrees 01 Minutes 48 Seconds West, a distance of 231.53 feet; thence South 56 Degrees 07 Minutes 51 Seconds West, a distance of 193.62 feet; thence North 87 Degrees 58 Minutes 03 Seconds West, a distance of 142.53 feet; thence North 75 Degrees 15 Minutes 37 Seconds West, a distance of 1027.10 feet; thence South 83 Degrees 12 Minutes 02 Seconds West, a distance of 303.66 feet; thence North 65 Degrees 36 Minutes 53 Seconds West, a distance of 420.52 feet; thence North 89 Degrees 30 Minutes 50 Seconds West, a distance of 231.66 feet; thence South 71 Degrees 32 Minutes 53 Seconds West, a distance of 153.32 feet; thence North 83 Degrees 08 Minutes 39 Seconds West, a distance of 196.17 feet; thence North 55 Degrees 47 Minutes 15 Seconds West, a distance of 370.04 feet; thence North 81 Degrees 20 Minutes 36 Seconds West, a distance of
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found; thence North 04 Degrees 58 Minutes 21 Seconds East, a distance of 594.33 feet to a 1 inch open top found; thence North 75 Degrees 03 Minutes 05 Seconds East, a distance of 149.95 feet to a 1 inch open top found; thence North 04 Degrees 54 Minutes 52 Seconds East, a distance of 308.40 feet to a point on the southerly right of way of Askew Road; thence following a clockwise curve with an arc distance of 299.13 feet, having a radius of 965.44 feet, subtended by a chord bearing and distance of North 81 Degrees 50 Minutes 20 Seconds East, 297.93 feet to a point; thence continuing along said right of way, South 89 Degrees 17 Minutes 06 Seconds East, a distance of 150.69 feet to a point; thence leaving the southerly right of way of Askew Road (40 foot right of way; thence South 03 Degrees 51 Minutes 38 Seconds West, a distance of 293.73 feet to a nail found; thence North 88 Degrees 20 Minutes 17 Seconds East, a distance of 149.86 feet to a nail found; thence South 04 Degrees 10 Minutes 49 Seconds West, a distance of 134.98 feet to a 1/2 inch open top found; thence South 85 Degrees 56 Minutes 12 Seconds West, a distance of 159.81 feet to a 1/2 inch open top found; thence South 26 Degrees 16 Minutes 13 Seconds West, a distance of 380.45 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar found; thence South 26 Degrees 17 Minutes 35 Seconds West, a distance of 546.40 feet to a 1/2 inch open top found; thence South 30 Degrees 01 Minutes 37 Seconds West, a distance of 185.27 feet; thence South 06 Degrees 17 Minutes 59 Seconds West, a distance of 273.51 feet; thence South 08 Degrees 06 Minutes 04 Seconds West, a distance of 224.92 feet to a point in the centerline of a creek; thence along said centerline, South 07 Degrees 31 Minutes 26 Seconds West, a distance of 23.68 feet; thence North 56 Degrees 15 Minutes 29 Seconds East, a distance of 24.71 feet; thence North 67 Degrees 51 Minutes 05 Seconds East, a distance of 84.83 feet; thence North 62 Degrees 48 Minutes 44 Seconds East, a distance of 98.23 feet; thence North 49 Degrees 13 Minutes 30 Seconds East, a distance of 19.80 feet; thence North 14 Degrees 56 Minutes 07 Seconds East, a distance of 56.96 feet; thence North 64 Degrees 13 Minutes 14 Seconds East, a distance of 36.10 feet; thence North 87 Degrees 39 Minutes 07 Seconds East, a distance of 46.80 feet; thence North 33 Degrees 45 Minutes 35 Seconds East, a distance of 155.10 feet to a point; thence leaving the centerline of said creek, North 86 Degrees 46 Minutes 01 Seconds East, a distance of 502.37 feet to a 1/2 inch open top found; thence North 85 Degrees 23 Minutes 18 Seconds East, a distance of 639.93 feet to a 1/2 inch rebar found; thence North 74 Degrees 40 Minutes 32 Seconds East, a distance of 165.06 feet to a 3/4 inch open top found; thence South 11 Degrees 23 Minutes 25 Seconds East, a distance of 309.76 feet to a 1 inch open top found; thence North 75 Degrees 11 Minutes 40 Seconds East, a distance of 68.07 feet; thence North 74 Degrees 33 Minutes 38 Seconds East, a distance of 218.98 feet to a 1/2 inch open top pipe found on the westerly right of way of Carey Station Road (having an 80 foot right of way width); thence South 11 Degrees 08 Minutes 21 Seconds East, a distance of 320.25 feet to a concrete monument found; thence South 11 Degrees 53 Minutes 57 Seconds East, a distance of 182.47 feet to a 1/2 inch open top found at the POINT OF BEGINNING.
