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DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF
Prepared by:
Lori IT Schweller, VSB #42399
After Recording Return To:
Williams Mullen
321 East Main Street
Suite 400
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Tax Map Parcel Numbers:
07600-00-00-051AO (Phase I)
09000-00-00-OOIAO (Phase I)
090A1-00-00-OOIE0 (Phase 1)
090A1-00-00-OO1DO (Phase I and Additional Area)
090AO-00-00-OO1CO (Additional Area)
090AO-00-00-00400 (Additional Area)
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DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF
SOUTHWOOD COMMUNTFV
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I DECLARATION; PURPOSE
Section1.1. Declaration........................................................................................................
7
Section1.2. Purpose..............................................................................................................
7
ARTICLE H DEFBJITIONS..........................................................................................................
8
Section 2.1. "Additional Area..............................................................................................
8
Section 2.2. "Affordable Housing.........................................................................................
8
Section 2.3. "Annual Assessment'........................................................................................
8
Section 2.4. "Architectural Review Board............................................................................
8
Section2.5. "Articles...........................................................................................................
8
Section2.6. "Association.....................................................................................................9
Section 2.7. "Block" or `Blocks.. .........................................................................................
9
Section2.8. `Builder............................................................................................................9
Section2.9. `Bylaws.............................................................................................................
9
Section 2.10. "Clerks' Office..................................................................................................
9
Section2.11. "Code of Development.....................................................................................9
Section 2.12. "Commercial Association'................................................................................
9
Section 2.13. "Commercial Declaration.................................................................................
9
Section 2.14. "Common Area..............................................................................................
10
Section 2.15. "Condominium................................................................................................
1 I
Section 2.16. "Condominium Act........................................................................................
11
Section 2.17. "Condominium Association...........................................................................
11
Section 2.18. "Condominium Declaration'...........................................................................
11
Section2.19. "County ...........................................................................................................
12
Section 2.20. "Declaration...................................................................................................
12
Section2.21. "Declarant......................................................................................................
12
Section 2.22. "Declarant Control Period...............................................................................
12
Section 2.23. "General Assessments....................................................................................
12
Section 2.24. "Governing Documents..................................................................................
12
Section 2.245. "Habitat Lots".........................................._.....................................................
12
Section 2.236. "Improvement................................................................................................
12
Section2.267. "Land'..............................................................................................................
12
Section 2.278. "Limited Common Area.........................................................................
13�^
Section2.299. "Lot............................................................................................................
13
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Section2.2-930. "Member"...................................................................................................13
Section 2.301. `Neighborhood"..............................................................................................
13
Section 2.342. "Neighborhood Assessment"..................................................................
14444-3
Section 2.323. "Neighborhood Common Area".............................................................
144443
Section2.334. "Occupant"......................................................................................................
14
Section2.345. "Owner"..........................................................................................................
14
Section 2.356."Parcel"...................................................................................................
151J44
Section 2.367. "Parcel Developer".....................................................................................
15
Section 2.378. "Performance Agreement"..............................................................................
15
Section2.349. "Person"..........................................................................................................
15
Section 2.4940. "Phase I".....................................................................................................
15
Section 2.401. "Proffers"................................................................................................
1646I3
Section2.442. "Property".......................................................................................................
16
Section 2.423. "Rezoning Application Plan"..........................................................................
16
Section 2.434. "Supplemental Declaration"...........................................................................
16
Section 2.445. "Virginia Code"..............................................................................................
16
Section 2AW "Zoning Map Amendment" or "ZMA 2018-0003.. ....................................
1746
Section 2.467. "Zoning Ordinance"................................................................................
17T744
ARTICLE III ADDITIONS TO THE PROPERTY..................................................................... 17
Section 3.1.
Additional Area...............................................................................................
17
Section 3.2.
Right to Subject Additional Area to Declaration ....................................
184847
Section 3.3.
Additional Provisions..................................................................................
18
Section 3.4.
Power Not Exhausted by One Exercise, Etc ...................................................
19
Section 3.5.
Development of Additional Area............................................................
20204-9
Section3.6.
Withdrawal..................................................................................................
20
Section3.7.
Master Plan .....................................................................................................
20
Section 3.8.
Additions by Association................................................................................
21
ARTICLE IV OWNERS ASSOCIATION................................................................................... 23
Section4.1.
Membership....................................................................................................
23
Section 4.2.
Classes of Membership...........................................................................
242423
Section4.3.
Voting Rights..................................................................................................
24
Section 4.4.
Suspension of Voting Rights..........................................................................
25
Section 4.5.
Articles and Bylaws to Govern; Property Owners' Association Act ..............
25
Section4.6.
Neighborhoods................................................................................................
26
ARTICLE V COMMON AREA.................................................................................................. 27
Section 5.1.
Obligations of the Association........................................................................
27
Section 5.2.
Owners' Rights of Enjoyment and Use of Common Areas .............................
29
Section 5.3.
Owners' Rights of Enjoyment and Use of Neighborhood Common Areas....
30
Section 5.4.
Limited Common Areas..................................................................................
31
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Section 5.5. General Limitations on Owners' Rights ...................................................... 3332
Section 5.6. Delegation of Use........................................................................................... 35
Section 5.7. Damage or Destruction of Common Area, Limited Common Area or
Neighborhood Common Area by Owner ........................................................ 35
Section 5.8. Rights in Common Areas, Limited Common Areas and Neighborhood
Common Areas Reserved by Declarant and/or a Parcel Developer ............... 36
Section 5.9. Title to Common Area, Limited Common Area and Neighborhood Common
Area................................................................................................................ 36
Section 5.10. Reservation of Rights Regarding Common Area, Limited Common Area and
Neighborhood Common Area......................................................................... 37
ARTICLE VI ASSESSMENTS
38
Section 6.1.
Creation of the Lien and Personal Obligation for Assessments .....................
38
Section 6.2.
Purpose of Assessments..................................................................................
39
Section 6.3.
Annual Assessments.......................................................................................
40
Section 6.4.
Special Assessments.......................................................................................
45
Section 6.5.
Date of Commencement of Annual Assessments ...........................................
45
Section 6.6.
Effect of Nonpayment of Assessments; Remedies of Association .................
46
Section 6.7.
Subordination of Lien to Mortgages.......................................................
474746
Section 6.8.
Exempt Property .....................................................................................
474746
Section6.9.
Annual Budget................................................................................................
47
Section 6.10.
Capital Contribution........................................................................................
47
Section 6.11.
Loans by Declarant.........................................................................................
48
ARTICLE VII ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL................................................................. 494949
Section 7.1.
Architectural Review Board...................................................................
494949
Section 7.2.
Plans to be Submitted..............................................................................
505049,
Section 7.3.
Consultation with Architects, etc....................................................................
51
Section7.4.
Approval of Plans...........................................................................................
51
Section 7.5.
No Structures to be Constructed, etc. Without Approval .......................
525231-
Section 7.6.
Guidelines May Be Established..................................................................
5352
Section 7.7.
Limitation of Liability .....................................................................................
53
Section 7.8.
Other Responsibilities of Architectural Review Board ..........................
545433
ARTICLE Vill USE OF PROPERTY.................................................................................. 545433
Section 8.1. Protective Covenants..................................................................... ......... 545453
Section 8.2. Maintenance of Property ............................................................................. 69
Section8.3. Security ........................................................................................................... 70
Section 8.4. Conveyance to the County or Commonwealth ....................................... 7174-79
Section 8.5 Special Exterior Maintenance Provisions for Habitat Lots.......... ..............__. 71
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ARTICLE IX EASEMENTS................................................................................................ 727270
Section 9.1.
Utility Easements....................................................................................
727270
Section 9.2.
Erosion Control.......................................................................................
737374
Section 9.3.
Maintenance of Lots and Parcels............................................................
747372
Section 9.4.
Construction Easements and Rights........................................................
747473
Section 9.5.
Right of Entry for Governmental Personnel ...........................................
757473
Section 9.6.
Easement for Landscaping, Signs and Related Purposes ........................
757573
Section 9.7.
Sight Distance Easements.......................................................................
757574
Section 9.8.
Retaining Wall Easements......................................................................
767674
Section 9.9.
Access Easements...................................................................................
767674
Section 9.10.
Easement for Use of Water Bodies and Irrigation ..................................
797875
Section 9.11.
Easement for Encroachment...................................................................
7979%
Section 9.12.
Easements to Serve Additional Area ......................................................
807976
ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS..........................__......................_........................
818077
Section 10.1.
Duration..................................................................................................
818077
Section 10.2.
Amendments...........................................................................................
818077
Section10.3.
Enforcement............................................................................................
82"
Section 10.4.
Limitations..............................................................................................
838274
Section 10.5.
Severabdity.............................................................................................
83827-4
Section10.6.
Conflict...................................................................................................
83"
Section 10.7.
Interpretation...........................................................................................
838380
Section 10.8.
Use of the Words "Southwood" or "Southwood Community... ..............
848380
Section 10.9.
Approvals and Consents.........................................................................
848380
Section 10.10.
Assignment of Declaranfs Rights...........................................................
848380
Section 10.11.
Successors and Assigns...........................................................................
848380
Section 10.12.
Compliance with Property Owners' Association Act .............................
848484-
ARTICLE XI DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION ..................................................
8484$4-
ARTICLE XB NOTICES.....................................................................................................
858481
EXHIBIT A (Legal Description)...................................................................................................81
EXHIBIT B (Subdivision Plat) ................... ................. ......................................... .........
......... ....... 83
EXHIBIT C (Additional Land) .................................. ........................................ ..................
........ 84
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DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF
SOUTHWOOD COMMUNITY
THIS DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS (`this Declaration") is
made this _ day of 2022b1 by SOUTHWOOD CHARLOTTESVILLE,
LLC, a Virginia limited liability company ("Declarant') having an address of 967 2nd Street SE,
Charlottesville, VA 22902 [index as "Grantor" and "Grantee" for recording purposes].
RECITALS
A. The Declarant is the owner of that certain real property located in Albemarle
County, Virginia, described more particularly on Exhibit A, and shown and identified on that
certain subdivision plat entitled, "PLAT OF SUBDIVISION, SOUTHWOOD VILLAGE 1,
PORTIONS OF BLOCKS 3, 4, 5, 7, AND 8, LOTS IA -ID, 2A-2B, 3-5, 6A-6E, 7A-711, 8-34,
35A-35C, 36A-36D, 37-38, 39A-39C, & SPECIAL LOT 40 ON THE LANDS OF
SOUTHWOOD CHARLOTTESVILLE, LLC, TAX MAP PARCELS 90-1A AND 90A1-1E,
SCOTTSVILLE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA," dated
July 9, 2021, last revised prepared by Timmons Group (the "Subdivision
Plat"), attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit B (the "Property").
B. The Declarant desires to develop the Property as an integrated mixed -use, mixed -
income community that may include non-residential and mixed -use development along with a
variety of housing types, including multi -family, townhome, single-family attached and detached,
accessory, and condominium units.
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C. By executing and recording this Declaration, the Declarant establishes certain
covenants, restrictions, easements, and other terms and conditions applicable to the development,
ownership, and use of the Property and submits the Property to the provisions of this Declaration,
D. Declarant reserves the right to submit, from time to time, after the recordation of
this Declaration, all or any portion of the real property identified and described on Exhibit C (the
"Additional Land") to the provisions of this Declaration. Upon submission of all or any portion
of the Additional Land to the provisions of this Declaration, such Additional Land shall become
part of the Property that is subject to this Declaration.
E. Declarant contemplates that certain portions of the Property may be subject to
additional or supplemental declarations in addition to this instrument for the purpose of
establishing certain additional or different covenants, easements and restrictions.
ARTICLE I
DECLARATION; PURPOSE
Section L L Declaration. The Declarant hereby declares that the Properly is and shall
be held, transferred, sold, conveyed and occupied subject to the covenants, restrictions, easements,
charges and liens set forth in this Declaration. This Declaration shall run with the Property and
every part thereof and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of all Owners (as hereinafter
defined), lessees, licensees, Occupants (as hereinafter defined) and their successors and assigns as
set forth in this Declaration.
Section 1.2. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Declaration to create an integrated multi-
family and single-family residential / non-residential project of high quality known as Southwood,
to assure the orderly and attractive development of the Property in an efficient and harmonious
manner, to preserve and enhance property values, amenities and opportunities within the Property,
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to promote the health and safety of the Occupants and to maintain a harmonious relationship
among the structures and the natural vegetation and topography thereon. This Declaration is
designed to complement the Zoning Ordinance (as hereinafter defined) and other Laws (as
hereinafter defined), and where conflicts occur, the more restrictive requirement shall prevail.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS
Section 2.1. "Additional Area" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of this
Declaration.
Section 2.2. "Affordable Housing" shall mean a dwelling for which housing costs do
not exceed Thirty Percent (30%) of the gross household income of a household earning not more
than Eighty Percent (80%) of the Charlottesville, VA HUD Metro FMR Area Median Income. For
purposes ofthis definition, "housing costs" for homeowners are principal, interest, real estate taxes,
and homeowner's insurance, and for tenants are rent and tenant -paid utilities with the maximum
allowances for utilities being those adopted by the County's housing office for the Housing and
Urban Development housing choice voucher program. This definition is provided solely for the
purpose of the assessment exemptions allowed for undeveloped lots.
Section 2.3. "Annual Assessment" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 of
this Declaration.
Section 2.4. "Architectural Review Board" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
7.1 of this Declaration.
Section 2.5. "Articles" means the Articles of Incorporation of Southwood Community
Association, as the same may be amended from time to time.
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Section 2.6. "Association" means the Southwood Community Association, a Virginia
nonstock corporation, its successors and assigns.
Section 2.7. "Block" or `Blocks" means one or more of those areas shown and
identified as Blocks 1 through 12 in the Code of Development. Land use, density regulations, and
built form characteristics in Southwood Phase I are governed by blocks.
Section 2.8. `Builder" means and refers to a person or entity which acquires a portion
of the Property for the purpose of improving such portion for resale to Owners or for lease to
tenants.
Section 2.9. "Bylaws" means the Bylaws of Southwood Community Association, as the
same may be amended from time to time.
Section 2.10. "Clerks' Office" means the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court for the
County of Albemarle, Virginia,
Section 2.11. "Code of Development" means that certain Code of Development, entitled,
"Southwood Phase I, A Neighborhood Model District," dated February 20, 2018, last revised July
29, 2019, associated with the Zoning Map Amendment approved by the Board of Supervisors for
Albemarle County on August 21, 2019, as such code of development may be amended or restated.
Section 2.12. "Commercial Association" means a non -stock corporation formed as an
owners association to govern and manage the affairs of certain Lots within the Property used for
non-residential purposes.
Section2.13. "Commercial Declaration" means a Supplemental Declaration which may
be recorded in the Clerk's Office, submitting Lots governed by a Commercial Association to
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certain additional covenants, restrictions and easements, as such declaration and exhibits thereto
may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof.
