Covenants

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I POKED IN OFFICE SUPERIOR COURI DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, EASEMENTS COUGH

01 AM 25 PM 12: 05ł RESTRICTIONS MECCO536. 195-202 STEEPLECHASE PT: 4-27-2001

THIS DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDONE CASEMENTS, and RESTRICTIONS FOR STEEPLECHASE is made this 24 ., 2001. by Bridgewood Development, LTD., a Georgia corporation (hereinafter referred to as the 'Declaranti).

WITNESSETH:

THAT, WHEREAS, Declarant desires to subject the real property described in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference to the terms of this Declaration. The Declarant is the owner of such property. By this Declaration, Declarant imposes upon said property mutually beneficial restrictions under a general plan of improvement for the benefit of the owners of each portion of the property, and establishes a flexible and reasonable procedure for the overall development, administration, maintenance and preservation of the property. In furtherance thereof, Declarant has caused STEEPLECHASE Homeowner's Association, Inc. (Association) to be formed as a Georgia non-profit corporation to own, operate and maintain the Common Areas and to administer and enforce the provisions of this Declaration, the By-Laws of said corporation, and use restrictions and rules promulgated pursuant to this Declaration.

NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant hereby declares that all of the property described in Exhibit A, any additional property subjected to this Declaration by Supplemental Declaration, and any property subjected to this Declaration shall be held sold, used and conveyed subject to the following covenants, conditions, easements and restrictions, which shall run with the title to the real property subjected to this Declaration. This Declaration shall be binding upon all parties having any right, title, or interest in any portion of the Properties, their heirs, successors, successors-in-title, and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of each owner of any portion of the Property.

Declarant hereby further declares that this Declaration and the development, ownership. use, administration, maintenance and preservation of the Property shall be subject to the provisions of the Georgia Property Owners' Association Act.

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Initial Use Restrictions and Rules

The following restrictions shall apply to all of the Property until such time as they are amended, modified, repealed or limited by use restrictions and rules of the Association.

General. The Property shall be used only for residential, recreational, and related purposes which may include, without limitation, an information center, a sales office of the Declarant and offices for any property manager retained by the Association consistent with this

2. Restricted Activities. The following activities are prohibited within the Property unless expressly authorized by the Declarant or its designee:

(a) Parking of any vehicles on streets or thoroughfares, or parking of commercial vehicles or equipment, trucks other than pickups, mobile homes, recreational vehicles, campers, boats and other water craft, trailers, stored vehicles or inoperable vehicles in places other than enclosed garages, driveways, or other paved parking areas located on a lot; provided, construction. service and delivery vehicles shall be exempt from this provision during daylight hours for such period of time as is reasonable necessary to provide service or to make a delivery to a Lot or the Common Areas; If the Lot includes a garage with exterior doors, the doors shall be kept closed at all times, except during times of entry an exit from said garage, or when someone is working in or around said garage. No vehicle may be left upon any portion of the subdivision, except in a garage or other area designated by the Declarant, for a period longer than five (5) days if said vehicle is unlicenced, or if said vehicle is in a condition so that it cannot operate on public streets. After the five (5) day period, the inoperable vehicle shall be considered a nuisance and may be removed from the subdivision. No mobile homes, recreational vehicles, campers, boat, towed vehicle, water craft, or trailer shall be temporarily kept or stored in the subdivision for a period in excess of twelve (12) hours unless kept in a garage or other area designated by the Declarant. Trucks with mounted campers which are a Lot owner's primary means of transportation shall not be considered a recreational vehicle, provided said vehicle is used on regular basis for transportation, and the camper is stored out of public view upon removal from said truck. No eighteenwheel (18) trucks

or the cabs of these trucks, or trucks having a gross weight in excess of three-quarters of a ton

shall be parked, parked overight, kept, or stored in the subdivision, and if a vehicle of said type

is so parked, kept, or stored, then said vehicle shall be considered a nuisance and may be removed

from the subdivision. However, service vehicles may be parked in the subdivision for such period of time as is reasonably necessary to provide such service.

