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Our "CC&R's"
Last Amended:
September 30, 1992
THE POINTE
SOUTH MOUNTAIN
RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION
DECLARATION OF HOMEOWNER
BENEFITS AND ASSURANCES
Paragraph Page
1.1 Architectural Committee 2
1.2 Architectural Committee Rules 2
1.3 Articles 2
1.4 Assessment Rate 2
1.5 Association 2
1.6 Assurances 2
1.7 Board 2
1.8 Bylaws 2
1.9 Common Area 2
1.10 Courthome 2
1.11 Courthome Exterior Maintenance 3
1.12 Declarant 3
1.13 Declaration 3
1.14 Developer 3
1.15 Exterior Residence Lines 3
1.16 First Mortgage 3
1.17 Garden Home 3
1.18 Improvements 3
1.19 Member 3
1.20 Multifamily Residence 3
1.21 Owner 4
1.22 Person 4
1.23 The Pointe South Mountain Resort Residential Community 4
1.24 The Pointe South Mountain Rules 4
1.25 Plat 4
1.26 Property 4
1.27 Resident 4
1.28 Restaurant and Resort Hotel 4
1.29 Single Family 4
1.30 Single Family Residence 5
1.31 Supplemental Declaration 5
1.32 Visible from Neighboring Property 5
1.33 Annexable Property 5
1.34 Conditional Annexation and Conditionally Annexed 5
1.35 Irrevocable Annexation and Irrevocably Annexed 5
3. Uses 7
3.1 Residential 7
3.2 Construction 8
3.3 Accessories 8
3.4 Utilities 8
3.5 Signs 8
3.6 Walls 8
3.7 Landscaping 9
3.8 Maintenance 10
3.9 Architecture 11
3.10 Mining 11
3.11 Animals 11
3.12 Subdivision 12
3.13 Compliance 12
3.14 Approval 12
3.15 Exemption 12
4.1 Definition 12
4.2 Damage 12
4.3 Repairs 12
4.4 Negligence 13
4.5 Alterations 13
4.5 Arbitration 13
4.6 Application 13
5. The Pointe South Mountain Residential Association 13
5.1 Organization 13
5.1.1 The Association 13
5.1.2 Subsidiary Associations 14
5.1.3 Directors 14
5.2 Powers and Duties of the Association 14
5.3 Membership 14
5.3.1 Voting Rights 14
5.3.2 Suspension 14
5.3.3 Procedure 15
5.4 The Pointe South Mountain Rules 15
5.5 Personal Liability 15
6. COVENANT FOR MAINTENANCE 16
6.1 Owners 16
6.2 Courthome Owners 16
6.3 Association 17
7. COVENANT FOR ASSESSMENTS 17
7.1 Creation of Lien and Personal Obligation 17
7.2 Purpose of Assessments 18
7.3 Establishments of Assessments 18
7.3.1 Repair and Maintenance 18
7.3.2 Operations 18
7.3.3 Taxes and Insurance 18
7.3.4 Utilities 18
7.3.5 Reserves 18
7.3.6 Miscellaneous 19
7.3.7 Procedure 19 7.4 Special Assessments 19
7.5 Maximum Assessment 20
7.6 Assessment Rate 21
7.7 Remedies of the Association 22
7.7.1 Suit 22
7.7.2 Lien 22
7.3.3 Subordination of Lien 23
8.1 Organization 24 8.1.1 Committee Composition 24
8.1.2 Alternate Members 24
8.1.3 Initial Members 24
8.1.6 Resignations 24
8.1.7 Vacancies 24
8.2 Duties 25
8.3 Meetings and Compensations 25
8.4 Rules 25
8.5 Waiver 25
8.6 Liability 25
8.7 Time for Approval 26
9. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND EASEMENTS 26
9.1 Owner’s Easements of Enjoyment 26
9.1.1 Fees 26
9.1.2 Suspension 26
9.1.3 Dedication 26
9.1.4 Joint Use 27
9.1.5 Conveyance 27
9.1.6 Delegation 27
9.2 Blanket Easement 27
9.3 Common Driveways 27
9.4 Title to Common Area 28
11.1 General 29
11.2 Courthome Insurance 30
13.1 Exoneration 31
13.2 Substitution 31
13.3 Acquisition 31
13.4 Foreclosure 31
14.1 Enforcement 31
14.2 Waiver or Abandonment 32
14.3 Equal Protection 32
14.4 Severability 32
14.5 Gender 32
14.6 Interpretation 33
14.7 Amendment 33
15. PROPERTY ADJACENT TO GOLF COURSE 33
17. ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONAL LENDER PROVISIONS 34
18. CONFLICTS BETWEEN DOCUMENTS 34
NOTE: THIS AMENDED DECLARATION attempts to incorporate the original Declaration of Homeowner Benefits and Assurances dated April 2, 1982, and the eleven subsequent amendments thereto, as more fully identified below, for the convenience of the Members of The Pointe South Mountain Residential Association, and does not relieve any person or entity from reviewing the actual documents recorded in the office of the Maricopa County Recorder.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Declarant and Developer executed that certain Declaration of Homeowner Benefits and Assurances dated April 2, 1982 and recorded in Docket No. 15938, Page 1, Records of the Maricopa County, Arizona Recorder, as previously amended by the First Tract Declaration dated August 9, 1982 and recorded August 10, 1982 as Docket No. 16210, Page 835; Second Supplemental Declaration dated April 27, 1983 and last recorded May 5, 1983 as Document No. 83 169106; Third Supplemental Declaration dated February 6, 1984 and recorded February 7, 1984 as Document No. 84 051084; Fourth Supplemental Declaration dated May 20, 1985 and recorded May 22, 1985 as Document No. 85 232910; Fifth Supplemental Declaration dated February 24, 1988 and recorded February 26, 1988 as Document No. 88 091015; Sixth Supplemental Declaration dated September 2, 1988 and recorded September 7, 1988 as Document No. 88 444668; Seventh Supplemental Declaration dated January 20, 1989 and recorded January 26, 1989 as Document No. 89 037073; Eighth Supplemental Declaration dated November 1, 1990 and recorded April 9, 1991 as Document No. 91 148782; Ninth Supplemental Declaration dated May 28, 1991 and recorded June 4, 1991 as Docket No. 91 252897; Tenth Supplemental Declaration dated September 1, 1992 and recorded September 28, 1992 as Document No. 92 0538630; and Eleventh Supplemental Declaration dated September 30, 1992 and recorded October 9, 1992 as Docket No. 92 0570527 (collectively the "Declaration"); and (Amended 9/30/92)
WHEREAS, Declarant and Developer desire that the Declaration comply with the requirements of the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration with respect to obtaining their approval of the Property for FHA insurance and VA guarantees, and certain amendments of the Declaration are required to satisfy the requirements of such agencies; and (Amended 9/30/92)
WHEREAS, as provided in Paragraph 14.7 of the Declaration, Declarant and Developer have the authority to amend the Declaration to comply with the requirements of FHA and VA, without necessity for the consent or approval of any Owner or other Person. (Amended 9/30/92)
NOW, THEREFORE, at the direction of Developer, Declarant declares that the Property shall be held, sold, conveyed, used and improved subject to this Declaration and the following Assurances, all of which are for the purpose of enhancing and protecting the value, desirability and attractiveness of the Property, and all of which are declared to be for the benefit of the Association, the Property, the owners thereof, and their heirs, successors, grantees and assigns. This Declaration establishes a general plan for the improvement and development of the Property and its use, occupancy and enjoyment. All of the provisions hereof shall be construed as covenants running with the land and equitable servitudes for the benefit of and binding upon all parties having or acquiring any right, title or interest in the Property or any portion thereof, irrespective of whether or not referenced in a deed or other applicable instrument or conveyance.
