DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS
WHITEBARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
THIS DECLARATION is made this 22nd. day of
September, 2001, by
KDT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC a Nevada limited
liability company ("Declarant").
RECITALS
A. Declarant is the owner of certain real
property located in Douglas County, Nevada, described in Exhibit
A hereto.
B. By this Declaration, Declarant intends to
establish a planned community on the real property described in
Exhibit A in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 116 of
Nevada Revised Statutes.
DECLARATION
NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant hereby declares that
the real property described in Exhibit A is and shall be held,
conveyed, encumbered, leased, used, occupied, improved, and
otherwise affected in any manner subject to the provisions of
this Declaration, all of which are hereby declared to be in
furtherance of a general plan for the development, improvement,
and sale of such property, and for the purpose of enhancing,
maintaining, and protecting the value and attractiveness of such
property. All provisions hereof shall be deemed to run with the
land as covenants running with the land or as equitable
servitudes, as the case may be, and shall constitute benefits
and burdens to the Declarant and its assigns and to all persons
hereafter acquiring or owning any interest in such property,
however such interest may be obtained.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise specifies or
requires, the following words and phrases when used herein shall
have the meanings set forth in this Section.
Act. The "Act" means Chapter 116 of
Nevada Revised Statutes.
Allocated Interests. The "allocated
interests" means the interest allocated to each Lot for
liability for common expenses and votes in the Association.
Articles. The "Articles" means the
articles of incorporation of the Association.
Association. The "Association" means
the White Bark Homeowners' Association, a Nevada non-profit
corporation.
Association Property. The term
"Association Property" refers to ANY property owned
and controlled by the Whitebark Homeowners Association,
including Limited Common Areas.
Beneficiary. A "Beneficiary" means a
beneficiary under a deed of trust or a mortgagee under a
mortgage, and/or the assignee of such beneficiary or mortgagee.
Board. The "Board" means the Board
of Directors of the Association.
Bylaws. The "Bylaws" means the
Bylaws of the Association.
Common Elements. The "Common
Elements" means any real estate designated as common area,
common elements, or similar descriptions within the planned
community, owned or leased by the association other than a Lot,
together with Improvements constructed thereon.
County. The "County" means Douglas
County, Nevada.
Declarant. The "Declarant" means KDT
Development, LLC a Nevada limited liability company, which has
made and executed this Declaration, or its successors.
Declaration. The "Declaration" means
this instrument and amendments thereto.
Eligible Mortgage Holder. An "Eligible
Mortgage Holder" means an Institutional Holder that has
submitted a written request that the Association notify it on
any proposed action requiring the consent of a specified
percentage of Eligible Mortgage Holders.
First Deed of Trust. A "first deed of
trust" means a deed of trust or a mortgage having priority
over all other deeds of trust encumbering the same portion of
the Project.
Foreclosure. A "foreclosure" means a
foreclosure of a mortgage or exercise of power of sale pursuant
to a deed of trust.
Identifying Number. An "identifying
number" means the symbol that identifies only one Lot in
the Project. (i .e. Number of Respective Lot)
Institutional Holder. An "Institutional
Holder" means a mortgagee that is a bank, savings and loan
association, established mortgage company, or other entity
chartered under federal or state laws, or any corporation or
insurance company, or federal or state agency.
Lease. A "lease" means any agreement
for the leasing or rental of any portion of the Project.
Liability for Common Expenses. The
"liability for common expenses" means the liability
for common expenses allocated to each Lot.
Limited Common Areas. The term “limited
common areas” refers to Association Property, which may be
used by the individual Lot owners on a limited basis (i.e.
designated parking areas or decks).
Lot. A "Lot" means a physical
portion of the Project that is designated for separate ownership
described under paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 116.2105.
The identifying number and boundaries of each Lot are defined on
the Plat and by this Declaration.
Manager. The "Manager" means the
person or entity designated by the Board to manage designated
affairs of the Association and to perform various other duties
assigned by the Board and by the provisions of this Declaration.
Member. A "Member" means every
person or entity that holds a membership in the Association.
Plat. The "Plat" means the
subdivision map of White Bark Homeowners' Association, a planned
community, created in accordance with NRS 116.2109(2) and NRS
Chapter 278 and filed in the Office of the County Recorder of
Douglas County, Nevada, on September 7, 2001 as Document No.
522371, Book No. 0901, Page No. 1474
Project. The term "Project" refers
to the Whitebark Subdivision and its ultimate goal of
development.
Property. The term "Property" refers
to ANY real property within the context of this document.
Rules and Regulations. The "Rules and
Regulations" means such rules and regulations as the Board
from time to time may adopt concerning the use of the Project or
any part thereof.
Subdivision. The term subdivision refers
specifically to “ White Bark Townhouses”, a planned
community.
ARTICLE 2
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS
2.1 Legal Description and Voting Rights. A
legal description that sets forth the name of the Project, the
identifying number of the Lot, the County, and the file number
and book or other information to show where the Declaration is
recorded shall be a legally sufficient description of the Lot,
and all rights, obligations, and interests appurtenant to that
Lot that are created by this Declaration.
2.2 Ownership of Lot/Voting Rights. Ownership
of each Lot within the Project shall include a fee interest in a
Lot, any exclusive or nonexclusive easements appurtenant to such
Lot, and a membership in the Association. The votes in the
Association are allocated as follows: one vote to each Lot.
2.3 Ownership of Common Elements. The
Association shall own the common elements.
2.4 Limited Common Area. The Limited Common
Area shall be designated and allocated as shown on the Plat
and/or this Declaration. Additionally, any other portions of the
Common Elements may be allocated by an appropriate amendment to
this Declaration to create for the benefit of any Lot an
exclusive easement appurtenant for use as Limited Common Area as
described in the amendment.
2.5 Conveyances and Encumbrance of Common
Elements. Portions of the Common Elements may be conveyed or
subjected to a security interest by the Association in
accordance with NRS 116.3112.
2.6 Owner's Non-Exclusive Easement of
Enjoyment. Every Owner of a Lot shall have a non-exclusive
easement of use and enjoyment in, to, and throughout the Common
Elements and for ingress, egress, and support over and through
the Common Elements. Such non-exclusive easements shall be
subordinate to, and shall not interfere with, exclusive
easements for use and enjoyment of any Limited Common Area
appurtenant to any Lot. Each such non-exclusive easement shall
be appurtenant to and pass with title to each Lot, subject to
the following rights and restrictions:
(a) The right of the Board to adopt, amend and
enforce the Rules and Regulations, subject to the veto by a vote
of not less than 60% of the voting rights of the Members;
(b) The right of the Association to borrow
money to improve, repair, or maintain the Common Elements;
(c) The right of the Association to dedicate
or transfer all or any part of the Common Elements to any public
agency, authority, or entity for such purposes, and subject to
such conditions as may be agreed to by the Owners. No such
dedication or transfer shall be effective unless an instrument
agreeing to such dedication or transfer, has been executed by
Owners having a majority of the voting rights of the Members has
been recorded.
2.7 Easements for Encroachments. If any part
of the Common Elements encroaches or shall hereafter encroach
upon a Lot, an easement for such encroachment and for the
maintenance of the same does and shall exist. If any part of a
Lot encroaches or shall hereafter encroach upon the Common
Elements, or upon an adjoining Lot, an easement for such
encroachment and for the maintenance of the same does and shall
exist. Such encroachment shall not be considered to be
encumbrances either on the Common Elements or the Lots.
Encroachments referred to herein include, but are not limited
to, encroachments caused by initial construction, settling,
rising, or shifting of the earth, or by changes in positions
caused by repair or reconstruction of the Project or any part
thereof.
2.8 Easements of Access for Repair.
Maintenance, and Emergencies. Some of the Common Elements are or
may be located within the Lots or may be conveniently accessible
only through the Lots. The Owners of other Lots shall have the
irrevocable right, to be exercised by the Association or their
agent, to have access to each Lot and to all Common Elements
from time to time during such reasonable hours as maybe
necessary for the maintenance, repair, or replacement of any of
the Common Elements located therein or accessible there from or
for making emergency repairs therein necessary to prevent damage
to the Common Elements or to another Lot. The Association shall
have such right independent of any agency relationship. Except
as otherwise provided in Section 3.5, damage to any part of a
Lot resulting from the maintenance, repair, emergency repair, or
replacement of any of the Common Elements or as a result of
emergency repairs within another Lot at the instance of the
Association or of Owners shall be an expense of all of the
Owners; provided, however, if such damage is the result of
negligence of an Owner, then such Owner shall be financially
responsible for all of such damage. The Association shall
collect amounts owing by Owners pursuant hereto by assessment
pursuant to Article 6.
2.9 Utility Easements. There is reserved for
the benefit of each Lot easements for location, maintenance, and
replacement, including necessary excavation and other
construction activities, utility services over, under, or
through such portions of the Common Elements and other Lots,
where such utilities are constructed when construction of the
Project is completed. In addition, this Declaration reserves,
and the Association is granted, the right to establish and
convey subsequent utility easements; and each Owner in accepting
a deed to a Lot, expressly consents to such easements. However,
no such easement can be granted if it would interfere with the
use, occupancy, or enjoyment by an Owner of his Lot, any Limited
Common Area, or other Common Elements unless approved by the
vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the
voting rights of the Members.