Section 2.14. "Common Area" means: (i) real estate and/or easements specifically
designated as "Common Area" or "Common Area Easement" on recorded plats of the Property, in
any Supplemental Declaration or in any amendment to this Declaration or in any other instrument
executed by Declarant and recorded in the Clerk's Office and intended to be conveyed (by deed,
plat dedication or easement) to and accepted by the Association; (it) the portions of the Property,
if any, designated for "open space," "buffer zones," "scenic easements," "natural open space area,"
"conservation areas," "tree preservation areas," "landscape easement," "trail easement" and'BMP"
or similar purposes on recorded plats of the Property and conveyed (by deed, plat dedication or
easement) to and accepted by the Association; and (iii) all other real property, easements, and
improvements or facilities now or hereafter owned by the Association which are intended to be
devoted to the common use and enjoyment of the Owners and such non -Owners, if any, who have
been authorized to use such Common Area pursuant to Sections 5.2 and/or 5.6 hereof The
Common Area includes or may in the future include, without limitation, certain streets which are
not dedicated to the public, certain alleyways and access drives providing access to and from
residential Lots and Parcels, entrance signs and entry features, landscaping easements, certain
fencing, medians located within or adjacent to streets within the Property, certain parks and open
space areas, one or more storm water detention ponds or MMP's," community center(s), sport
fields, playgrounds, areas set aside for pedestrian and/or bicycle paths and sidewalks, and other
recreational facilities. Portions of the Common Area may be designated by the Declarant pursuant
to Section 5.4 hereof as "Limited Common Areas" for the exclusive use of one or more but less
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than all of the Owners and such non -Owners, if any, who have been authorized to use such Limited
Common Area pursuant to Sections 5.2 and/or 5.6 hereof. Also, certain Parcels and/or
Neighborhoods may include open space areas, easements and facilities which are intended to be
maintained privately either by private ownership or by separate associations and which will not be
designated as Common Area, Limited Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area and will
not be maintained by the Association. Subject to the requirements of Section 5.9 hereof, Declarant
or a Parcel Developer, as applicable, may retain legal title to Common Areas, Neighborhood
Common Areas or Limited Common Areas, as the case may be for the time specified in Section
5.9 hereof in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance, all Common Areas, Limited Common Areas
and Neighborhood Common Areas will be owned by either (i) the Declarant or a Parcel Developer
for future conveyance to the Association as provided in Article V hereof; or (ii) the Association.
Section 2.15. "Condominium" means any portion of the Property subjected to the
provisions of the Condominium Act by virtue of a Condominium Declaration.
Section 2.16. "Condominium Act" means the Virginia Condominium Act, as in effect
on the date the Condominium Declaration is filed in the Clerk's Office, as such Act may be
amended from time to time.
Section 2.17. "Condominium Association" means the non -stock corporation or other
entity that administers the affairs of a Condominium.
Section 2.18. "Condominium Declaration" means the Declaration of Condominium
which shall be recorded in the Clerk's Office, submitting a Condominium to the condominium
form of ownership pursuant to the Condominium Act, together with all exhibits to the
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Condominium Declaration, as such Condominium Declaration and exhibits thereto may be
amended from time to time pursuant to the terms thereof.
Section 2.19. "County" means Albemarle County, Virginia.
Section 2.20. `Declaration' means this Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions, as the
same may from time to time be supplemented or amended.
Section 2.21. "Declarant" means Southwood Charlottesville, LLC, a Virginia limited
liability company, which is a wholly -owned entity of Greater Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity.
Section 2.22. "Declarant Control Period" means the time during which the Class B
membership exists as described in Section 4.2.
Section 2.23. "General Assessments" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3 of
the Declaration.
Section 2.24. "Governing Documents" means the Articles, the Bylaws, this Declaration
and any Supplemental Declaration, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to
time.
Section 2.25. abitat Lots" means those Lots and Parcels shown on the subdivision olat� - - Fo atted: Heading 2
Fp atted: Font: Bold
or on a separate exhibit on which Habitat will construct one or more affordable dwellings for sale
or rent pursuant to a Habitat ro opram.
Section 2.25.Section 2.26. "Improvement" shall have the meaning set forth in section
7.2 of this Declaration.
Section 2.26.Section 2.27. "Land" means real property together with any and all
improvements thereon and appurtenant thereto belonging.
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Section 2.27. Section 2.28. "Limited Common Area" means a portion of the Common
Area or the Neighborhood Common Area designated pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof for the primary
use of one or more but less than all of the Owners and such non -Owners, if any, who have been
authorized to use such Limited Common Area pursuant to Sections 5.1, 5.2 and/or 5.6 hereof.
Section 2.28.Section 2.29. "Lot' means any lot which is shown on a recorded
subdivision plat (or any subsequently recorded subdivision plat) of any portion of the Property
subject to this Declaration or, with respect to condominiums, a governmentally approved site plan,
and on which is constructed or is to be constructed (i) a single family, detached residence; (ii) a
townhouse; (iii) a zero lot line residence or attached single-family residence; or (iv) any
condominium unit within a condominium created pursuant to the Condominium Act of Virginia,
Section 55.1-1900 et seq. of the Virginia code, as the same may be amended from time to time.
The term "Lot' shall not include any portion of the Property which at the time in question is not
included in a recorded subdivision plat of any portion of the Property, or with respect to
condominiums, a governmentally approved site plan, nor shall "Lot' include Common Areas,
Neighborhood Common Areas, Limited Common Areas, public streets or property dedicated to
and accepted by a public authority.
Section 2.29.Section 2.30. "Member" means every person or entity who holds
membership in the Association.
Section 2.30. Section 2.31. "Neighborhood" means one (1) or more Lots that have been
designated as a "Neighborhood" as provided in the applicable Supplemental Declarations) to
which the Lot has been subjected. An example of a Neighborhood is a Condominium established
within the Property.
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Section 2.31.Section 2.32. "Neighborhood Assessment" shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 6.3 of this Declaration.
Section 2.32.Section 2.33. "Neighborhood Common Area" means the real property
and any improvements thereon which is for the primary use and enjoyment of Owners residing in
such Neighborhood and such non -Owners, if any, who have been authorized to use such
Neighborhood Common Area pursuant to Sections 5.3 and/or 5.6 hereof, and which is designated
as Neighborhood Common Area on the recorded plat of subdivision for the Neighborhood, or
described as such in a Supplemental Declaration applicable to the Neighborhood or designated as
such in an instrument executed by Declarant and recorded in the Clerk's Office. Portions of the
Neighborhood Common Area may be designated by Declarant pursuant to Section 5.4 hereof as
"Limited Common Areas" for the primary use of one or more but less than all of the Owners in the
Neighborhood and such non -Owners, if any, who have been authorized to use such Limited
Common Area pursuant to Sections 5.2, 5.3 and/or 5.6 hereof. Note: In the case of a
condominium, by definition, as set out in the Virginia Condominium Act, all common element of
a condominium is owned by the unit owners of the condominium and, therefore, is exempt from
any provisions herein to the contrary-.
Section 2.33.Section 2.34. "Occupant" means any Person who occupies and/or who is
entitled to use a part of the Property as Owner, lessee, licensee or invitee, or in any other capacity
other than as the beneficiary of an easement.
Section 2.34.Section 2.35. "Owner" means the record holder, whether one or more
persons or entities, of fee simple title to any Lot or Parcel, including contract sellers, but excluding
those having such interest merely as security for the performance of an obligation.
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Section 2.35. Section 2.36. "Parcel" means any portion of the Property subdivided from
the residue thereof for the purpose of either (i) resubdivision into Lots, (ii) the creation of a
condominium and condominium units pursuant to the Condominium Act of Virginia, §55.1-1900
et. seq. of the Virginia Code, as the same may be amended from time to time, (iii) the development
of residential apartments thereon, or (iv) the development of a mixed -use or non-residential
building or group of buildings.
Section 2.36.Section 2.37. `Parcel Developer" means any Person who obtains title to
a Parcel for the purpose of development and sale of Lots, a condominium, a residential apartment
building or buildings, or mixed -use or non-residential building or buildings.
Section 2.37.Section 2.38. "Performance Agreement" means that certain agreement
by and between the County of Albemarle, Virginia, the Economic Development Authority of
Albemarle County, Virginia, and Habitat for Humanity, approved by the Board of Supervisors for
the County of Albemarle, Virginia on June 19, 2019, as it may be amended or restated.
Section 2.38.Section 2.39. "Person' means any natural person, corporation, limited
liability company, joint venture, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any
other separate legal entity. "Person" shall also mean and include, without limitation, a property or
condominium unit owners association.
Section 2.39. Section 2.40. "Phase I" of the Property means that portion of the Property
rezoned pursuant to the Zoning Map Amendment, currently known as Albemarle County Tax Map
parcels 09000-00-00-OOIAO, 090A1-00-00-OOIE0, and 07600-00-00-051AO and depicted on the
Rezoning Application Plan.
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Section 2.40. Section 2.41. "Proffers" means the Proffer Statement, dated August 2,
2019, associated with ZMA 2018-0003, approved by the County of Albemarle Board of
Supervisors on August 21, 2019, as they may be amended or restated.
Section 2.4LSection 2.42. "Property" means all property currently subjected to this
Declaration (referred to as "Phase I"), described with more specificity in Exhibit A, together with
such other real property as may from time to time be subjected in whole or in part to this
Declaration pursuant to Article III hereof as and when, if any, such real property is so subjected.
Section 2.42, Section 2.43. "Rezoning Application Plan" means the plans associated
with the Zoning Map Amendment, prepared by brwarchitects. P.C.. entitled, "REZONING
APPLICATION PLAN FOR SOUPITWOOD REDEVELOPMENT PHASE I,
MODEL," dated January 7, 2019, last revised June 24, 2019, by
biwaichiteeU. anoroved by the Counri on November 2l. 2021, as thev may be amended.
Section 2.43. Section 2.44. "Supplemental Declaration' shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.3 hereof.
Section 2.44.Section 2.45. "Virginia Code" shall mean the Code of Virginia (1950), as
in effect on the first date of recordation of this Declaration and as amended from time to time
thereafter. Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, if any sections of the Virginia Code
referred to in this Declaration are hereafter repealed or recodifred, each such reference shall be
deemed to apply to the section of the Virginia Code that is the successor to the previous section
referred to herein, or, if there is no successor section, such reference shall be interpreted as if the
section had not been repealed.
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Section 2.45. Section 2.46. "Zoning Map Amendment' or "ZMA 2018-0003" refers
to the approved application for Zoning Map Amendment (or "rezoning') of Phase I of the Property
approved by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County on August 21, 2018.
Section 2.46.Section 2.47. `7�gQrirue
governing body of the County of Albemarle, Virginia, regulating, restricting, permitting or
prohibiting the use of land and the construction of Improvements thereon, and, for the purpose of
this definition, shall include the conditions and provisions of any conditional use permit affecting
any portion of the Property or any other government -controlled or directed process affecting any
portion of the Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, "Zoning Ordinance" also
includes the Code of Development and the Proffers, as the same may be amended, modified,
supplemented or amended and restated from time to time. Whenever the restrictions and
conditions contained within this Declaration shall be stricter than those within the Code of
Development, this Declaration shall prevail.
ARTICLE IB
ADDITIONS TO THE PROPERTY
Section 3.1. Additional Area. The Property The Declarant contemplates the extension
of this Declaration to the real estate described in Exhibit C hereto or portions thereof and the
possible extension of this Declaration to other real estate located within a two (2) mile radius of
the Property (collectively, the "Additional Area"). However, Declarant shall not be obligated to
bring all or any part of the Additional Area within the scheme of development established by this
Declaration, and no negative reciprocal easement shall arise out of this Declaration so as to benefit
or bind any portion of the Property or the Additional Area until such portion of the Additional
Area is expressly subjected to the provisions of this Declaration in accordance with Section 3.2
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below and then such portion of the Additional Area shall be subject to any additions, deletions and
modifications as are made pursuant to Section 3.2 and Section 3.3.
Section 3.2. Right to Subject Additional Area to Declaration. Declarant reserves the
right, at its discretion, at such time or times as it shall determine on or before January 1, 2045, to
subject the Additional Area, or such portions thereof as Declarant shall determine, together with
improvements thereon and easements, rights and appurtenances thereunto belonging or
appertaining, to the provisions of this Declaration in whole or in part. Any portion of the
Additional Area which is not, on or before January 1, 2045 subjected to the provisions of this
Declaration in whole or in part pursuant to this Section 3.2 and thereby constituted a part of the
"Property," shall cease to be Additional Area. Each of the additions authorized pursuant to this
Section 3.2 shall be made by Declarants recordation in the Clerk's ice of a supplemental
declaration ("Supplemental Declaration") describing the portions) of the Additional Area
subjected to this Declaration. If record title to the portion of the Additional Area being subjected
to the Declaration is held by any Person other than Declarant, then such Person shall join in and
execute the Supplemental Declaration along with Declarant. Each Supplemental Declaration may
contain such additions, deletions and modifications to the provisions of this Declaration as may be
desired by Declarant. However, no negative reciprocal easement or covenant shall arise out of any
additions, deletions or modifications to this Declaration made in the instruments which subject the
Additional Area to this Declaration except as to the real estate expressly subject to such additions,
deletions and modifications.
Section 3.3. Additional Provisions. In addition to subjecting the Additional Area to this
Declaration as provided in Section 3.2, Declarant may, in its discretion, execute and record one or
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more Supplemental Declarations for the purpose of establishing certain additional or different
covenants, easements and restrictions (including, without limitation, a different level of
assessments) applicable to a specific Neighborhood or Neighborhoods or certain specified Lots)
and/or Parcel(s). In addition, any subassociation of the Association serving a specific
Neighborhood, use, or unit type, such as a commercial association, homeowners association,
townhouse association, or condominium association may, upon the written consent of all Owners
of the Lots governed by such association, execute and record one or more Supplemental
Declarations for the purpose of establishing certain additional or different covenants, easements
and restrictions, (including without limitation a different level of assessments, as long as there is a
reasonable justifiable basis for the same) applicable to such Lots governed by such association.
However, no negative reciprocal easement or covenant shall arise out of any Supplemental
Declaration so as to bind any real property not expressly subjected thereto.
Section 3.4. Power Not Exhausted by One Exercise, Etc. No exercise of the power
granted Declarant hereunder as to any portion of the Additional Area shall be deemed to be an
exhaustion of such power as to other portion(s) of the Additional Area not so subjected to the
provisions hereof or to the provisions of a Supplemental Declaration. The discretionary right of
Declarant to subject the Additional Area to the provisions of this Declaration or a Supplemental
Declaration is not conditioned upon or subject to the approval of other Owners and therefore the
requirements set forth in Section 10.2 for amendments to this Declaration shall be inapplicable to
this Article III. The failure of Declarant to extend the provisions of this Declaration to the
Additional Area or any portion(s) thereof shall not be deemed to prohibit the establishment of a
separate scheme of development (including provisions substantially similar or identical to those
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contained herein) for such portion(s) of the Additional Area to which this Declaration is not
extended.
Section 3.5. Development of Additional Area. The portion(s) of the Additional Area
subjected to this Declaration may be developed with different housing styles, types, square
footages and price ranges. Declarant makes no representation as to the housing styles, types and
price ranges for current or future Parcels. The portion(s) of the Additional Area subjected to the
provisions of this Declaration may contain additional Common Areas, Limited Common Areas,
Neighborhood Common Areas and facilities to be owned and/or maintained by the Association.
Also, the portion(s) of the Additional Area subjected to the provisions of this Declaration may be
subjected to one or more declarations for separate associations, and, therefore, Owners of Lots and
Parcels may also be members of such separate associations, as applicable, in addition to being
members of the Association.