1.1 "Architectural Committee" shall mean the committee created pursuant to paragraph 8.
1.2 "Architectural Committee Rules" shall mean the rules adopted by the Architectural Committee.
1.3 "Articles" shall mean the Articles of Incorporation of the Association to be filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission, as and if amended.
1.4 "Assessment Rate" shall be the prorata portion of assessments to be borne by a Residence as provided in paragraph 7.6.
1.5 "Association" shall mean and refer to THE POINTE SOUTH MOUNTAIN RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, an Arizona nonprofit corporation to be formed, its successors and assigns.
1.6 "Assurances" shall mean the restrictions, covenants, conditions, reservations, easements, liens, charges and development rights set forth herein.
1.7 "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Association. "Directors" shall mean the members of the Board.
1.8 "Bylaws" shall mean the Bylaws of the Association, as and if amended.
1.9 "Common Area" shall mean all property to be owned by the Association for the mutual use and enjoyment of the Owners together with the Improvements, fixtures, equipment and personal property located on or used in conjunction therewith. The Common Area encompasses all of the Property so designated in the Plat or any Supplemental Declaration, the fence or wall enclosing the Property if located in the Common Area, and shall include, without limitation, the roadways, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, trees, landscaping, parking areas, trails, drainage courses, natural areas swimming pools, courts, and all utility lines and systems located on the Property but outside of the Exterior Residence Lines.
1.10 "Courthome" shall mean a Residence within the Property so designated by the Plat and shall include a Multifamily Residential structure divided into three separate Residences with each Residence occupied by one Single Family.
1.11 "Courthome Exterior Maintenance" shall mean the maintenance described in paragraph 6.2.1.12 "Declarant" shall mean Lawyers Title of Arizona, an Arizona corporation, as Trustee under its Trust No. 1454, its successors and assigns.
1.14 "Developer" shall mean Gosnell Development Corporation, an Arizona corporation, and its successors and assigns, if such successors or assigns are so designated by Developer and acquire more than one Residence from Developer for the purpose of development.
1.15 "Exterior Residence Line" shall mean the outside boundary lines or perimeters of a Courthome, Garden Home or Single Family Residence as depicted on the Plat which encloses the entire dimension of the land and Improvements conveyed by Declarant to Owner. For a Courthome, the Exterior Residence Lines, for purposes of Courthome Exterior Maintenance only (as described in Paragraph 6.2), shall consist of the horizontal and vertical planes forming the boundary of each Courthome which coincide with the top of the floor slab, the bottom of the finished roof and the interior face of finished walls, together with the air conditioning unit, carport and storage space appurtenant thereto, if any.
1.16 "First Mortgage" shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust or agreement for sale made in good faith, for value and duly executed and recorded so as to create a lien that is prior to the lien of any other mortgage, deed of trust or agreement for sale. The mortgagee, beneficiary and vendor of any such mortgage, deed of trust or agreement for sale, respectively, shall be referred to as the "First Mortgage."
1.17 "Garden Home" shall mean an attached Single Family Residence within the Property so designated by the Plat and shall include a multifamily Residential structure divided into two, separate Residences with each Residence occupied by one Single Family.
1.18 "Improvements" shall mean the buildings, garages, carports, streets, roads, driveways, parking areas, fences, walls, docks, hedges, plantings, trees and shrubs, and all other structures or landscaping of every type and kind located on the Property.
1.19 "Member" shall mean any Person who is a member of the Association as provided in paragraph 5.
1.20 "Multifamily Residence" shall mean a structure separated or divided into separate Residences with each Residence to be occupied by one Single Family. Courthomes and Garden Homes are Multifamily Residences.
1.22 "Persons shall mean any natural person, a partnership, a domestic or foreign corporation, a trust, an association and any other entity, group of persons or organization.
1.23 "The Pointe South Mountain Resort Residential Community" shall mean the Property and such additions thereto or subtractions therefrom as may be made of Declarant through Supplemental Declaration or otherwise.
1.24 "The Pointe South Mountain Rules" shall mean the rules adopted by the Association as provided in paragraph 5.3.
1.25 "Plat" means the subdivision plat of the property as recorded in Book 240 of Maps, page 36, records of Maricopa County, Arizona, as and if amended or supplemented.
1.26 "Property" shall mean and refer to The Pointe South Mountain Resort Residential Community and such additions thereto of subtractions therefrom as may be made by Declarant at the direction of Developer.
1.27 "Residence" shall mean each separate lot or other separate portion of the Property as so depicted by the Plat, together with the Improvements thereon or used in conjunction therewith, which has been divided into a separate component for use as a Single Family Residence whether by the Plat or a Supplemental Declaration and regardless of whether any Improvements have been constructed thereon. Each Courthome or Garden Home within a Multifamily Residence shall constitute one Residence. The Residences include all of the Property except the Common Area.