2.10 Easements Deemed Created. All conveyances
of Lots hereafter made shall be construed to grant and reserve
such reciprocal easements as shall give effect to Sections 2.4,
2.6, 2.7, 2.8, and 2.9 above, even though no specific reference
to such easements or to those Sections appear in any such
conveyance.
2.11 Non-Sever ability of Component Parts. No
part of a Lot, and its easements and other appurtenant rights
created by law or by this Declaration shall be severed from each
other; such components shall always be conveyed, devised,
encumbered, or otherwise affected only together. Every gift,
devise, bequest, transfer, encumbrance, conveyance, or other
disposition of a Lot, or any interest therein, shall be presumed
to be a gift, devise, bequest, transfer, encumbrance, or
conveyance, respectively, of the entire Lot and all easements
and other appurtenant rights created by law or by this
Declaration.
2.12 Taxes and Assessments. Each Owner shall
execute such instruments and take such actions as may reasonably
be specified by the Association to obtain separate real property
tax assessments for the Owner's Lot. Each Owner shall pay the
taxes or assessments assessed against the Owner's Lot. The
Association shall pay all taxes, and assessments levied against
the Common Elements, unless the County Assessor allocates such
taxes proportionately among the Lots.
2.13 Delegation of Use; Purchasers; Tenants.
Any Owner may delegate his rights of use and enjoyment in the
Project, including any recreational facilities, to the members
of his family, guests, and invitees, and to such other persons
as may be permitted by the Bylaws and the Rules and Regulations,
subject, however, to this Declaration, the Bylaws, and the Rules
and Regulations. However, if an Owner has sold his Lot to a
contract purchaser ("contract" refers to an instrument
creating a security interest, not to a marketing agreement) or
rented it to a tenant, then the Owner, members of his family,
his guests, and his invitees shall not be entitled to use and
enjoy the recreational facilities of the Project, if any, while
the Owner's Lot is occupied by such contract purchaser or
tenant. Instead, the contract purchaser or tenant, while
occupying such Lot, shall be entitled to use and enjoy the
Common Elements, and during the period of this occupancy, can
delegate the rights of use and enjoyment in the same manner as
if such contract purchaser or tenant were an Owner. Each Owner
shall notify the secretary of the Association of the names of
any contract purchaser or tenants of such Owner's Lot. Each
Owner, contract purchaser, or tenant also shall notify the
Secretary of the Association of the names of all persons to whom
such Owner, contract purchaser, or tenant has delegated any
rights of use and enjoyment in the Project and the relationship
that each such person bears to the Owner, contract purchaser, or
tenant. Any delegated rights of use and enjoyment are subject to
suspension to the same extent as are the rights of Owners; and
the Owner shall at all times be responsible for any and all
activities of his tenant in the use of the Project.
2.14 Private Streets. Declarant acknowledges
that the County will not assume responsibility for maintenance
of any private streets in the Project. Declarant acknowledges
that the Project is a private, gated community.
ARTICLE 3
USE RESTRICTIONS
3.1 Residential Use. Each Lot shall be used
primarily as a dwelling or for personal, family, or household
purposes.
3.2 Commercial Use. Except as otherwise
provided in this Declaration, no part of the Project, shall be
used or caused, allowed, or authorized to be used in any way,
directly or indirectly, for any business, commercial,
manufacturing, mercantile, storing, vending, or other such
non-residential purpose, except for commercial use of the any
access, easement and related rights upon the Common Elements
that may or may not encumber the subdivision, specifically as
such rights relate to Heavenly.
3.3 Improvements and Alterations. No
construction, placement, or alteration (including exterior
siding or roofing materials and colors) of any improvement,
excavation, or fill or any other work that alters the exterior
appearance of any Lot, Limited Common Area, or the improvements
located thereon from its natural or improved state existing on
the date such Lot was first conveyed by Declarant to another
Owner shall be accomplished or permitted without the prior
approval of the Board, except as specifically authorized herein.
All forms and types of construction activities within the
Property, including but not limited to, the construction of a
residence on a Lot or the construction of Improvements, shall be
permitted only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m.
Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. on Saturdays; provided, however, that all such construction
activities are prohibited the entire New Year's Day, Christmas
Day, and the following legal holidays: Easter Sunday, Memorial
Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Thanksgiving Day.
3.4 Maintenance and Repair of Lots and Limited
Common Areas. Except as otherwise provided herein, each Owner
shall at his own expense, maintain his Lot, any Limited Common
Area appurtenant to this Lot, and all improvements in a clean
and attractive condition and good state of repair. Except for
patio furniture and barbecue equipment, the outside portions of
the Lot and Common Elements shall not be used for storage or
other unsightly use. The Association shall be responsible for
the maintenance and repair of the portions of the common water
and sewer systems located outside of the Lot boundaries,
provided that such systems serve the individual Owner Lots or
Association Property. Each Owner shall be responsible for
maintenance and snow removal on the driveway, parking decks, and
any concrete pads, if any, on the Lot's Limited Common Area.No
Owner shall do or allow any work to be done or any condition to
exist on his Lot or Limited Common Area that will impair the
structural soundness or safety of any improvement located
thereon. Each Owner shall at all times maintain and repair the
exterior of all residences, buildings, structures and
improvements on his or her Lot, including, without limitation,
all exterior walls, windows, glass, ceilings, floors, patios,
decks, stairwells, fixtures and appurtenances thereto in a
clean, neat, sanitary and orderly fashion. If any improvements
are damaged or destroyed by fire or other calamity, the
respective Owner shall, within a time period determined to be
reasonable by the Board, rebuild or repair the damage or
otherwise restore his Lot and Limited Common Area to a state
that is not offensive to the general appearance of the Project.
3.5 Maintenance of Landscaping. All
landscaping shall be subject to the approval of the Board or
Architectural Committee. The use of decorative rock or bark in
landscaping shall be at the discretion of the Board or
Architectural Committee. In the event any Owner fails to
landscape such Owner's Lot in accordance with the landscape plan
approved by the Board or Architectural Committee within the time
specified herein, Declarant and/or the Association shall have
the right to seek a mandatory injunction to compel such Owner to
undertake and complete such landscaping, or, in the alternative,
the Association may cause such landscaping to be installed after
levying a Violation Assessment against the Owner of such Lot for
the cost of such landscaping. The Owner of such Lot shall be
deemed to have given an easement over, across, under and through
such Lot for the purpose of causing such landscaping to be
installed. Any landscaping that is to remain natural but is
disturbed through the course of construction must be hydro
seeded or revegitated back to its natural state. No Owner shall
allow or permit upon his Lot or Limited Common Area, and the
Association shall not allow or permit in the remainder of the
Common Elements, any thing or condition to exist that shall
induce, breed, or harbor infectious plant or tree diseases or
noxious insects. Landscaping within the access roadway right of
way (snow storage easement), if any, shall be restricted to low
growing shrubs and ground cover.
3.6 Parking Restrictions. No Owner shall park,
store or keep within the Association Property, or park, store or
keep on his Lot, any inoperable vehicle or any vehicle used for
commercial purposes (including, but not limited to, any dump
truck, cement mixer truck, oil or gas truck or delivery truck),
or any camper, motor home, bus, trailer, trailer coach, camp
trailer, boat, aircraft, horse trailer (collectively
"Restricted Vehicles") unless said Restricted Vehicles
shall not include camper trucks or similar vehicles up to and
including one (1) ton in weight or sport utility vehicles;
provided that such excluded vehicles are not used for commercial
purposes. In addition, no Owner shall park, store, or keep
anywhere within the Association Property any vehicle or
vehicular equipment, mobile or otherwise, reasonably deemed to
be a nuisance by the Board. The Board shall have the power to
enforce all parking and vehicle use restrictions applicable to
the Association Property, including the power to remove vehicles
from any of the Association Property to the extent permitted by
applicable law and to adopt Rules and Regulations covering
parking and vehicle use which are not inconsistent with this
Declaration. Owners may not park any vehicle on the streets
within the Association Property. The Board or Architectural
Committee may include additional restrictions regarding snow
removal, contractors and their employees.
3.7 Utility Installations. Except as otherwise
permitted by the Board or Architectural Committee, no antenna,
or other device for transmission of electric current, telephone,
television or radio signals, no pipe for conduit of water, gas,
or sewer, and no machinery or equipment of any kind shall be
constructed, placed, or maintained anywhere within the Project
unless it is underground or concealed under improvements.
Nothing shall be deemed to forbid the erection and use of
temporary power or telephone services incidental to the
construction of improvements approved by the Board. No pole,
flagpole, mast, solar panel, satellite dish, receiver, or other
outdoor antenna or related device shall be allowed on any Lot or
Association Property without the prior written consent of the
Board or Architectural Committee. In addition, no towers and,
except as hereinafter provided, no exposed or outside radio,
television or other electronic antennae shall be allowed,
constructed or permitted on any Lot without the approval of the
Board or Architectural Committee. Satellite dishes and ham radio
facilities, if any, may be installed on a Lot strictly in
accordance with the Board or Design Guidelines, provided,
however, that all satellite dishes and ham radio facilities
shall be so located so as to be shielded from view from other
Properties as determined by the Board or the Architectural
Committee.
