THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED AS A
CONVENIENCE FOR REFERENCE ONLY. WOODBURY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, ITS BOARD
MEMBERS, OR ITS AGENTS, WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN
THIS DOCUMENT. THE LEGALLY BINDING AND OFFICIAL COPY IS LOCATED AT THE OFFICE
OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
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ARTICLE II
CALIBURN ESTATES SUBDIVISION NO.2 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
Section
1. Establishment of Non-Profit corporation.
Section
2. Dedication of Common Area.
Section
1. Owner's Easements of Enjoyment.
Section
3. Easement for Maintenance of Berm and Irriqation System.
ARTICLE IV
MEMBERSHIP AND VOTING RIGHTS
ARTICLE V
COVENANT FOR MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS
Section
1. Creation of the Lien and Personal obligation of Assessments.
Section
2. Purpose of Assessments.
Section
3. Annual Assessments.
Section
4. Special Assessments.
Section
5. Notice and Quorum for Actions Authorized Under sections 3 and 4.
Section
6. Rate of Assessment.
Section
7. Date of Commencement of Annual Assessments; Due Dates.
Section
8. Effect of Nonpayment of Assessments; Remedies of the Association.
Section
10. Subordination of the Lien to Mortgages.
ARTICLE VI
BUILDING AND USE RESTRICTIONS FOR THE SUBDIVISION
Section
2. Character and Size of Buildings.
Section
3. Minimum Setback and Yard Requirements.
Section
7. Siqht Distance at Intersections.
Section
9. Temporary Structures.
Section
l0. General Conditions.
Section
11. Sales Agency and/or Business Office.
Section
12. Lease Restrictions.
Section
13. Exterior Surface of Dwellings.
Section
16. Destruction of Building by Fire, etc.
ARTICLE VII
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
Section
1. Architectural Review Committee.
Section
2. Preliminary Approval.
Section
5. Signs and Billboard.
Section
7. Approval and Disapproval.
ARTICLE VIII
RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF COMMON AREA
Section
2. Prohibited Structures.
Section
3. Pedestrian Pathway.
Section
4. Pollution; Water Pumping.
Section
8. Use of Common Area.
ARTICLE IX
ASSESSMENT OF FINES
Section
4. Annexation of Additional Lots and/or Common Area.
Section
5. Assignment or Transfer of Rights and Powers.
Section
6. Deviations by Agreement with Developer.
Section
7. Transition of Association Board of Directors.
Section
8. Liability of Declarant.
$61.00 DEED
15 MAR 96 11:11 A.M.
RECEIVED AND RECORDED
FOREST E. YOUNGBLOOD, REGISTER OF DEEDS
WAYNE COUNTY, MI
LIBER
28671 PAGE 723
FOR CALIBURN ESTATES SUBDIVISION NO.2
WHEREAS,
the
undersigned, Caliburn Development Limited Partnership, a Michigan limited
partnership, of 2025 W. Long Lake Road, Suite 104, Troy, Michigan 48098,
hereinafter referred to as "Declarant", being the owner in fee simple
of the lands hereinafter described, and hereinafter referred to as "The
Subdivision", desires to create a planned community which is located in
the city of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, and more particularly described
as:
lots 44 through 99, both inclusive, of
Caliburn Estates Subdivision No.2, of part of the Northwest 1/4 of section 8,
T.1S., R.9E., City of Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, according to the plat
thereof as recorded in Liber 109 of Plats, Pages 16 through 20, both inclusive,
Wayne County Records; and
WHEREAS, Declarant desires to provide for the
preservation and enhancement of the property values and amenities In The
Subdivision and to this end desires to subject The Subdivision and the Common
Area described below, if any, to the covenants, restrictions, easements,
charges and liens hereinafter set forth, each and all of which is and are for
the benefit of The Subdivision and each owner of a lot therein; and
WHEREAS,
the
undersigned Builders (hereinafter defined) have deemed it desirable, for the
efficient preservation of the values and amenities in The Subdivision, to
create a legal entity to own, maintain, preserve and administer the Common Area
(as hereafter defined) and other areas now or hereafter owned or administered
by the Association (as hereinafter defined), and landscaping, facilities and
amenities that may be constructed thereon or used therein, and to collect and
disburse the assessments and charges hereinafter created, and to promote the
recreation, health, safety and welfare of the residents; and
WHEREAS,
Declarant
may, at some future time, plat additional subdivisions of land in section 8 of
the city of Livonia, Michigan, and subject the lots and common area so platted
or developed to the covenants, restrictions, easements, charges and liens set
forth herein by amendments made to this Declaration.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived by the undersigned, its
successors and assigns, and all intending purchasers and future owners of the
various lots comprising The Subdivision, the undersigned Declarant and Builders
for themselves, their successors and assigns do hereby publish, declare and
make known to all intending purchasers and future owners of the various lots
comprising The Subdivision, that the same will and shall be used, held, and/or
sold expressly subject to the following conditions, restrictions, covenants and
agreements which shall be incorporated by reference in all deeds of conveyance
and contracts for the sale of said lots and shall run with the land and be
binding upon all grantees of individual lots in The Subdivision and on their
respective heirs, personal representatives successors and assigns.
DEFINITIONS
Section
1. "Association" shall mean and refer to the Woodbury
Park Association, a Michigan Non-Profit corporation, its successors and
assigns, if and when the Association is
formed. There is no assurance that the Association will be formed.
Section
2. "Builders" shall mean and refer collectively to
Ivanhoe-Huntley Woodbury Park Builders L.L.C., 7013 Orchard Lake Road, Suite
110, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 and
Curtis-Livonia, L.L.C., Northwestern Highway, suite A, Farmington Hills, MI
48334.
Section
3. "Committee"
shall mean and refer to the Architectural control Committee established
under the provisions of this Declaration, or the Association, as the context
may require.
Section
4. "Common
Area" shall mean those areas of land, if any, (including the
improvements thereto) now or hereafter owned by the Association within section
8 of the city of Livonia for the common use, benefit and enjoyment of the
Owners. As used throughout this Declaration, any and all references to Common
Area shall be applicable if and when Common Area exists. No Common Area
currently exists and there is no assurance or expectation that any will exist
in the future.
Section
5. "Declarant" shall mean and refer to Caliburn
Development Limited partnership, a Michigan limited partnership, its successors
and assigns.