1.28 "Restaurant and Resort Hotel" refers to the restaurants and resorts to be known as "Rustlers Rooste," "Another Pointe of View" and "Pointe South Mountain Resort Hotel" to be located adjacent to the Property, as they may be constructed and expanded or diminished hereafter, together with any additional resort hotels, convention centers, restaurants, offices, shops, shopping centers, condominiums, apartments, business parks, industrial parks or other facilities which may be constructed by Developer, either individually or in combination with others, within the adjacent property owned by Developer or any additional property in the vicinity which hereafter may be acquired by Developer by purchase, lease or otherwise.
1.29 "Single Family" shall mean a group of one or more persons each related to the other by blood, marriage or legal adoption, or a group of not more than three persons not all so related, together with their domestic servants, who maintain a common household in a Residence.
1.30 "Single Family Residence" shall mean a Residence occupied and used by a Single Family in conformity with this Declaration and the requirements imposed by application zoning laws and other state, county and municipal statues, ordinances, rules and regulations.
1.31 "Supplemental Declaration" shall mean any statement which may be recorded by Declarant at the direction of Developer, so as to amend this Declaration or to add or subtract property from the Property in the manner provided in paragraph 2.
1.32 "Visible From Neighboring Property" shall mean, with respect to any given object, that such object is or would be visible to a person six feet tall, standing on any part of such neighboring property or adjacent roadway at an elevation no greater than the designed elevation of the adjacent roadway, viewing property, finished floors or yard grade.
1.33 "Annexable Property" shall be that real property described on Exhibit 1 to the Eleventh Supplemental Declaration. (Amended 9/30/92)
1.35 "Irrevocable Annexation" and "Irrevocably Annexed" shall mean that the conditions for Irrevocable Annexation stated in Paragraph 2 of the Eleventh Supplemental Declaration have been satisfied with respect to real property which had previously been Conditionally Annexed. (Amended 9/30/92)
2 . ESTABLISHMENT. Developer intends to develop the Property in accordance with the general plan depicted in the Plat whereby the Property shall be developed as a planned community with a mixture of Single and Multifamily Residences mutually utilizing the Common Area. Except as provided in Paragraph 3 of [the] Eleventh Supplemental Declaration with respect to the Annexable Property, Declarant and Developer will have no further right to add or withdraw real property to or from the Property and agree that (a) the Property shall be limited to, and shall not be changed from that described in the Declaration and (b) all of the Property described in the Declaration is fully subject to the Declaration; provided however, that the individual tracts or phases of Property subjected to the Declaration by the Tenth Supplemental Declaration are only Conditionally Annexed to the Property and individually will be Irrevocably Annexed to the property only when the following conditions to Irrevocable Annexation have all occurred: (y) all Common Area therein has been fully completed and conveyed to the Association in accordance with the requirements of the Veterans Administration and/or the Federal Housing Administration, and (z) the First Residence therein has been conveyed to an Owner. Voting rights, assessment obligations, and Association responsibility for Common Area shall commence only when any such Property is Irrevocably Annexed. Such assessment obligations will commence upon Irrevocable Annexation without necessity for the notice from the Association under Paragraph 7 below. (Amended 9/30/92)
2.1 Declarant and Developer hereby expressly reserve the right, until five (5) years from the recording of (the) Eleventh Supplemental Declaration, to annex and subject to this Declaration, without the consent of any Owner or lienholder, all or any portion of that certain real property described on the attached Exhibit 1 which is incorporated herein by this reference (the "Annexable Property"). The Conditional Annexation of all or any portion of the Annexable Property shall be accomplished by the Declarant and Developer recording a Supplemental Declaration with the Maricopa County, Arizona Recorder stating (a) the legal description of the Annexable Property being annexed; and (b) a description of any portion of the Annexable Property being added which will be Common Area. Any portion of the Annexable Property Conditionally Annexed pursuant to this paragraph shall not become Irrevocably Annexed to the Property until the date on which all of the conditions to Irrevocable Annexation set forth in Paragraph 2 above have been satisfied. If any Supplemental Declaration recorded pursuant to this paragraph divides a portion of the Annexable Property being annexed into separate phases, then each phase of the property being Conditionally Annexed shall not become Irrevocably Annexed to the Property until the date all of the conditions to Irrevocable Annexation set forth in Paragraph 2 above have been satisfied with respect to such phase. Declarant and Developer shall have the right to amend any Supplemental Declaration recorded pursuant to this paragraph, to change the description of phases within the property being annexed, except that the Declarant and Developer may not change any portion of the Annexable Property which has already become Irrevocably Annexed to the Property. (Amended 9/30/92)
2.2 The voting rights of the Owners of Residences annexed pursuant to this paragraph shall be effective as of the date the Residences have become Irrevocably Annexed to the Property. The Owners’ obligation to pay assessments shall commence when the Residences are Irrevocably Annexed to the Property without Necessity for the notice from the Association under Paragraph 7 below. the Association will have no responsibility for Common Area in Property annexed until it has become Irrevocably Annexed. (Amended 9/30/92)
2.4 Declarant and Developer make no assurance as to the exact number of Residences which shall be added to the Property by annexation of all or any portion of the Annexable Property, but the number of Residences added by such annexation shall not exceed 200. All improvements to be constructed on any portion of the Annexable Property annexed into the Property (excluding single-family houses and related improvements) will be substantially completed prior to the time at which such portion of the Annexable Property is Irrevocably Annexed in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. If the Annexable Property is divided into phases, only those improvements to be located on phases Irrevocably Annexed to the Property must be completed prior to the time that such phases are so Irrevocably Annexed. All taxes, assessments, mechanics’ liens and other charges affecting the Common Area in a new phase or portion of the Annexable Property, covering any period prior to the Irrevocable Annexation of said real property to this Declaration, shall be paid or otherwise provided by Declarant and Developer (or their successors or assigns seeking to bring the same within this Declaration) in a manner satisfactory to the Federal Housing Administration or Veteran’s Administration before Irrevocably Annexing the real property to this Declaration, so that any liens arising in connection with said phase of Annexable Property will not adversely affect the rights of existing Residence Owners. Prior to Irrevocably Annexing any portion of the Annexable Property to this Declaration, Declarant and Developer (or their successors and assigns) shall purchase, at their sole expense, a liability insurance policy if required and in an amount determined by the Federal Housing Administration or the Veterans’ Administration, to cover any liability to which Owners of Residences in the Property might be exposed by reason of the new phase, or the construction of improvements thereon. This policy shall be endorsed "as Owner’s interest might appear." (Amended 9/30/92)
3.1. Residential. Each Residence shall be used, improved and devoted exclusively to personal, first class residential use, and no gainful occupation, profession, trade, business, religion, or other nonresidential use shall be conducted upon or from any Residences. Carports, garages and other areas within a Residence not initially designed as a living area shall not be used as a living area regardless of the presence or absence of alterations therein. Public or private auctions, garage sales and similar events and activities shall be prohibited. The roofs of the Residences, particularly those above the carports of the Courthomes, are not designed to be and shall not be used as walk decks, sun decks or the like and no Persons shall be permitted on the roofs except for such time as is required for repair and maintenance. No Residences shall be used for hotel or other lodging or transient service or purpose. No Residence shall be leased or rented except in its entirety. No Residence shall be leased or rented for a term of less than six (6) months. Owners leasing their Residences shall inform the Association thereof when and as required by the Association in its published policies. Owners are responsible for the conduct of lessees, tenants, guests, children and other family members, agents, contractors and all others in, on or about a Residence or any part of the Property at the request, invitation or sufferance of an Owner such that any violation of this Declaration or the Pointe South Mountain rules by any such persons shall constitute a violation by such Owner. (Amended 9/30/92)
3.3 Accessories. Evaporative coolers, pre-coolers and the like shall be prohibited. No clotheslines, service yards, wood piles, basketball apparatus, free-standing mailboxes or newspaper receptacles, exterior storage areas, sheds or structures, heating or air conditioning equipment, or other exterior fixtures, machinery or equipment shall be permitted except with the prior written approval of the Architectural Committee. Any such use or equipment as is approved and authorized shall be attractively screened or concealed subject to all required approvals as to architectural control) so as not to be Visible From Neighboring Property. No automobile, truck or other vehicles, regardless of ownership, age, condition or appearance, shall remain on any Residence in any manner which could be construed as being stored, neglected, abandoned or otherwise not in active use.