Section 3.6. Withdrawal. Subject to the Zoning Ordinance and Performance Agreement,
Declarant shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to remove from the Property any portion
thereof by recording in the Clerk's Office a Supplemental Declaration describing the portion(s) to
be removed from the Property; provided, however, if such portion is owned by any Person other
than Declarant, then such withdrawal must be with the consent of such Person and Declarant; and
provided further that, if such portion to be withdrawn includes any Common Areas, Limited
Common Areas or Neighborhood Common Areas then such withdrawal must be with the prior
written approval of the Director of Planning for Albemarle County.
Section 3.7. Master Plan. The existence of a master development plan or conceptual
plan for the Property used by Declarant in developing and/or selling the Property, and Lots and
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Parcels therein, shall not be deemed to constitute a representation by Declarant that the real estate
shown thereon shall be developed as depicted on the master plan, and the master plan may be
amended from time to time in the sole discretion of Declarant and with the consent (to the extent
required) of the County of Albemarle, Virginia, subject to the Zoning Ordinance and Performance
Agreement.
Section 3.8. Additions by Association. After the Declarant's right to unilaterally extend
the Declaration to portions of the Additional Area has expired, this Declaration may be extended
to any portion of the Additional Area pursuant to the following procedures:
(a) Approval Required. The Association, by (i) the affirmative vote of two-
thirds (2/3) or more of the directors serving on the Board of Directors of the Association and (ii)
the consent in writing of the Owners of a majority or more of the Lots within the Property subject
to this Declaration, may authorize the President of the Association to execute a Supplemental
Declaration to extend this Declaration to all or portions of the Additional Area provided the
Owner(s) of such Additional Area consent to such extension as evidenced by such Owner(s)
joining in an instrument of record subjecting such real property to the covenants, liens, restrictions,
easements, and other provisions of this Declaration. However, the Association shall not be
obligated to bring all or any part of the Additional Area within the scheme of development
established by this Declaration, and no negative reciprocal easement or covenant shall arise out of
this Declaration so as to benefit or bind any portion of the Property or the Additional Area until
such portion of the Additional Area is expressly subjected to the provisions of this Declaration in
accordance with subparagraph (b) below and then such portion of the Additional Area shall be
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subject to any additions, deletions and modifications as are made pursuant to subparagraph (b)
below.
(b) Method of Adding Additional Area to Declaration. Each of the additions
authorized pursuant to this Section 3.8 shall be made by Association's recordation in the Clerk's
Office of a Supplemental Declaration describing the portion(s) of the Additional Area subjected
to this Declaration. Each such instrument may contain such additions, deletions and modifications
to the provisions of this Declaration as may be desired by the Association. However, no negative
reciprocal easement or covenant shall arise out of any additions, deletions or modifications to this
Declaration made in the instruments which subject the Additional Area to this Declaration except
as to the real estate expressly subject to such additions, deletions and modifications.
(c) Supplemental Declarations. In addition to subjecting the Additional Area
to this Declaration as provided in subparagraph (b) above, the Association may, in its discretion
and in accordance with the procedures specified in subparagraph (a) above, execute and record
one or more supplemental declarations (each a "Supplemental Declaration") for the purpose of
establishing certain additional or different covenants, easements and restrictions (including
without limitation a different level of assessments) applicable to a speck Neighborhood or
Neighborhoods or certain specified Lot(s) and/or Parcel(s) within the portion(s) of Additional Area
to be subjected pursuant to subparagraph (b) above. However, no negative reciprocal easement or
covenant shall arise out of any Supplemental Declaration so as to bind any real property not
expressly subjected thereto.
(d) Power Not Exhausted by One Exercise, Etc. No exercise of the power
granted Association hereunder as to any portion of the Additional Area shall be deemed to be an
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exhaustion of such power as to other portion(s) of the Additional Area not so subjected to the
provisions hereof or to the provisions of a Supplemental Declaration. The discretionary right of
the Association to subject the Additional Area to the provisions of this Declaration or a
Supplemental Declaration is conditioned upon and subject to the prior approval of the Board of
Directors of the Association and the required written consent of the requisite amount of Owners
as set forth in subparagraph (a) and therefore the requirements set forth in Section 10.2 for
amendments to this Declaration shall not apply to this Section 3.8. The failure of the Association
to extend the provisions of this Declaration to the Additional Area or any portion(s) thereof shall
not be deemed to prohibit the establishment of a separate scheme of development (including
provisions substantially similar or identical to those contained herein) for such portion(s) of the
Additional Area to which this Declaration is not extended.
(e) Development of Additional Area. The portion(s) of the Additional Area
subjected to the provisions of this Declaration pursuant to this Section 3.8 may contain additional
Common Areas, Limited Common Areas, Neighborhood Common Areas and facilities to be
owned and/or maintained by the Association.
ARTICLE IV
OWNERS ASSOCIATION
Section 4.1. Membership. On or before the conveyance of the fast Lot or Parcel within
the Property, Declarant shall establish a property owners association which shall be a non -stock
corporation incorporated in the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purposes set forth herein. The
Association will be governed pursuant to this Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation of the
Association, the Bylaws of the Association, and the Rules and Regulations, if any, adopted by the
Board of Directors with respect to the use and enjoyment of the Common Areas. Every Owner of
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a Lot, and every Owner of a Parcel, shall be a member of the Association. Membership shall be
appurtenant to and shall not be separated from ownership of any Lot and/or Parcel. Upon the
recordation of a deed to a Lot or a Parcel, the membership of the selling Owner shall cease and the
purchasing Owner shall become a member of the Association.
Section 4.2. Classes of Membership. The Association shall have two classes of voting
membership:
Class A. All Owners of Lots and Parcels including Declarant shall be Class A members.
Class B. Declarant shall be the Class B member. The Class B membership shall terminate
on the earlier of (i) the date on which Declarant ceases to own 25% of the Land (including but not
limited to undeveloped Lots and Parcels) lying within the Property and the Additional Area and
all of the Declarant's obligations regarding construction of roads, stormwater management / BMP
facilities and Common Area amenities have been fulfilled and County performance bonds have
been released; (ii) the date on which Declarant executes and records in the Clerk's Office an
amendment to this Declaration terminating the Class B membership, or (iii) on January 1, 2040.
The period of time during which the Class B membership exists is referred to as the "Declarant
Control Period."
Section 4.3. Voting Riehts.
(a) Each Class A member other than Declarant shall be entitled to cast one vote
for each Lot and Parcel owned. Declarant shall be entitled to cast three (3) Class A votes per Lot
owned. For the limited purpose of calculating the Class A votes of Declarant, the term "Lot" shall
be deemed to include residential lots and/or units which have either (i) been created by recordation
of the appropriate subdivision plat(s) and/or condominium instruments, or (ii) if no such plats or
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instruments have been recorded, the number of developable lots/units attributed to the portions of
the Property and Additional Area owned by Declarant.
(b) Declarant as the Class B member shall be entitled to cast the Class B vote.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) above, if a Parcel or Lot is developed for
residential apartment use, mixed -use development, or non-residential use the Owner thereof shall
be entitled to cast the greater of (i) One (1) vote or (ii) the product of One (1) Class A vote per
10,000 aggregate gross square feet of the building(s) on the Lot or Parcel. If such product is other
than a whole number, the product shall be rounded to the nearest whole number.
Section 4.4. Susuension of VotingRights. iehts. The Board of Directors of the Association
may suspend the voting rights of any Member subject to assessment under this Declaration during
the period when any such assessment shall be delinquent, but, upon actual receipt of funds from
the payment in full of such assessment, the voting rights of such Member shall automatically be
restored. The Board of Directors, after appropriate due process, may also suspend the voting rights
of any Member who is in violation of the Governing Documents or the Hiles or architectural
guidelines promulgated by the Association from time to time and/or who allows a violation to exist
of his Lot if such violation remains uncorrected after the last day of a period established by the
Association.
Section 4.5. Articles and Bylaws to Govern: Property Owners' Association Act. Except
to the extent expressly provided in this Declaration and any applicable Supplemental Declaration,
all the rights, powers and duties of the Association and the Members, including the Members'
voting rights, shall be governed by the Articles and the Bylaws. The Articles provide, among other
things, that the Class B member shall appoint the members of the Board of Directors until the Class
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B membership terminates. However, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the
provisions of this Declaration or any Supplemental Declaration and the provisions of the Articles
or Bylaws, this Declaration and all Supplemental Declarations (to the extent applicable) shall
control. In the event of any conflict between this Declaration and any Supplemental Declaration,
this Declaration shall control, however, this sentence shall not be interpreted or construed to negate
any covenants set forth in such Supplemental Declaration which impose additional covenants and
restrictions and/or more restrictive covenants for the Lots within a specific Neighborhood. In
addition to all of the rights, powers and duties of the Association provided in this Declaration, the
Association shall have all of the rights, powers and duties provided in the Property Owners'
Association Act, § 55.1-1800 et. seq. of the Virginia Code, as the same may be amended from time
to time.
Section 4.6. Neiehborhoods, The Lots within a particular Neighborhood maybe subject
to additional covenants other than as set forth in this Declaration (including any Supplemental
Declaration), and the Owner of a Lot may be a member of another owners association in addition
to the Association. In addition, the Bylaws and each Supplemental Declaration may provide for
the establishment of a Neighborhood Liaison Committee or Neighborhood Advisory Committee
for each Neighborhood to advise the Board of Directors of the Association with regard to matters
affecting such Neighborhood, including, without limitation, making recommendations regarding
the proposed annual budget with regard to any Neighborhood Assessments payable by Owners
within such Neighborhood. In order to serve on such a committee an Owner and such Owner's
Lot must not be in default of any obligations under the Governing Documents, including but not
limited to timely payment of all assessments, and the Board of Directors shall have the authority
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to remove any Member who is in default, or whose Lot is in violation or in default, from service
on such a committee. No Member shall be removed from a committee based on violation of the
Governing Documents until the final determination of the matter following any requisite due
process.
ARTICLE V
COMMON AREA
Section 5.1. Obligations of the Association. The Association, subject to the rights of the
Members set forth in this Declaration and subject to the rights of non -Owners, but only to the
extent non -Owners are granted rights pursuant to the provisions of this Declaration, shall be
-,g e-maintainenaeee, managerneat, operateien, and control€ the Common Area,
the Limited Common Area and the Neighborhood Common Area and all improvements thereon
(including fixtures, personal property and equipment related thereto) in etpr etuity. The
Association shall keep the Common Areas, the Neighborhood Common Areas and the Limited
Common Areas, and all improvements thereon and thereunto belonging in good, clean and
attractive condition, order and repair and in accordance with this Declaration, the Governing
Documents and the Zoning Ordinance.
The Association shall whe—management, control, and maintainenanee 9
all street intersection signs (to the extent not maintained by the County and/or the Virginia
Department of Transportation); direction signs; street trees and other plantings; street lights;
entrance features; lighting; fencing; wood, stone or masonry wall features and/or related
landscaping; emergency access ways; stomrwater managementBMP facilities; and sidewalks and
bicycle/pedestrian paths erected, installed or planted in the Common Areas, Limited Common
Areas and Neighborhood Common Areas by the Declarant, a Parcel Developer, or the Association
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in Mroetuity; provided such items are not maintained by the applicable municipality or the
Virginia Department of Transportation at its/their expense and are located within Common Areas,
Limited Common Areas, Neighborhood Common Areas and/or within landscaped areas of public
rights -of -way for which the Association has assumed maintenance.
In addition to the Association's responsibilities regarding the Common Areas, Limited
Common Areas and Neighborhood Common Areas, the Association shall have the express right
and authority to enter into cost sharing, shared use and cross access arrangements with any Person,
including, without limitation, any other property owners association providing services and/or
shared facilities in the vicinity of the Property.
Further, the Association shall be responsible for maintaining all unfenced lawn areas and
for maintaining and replacing, if necessary, trees shown and required by the ZMA Plan and any
applicable site plan(s) on all Lots and on any Parcel developed for a condominium (but not on
Parcels developed with multi -family rental units, mixed use, or non-residential development).
Maintenance within fenced lawn areas shall be the responsibility of the individual Owners and
other residents. All lawn areas including trees and landscaping located on Parcels developed with
multi -family rental units, mixed -use, or non-residential development shall not be maintained by
the Association and are the responsibility of the Owners.
The Association's performance of its obligations under this Section 5.1 shall be for the
benefit of its Members and such non -Owners, if any, who have been authorized to use the Common
Areas, Neighborhood Common Areas, and Limited Common Areas pursuant to Sections 5.2, 5.3,
5.4 and 5.6 hereof, provided, however, that the rights of such Members and non -Owners, if any,
shall be subject to the provisions of this Declaration, any applicable Supplemental Declaration, the
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Articles, the Bylaws and such rules and regulations as may be adopted from time to time by the
Association's Board of Directors.
A Maintenance Responsibility Chart shall be attached as an exhibit to the Bylaws of the
Association to set out for easy reference the respective maintenance responsibilities of the
Association, Lot and Parcel Owners, and condominium subassociations.
Section 5.2. Owners' Rights of Enjoyment and Use of Common Areas. Subject to the
provisions of this Declaration, any applicable Supplemental Declaration, the Articles, the Bylaws
and such rules and regulations as may be adopted from time to time by the Association's Board of
Directors, and except to the extent limited by the designation of "Limited Common Area," every
Owner shall have a right of enjoyment in and to the Common Areas which right of enjoyment shall
be appurtenant to and shall pass with the title to every Lot and Parcel. The Common Areas
(including without limitation the Limited Common Areas) shall be used by Owners only for the
purpose or purposes for which the Common Areas may have been improved by Declarant, the
Parcel Developer or the Association and subject to any applicable restrictions in the Zoning
Ordinance, Any Common Area which has not been improved for a particular use is intended to
remain in its natural condition until so improved, and any use thereof by an Owner shall not
damage or disturb such natural condition or the enjoyment thereof by other Owners. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Declarant reserves, for itself for so long as the Class B
membership exists, and for the Association upon the expiration or earlier termination of the
Class B membership, the right to grant to any Person or Persons a license and/or similar right to
make exclusive use of portions of the Common Areas or Limited Common Areas; provided that
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any such grant is evidenced (i) in a writing executed by Declarant if granted by Declarant or (ii) by
duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors of the Association if granted by the Association.
Section 5.3. Owners' Rights of Enjoyment and Use of Neighborhood Common Areas.
Subject to the provisions of this Declaration, any applicable Supplemental Declaration, the
Articles, the Bylaws and such rules and regulations as may be adopted from time to time by the
Association's Board of Directors, and except to the extent limited by the designation of "Limited
Common Area," the Owners of Lots within a particular Neighborhood shall have the primary right
of enjoyment in and to the Neighborhood Common Areas located within such Neighborhood
which right of enjoyment shall be appurtenant to and shall pass with the title to every Lot within
such Neighborhood. The Neighborhood Common Areas shall be used by Owners of Lots within
such Neighborhood only for the purpose or purposes for which the Neighborhood Common Areas
may have been improved by Declarant, the Parcel Developer or the Association and subject to any
applicable restrictions in the Zoning Ordinance. Any Neighborhood Common Area which has not
been improved for a particular use is intended to remain in its natural condition until so improved,
and any use thereof by an Owner of a Lot within such Neighborhood shall not damage or disturb
such natural condition or the enjoyment thereof by other Owners of Lots within such
Neighborhood. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Declarant reserves, for itself
for so long as the Class B membership exists, and for the Association upon the expiration or earlier
termination of the Class B membership, the right to grant to any Person or Persons a license and/or
similar right to make exclusive use of portions of the Neighborhood Common Areas; provided that
any such grant is evidenced (i) in a writing executed by Declarant if granted by Declarant or (ii) by
duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors of the Association if granted by the Association,
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and (iii) such grant is approved by either the board of directors or a majority vote of the
membership of the subassociation for such Neighborhood, if applicable, depending on the
subassociation's governing provisions.