Section
6. "Declaration" shall mean and refer to this
Declaration of Restrictions, as recorded in the office of the Wayne County
Register of Deeds, State of Michigan.
Section
7. "Improvement" shall mean and refer to every building
of any kind, garage, shed, gazebo, fence, wall or gate, pool, tennis court, or
other structure or recreational facility which may be erected or placed on any
lot, including, without limitation, any driveway, parking area, landscaping,
planted material, sign, statue, ornament, drainage system and/or utility
connection thereon or therein.
Section
8. "lot"
shall mean and refer to any numbered lot shown on the recorded plat of The
Subdivision and any future subdivisions hereafter annexed, to any building site
resulting from the combination of lots and to any building site resulting from
a proper lot split of any lot.
Section
9. "Member" shall mean and refer to those persons entitled to membership in the Association, as provided in this
Declaration.
Section
10. "Owner" shall mean and refer to the record
owner, whether one or more persons or entities, of the fee simple title to any
lot which is a part of The Subdivision and any future subdivisions hereafter
annexed. In the event, however, that interest in a lot is sold by land contract
the Owner shall instead be the land contract purchaser thereof, but excluding
those having any interest merely as security for the performance of an
obligation. Furthermore, in the event that such a land contract purchaser
terminates its ownership interest in a lot and Declarant becomes its fee simple
owner, Declarant will be deemed to be an Owner under the terms of this
Declaration.
CALIBURN ESTATES SUBDIVISION NO.2 HOMEOWNERS
ASSOCIATION
Section 1. Establishment
of Non-Profit corporation.
Builders have requested that this
Declaration accommodate the formation, funding and administration of the
Association, and Builders hereby accept full obligation and responsibility for
the legal formation, continued existence, and administration of the
Association. Declarant shall have no affiliation with the Association and shall
not be subject to any obligations, duties and/or liabilities in connection with
its establishment, existence, or administration. Furthermore, Builders agree to
indemnify, defend, and hold Declarant harmless from any and all claims of any
party or parties arising directly or indirectly as a result of the formation,
operation or actions of the Association, or the existence, use, administration
or maintenance of the Common Area (if any).
This indemnification shall include any attorneys fees, costs,
liabilities, judgments, and damages resulting from such claims.
Accordingly, Builders shall be
permitted to at any time establish the Association. If established, such
Association shall be organized as a Non-Profit corporation for a perpetual term
under the laws of the state of Michigan and shall have such powers as are
enumerated in this Declaration as well as those set forth in the corporate
By-Laws for the Association.
Section 2. Dedication of Common Area.
Title to any Common Area shall vest in
the Association subject to the rights and easement of enjoyment in and to such
Common Area by the Owners. Said easement of enjoyment shall not be personal,
but shall be considered to be appurtenant to the lots and shall pass with the
title to the lots whether or not specifically set forth in the deeds of
conveyance of the lots.
PROPERTY RIGHTS
Section 1.
Owner's Easements of Enjoyment.
The right and easement of enjoyment of
each Owner in and to the Common Area shall be subject to the following prior
rights of the Association:
a. The right of the Association to
charge reasonable admission and other fees for the use of any recreational
facility situated upon the Common Area;
b. The right of the Association to
suspend the voting rights and right to use the Common Area by an Owner for any
period during which any assessment against his lot remains unpaid; and for a
period not to exceed sixty (60) days per infraction for any infraction of its
published rules and regulations;
c. The right of the Association to levy
assessments, as set forth in Article V, below.
Any Owner may delegate, in accordance
with the By-Laws, his right of enjoyment to the Common Area and facilities to
the members of his family, his tenants, or purchasers who reside on his
lot.
Section 3.
Easement for Maintenance of Berm and Irriqation System.
Declarant, the Association and/or the
Builders shall be permitted at any time or times to enter upon those portions
of lots 44, 66, 67, 97, 98 and 99 shown on the Plat of The Subdivision as "30' Private Easement For Greenbelt
and Public Utilities", as may be necessary for watering, cutting and
maintaining the berm, any landscaping and/or the irrigation system which may be
located within such Easement.
MEMBERSHIP AND VOTING RIGHTS
Every Owner of a lot shall be a Member of
the Association. Membership in the Association is, and shall be, appurtenant
to, and may not be separated from, ownership of any lot. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the termination of any person's ownership interest in any lot, and
the consequent termination of such person's membership in the Association,
shall not relieve such person from any debt or obligation attributable to such
lot which accrued or arose during the period such person was an Owner of such
lot.
Each Owner of a lot shall be a member
and shall be entitled to vote on a one vote per lot basis (regardless of the
number of Owners of any such lot).
COVENANT FOR MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS
Section 1.
Creation of the Lien and Personal obligation of Assessments.
Each Owner of a lot, by acceptance of a
deed therefor, whether or not it shall be so expressed in such deed, is deemed
to covenant and agree to pay to the Association, if and when the Association
exists, (1) annual general assessments or charges, and (2) special assessments.
Such assessments shall be established and collected as hereinafter provided.
The general and special assessments, together with interest thereon, late
payment fees and collection costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, shall
be a charge on the lot and shall be a continuing lien upon the lot against
which each such assessment is made. Each such assessment, together with
interest thereon, late payment fees and costs of collection thereof, including
reasonable attorney's fees, shall also be the personal obligation of the person
who was the Owner of such lot at the time the assessment fell due. The personal
obligation for delinquent assessments shall not pass to his successors in title
unless expressly assumed by them.
Section 2.
Purpose of Assessments.
The assessments levied by the
Association shall be used exclusively to promote the recreation, health, safety
and welfare of the residents in The Subdivision and future annexed subdivisions
and in particular for watering, cutting, and maintaining the berm, any
landscaping, monuments and the irrigation system located within those portions
of Lots 44, 66, 67, 97, 98 and 99 shown on the plat of the Subdivision as
"30' Private Easement for Greenbelt and Public utilities" and for the
improvement and maintenance of the Common Area, if any, and other areas now or
hereafter owned or administered by the Association, and any landscaping,
facilities or amenities constructed thereon or used therein, greenbelts (and
berms, landscaping, monuments and irrigation systems located within greenbelts,
including those located adjacent to Newburgh Road on lots 44, 66, 67, 97, 98
and 99), landscaped traffic islands and cul-de-sacs located within The
Subdivision streets, walkways (whether located within or adjacent to the Common
Area) and subdivision entrance areas (including, without limitation, entrance
monuments, entrance monument lighting, signs, landscaping and irrigation
systems, if any); for the payment of water and electric bills associated with the
foregoing; for planting and maintenance of trees, shrubs and grass; for
construction, operation and maintenance of recreational facilities, if any; for
providing community services; for acquiring liability insurance for the benefit
of Declarant, the Owners and/or the Association, and for the protection of the
Owners.