3.4 Utilities. All gas, electric, power, telephone, water, sewer, television and other utility and service connections, conduits and lines shall be located either underground or concealed within or under buildings or other structures, except when prohibited by law. Service pedestals, transformers, switch cabinets and similar installations may be located above ground. Radio, television and other receivers, transmitters and antennae which are Visible From Neighboring Property are prohibited. No outside speakers or amplifiers shall be permitted except with the prior approval of the Architectural Committee. All speakers, amplifiers, radios and other means of emitting sound, whether located inside or outside of a Residence, shall be subject to regulation by the Board as to noise levels and time of use. All outside lighting, except porch lights and other customary, indirect noncolored lighting, shall be subject to prior approval by the Architectural Committee.
3.5 Signs. No advertising. "For Sale," "For Rent," "For Lease," or other sign, billboard or display of any kind shall be permitted. Street and Residence names and numbers, mailing addresses and other identifications and directory designations, markings and insignia shall be permissible only as installed by the Developer or as approved by the Architectural Committee. The distribution of leaflets, handbills, brochures and all other form and manner of solicitation shall be prohibited.
3.7 Landscaping. Trees, shrubs, hedges, grass, plantings and all other requisite landscaping of every kind and nature shall be installed by the Owner within the Exterior Residence Lines of his Residence on or before sixty days from the date of his acquisition of the Residence and, failing that, the Association shall have the option of installing the landscaping at the expense of the Owner (not to exceed $5,000.00) or of treating each day of delay beyond sixty days as a separate violation subject to the fine and lien provided in paragraph 5.4. The landscaping within the Exterior Residence lines of Courthomes must include not less than 1 five-gallon size Robusta Palm, 4 one-gallon size bougainvillea, 2 five-gallon size bougainvillea and 2 fifteen-gallon size of whichever of the following the owner may select: olive, eucalyptus rostrada or African sumac. Garden Homes and Single Family Residences must include not less than 4 one-gallon size bougainvillea, 2 five-gallon size bougainvillea and 4 fifteen-gallon size of whichever of the following Owner may select: olive, eucalyptus rostrada or African sumac. In addition, Garden Homes must include not less than 2 fice-gallon size Robusta Palms, and Single Family Residences shall include not less than 3 five-gallon size Robusta Palms. At least one-half of the foregoing minimum landscaping requirements for Garden Homes and Single Family Residences must be installed in the front yard and all of the foregoing minimum landscaping requirements for Courthomes must be installed within the Exterior Residence Lines. The Owner of a Residence which includes or is adjacent to an excavation or fill area shall be responsible for and bear the cost of fully landscaping the excavation or fill area (even if the excavation or fill area is located in the Common Area) with such landscaping to include, without limitation, bougainvillea, Palo Verde and fountain grass of not less than one-gallon size and of reasonable mix, two foot on center or as otherwise prescribed by the Architectural Committee. When an excavation or fill area includes or is adjacent to a curb or sidewalk, the required landscaping shall be installed along and abutting such curb or sidewalk. No more than one-fifth of the landscaping of such excavation or fill area by an Owner shall consist of hard surface or rock exclusive of retaining walls which shall be limited to six feet in height and shall be approved by the Architectural Committee). No tree, shrub or other landscaping shall over hang or otherwise encroach upon any sidewalk, street or any portion of the Common Area without the prior written consent of the Architectural Committee. No deciduous trees shall be permitted without the prior written approval of the Architectural Committee. Excluding natural desert terrain and drainageways left substantially undisturbed by Developer (which shall not be landscaped or otherwise disturbed but shall remain in the natural state), desert landscaping of a Residence, whether characterized by rocks, cactus or unaided nature, shall not comprise more than one-tenth of the landscaping Visible From Neighboring Property with the result that at least nine-tenths of such landscaping shall be vegetation (grass, etc.) of which at least 70% shall be a common variety domestic grass. With the approval of the Architectural Committee, the following ground covers may be permitted in place of grass: Myoporum, Vinca Major, Algerian Ivy, Trailing African Daisy, Verbena and Hall’s Honeysuckle. If used, these ground covers shall be planted at intervals not more than 6 inches on center and shall be neatly maintained. In lieu of the common variety domestic grass, each owner may install ground cover up to a maximum area of 150 square feet. (Amended 2/26/88) As part of the required landscaping for each Residence, each Owner shall install automatic irrigation (sprinkler) systems (the configuration and extent of the systems shall be as required by Architectural Committee) and must [ ] overseed all lawn areas with rye or equivalent winter grass promptly as soon as the summer grass becomes dormant. No Owner shall allow any condition which shall induce, breed or harbor plant disease or noxious insects.