(b) Raising, breeding or keeping of animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind, except that a reasonable number of dogs, cats, or other usual and common household pets may be permitted

on a Lot, and any Lot may be used for the keeping of any animal expressly approved by the

Declarant or its designee, provided the following requirements are met:

1) No more than one (1) animal, per acre of improved and maintained pasture

land contained on the Lot, shall be kept thereon (for purposes of these covenants, a mare with a

standing colt shall be considered one animal);

2) All pasture land meeting the requirements of this section shall be maintained

as to provide adequate grass and forage for the care of the animals kept thereon;

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3) All pasture land meeting the requirements of this section shall be fenced with a fencing material expressly approved by the Declarant or its designee;

(c) Any activity which emits foul or obnoxious odors outside the Lot or creates noise or other conditions which tend to disturb the peace or threaten the safety of the occupants of other Lots;

(d) Dumping of grass clippings, leaves or other debris, petroleum products, fertilizers, or other potentially hazardous or toxic substances in any stream, pond, or elsewhere within the Property, except that fertilizers may be applied to landscaping on Lots provided care is taken to minimize runoff, and Declarant and Builders may dump and bury construction debris, rocks and trees removed from a building site on such building site;

(e) Accumulation of rubbish, trash, or garbage except between regular garbage pick ups, and then only in approved containers;

Subdivision of a Lot into two or more Lots, or changing the boundary lines of any Lot after a subdivision plat including such Lot has been approved and filed in the Public Records, except that the Declarant shall be permitted to subdivide, combine, or re-plat Lots which it owns;

3. Land Use and Bullding Type. No Lot shall be used except for single family residential purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any Lot other than one detached single family dwelling, detached residential garage, and one barn. No schools, churches, kindergartens, temporary buildings, shacks, tents, utility buildings, mobile homes, modular homes, moveable or relocated homes shall be placed or maintained on any Lot in the subdivision except temporary construction buildings and sales offices placed by Declarant or its representatives during the construction and sales phase of the subdivision.

4. Mailboxes. No mailbox or paper box or other receptacle of any kind for use in the delivery of mail or newspapers or magazines or similar material shall be erected or located on any building plat unless and until the size, location, design and type of material for said boxes or receptacles shall have been approved by the Declarant or its designee.

5. Signs. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any Lot except one professional sign of not more than five (5) square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by Declarant, the approved builders and assigned realty company, to advertise the property during the construction and sales period. Building permits may be displayed in a manner as required by city, county, or state statutes or ordinances.

6. Antennas. No one shall mount an antenna on their dwelling or appurtenant structure that extends more than six (6) feet above the highest part of the roof. All antennas must be located in the rear of the dwelling. Satellite dishes must be positioned so as not to be seen from any angle on the street, unless approved by the Declarant or its designee

7. Solar Devices. No artificial or manmade device which is designed or used for

collection of or heating by solar energy or other similar purposes shall be placed, allowed, or

maintained upon any portion of the subdivision, including any Lot, without the approval of the

Declarant or its designee.

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Clothesline. No outside clothesline shall be permitted.

9. Business Activity. No activity shall be conducted on any Lot within the subdivision where a business or trade license is required, provided, however, the foregoing covenants shall not apply to Declarant, its agents or assigns during such time as Declarant owns one or more Lots primarily for the purpose of sale.

10. Easements. Easements for installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities are reserved as shown on the above referenced recorded subdivision plat. An easement is reserved to the County for the purpose of repairing or maintaining the sewer and storm drains.

11. Guns. The use of firearms on the subdivision premises is prohibited. The term firearms includes "B-B" guns, pellet guns, and firearms of all types.

12. Fence and Walls. Anyone desiring to erect a fence or wall must have prior approval of the Declarant or its designee. Any "cyclone fence", "chain-link fence', or "chicken-wire fence" will not be approved unless it is positioned so as not to be seen from any angle on the street.

However, in no case will the following be approved:

(a) Any fence exceeding six feet in height, with the exception of privacy fencing erected along the boundary line common to the Lot on which said fence is erected and nonsubdivision property or common-area recreational facilities.

(b) Any fence on a corner Lot built closer to a side street than the side edge of the dwelling.