Section 3.
Annual Assessments.
Until January 1 of the year immediately
following the first conveyance by Declarant of a lot to an Owner, the maximum
annual assessment shall be Two Hundred Fifty ($250.00) per lot.
a. From and after January 1 of the year
immediately following the first conveyance by Declarant of a lot to an Owner,
the maximum annual assessment may be increased or decreased annually as may be
determined by the Builders or, after conveyance of one hundred (100%) percent
of the lots in The Subdivision and the lots in any other subdivision combined
with or annexed to the Subdivision pursuant to Article X below, by a vote of
two-thirds (2/3rds) of the Members of the Association who are voting in person
or by proxy, at a meeting duly called for this purpose, as needed to pay all
costs, expenses and charges to carry out its purposees hereunder.
b. In the event the membership does not
or cannot agree on any change in the annual assessment followlng the conveyance
of one hundred (100%) percent of the lots in The Subdivision, then and in such
event the annual assessment shall continue at the rate of Two Hundred Fifty
($250.00) Dollars per lot or such other annual rate hereafter established by
the Builders pursuant to paragraph 3.a. of this Article V; provided, however, that in the event of any annual deficit, the
Board of Directors of the Association shall assess each lot pro rata annually
to pay any such deficits.
Section 4.
Special Assessments.
In addition to the annual assessments
authorized above, the Association may levy against each Owner, in any
assessment year, a special assessment, applicable to that year only, for the
purpose of defraying, in whole or in part, the cost of any construction,
reconstruction, repair, replacement or maintenance of any improvement upon any
Common Area and other areas, facilities and amenities which now or hereafter
may be under the control of the Association, including without limitation those
listed above in Section 2 of this Article, or for any other legal purpose
desired by the Association, provided that any such special assessment shall
have the assent of two-thirds (2/3rds) of the votes of Members who are voting
in person or by proxy at a meeting duly called for that purpose.
Section 5.
Notice and Quorum for Actions Authorized Under sections 3 and 4.
Written notice of any meeting called
for the purpose of taking any action authorized under section 3 and 4 of this
Article shall be sent to all Members not less than 15 days in advance of the
meeting. At the first such meeting called, the presence of Members or of
proxies entitled to cast thirty (30%) percent of the votes shall constitute a
quorum. If the required quorum is not present, another meeting may be called
subject to the same notice requirement, and the required quorum at the
subsequent meeting shall be one-half (1/2) of the required quorum at the
preceding meeting, provided that no such subsequent meeting shall be held more
than sixty (60) days following the preceding meeting.
Section 6.
Rate of Assessment.
Both the general and the special
assessments shall be set by the Board of Directors at a uniform rate for the
Owners of all lots and may be collected on a monthly or an annual basis.
Section 7.
Date of Commencement of Annual Assessments; Due Dates.
The annual assessments provided for
herein shall commence as to all lots in The Subdivision on the first day of the
month following the legal formation of the Association. The first annual
assessment shall be adjusted according to the number of months remaining in the
calendar year. The Board of Directors shall endeavor to fix the amount of the
annual assessment against each lot and to establish the assessment due date at
least thirty (30) days in advance of each annual assessment period. Written
notice of the annual assessment and the due date shall be sent to every Owner
subject thereto at least thirty (30) days prior to the assessment due date.
Failure by the Association to send such written notice shall not permit any
Owner to avoid paying the assessment, but shall delay such Owner's assessment
due date until thirty (30) days following the date that such notice of
assessment is eventually sent. The Association shall, upon demand, and for a
reasonable charge, furnish a certificate signed by an officer of the
Association setting forth whether the assessments on a specified lot have been
paid. A properly executed certificate of the Association as to the status of
assessments on a lot shall be binding upon the Association as of the date of
its issuance.
Section 8.
Effect of Nonpayment of Assessments; Remedies of the Association.
Any assessment not paid in full within
thirty (30) days following its due date shall bear interest from the due date
at the rate of ten (10%) percent per annum and shall be subject to a late
payment fee equal to fifteen (15%) percent of the amount of the assessment to
cover the cost of collection by the Association. In the event that the cost of
collection, including attorneys fees, exceeds fifteen (15%) percent of the
amount of the assessment, the Association shall be entitled to collect the
deficiency. The aggregate amount of the unpaid assessment, interest, late
payment fee and deficiency shall be a lien against the lot corresponding to the
unpaid assessment. The Association may bring an action at law against the Owner
personally obligated to pay the assessment, interest, late payment fee and
deficiency, and may foreclose the lien against the lot. No Owner may waive or
otherwise escape liability for the assessments provided for herein by non-use
of the Common Area or abandonment of his lot.
All Common Area and all other property
exempt from taxation by state or local governments and dedicated for public use
shall be exempt from assessment, charge and lien created herein.
Section 10.
Subordination of the Lien to Mortgages.
The lien of the assessments provided
for herein on any lot shall be subordinate to the lien of any first mortgage
covering the lot. Sale or transfer of any lot shall not affect the lien of the
assessments, however, the sale or transfer of any lot pursuant to mortgage
foreclosure, or any proceeding in lieu thereof, shall extinguish the lien of
the assessments, but shall not extinguish the Owner's personal obligation for
payment of assessments which became due prior to such sale or transfer. No sale
or transfer shall relieve such lot from liability for any assessment becoming
due after such sale or from the lien thereof.
The Board of Directors of the
Association shall be permitted to retain the services of a management asent to
aid them in administering and
carrying out the purposes of the Association, and may utilize a portion of the
Association assessments to pay such management agent a fee deemed reasonable by
the Board of Directors.