3.10 Mining. No exploration or mining operations of any kind shall be permitted whether involving discovery, exploration, location, removal, milling or refining and whether relating to water, oil, gas, hydrocarbons, gravel, uranium, geothermal steam or otherwise.
3.11 Animals. No animals, reptiles, birds, fowl, poultry, fish or livestock shall be permitted or kept on or in connection with any Residence or the Property. Commonly accepted household pets such as dogs, cats, birds and fish in reasonable numbers may be maintained within a Residence for domestic but not commercial purposes. Household pets shall be restrained by fence, cage or leash at all times and shall not be allowed to commit a trespass or to eliminate excrement in the Common Area or other Residences. In order to protect birds and other wildlife, dogs and cats shall be required to wear bells at all times and all cats shall have their claws removed. Owners shall be liable for any and all damage to Property and injury to persons and animals, fish and fowl (domestic and wildlife) caused by their household pets. Horses may be ridden only within riding trails and other areas designated by the Association and shall be housed or stabled only within areas previously designated by the Association.
3.13 Compliance. No Residence shall be used or maintained in violation of any applicable statute, ordinance, code or regulation of any governmental authority, the provisions of this Declaration or the rules and regulations of the Association or the Architectural Committee.
3.14 Approval. All Owners shall be deemed to have approved all present resorts, restaurants, centers, offices, shops, apartments, tennis courts, lights, helicopter landing sites, horses, trails, stables and the like within any property outside of, but in the vicinity of, the Property. (Amended 9/30/92)
3.15 Exemption. In developing the Property and constructing Residences, Developer and/or any other builder may utilize portions of the Property owned by such party (but not including any Common Area (except for access purposes) or Residences owned by any other party) for models, sales offices, construction or sales trailers, construction staging and storage and related purposes reasonably associated with development and sale. (Amended 9/30/92)
4. PARTY WALLS. The rights and duties of Owners of Residences containing party walls, partitions, dividers, or fences, hereinafter "walls," shall be as follows:
4.1 Definition. Each wall, including patio walls, which is constructed so that any part is placed on or as the dividing line between separate Residences, shall constitute a party wall. With respect to any such wall, each of the adjoining Owners shall assume the burdens and be entitled to the benefits of these provisions, and, to the extent not inconsistent herewith, the general rules of law regarding party walls and of liability for negligent or willful acts or omissions shall be applied thereto. Walls separating adjacent property not included within the Property are not party walls and shall be the responsibility of the Owner of the Residence containing the wall.
4.2 Damage. In the event any party wall is damaged or destroyed through the act of one adjoining Owner, or any of his guests, tenants, licensees, agents or members of his family (whether or not such act is negligent or otherwise culpable) then such Owner shall forthwith proceed to rebuild and repair the same to as good a condition as formerly without cost to the adjoining Owner.
4.4 Negligence. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, an Owner who by his negligent or willful act or omission causes any party wall to be exposed to the elements shall bear the whole cost of furnishing the necessary protection against such elements and repairing damage caused thereby.
4.5 Alterations. In addition to meeting the other requirements of this declaration, any Owner proposing to modify, make additions to or rebuild his Residence in any manner which requires the extension or other alteration of any party wall shall first obtain the written consent of the adjoining Owner and the Architectural Committee. As constructed by Developer, the party walls are not retaining walls and shall not be altered to become retaining walls whether through filling above the foundation line or other means or methods.
4.6 Arbitration. In the event or any dispute between Owners with respect to the repair or rebuilding of a party wall, or with respect to any other matter in connection therewith, then upon written request of one of such Owners addressed to the Association, the matter shall be submitted to arbitration under such rules as may from time to time be adopted by the Association. If such rules have not been adopted by the Association, then the matter shall be submitted to three arbitrators, one chosen by each of the Owners and the third by the two so chosen, or if the two arbitrators cannot agree as to the selection of the third arbitrator within ten days, then by any Judge of the Superior Court of Maricopa County, Arizona. A determination of the matter signed by any two of the three arbitrators shall be binding upon the Owners, who shall share the cost of arbitration equally. In the event one party fails to choose an arbitrator within ten days after receipt of a request in writing for arbitration from the other party, then the other party shall have the right and power to choose both arbitrators.
4.7 Application. The right of any owner to contribution from any other Owner under this paragraph shall be appurtenant to the Residence and shall pass to and be binding upon such Owner’s heirs, assigns and successors in title.
5.1 Organization.
5.1.1 The Association. The Association shall be a nonprofit Arizona corporation charged with the duties and invested with the powers prescribed by law and as set forth in the Articles, the Bylaws and this Declaration. The provisions of this Declaration shall supersede any inconsistent provision of the Articles or the Bylaws. The Articles and the Bylaws shall not be amended or otherwise changed or interpreted so as to be inconsistent with this Declaration. The Association may comply with the provisions of §528 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, so as to attain and continue the status of a tax exempt "Residential Real Estate Management Association." The Association shall have no power to issue stock. The business of the Association shall be conducted by the Board and such officers as the Board may appoint as provided in the Articles and the Bylaws.
5.1.2 Subsidiary Associations. The Association shall have the right to form one or more subsidiary associations for any purpose deemed appropriate by the Board. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, one or more subsidiary associations may be formed for the operation and maintenance of any specific area located within the Property. However, such subsidiary associations shall be subject to this Declaration and may not take any action to lessen or abate the rights of the Owners or Developer.
5.1.3 Directors. The Board shall consist of five, seven or nine Directors as specified in the Bylaws. Each Director shall have one vote with respect to any matter to be determined by the Board. Directors shall be elected for staggered terms as provided in the Bylaws and shall hold office until their successors are duly elected. Directors may succeed themselves and may resign at any time by written notice to the Board. Directors may be removed by the Members of the Association as provided in the Bylaws. Any vacancy occurring the Board of Directors may be filled as provided in the Bylaws (Amended 9/30/92)
5.2 Powers and Duties of the Association. The Association shall have such rights, duties and powers as are set forth herein and in the Articles and the Bylaws.
5.3 Membership. Every Owner of a Residence automatically shall be a Member of the Association. Membership shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from ownership of the Residence. The rights and obligations of an Owner and membership in the Association shall not be assigned, transferred, pledged, conveyed or alienated in any way except upon transfer of ownership to the Owner’s Residence and then only to the transferee of ownership to such Residence. Any attempt to make a prohibited transfer shall be void. Any transfer or ownership to a Residence shall operate to transfer membership to the new Owner. In order to assist the Board in maintaining its books and records and in the orderly transaction of its business, all requests and other communications by the Members to the Association shall be in writing and the Board and the officers of the Association may disregard any other form of communication.