3.8 Trash Containers and Collection. All
garbage and trash shall be placed and kept in covered, bear
proof containers of a type and style approved by the Board. All
permanent storage of trash receptacles shall be within completed
residences’ garages. In no event shall such containers or
trash be kept on any portion of the Project other than in places
specifically designated for such purpose, except to make the
same available for collection and then only for the shortest
time reasonably necessary to effect such collection. Each
residence shall be equipped with a garbage disposal.
3.9 Clotheslines Drying Facilities. No outside
clothes lines or other outside clothing drying or airing
facilities shall be maintained on any Lot or Limited Common
Area.
3.10 Mailboxes. There shall be no exterior
newspaper tubes or freestanding mailboxes in the Project except
those otherwise approved by the Board or Architectural
Committee. All mailboxes, if any, shall be of one of the designs
specified in the Design Guidelines and installed in a location
approved by the Board or Architectural Committee. in accordance
with U.S.Postal Service requirements.
3.11 Fires. There shall be no exterior fires
except barbecue fires contained within receptacles, gas fired
only, designed for such purpose.
3.12 Fences. No fences, hedges, or walls shall
be erected or maintained on any Limited Common Area. No fences,
hedges, or walls, which are not structural retaining walls,
shall be erected or maintained on any residence without the
written consent of the Board or Architectural Committee.
Structural retaining walls are governed by the Design
Guidelines.
3.13 Signs. Except for the Project name sign
and as otherwise provided herein, no sign of any kind shall be
displayed to the public view on or from any part of the Project
without the approval of the Board, except an 18" by
24" for sale or lease sign. The Association shall post on
the driveway access to the public street stop signs to the
satisfaction of the Douglas County Engineer, which signs shall
at all times be maintained in good order and repair by the
Association. Nothing herein contained shall restrict the right
of Declarant to place signs within the Association Property for
the purpose of marketing of the Lots within. This Declaration
shall not restrict the rights of Declarant and the Association
to place and maintain street signs and monument signs
identifying the Association Property.
3.14 Temporary Occupancy and Temporary
Structures. No temporary building or structure of any kind, such
as a tent, recreational vehicle, boat, house trailer, shack,
garage, or barn, and no incomplete building shall be used at any
time for a dwelling, either temporarily or permanently, on the
Project. Temporary buildings and structures used during the
construction or repair of improvements in the Project shall be
expressly approved by the Board and shall be removed immediately
after the completion of the construction or repair.
3.15 Mineral Development and Mineral Rights.
No oil drilling, oil development operations, oil refining,
quarrying, or mining operations of any kind shall be permitted
on or in the Project. No portion of the Association Property and
the individual twelve (12) lots shall be used in any manner to
explore for minerals of any kind, gravel, or earth substances.
No wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavations, shafts, pumps,
other than K.G.I.D. water and sewer lines shall be allowed on
the Association Property or the twelve (12) lots. Declarant
shall own any and all mineral rights on the Property and the
Limited Common Area.
3.16 Animals. No reptiles, rodents, birds,
fish, livestock, poultry, or other animals shall be kept in any
Lot or elsewhere within the Project, except that domestic dogs,
cats, fish, and birds inside bird cages may be kept as household
pets within any Lot and Limited Common Area, if they are not
kept, bred, or raised for commercial purposes. The Rules and
Regulations may prohibit or limit the keeping of any household
pets in any Limited Common Area or any part thereof. The Board
may prohibit maintenance of any animal that constitutes a
nuisance to any other Owner in the sole and exclusive opinion of
the Board. Each person bringing or keeping a pet upon the
Project shall be absolutely liable to other Owners, their family
members, guests, invitees, tenants, and contract purchasers, and
their respective family members, guests, and invitees for any
damage to persons or property caused by any pet brought upon or
kept upon the Project by such person or by members of his
family, his guests, or invitees. Kennels, if any, must be
constructed of materials and erected in a manner substantially
similar or identical to the residence on the Lot and must be
approved by the Board or Architectural Committee in all
respects, including, but not limited to, the location of such
kennel on said residence. The Board or Architectural Committee
shall have the absolute right to require any Owner or Resident
to remove any pet or animal owned or controlled by such Owner or
Resident if the pet or animal is not disciplined or constitutes
an undue annoyance to other Owners or residents. Pets and
animals are at all times subject to applicable governmental
statutes, regulations, rules and ordinances. Each Owner shall
frequently remove any animal excrement from such Owner's
residence. The Board shall strictly regulate such removal.
3.17 Operation of Motor Vehicles. Motor
vehicles within the Project shall be operated in a safe and
prudent manner, observing all speed limit and traffic control
signs posted or set by the Rules and Regulations.
3.18 Nuisances. No rubbish or debris of any
kind shall be placed or permitted to accumulate in the Project.
No odors shall be permitted to arise from the Project so as to
render any portion of the Project unsanitary, unsightly,
offensive, or detrimental to any other portion of the Project in
the vicinity thereof or to its occupants. No noise or other
nuisance shall be permitted to exist or operate upon any portion
of the Project so as to be offensive or detrimental to any other
portion of the Project in the vicinity thereof or to its
occupants. Without limiting the generality of any of the
following provisions, no exterior speakers, horns, whistles,
bells, or other sound devises (other than security systems used
exclusively for security purposes) shall be located, used, or
placed on the Project without the prior written approval of the
Board. No noxious or offensive activities, including but not
limited to, repair of automobiles or other motorized vehicles,
shall be conducted within the Project. Nothing shall be done on
or within the Project that may be or become an annoyance or
nuisance to the residents of the Project, or that in any way
interferes with the quiet enjoyment of occupants of Lots. Unless
otherwise permitted by the Rules and Regulations, no Owner shall
serve food or beverages, cook, barbecue, or engage in similar
activities except within such Owner's Lot or Limited Common
Area. Alarm devices used exclusively to protect the security of
a Residence and its contents shall be permitted, provided that
such devices do not produce annoying sounds or conditions as a
result of frequently occurring false alarms. No unsightly
articles, including, without limitation, clotheslines,
machinery, junk, debris, or building materials shall be
permitted to remain on any Lot so as to be visible from
neighboring property. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, refuse, garbage and trash shall be kept at all times
in covered, bear proof, sanitary containers located in the
Owner's or Resident's garage or otherwise not visible from the
front of the residence or from neighboring property. There shall
be no exterior fires whatsoever, except barbecue fires, in gas
fired barbecues, contained within receptacles designed
therefore, such that they do not create a fire hazard and except
as specifically authorized in writing by the Association
(subject, however, to applicable ordinances and fire
regulations).
3.19 Compliance with Laws. No Owner shall
permit anything to be done or kept on his Lot or Limited Common
Area that violates any law, ordinance, statute, rule, or
regulation of any local, county, regional, state, or federal
body. Each Owner shall comply with all statutes, rules or
regulations promulgated by Douglas County governing the
subdivision. No Owner shall allow furniture, furnishings, or
other personal property belonging to such Owner to remain within
any portion of the Common Elements except in his Limited Common
Area or as otherwise permitted by the Board. Without prior
written consent from the Board, nothing shall be done or kept on
any Lot or in the Common Elements or any part thereof that would
result in the cancellation of the insurance on the Project or
any part thereof or increase the rate of insurance on the
Project or any part thereof over what the Association would pay
but for such activity.
3.20 Rules and Regulations. No Owner shall
violate the Rules and Regulations as adopted from time to time
by the Association.
3.21 Indemnification. Each Owner shall be
liable to the other Owners and to the Association for any damage
to the Common Elements that may be sustained by reason of the
negligence of such Owner, members of his family, his contract
purchasers, tenants, guests, or invitees, but only to the extent
that any such damage is not covered by insurance. Each Owner, by
acceptance of his deed, agrees for himself and for the members
of his family, his contract purchaser, tenants, guests, or
invitees, to indemnify the other Owners, and to hold them
harmless from, and to defend them against any claim of any
person for personal injury or property damage occurring within
the Lot or Limited Common Area of that particular Owner, unless
the injury or damage occurred by reason of the negligence of any
of the other Owners or persons temporarily visiting in such Lot
or Limited Common Area and is fully covered by insurance.
3.22 Right of Entry. Upon reasonable notice
and during reasonable hours, Declarant or any member of the
Board, or any authorized representative of any of the Board,
shall have the right to enter upon and inspect any Lot or
Limited Common Area for the purposes of ascertaining whether or
not the provisions of this Declaration or the Rules and
Regulations have been or are being violated. Such persons shall
not be deemed guilty of trespass by reason of such entry,
provided, however, the granting of such right shall not be
construed as creating any duty or obligation to determine
compliance with the Declaration. Upon reasonable notice and
during reasonable hours, the Association and its agents and
employees shall have the right, but not the duty, to enter any
Lot or Limited Common Area for the purpose of undertaking such
work as may be necessary or desirable to remedy any unsightly,
unsanitary, or hazardous condition existing in violation of this
Declaration. The Association shall be entitled to recover the
cost of such work from the Owner of such Lot or Limited Common
Area by an assessment levied pursuant to Article 6.