BUILDING AND USE RESTRICTIONS FOR THE
SUBDIVISION
All lots shall be used for single
family residence purposes only, and no building of any kind whatsoever shall be
erected, re-erected, moved or maintained thereon except one single family
dwelling house and permitted appurtenant structures, if any, on each lot, as
hereinafter provided. Such dwelling house shall be designed and erected for
occupation by a single private family. A private attached garage, for the sole
use of the Owner or occupant of the lot upon which said garage is erected, may
also be erected and maintained, provided that said garage is in compliance with the requirements of
Section 2 of this Article.
Section 2. Character and Size of Buildings.
No dwelling shall be permitted on any
lot unless the living area thereof shall be not less than 1,800 square feet in
the case of a one-story dwelling, and not less than 2,000 square feet in the
case of any other dwelling. All computations of square footage shall be
determined exclusive of basements (wether or not of the "walk-out"
variety), garages, porches, terraces, breezeways and other unenclosed or unheated
areas. All garages must be attached or
architecturally related to the dwelling. No garage shall provide space for less
than two (2) automobiles. Except upon the approval to the contrary of the
architectural review Committee described below in Article VII, garage doors
shall not face the roadway upon which such lot fronts, but rather shall be of
the "side entry" or "courtyard entry" variety. Carports are
specifically prohibited.
Section 3. Minimum Setback and Yard Requirements.
Without a variance granted by the city
of Livonia Zoning Board of Appeals and approved by the Committee, no Dwelling
or other structure shall be located on any lot nearer than forty feet (40') to
the front lot line, or nearer than
thirty-five feet (35') to the rear lot line, or nearer than thirty feet (30')
to the side lot line abutting a street in the case of a corner lot where the
rear yard of the lot directly abuts the side yard of an adjacent lot, or nearer
than twenty-one (21') feet to the side lot line abutting a street in the case
of corner lot where the rear yard of the lot does not directly abut the side
yard of an adjacent lot. Except as above and hereinafter set forth, each
Dwelling, or other structure, shall be so located and erected upon the lot as
to provide a minimum side yard on one side of not less than ten feet (10'), and
the combined total of the two side yards on such lot shall not be less than
twenty-two feet (22'). The minimum
distance between a garage door and the nearest side yard lot line (except for
the side lot line abutting a street, in the case of corner lots) shall not be
less than twenty-three feet (23'). The
minimum distance between a garage door and the side lot line abutting a street,
in the case of corner lots, shall not be less than the required minimum setback
for the Dwelling itself. No Dwelling or other structure on any lot shall be
located less than twenty-two feet (22') from each Dwelling or other structure
located on any adjacent lot.
In the event that one or more lots or
parts of lots are developed for use as a site for a single residence, all
restrictions set forth herein shall apply to such resulting site. In any event,
no dwelling shall be erected, altered, placed on or permitted to remain on any
lot in The Subdivision unless such
lot or site has a width at the front building setback line of at least ninety
feet (90') in the case of an interior
lot, and one hundred feet (100') in the case of a corner lot, and an area of at
least eleven thousand seven hundred square feet (11,700).
a. No farm animals, livestock, poultry
or wild animals shall be kept, bred or harbored on any lot, nor shall any
animals be kept or bred for commercial purposes. Not more than three (3)
domesticated animals commonly deemed to be household pets may be kept on any
lot by the Owner and members of his household so long as such pets shall have
such care so as not to be objectionable or offensive to others due to noise,
odor or unsanitary conditions.
b. Any dog kept on a lot shall be kept
either on a leash or in a dog run or pen, and shall not be allowed to run loose
or unattended. No dog runs or pens shall be permitted to be erected or
maintained unless they are solely located within the rear yard adjacent to a
wall of the main dwelling or garage and facing the rear or the interior of the
lot, nor shall such runs or pens extend beyond the end of the dwelling or
garage into the side yard. All pens shall be made of wood, decorative block or
approved fencing materials, or any combination thereof, and may not exceed
three hundred (300) square feet in area or four (4) feet in height. The
exterior sides of a pen shall be landscaped with plantings to screen the view
thereof from adjacent lots, and such pen shall be kept and maintained in a
clean and sanitary condition.
c.
No Owner shall cause, nor shall he permit or suffer any occupant of any lot
which he owns, or his or their invitees or guests, to cause the molestation,
harm or destruct1on of wild fowl or other wildlife on, in or over any portion
of his lot. No Owner of a lot shall use, nor shall he permit or suffer any
occupant of any lot which he owns, or his or their invitees or guests, to use
any B-B guns, firearms, air rifles or pellet guns on his lot.
No well shall be dug, installed or
constructed on any lot .
Section 7. Siqht Distance at Intersections.
No fence, wall, shrubbery, sign or
other obstruction to vision which obstructs sight lines at elevations above
thirty (30") inches from the established street grades shall be placed or
permitted to remain on any corner lot within the triangular area formed by the
street property lines and a line connecting them at points twenty-five (25')
feet from the intersection of the street lines, or in the case of a rounded
property corner, from the intersection of the street property lines extended.
No tree shall be permitted to remain within such distances of such
intersections unless the foliage line is maintained at sufficient height to prevent
obstruction of such sight lines.
a. Easements are reserved to Declarant,
the Builders, and their successors and assigns as shown on the plat of The
Subdivision and also in, on, under and over a strip of land six (6') feet in
width on each side of and along the rear of each lot. The use of all or a part
of such easements may at any time or times hereafter be granted or assigned by
Declarant, its successors or assigns, to any person, firm, corporation,
governmental unit or agency which furnishes services or utilities for use in
The Subdivision.
No buildings may be constructed or
maintained over or on any easements; however, planting, fencing (where
permitted), or other lot line improvements shall be allowed, so long as they do
not violate the provisions of this Article and do not interfere with, obstruct,
hinder, or impair the master drainage plan of The Subdivision and so long as
access be granted, without charge or liability for damages, for the
installation and/or maintenance of utilities, drainage lines and/or additional
facilities.
b. Private easements for public
utilities and greenbelts have been granted and reserved on the plat of The
Subdivision.
Section 9. Temporary Structures.
No structure of a temporary character,
trailer, commercial vehicle, recreation vehicle, shack, garage, barn, storage
shed, tent, or other similar outbuilding may be used or occupied at any time,
on any lot, either temporarily or permanently, except that (i) tents for
entertainment purposes may be erected on any lot for periods not to exceed
forty-eight (48) hours; (ii) an appurtenant swimming pool bathhouse may be
maintained on any lot; and (iii) a temporary storage building for the storage
of materials and supplies to be used in connection with the construction of a
dwelling on any lot may be kept and maintained on such lot durinq the period of
such construction.