5.3.1 The Members shall be entitled to vote to elect all Directors as provided in the Bylaws. From and after the recording of the Eleventh Supplemental Declaration, there shall be only one class of membership. All Members shall be entitled to the following number of votes for each Residence owned depending upon the kind of Residence: Courthome - one vote; and Garden Home and Single Family Residence - two votes. All contrary provisions of the Declaration, Articles, Bylaws or other project documents are hereby deemed amended to be consistent with this provision for all purposes. (Amended 9/30/92)
5.3.2 Suspension. If any Owner shall be in arrears in the payment of any amounts due under any of the provisions of this Declaration for a period of fifteen days, or shall be in default in the performance of any of the terms of this Declaration for a period of fifteen days, that Owner’s right to vote as a Member of the Association shall be suspended automatically and shall remain suspended until all payments are made and defaults cured.
5.4 The Pointe South Mountain Rules. By a majority vote of the Directors of the Board, from time to time and subject to the provisions of this Declaration, the Association may adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations to be known as "The Point South Mountain Rules." The rules may restrict and govern the use of any area by any Owner, by the family of such Owner, or by any invitee, licensee or lessee of such Owner; provided, however, that the rules shall not be inconsistent with this Declaration, the Articles or the Bylaws. A copy of the rules as they may from time to time be adopted, amended or repealed, shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to each Owner and may be recorded. Upon such Recordation, the rules shall have the same force and effect as if they were set forth in and were a part of this Declaration. The Board shall have the right to impose fines and penalties for violations of this Declaration and the rules and if such fines or penalties are not paid within ten days after written notice to the Owner in violation, the fines or penalties shall become a lien on the Residence of the Owner and be enforceable as any other lien created by paragraph 7. The fines and penalties shall be in the amount of $100.00 for each offense, or such other amount as the Board may determine. Each occasion of violation and each day during which such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense subject to a separate and additional fine and penalty.
5.5 Personal Liability. No Director, member of any Committee of the Association, officer of the Association, compensated or voluntary manager, or employee or agent of the Association shall be personally liable to any Owner, or to any other Person, including the Association, for any damage, loss, or prejudice suffered or claimed on account of any act, omission, error or negligence of the Association, the Board, the manager or any other representative or employee of the Association, the Architectural Committee, any other Committee, or any officer of the Association, provided that such person has, upon the basis of such information as may be possessed by him acted in good faith, without willful or intentional misconduct. Officers and Directors of the Association shall be indemnified against personal liability for acts or omissions in the manner set forth in the Articles.
6.1 Owners. Each Owner shall be responsible for and bear the expense of the initial construction and landscaping and all subsequent repair and maintenance of the exterior and interior of his Residence within its Exterior Residence Lines including all areas and features not expressly herein provided to be maintained by the Association or, as to Courthomes, by the Courthome Owners collectively. In such repair and maintenance, an Owner shall not interfere with, hinder or damage any Common Area or the area or Improvements of any other Residence. The removal, replacement, installation and repair of any fence, wall or other component of a Residence, placed or constructed by the Developer or any Owner, on, within or about any utility easement or service line or system shall be the responsibility of the Owner, either directly or through increased assessment at the option of the Board. In addition, if the need for repair or maintenance of areas to be repaired and maintained by the Association, or collectively by the Courthome Owners, is caused through the negligent or willful acts or omissions of the Owner, his family, licensees, guests, tenants or invitees, the cost of such repair or maintenance shall be the responsibility of the Owner, either directly or through increased assessment, at the option of the Board. Further, repair and maintenance of the interior and exterior of any Residence which is undertaken by the Association, or collectively by the Courthome Owners because of the failure or neglect of the Owner, shall be the responsibility of the Owner, either directly or through assessment by the Association, at the option of the Board.
6.2 Courthome Owners. In addition to the responsibilities of an Owner set forth in paragraph 6.1, all of the Courthome Owners collectively, through separate assessment by the Association solely to all Courthome Owners in the manner provided in paragraph 7, shall be responsible for and bear the expense of the repair and maintenance of the exterior of the Courthomes including painting, repairing, replacing and caring for the driveways, carports, roofs, exterior walls, building surfaces, awnings, gutters, downspouts, pipes, ducts, flues, sewer, water and other utility lines, landscaping and other Improvements located outside the Exterior Residence Lines of a Courthome including, without limitation, the floor slab and below; on, in or outside the exterior walls; the roofs, upon the roof or above the roofs; or on or upon the lawns or driveways (excluding glass surfaces and air conditioning), herein the "Courthome Exterior Maintenance." For example, (1) plumbing pipes located inside the Exterior Residence Lines shall be the responsibility of the individual Courthome Owner, but plumbing pipes located inside the building containing the Courthome but outside the Exterior Residence Lines of the Courthome shall be maintained as a part of the Courthome Exterior Maintenance, and (2) the installation of the landscaping required by paragraph 3.7 shall be the responsibility of the individual Courthome Owner but the installation of landscaping outside the Courthome Exterior Residence Lines shall be the responsibility of the Association as part of the Courthome Exterior Maintenance. Courthome Owners shall be responsible individually for such portion of the Courthome Exterior Maintenance as shall be caused by or the result of their neglect, willfulness or omission in the same fashion that any other Owner would be so responsible pursuant to paragraph 6.1.