3.23 Emergency Entry. To facilitate access by
the Fire Department in case of fire or other emergency, each
Owner shall deliver to the Association to make available to the
Fire Department a duplicate key to the front door of the Lot. No
Owner may cause the key to the front door to the Lot to be
changed without notifying the Association and immediately
delivering a duplicate key to the Association.
3.24 Notice of Heavenly Ski Resort Activities.
Each Owner and, or prospective purchaser is put on notice that,
since the Project is located adjacent to Heavenly Ski Resort,
each Lot will be subject to noise and other potential nuisances
from the activities of the ski resort, its personnel, equipment,
and members of the general public utilizing the ski resort
facilities. Such activities will include, but are not limited
to, grooming of the slopes and snowmaking activities, which are
generally performed outside of regular business hours and during
the night, throughout the winter season. Each Owner is hereby
put on notice that he or she is aware that such activities will
take place and that such activities are consistent with a
"ski-in/ski-out" Lot located adjacent to a ski slope.
3.25 Fire Codes. The following fire codes
shall be enforced with respect to the subdivision and Limited
Common Areas , Association Property, and all structures located
thereon:
a. A fuels management/reduction program around
all structures shall be maintained at a minimum of thirty (30)
feet in accordance with Uniform Fire Code.
b. All vegetative growth shall be cleared from
roadways in accordance with Uniform Fire Code.c. A fuels
modification plan for the subdivision, including a property line
thirty(30) feet minimum fuel break shall be accomplished to the
satisfaction of the Nevada Department of Forestry and Douglas
County Fire Department.
d. All structures shall be constructed with
fire retardant roofing materials in compliance with N.R.S.
472.100 and the Board or Architectural Committee.
e. All house numbers for the individual
properties shall be properly displayed in accordance with
Uniform Fire Code Article 10, Section 10.207-L.
3.26 Exterior Lighting. The Board or
Architectural Committee shall approve all exterior lighting. No
exterior lighting shall shine onto any building or other
structure within another Owner's residence. Nothing contained
herein shall prohibit, or require the Board or Architectural
Committee approval of, outdoor lighting or other displays during
the Christmas Holiday Season of December 1 to January 2 of each
and every year.
3.27 Lot Survey Stakes and Marks. At the time
of sale of each Lot by Declarant to the non-Declarant Owner
thereof, the corners of such Lot shall be marked by the
Declarant with permanent survey marks or stakes. It shall be the
obligation of each Owner or occupant of a Lot to preserve such
marks and stakes and to replace the same at his or her own
expense if required by the Association to determine the location
of Lot boundary lines.
3.28 Tanks. No tanks or fluid storage devices
of any kind whatsoever shall be erected placed or otherwise
permitted upon any Lot, unless the device is a water pressure
booster pump.
3.29 Drainage. There shall be no interference
with the established drainage in the subdivision unless adequate
alternative provision, previously approved in writing by the
Board or Architectural Committee is made for proper drainage.
For the purpose hereof, "established" drainage is
defined as the drainage which exists at the time a Lot is
conveyed to an Owner by Declarant or later grading changes which
are shown on plans approved by the Committee. Notwithstanding
the generality of the foregoing, each Owner shall be obligated
to provide storm water runoff management on their Lot or
residence, which complies with applicable master plan concepts
for the Project, and each Lot shall so comply at the time of
application for a building permit.
ARTICLE 4
THE ASSOCIATION
4.1 Formation. The Association is a non-profit
corporation formed under the laws of the State of Nevada,
specifically NRS Chapter 82. Prior to the first conveyance of a
Lot from Declarant to another Owner, Declarant shall cause the
Articles to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Nevada. Upon recording of the first Lot sale to an Owner (other
than Declarant), the Association shall be charged with the
duties and invested with the powers set forth in the Articles,
Bylaws, and this Declaration.
4.2 Ownership of Lots and Membership of the
Association.
4.2.1 Ownership Qualifications. Except as
provided in Section 4.2.1, the Membership of the Association
shall at all times consist exclusively of (a) all the Owners,
including Declarants of the twelve (12) Lots in the Project,
their heirs, successor, or assigns. Persons or entities that
hold an interest in a Lot merely as security for performance of
an obligation are not to be regarded as Owners; however, a
contract of sale buyer of a Lot shall be a Member (contract of
sale herein is defined to be the "security interest"
document and not the "marketing" document).
4.2.2 Owners' Rights and Duties. Each Owner
shall have the rights, duties, and obligations set forth in this
Declaration, the Articles, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations as
the same may from time to time be amended.
4.2.3 Transfer of Ownership. The Association
Membership of each person or entity who owns, or owns an
interest in, one or more Lots shall be appurtenant to each such
Lot, and shall not be assigned, transferred, pledged,
hypothecated, conveyed, or alienated in any way except on a
transfer of title to each such Lot or interest in it and then
only to the transferee. Any attempt to make a prohibited
transfer shall be void. Any transfer of title to a Lot or
interest in it shall operate automatically to transfer the
appurtenant Ownership rights in the Association to the new
Owner. Immediately after any transfer of title to a Lot, and
upon the payment of the transfer fee to be determined by the
Board, either the transferring Owner or the acquiring Owner
shall give notice to the Board of such transfer, including the
name and address of the acquiring Owner and the date of
transfer. The Association shall have the right to charge a
reasonable transfer fee payable to the Association on the date
of transfer of title to the Lot, which transfer fee shall be
assessed against the Lot as a Violation Assessment if not paid
when due. The initial transfer fee shall be set by the Board and
shall not exceed $300.00. The Board may increase such transfer
fee from time to time in its sole reasonable discretion to cover
administrative costs of the Association in connection with such
transfer.
4.3 Meeting of Owners. A meeting of the
Association must be held at least once each year. The first
annual meeting of the Members of the Association shall be held
not later than one (1) year after the date of the filing of the
Articles with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.
Such meeting shall be called, noticed and conducted in
accordance with the Articles and the Bylaws. Special Meetings of
the Association may be called by the president, a majority of
the Board or by Owners having 20%, or any lower percentage
specified in the Bylaws, of the votes in the Association. Not
less than 10 nor more than 60 days in advance of any meeting,
the secretary or other officer specified in the Bylaws shall
cause notice to be hand-delivered or sent prepaid by United
States mail to the mailing address of each Lot or to any other
mailing address designated in writing by the Owner. The notice
of any meeting must state the time and place of the meeting and
the items on the agenda, including, but not limited to, the
general nature of any proposed amendment to the Declaration or
Bylaws, any fees or assessments to be imposed or increased, any
budgetary changes, and any proposal to remove an officer or
member of the Board. The notice must include notification of the
right of an Owner to have a copy of the minutes or a summary of
the minutes of the meeting distributed to him upon request if he
pays the Association the cost of making the distribution.
4.4 Voting Rights. Only Owners of the Lots in
the Association shall be entitled to vote. The voting privileges
of each Owner shall be as set forth herein. Each Owner shall be
entitled to one (1) vote for each Lot owned by such Owner. In
the case of a Lot owned by two (2) or more persons or entities,
the voting power shall be exercised by only one of them. The
Owner ("Voting Owner") who is designated to cast votes
on behalf of all the Owners of a Lot must be designated in
writing to the Board by all Owners of such Lot, and the
Association may refuse to accept the vote for any such Lot by
any Owner other than the Voting Owner. If there is no such
designation then such Lot shall have no vote until such
designation is made.
4.4.A Appointment and removal Of Members of
Association Board and Officers of Association. Subject to the
provisions herein, Declarant reserves the right to appoint and
remove the Members of the Board and the Officers of the
Association until the earlier of the following events:
(i) Sixty (60) days after conveyance of
seventy-five percent (75%) of the Lots to Owners other than
Declarant; or
(ii) Five (5) years after Declarant (including
Successor Declarants) has ceased to offer for sale in the
ordinary course of business any Lots within the Project or (c)
five (5) years after any right to add new units was last
exercised. Declarant shall have the right to designate a person
or persons who are entitled to exercise the rights reserved to
Declarant under this Section. The date on which the rights
reserved by Declarant under this section terminate is herein
called "The Declarant's Control Termination Date".
From and after the Declarant's Control Termination Date, the
Board of Directors and the officers of the Association shall be
elected and appointed as provided in the Articles and
Bylaws.Except as otherwise provided in the Bylaws or the
Declaration, the affairs of the Association shall be conducted
by and through the Board, by such officers and committees
appointed by the Board in accordance with this Declaration and
the Bylaws, and by persons and entities described in Section
5.1.
4.4.1 Incorporators. Any Incorporator who is
not also an Owner shall have no voting rights.
4.4.2 Owners. Owners shall have the votes set
forth in Section 2.3 and the manner in which to vote as set
forth in Section 4.4 herein. If only one of several Owners of a
Lot is present at a meeting of the Association, that Owner is
entitled to cast the vote allocated to that Lot only if that
Owner is the Voting Owner. The voting rights for each Lot may
not be cast on a fractional basis. If the joint owners of a Lot
are unable to agree among themselves as to how their voting
rights shall be cast, and who the Voting Owner for that Lot may
be, then they shall forfeit the vote on the matter in question.