Section l0. General Conditions.
a.
No lot
shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish, trash, garbage or
other waste, and the same shall not be kept except in sanitary containers
properly concealed from public view. Garbage containers shall not be left at
the road for more than twenty-four (24) hours in anyone week.
b. No house trailers, commercial
vehicles or trucks weighing in excess of two and one-half (2-1/2) tons empty,
boats, boar trailers, camping vehicles or camping trailers may be parked on or
stored on any lot, unless stored fully enclosed within an attached garage.
Commercial vehicles and trucks shall not be parked in The Subdivision, or on
any lot therein, except while making normal deliveries or pickups in the normal
course of business. However, construction vehicles may be parked and a
construction trailer or temporary sales trailer may be maintained by each
builder offering new houses for sale, only during the period when new houses
are under construction in The Subdivision by that builder.
c. No laundry other than blankets or
comforters shall be hung for drying on any lot so as to be visible from outside
of the dwelling constructed on the lot. Blankets or comforters may be hung
outside for drying or "airing out" if kept within fifteen (15') feet
of the house.
d. All homes in The Subdivision shall
be equipped with electric garbage disposal units in the kitchen.
e. The grade of any lot or lots in The
Subdivision may not be changed without the written consent of the Association.
This restriction is intended to prevent interference with the master drainage
plan for The Subdivision.
f. No "through the wall" air
conditioners may be installed on the front wall or in any front window of any
building.
g.
No outside compressors for central air conditioning units may be installed
or maintained in such a manner so as to create a nuisance to the residents of
adjacent dwellings.
h. No swimming pool may be built or
maintained which is higher than one (1') foot above the existing lot grade.
i. Each lot and its surrounding street
pavements shall be kept clean and free from garbage, refuse, soil runoff and other
materials and debris. The restriction of this subparagraph i. shall apply both
to builders during the period of house construction and to subsequent owners of
each lot.
j. No basketball backboards or hoops
may be installed on any lot in such a manner as to be visible from the street
on which the dwelling fronts, and in the case of corner lots, such basketball
backboards or hoops shall not be installed or placed so that they will be
visible from the streets on which the dwelling fronts and sides.
k. No exterior television or radio
antennas or "satellite dish" antennas shall be installed on any lot
in the Subdivision without the prior written approval of the Architectural
Control Committee.
Section 11. Sales Agency and/or Business Office.
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary elsewhere set forth herein, Declarant and/or any builders which it may
designate may construct and maintain on any lot or lots which they may select,
a sales agency and a business office for the sale of any lots and/or dwellings
in The Subdivision, or in other lands owned by the Declarant, or may use said
lot or lots for the construction of a model house or houses for such purposes,
and Declarant and such designated builders may continue to do so until such
time as all of the lots in which Declarant or such designated builders have an
interest are sold by them.
Section 12. Lease Restrictions.
No Owners of any lot shall lease and/or
sublet less than the whole of any dwellinq on any lot.
Section 13. Exterior Surface of Dwellings.
The visible exterior walls of all
dwelling structures shall be made of wood, brick, brick veneer and/or stone in
any combination. Stucco, aluminum and/or ledge rock may also be used, so long
as any of these materials alone or in combination do not exceed fifty (50%)
percent of the total of all visible exterior walls. The use of cement block,
slag, cinder block, imitation brick and/or asphalt siding is expressly
prohibited. Windows and doors shall not be included in calculating the total
area of visible exterior walls.
a. No fence, wall or solid hedge may be
erected, grown or maintained in front of or along the front building line of
any lot; provided, however, that low ornamental fencing may be erected along
the front lot line in architectural harmony with the design of the house. The
side lot line of each corner lot which faces a street shall be deemed to be a
second front building lot line and shall be subject to the same restrictions as
to the erection, growth or maintenance of fences, walls or hedges as is
hereinbefore provided for front building lines.
b. No fence or wall may be erected or
maintained on or along the side lines of any lot, and/or on or along the rear
line of any lot, except that fences which are required by local ordinance to
enclose swimming pools, and fences used for dog runs or pens which comply with
the requirements of Section 5(b)of this Article, shall be permitted.
No sign or billboard shall be placed,
erected or maintained on any lot unless such sign shall have been constructed
and installed in a professional manner and shall comply with all ordinances of
the city of Livonia. Any such sign shall be kept clean and in good repair
during the period of its maintenance on the said lot.
Section 16. Destruction of Building by Fire, etc.
Any debris resulting from the
destruction, by fire or otherwise, in whole or in part of any dwelling or
building on any lot shall be removed with all reasonable dispatch from such lot
in order to prevent an unsightly condition. Each Owner shall prevent such
Owner's lot, and any dwelling, appurtenant structure or other improvement
thereon from becoming unsightly or unkempt, or from falling into a state of
disrepair.
a. Each Owner of a lot, including any
Owner who is a builder-purchaser from Declarant, shall at all times comply with
all erosion control measures imposed by Declarant, the city of Livonia, or the
state of Michigan, including without limitation all regulations and
requirements imposed by the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources
"NPDES" regulations in order to keep the streets and sewers in The
Subdivision free of silt, dirt and debris. Compliance with such erosion control
measures shall be required by the Owners at all times during their ownership of
a lot, whether prior to, during or following construction of a residence on the
lot and landscapinq of the lot.
b. Upon the
completion of a residence on any of the lots the owner thereof (and the word
"owner", as used in this connection, is intended to mean the party
who purchases a residence from the builder thereof, and each subsequent
purchaser) shall cause all portions of the lot owned by him to be finish-graded
and seeded or sodded and suitably landscaped as soon after the completion of
construction as weather permits. Subject to the limitations imposed below by
Article VIII, the lot and the drainage ditch, if any, contiguous to each lot
shall be kept free of weeds by the Owner thereof. Each owner shall keep the
landscaping and lawns (including the berm areas located on lots 44, 66, 67, 97,
98, and 99) on his lot well-maintained at all times.
c. Should any Owner fail to maintain
the lawns, trees, berms or shrubbery on his lot in good order and repair in
accordance with "good property management", then the Association may
serve written notice upon the Owner setting forth the manner in which the Owner
has so failed. In the event that the deficiency of maintenance, repair or
replacement stated in such notice is not cured within fifteen (15) days
following the date of such notice, the Association shall be authorized and
permitted to enter the lot for the purpose of curing the deficiency. If,
following the cure of the deficiency, the deficiency reoccurs and persists, the
Association shall be authorized and permitted to enter the lot as often as is
reasonably required for the purpose of continually maintaining in good order
and repair the lawns, trees, berms and shrubbery on the lot, which right of the
Association shall continue until such time as the Association reasonably shall
determine that the Owner of the deficient lot is willing and able to reassume
the maintenance responsibility.