The above described property is shown on a Boundary Survey For: Pulte Home Corporation as Tracts 2, 3, and 4 totaling 406.18 Acres prepared by Travis Pruitt and Associates, Inc., dated April 26, 2006.
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Initial Use Restrictions
The purpose of Design Guidelines and Use Restrictions is not to anticipate all acceptable or unacceptable behavior in advance and eliminate all improvements or activities which fall outside of "the norm." In fact, it is expressly intended that the Reviewer under Article IV, and the Board, as appropriate, have discretion to approve or disapprove items, or to enforce or not enforce technical violations of the Governing Documents, based upon aesthetic or other considerations consistent with the established guidelines. As such, while something may be approved or permitted for one Lot under one set of circumstances, the same thing may be disapproved for another Lot under a different set of circumstances. The exercise of discretion in approving or enforcement shall not be construed as a waiver of approval or enforcement rights, nor shall it estop the Board from taking enforcement action in any appropriate circumstances.
Subject to the above, the following restrictions shall apply to all of the Community until such time as they are amended, modified, repealed, or limited pursuant to Article III of the Declaration.
(a) General. When used in these Use Restrictions, the phrase "Visible from Neighboring Property" shall mean, with respect to any given object, that the object is or would be visible to a six-foot tall person standing at ground level on any part of the neighboring property at an elevation no greater than the elevation of the base of the object being viewed, except where the object is visible solely through a view fence and would not be visible if the view fence were a solid fence.
(b) Animals and Pets. No animals of any kind, including livestock and poultry, shall be raised, bred, or kept on any portion of the Community, except that for each Dwelling Unit there shall be permitted a reasonable number of usual and common household pets, as determined in the Board's discretion. Pets which are permitted to roam free, or, in the Association's sole discretion, endanger the health, make objectionable noise, or constitute a nuisance or inconvenience to other Owners or residents of any portion of the Community shall be removed upon the Board's request at the Owner's expense. If the Owner fails to honor such request, the Board may cause the pet to be removed at the Owner's expense. No pets shall be
(c) Wildlife. Capturing, killing, or trapping wildlife is prohibited within the Community, except for trained professionals in circumstances imposing an imminent threat to the safety of Persons or pets.
(d) Firearms or Other Weapons. The carrying, use or discharge of firearms or other weapons within the Community is prohibited. The term "firearms or other weapons" includes, but is not limited to, "B-B" guns, pellet guns, knives, swords, cross-bows and other firearms or other weapons of all types, regardless of size.
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0K:900 PG#281 (e) Nuisances. No Owner shall engage in any activity which materially disturbs or destroys the vegetation, wildlife, or air quality within the Community or which results in unreasonable levels of sound or light pollution.
(f) Garages and Driveways. Garage doors shall remain closed at all times except to the limited extent reasonably necessary to permit the entry or exit of vehicles or persons. The interior of all garages shall be maintained in a neat, clean and sightly condition. Garages shall be used only for parking vehicles and storage, and shall not be used or converted for living or recreational activities.
Storage of Goods. Storage (except in approved structures or containers) of furniture, fixtures, appliances, machinery, equipment, or other goods and chattels on the Common Area (except by the Association), or, if not in active use, any portion of a Lot which is visible from outside the Lot is prohibited. No machinery or equipment of any kind shall be placed, operated or maintained upon or adjacent to any Lot, except: (a) such machinery or equipment as is usual and customary in connection with the use, maintenance or construction (during the period of construction or modification) of a building, appurtenant structures of other Improvements; and (b) that which Declarant or Association may permit or require for the development, operation and maintenance of Del Webb at Lake Oconee.
(h) Prohibited Conditions. The following conditions, structures, or activities are prohibited on any Lot.
(i) Guest House (except as initially constructed by Declarant or approved by Declarant as part of the initial construction of a Dwelling Unit on a Lot);
Dog runs and animal pens of any kind;
(111) Shacks or other structures of a temporary nature on any Lot except as may be authorized by Declarant during the initial construction of improvements within The Community. Temporary structures used during the construction or repair of a Dwelling Unit or other improvements shall be removed immediately after the completion of construction or repair;
(iv) Sport goals, basketball standards, backboards or similar structure or device which are or would be Visible from Neighboring Property. No swing sets or other play structures shall be placed or constructed on any Lot without the prior approval of the Architectural Committee (including, without limitation, approval as to appearance and location);
(v) Freestanding flagpoles; provided, flags may be displayed using a bracket or other approved device mounted to the Dwelling Unit so long as the size of the flag displayed does not exceed that of a standard United States flag (as determined in the Board's discretion and as may be set forth in a Board rule);
(vi) Statues, lawn ornaments and yard decorations of any size or type must be placed so as not to be visible from Neighboring Property; and
(vii) Outside clotheslines or other outside facilities for drying or airing clothes.