Section 5.4. Limited Common Areas. The Declarant shall have the power, for so long
as the Declarant has the right to add Additional Area under Section 3.2 hereof, to restrict portions
of the Common Area and/or the Neighborhood Common Area for the primary use of the Owners
of one or more specific Lots (and such non -Owners, if any, who have been authorized to use such
areas pursuant to Section 5.6 hereof) by designating such portions of Common Area and/or
Neighborhood Common Area, as applicable, as "Limited Common Area."
Declarant may either: (i) indicate the locations of the Limited Common Area appertaining
to one or more Lots by depicting such Limited Common Area and the Lots to which it is
appurtenant on a plat attached to or recorded with a Supplemental Declaration; (ii) label a portion
of the Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area, as applicable, as "Common Area that may
be assigned as Limited Common Area" or "Neighborhood Common Area that may be assigned as
Limited Common Area" on a plat attached as an exhibit to the applicable Supplemental Declaration
and thereafter assign such Limited Common Area to one or more specific Lots by unilaterally
amending the Supplemental Declaration to indicate the assignment depicting the Limited Common
Area being assigned and the Lots to which it is appurtenant; or (iii) indicating that such Common
Area or Neighborhood Common Area, as applicable, is Limited Common Area by a description
in an applicable Supplemental Declaration.
Subject to the provisions of this Declaration, any applicable Supplemental Declaration, the
Articles, the Bylaws, and such rules and regulations as may be adopted from time to time by the
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Association's Board of Directors, the Owners of Lots) to which Limited Common Area has been
assigned and such non -Owners, if any, who have been authorized to use such Limited Common
Area pursuant to Section 5.6 hereof shall have the primary right of enjoyment in and to the Limited
Common Area assigned which right of enjoyment shall be appurtenant to and shall pass with the
title to every Lot to which such Limited Common Area is appurtenant. The Limited Common
Areas shall be used by Owners of Lots to which such Limited Common Areas have been assigned
and such non -Owners, if any, who have been authorized to use such Limited Common Area
pursuant to Section 5.6 hereof only for the purpose or purposes for which the Limited Common
Areas may have been improved by the Declarant, the Parcel Developer or the Association and
subject to any applicable restrictions in the Zoning Ordinance. Any Limited Common Area which
has not been improved for a particular use is intended to remain in its natural condition until so
improved, and any use thereof by an Owner of a Lot to which such Limited Common Area is
appurtenant shall not damage or disturb such natural condition or the enjoyment thereof by other
Owners of Lots to which such Limited Common Area is appurtenant. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Declarant reserves, for itself for so long as the Class B membership
exists, and for the Association upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Class B
membership, the right to grant to any Person or Persons a license and/or similar right to make
exclusive use of portions of the Limited Common Areas; provided that any such grant is evidenced
(i) in a writing executed by Declarant if granted by Declarant or (ii) by duly adopted resolution of
the Board of Directors of the Association if granted by the Association.
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Section 5.5. General Limitations on Owners' Rights. The Owners' rights of enjoyment
in the Common Areas, the Limited Common Areas and the Neighborhood Common Areas shall
be subject to the following:
(i) the right of the Association's Board of Directors to establish
reasonable rules and regulations and to charge reasonable admission and other fees for the use of
the Common Areas, the Limited Common Areas and the Neighborhood Common Areas;
(ii) the right of the Declarant for so long as the Class B membership
exists, and the right of the Association upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Class B
Membership, to grant to any Person or Persons licenses and/or similar rights to make exclusive
use of such areas as more particularly set forth and described in Sections 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 hereof,
(iii) the right of the Association's Board of Directors to suspend the right
of an Owner to use or benefit from any of the Common Areas, the Limited Common Areas or the
Neighborhood Common Areas for the period during which any assessment against his Lot or
Parcel is delinquent as may be limited by the last sentence of § 55.1-1825C of the Virginia Code
as in effect on the date hereof;
(iv) the right of the Association's Board of Directors to suspend the right
of an Owner to use or benefit from any of the Common Areas, Limited Common Areas or
Neighborhood Common Areas for any period during which any other violation by the Owner of
this Declaration, a Supplemental Declaration or the rules and regulations promulgated by the
Association's Board of Directors pursuant to this Declaration remains uncorrected after the last
day of a period established for correction by the Association's Board of Directors (such period to
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be stated in a notice to the Owner together with a statement of the violation complained of and the
manner of its correction) and for not more than sixty (60) days after such correction;
(v) the right of the Association's Board of Directors to mortgage any or
all of the Common Areas, the Limited Common Areas or the Neighborhood Common Areas as
further addressed in the Bylaws;
(vi) the right of Declarant or the Association's Board of Directors to
grant or assign utility easements across the Common Areas, the Limited Common Areas and the
Neighborhood Common Areas as provided in Article IX;
(vii) the right of the Association's Board of Directors to dedicate or
transfer all or any part of the Common Areas, the Limited Common Areas or the Neighborhood
Common Areas to any public agency, authority or utility for such purposes and subject to such
conditions as may be desired;
(viii) all of the other easements, covenants and restrictions provided for in
this Declaration and any Supplemental Declaration(s) applicable to the Lots and/or the Common
Areas, the Limited Common Areas and/or the Neighborhood Common Areas;
(ix) the Declarant's designation of certain Common Areas and
Neighborhood Common Areas as "Limited Common Areas" for the primary use and benefit of the
Owners of one or more specified Lots (and such non -Owners, if any, who have been authorized to
use such areas pursuant to Section 5.6 hereof);
(x) the right of the Association's Board of Directors to permit use of any
facilities situated on Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area by use of Persons other than
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Owners, their families, lessees and guests upon payment of use fees or other consideration
established by the Board of Directors;
(xi) the right of the Association's Board of Directors to determine, in its
sole and absolute discretion, whether to remove any improvements, equipment or other facilities
located on any Common Area, Neighborhood Common Area and/or Limited Common Area due
to obsolescence, age, non-use, and/or if the cost of repairing, operating and/or maintaining the
same becomes unreasonable in light of the then benefit, if any, to the affected owners; and
(xii) the right of the Declarant in the Declarant's sole and absolute
discretion and without charge to make use (including, without limitation, exclusive use) of any of
the Common Area, Neighborhood Common Area and/or Limited Common Area at any time and
from time to time for the purpose of promoting the community and/or facilitating sales of property
within the community.
Section 5.6. Delegation of Use. Any Owner may delegate his right of enjoyment to the
Common Area, the Limited Common Area and to the Neighborhood Common Area to members
of his family living on his Lot and to his guests, and he may transfer such right to his tenants,
subject to such rules and regulations and fees as may be established from time to time by the
Association's Board of Directors. Declarant may delegate its right of enjoyment to the Common
Area, the Limited Common Area and to the Neighborhood Common Area to its employees, agents
and licensees.
Section 5.7. Damage or Destruction of Common Area, Limited Common Area or
Neighborhood Common Area by Owner. In the event any Common Area, Limited Common Area,
Neighborhood Common Area or improvement thereon is damaged, destroyed or altered by an
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Owner, his tenants, guests, licensees, contractors, agents or members of his family, the Association
may undertake to restore such area and/or repair such damage at the Owner's expense. If the
Association undertakes to restore such area and/or repair such damage, the Association shall
restore/repair such alteration/damage in a good and workmanlike manner in conformance with the
original plans and specifications of the area or improvement involved, or as the Common Area,
Limited Common Area, Neighborhood Common Area or improvement may have been theretofore
modified or altered by the Association, in the discretion of the Association's Board of Directors.
The cost of such restoration and/or repairs shall become a special assessment on the Lot of such
Owner and shall constitute a lien on such Owner's Lot and be collectible in the same manner as
other assessments set forth herein.
Section 5.8. Rights in Common Areas, Limited Common Areas and Neighborhood
Common Areas Reserved by Declarant and/or a Parcel Developer. Until such time as the Declarant
or a Parcel Developer conveys a property constituting Common Area, Limited Common Area or
Neighborhood Common Area, as the case may be, to the Association, Declarant or the Parcel
Developer, as the case may be, shall have the right as to that property, but not the obligation,
(i) subject to the provisions of Article VB hereof, to construct such improvements thereon as it
deems appropriate, and (ii) to use the Common Area, Limited Common Area or Neighborhood
Common Area for other purposes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Declaration
(including, without limitation, for a marketing or sales office, construction control center or
hospitality center).
Section 5.9. Title to Common Area, Limited Common Area and Neighborhood
Common Area. With the exception of condominium common elements, as provided in Section
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2.31, Declarant or a Parcel Developer may retain legal title to the Common Areas, Limited
Common Areas or Neighborhood Common Areas, as the case may be, or portions thereof but
notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Declarant and/or the applicable Parcel
Developer shall convey each Common Area, Limited Common Area or Neighborhood Common
Area to the Association, in a good and workmanlike condition reasonably acceptable to the
Association, free and clear of all liens but subject to this Declaration and all other easements,
conditions and restrictions of record either (i) at such time as such improvements are completed
and in a condition acceptable to the Association; or (ii) at such time as Declarant may elect, not to
exceed five (5) years after the date specified in clause (i) of this sentence. The foregoing
notwithstanding, a Parcel Developer shall not convey any property to the Association unless the
Declarant is a party to the instrument of conveyance. Regardless of whether the Common Areas,
Limited Common Areas or Neighborhood Common Areas actually have been conveyed by the
Declarant or the applicable Parcel Developer, as the case may be, Owners and the Association
shall have all the rights and obligations imposed by this Declaration, any Supplemental
Declaration, the Articles and Bylaws with respect to the Common Areas, the Limited Common
Areas and the Neighborhood Common Areas from and after the date such Common Areas, Limited
Common Areas or Neighborhood Common Areas are designated as such by recordation of an
appropriate instrument in the Clerks Office. The Association shall be liable from the date such
Common Areas, Limited Common Areas and Neighborhood Common Areas are conveyed to the
Association for payment of insurance and maintenance costs with respect thereto.
Section 5.10. Reservation of Rights Regarding Common Area, Limited Common Area
and Neighborhood Common Area. Certain of the open space, conservation areas, and historic
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resources may be better suited for ownership by a private, nonprofit organization among whose
purposes is the conservation of open space land and/or natural or historic resources.
Notwithstanding anything in this Declaration to the contrary, and regardless of whether such areas
have previously been designated as Common Areas, Limited Common Areas or Neighborhood
Common Areas, Declarant reserves for itself, and its respective successors and assigns, the right,
for so long as Declarant has the right to add Additional Area to the Property pursuant to Section
3.2 hereof, to transfer and convey in fee simple or by easement such open space, conservation
areas, and historic resources as Declarant deems in the best interests of such areas to one or more
private, nonprofit organizations, or governmental agencies. Any transfer and conveyance shall
comply with the specific criteria set forth in the Zoning Ordinance, and, if any such transfer or
conveyance of such areas consists of Common Area, Limited Common Area or Neighborhood
Common Area, then such transfer or conveyance shall require then prior written approval of the
County Director of Planning.
ARTICLE VI
ASSESSMENTS
Section 6.1. Creation of the Lien and Personal Obligation for Assessments. Declarant,
for each Lot and Parcel within the Property hereby covenants (subject to Sections 6.5, 6.8 and 6.9),
and each Owner of any Lot or Parcel by acceptance of a deed therefor, whether or not it shall be
so expressed in such deed, is deemed to covenant to pay to the Association assessments as set forth
in this Declaration, any Supplemental Declaration and in the Bylaws. The assessments, together
with interest thereon, late charges and costs of collection including attomeys' fees, shall be a
continuing lien upon the Lot or Parcel against which each such assessment is made in order to
secure payment thereof and shall also be the personal obligation of the party who was the Owner
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of the Lot or Parcel at the time the assessment fell due. No Owner may waive or otherwise avoid
liability for the assessments provided herein by nonuse of the Common Areas, the Limited
Common Areas, the Neighborhood Common Areas or abandonment of his Lot or Parcel. Each
assessment that is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate established by the Association,
which rate shall not exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. Each assessment that
is not paid within ten (10) days of its due date shall, at the option of the Association, incur a late
charge and administrative fee as may be established from time to time by resolution duly adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Association. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Association shall not levy Assessments upon any Lot or Parcel to be developed for multi -family
and/or affordable housing until a certificate of occupancy (or, for a Lot or Parcel with multiple
buildings or units, the first certificate of occupancy) has been issued by the County for such Lot
or Parcel.
Section 6.2. Pumose of Assessments. The assessments levied by the Association shall
be used for the management, maintenance, improvement, care, operation, renovation, repair and
replacement of the Common Areas, Limited Common Areas and Neighborhood Common Areas
and improvements thereon and other property owned or acquired by the Association of any
whatsoever nature; for the discharge of all taxes and other levies and assessments against the
Common Areas, Limited Common Areas and Neighborhood Common Areas and improvements
thereon and other property owned or acquired by the Association; for the procurement of insurance
by the Association in accordance with the Bylaws; for the establishment of reserves with respect
to the Association's obligations; for the discharge of the Association's contractual and legal
obligations; for funding and/or providing educational and training activities for directors and
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officers of the Association and to Association volunteers and Owners; for the provision of services
by the Association, its advisors, consultants, attorneys, contractors, employees, and agents, as
authorized in this Declaration, any applicable Supplemental Declaration and/or in the Articles or
Bylaws; for the discharge of such other obligations as may be imposed upon or assumed by the
Association pursuant to its Articles or Bylaws or this Declaration or any Supplemental Declaration;
and for such other purposes as may be authorized by or pursuant to the Articles or Bylaws.
Section 6.3. Annual Assessments. "Annual Assessments" shall mean "General
Assessments," 'Neighborhood Assessments," and "Limited Common Expense Assessments."
(a) General Assessments.
ose. "General Assessments" shall mean those assessments used
for the general purposes set forth in Section 6.2 above except that the General Assessments shall
not be used for those purposes for which Neighborhood Assessments and Limited Common
Expense Assessments shall be used.
2. Basis, The General Assessments shall be established upon the basis
of an annual budget adopted by the Board of Directors of the Association and increased or
decreased from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Association pursuant to the Bylaws;
provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall not increase the General Assessment more
than Ten percent (10%) over the previous year's assessments without approval by the Members.
Notwithstanding the forgoing, the assessment rate on the multi -family dwelling units constructed
on Blocks I 1 and 12 are set at One Hundred Twenty and 00/100 Dollars ($120.00) per quarter per
unit and shall not increase during the first three (3) years from the date such assessments begin as
long as 100% of the dwelling units on the Parcels are Affordable Housing. Following the first
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three (3) years, such assessments shall not increase more than Two Percent (2%) annually without
consent of the owner(s) of such units.
(b) Neighborhood Assessments.
I. NWosc. "Neighborhood Assessments" shall mean those
assessments used for such purposes as are authorized by the Supplemental Declaration for a given
Neighborhood.
2. Basis. The Supplemental Declaration for a given Neighborhood
shall set forth the basis by which all Lots within a Neighborhood shall be assessed for
Neighborhood Assessments.
(c) Limited Common Expense Assessments.