If more than one person or entity exercises the voting rights
for a particular Lot, none of their votes shall be counted; and
their votes shall be deemed void.
4.4.3 Proxies. Votes allocated to a Lot my be
cast pursuant to a proxy executed by an Owner of such Lot. If a
Lot is owned by more than one person, each Owner of the Lot may
vote or register protest to the casting of votes by the other
Owners of the Lot through an executed proxy. An Owner may revoke
a proxy only by actual notice of revocation to the person
presiding over a meeting of the Association. A proxy is void if
it is not dated or purports to be revocable without notice. A
proxy terminates one year after its date, unless it specifies a
shorter term.
4.4.4 Lot Owned by Association. No votes
allocated to a Lot owned by the Association may be cast.
4.5 Owners' Approval. Except as otherwise
provided in the Bylaws or this Declaration, all matters
requiring the approval of Owners shall be deemed approved if
Owners holding a majority of the total voting rights assessed to
them by written consent as provided in the Bylaws or if approved
by a majority vote of a quorum of Owners at any regular or
special meeting held in accordance with the Bylaws.
4.6. Composition Of Board Of Directors.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, not
later than sixty (60) days after Declarant's conveyance of Lots
equal to twenty-five (25%)percent of the total number of Lots
within the Project to owners other than Declarant, at least one
(1) member and not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the
Members of The Board shall be elected by Owners other than
Declarant. Not later than sixty (60) days after conveyance of
fifty (50%)percent of the Lots within the Project to owners
other than Declarant, not less than thirty-three (33.3%)and one
third percent of the Members of The Board shall be elected by
Owners other than Declarant. Not later than the Declarant's
Control Termination date, the Owners shall elect an executive
Board of at least three (3) to five (5) members.
4.6.1 Qualifications. Except as otherwise
provided in the Declaration, the members of the Board shall be
Owners. An officer, employee, agent, or director of a corporate
Owner of a Lot, a trustee or designated beneficiary of a trust
that owns a Lot, a partner of a partnership that owns a Lot, and
a fiduciary of an estate that owns a Lot may be an officer or
member of the Board. In all events where the person serving or
offering to serve as an officer or member of the Board is not
the record Owner, he shall file proof of authority in the
records of the Association.
4.6.2 Removal. Notwithstanding any provision
of the Declaration or Bylaws to the contrary, the Owners, by a
two-thirds vote of all persons present and entitled to vote at
any meeting of the Owners at which a quorum is present, may
remove any member of the Board with or without cause, other than
a member appointed by the Declarant.
4.6.3 Limitations on Authority of the Board.
The Board may not act on behalf of the Association to amend the
Declaration, to terminate the Project, or to elect members of
the Board or determine their qualifications, powers, and duties
or terms of office, or to pay compensation to members of the
Board or officers for services performed in the conduct of the
Association's business. However, the Board may cause a member of
the Board or an officer to be reimbursed for expenses incurred
in carrying on the business of the Association; and the Board
may fill vacancies for the unexpired portion of any term.
4.6.4 Fiduciaries. In the performance of their
duties, the officers and Members of the Board are fiduciaries
and are subject to the insulation from liability provided for
directors of corporations by the laws of the State of Nevada.
The Members of the Board are required to exercise the ordinary
and reasonable care of directors of a corporation, subject to
the business judgment rule.
4.6.5 Personal Liability; Indemnification.
Except to the extent such liability, damage, or injury is
covered by any type of insurance, no member of the Board or
Architectural Committee or any other committee of the
Association or any officer of the Association, or any Manager,
or Declarant, or any agent of Declarant, shall be personally
liable to any Owner, or to any other party, including the
Association for any damage, loss, or prejudice suffered or
claimed on account of any act, omission, error, or negligence of
any such person or entity if such person or entity has, on the
basis of such information as may be possessed by him or it,
acted in good faith without willful or intentional misconduct.
When a member of the Board is sued for liability for actions
undertaken in his role as a member of the Board, the Association
shall indemnify him for his losses or claims, and undertake all
costs of defense, until and unless it is proven that he acted
with willful or wanton misfeasance or with gross negligence.
After such proof, the Association is no longer liable for the
cost of defense, and may recover costs already expended from the
member of the Board who so acted. Members of the Board are not
personally liable to the victims of crimes occurring on the
Project. Punitive damages may not be recovered against the
Association.
4.7 Bylaws. The Bylaws of the Association must
provide:
(a) The number of Members of the Board and the
title of the officers of the Association;
(b) For election by the Board of a president,
treasurer, secretary, and any other officers of the Association
the Bylaws specify;
(c) The qualifications, powers, and duties,
terms of office, and manner of electing and removing Owners and
officers of the Board and filling vacancies;
(d) Which, if any, of its powers the Board or
officers may delegate to other persons or to an Association
Manager;
(e) Which of its officers may prepare,
execute, certify, and record amendments to the Declaration on
behalf of the Association;
(f) A method for amending the Bylaws; and
(g ) Procedural rules for conducting meetings
of the Association. Subject to the provisions of the
Declaration, the Bylaws may provide for any other matters the
Association deems necessary and appropriate.
4.8 Rules and Regulations. The Association may
adopt Rules and Regulations to govern the use of the Common
Elements by all Owners, or their families, guests, invitees, or
by any contract purchaser, or tenant, or their respective family
members, guests, or invitees. Rules and Regulations shall be
signed by the Secretary of the Association, noting the date of
their adoption. The Rules and Regulations may be amended with
the approval of at least a three-fourths majority of the Owners.
The Association shall mail a copy of the Rules and Regulations
and each amendment thereto to each Owner. Amendments shall be
effective upon such mailing or upon such later date as specified
in the amendment. The Rules and Regulations shall not be
inconsistent with or materially alter any provisions of this
Declaration, the Articles or the Bylaws. In case of any conflict
between any provision of the Rules and Regulations and any
provisions of this Declaration, the Articles or Bylaws, then the
conflicting provision of the Rules and Regulations shall be
deemed to be superseded by the provisions of this Declaration,
the Articles or the Bylaws.
4.9 Inspection of Association Books and
Records. Any Ownership register, accounting records, minutes of
meetings of the Owners, the Board and committees of the Board of
the Association, and other books, records and papers of the
Association shall be made reasonably available for review by any
Member of the Association, or his duly appointed representative,
or any mortgagee, during regular working hours of the
Association, at the office of the Association or at such other
place as the Board prescribes. The Board shall establish by
resolution reasonable rules with respect to
(a) notice to be given to the custodian of the
records of the Association by the Member, representative, or
mortgagee, as longs as such rules are consistent with the
requirements of NRS 116.31175, NRS 116.31177, and NRS 116.3118.
desiring to make an inspection,
(b) (b) hours and days of the week when an
inspection may be made, and
(c) (c) payment of the cost of reproducing
copies of documents requested by a Member or by a representative
or mortgagee. Every Member of the Board shall have the absolute
right at any reasonable time to inspect all books, records, and
documents of the Association and the physical properties owned
or controlled by the Association. The right of inspection by a
Member of the Board includes the right to make extracts and
copies of documents. Not more than 30 days after any meeting,
the secretary or other officer specified in the Bylaws shall
cause the minutes or a summary of the minutes of the meeting to
be made available to the Owners. A copy of the minutes or a
summary of the minutes must be provided to any Owner who pays
the Association the cost of providing the copy to him.
4.10 Period of Declarant Control. Operation of
the Association is subject to the period of Declarant control
provided in Article 4.
4.11 Termination of Contracts and Leases of
Declarant. If entered into before the Board elected by the
Owners pursuant to Article 4 takes office, any management
contract, employment contract, or lease of recreational or
parking areas or facilities, any other contract or lease between
the Association and a Declarant or an affiliate of a Declarant
or any contract or lease that is not in good faith or was
unconscionable to the Owners at the time entered into under the
circumstances then prevailing, may be terminated without penalty
by the Association at any time after the Board elected by the
Owners takes office upon not less than 90 days' notice to the
other party. This section does not apply to any lease the
termination of which would terminate the Project or reduce its
size, unless the real estate subject to that lease was included
in the Project for the purpose of avoiding the right of the
Association to terminate a lease under this Section.
ARTICLE 5
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ASSOCIATION
5.1 Powers. The Association shall have the
powers of a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of
the State of Nevada and the powers conferred upon it pursuant to
Chapters 82 and 116 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, subject only
to such limitations on the exercise of such powers as are set
forth in the Articles, the Bylaws, and this Declaration. It
shall have the power to do any lawful thing that may be
authorized, required, or permitted to be done by the Association
under this Declaration, the Articles, and the Bylaws, and to do
and perform any act that may be necessary or proper for or
incidental to the exercise of any of the express powers of the
Association, consistent with NRS 116.3102, including, without
limitation, the following:
1. Assessments. The Association shall have the
power to establish, fix, and levy assessments as set forth in
Article 6 hereof (herein collectively” Assessments") and
to enforce payment of such Assessments in accordance with the
provisions of this Declaration.