13. Architectural Control. No exterior construction, change, addition, erection, or alteration of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, fences, and landscaping shall be made or commenced unless and until the plans and specifications showing the nature, kind, shape, height, materials, and location shall have been submitted in writing to and approved by the Declarant or its designee. No exterior construction, change, alteration, addition, or erection of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, fences, and landscaping, shall be commenced or placed upon any part of the subdivision, except such as is originally approved by the Declarant or its designee. The Declarant or its designee may promulgate written guidelines for the exercise of the review of plans, as to conformity and harmony of external finishes, color, design and general quality with the existing standards of the subdivision, and as to the location of the building with respect to topography ground elevations and building lines.

Until 75% of the Lots have been developed and conveyed to owners other than Builders the Declarant or its designee shall be the sole arbiter of such plans and may withhold approval for any reason, including purely aesthetic considerations, and it shall be entitled to stop any construction in violation of these restrictions. Upon 75% of the Lots having been developed and conveyed to owners other than Builders, the Declarant shall assign its right of architectural control to an Architectural Review Committee. In the event the Declarant or its designee fails to approve or to disapprove such design and location, change, alteration, addition, or erection of any nature whatsoever within thirty (30) days after the plans and specifications have been submitted to it approval will not be required, and this Section will be deemed to have been fully complied with.

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(a) After the final plans and specifications have been approved by the Declarant or its designee, no changes may be made in said plans or specifications without consent of the Declarant or its designee.

(b) Any builder, prior to performing any work in the Subdivision, must be approved by the Declarant or its designee as to financial stability, building experience, and ability to build structures of the class and type of those which are to be built in the Subdivision. No person, firm, or entity shall be approved as a builder unless such person, fir, or entity obtains his income primarily trom construction of the type which builder is to perform within the Subdivision. No Owner will be permitted to act as his own builder or contractor, for the exterior of any structure except where such owner obtains his income primarily from the construction of the type of structure to be constructed within the Subdivision, and otherwise meets the qualifications for approval by the Declarant or its designee as herein above set forth.

(c) The exterior of all houses and other structures and site work and landscaping must be completed within one (1) year after the construction of same shall have commenced, except where such completion is impossible or would result in great hardship to the Owner or builder due to strikes, fires, national emergency, or natural calamities. All structures must be built in strict conformity with the plans and specifications as approved by the Declarant or its designee and before any house may be occupied, it must be completely finished (including the requirement that all of the yard which is visible from any street must be planted with grass or have other suitable ground cover and the driveway surface must be paved, or the surface approved by the Declarant or its designee) and a Certificate of Occupancy must be issued by the appropriate county official.

(d) The Dwelling building erected on any Lot shall each have not less than 2,750 square feet of heated floor space, exclusive of space in garages and basements. All dwellings must be stick built" type construction, and must be constructed entirely on-site; no factory-built or modular

Chimneys on the exterior of a dwelling shall extend to grade level and be finished completely with all masonry veneer, all stucco, brick, or all stone veneer.

Detached garages and bams are allowed as an appurtenant structure to a dwelling subject to the written approval of the Declarant or its designee. No detached garage or barn shall be allowed without the approval of the Declarant or its designee.

No wood porches, wood stoops, or wood steps, excluding newels, balusters, or columns shall be visible from the street; however, certain exceptions may be individually approved by the Declarant or its designee.

The location of the dwelling and any detached buildings or structures must be approved by the Declarant or its designee.

All roofing materials shall be asphalt, fiberglass, or cedar shingles, shakes, or approved painted metal surfaces, and the roof shall have a pitch of no less than 6/12. The only roof colors that will be permitted for use in the subdivision will be dark colors including black or black

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Lot Maintenance

(a) That portion or part of any Lot adjacent to any street shall be maintained in a neat and attractive condition, including acceptable ground covers and shrubbery, a distance of at least 15 feet from said street and from lot line to lot Line.

(b) Upon failure of any owner to maintain the above-described portion or part of any Lot in a neat and attractive condition, Declarant or its designee may, after fifteen (15) days written notice to such owner, enter upon such Lot and have the grass, weeds and other vegetation cut when, and as often as, the same is necessary in its judgment, and may have dead trees, shrubs and other plants and trash removed therefrom.