I. Purpose. "Limited Common Expenses" are those expenses
attributable to managing, maintaining, improving, caring, operating, renovating, repairing,
establishing appropriate reserves for, insuring and replacing Limited Common Areas, as well as
the cost of providing certain services to individual Lots. The purpose of the "Limited Common
Expense Assessment' is to provide a means whereby the Owners of Lots which directly benefit
from specific Limited Common Area and/or certain services applicable to individual Lots pay their
proportionate share of the Limited Common Expenses attributable to such Limited Common Area
and/or services.
2. Basis. Limited Common Expenses may be assessed by the
Association only against the Lots benefited in proportion to their relative General Assessment
liability, inter se or based on usage, as appropriate. Such Limited Common Expenses shall be
determined as follows:
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(i) Any expenses designated in a Supplemental Declaration as Limited
Common Expenses to be paid by the Owners of designated Lots subject to such Supplemental
Declaration;
(ii) Any expenses proposed by the Board of Directors or a specific group
of Owners as Limited Common Expenses against a specific group of Lots and agreed to by
Members entitled to cast a majority of the total number of votes with respect to such Lots, assessed
against such Lots as such Owners may agree or in proportion to their relative General Assessment
liability, inter se;
(iii) Any expenses incurred in the upkeep of or the maintenance of, and
reserves for the upkeep and replacement of, common "private" alleys, drives, and/or parking areas
serving a limited number of Lots and labeled "private" on the applicable recorded plat and/or
described as "private" in the applicable Supplemental Declaration shall be assessed only against
the Lots served by such private alley, drive and/or parking area; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the cost of upkeep and replacement of private alleys and drives serving Habitat Lots shall be spread
and shared among all Habitat Lots, not just those using the private alleys and drives, as part of the
Limited Common Expense component of General Assessment Level 7;.
(iv) Any expenses incurred in the upkeep of, or the maintenance of
reserves for the upkeep of, Limited Common Area may be assessed only against the Lots served
by such Limited Common Area; and
(v) Any service to individual Lots based on usage.
(d) Assessment Levels. For General Assessment purposes, there shall be
sevenix (16) classes of Assessments:
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1. Level 1 — Improved Single -Family Detached. Every Lot on which
a single-family detached residence has been constructed for which a certificate of occupancy has
been received, shall be assessed at one hundred percent (100%) of the General Assessment for
such dwelling type.
2. Level 2 — Improved Single -Family Attached and Townhome Lots.
Every Lot on which a single-family attached, duplex, or townhome residence has been constructed
for which a certificate of occupancy has been received, shall be assessed at one hundred percent
(100%) of the General Assessment for such dwelling type.
3. Level 3 — Condominium Units. All condominium units on a Lot
or Parcel on which a condominium has been developed and constructed and for which the County
has issued a certificate of occupancy for the first unit shall be assessed at one hundred percent
(100%) of the General Assessment for condominium units.
4. Level 4 — Unimproved Lots and Parcels (Single -Family Detached,
Attached, Duplex, Townhome, Residential Condominium). All Lots or Parcels on which no
single-family residence, townhome, or condominium has been completed and for which a
certificate of occupancy has not been issued by the County, shall be assessed at a rate of twenty-
five percent (25%) of the General Assessment for the relevant unit type; provided, however, that
Lots or Parcels for which Affordable Housing (single-family detached/attached/duplex,
condominium, or multi -family) shall be built are exempt from any pre -certificate of occupancy
assessment.
5. Level 5 — Lots or Parcels Improved by Multi -Family, Mixed -Use. or
Non -Residential Development. The Owner of a Parcel on which multi -family, mixed -use, or non -
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residential rental structure(s) have been constructed and for which a certificate of occupancy has
been issued shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the General Assessment rate for the use type
of the Lot or Parcel.
6, Level 6 — Lots or Parcels to be Improved by Multi -Family. Mixed -
Use. or Non -Residential Development.— A Lot or Parcel to be developed for multi -family
residential shall be exempt from General Assessments until a certificate of occupancy has been
issued for such Lot or Parcel. A Lot or Parcel to be developed for non-residential or mixed uses
shall be assessed at a rate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the General Assessment until a certificate
of occupancy has been issued for such Lot or Parcel.
6-7. Level 7 — Habitat Lots containing Sinule-Family Detached.
Attached, and Townhome Dwellings. Each Habitat Lot improved with a single-family home (but
not condominiums or multi -family building) shall be assessed at a rate that will include Limited
Common Expenses to fund the special exterior upkeep_ provided for in Section 8.2 of this
Declaration.
(e) Apportionment.
If a supplemental declaration is recorded with respect to the
condominiums, or other particular units located within a particular Neighborhood or unit types
located across the development, the Board of Directors has the authority to bill the units belonging
to such subassociation through the applicable subassociation.
2. For example, once a Condominium Declaration is recorded with
respect to a Condominium, if the Association Board elects to bill the Condominium Association
for all Assessments payable by the unit owners in such Condominium (as opposed to billing such
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unit owners directly as Lot Owners), the Condominium Association shall pay the Assessments and
allocate any Assessments levied upon such condominium units against the condominium unitsin
accordance with the terms of the Condominium Declaration. The Condominium Association will
have a lien right against each Unit to secure payment of each Unit's applicable portion of the
Assessments.
Section 6.4. Special Assessments. In addition to the General, Neighborhood
Assessments and Limited Common Expense Assessments, the Board of Directors of the
Association may levy a periodic special assessment if the purpose in doing so is found by the
Board of Directors to be in the best interest of the Association and the proceeds of such assessment
are used for (1) the maintenance and upkeep, including capital expenditures, of the Common Area
(or of (i) the Neighborhood Common Area, provided the special assessment is levied against only
those Lots within such Neighborhood or (ii) the Limited Common Area, provided the special
assessment is levied against only those Lots served by such Limited Common Area); and (2) the
discharge of taxes, the procurement of insurance, the establishment of reserves, payment of costs
and expenses incurred by the Association in the course of its operations, and the discharge of such
services and other obligations as may be assumed by the Association pursuant to its Articles,
Bylaws, the Declaration or any Supplemental Declaration or any cost sharing, use or cross
easement arrangements entered into with any other Person, and for such other purposes as
authorized by or pursuant to the Articles or Bylaws.
Section 6.5. Date of Commencement of Annual Assessments. Subject to Section 6.1 as
to any Lot or Parcel to be developed for multi -family and/or Affordable Housing and subject to
Section 6.9 regarding budget development, the Annual Assessments provided for herein shall
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commence as to each Lot or Parcel on the first day of the month following the recordation of the
deed to such Lot or Parcel to an Owner. The first Annual Assessment on a Lot or Parcel shall be
adjusted according to the number of months remaining in the calendar year. Unless the Board of
Directors of the Association amends the Bylaws to provide otherwise, the Annual Assessments
shall be paid as provided in the Bylaws.
Section 6.6. Effect of Nonpayment of Assessments; Remedies of Association. The lien
of the assessments provided for in this Declaration may be perfected and enforced in the manner
provided in § 55.1-1833 of the Virginia Code. A statement from the Association showing the
balance due on any assessment shall be prima facie proof of the current assessment balance and
the delinquency, if any, due on a particular Lot or Parcel. The Association may also bring an
action at law against any Owner personally obligated to pay the same, either in the first instance
or for deficiency following foreclosure, and interest, late charges and costs of collection including
attorney's fees shall be added to the amount of such assessment and secured by the assessment
lien. Each assessment that is not paid within ten (10) days of its due date shall, at the option of the
Association, incur a late charge and administrative fee as may be established from time to time by
resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Association. In addition, if any
installment of any Annual Assessment or Special Assessment is not paid within thirty (30) days
after the due date, the Board of Directors shall have the right upon notice to the Owner to accelerate
the installments owed and declare the entire balance of any Annual Assessment or Special
Assessment due and payable in full.
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Section 6.7. Subordination of Lien to Mortgages. The lien upon each of the Lots and
Parcels securing the payment of the assessments shall have the priority set forth in § 55.1-1833A
of the Virginia Code.
Section 6.8. Exempt Property. The following property subject to this Declaration shall
be exempt from the assessments and liens created herein: (i) any property used as a sales or leasing
center, model, maintenance center or management facility by Declarant or for similar purposes;
(ii) all Property dedicated and accepted by a public authority; (in) all Common Areas, Limited
Common Areas and Neighborhood Common Areas; and (iv) all Property other than Lots wholly
exempt from real estate taxation by state or local governments upon the terms and to the extent of
such legal exemption.
Section 6.9. Annual Budget. The Board of Directors shall adopt an annual budget for
each fiscal year, which budget shall provide for the annual level of assessments (including
provision for reserves and physical damage insurance deductibles) and an allocation of expenses.
Until the adoption of a budget for a particular fiscal year, Assessments shall remain at their prior
year's levels. Failure of the Board to adopt a budget in a timely fashion shall not relieve Members
from their responsibility for the payment of assessments. The Board of Directors may amend
and/or modify any previously adopted annual budget at any time and from time to time during the
Association's fiscal year and shall have the right to amend and/or modify the annual level of
assessments payable pursuant to such amended and/or modified annual budget.
Section 6.10. Capital Contribution. Upon the acquisition of record title to a Lot by a
person (other than Declarant, the Parcel Developer or an owner who purchases solely for the
purpose of constructing a dwelling thereon for resale), a mandatory capital contribution shall be
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made by or on behalf of such person to the Association in the initial amount equal to one-fourth
(1/4) the amount of the Annual General Assessment for such Lot which capital contribution may
be increased from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. [For Habitat Lots, the
capital contribution will be one-fourth I'M the amount of Annual General Assessment not
including the Limited Common Expense added for exterior maintenance.I This contribution shall
be deposited in the purchase and sales escrow at settlement and shall be disbursed therefrom to the
Association for its capital reserve fund(s), or if there is no settlement, shall otherwise be paid
directly to the Association upon such person obtaining title. Amounts payable under this Section
6.10 are in addition to any assessments and any fees associated with the Association's preparation
and delivery of the Disclosure Packet pursuant to the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act
(§ 55.1-1800 et. sect ., of the Code of Virginia, as amended). The amount of any unpaid capital
contribution shall constitute a lien on such Owner's Lot or Parcel and shall be deemed a special
assessment upon such Lot or Parcel and such shall be regarded as any other assessment with respect
to lien rights of the Association and remedies provided herein for non-payment. Persons who
acquire title to a Lot or Parcel are obligated to pay such contribution to the Association regardless
of whether such Person acquired title to such Lot or Parcel by purchase (with or without
consideration), gift or devise. In the interest of clarity, the capital contribution is due and payable
upon each transfer of a Lot or Parcel, not only the initial purchase.
Section 6.11. Loans by Declarant. The Declarant shall have the option, but not the
obligation, to loan money to the Association at any time or from time to time on such terms and at
such rates as are commercially reasonable to enable the Association to comply with its obligations
under this Declaration. Such loan or loans may be in lieu of, or in addition to, loans obtained by
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the Association from other parties. Any such loan shall be represented and secured by one or more
promissory notes of the Association and shall be listed and disclosed as "Loans from Declarant"
on all annual budgets and year-end financial statements of the Association.
ARTICLE VII
ARCHITECTURAL, CONTROL
Section 7.1. Architectural Review Board. There is hereby established a committee (the
"Architectural Review Board") for the purpose of reviewing and, as appropriate, approving or
disapproving all Plans (hereinafter defined) submitted by Owners in accordance with this Article
VII. The Architectural Review Board shall be composed of three to seven persons, at least 51%
of whom shall be Legacy Southwood Residents-, until the f4n4 eeFtifi. ate _v _, euls... e has been
issued f,�ucv—,vF Phase ""final certificate of occupancy for Phase I has been issued, the remainder of
whom need not be Members of the Association, from time to time appointed by Declarant until
100% of the Property and the Additional Area have been developed and conveyed to Owners other
than builders, or by the Board of Directors of the Association from and after the date on which
Declarant delegates this responsibility to the Association by written instrument in recordable form
executed by Declarant. For the purposes of this Section 7.1 only, "Legacy Southwood Residents"
means individuals who were approved to live in Southwood by the Declarant's property
management office on or before November 8, 2019. The members of the Architectural Review
Board shall serve for such terms as may be determined by Declarant or the Board of Directors of
the Association, as the case maybe. T`- "-..u,tept.._..l n_.:_.. o_md shall _.......ain in ..i..ee a4 ,east
wuntil 4L............pe of the final e .4i fteaw of............. e of Phase 1 of Southwood. Before the first
issuance of a buildingpermit for Phase 2, the ARB shall be composed of 100% Southwood
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residents and will remain in place at least until the issuance of the final buildingpermit for Phase
2.
Section 7.2. Plans to be Submitted. Before commencing the construction, erection or
installation of any building, which shall be in compliance with the Code of Development's
architecture, landscaping, buffer, screening, and other standards (each of the foregoing being
hereinafter referred to as an "Improvement') on any Lot or Parcel, including any site work in
preparation therefor, and before commencing any alteration, enlargement, demolition or removal
of an Improvement or any portion thereof in a manner that alters the exterior appearance of the
Improvement or of the Lot or the Parcel on which it is situated, each Owner shall submit to the
Architectural Review Board a completed application on the form provided by the Architectural
Review Board (the "Application"), a proposed construction schedule and at least three sets of plans
and specifications of the proposed construction, erection, installation, alteration, enlargement,
demolition or removal, which plans and specifications shall include (unless waived by the
Architectural Review Board): (i) a site plan showing the size, location and configuration of all
Improvements, including driveways and landscaped areas, and all setback lines, buffer areas and
other features required under the Zoning Ordinance or the guidelines adopted by the Architectural
Review Board, (ii) as to Improvements initially constructed on a Lot or a Parcel, landscaping plans
showing the trees to be removed and to be retained and shrubs, plants and ground cover to be
installed, (iii) architectural plans of the Improvements showing exterior elevations, construction
materials, exterior colors, driveway material, (iv) a sediment and erosion control plan, and (v) a
tree protection plan and such other information as the Architectural Review Board in its discretion
shall require (collectively, the 'Plans"). The Architectural Review Board may, in its sole
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discretion, waive the requirement that any or all of the required Plans be submitted in a particular
case where it determines such Plans are not necessary to properly evaluate the Application. The
Architectural Review Board shall not be required to review any Plans unless and until the
Application has been submitted in completed form with the proposed construction schedule, the
Plans contain all of the required items, and the application fee has been submitted. The
Application, Plans and the proposed construction schedule must be submitted to the Architectural
Review Board at the address of Declarant in the same manner as notices are to be sent to Declarant
pursuant to Article MI, for so long as all members of the Architectural Review Board are appointed
by Declarant, and thereafter the Application, Plans and the proposed construction schedule may
be submitted to the Architectural Review Board at the address of the Association in the same
manner as notices are to be sent to the Association pursuant to Article XII. The Architectural
Review Board may grant blanket plan approval to Parcel Developers and/or to builders who
purchase more than one Lot at a time, subject to such additional conditions (such as receipt of a
site plan for a specific Lot) as the Architectural Board may establish.
Section 7.3. Consultation with Architects, etc.. In connection with the discharge of its
responsibilities, the Architectural Review Board may engage or consult with architects, engineers,
planners, surveyors, attorneys and others at the expense of the Association.