2. Adopt and amend the Bylaws and the Rules
and Regulations;
3. Adopt and amend budgets for revenues,
expenditures, and reserves and collect special assessments for
common and capital expenses from Owners;
4. Hire and discharge the Manager and other
employees, agents, and independent contractors; however, any
agreement for professional management of the Project shall be
terminable by either party with or without cause and without
payment of a termination fee on 30 days' written notice; and the
term of any such agreement shall not exceed one year, although
such agreement may be renewed from year to year by the Board;
5. Institute, defend, or intervene in
litigation or administrative proceedings in its own name on
behalf of itself or two or more Owners on matters affecting the
Project;
6. Make contracts and incur liabilities;
7. Regulate the use, maintenance, repair,
replacement, and modification of Common Elements;
8. Cause additional improvements to be made as
a part of the Common Elements;
9. Acquire, hold, encumber, and convey in its
own name any right, title, or interest to real estate or
personal property, but only pursuant to Section 2.5 herein;
10. Grant easements, leases, licenses and
concessions through or over the Common Elements;
11. Impose and receive any payments, fees, or
charges for the use, rental or operation of the Common Elements,
other than Limited Common Elements described in subsections 2
and 4 of NRS 116.2102, and for services provided to Owners
pursuant to the Declaration;
12. Impose charges for late payment of
assessments and, after notice and an opportunity to be heard,
levy reasonable fines for violations of the Declaration, Bylaws,
and Rules and Regulations;
13. Impose reasonable charges for the
preparation and recordation of amendments to the Declaration,
the information required by NRS 116.4109, or statements of
unpaid assessments;
14. Provide for the indemnification of its
officers and Board and maintain directors' and officers'
liability insurance;
15. Assign its right to future income,
including the right to receive assessments for common expenses,
but only to the extent the Declaration expressly so provides;
16. Exercise any other powers conferred by the
Declaration or Bylaws;
17. Exercise all other powers that may be
exercised in this State by legal entities of the same type as
this Association.
18. Direct the removal of vehicles improperly
parked on property owned or leased by the Association, pursuant
to NRS 487.038; and
19. Exercise any other powers necessary and
proper for the governance and operation of the Association.
20. The Association acting by and through the
Board shall have the power, but not the obligation to delegate
its powers, duties, and responsibilities to committees of
Members, employees, agents and independent contractors,
including a professional managing agent. The Association may
obtain and pay for legal, accounting, and other services
necessary and desirable in connection with the operation of the
Project and the enforcement of this Declaration.
21. The Association may vote to change or
modify the Association powers as set forth herein for the
purpose of utilizing the exceptions set forth under NRS 116.1203
for “small Planned communities”.
5.2 Duties. Except as otherwise provided, the
Association has the obligation to conduct all business
concerning the common interests of the Owners and concerning the
Common Elements, and without limitation, to perform the
following duties:
1. Adopt the Bylaws and the Rules and
Regulations;
2. Adopt budgets for revenues, expenditures,
and reserves, and collect assessments for common expenses from
Owners;
3. Acquire and hold the Common Elements;
4. Operate, perpetually fund, maintain in good
repair, and replace the Common Elements, including, without
limitation, water and sewer to the main lines of the Kingsbury
General Improvement District (except for water meters owned by
the District), any storm water management system, all other
utilities therein, driveway access (excluding driveway and
concrete pad maintenance and snow removal in the Limited Common
Areas), landscaping, fuel modification areas, fire break areas,
and signs in the Common Elements;
5. Obtain and pay for sewer and water service
for the Common Elements;
6. Pay all taxes and assessments levied
against the Common Elements;
7. Obtain the insurance required by Article 9;
8. Provide for the indemnification of its
officers and Board;
9. Keep financial records sufficiently
detailed to enable the Association to comply with NRS 116.4109;
10. Make all financial and other records
reasonably available for examination by any Owner and his
authorized agents; and
11. Carry out the other duties of the
Association set forth in the Declaration, Articles, or Bylaws.
ARTICLE 6
ASSESSMENTS
6.1 Purpose. The assessments levied by the
Association shall be the amount estimated to be required, and
shall be used exclusively, to pay the Common Expenses. As used
herein, "Common Expenses" means the expenditures made
by the Association in the performance of its obligations
hereunder, and the financial liabilities of the Association
during the applicable fiscal year, including an allocation to
reserves, and shall include, but are not limited to,
expenditures for the following purposes:
(i) To operate, manage, maintain and repair
the Common Elements and personal property which is Association
Property, and to administer the operation of the Association;
(ii) To provide for reasonable reserves
consistent with sound business practice for the repair and
replacement of Improvements to the Common Elements and any
Association Property, and for such other purposes as are
consistent with good business practice; and
(iii) To provide for the possibility that some
Assessments may not be paid on a current basis. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, Common Expenses shall include:
all charges, costs, and expenses whatsoever incurred by the
Association for or in connection with the Association
administration, including, but not limited to, the maintenance
of the Common Elements; any taxes and assessments assessed
against Association Property, any taxes assessed against the
Association itself, insurance premiums, including fire and other
casualty insurance, liability insurance, workman's compensation
insurance, and other insurance obtained pursuant to this
Declaration; payment of any liability of the Association
whatsoever for loss or damage arising out of or in connection
with the Common Area or any fire, accident, or nuisance
occurring within the Common Elements; the cost of repair,
rebuilding and replacement of the Improvements to the Common
Elements; the cost of all utility services to the Common
Elements, including water, electricity, refuse removal, snow
removal, landscape maintenance services, and any other similar
service attributable to the Common Elements; the unpaid share of
any Assessment levied during the previous fiscal year against
any Owner who has defaulted in payment thereof to the extent
that the same becomes uncollectible, accounting and legal fees,
management fees, and cleaning, janitorial and lawn care fees,
and other necessary expenses of upkeep, maintenance, management
and operation incurred with respect to the Common Elements and
the Improvements thereon. Annual Assessments shall also include
a working capital fund for the initial months of operation of
the Association equal to at least two months' estimated
assessments for every Lot. Each Lot's share of the working
capital fund shall be collected either at the time the sale of
the Lot is closed or when control of the Project is transferred
to the Owners, whichever is earlier. Any amounts paid into the
working capital fund shall not be considered as advance payments
of regular assessments. The working capital fund shall be
transferred to the Association for deposit to a segregated fund
when control of the Association is transferred to the Owners.
Declarant is prohibited from using the working capital funds to
defray any of its expenses, reserve contributions, or
construction costs or to make up any budget deficits while it is
in control of the Association. When unsold Lots are sold,
however, Declarant may reimburse itself for funds it paid the
Association for an unsold Lot's share of the working capital
fund by using funds collected at closing when the Lot is sold.
6.2 Agreement to Pay. Each Owner, including
Declarant, for each Lot owned, covenants and agrees to pay to
the Association such regular, special, and capital improvement
assessments as are established, made, and collected as provided
in this Declaration. Except as provided below, until the
Association makes an assessment for common expenses, the
Declarant shall pay all common expenses. After an assessment has
been made by the Association, assessments shall be made at least
annually, based on a budget adopted at least annually by the
Association.
6.3 Personal Obligations. Each assessment or
installment, together with any late charge, interest, at a rate
not exceeding 18.0% per year, collection costs, and reasonable
attorneys' fees, all as established by the Board, shall be the
personal obligation of the person or entity who was an Owner at
the time such assessment or installment became due and payable.
If more than one person or entity was the Owner of a Lot, the
personal obligation to pay such assessment or installment
respecting such Lot shall be both joint and several. Subject to
the provisions of Section 6.11, a purchaser of a Lot shall be
jointly and severally liable with the seller for all unpaid
assessments against the Lot up to the time of the grant or
conveyance, without prejudice to the purchaser's right to
recover from the seller the amount paid by the purchaser for
such assessments. No Owner may avoid or diminish such personal
obligation by waiver of the use and enjoyment of any of the
Common Elements or by abandonment of his Lot.
6.4 Allocation of Assessments. All common
expenses shall be assessed against all the Lots in accordance
with the allocation set forth in Section 2.3, except as follows:
(a) Any common expense associated with the
maintenance, repair, or replacement of a Limited Common Area, if
any, must be assessed against the Lots to which that Limited
Common Area is assigned, equally;
(b) Any common expense or portion thereof
benefiting fewer than all of the Lots must be assessed
exclusively against the Lots benefited;
(c) The costs of insurance must be assessed in
proportion to risk, and the costs of utilities must be assessed
in proportion to usage;
(d) Assessments to pay a judgment against the
Association may be made only against the Lots in the Project at
the time the judgment was entered, in proportion to their
liabilities for common expenses;
(e) If any common expense is caused by the
misconduct or negligence of any Owner, the Association may
assess that expense exclusively against his Lot;
(f) If liabilities for common expenses are
reallocated, assessments for common expenses, and any
installment thereof not yet due must be recalculated in
accordance with the reallocated liabilities. Except as otherwise
provided, the Association shall not change the pro rata interest
or obligation of any Lot for purposes of levying assessments
unless all Owners and all institutional first mortgagees have
given their prior written consent.