(c) Such owner shall be personally liable to Declarant or its designee for the reasonable cost of cutting, clearing, maintenance or removal and the liability for amounts expended for such cutting, clearing and maintenance shall become a permanent charge and a continuing lien upon such Lot, enforceable by Declarant or its designee by an appropriate proceeding in law or in equity including foreclosure of the lien against the Lot to which it relates. Although notice as given herein above provided shall be sufficient to give Declarant or its designated committee or the authorized agent or employee of Declarant or its designee the right to enter upon such Lot and perform the work required, entry for the purpose of performing the work required shall be only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day except Sunday or a legal holiday.

(k) All storm-water/culvert piping passing under a driveway must have a headwall finished in the same material and matching the exterior of the dwelling. Any headwall not finished in the same material and matching the exterior veneer of the dwelling shall be in violation of these covenants, restrictions and rules, unless said deviation was pre-approved in writing by the Declarant or its designee.

14. Membership. Every Owner shall be a Member of the Association. Membership is mandatory. There shall be only one Membership per Lot. If a Lot is owned by more than one person or entity, then all CO-Owners shall share the privileges of such membership.

15. Voting. Members shall be all Owners. Members shall have one equal vote for each Lot in which they hold the required interest for membership, there shall be only one vote per Lot.

16. Common Area. The Association, subject to the rights of the Owners set forth in this Declaration, shall manage and control the Common Area and all improvements thereon (including, without limitation, horse paths/trails, furnishings, equipment, and other personal property of the Association used in connection with the Common Area, and shall keep it in good, clean, attractive. and sanitary condition, order, and repair, pursuant to this Declaration and the By-Laws and consistent with the Community-Wide Standard. The Board is specifically authorized, but not obligated, to retain or employ professional management to assist in carrying out the Association's responsibilities under this Declaration, the cost of which shall be a Common Expense.

(a) In the event that a Lot Owner fails to maintain his/her respective section of a riding trail, then the Association shall maintain said section, and shall charge the Lot Owner for all cost and expenses associated with said maintenance.

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(b) All Storm Water Management Areas shall be maintained by the Association, and not Oconee County. This area shall include the undisturbed buffer at the entrance of the subdivision and all stilling basins.

17. Implementation

(a) Declarant, or any person owning an interest in any Lot subject to this Declaration, are entitled to enforce these covenants by an appropriate action in law or equity to prevent or restrain a breach or attempt breach or to recover damages.

(b) Declarant may, at any time and from time to time, delegate and assign to an association, person or any entity, in whole or in part, its right and authority under these covenants including its right to approve deviations from the covenants provided for herein.

(c) The Association or Declarant may impose sanctions for violations of this Declaration, any applicable Supplemental Declaration, the By-Laws, or Association rules. Said sanctions may include, but is not limited to, monetary fines, liens, and suspension of the right to vote, suspension of the right to use any recreational or social facilities within the Common Area. In addition, the Association or Declarant may exercise self-help to cure violations and may suspend any services it provides to the Lot of any Owner who is more than 30 days delinquent in paying any assessment or other charge due to the Association. All remedies set forth in this Declaration or any applicable By-Laws shall be cumulative of any remedies available at law or in equity. In any action to enforce the provisions of this Declaration or any Association rule, if the Association prevails it shall be entitled to recover all costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees actually incurred and court costs.

The Association shall have the right to lien any Lot, to secure payment for delinquent assessments, as well as interest, late charges, costs of. collection, and attorney's 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 of any Mortgage of record.

Such lien, following notice to the Owner of such Lot as provided by the Act, may be enforced by the Association by an action, judgment and foreclosure in the same manner as other liens for the improvement of real property, provided, however, that the Association, upon the election of the Board, may enforce such lien in any other manner now or hereafter authorized by Georgia law.

18. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Declaration shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid, but if the application of any provision of this Declaration to any person or to any property shall not affect any other provision or the application of any provision which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of this Declaration are declared to be severable.