The cost incurred by the Association
for such maintenance, repair and replacement, plus an administrative fee equal
to twenty (20%) percent of such cost, shall be payable by the Owner to the
Association within ten (10) days following such date as the Association sends
the Owner a bill therefor. If the amount billed is not paid within such ten
(10) day period, the unpaid amount shall be a charge on the lot, shall be a
continuing lien upon the lot, and shall be treated as an additional assessment
against the lot subject to treatment in accordance with the provisions of this
Declaration controlling and affecting such assessments, including without
limitation those stated in Article V of this Declaration.
In order to protect the retention
basins, the Common Area, the wetlands and the natural environment in general,
all grass seeded or sodded on a lot shall be comprised of a low maintenance
grass mixture such as 50% Kentucky Bluegrass and 50% fine leaf Fescue. An
improved bluegrass may be used for part or all of the Kentucky Bluegrass portion
of the mixture, such as Baron, Adelphi, Galaxy, Victa, Cheri or Touchdown.
Unless a soil test indicates a serious need for phosphorus and potassium,
fertilizers such as 12-12-12, 5-10-5 or 10-6-4 shall not be used. Recommended
fertilizers are those containing little or no phosphorus and potassium such as
23-0-6, 30-4-4 or 26-4-4. Nitrogen only fertilizers such as urea (46-0-0) and
ammonium nitrate (33-0-0) are not permitted because of their high water
solubility, which might contribute to the contamination of wetlands in the
vicinity of The Subdivision.
Each lot in The Subdivision shall at
the time of construction of a residence thereon also have constructed and
installed thereon a 4" thick concrete sidewalk, 5'0" in width, located
1'0" from the front property line of the lot and running within the public
right-of-way parallel to the adjoining street at the front of the lot. Each
corner lot shall have two intersecting sidewalks constructed and installed on
it in accordance with the specifications of the previous sentence, with one
sidewalk running parallel with the adjoining street at the front of the lot and
the other sidewalk running parallel with the adjoining street at the side of
the lot. Each sidewalk on a lot shall tie in with the sidewalk existing or to
be built on the adjacent lot(s) or Common Areas, if any, and in the case of
corner lots shall also connect into the adjoining street perpendicular to the
sidewalk. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all sidewalks shall be
constructed and installed in accordance with the requirements of the City of
Livonia.
At the time of construction of a
residence thereon and, weather permittinq, prior to the residence being
occupied, each lot shall have constructed on it a concrete driveway, which
driveway shall at all times be maintained and kept in good repair. As to
interior lots, the driveway shall be located near the right side lot line
(right side as you face the dwelling from the street upon which the lot fronts)
in a location approved by the Architectural Review Committee described below in
Article VII. The driveway on corner lots shall be located only as approved by
the Committee. In its sole discretion, the Committee shall be entitled to grant
a waiver of the driveway location requirement as to any lot or lots.
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
Section 1. Architectural Review Committee. No improvement shall be erected,
placed, installed, constructed, reconstructed or maintained on any lot, nor
shall any exterior addition to, or change in, or alteration of the exterior
appearance of any improvement, or any change in landscaping, be made until
plans and specifications showing the kind, size, shape, height, colors,
materials, topography and location of each improvement on the lot shall have
been submitted to and approved in writing by the Committee.
The Committee shall be composed of
three (3) Persons. Initially, the Builders shall comprise the Committee.
Following such time as all of the lots shall have been sold to Owners other
than Declarant and Builders (as evidenced by the delivery by Declarant of deeds
for all of the Lots), the Committee members shall be appointed by the
Association. Neither Builders, Declarant, nor any member of the Committee shall
have any liability whatsoever to any Person in connection with the approval,
disapproval or failure to review any plans or specifications in regard to any
improvement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at all times, both prior to and
after delivery by Declarant of deeds for all of the lots, Declarant reserves
the right at any time or times to replace and appoint any and all Committee
members.
Section 2. Preliminary Approval. Preliminary plans and specifications
may be first submitted to the Committee for preliminary approval.
Section 3. Final Approval. Plans and specifications for final
approval by the Committee shall include the following:
(a) a topographic survey and
dimensioned plot plan of the lot, showing existing and proposed grades, the
location of all trees in excess of three inches (3") in diameter, and the
location of all proposed improvements on the lot;
(b) construction and architectural
plans, sufficient in detail to secure a building permit in the Township,
including, without limitation, dimensioned floor plans, typical sections, and
all elevations (front, both sides and rear) of the main dwelling structure and
garage, fences, walls and any proposed outbuildings;
(c) detailed elevations setting forth
the type, quality, color and texture of all materials to be employed in all
improvements, including, at the Committee's request, a detailed finish schedule
for all exterior materials, products and finishes, with actual brick, stain and
shingle samples;
(d) a perspective drawing if deemed
necessary by Committee to interpret adequately the exterior design;
(e) one set of blueprints shall be let
with the Committee until construction is completed; and
(f) any other data, drawings or
specifications which Committee deems necessary to fulfill its function.
Section 4. Mailboxes. Each mailbox in the Subdivision shall
be coordinated with and aesthetically similar to all other mailboxes in the
Subdivision, and shall be designed and constructed in accordance with
specifications established or approved by the Committee.
Section 5. Signs and Billboard. Each sign or billboard in the
Subdivision offering a lot or a house and lot for sale shall be coordinated
with and aesthetically similar to all other signs and billboards in the Subdivision,
and shall be designed and constructed in accordance with specifications
established or approved by the Committee.