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BK#900 PG:282 In any event, and notwithstanding the above list of prohibited conditions, as set forth in Article IV, any structure, improvement, or thing proposed for construction, erection, installation, or placement on a Lot requires prior Reviewer approval unless otherwise specifically exempt under the Design Guidelines.
(1) Quiet Enjoyment. Nothing shall be done or maintained on any part of a Lot which emits foul or obnoxious odors outside the Lot or creates noise or other conditions which tend to disturb the peace, quiet, safety, comfort, or serenity of the occupants and invitees of other Lots.
No noxious, illegal, or offensive activity shall be carried on upon any portion of the Community, which in the Board's reasonable determination tends to cause embarrassment, discomfort, annoyance, or nuisance to persons using the Common Area or to the occupants and invitees of other Lots.
Signs. No sign shall be erected within the Community, except those required by legal proceedings, including posters, circulars, and billboards; provided, the following types of signs may be erected on a Lot without the Board's written consent: (i) residential identification signs of a face area of 75 square inches or less for identification of the occupant and its address, in the number, size, color, design, message content and location designated by the Design Guidelines or approved by the ARC; (ii) one temporary sign of customary size, as determined by the ARC, for the purpose of advertising the Lot for sale or rent, and which shall not be allowed to remain on a Lot for more than a total of ninety (90) days during any three hundred sixty-five (365) day period; (iii) temporary "open house" signs indicating that a Lot is available for inspection by interested parties, but such signs may only be erected or maintained during the hours of 10:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays or other days designated by the Architectural Committee; (iv) one temporary sign identifying the Person installing landscaping or a pool on the Lot, but only during the period that such installation is in progress; (V) security signs of a face area of 75 square inches or less, in a style and location designated by the Design Guidelines or approved by the ARC; and (vi) such construction job identification signs, business identification signs and subdivision identification signs which are in conformance with the requirements of Greene County or any municipality having jurisdiction over the property and which have been approved in writing by the Architectural Committee as to number, size, color, design, message content and location. This restriction shall not apply to entry, directional, and marketing signs installed by Declarant or a Builder. The Board and Declarant shall have the right to erect signs as they, in their discretion, deem appropriate.
(k) Holiday Decorations. Owners may display holiday decorations located or visible from outside their Dwelling Units if the decorations are of the kinds normally displayed in single family residential neighborhoods, are of reasonable size and scope, do not disturb other Owners and residents by excessive light or sound emission or by causing an unreasonable amount of spectator traffic and are otherwise displayed in accordance with restrictions set forth in the Design Guidelines.
Antennas and Satellite Dishes. No antenna, satellite dish, or other device for the transmission or reception of television or radio (including amateur or ham radios) signals is permitted outside the Dwelling Unit, except those devices whose installation and use is protected
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BK:900 PG:283 under federal law or regulations (generally, certain antennae under one meter in diameter). Notwithstanding such protection, an application for such an antenna or other device must be submitted to the Architectural Review Committee for approval and approval will be granted only if:
First, the antenna or other device is designed for minimal visual intrusion (i.e., is located in a manner that minimizes Visibility from the street or an adjacent Lot and is consistent with the Community-Wide Standard); and
(ii) Second, the antenna or other device complies to the maximum extent feasible with the Design Guidelines within the confines of applicable federal regulations (i.e., without precluding reception of a quality signal or unreasonably increasing the cost of the antenna or device).
One satellite dish antenna measuring one meter or less in diameter may be erected on any lot. Residents are encouraged to place any satellite dish antenna in the back yard, below the wall level, it reception is available at that location. If not, then placement should be on the back or side of the house below the roofline, if reception is available at that location. If an acceptable signal is not available in either of those locations, then placement may be above the roofline or in the front of the house. Any front of house or front yard installation should be screened from view. If the installation of a satellite dish antenna meets the foregoing requirements, no ARC approval is required. However, Residents are encouraged to obtain ARC approval before any installation, but to avoid undue delay, residents may request ARC approval within 10 (ten) days following an installation.
The Architectural Review Committee shall consider any such application on an expedited basis.
Trash Containers and Collection. No garbage or trash, compost piles or containers shall be placed or kept on any Lot, except in covered containers of a type, size and style which are pre-approved by the ARC or specifically permitted under the Design Guidelines, or as required by the applicable governing jurisdiction. Such containers shall not be Visible from Neighboring Property except when they are being made available for collection and then only for the shortest time reasonably necessary to effect such collection. All rubbish, trash, or garbage shall be removed from the Lots and shall not be allowed to accumulate thereon. No outdoor incinerators shall be kept or maintained on any Lot.