6.5 Surplus Funds. Any surplus funds of the
Association remaining after payment of or provision for common
expenses and any prepayment of reserves must be paid to the
Owners in proportion to their liabilities for common expenses or
credited to them to reduce their future assessments for common
expenses.
6.6 Regular Assessments. Within 30 days after
adoption of any proposed budget for the Association, the Board
shall provide a summary of the budget to all the Owners, and
shall set a date for the meeting of the Owners to consider
ratification of the budget not less than 14 nor more than 30
days after mailing of the summary. Unless at that meeting at
least a majority of all Owners reject the budget, the budget is
ratified, whether or not a quorum is present. If the proposed
budget is rejected, the periodic budget last ratified by the
Owners must be continued until such time as the Owners ratify a
subsequent budget proposed by the Board. The Board shall
establish the regular annual assessment without vote of the
Owners; provided, however, that the Board may not establish a
regular assessment for any fiscal year of the Association that
is more than 120% of the regular assessment of the prior fiscal
year of the Association (except the first such fiscal year of
the Association if it should be less than 12 months) without the
approval by vote or written consent of Owners holding at least
60% of the voting rights. In addition to all other uses of the
regular assessments as herein provided, the Association shall,
from each payment of regular monthly assessments, fund a reserve
for replacement of Common Elements.
6.7 Special Assessments. If the Board
determines that the estimated total amount of funds necessary to
defray the common expenses of the Association for a given fiscal
year is or will become inadequate to meet expenses for any
reason, including, but not limited to, unanticipated
delinquencies, costs of construction, unexpected repairs, or
replacements of capital improvements on the Common Elements,
then the Board shall determine the approximate amount necessary
to defray such expenses. If the amount is approved by a majority
vote of the Board, it shall become a special assessment. The
Board may, in its discretion, prorate such special assessment
over the remaining months of the fiscal year or immediately levy
the assessment against each Lot. Additionally, the Association
shall have the power to incur expenses for maintenance and
repair of any Lot or appurtenant Limited Common Area, provided
such maintenance and repair is necessary, in the opinion of the
Board, to protect the Common Elements or any other portion of
the Project, or provided such repair or maintenance is required
by Section 3.5 or 3.6, and provided the Owner of such Lot has
failed or refused to perform such maintenance or repair within a
reasonable time after written notice of the necessity of such
maintenance or repair has been delivered by the Board to such
Owner. The Board shall levy a special assessment against the
Owner of any such Lot to pay for the cost of such maintenance,
repair, and any other costs or expenses arising out of or
incident to such maintenance and repair, and the assessment
therefore. Additionally, the Board may levy a special assessment
against a Lot to collect a fine imposed on the Owner by the
Board.
6.8 Capital Improvement Assessments. Upon
approval of a proposed capital improvement and the estimated
total cost thereof pursuant to Section 8.1 or 8.2, such
estimated total costs shall be assessed to the Owners of each
Lot in an equal amount for each Lot, or 1/12th as a capital
improvement assessment. If at any time and from time to time a
capital improvement assessment proves or appears likely to prove
inadequate for any reason, including nonpayment of any Owner's
share thereof, the Board may, without obtaining any further
approval from the Owners, levy a further capital improvement
assessment in the amount of such actual or estimated inadequacy,
which shall be assessed to all Owners in equal amounts. However,
if such additional assessment shall be in excess of 5% of the
original assessment, the affirmative vote or written consent of
at least 60 % of Owners shall be required for such further
assessment. Capital improvement assessments shall be due and
payable by all Owners in such installments and during such
periods, as the Board shall designate.
6.9 Assessment Period. The regular assessment
period shall commence on January 1 of each year and shall
terminate on December 31 of such year. Regular assessments shall
be payable in equal semi-annual installments unless the Board
adopts some other basis for collection. However, the initial
regular assessment period shall commence on the first day of the
calendar month following the date on which the sale of the first
Lot to a purchaser is closed and recorded, and shall terminate
on December 31 of the year in which the initial sale is closed
and recorded. The first regular assessment and all special
assessments shall be adjusted according to the number of months
remaining in the fiscal year and shall be payable in equal
monthly installments unless the Board adopts some other basis
for collection.
6.10 Notice of Assessments; Time for Payment.
The Association may, in its discretion, give written notice of
assessments to each Owner, which notice shall specify the amount
of the assessment and the date of payment of the assessment. No
payment shall be due fewer than 15 days after such written
notice has been given. An assessment payment is delinquent if
not paid within 30 days after such due date. Failure of the
Association to give notice of the assessment shall not affect
the liability of the Owner of any Lot for such assessment, but
the date when payment shall become due in such a case shall be
deferred to a date 15 days after such notice shall have been
given.
6.11 Statement of Account. The Association,
upon written request, shall furnish to Owner a statement setting
forth the amount of unpaid assessments against the Lot. The
statement must be in recordable form. The statement must be
furnished within 10 business days after receipt of a written
request and is binding on the Association, the Board and every
Owner.
6.12 Collection of Assessments. The right to
collect and enforce assessments is vested in the Board acting
for and on behalf of the Association. The Board or its
authorized representative, including any Manager, can enforce
the obligations of commencement and maintenance of a suit at law
or in equity; or the Board may foreclose by judicial proceedings
or through the exercise of the power of sale pursuant to Section
7.2 to enforce the lien rights created. Suit to recover a money
judgment for unpaid assessments, together with all other amounts
described in Section 6.3 shall be maintainable without
foreclosing or waiving the lien rights.
ARTICLE 7
LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS
7.1 Lien for Assessments. From the time the
assessment becomes due, all sums assessed to any Lot pursuant to
this Article, together with interest thereon and other charges
as provided herein, shall be secured by a lien on such Lot in
favor of the Association. If an assessment is payable in
installments, the full amount of the assessment is a lien from
the time the first installment thereof becomes due. Recording of
the Declaration constitutes record notice and perfection of the
lien. No further recordation of any claim of lien for assessment
is required. A lien under this Section is prior to all other
liens and encumbrances on a Lot except:
(a) Liens and encumbrances recorded before the
recordation of the Declaration;
(b) A first security interest on the Lot
recorded before the date on which the assessment sought to be
enforced became delinquent;
(c) Liens for real estate taxes and other
governmental assessments or charges against the Lot. The lien is
also prior to all security interests described in paragraph (b)
to the extent of the assessments for common expenses based on
the periodic budget adopted by the Association pursuant to
Section 6.6 which would have become due in the absence of
acceleration during the 6 months immediately preceding
institution of an action to enforce the lien. A lien for unpaid
assessments is extinguished unless proceedings to enforce the
lien are instituted within 5 years after the full amount of the
assessments becomes due. The existence of the lien does not
prohibit the Association from actions to recover sums secured by
the lien or from taking a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
7.2 Foreclosure of Lien. The Association may
foreclose its lien and conduct the sale upon foreclosure in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Article 3 of the
Act.
7.3 Owner's Written Request For An Accounting.
The Association, upon written request shall furnish to a Lot's
Owner a statement setting forth the amount of unpaid assessments
against the Lot. The statement must be in recordable form. The
statement must be furnished within twenty (20) business days
after receipt of the request and is binding on the Association,
the executive Board and every Lot's Owner.
ARTICLE 8
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
8.1 Petitions; Board Approval. A majority of
the twelve (12) Lot Owners, with each Lot receiving one (1)
vote, may petition the Association for the construction,
installation, or acquisition of a Capital Improvement in the
Common Elements. As used herein, "Capital Improvement"
relates only to a new capital improvement. Also as used herein,
"Capital Improvement" means (i) any Improvement upon
the Common Elements which is not a repair or replacement of an
existing Improvement, or (ii) any expenditure relating to the
Common Elements which is outside the ordinary course of business
of the Association. No such petition or approval shall be
required to replace existing Capital Improvements or to make
expenditures from any capital replacement reserve. Such petition
shall be in writing and be in such form and shall contain such
information as the Board may require, including, without
limitation, preliminary plans and costs estimates. The Board
may, on its own motion, move for the construction,
installations, or acquisition of a capital improvement, in which
case such motion shall be treated as if it were a petition duly
submitted by an Owner. The Board shall approve the petition if
it determines that the proposed Capital Improvement is desirable
for the beneficial use and enjoyment of the Common Elements by
the Owners. Upon the approval of such petition by the Board, the
Board shall obtain a minimum of two (2) firm bids on the total
cost of constructing, installing, or acquiring the proposed
capital improvement. The lowest acceptable bid or bids shall be
deemed the estimated total cost of such capital improvements.
8.2 Owner Approval. If the estimated total
cost of the proposed capital improvement exceeds the sum of
$5,000.00 in any one fiscal year, then the Board shall present
the proposed capital improvement and the estimated total cost
thereof to all Owners. Such improvements shall be deemed
approved if at least seventy (70%)percent of Owners vote to
approve such capital improvement.
8.3 Construction of Improvements. After the
levy of the capital improvement assessment pursuant to Section
6.8, and at such time and upon such terms and conditions as the
Association may deem appropriate, but not exceeding the
estimated total cost of such capital improvement determined
pursuant to Section 8.1, the Board shall cause the proposed
capital improvement to be constructed, installed, or acquired.