Section 7.4. Approval of Plans. The Architectural Review Board shall not approve the
Plans for any Improvement that would violate any of the provisions of this Declaration or of any
Supplemental Declaration applicable thereto or of the Zoning Ordinance, expressly including the
Code of Development. In all other respects, the Architectural Review Board may exercise its sole
discretion in determining whether to approve or disapprove any Plans, including, without
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limitation, the location of any Improvement on a Lot or Parcel. An Owner whose application has
been disapproved by the Architectural Review Board may appeal such decision to the Board of
Directors if such Owner notes his/her appeal in writing to the Association and such notice of appeal
is received by the Association on or before the date that is ten (10) days after the date of the
Architectural Review Board's decision. Approval shall be valid for one (1) year so that if the
approved construction has not commenced by the one-year anniversary of the approval, then the
Plans must be resubmitted for de novo review. If the Architectural Review Board has not approved
or denied a complete application within forty-five (45) days of the application's being submitted
and / or deemed complete (if later), then the application shall be deemed approved.
Section 7.5. No Structures to be Constructed. etc. Without Approval. No Improvement
shall be constructed, erected, installed or maintained on any Lot or Parcel, nor shall any
Improvement be altered, enlarged, demolished or removed in a manner that alters the exterior
appearance of the Improvement or of the Lot or the Parcel on which it is situated, unless the
Application, Plans and construction schedule therefor have been approved by the Architectural
Review Board. After the Application, Plans and construction schedule therefor have been
approved, all Improvements shall be constructed, erected, installed, maintained, altered, enlarged,
demolished or removed strictly in accordance with the approved Plans. Upon commencing the
construction, erection, installation, alteration, enlargement, demolition or removal of an
Improvement, all of the work related thereto shall be carried on with reasonable diligence and
dispatch and in accordance with the construction schedule approved by the Architectural Review
Board.
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Section 7.6. Guidelines May Be Established. The Architectural Review Board has
established guidelines and standards (collectively, "Architectural Guidelines") to be used in
considering whether to approve or disapprove Plans. The Architectural Guidelines may be
amended by the Architectural Review Board, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.
Such guidelines may vary by Parcel and/or Neighborhood and may include, without limitation,
uniform standards for signage and mailboxes and mailbox supports. However, nothing contained
in this Declaration shall require the Architectural Review Board to approve the Plans for
Improvements on a Lot or a Parcel on the grounds that the layout, design and other aspects of such
Improvements are the same or substantially the same as the layout, design and other aspects of
Improvements approved by the Architectural Review Board for another Lot or Parcel. The
Architectural Guidelines may include specific procedures to implement the Application and
Application review process, including, without Irritation, a procedure for an applicant's appeal of
the Architectural Review Board's decision, as well as requirements relating to the form of the
Application and required signatures thereon.
Section 7.7. Limitation of Liability. The approval by the Architectural Review Board of
any Plans, and any requirement by the Architectural Review Board that the Plans be modified,
shall not constitute a warranty or representation by the Architectural Review Board of the
adequacy, technical sufficiency or safety of the Improvements described in such Plans, as the same
may be modified, and the Architectural Review Board shall have no liability whatsoever for the
failure of the Plans or the Improvements to comply with applicable building codes, laws and
ordinances or to comply with sound engineering, architectural or construction practices. In
addition, in no event shall the Architectural Review Board have any liability whatsoever to an
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Owner, a contractor or any other party for any costs or damages (consequential or otherwise) that
may be incurred or suffered on account of the Architectural Review Board's approval, disapproval
or conditional approval of any Plans. The Architectural Review Board shall have no liability
whatsoever to any Owner due to the fact that the housing style, type, square footage, and/or price
range associated with any approved Plans and/or Improvements differ from those of Improvements
approved by the Architectural Review Board for another Lot or Parcel.
Section 7.8. Other Responsibilities of Architectural Review Board. In addition to the
responsibilities and authority provided in this Article VII, the Architectural Review Board shall
have such other rights, authority and responsibilities as may be provided elsewhere in this
Declaration, in any Supplemental Declaration and in the Bylaws.
ARTICLE VIB
USE OF PROPERTY
Section 8.1. Protective Covenants.
(a) Nuisances. No nuisance shall be permitted to exist on any Lot or Parcel.
Noxious, destructive, or offensive activity, or any activity constituting an unreasonable source of
noise (such as barking dogs) and/or annoyance, shall not be conducted on any Lot or Parcel or on
the Common Area, Limited Common Area, Neighborhood Common Area, or any part thereof, and
the Association shall have standing to initiate legal proceedings to abate such activity. Each Owner
shall refrain from any act or use of his or her Lot or Parcel which could reasonably cause
embarrassment, discomfort, or annoyance to other Owners, and the Board of Directors shall have
the power to make and to enforce reasonable rules in furtherance of this provision.
(b) Restriction on Further Subdivision. No Lot shall be further subdivided or
separated into smaller Lots by any Owner (other than Declarant and a Parcel Developer), and no
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portion less than all of any such Lot, nor any easement or other interest herein, shall be conveyed
or transferred by an Owner, provided that this shall not prohibit the vacating of boundaries between
adjacent Lots to create a bigger Lot, deeds of correction, deeds to resolve boundary line disputes
and similar corrective instruments and provided that this shall not prohibit the division or
combination of condominium units in accordance with law, or the creation of condominiums. The
vacating of boundaries between adjacent Lots shall create one Lot for assessment purposes
provided that any such vacation of Lot boundaries during the Declarant Control Period requires
the prior written consent of Declarant which consent Declarant may grant, withhold or condition
in its sole and absolute discretion. Any Owner who vacates a boundary between two Lots will be
thereafter obligated to pay assessments on one Lot upon the recordation of the appropriate
instruments in the Clerk's Office.
(c) Rules. From time to time the Board of Directors may adopt general rules,
including but not Invited to rules to regulate potential problems relating to the use of Property and
the well-being of Members, such as the definition of nuisances, keeping of animals, storage and
use of all vehicles, storage and use of machinery, parking of vehicles, assignment of parking
spaces, use of outdoor drying lines, antennas, satellite dishes, signs, trash and trash containers,
restrictions on sprinkler and irrigation systems, private irrigation wells and uses of lakes, water
bodies and wetlands, maintenance and removal of vegetation on the Property and the type and
manner of application of fertilizers or other chemical treatments to the Property in accord with
non -point source pollution control standards (collectively, the "Rules"). All such Rules and any
subsequent amendments thereto shall be binding on all Members and occupants of the Property,
including their tenants, guests and invitees, except where expressly provided otherwise in such
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Rule. Such Rules as adopted from time to time are herein incorporated by reference and shall be
as binding as if set forth herein in full; provided, however, that in the event of a conflict between
any provision(s) in the Rules and the Governing Documents, the provision(s) set forth in the
Governing Documents shall control.
(d) Exceptions. In certain special circumstances, the Declarant and/or Board of
Directors may issue variances exempting a particular Lot or Parcel from any of the provisions of
this Article VIII.
(e) Irrigation. Subject to the rights retained by Declarant in Section 9.7, no
sprinkler or irrigation system of any type which draws upon water from creeks, streams, rivers,
lakes, ponds, wetlands, canals or other ground or surface waters within the Property shall be
installed, constructed or operated within the Property without the written approval of Declarant,
except that the Association shall have the right to draw upon water from such water bodies for
irrigation of the Common Area, the Limited Common Area and/or the Neighborhood Common
Area. All sprinkler and irrigation systems shall be subject to approval in accordance with Section
7.5 of this Declaration. Provided, however, this paragraph shall not apply to the Declarant, and
may not be amended without Declarant's written consent so long as Declarant has the right to add
property in accordance with Article III. Further, the Association and Owners shall have the right
to utilize reclaimed water for irrigation purposes.
(f) Lakes and Water Bodies. The Association shall not be responsible for any
loss, damage or injury to any person or property arising out of the authorized or unauthorized use
of lakes, ponds, streams or other water bodies within the Property. The Association shall not be
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responsible for maintaining water levels in any lakes, ponds, streams or other water bodies within
the Property.
(g) Permitted Uses. The Code of Development establishes the zoning for
Southwood. Table 2 sets out the residential uses permitted and prohibited in each Block, and Table
3 sets forth the non-residential uses permitted and prohibited in each Block. Definitions for certain
uses and general and supplemental regulations pertaining to certain uses, such as accessory
apartments, flexible use structures, and agricultural uses are set out in the Code of Development.
Further, the Association may establish additional use restrictions and stricter conditions and
regulations regarding permitted uses, and, in such case, the stricter provisions of this Declaration,
in conjunction with the Rules and Regulations shall prevail. Nothing in the Governing Documents
shall be construed to prohibit the Declarant, a Parcel Developer, or their respective designees from
using any Lot owned by the Declarant or any Parcel Developer (or any other Lot with the
permission of the Owner thereof) or any portion of the Common Area, Limited Common Area or
Neighborhood Common Area for promotional, marketing, display or customer service purposes
(such as a visitors' center) or for the settlement of sales of Lots. Further, the Declarant specifically
reserves the right to operate a construction office or a rental, brokerage and management office at
any time on Lots owned or leased by the Declarant and/or a Parcel Developer (or any other Lot
with the permission of the Owner thereof) and on any portion of the Common Area, Limited
Common Area or the Neighborhood Common Area, to the extent permitted by law. The Declarant
and a Parcel Developer may assign their respective rights under this section to, or share such rights
with, one or more other Persons, exclusively, simultaneously or consecutively with respect to the
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Common Area, Limited Common Area or the Neighborhood Common Area and Lots owned or
leased by the Declarant, the Parcel Developer or such Persons.
(h) Hazardous Uses; Waste. Nothing shall be done or kept on the Property
which will increase the rate of insurance applicable for permitted uses for the Common Area,
Limited Common Area, the Neighborhood Common Area or any part thereof without the prior
written consent of the Board of Directors, including, without limitation, any activities which are
unsafe or hazardous with respect to any person or property. No person shall permit anything to be
done or kept on the Property which will result in the cancellation of any insurance on the Common
Area, Limited Common Area, the Neighborhood Common Area or any part thereof or which
would be in violation of any law, regulation or administrative ruling. No vehicle of any size which
transports inflammatory or explosive cargo may be kept or driven on the Property at any time.
Each Owner shall comply with all federal, state and local statutes, regulations, ordinances, or other
rules intended to protect the public health and welfare as related to land, water, groundwater, air
or other aspects of the natural environment (the "Environmental Laws"). Environmental Laws
shall include, but are not limited to, those laws regulating the use, generation, storage or disposal
of hazardous substances, toxic wastes and other environmental contaminants (collectively, the
"Hazardous Materials"). No Owner shall knowingly use, generate, manufacture, store, release,
dispose of or knowingly permit to exist in, on, under or about such Owner's Lot, the Common
Area, the Limited Common Area, the Neighborhood Common Area, or any portion ofthe Property,
or transport to or from any portion of the Property any Hazardous Materials except in compliance
with the Environmental Laws. No waste shall be committed on the Common Area, Limited
Common Area or the Neighborhood Common Area.
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(i) Lawful Use. No improper, offensive or unlawful use shall be made of the
Property or any part thereof, and all valid laws, zoning ordinances and regulations of all
governmental agencies having jurisdiction thereof shall be observed. All laws, orders, rules,
regulations or requirements of any governmental agency havingjurisdiction thereof relating to any
portion of the Property shall be complied with, by and at the sole expense of the Owner, the
Association, the Declarant or any owners association or condominium unit owners association,
whichever shall have the obligation for the upkeep of such portion of the Property, and, if the
Association, then the cost of such compliance shall be included in the General Assessment,
Neighborhood Assessment or Limited Common Expense Assessment, as appropriate.
0) Emissions. There shall be no emissions of dust, sweepings, dirt, cinders,
odors, gases or other substances into the atmosphere except for normal residential chimney
emissions, no production, storage or discharge of Hazardous Materials on the Property or
discharges of liquid, solid wastes or other environmental contaminants into the ground or any body
of water, if such emission, production, storage or discharge may adversely affect the use or
intended use of any portion of the Property or may adversely affect the health, safety or comfort
of any person. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to dust, mud, dirt and construction debris
emitted by or in connection with the construction of Improvements by Declarant or a Parcel
Developer.
(k) Noise. No person shall cause any unreasonably loud noise (except for
security devices) anywhere on the Property, nor shall any person permit or engage or allow such
persons, dogs or other pets to engage in any activity, practice or behavior which causes
unreasonable annoyance, discomfort or disturbance to any person lawfully present on any portion
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of the Property. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to the noise emitted by or in connection
with the construction of Improvements by Declarant or a Parcel Developer.
(1) Obstructions. No person shall obstruct any of the Common Area, Limited
Common Area, Neighborhood Common Area, or otherwise impede the rightful access of any other
person on any portion of the Property upon which such person has the right to enter. No person
shall place or cause or permit anything to be placed on or in any of the Common Area, Limited
Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area without the approval of the Board of Directors of
the Association. Nothing shall be altered or constructed in or removed from the Common Area,
Limited Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area except with the prior written approval of
the Board of Directors. No vehicles may be parked in private street or right-of-way within the
Property and vehicles may not be parked overnight in any parking areas located within the
Common Area, Neighborhood Common Area and Limited Common Area.
(m) Association Property. The Common Area, Limited Common Area and
Neighborhood Common Area shall be used only for the famishing of the services and facilities for
which the same is reasonably suited and which are incident to the use and occupancy of the Lots.
The improvements located on the Common Area, Limited Common Area and Neighborhood
Common Area shall be used only for their intended purposes. Except as otherwise expressly
authorized pursuant to Sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 hereof or otherwise provided in the Governing
Documents, no Owner shall make any private, exclusive or proprietary use of any of the Common
Area, Limited Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area without the prior written approval
of the Board of Directors and then only on a temporary basis.
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(n) Minine. No Lot shall be used for the purpose of boring, mining, quarrying,
exploring for or removing oil or other hydrocarbons, minerals, gravel or earth except with the prior
written approval of the Board of Directors.
(o) Ste. Except for such signs as may be posted by the Declarant for
promotional or marketing purposes or by the Association, no signs of any character shall be
erected, posted or displayed in a location that is visible from the Common Area, Limited Common
Area, Neighborhood Common Area or any other Lot or street, except as otherwise expressly
permitted in the Rules and/or the guidelines adopted from time to time by the Architectural Review
Board and the Board of Directors. The foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit a building
contractor from erecting a temporary sign to advertise construction on that lot, nor shall a licensed
real estate broker be prohibited from erecting a temporary sign to advertise the property for sale or
rent. Neither of such temporary signs shall be larger than six square feet (e.g. 2' x 3 % and each
shall be removed no later than ten (10) days following completion of improvements or the sale or
lease of the property. Declarant shall not be prohibited from erecting signage to identify
Southwood or any section or phase thereof No permanent signage of any character shall be
constructed, erected, or installed on any lot, Common Area, or Limited Common area without the
prior approval of the Architectural Review Board in accordance with the provisions herein set out.
(p) Trash. Except in connection with construction activities, no burning of any
trash and no accumulation or storage of litter, refuse, bulk materials, building materials, garbage,
or trash of any other kind shall be permitted on any Lot. Trash containers shall not be permitted
to remain near the street except on days oftrash collection (and the evening before) and as provided
in the Rules. Trash, leaves and other materials shall not be burned in violation of local ordinances.
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No incinerator shall be kept or maintained upon the Property without the prior written approval of
the Board of Directors. All trash collection and removal and the storage of trash containers shall
be in accordance with the Rules.