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19 Amendments. These covenants and restrictions may be amended at any time and from time to time by written instrument executed by at least two-thirds of the record owners of Lots within the subdivision.

INTer wAS WHEREOF the Declarant has executed this Declaration this 2LL_ day of

BRIDGEWOOD DEVELOPMENT LTRO

AVES

(Corporate Seal)

Signed, sealed and delivered in

the presence of:

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Exhibit A (continued)

seconds East 29.54 feet to a point, South 76 degrees 19 minutes 48 seconds East 18.92 feet to a

point; North 16 degrees 08 minutes 56 seconds East 29.80 feet to a point; North 10 degrees 04

minutes (h seconds West 36.78 feet to a point; North 02 degrees 34 minutes 28 seconds East

28.12 feet to a point; North 23 degrees 27 minutes 21 seconds East 85.70 feet in a point; North

seconds East 64.63 feet to a point; South 44 degrees 53 minutes 01 seconds East 10.80 feet to a 53 degree: 00 minutes 11 seconds East 43.16 feet to e point; North 69 degrees 18 minutes 41

point; North 87 degreey 37 minutes 17 seconds East 17.21 feet to a point; North 20 degrees 04

66.37 feet to a point; North 15 degrees 35 minutes 25 seconds East 34.69 Feet to a point; South minutes 37 seconds East 81.31 feet to a point; North 42 degrees 02 minutes 07 seconds East

E9 degrce: 21 minutes 23 seconds East 23.58 feet to a point; North 06 degrees 39 minutes «5

scconds last 23.49 feet to a point; North 17 degrees 18 minutes 38 seconds East 28.03 fect to 8

point; North 44 degrees 27 minutes 42 seconds East 34.05 feet to a point; North 30 degrees 11

minutes 23 seconds Last 76.00 feet to a point; North 30 degrees 35 minutes 12 seconds East

82.77 feet to a point; Nonh 30 degrees 18 minutes 05 seconds East 74.30 feet to z point; Nonh

S1 degrees 43 minutes 36 seconds East 45.08 fect to a poini; North 07 degrees 23 minutes 21

seconds East 50,00 feet to a point; North 25 degrees 55 minutes 56 seconds East 73.86 feet to a

point; North 35 degrees 43 minutes 54 seconds East 52.42 feel to n point; North 22 degreos 29

minutes 19 seconds East $0.69 feet to a point; North 05 degrees 09 minutes 51 seconds West

31.28 feet to a paint; North 08 degrees 47 minutes 23 seconds East 28.94 feet to a point; North

25 degrees 15 minutes 57 seconds West 48.54 feet to a point: North 03 degrees 28 minutes (5

seconds East 26.64 feet to a point; North 22 degrees 08 minutes 09 seconds West 19.02 feet to a point; North 17 degrees 38 minutes 07 seconds West 58.12 feet to a point; North : 4 degreas 10

minutes 5l seconds Fast 43.61 feet to a point: North (10 degrees 43 minutes 47 seconds Eest

95.80 feet to & point; Nonh 01 degrees 02 minutes 12 seconds East 103.57 fect to a point; and

North 00 degrees 53 minutes 51 seconds West 60.09 fect to a point; thence (caving the centerlinc of'esid creek, run thence Nonth 69 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds Eust 20.70 feet to a point; run thesce North 45 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds East 301.53 feet to a poiat; run thence Nonh 17 dujrcos 31 minutes 52 seconds East 216.75 feet to a point: sun thence North: 44 degiacs 19

minates 21 seconds West 179.50 feet to a point in the center of a creck; min thence along the

enterline of said creek, and following the meandering thereaf, the following courses and

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LEGAL DESCRIPTION

lying partly within the city limits of Nonh High Shoala, containing 137.089 acres as shown on a AL.L THAT TRACT or parcol of land lying and being in (i.M.D. 219, Oconce County, Georgia, plas of survey for Bridgewood Development, Ltd. by Wooda Land Surveyors, Inc., Phillip D. Chastain, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No. 2771, daled March 11, 1999, and more particalaty described es foilows:

TO LOCATE THE PLACE OR POINT OF BEGINNING, begie at the point of intersasion of ew thence North 20 degrees 25 minutes 47 secands Weat 125,49 fast te a point on che hact fig at the centerline of Elder Road (an aG-foot right of way) with the centerine of Whippone hued, elway be ofElder Road, WHICHIS THE TRUE PLACE OR POINT OF EPODNIG, fou pid beginning point as thus establisted, run thence North 60 degees 08 nia ten 5P around Was: 15P0.43 feet to a point anded by an iron pin found; run thence Sout it degrees b1 minutes 51 seconds West 144092 fesi to a point, run ilence South 42 degree 32 intoutes 48 seconds Went 1009.25 feet to a point; run thence Nonh b4 regree: 28 minuica G1 second. Wer 228.97 fost to a point; com thence South 42 degrees 12 minutes 00 seconds Went 536.19 for to a paint in the center of a creek, no thence along the center of ssid creak, and following the matering thercof, the following courses and distances: North 14 degrees 26 minutes 24 stends West 51.94 feet to 4 point; North 11 degrees 55 minutes 17 seconds West 31.94 feet to a point; North 43 degrees 03 minutes 00 seconds West 31.63 fact to a point; Mori: $7 degrees 45 minutes 19 seconds West 52.66 feet to a point; North 47 degrees 16 minutes 03 sacunds Wert 12 degree 50 minute: 27 secends West 61.0t feet to a polat; North i2 Japress 03 mindle. 19 recond: West 50.1! feet io s pola; North 21 degrees 39 minute: 56 seconds Went 24.00 Setto / point, Nach 06 Magrees 25 minutes $0 seconds West 39.79 feet to a point; Marh 31 degress 50 minutes 50 seconds West 37,00 feet to a paint; Month 41 degree 11 minutes 35 seccai Went 12.27 feet to a poin: North D1 degrees 16 minutes 22 seconda West 78.67 in to a polas, Nord 06 degrees 51 minutes 56 seconds Vete 55.30 feet to a point; North 24 degrees 12 minutes $2 sheunds We 13.09 feei to a point; Mot. 40 degrees 46 minutes 05 seconds West 63.65 feet to a pointy North 24 degress 16 montes 26 seconds West 60.40 feet to a point; North 13 degreed 0h minutes D9 esconds Best 4: 16 fat te a point; North 26 dugrees 18 ininutes 55 seconds dact 39.09 feet to a point; Nonh 77 degrees 15 minutes 45 secends Ena 21.16 feet to a point; Nonths 07 degress 16 animates 53 déconds East $3.33 feet to a point; North 72 degrees 51 minutes 14 sees: West 26,62 fet to s poins; Menth 05 degrees 34 minutes 53 soconds Best 26.81 feet to s point; Mouth 24 degrees 35 minutes 22 caconds Eest 52 13 feat to a point; North 16 degred 53 tale te 54 seconds East 52.25 fretto a point, Morth 05 degrees 10 minutes S6 sacondt Wost 22.34 foct to a point; North 55 degree 16 minetes 25 stoonds West 23.50 fact to a paint; Month 43 degrees 03 minutes 19 reconds West 32.46 frot to a pelay of nh 71 depress 17 minutes 33 Perate West 29.33 feet to : point; North 02 degrees 55 minet.: 1% and Beat 76.10 foot to a post; Nonh 03 degrees 21 minutes 23 seconds East 85.60 the to pei., Nont 04 dias 03 minates 32 seconds East 94,03 feet to a point: North 16 dege 34 sir a 47 sconds Bast 11 deprees 33 micutes 29 seconds West 25.04 feet to a pain; Nonh 29 Ingran: 22 mineras 23 66.35 feet to a polat; Nonh 20 degrees 45 minutes 14 steenis West 10 45 feet to x point; Marth

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Russell T. Quarterman, P.C. 01021-5 PM 4:04 1671 Meriweather Drive, Suite 103

Bogart, Georgia 30622 Met. 54210478 (706) 543-7777

STATE OF GEORGLA

COUNTY OF OCONEE

AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS,

CONDITIONS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR

STEEPLECHASE

Whereas the Undersigned, Bridgewood Development, Ltd., a Georgia Corporation, is the record owner of more than two-thirds (2/3) of the Lots in Steeplechase Subdivision; and