7.1 Creation of Lien and Personal Obligation. The Declarant at the direction of Developer, for each Residence within the Property, hereby covenants, and each Owner of any Residence by acceptance of such Residence, whether or not it shall be so expressed in the instrument of conveyance, is deemed to covenant and agree to pay to the Association: (1) regular assessments and charges, (2) special assessments for capital improvements and other purposes, and (3) for Courthome Owners only, assessments and charges as provided in paragraph 6.2. Assessments and charges shall be established and collected as hereinafter provided. The assessments and charges, together with interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, shall be a charge on the land and shall be a continuing lien upon the Residence against which each such assessment and charge is made. Each such assessment and charge, together with interest, costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees, also shall be the personal obligation of the Owner of such Residence at the time when the assessment or charge becomes due. The personal obligation for delinquent assessments and charges shall not pass to successors in title unless expressly assumed by them albeit [the] lien shall continue irrespective of a change in ownership. The obligation of an Owner to pay assessments and charge shall not be affected by the incompleteness of or any diminished use with respect to the Common Area or the abandonment of a Residence. (Amended 9/30/92)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Declaration, Declarant and Developer shall be obligated to pay only twenty-five percent (25%) of the regular assessment levied under Paragraph 7.3 with respect to Residences owned by them, and shall pay said percentage of the regular assessment amount in the same manner established for payment of the regular assessment by other Residence Owners. In the event said reduced assessment amount for Residences owned by Declarant or Developer is insufficient to cover the reasonable share of those Residences’ contribution toward insurance costs and depreciation reserves for the Property, as determined by generally accepted cost accounting methods, Declarant and Developer shall also pay such amounts monthly or quarterly, as applicable, in addition to said reduced regular assessment amount for the Residences, as is necessary to cover those Residences’ contribution toward the insurance costs and capital replacement reserves. Further, Declarant and Developer shall be responsible for a prorata share of any annual (fiscal year) deficits of the Association, equal to the amount of the deficit multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of Residences owned by Declarant or Developer as of December 31 of the year in question which are Irrevocably Annexed and the denominator of which is the total number of Residences irrevocably Annexed as of December 31 of the year in question, but Declarant and Developer shall not be responsible in any manner for the remainder of such deficits, directly or indirectly. (Amended 9/30/92)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Declarant and Developer shall pay and be liable for the full regular assessment amount for any Residence owned by Declarant or Developer after said Residence and the house constructed thereon are first rented or leased to or occupied by another person. If a reduced (25%) annual assessment has been levied against any such Residence and thereafter during the calendar or fiscal year covered by that reduced assessment that Residence is rented or leased to or occupied by another person, Declarant and Developer shall pay an amount equal to the prorated full assessment for that Residence for the remainder of such year less a credit for the prorated reduced amount previously paid for the remainder of that year. At any time Declarant or Developer may elect to pay full regular assessments for any or all of its Residences, and thereafter Declarant or Developer will have the same assessment and other financial obligations to the Association with respect to such Residences as any other Owner. (Amended 9/30/92)
7.3 Establishment of Assessments. Declarant as record title holder and each Owner, for themselves, their heirs, successors and assigns, covenant that each Residence shall be subject to regular assessment[s] in an amount to be determined by the Board in the following manner:
7.3.1 Repair and Maintenance. Each Residence’s prorata share of the actual cost to the Association of the repair and maintenance to be performed by the Association as provided in paragraph 6.3
7.3.2 Operations. Each Residence’s prorata share of the actual cost to the Association of the operation, maintenance and security of the Common Area and such additional portions of the Property as are repaired and maintained by the Association as provided in paragraph 6.3.
7.3.3 Taxes and Insurance. Each Residence’s prorata share of the actual cost to the Association of taxes and governmental assessments on the Common Area and insurance maintained by the Association.
7.3.4 Utilities. Each Residence’s prorata share of the actual cost to the Association of water and other systems and services, if any, not separately metered or charged directly to a Residence. In determining a Residence’s prorata share, the Association may vary the assessment to a Residence to reflect the extent of use as by increased water charges for swimming pools and the like.
7.3.5. Reserves. Each Residence’s prorata share of the sums determined by the Board to be prudent for the establishment of reserves for repair, maintenance, taxes, insurance, capital improvements and other charges for the benefit of the Owners and the Property.
7.3.6. Miscellaneous. Each Residence’s prorata share of such additional sums as the Board may determine to be necessary to fulfill the purposes of the Association.
7.3.7 Procedure. Subject to the provisions of this Declaration, regular assessments shall be determined by the Board in such manner as shall be set forth in the Bylaws. Written notice of the amount of assessments and the due date shall be provided to the Owners not less than thirty days prior to the due date. The first assessment period shall not commence earlier than the first day of the first month following conveyance of the first Residence to an owner other than Declarant. Upon written demand and for a reasonable charge, the Board shall furnish to any Owner a certificate setting forth whether the assessments and charges on his Residence are paid, and if unpaid, the amount unpaid. The certificate when signed by an officer or Director shall be binding upon the Association as of the date of issuance. (Amended 9/30/92)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Declaration, regular annual assessments and special assessments shall not be used for the initial development or construction of capital improvements within the Annexable Property or the Property annexed by the Tenth Supplemental Declaration, and shall not be used to maintain property not owned by the Association, except for the Courthome assessments, which will be used for Courthome Exterior Maintenance and insurance, but only for those Courthomes Irrevocably Annexed. (Amended 9/30/92)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may impose a special assessment to obtain funds to install individual water and/or sewer meters in any one of more groups of Residences, provided (a) such special assessment shall be levied solely against the Residences which will, by such work, obtain individual water and/or sewer meters, (b) the Owners of the Residences to be specially assessed under (a) above approve the special assessment by the two thirds (2/3) vote according to the procedures set forth above, and (c) after installation of such separate meters, the Owners of the Residences with such separate meters will be solely responsible for their own water and/or sewer charges, as applicable, but such Owners will be entitled to the credit described in Paragraph 7.5, as amended by the Eleventh Supplemental Declaration. (Amended 9/30/92)
Written notice of any meeting called for the purpose of taking any action authorized under the preceding provisions to increase the maximum annual assessment above that amount allowed by the formula described above, or to approve any special assessment under Paragraph 7.4, shall be sent to all Owners not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days in advance of the meeting. At the first such meeting called, the presence of Members of proxies therefor entitled to cast sixty percent (60%) of all of the votes of the membership 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. No such subsequent meetings shall be held more than sixty (60) days following the preceding meeting (Amended 9/30/92)
If the Association conducts a mail vote on the issue, the vote will not be binding or valid unless a ballot is sent to all Members with a required return date stated which shall be not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days after the ballot is mailed to all Members. Only those ballots returned by 5:00 p.m. on the specified return date shall be counted, and for the vote to be valid or finding, ballots from Owners representing at least sixty percent (60%) of the voting power of the Association must be timely returned to satisfy the "quorum" requirement, which "quorum" requirement will be thirty percent (30%) if a second mail vote is conducted because a "quorum" is not established for the first mail vote. Further, for the increase in the Base Maximum Annual Assessment amount to be approved, the matter must receive the affirmative vote from two thirds (2/3) of the votes of the Members who timely return mail ballots. (Amended 9/30/92)
In addition, if all Residences except Courthomes are, at any time, separately metered for water and sewer and the Owners thereof are individually paying their water and sewer service charges under the provisions of [ ] Paragraph 7.4, the Base Maximum Annual Assessment amount for such Residences shall be reduced by an amount reasonably determined by the Board to reflect the annual savings per Residence as a result of the Association not paying their water and sewer charges, which reduction will establish a proportionate relationship between the Base Maximum Annual Assessment for the Courthomes and the Base Maximum Annual Assessment for all other Residences, which proportionate relationship shall be permanently maintained thereafter as the Base Maximum Annual Assessment changes, and the same proportionate relationship will be used to set actual regular annual assessments for all Residences. (Amended 9/30/92)
7.6 Assessment Rate. The prorata share of the total assessment to be borne by each Residence shall be the Assessment Rate for that Residence. The Assessment Rate shall be a percentage determined as the product of "1" as the numerator, and the total number of all Residences then subject to assessment, as the denominator. If and as any Residences are combined or deleted or additional property is annexed to the Property in the manner provided in paragraph 2, the total number of Residences so combined or deleted shall reduce or enlarge the denominator of the Assessment Rate calculation, as appropriate, at such time as such Residences become subject to assessment. All assessments must be uniform for all Residences, except when penalty assessments are issued because of maintenance or other expenses incurred by the Association as a result of the neglect or the like by an Owner. Assessments for Courthome Maintenance, Courthome insurance and the like shall be allocated only among Courthome Owners and not among Owners of other Residences. The separate Assessment Rate for Courthome assessments for each Courthome shall be a percentage determined as the product of "1," as the numerator, and the total number of Courthomes then subject to assessment, as the denominator.