(q) Landscainp: Sight -lines. No tree, hedge or other landscape feature shall
be planted or maintained in a location which obstructs sight -lines for vehicular traffic on public
streets. Pavement, plantings and other landscape materials shall not be placed or permitted to
remain upon any Lot: (i) if such items may damage or interfere with any easement for the
installation or maintenance of utilities; (ii) in violation of the requirements of such easements; (in)
unless in conformity with public utility standards; (iv) if such items block view corridors as
determined by the Architectural Review Board; (v) if such items may unreasonably change,
obstruct or retard direction or flow of any drainage channels. No water pipe, sewer pipe, gas pipe,
drainage pipe, television cable, electrical wire, or other similar transmission line shall be installed
or maintained upon any Lot above the surface of the ground except as otherwise expressly
permitted as provided in subparagraph (gg) below.
(r) Trees and Ve eg tation. Trees and other plantings required by and shown on
any approved site plan for the Property (e.g. street trees within planting strips) shall not be removed
except as necessary by the Association, which shall replace any such required trees and plantings
upon removal. No live trees with a diameter in excess of four (4) inches, measured three (3) feet
above ground and no live vegetation on slopes of greater than 25 percent (25%) gradient or marked
"no cut" areas on approved site plans may be cut without prior approval of the Architectural
Review Board. The Board of Directors may set rules for cutting of trees to allow for selective
clearing or cutting, and the Board of Directors shall have the absolute discretion to determine
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whether to remove trees within the Common Area, Neighborhood Common Area and Limited
Common Area.
(s) Accessory Apartments and Flexible Use Structures. Accessory Apartments
and Flexible Use Structures. An Accessory Apartment and/or a Flexible Use Structure, as defined
by the Code of Development, shall be permitted on a Lot improved with a single-family dwelling
subject to the restrictions set out in the Code of Development.
(t) Fences. Except for any fence installed by the Declarant or the Association,
no fence shall be installed except in conformance with standards established therefore and with
the prior written approval of the Architectural Review Board.
(u) Vehicles. Owners may park their vehicles, trailers, commercial vehicles,
construction trucks, campers, recreational vehicles, all -terrain vehicles, personal watercraft, jet
skis, boats or other large vehicles, including grounds maintenance equipment on their own Lots.
Except in connection with construction activities, no trucks (except for private passenger trucks),
trailers, commercial vehicles, construction trucks, campers, recreational vehicles, all -terrain
vehicles, personal watercraft, jet skis, boats or other large vehicles, including grounds maintenance
equipment, may be parked along streets or on any portion of the Common Area, Limited Common
Area, the Neighborhood Common Area. All vehicles must be parked so as not to impede traffic
or damage vegetation. No vehicle longer than twenty-two feet (22') may be parked on any private
or public road; such prohibition does not apply to contractors and subcontractors during
construction of buildings within the neighborhood. Notwithstanding the foregoing. Owners whose
Lots include garages are required to use their garages for their vehicles to the fullest extent possible
because street parking is limited. No junk or derelict vehicle or other vehicle on which current
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registration plates and current county and state inspection permits are not displayed shall be kept
upon any portion of the Common Area, Limited Common Area, Neighborhood Common Area, or
any portion of a Lot visible from the Common Area, Limited Common Area, Neighborhood
Common Area, or another Lot, or any private right-of-way. Vehicle repairs and storage of vehicles
are not permitted, except in accordance with the Rules. All motor vehicles including, but not
limited to, trail bikes, motorcycles, dune buggies, and snowmobiles shall be driven only upon
paved streets and parking areas. No motor vehicles, motorized scooters, "segways" or similar
motorized equipment shall be driven on community trails, pathways or unpaved portions of the
Common Area, Limited Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area, except (i) such vehicles
as are authorized by the Board of Directors as needed to maintain, repair, or improve the Common
Area, Limited Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area, and (ii) motorized wheelchairs or
other devices to assist disabled persons. This prohibition shall not apply to normal vehicular use
of designated streets, and alleys constructed on the Common Area, Limited Common Area or
Neighborhood Common Area.
(v) Home -Based Businesses. Use of a dwelling unit for any business,
commercial, manufacturing, mercantile, storing, vending, or other non-residential purpose is only
permitted if such use is allowed under the Code of Development and this Declaration, subject to
the Zoning Ordinance regulations. Owners must obtain all necessary governmental licenses,
zoning clearances and permits, and must comply with all applicable laws and regulations
pertaining to such use, including regulations of building setbacks, parking, traffic, and noise. A
home occupation shall cause no change to the exterior appearance of the dwelling unit; no home
occupation shall sell goods to a customer who comes to the site except for goods that are hand -
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crafted on -site and goods sold that are directly related to a beauty shop or one -chair barber shop
home occupation; all vehicles used in the home occupation, and all vehicles of employees,
customers, clients, or students must be parked on -site; no equipment or other items related to the
business may be stored, parked or otherwise kept on such Owner's Lot or the Property outside of
approved (if applicable) fencing, shed, or other screening or enclosure; and the home occupation
shall generate no significant number of visits (as determined by the Board of Directors) by clients,
customers or other persons related to the business..- As a condition to such use, the Board of
Directors may require the Owner to pay any increase in the rate of insurance or other costs for the
Association which may result from such use. Family Day Homes and Child Care Facilities, as
defined by the Zoning Ordinance and Code of Development, are permitted on Lots, subject to
applicable laws and any application Rules and Regulations as may be adopted by the Board of
Directors.
(w) Animals. The maintenance, keeping, boarding or raising of animals,
livestock, poultry or reptiles of any kind, regardless of number, is prohibited upon the Common
Area, Limited Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area. The keeping of guide animals and
orderly domestic pets (e.g., dogs and cats; hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs; caged birds) is permitted,
subject to the Rules; provided, however, that such pets are not kept or maintained for commercial
purposes or for breeding and that any such pet causing or creating a nuisance or unreasonable
disturbance or noise may be permanently removed from the Property upon ten (10) days written
notice from the Board of Directors. Pets shall not be permitted upon the Common Area, Limited
Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area unless accompanied by someone who can control
the pet and unless carried or leashed. Pet droppings shall be removed by the person accompanying
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the pet. Any Owner who keeps or maintains any pet upon any portion of the Property agrees to
indemnify and hold the Association, each Owner and the Declarant free and harmless from any
loss, claim or liability of any kind or character whatever arising by reason of keeping or
maintaining such pet within the Property. All pets shall be registered and inoculated as required
by law. Refer to the Code of Development for permitted uses and restrictions regarding animals
kept for agricultural use. Further restrictions regarding the keeping of animals may be
implemented through Rules and Regulations pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section S.I.
(x) Clothes Drying Equipment. Only such clotheslines or other clothes drying
apparatus expressly permitted under, and meeting the criteria set forth in, the Rules and/or any
Architectural Guidelines, shall be permitted outside of an enclosed structure on any Lot.
(y) Mailboxes and Newspaper Tubes. Only mailboxes and newspaper tubes
approved by the Architectural Review Board shall be permitted. The Architectural Review Board
may adopt specific criteria applicable to mailboxes and newspaper tubes, and such criteria may
vary by Neighborhood.
(z) Li tin . No exterior lighting shall be directed outside the boundaries of
any Lot. All exterior lighting requires pre -approval by the Architectural Review Board prior to
installation.
(aa) Pools. Only such pools expressly permitted under, and meeting the criteria
set forth in, the Rules and/or any Architectural Guidelines, shall be permitted on any Lot.
(bb) Construction Activities. This section shall not be construed as forbidding
any work involved in the construction or maintenance of any portion of the Property so long as
such work is undertaken and carried out (i) with the minimum practical disturbance to persons
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occupying other portions of the Property; (ii) in such a way as does not violate the rights of any
Person under other provisions of this Declaration; and (iii) in accordance with all applicable
restrictions in the Rules, any architectural guidelines, the resolutions of the Board of Directors and
the other provisions of this Declaration. The Architectural Review Board may approve temporary
structures for construction purposes which may otherwise be in violation of the Governing
Documents, the Rules or any Architectural Guidelines.
(cc) Lem. No dwelling unit located on a Lot or any portion thereof shall be
used or occupied for transient or hotel purposes or in any event leased for an initial period of less
than twelve (12) months. No Lot shall be subjected to or used for any timesharing, cooperative,
licensing or other short -teen rental or "homestay" arrangement that would entail nightly, weekly,
monthly or any other type of revolving or periodic occupancy by multiple Owners, operators,
licensees, renters, or timesharing participants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Lot or Parcel is
developed for residential apartment use or an assisted or special care use, wherein the Owner's
Parcel is not subdivided into Lots, such use may be for a period of less than twelve (12) months.
Further, if a Lot or Parcel is developed into a condominium and contains units for lease, such units
may be leased for a period of less than twelve (12) months, subject to the governing condominium
instruments. No Owner shall lease a Lot other than on a written form of lease: (1) requiring the
lessee to comply with the Governing Documents and the Rules; and (2) providing that failure to
comply with such documents constitutes a default under the lease. Owners leasing single-family
residences and condominium units shall provide the Association with the names of lessees.
(dd) Agricultural Use. Please refer to the Code of Development, which sets out
permitted agricultural uses and restrictions relating to agricultural uses. These uses and restrictions
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may be further limited and regulated by Rules and Regulations pursuant to subsection (c) of this
Section 8.1.
(ee) Septic Tanks. No septic tank shall be installed, used, or maintained on any
Lot.
(ft) Antennas and Similar Devices. Only those antennas expressly permitted
under the Federal Communications Commission's Over -the -Air Reception Devices (OTARD)
Rule implementing Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as amended from time to
time, are allowed. All others are expressly prohibited. As of the date of the recording of this
instrument, the following are permitted under OTARD: (a) a "dish" antenna that is one meter
(39.37") or less in diameter and is designed to receive direct broadcast satellite service, including
direct -to -home satellite service, or to receive or transmit fixed wireless signals via satellite; (b) an
antenna that is one meter or less in diameter or diagonal measurement and is designed to receive
video programming services via broadband radio service (wireless cable) or to receive or transmit
fixed wireless signals other than via satellite; (c) an antenna that is designed to receive local
television broadcast signals. In addition, antennas covered by the rule may be mounted on "masts"
to reach the height needed to receive or transmit an acceptable quality signal (e.g. maintain line -
of -sight contact with the transmitter or view the satellite). (collectively, the foregoing are referred
to as "Covered Antennas"). The foregoing list is subject to change pursuant to changes in OTARD
and/or any other applicable laws. Covered Antennas shall be located in accordance with
architectural guidelines adopted by the Architectural Review Board, to the extent such restrictions
are not prohibited by the OTARD Rule.
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(gg) Flags. The United States flag may be displayed on Lots in strict accordance
with the United States Flag Code found in Chapter I of Title 4 of the United States Code (4 U.S.C.
§1 et seq.) and related Federal regulations and Presidential Orders. Specific restrictions and rules
regarding the size, place, duration, and manner of placement or display of the U.S. flag may be set
out in the Architectural Guidelines of the Association. Restrictions and rules regarding the display
of any other flags, whether governmental, decorative, or otherwise, are governed by the
Architectural Guidelines of the Association. Freestanding flag poles are not permitted on any Lot.
(hh) Stormwater Management. No changes shall be made to the design of any
constructed portion of the stormwater management and/or Best Management Practices (`BMP")
facilities for the Property after that portion is conveyed to the Association without prior written
approval by the Declarant for so long as the Declarant owns any Lots or Parcels within the
Property, and thereafter by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality ("DE(X).
(ii) Solar Panels. Subject to applicable state and federal law and the reasonable
size, place, and manner restrictions of the Architectural Guidelines, solar panels are permitted on
rooftops and in fenced yard areas.
Section 8.2. Maintenance of Prouerty.
(a) Owner Obligation. To the extent that exterior maintenance is not provided
for in this Declaration or in a Supplemental Declaration, each Owner shall keep all Lots and Parcels
owned by him, and all Improvements therein or thereon, in good order and repair, free of debris,
all in a manner and with such frequency as is acceptable to the Association and consistent with a
first -quality development, any Rules adopted by the Association, and the Architectural Guidelines
adopted by the Association.
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(a)(b) Reconstruction and Repair. If a building or other major Improvement
located upon a Lot or Parcel is damaged or destroyed, the Owner thereof shall restore the site either
(i) by repairing or reconstructing such building or other major improvement, or (ii) by clearing
away the debris and restoring the site to an acceptable condition compatible with the remainder of
the Property. The owner shall secure the area with barriers and install signage to discourage
trespassers. Unless the Architectural Review Board permits a longer time period, such work must
be commenced within sixty (60) days after the date of the casualty and substantially completed
within twelve (12) months after the date of the casualty.
(b)(cl Failure to Maintain. In the event an Owner shall fail to maintain his Lot or
Parcel and the Improvements situated thereon as provided herein, the Association, after notice to
the Owner and required due process proceedings shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
enter upon such Lot or Parcel to correct such failure. All costs related to such correction shall
become a special assessment upon such Lot or Parcel and as such shall be regarded as any other
assessment with respect to lien rights of the Association and remedies provided herein for non-
payment.
Section 8.3. Security. Neither the Association nor Declarant shall be held liable for any
loss or damage by reason of failure to provide security or ineffectiveness of security measures
undertaken. All Owners, tenants, guests, and invitees of any Owner, as applicable, acknowledge
that the Association, Declarant and committees established by any of the foregoing entities, are
not insurers and that each Owner, tenant, guest, and invitee assumes all risk or loss or damage to
persons, to structures or other improvements situated on Lots and Parcels, and to the contents of
any Improvements situated on Lots and parcels and further acknowledge that Declarant has made
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no representations or warranties, nor has any Owner, tenant, guest, or invitee relied upon any
representations or warranties, expressed or implied, including any warranty or merchantability or
fitness for any particular purpose relative to any security measures recommended or undertaken.
Section 8.4. Conveyance to the County or Commonwealth. Any property conveyed to
the County of Albemarle or to the Commonwealth of Virginia for roads or other public use shall
not be subject to easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions or obligations created herein and
any such easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions or obligations established herein shall be
subordinate to any easements or other property rights existing or hereinafter conveyed to the
County of Albemarle or the Commonwealth of Virginia. This requirement cannot be deleted or
amended without the prior written approval of the director of planning.
,Section 8.5 Special Exterior Maintenance Provisions for Habitat Lots, Notwithstanding r�aeeee: No undeflim
Fa atted: Justified, Indent: Rmt line: 0.5"
anything in this Declaration to the contrary, and separate and apart from its obligation to maintain rwmattey: No underlie
Common Area landscaoe easements. the Association shall orovide exterior maintenance for all - - ramatted: Mo undedtrre
single-family detached, attached, and townhome Pabitat Lots including tainting repairing,__ , - { Formatted: No underline J
replacement and care of roofs, gutters, downspouts, and exterior building surfaces, together with
care, cutting and replacement of all trees, shrubs, grass, walks, all parking areas (if any) associated
with such�Ia_bitat Lots, and all other exterior improvements with the exception that the Association _ _ - Formatted: Mo underlie
shall not maintain and replace:
(i) glass surfaces and broken window glass in individual living units; - - Formatted: JUSUW
60 light bulbs for exterior light fixtures or, " (replacement bulbs
must be consistent with existing bulbs):
(in) individual gardens, shrubs, and trees planted by the Owner,
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(iv) driveways'^^^'^- a^.�a.�-.^'' T.