Whereas, the Undersigned is desirous of amending the aforementioned Covenants pursuant to Item 19 - Amendments of said Covenants;

The aforementioned Covenants are hereby amended as follows:

Item 13(c) as it relates specifically to Lot 10 shall be amended to provide that&Ạthe construction of same shall have commenced" shall be defined as construction which commences after the conveyance of said Lot 10,

Except as specifically provided herein the aforementioned Covenants shall remain the same. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Undersigned Party has set its hand and seal, this the 30 day of May, 2001.

BRIDGEWOOD DEVELOPMENT, LTD

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of:

Witness

NOTARO

ack

Notary Publi

This the 30*h day of May, 200f-

Amendments

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FILED IN OFFICE 07/22/2008 01:44 PM BK: 985 PG:819-827 ANGELA WATSON

Return to: CLERK OF SUPERIOR

COURT

Cecilia Mercer OCONEE COUNTY

Timmons, Warnes & Anderson, LLP

244 East Washington Street

Athens, Georgia 30601

(706) 548-8668

STATE OF GEORGIA

COUNTY OF OCONEE

AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF CONVENANTS, CONDITIONS,

EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR STEEPLECHASE

WHEREAS, The Undersigned constitute two-thirds of the owners of Lots in Steeplechase Subdivision; and

WHEREAS, the aforementioned lots are subject to the Declaration of Protective Covenants which are recorded at Deed Book 536, Page 195, as amended in Deed Book 542, Page 478 Oconee County Records (hereinafter the Covenants"); and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Paragraph 19 of the Covenants, any amendment to the Covenants require the approval of at least two-thirds of the record owners of the Lots within the Subdivision; and

WHEREAS, the aforementioned lot owners are desirous of amending the Covenants as they relate to the maximum weight restriction of vehicles under Paragraph 2(a) of the Covenants;

NOW THEREFORE, the Undersigned Owners hereby amend the Protective Covenants for Steeplechase which are recorded at Deed Book 536, Page 195, as amended Oconce County Records as follows:

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth in the Covenants, Paragraph 2(a) of the Covenants shall be amended to probibit trucks having a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds from being parked, parked overnight, kept, or stored in the subdivision.

Except as specifically provided herein, the Protective Covenants of Steeplechase shall otherwise continue and remain in full force and effect.

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BK: 985 PG:821 Signed, sealed and delivered

in the y ence of:

1 Buf

Witnes TOBY M. BOND

1150 PIMLICO LANE

biani plan

Notary: Public

SAFF PASLIC, OCONES ONY, GEORGA

29 NEST 22, 2009

Signed, sealed and delivere

in thepresence of:

Man sheęś

MARY T. BOND

1150 PIMLICO LANE

transe pelzar

Notary Public

MY COMASSCH EXPIRES AUGUST 21, 2009

Signed, sealed, arid delivered

in the presence of: play

LLOYD C. BRAY, JR.

1220 PIMLICO LANE

plasm

Notary Public

NOTARY PUBLIC, OCONEE COUNTY, GEORGIA

MY COMMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST 21, 2009

Signed sealed and delivere

in the presence of: 2'36.

aren

Notary Publi

DIARY PUBCIC, OCONSE COUNTY, GEORGI

Y COMMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST 23, 200

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of:

MARK MARTIN

1271 PIMLICO LANE

Notary Public

NOTARY PUBLIC, OCONEE COUNTY, GEORGIA

MY COMMTSSION EXPIRES AUGUST 23. 2009

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in the presence of:

With WILLIAM C. HENDERSON

1280 PIMLICO LANE

Heanne jeron

Notary Public

COSY. PUELIC, OCOT, COUNTY, GEORGIA

MY CASION DOES AUGUST 21, 2009

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of:

Ten M. Helian

Witness TERRI M. HENDERSON

1280 PIMLICO LANE

Searce

Notary Public

BOTANY PUBLIC, OCOMEE COUNTY, GEOAGIA

MY COMMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST 23, 2009

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the j

JOHN BRANTLEY, IR.