Pool Equipment. All pool equipment stored on any Lot shall be screened so as to be neither Visible from Neighboring Property nor able to be seen through any view fence.
Unsightly or Unkempt Conditions. All portions of a Lot outside enclosed structures shall be kept in a clean and tidy condition at all times. No rubbish or debris of any kind shall be placed or permitted to accumulate within, upon or adjacent to any Lot so as to render any such property or any portion thereof, or activity thereon, unsanitary, unsightly, offensive or detrimental to any other portion of The Community.
Woodpiles or other material shall be stored in a manner so as not to be Visible from Neighboring Property and not to be attractive to rodents, snakes, and other animals and to 132087.00362 C: Documents and Settings\LDekle\Local Settings\Temporary Internet F4les\OLK6F\ATL-1193276-v3-Oconee Tract Declaration. DOC
8K:900 PG#284 minimize the potential danger from fires. No nuisance shall be permitted to exist or operate upon any Lot so as to be offensive or detrimental to any other portion of The Community. No activities shall be conducted upon or adjacent to any Lot or within improvements constructed thereon which are or might be unsafe or hazardous to any Person or property. No open fires shall be lighted or permitted, except in a contained outdoor fireplace or barbecue unit while attended and in use for cooking purposes or within a safe and well designed interior fireplace.
Landscaping. Pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Declaration, initial landscaping shall be installed, as approved, in the front and side yards of a Lot within ninety (90) days from the date of the initial closing of escrow on the Lot or the issuance of a certificate of occupancy on the Lot, whichever is later. Initial landscaping on all other portions of the Lot, including the rear yard, shall be installed within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the initial closing of escrow on the Lot or the issuance of a certificate of occupancy on the Lot, whichever is later.
Vehicles and Parking. The term "vehicles," as used in this Section, shall include, without limitation, automobiles, trucks, boats, golf carts, trailers, motorcycles, campers, vans, and recreational vehicles.
No vehicle may be left upon any portion of the Community except in a garage, driveway, or other area designated by the Board. No person shall park any recreational vehicles, mobile homes, trailers, campers, boats or other watercraft, stored vehicles, and unlicensed vehicles or inoperable vehicles within the Community other than in enclosed garages; provided, boats may be kept or stored on a Lot so long as they are not Visible from Neighboring Property. This Section shall not apply to emergency vehicle repairs.
Notwithstanding the above, for purposes of cleaning, loading, unloading, and short term parking, recreational vehicles not to exceed twenty-four (24) feet may be parked on the Lot's driveway for period not exceeding forty-eight (48) hours no more frequently than every thirty (30) days. Owners must obtain a recreational vehicle permit for such short term parking from the Association office.
(r) Wetlands, Lakes, and Other Water Bodies. All wetlands, lakes, ponds, and streams within the Community, if any, shall be aesthetic amenities only, and no other active use of lakes, ponds, streams, or other bodies of water within the Community is permitted. The Association shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, or injury to any person or property arising out of the authorized or unauthorized use of lakes, ponds, streams, or other bodies of water within or adjacent to the Community.
Solar Equipment. No solar heating equipment or device is permitted outside the Dwelling Unit except such devices whose installation and use is protected by federal or state law. Notwithstanding such protection, an application for such equipment or device must be submitted for approval under Article IV prior to installation and approval will be granted only if:
(1) First, such equipment or device is designed for minimal visual intrusion when installed (i.e. is located in a manner which minimizes Visibility from the street or an adjacent Lot and is consistent with the Community-Wide Standard); and
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BK·900 PG:235 (ii) Second, the equipment or device complies to the maximum extent feasible with the Design Guidelines within the confines of the applicable governmental regulations.
(t) Rooftop HVAC Equipment Prohibited. No heating, ventilating, air conditioning or evaporative cooling units or appurtenant equipment may be mounted, installed or maintained on the roof of any Dwelling Unit or other building so as to be Visible From Neighboring Property.
(u) Tanks. No tanks of any kind (including tanks for the storage of fuel) shall be erected, placed or maintained on any Lot. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit use or storage upon any Lot of an aboveground propane or similar fuel tank with a capacity of ten (10) gallons or less used in connection with a normal residential gas barbecue, grill or fireplace or a spa or "hot tub," so long as any such tank either: (a) has a capacity of ten (10) gallons or less; or (b) is appropriately stored, used and/or screened, in accordance with the Architectural Committee Rules or as to otherwise approved by the Architectural Committee, so as not to be Visible from Neighboring Property.
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