8.4 Costs of Petition. If for any reason the
construction, installation, or acquisition of the proposed
capital improvement is not approved by the Board or the Owners,
all expenses incurred by the Association with respect to the
proposed capital improvement shall be paid proportionately by
the petitioning Owners; and the Board may levy a special
assessment against such Owners for the purpose of paying such
expenses.
ARTICLE 9
INSURANCE
9.1 Insurance to be Obtained. The Association
shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect at all times
insurance coverage, provided by companies duly authorized to do
business in Nevada, as set forth in this Article. In order to
facilitate the providing and maintaining of adequate and proper
insurance, it is contemplated that Declarant may contract for
blanket insurance coverage covering the Project as contemplated
by this Article prior to or concurrently with the first
conveyance of a Lot; and in which case, the Association and
Declarant shall each pay their proportionate share of the
premium.
9.2 Casualty Insurance. The Association shall
obtain a policy of insurance equal to full replacement value on
all insurable improvements or equipment upon the Common Elements
and any other Improvements under the control of the Association
(including all service equipment and the like) and all other
personal property, which is Association Property. As used
herein, full replacement value means not less than eighty
percent (80%) of the actual cash value of the insured property
at the time the insurance is purchased and at each renewal date,
exclusive of land, excavations, foundations and other items
normally excluded from property policies. Items of such
insurance shall include fire and extended coverage, vandalism
and malicious mischief, and such other risks and hazards against
which the Association shall deem it appropriate to provide
insurance protection. The Association may comply with the above
requirements by the purchase of blanket coverage and may elect
such "deductible" provisions as in the Association's
opinion are consistent with good business practice
9.3 Public Liability and Property Damage
Insurance. The Association shall purchase broad form
comprehensive liability coverage in such amounts and in such
forms, as it deems advisable to provide adequate protection.
Coverage shall include, without limitation, liability for
personal injuries, operation of automobiles on behalf of the
Association, and activities in connection with the ownership,
operation, maintenance, and other use of the Common Elements.
The liability insurance shall name as separately protected
insured Declarant, Declarant's project manager, the Association,
the Board, and their representatives, Owners, and employees,
with respect to any liability arising out of the maintenance or
use of any Common Elements. Every policy of insurance obtained
by the Association shall contain an express waiver, if
available, of any and all rights of subrogation against
Declarant, Declarant's project manager, the Board, and their
representatives, Owners, and employees. After Declarant has no
further interest in any portion of the Project, then the above
insurance provisions regarding Declarant and Declarant's project
manager shall not apply.
9.4 Worker's Compensation and Employer's
Liability Insurance. The Association shall purchase worker's
compensation and employer's liability insurance and all other
similar insurance in respect of employees of the Association in
the amounts and in the forms now or hereafter required by law.
9.5 Fidelity Insurance. The Association shall
purchase in such amounts and in such forms, as it shall deem
appropriate, coverage against dishonesty of employees,
destruction or disappearance of money or securities, and
forgery.
9.6 Other Insurance. The Association may
obtain insurance against such other risks, of a similar or
dissimilar nature, as it shall deem appropriate with respect to
the Project. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, the
Association shall continuously maintain in effect such casualty,
flood, and liability insurance and fidelity bonding meeting the
insurance and fidelity bond requirements for common-interest
projects established by Federal National Mortgage Association
and Government National Mortgage Association, so long as either
is a mortgagee or Owner of a Lot within the Project, except to
the extent such coverage is not available or has been waived in
writing by Federal National Mortgage Association or Government
National Mortgage Association.
9.7 Premiums and Review. Except as provided
above, premiums for all of the foregoing insurance carried by
the Association shall be a common expense and shall be included
in the assessments or charges made by the Association. The Board
shall review the limits of all insurance policies of the
Association at least once a year and adjust the limits, as the
Board deems necessary or appropriate.
9.8 Form. The insurance policies carried
pursuant to Sections 9.2 and 9.3 shall provide to the extent
reasonably available that:
(a) Each Owner is an insured person under the
policy with respect to liability arising out of his interest in
the Common Elements or Ownership in the Association;
(b) The insurer waives its right to
subrogation under the policy against any Owner or member of his
household;
(c) No act or omission by any Owner, unless
acting within the scope of his authority on behalf of the
Association, will void the policy or be a condition to recovery
under the policy; and
(d) If, at the time of a loss under the
policy, there is other insurance in the name of an Owner
covering the same risk covered by the policy, the Association's
policy provides primary insurance. Each insurer shall issue
certificates or memoranda of insurance to the Association and,
upon written request, to any Owner or holder of a security
interest. The insurer issuing the policy may not cancel or
refuse to renew it until 30 days after notice of the proposed
cancellation or non-renewal has been mailed to the Association,
each Owner, and each holder of a security interest to whom a
certificate or memorandum of insurance has been issued at their
respective last known addresses.
9.9 Adjustment of Losses. Any loss covered by
any policy carried pursuant to Sections 9.2, 9.3, 9.5 or 9.6
shall be adjusted with the Association; but the proceeds for the
loss shall be payable to any trustee designated for that
purpose, or otherwise to the Association, and not to any holder
of a security interest. The trustee or the Association shall
hold any proceeds in trust for the Association, Owners, and lien
holders as their interests may appear. Subject to the provisions
of NRS 116.31135 and Article 11, the proceeds must be disbursed
first for the repair or restoration of the damaged property; and
the Association, Owners, and lien holders are not entitled to
receive payment of any portion of the proceeds unless there is a
surplus of proceeds after the property has been completely
repaired or restored, or the Project is terminated.
9.10 Owner's Insurance Responsibilities. Each
Owner shall be responsible for obtaining the following insurance
coverage: casualty and theft insurance on the Owner's Lot,
including, without limitation, all structures located therein,
furnishings and personal property therein; public liability and
property damage insurance for the Lot and for the activities of
the Owner, not acting for the Association, with respect to the
Common Elements. Provided, however, pursuant to Section 9.6, the
Association may elect to arrange for insurance coverage of some
of the casualties and liabilities described above; in such
event, each Owner shall be responsible for the amount, if any,
by which the damages exceed the insurance proceeds.
ARTICLE 10
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL
10.1 Design Guidelines. Declarant reserves the
right to adopt Design Guidelines by a separate instrument. The
Design Guidelines applicable to the subdivision may vary from
Lot to Lot based on size, topography and location of the Lot.
The Design Guidelines may be, but are not required to be
recorded as a Supplement to this Declaration. In the event the
Design Guidelines are in conflict with this Declaration, this
Declaration shall control. In connection with the initial
construction of a residence on a Lot, the Owner or such Lot
shall be bound by the Design Guidelines in effect on the date
such Owner acquired title to his, her or its Lot unless such
Owner has consented in writing to modifications thereto enacted
after the conveyance of such Lot by Declarant. Any future
modifications to existing Improvements or construction or new
Improvements on a Lot shall be governed by the Design Guidelines
and the Board of Directors immediately prior to the commencement
of construction. No additions or modifications to the Design
Guidelines shall affect existing Improvements or Improvements
under construction. For purposes of this Section, Improvements
under construction shall include Improvements approved by the
Board or Architectural Committee in accordance with applicable
procedures.
10.2 The Architectural Committee.
10.2.1 Organization. The Architectural
Committee shall consist of the Board of Directors. The Board at
its discretion and by a majority vote of its Directors may
expand the Architectural Committee to include a licensed Nevada
architect as well as a representative of Heavenly.
10.2.2 Duties. It shall be the duty of the
Architectural Committee to consider and act upon such proposals
or plans submitted to it pursuant to the terms hereof, to adopt
Design Guidelines, to perform other duties delegated to it by
the Association, and to carry out all other duties imposed upon
it by this Declaration.
10.2.3 Meetings. The Architectural Committee
shall meet from time to time as necessary to properly perform
its duties hereunder, upon no less than three (3) business days
notice given by the chairperson of the Architectural Committee
The vote or written consent of a majority of the members of the
Architectural Committee present a duly called meeting shall
constitute an act by the Architectural Committee. The
Architectural Committee may charge a reasonable filing fee to be
used to pay an architect, who may or may not be a member or the
Architectural Committee, to review the submitted plans and
specifications. The Board may reimburse members for reasonable
expenses incurred by them in the performance of any
Architectural Committee function.
10.2.4 Design Guidelines. The Architectural
Committee may from time to time and in its sole discretion adopt
amend and repeal rules and regulations ("Design
Guidelines") in addition to the provisions of this
Declaration, which Design Guidelines shall set forth procedural
rules for the submission or plans, fees to be charged, and
reasonable restrictions relating to construction activities
within the Project. The Design Guidelines as may from time to
time be adopted, amended, or repealed, shall be maintained in
the office of the Association and available for inspection and
copying by any Owner or any Beneficiary at any reasonable time
during the business hours of the Association.
10.2.5 Application For Approval of Plans and
Specifications. Any Owner of a Lot proposing to make any
Improvements or to perform any work that requires the prior
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