Section 6. Variance Required. No approval of the Committee shall be
valid if any improvement violates any restriction set forth in this
Declaration, or any provision of the City of Livonia's zoning ordinance, except
in cases where an appropriate waiver or variance in regard to such improvement
has been granted by the City of Livonia and/or Committee, as provided in this
Declaration.
Section 7. Approval and Disapproval. The Committee
may disapprove plans for any improvement or alteration for non-compliance with
any restriction contained in this Declaration, or because of dissatisfaction
with the grading and drainage plans, the location of any improvement on the
lot, the proposed materials, the proposed color scheme, the proposed finish,
design, proportion, shape, height, style or appropriateness of the proposed
improvement or alteration, or because of any matter or thing, which, in the
judgment and discretion of the committee, would cause the proposed improvement
or alteration to be inconsistent with the objectives of the Committee, or with
improvements erected or to be erected on other lots, including purely aesthetic
considerations. No material change may be made in any approved plan or
specification, including, without limitation, any approved exterior material,
stain, color, or roof material, or in the approved landscaping plan, without
the prior written consent of the Committee. One complete set of the approved
plans and specifications in regard to each lot, including any and all approved
amendments thereto, shall be provided to the Committee to be kept and retained
by the Committee for its permanent file in connection with each lot.
Section 8. Failure to Act.
In the event the Committee shall have failed to approve or
disapprove plans and specifications within thirty (30) days after the full,
proper and complete submission thereof, the need for such approval by the
Committee shall be deemed to have been waived, but all other restrictions,
limitations and conditions set forth in this Declaration shall apply and remain
in full force and effect as to such plans and specifications. The Committee
shall not be liable in any way for a failure on its part to review, approve or
disapprove plans and/or specifications, or for its failure to pursue the
cessation, or alteration, of any improvements installed in the Subdivision
without Committee approval.
Section 9. Form of Approval. Committee approval shall be deemed
given if the plans and specifications submitted for approval are marked or
stamped as having been finally approved by the Committee, and are signed and
dated by a member of the Committee validly serving on the date of such approval.
RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF COMMON AREA
No Common Area now exists or in the
future is expected to exist. If, however, Common Area does exist in the future,
the following provisions shall apply:
All vehicles propelled by a motor,
whether electric, gas or otherwise, other than those used for maintenance
purposes, including but not limited to snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles,
motorcycles, dirt bikes. mo-peds, automobiles, trucks and vans are expressly
prohibited from operation or storage in the Common Area.
Section 2. Prohibited Structures.
No wall,
platform, building or structure may be constructed in the Common Area without
the prior written consent and approval of the Committee and all governmental
agencies having jurisdiction.
Section 3. Pedestrian Pathway.
The Association shall maintain in good
order and condition the pedestrian pathway system located within or adjacent to
the Common Area, or located within or adjacent to the publicly dedicated roadways
located within The Subdivision, wherever such pathway system is located.
Section 4. Pollution; Water Pumping.
No Owner shall throw trash, refuse, or
rubbish of any kind in the Common Area.
No Owner shall allow his dog to run
loose in the Common Area.
Section 8. Use of Common Area.
The Common Area shall be used only for
passive recreation, or such additional uses as may be established if approved
in writing by not less than fifty-one (51%) percent of the Members and thereafter
ratified by the City Council of the city of Livonia. Golfing and all active
sports are prohibited. No Owner shall permit or suffer the use of the Common
Area for any commercial purposes. All activities in the Common Area shall be
carried on in such a manner as not to be disturbing or offensive to other
Owners.
No Owner shall cause, nor shall he
permit or suffer any occupant of any lot which he owns, or his or their
invitees or guests, to cause the molestation, harm or destruction of wild
ducks, geese, birds or other wildlife on, in or over the Common Area. No Owner
of a lot shall use, nor shall he permit or suffer any occupant of any lot which
he owns, or his or their licensees, invitees or guests, to use any B-B guns,
bow and arrow, sling shots, firearms, air rifles, pellet guns or other weapons
within the Common Area.
The Association shall maintain
liability insurance in sufficient amounts for the purpose of protecting itself
as well as the Owners, the Declarant and builders from the burden of liability
resulting from accidents which may cause death or injury to anyone while in the
Common Area or other property under the jurisdiction, ownership or control of
the Association.
The Declarant reserves the right to
publish from time to time reasonable rules and regulations consistent herewith
governing the use of the Common Area. If the Declarant does not object, the
Association and/or the Builders shall also be permitted to publish such
reasonable rules and regulations as shall contribute to the overall safety and
well being of The Subdivision residents.
ASSESSMENT OF FINES
If formed, the Association, acting
through its duly constituted Board of Directors, shall be permitted to assess
monetary fines against any Owner in the event that the Owner or his tenants,
guests, family or ,invitees shall violate any of the provisions of this
Declaration or any of the rules and regulations duly established by the
Association. Such Owner shall be deemed responsible for such violations whether
they occur as a result of his personal actions or the actions of his family,
guests, tenants or invitees.
Upon any such violation being alleged
by the Association Board of Directors, the following procedures shall be
followed:
(a) Notice. Notice of the
violation, including the provision of this Declaration or the rules or
regulations violated, together with a description of the factual nature of the
alleged offense shall be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, or shall be
personally delivered to the Owner.
(b} Opportunity to Defend. The
offending Owner shall have an opportunity to appear before the Board and offer
evidence in defense of the alleged violation. The appearance before the Board
shall be at its next scheduled meeting or a special meeting called to hear the
evidence, but in no event shall the Owner be required to appear less than ten
(10) days from the date of the notice.
(c)
Default. Failure to respond to the
notice of violation constitutes a default.
(d) Hearing and Decision. Upon
appearance by the Owner before the Board and presentation of evidence of
defense, or, in the event of the Owner's default, the Board shall, by majority
vote of a quorum of the Board, decide whether a violation has occurred. The
Board's decision shall be final.
Upon a finding by the Board that a
violation has occurred, following fines shall be levied against the offending
Owner:
(a) First Violation. No fine shall be levied .
(b)
Second Violation. A Ten Dollar ($10.00) fine shall be
levied.
(c) Third Violation. A Twentv-Five Dollar ($25.00) fine shall be
levied.
(d) Fourth Violation and Subsequent Violations. A Fifty Dollar ($50.00) fine shall be levied.
In addition to such fines, the Owner,
at the option of the Board, shall be subject to the suspension of his voting
rights and of his right to use the Common Areas for a period not to exceed
sixty (60) days per violation.