1300 PIMLICO LANE

Notary Public

MOTARY PUBLIC, OCONEE COUNTY, GEORGI

MY COMMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST 23, 20C9

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of:

Witness DIANE F. BRANTLEY

1300 PIMLICO LANE

Lease also

Notary Public

NOTARY PUBLIC, OCONEE COUNTY, GEORGIA

MY COMMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST 23. 2009

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of:

Witness JING DONG

1301 PIMLICO LANE

Notary Public

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in the presence of:

Agnes

AI-RU YANG DONG YANG

1301 PIMLICO LANE

ider

• COUNTY, GEOFIGIA

COMMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST 23, 2009

Signed, sealed and delivered

/ in the prosence of:

CONO PALACO LANE CINDY B. KARP

Notary Public

NOTARY PUBLIC, OCONE 5 COUNTY, GEORGIA

IT DORTESSION EXPIR AUGUST 21, 2000

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of:

RAVIS JOE ALEWIN

1311 PIMLICO LANE

Jeanne person

Notary Public

NOTARY FUBUC, OCCNEE COUNTY, GEORGIA

MY COMICION EXPIRES AUGUST 23. 2009

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of:

Karobie Alewine

KRISTIE ALEWINE

1311 PIMLICO LANE

Notary Public

BOTRY PLALIC, OCONEE COUNTY, GEOROU

MY COLMUSSION EXPIRES AUGUST 23, 2008

Signed, scaled and delivered

in the presence of:

(ELBORN TRAVIS ALEWIN

1320 PIMLICO LANE

done plasm

Notary Public

ROOMY PUBLIC, OCONFE COUNTY, DEONGA

MY COMMISSIOR EXPIRES AUGUST 23, 2009

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in the presence of:

Thomad W. Hanscom Witness THOMAS W. HANSCOM

1031 LEXINGTON COURT

hans daor

Votary Public

MY VOLEASS:O1 SPIRES AUGUST 23, 2009 #OTITY PUBLIC. OCOYEE COUNTY, GECAGIA

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of:

Aisa & anscon LISA L. HANSCOM

1031 LEXINGTON COURT

Kleanne flas

Notary Public

MY COMUSSION EXPIRES AUGUST 23, 2000 SOTARY PUBLIC, OCONEE COUNTY, GEDAGIA

Signed, scaled and delivered

in the presence of:

Witness ROBERT G. STEPHENS

1070 LEXINGTON COURT

Notary Public

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of

1071 LEXINGTON COURT

Notary Public

Y COLMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST 23, 200G OTARY PUSLIC, OCONEE COUNTY, GEDAGU

Signed, sealed and delivered

in thepresence of:

Witnes See belligent.

Notary Public

MY COMNUSSION EXPIRES AUGUST 21, 2008 NOTARY PLELIC, OCONEE COUNTY, GEOGI

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FIFO IN OFFICE WAMPEROR COURT 0000478 Return to: AN AFORGIA

Russell T. Quarterman, P.C. 01 011-5 PM 4:04

1671 Meriweather Drive, Suite 103

Bogart, Georgia 30622 MEC.E:ẠỊS42N0E 478 (706) 543-7777

STATE OF GEORGIA

COUNTY OF OCONEE

AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS,

CONDITIONS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR

STEEPLECHASE

Whereas the Undersigned, Bridgewood Development, Ltd., a Georgia Corporation, is the record owner of more than two-thirds (2/3) of the Lots in Steeplechase Subdivision; and

Whereas, the Undersigned is desirous of amending the aforementioned Covenants pursuant

to Item 19 - Amendments of said Covenants;

The aforementioned Covenants are hereby amended as follows:

construction of same shall have commenced" shall be defined as construction which commences

after the conveyance of said Lot 10,

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Undersigned Party has set its hand and seal, this the 30" day of May, 2001.

BRIDGEWOOD DEVELOPMENT, LTD.

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of:

Witness

hek NOTARY

PUBLIC

Notary Public(r) 100 - 2059

This the 30hh day of May, 200f%OWTY GEORG

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