7.7.1 Suit. The Board may cause a lawsuit to be commenced and maintained in the name of the Association against an Owner to enforce the payment of any delinquent assessment or charge. Any judgement rendered in any such action shall include, without limitation, the amount of the delinquency, interest from the date of delinquency until paid at the "Default Rate" which shall be twelve percent (12%) per annum, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees as determined by the court. Interest at the Default Rate shall commence to accrue as of the due date of the assessment or charge in question if the same is not paid within thirty (30) days from its due date, and the provisions of Paragraph 7.7.2 are modified to be consistent with this paragraph. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Declaration, Articles or Bylaws, the Association shall not institute suit or take action to collect any assessment or realize upon its lien therefor unless the same is not paid within thirty (30) days of its due date. (Amended 9/30/92)
7.7.3 Subordination of Lien. The lien for the assessments and charges provided for herein shall be subordinate to the lien of the First Mortgage on the Residence. Sale or transfer of any Residence shall not affect the lien. However, the sale or transfer of any Residence pursuant to mortgage foreclosure or any proceeding similar to or in lieu thereof, shall extinguish the lien as to payments which became due prior to such sale or transfer. No sale or transfer shall relieve such Residence from liability for any assessments or charges thereafter becoming due or from the lien thereof. Sale or transfer shall not relieve the previous Owner from personal liability for assessments or charges that became due while such Owner was the Owner.
8.1 Organization. There shall be an Architectural Committee, organized as follows:
8.1.1 Committee Composition. The Architectural Committee shall consist of three regular members and two alternate members. None of such members shall be required to be an Owner, an architect or to meet any other particular qualifications for membership.
8.1.2 Alternate Members. In the event of the absence or disability of one or two regular members of the Committee, the remaining regular member or members, even though less than a quorum, may designate either or both of the alternate members to act as substitutes for the absent or disabled regular member or members for the duration of such absence or disability.
8.1.3 Initial Members. The following persons are hereby designated as the initial members of the Architectural Committee.
Office No. 1 - Robert Gosnell, regular member
Office No. 2 - Craig Bisch, regular member
Office No. 3 - Edward J. Avery, regular member
Office No. 4 - Stewart C. Berres, alternate member
Office No. 5 - Robert T. Hardison, alternate member
8.1.4 Terms of Office. The initial and all successor members of the Architectural Committee shall serve until resignation or removal.
8.1.5 Appointment and Removal. The right to appoint and remove all regular and alternate members of the Architectural Committee at any time, shall be and is hereby vested solely in the Board of the Association, provided, however, that no regular or alternate member may be removed from the Architectural Committee by the Board except by the vote or written consent of a majority of the Directors. Exercise of the right of appointment and removal, as set forth herein, shall be evidenced by a declaration identifying each new regular or alternate member appointed to the Committee and each regular or alternate member replaced or removed therefrom.
8.1.6 Resignations. Any regular or alternate member of the Architectural Committee may resign at any time from the Committee by giving written notice thereof to the Board.
8.2 Duties. It shall be the duty of the Architectural Committee to consider and act upon any and all proposals or plans submitted to it pursuant to the terms hereof, to adopt Architectural Committee Rules, to perform other duties delegated to it by the Board, and to carry out all other duties imposed upon it by the Declaration or The Pointe South Mountain Rules.
8.3 Meetings and Compensations. The Architectural Committee shall meet from time to time as necessary to perform its duties hereunder. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 8.1.2, the vote or written consent of any two regular members, at a meeting or otherwise, shall constitute the act of the Committee. The Committee shall keep and maintain a written record of al actions taken by it at such meetings or otherwise. Members of the Architectural Committee shall be entitled to compensation for their services only as may be provided by the Board in its discretion.
8.4 Rules. The Architectural Committee may, from time to time and in its sole and absolute discretion, adopt, amend and repeal, by unanimous vote or written consent of the regular members, rules and regulations to be known as "Architectural Committee Rules." The rules shall interpret and implement this Declaration by setting forth the standards and procedures for Architectural Committee review and the guidelines for architectural design, placement of buildings, landscaping, color schemes, exterior finishes and materials and other features which are recommended for use in the Property.
8.5 Waiver. The approval or disapproval by the Architectural Committee of any plans, drawings or specifications for any work done or proposed, or for any other matter requiring the approval of the Architectural Committee shall be in writing and shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any right to approve or withhold approval of any similar plan, drawing, specification or matter subsequently submitted for approval.
8.6 Liability. Neither the Architectural Committee nor any member thereof shall be liable to the Association, any Owner, or to any other Person, for any damage, loss or prejudice suffered or claimed on account of the approval or disapproval of any plans, drawings, or specifications, whether or not defective; the construction or performance of any work, whether or not pursuant to approved plans, dra