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DECLARATION OF COVENANTS OF WATERFORD SUBDIVISION


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Section 4 - Use Restrictions

4.01 Application. All restrictions contained in the Section pertain to Lots, Multi-Family Parcels and the Units constructed thereon, except Section 4.14.
4.02 Residential. Each Lot and Unit constructed on a Multi-Family Parcel may be used for a residential dwelling for one (1) family only and for no other purpose. No business or commercial building may be erected on any Lot and no business or commercial activity, or any advertising thereof, may be conducted on any part thereof.
4.03 Nuisance. No nuisance shall be permitted to exist or operate on any Lot, Multi-Family Parcel, or any Unit constructed on a Multi-Family Parcel to the detriment or continued annoyance of any Lot Owner or Unit Owner in the vicinity of such nuisance.
4.04 Trash/Clotheslines. No Lot of Multi-Family Parcel shall be used as a dumping ground for rubbish, trash, or other waste. All trash containers and, except during days of pick up, shall be totally shielded from public view. Such enclosures must be constructed with the dwelling and be approved by Declarant. No exterior clothesline will be permitted as to any Lot or Unit visible from any street.
4.05 Temporary Structures. No structures of a temporary character or tents, sheds, tanks, mobile homes, campers, barns, motorized vehicles, trailers, vans, shacks, or out-buildings shall be used on the Property as a residence, either temporarily or permanently, and such structures shall not be erected or permitted to remain on the Property without the written consent of the Declarant.
4.06 Motor Vehicles. All trucks and commercial vehicles shall be required to be parked in a garage and shall not be permitted to be parked or stored in any other place on any Lot or Multi-Family Parcel except during periods of approved construction on the Lot or Multi-Family Parcel. This prohibition of parking shall not apply to temporary parking of trucks and commercial vehicles such as for pick-up, delivery and other commercial services. No vehicle without a current valid license plate shall be permitted upon the Property. Vehicles which are missing one (1) or more wheels or which are not in an operating condition shall not remain upon any portion of the Property for more than two (2) consecutive days. No airplanes, helicopters, or gliders shall be permitted upon the Property. No major maintenance or repairs shall be performed upon any vehicle, boat or similar machine or any portion thereof on any Lot or Multi-Family Parcel, except within an enclosed garage. No recreational vehicles, swamp buggies or airboats shall be parked overnight on any Lot or Multi-Family Parcel, except in an enclosed garage. Boats must be kept out of sight in side yards and not visible from the streets or kept in enclosed garages.
4.07 Signs. No sign, advertisement or notice of any type or nature whatsoever shall be erected or displayed on any Lot or Unit, except for a sign no larger than 576 square inches, or where the express prior written approval of the size, shape, content and location thereof has been obtained from the Association.
4.08 Oil Drilling and Mining. No oil or natural gas drilling, refining, quarrying or mining operations of any kind shall be permitted upon any Lot or any Multi-Family Parcel and no derrick or other structure designed for use in boring for oil or natural gas shall be erected, maintained or permitted on any Lot or any Multi-Family Parcel; nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavations or shafts be permitted on any Lot or Multi-Family Parcel.
4.09 Utility Connections. Connections for all utilities to any Lot or Unit including, but not limited to, water, sewer, electricity, telephone and television shall be run underground from the proper connecting points to the building structure in such a manner as to be acceptable to the Declarant and the governing utiliyt authority.
4.10 Air Conditioning Units and Antennae.

A. No window air conditioning units shall be permitted to be installed in or extend from the front or sides of a single-family dwelling or Unit without the consent of the Association.
B. Except as provided in this paragraph, no aerial, windmill, antennae or parabolic dishes shall be placed or erected upon any Lot, Multi-Family Parcel or Unit or fixed in any manner to the exterior of any single-family dwelling or Multi-Family Building without the prior written approval of the Association. An owner of a dwelling may erect a standard residential television antenna to or supported by his dwelling in the antenna extends no more than eight (8) feet above the crown of the dwelling's roof.

4.11 Fuel Tanks and Storage. No fuel or gas storage tanks may be permitted on any Lot or Multi-Family Parcel. That notwithstanding, a Lot Owner or Unit Owner may keep and maintain a small heating, fuel or gas tank for barbeque, fireplace, spa or pool heating in an area on a Lot or Unit specifically approved by the Association or by rules or regulations promulgated by the Association. Propane gas tanks shall be less than 250 pounds and other fuels tanks shall have a capacity of less than 100 gallons.
4.12 Illegal Use. No illegal use may be made of any Lot, Multi-Family Parcel or Unit or any part thereof. Each Lot, Multi-Family Parcel and Unit must comply with all laws, ordinances rules, regulations, or any other requirements of any governmental agency having jurisdiction thereof. Compliance shall be at the sole expense of a Lot Owner and Unit Owner.
4.13 Compliance. It is the responsibility of each Lot Owner or Unit Owner to insure that the members of the family of the Lot Owner or Unit Owner, his guests, tenants, invitees and employees abide by the covenants of this Declaration and all the rules and regulations from time to time adopted by the Associaiont or Multi-Family Associaiont having jurisdiction over the Lot or Unit.
4.14 Subdivision. The Lot Owner of two (2) or more contiguous Lots may apply to Declarant for permission to use them as a site of a single dwelling. Upon receiving the written consent of Declarant, said contiguous Lots shall thereafter be treated as a single dwelling Lot except that said Lots shall continue to be treated as separate and distinct Lots for purposes of voting and assessment. Lot Owners qualifying under this Section shall not be required to comply with the side yard set-backs except as to the outside Lot lines. No Lot shall be divided, subdivided or reduced in size without the prior written approval of Declarant and unless the divided or subdivided portion thereof is consolidated with one or more contiguous Lots under one ownership. In the event of the division or subdivision of any Lot in accordance herewith, the obligation for Declarant expenses attributable to the divided or subdivided Lot shall be and become proportionately attributable and chargeable to the contiguous Lot and the Lot Owner thereof. In the event of such division or subdivision of any Lot the voting rights of the divided or subdivided Lot shall be proportionately attributable to the contiguous Lot to and with which portions the divided or subdivided Lot become consolidated. Any provision of this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, no dwelling or other structure or improvement shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any site not including at least one full platted Lot.

Purpose and Definitions
Jurisdiction
Architectural and Construction Restrictions
Use Restrictions
Exterior Maintenance
Common Easements
Lake Parcels and Park Parcel
The Association
Assessments
Enforcement
Duration and Amendments
Severability

NOTE: Upon "closing," each new owner should have received a document called "DECLARATION OF COVENANTS OF WATERFORD SUBDIVISION." This scanned and typed copy of selected sections of the Covenants is not meant to replace that document, or the BY-LAWS, which govern the Association election process. It is provided here simply as a convenient reference for "Frequently Asked Questions" regarding typical homeowner issues. This is not a legal document, and neither the Association nor the editor bear any liability for errors. If you do not find the information you seek, you are urged to contact one of your Association Board members, or consult your own hard copy.

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