The fines levied pursuant to Section 3
above shall be assessed against the Owner similar to the annual Association
assessments and shall be due and payable to the Association on the first day of
the next following month. Failure to pay the fine when due shall subject the
offending Owner and his lot(s) to all of the liabilities set forth above in
Article V, Section 8.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Declarant, the Association, and the
City of Livonia, shall each have the right to enforce, by any proceeding at
law, all restrictions, conditions, covenants, reservations, liens and charges
now or hereafter imposed by the provisions of this Declaration. Failure of any
of the aforementioned parties to enforce any covenant or restriction herein
contained shall in no event be deemed a waiver of the right to do so
thereafter.
Invalidation of anyone of these
covenants or restrictions by judgment or court order shall in no way affect any
other provisions, which other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
The covenants and restrictions of this
Declaration shall run with and bind the land for a term of twenty (20) years
from the date this Declaration is recorded, after which time they shall be
automatically extended for successive periods of ten (10) years. This
Declaration may be amended during the first twenty (20) year period by a
recorded instrument signed by not less than seventy (70%) percent of the Owners
(as defined in this paragraph "Owners" shall mean only those
individuals or entities who own fee simple title to a lot) and thereafter by an
instrument signed by not less than sixty (60%) percent of the Owners. Declarant,
without the consent, vote, signature or approval of any Owner, the Association
or any Members thereof, may, prospectively or retroactively, by instrument
recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds, modify, restate, waive,
repeal, amend, change or replace this Declaration, or any or all of the
provisions hereof, with respect to any thing or any particular lot or lots
located within The Subdivision or located within any future annexed
subdivisions, as Declarant in its sole discretion deems necessary or desirable,
including without limitation for the purpose of adding residential lots and/or
Common Area to the Association and making this Declaration and/or other
restrictions apply to such lots and/or Common Area. Any amendment of this
Declaration shall require the approval of the City of Livonia or its successor.
In furtherance of the foregoing, and
without limitation, Declarant reserves the right, but not the obligation, at
any time to amend this Declaration by adding to it the acreage described in
Exhibit "B" attached hereto and made a part hereof, once added, such
property shall be deemed to be Common Area according to the definition thereof
set forth in Section 4. of Article I.
Declarant's right to amend, change or
replace this Declaration shall be permitted in perpetuity, notwithstanding an
assignment of Declarant's rights and powers pursuant to Section 5 of this
Article and notwithstanding the transition of control over the Association or
its Board of Directors from Declarant to the Owners.
Section 4.
Annexation of Additional Lots and/or Common Area.
Declarant reserves the right at any
time or times in the future to amend this Declaration by adding to it Common
Area and/or one or more additional subdivisions of land located in Section 8 of
the city of Livonia, Michigan, hereafter developed and platted by Declarant or
its assigns. Such additional subdivisions mayor may not themselves contain
Common Area. Any such amendment(s) to this Declaration shall provide that the
owners of all residential lots located in such future added subdivisions shall
be required to be Members of the Association and shall be subject to the
covenants, restrictions, easements, charges and liens set forth herein. Such
amendment(s) shall also provide that the Common Area contained within The
Subdivision and all such future added subdivisions shall be for the use and
benefit of all owners of lots in The Subdivision and all such future added
subdivisions. Additional lots and Common Area may be annexed to the Association
by Declarant without the consent or approval of the Association or any of its
Members or any Owner. Annexation by action of the Association shall require the
consent of two-thirds (2/3rds) of its Members.
Section 5. Assignment or Transfer of Rights and Powers.
Declarant hereby reserves the
unequivocal right to assign to the Association or other party, in whole or in
part, from time to time, any or all of the rights and powers, titles, easements
and estates hereby reserved or given to Declarant herein, including the right
and power to approve or disapprove any use, act, proposed action, or any other
matter or thing, except that Declarant's right to amend, change or replace this
Declaration without the consent of the Owners as provided in Section 3 of this
Article may not be assigned. Any such permitted assignment or transfer shall be
made by appropriate instrument, in writing, and such assignee shall thereupon
have the same rights and powers, and be subject to the same obligations and
duties as herein given and reserved to and assumed by Declarant in connection
with the rights, powers, and easements so assigned, and such instrument, when
executed by such assignee, shall without further act release said Declarant
from all obligation, duties and liability in connection therewith.
Section 6. Deviations by Agreement with Developer.
Declarant hereby reserves the right to
enter into agreements with the Owner of any lot or lots, without the consent of
Owners of other lots or adjoining or adjacent property, to deviate from any or
all of the covenants set forth in this Declaration provided there are in
Declarant's opinion practical difficulties or particular hardships evidenced by
the lot Owner. Deviations shall also be permitted by Declarant in his sole
discretion to improve or maintain the quality and well being of the Subdivision
and any future added subdivisions. Any deviation made pursuant to this Section
(which shall be manifested by an agreement in writing) shall not constitute a
waiver of any such covenant as to the remaining lots.
Section 7. Transition of Association Board of
Directors.
If the Association is formed, its
By-Laws shall provide that the Board of Directors of the Association may be
appointed by the Builders until such time (the "Transfer Date") as a)
ninety (90%) percent of the lots in the Subdivision and any future annexed
subdivisions have been sold to Owners, or b) such earlier time as may be
elected by Builders, and thereafter shall be elected by the Owners. In the
event that as of the Transfer Date the Owners are unwilling or unable to elect
a Board of Directors who desire to serve as Directors, the Builders shall have
the right to grant to the Management Agent of the Association or to such other
designee chosen by the Builders the right to appoint a Board of Directors
composed of either Owners or non-Owners, or some combination thereof. The fee
charged by the Management Agent or other designee and by the Directors shall be
paid directly by the Association. The right of the Management Agent or other
designee to appoint the Board of Directors shall continue until the first
annual meeting at which the Owners are willing and able to elect a Board of
Directors of Owners who desire to serve as Directors.
Section 8.
Liability of Declarant.
Declarant shall not be liable to any
Owner, Builder, Member or other party, for the damage, loss or prejudice
suffered or claimed on account of any act or omission of the Association, its
Board of Directors, the Declarant, the Builders or any representative or employee
of the Declarant, the Association, its Board of Directors, or the Builders.