If any such need for maintenance or repair is caused by the willful or negligent act of the
Owner, the Owner's family, tenant, or guests, or invitees, the cost of such maintenance or repairs
shall be charged to the Lot as a special assessment.. 'a-d to and become ^ Ban of the Assessment__ - mama: No undedLoe
to which ^^-a ^^rn^ ar Lot is sub ect. Otherwise, the maintenance, repairs, and replacement
described in this paragraph shall be funded by nert.d^. ARgARRmant
AA ^^^ssme-'ss described in Section 6_3 For Habitat Lots developed into condominiums, the -- Fomrattea: Not Highlight
` _ Fomramd: No underline
above described exterior maintenance will be provided by the applicable condominium association
goveming the condominium and not by the Association.
ARTICLE IX
EASEMENT'S
Section 9.1. Utility Easements. Declarant reserves perpetual easements, rights and
privileges to install, maintain, repair, replace and remove poles, wires, cables, conduits, pipes,
mains, pumping stations, siltation basins, tanks and other facilities, systems and equipment for the
conveyance and use of electricity, telephone service, sanitary and storm sewer, water, gas, cable
television, drainage and other public conveniences or utilities, upon, in or over those portions of
the Property (including Lots, Parcels, Common Areas, Limited Common Areas and Neighborhood
Common Areas) as Declarant, the Landowners and their respective successors or assigns may
consider to be reasonably necessary (the "Utility Easements"). However, after Declarant ceases
to be the Owner of a Lot or Parcel, no Utility Easements shall be placed on the portion of such Lot
or Parcel on which is already located a building which was either constructed by Declarant or
approved by the Architectural Review Board or on which a building is to be located pursuant to
Plans approved by the Architectural Review Board or on any portion of a Lot which is not
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described or shown as an easement area on a recorded subdivision plat or Supplemental
Declaration applicable to such Lot or Parcel. The Utility Easements shall include the right to cut
trees, bushes or shrubbery and such other rights as Declarant or the applicable governmental
authority or utility company providing the utilities may require. The utility lines installed pursuant
to the Utility Easements may be installed above or below ground, except as otherwise provided in
any Supplemental Declaration. Declarant shall have the right to convey Utility Easements to other
Owners, to Parcel Developers, to governmental authorities or utility companies, to the Association
and to any other party or parties.
Section 9.2. Erosion Control. Declarant reserves a perpetual easement, right and
privilege to enter upon any Lot, Parcel, Common Area, Limited Common Area or Neighborhood
Common Area, and the Association is granted a perpetual easement, right and privilege to enter
upon any Lot or Parcel, either before or after a building has been constructed thereon or during
such construction, for the purpose of taking such erosion control measures as Declarant or the
Association deems necessary to prevent or correct soil erosion or siltation thereon; provided,
however, that Declarant or the Association shall not exercise such right unless it has given the
Owner of the Lot or Parcel or the Association (as to the Common Area, Limited Common Area
and the Neighborhood Common Area) at least ten days' prior notice thereof and the Owner or the
Association, as the case may be, has failed to take appropriate action to correct or prevent the
erosion or siltation problem. The cost incurred by the Association or by Declarant in undertaking
such erosion control measures on any Lot or Parcel shall become a special assessment on such Lot
or Parcel and shall constitute a lien against such Lot or Parcel and shall be collectible in the manner
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provided herein for the payment of assessments. This Section shall not apply to Lots or Parcels
owned by Declarant.
Section 9.3. Maintenance of Lots and Parcels. Declarant reserves the perpetual
easement, right, and privilege, and the Association is granted the perpetual easement, right, and
privilege, to enter on the unfenced portions of any Lot or Parcel to perform the lawn maintenance
described in Section 5.1 and the exterior maintenance described in Section 8.5. Further, the
Declarant reserves the perpetual easement, right, and privilege, and the Association is granted the
perpetual easement, right, and privilege, to enter on any Lot or Parcel, after at least five days' notice
to the Owner thereof, for the purpose of such other mowing, removing, clearing, cutting or pruning
underbrush, weeds or other unsightly growth, dispensing pesticides, herbicides and fertilizer and
grass seed, removing trash and taking such other action as the Declarant or the Association may
consider necessary to correct any condition which detracts from the overall beauty of the Property
or which may constitute a hazard or nuisance. The cost incurred by the Association in taking such
action (including any overhead costs associated therewith) shall constitute a special assessment on
the Lot or Parcel and shall be collectible in the manner provided herein for the payment of
assessments. This Section shall not apply to Lots or Parcels owned by Declarant.
Section 9.4. Construction Easements and Rights. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Declaration or of any Supplemental Declaration, so long as Declarant is engaged in developing or
improving any portion of the Property or the Additional Area, Declarant shall have an easement
of ingress, egress and use over any lands not conveyed to an Owner for (i) movement and storage
of building materials and equipment, (ii) erection and maintenance of directional and promotional
signs and (iii) conduct of sales activities, including maintenance of model residences.
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Section 9.5. Right of Entry for Governmental Personnel. A right of entry on any
Common Area, Limited Common Area and Neighborhood Common Area is hereby granted to
personnel of the County in the lawful performance of their official duties, including but not limited
to: law enforcement officers and fire and rescue personnel as needed to lawfully carry out their
duties, including but not limited to enforcement of cleared emergency vehicle access; public utility
and public works vehicles in the performance of their installation, maintenance and repair duties;
and inspections personnel for the purpose of reviewing the Association's proper maintenance of
the Common Area, Limited Common Area and Neighborhood Common Area,
Section 9.6. Easement for Landscaping. Sims and Related Purposes. There shall be and
is hereby reserved to Declarant for so long as it retains its rights as Declarant, and to the
Association, a non-exclusive easement over all Lots, Parcels, Common Area, Limited Common
Area and Neighborhood Common Area for a distance of ten (10) feet behind any Lot or Parcel line
which parallels, and is adjacent to, a street (whether public or private) for the purpose of erecting
and maintaining street intersection signs, directional signs, temporary promotional signs,
plantings, street lights, entrance features and/or "theme areas," lighting, stone, wood, or masonry
wall features and/or related landscaping. Exercise of this easement shall be with the consent of
the Owner of the affected Lot or Parcel, or the Architectural Review Board if such Owner does
not consent.
Section 9.7. Sight Distance Easements. Declarant reserves for itself and the Association
a perpetual easement over all those areas within the development shown and identified on the
Subdivision Plat as "Sight Distance Easement" (with or without a specific width labelled). Sight
distance easements are for the purpose of establishing and maintaining unobstructed lines of sight
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along roadways for the safety of the traveling public at an elevation of no less than thirty (30)
inches above ground level in conformance with applicable Virginia Department of Transportation
standards. Within each such sight distance easement on any Lot, the Owner(s) of such Lot shall
not install any improvements or structure of any kind, or plant any vegetation, that obstructs the
line of sight at thirty (30) inches above ground level. The Association and the County of Albemarle
shall have the right to trim, cut, and remove trees, shrubbery, fences, structures, and other
obstructions within the sight distance easement areas that exceed the height of thirty (30) inches.
Section 9.8. Retaining Wall Easements. Declarant reserves for itself and the Association
a perpetual easement over those areas of certain Lots shown and identified on the Subdivision Plat
as "Retaining Wall Maintenance Easement" for the purpose of ingress, egress, and -maintenance,
repair, and replacement, if necessary, of retaining walls within such easements. The width of the
wall maintenance easements is as shown on the Plat: width may be variable but will be a minimum
of five feet W). The Declarant and the Association, as its successor, shall be solely responsible
foFinaintairung in perpetuity all such retaining walls shown on the approved site plan to a standard
that, at a minimum, ensures that they will remain in substantially the condition they were in when
approved by the County (if installed prior to Plat approval) or the condition they are to be in when
the surety for their installation is releasedin pewettkity within seeh easements.
Section 9.9. Access Easements. °-- the h"""" of the ' 'The Declarant hereby
establishes various easements for ingress and egress over certain Lots for pedestrian and vehiculaz
access as follows:
(i) (+)-A seven (7) foot perpetual pedestrian access easement is hereby— - - F�ateed: Heading 4, mdem: Left r First hm: o.s^
reserved over Lot 18 and Lot 19 is hereby reserved for the benefit of theall Owners
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and occupants of ha4s 19 and 19 to __,,.:a., _a:_.a Hill
6aAe of the community to provide a pedestrian connection between Cardinal Hill
Lane and the Village One Open Space; and, a five (5) foot perpetual pedestrian
easement is hereby reserved between Lot I D and Lot 2A over that portion of TMP
90A1-1E identified as Block 8 for the benefit of all Owners and occupants of the
community to provide a pedestrian connection between Horizon Road and Block
8. Within such access easements, Tthe Association shall mMaintainenanee, repair,
and replacement of theall dFiveway—walkways, stairs, and associated wing wall
improvements ,..:thin _.._w appeqq eaqemen4 .hall be the _ _sibilit„ of the
A..seei.t,,._ in perpetuity to a standard that, at a minimum, ensures that these
improvements will remain in substantially the condition they were in when
approved by the County if the improvement was installed prior to the Plat approval
or the condition such improvement is to be in when applicable surety is released.
ii (4)—A reciprocal twenty (20) foot perpetual access easement is
hereby reserved over Lot 14 through Lot 23, inclusive, to provide vehicular and
pedestrian access to the rear of said Lots from Cardinal Hill Lane -end
�%ithm sueh aeeess easement shall be the Fespeasibility of the
A sseeia=,t --. A reciprocal twenty (20) foot perpetual access easement is hereby
reserved over Lot 8 through Lot 13, inclusive, to provide vehicular and pedestrian
access to said Lots from Cardinal Hill Lane. This 20' private access easement is
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also an emergency access easement that continues beyond the northern boundary
of Phase 1 into Phase 2 of Southwood and has been granted to the County deed.
The Association shall mMaintainenance, repair, and replacement -of theme - - Fo ateea: Heading 4, Indent: Left I", First line: 0.5"
travelway improvements within the access easements described in subparagraphs
(i) and (in) of this Section 9.9 in perpetuitvshall he the
Assesiatien. The travelways shall be constructed and maintained in accordance
with the "Heavy Duty Asphalt Pavement Section" on the approved site plan. The
Association shall maintain thiese travelways to a standard that, at a minimum,
ensures that itth�e y will remain in substantially the condition i"vathey weres in
when approved by the County if the improvement was installed prior to the Plat
approval or the condition it is to be in when the surety wais released. Thiese
travelways shall at all time be maintained so that it4sthey are safe and convenient
for passenger automobiles and emergency vehicles at all times except in severe
temporary weather conditions. For purposes of this instrument, "maintenance"
includes the maintenance of the private travelways, and all curbs curbs and gutters,
drainage facilities, utilities, dams, bridges and other private street improvements,
and the prompt removal of snow, water, debris, or any other obstruction so as to
keep the travelways or alleys reasonably open for usage by all vehicles, including
emergency services vehicles. No public agency, including the Virginia Department
of Transportation and the County of Albemarle, Virginia, will be responsible for
maintaining any improvement identified herein.
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Section 9.10. Easement for Use of Water Bodies and Irri ap tiorL There is hereby reserved
by the Declarant a perpetual easement and right to use all lakes, ponds, creeks or water bodies
lying within the Common Area, Limited Common Area or Neighborhood Common Area for the
purposes of irrigation of other parcels now, or in the future, owned by Declarant or third parties.
The levels of water in any such lakes, ponds, creeks or water bodies may fluctuate and no
representation or guarantee is made with respect to the continued existence of any water level, nor
shall the Declarant or the Association have any liability or obligation to any Owner, regarding the
water level or the appearance of any water body due to the fluctuation of such water level.
Declarant retains: (i) the right to lay, install, construct and maintain an irrigation system,
including underground irrigation lines, over all Common Areas, Limited Common Areas and
Neighborhood Common Areas or landscaping easement areas granted to the Association for the
purpose of providing irrigation to other parcels which may or may not be a part of the Property,
and (ii) the right to enter onto the Common Area, Limited Common Area and Neighborhood
Common Area and to maintain the lakes, ponds, creeks or water bodies as may be necessary to
insure that all such water bodies continue to provide a sufficient source of water to satisfy the
irrigation needs described in this section. Nothing described in this section shall impose any
obligation on Declarant to maintain the lakes, ponds, creeks or water bodies, such obligation being
the obligation of the Association. Pursuant to Section 10.11, Declarant shall have the right to
transfer all or a portion of the rights retained by Declarant under this section to third parties.
Section 9.11. Easement for Encroachment. Each Lot, each Parcel, the Common Areas,
the Limited Common Areas and the Neighborhood Common Areas are hereby declared to have an
easement of up to one foot in width over all adjoining Lots, all adjoining Parcels, the Common
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Areas, the Limited Common Areas and any Neighborhood Common Areas for the purpose of
accommodating any encroachment due to engineering errors, errors in original construction,
settlement or shifting of a building, or any other similar cause, and any encroachment due to
building overhang or projection. There shall be valid easements for the maintenance of said
encroachments so long as they shall exist, and the rights and obligations of Owners shall not be
altered in any way by said encroachment, settling or shifting; provided, however, that in no event
shall a valid easement for encroachment be created in favor of an Owner or Owners if said
encroachment occurred due to the willful act or acts with full knowledge of said Owner or Owners.
In the event a structure on any Lot or Parcel is partially or totally destroyed, and then repaired or
rebuilt, the Owners of each Lot or Parcel agree that minor unintentional encroachments over
adjoining Lots shall be permitted, and that there shall be valid easements for the maintenance of
said encroachments so long as they shall exist.
Section 9.12. Easements to Serve Additional Area. The Declarant hereby reserves for
itself and its respective duly authorized agents, representatives, employees, successors, assigns,
licensees, and mortgagees, an easement over the Common Area and Neighborhood Common Area
for the purposes of enjoyment, use, access, and development of the property described in Exhibit
C, whether or not such property is made subject to this Declaration. This easement includes, but
is not Invited to, a right of ingress and egress over the Common Area, Neighborhood Common
Area and Limited Common Area for construction of roads and for connecting and installing
utilities on such property. Declarant agrees that it and its respective successors and assigns shall
be responsible for any damage caused to the Common Area, Neighborhood Common Area and
Limited Common Area as a result of vehicular traffic connected with development of such
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property. Declarant further agrees that if the easement is exercised for permanent access to such
property and such property or any portion thereof is not made subject to this Declaration, the
Declarant and its respective successors and assigns shall enter into a reasonable easement
agreement with the Association to share the cost of maintenance of any access roadway serving
such property.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10.1. Duration. The covenants and restrictions of this Declaration shall run with
and bind the Property for a tern of twenty-five (25) years from the date this Declaration is
recorded, after which time they shall be automatically extended for successive periods of twenty-
five (25) years, subject to termination by amendment as provided in Section 10.2 below.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Section 5.2 and Article IX 9.5 shall be perpetual
except to the extent a shorter period is specified herein.
Section 10.2. Amendments. Except as otherwise set forth in this Declaration and subject
to Section 10.4 of the Bylaws, this Declaration may be amended either (i) by Declarant without
the consent of any other Owners in order to correct typographical errors, inconsistent references,
scrivences errors, grammatical mistakes, and incorrect or ambiguous punctuation, for so long as
Declarants Class B membership continues or (ii) by a vote of two-thirds of the sum of. (A) the
Class A votes (including Declarant as to Class A votes held by Declarant), plus (B) the Class B
votes (if any). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Articles III and DC and Sections
4.2, 5.8, 6.8, and this Section 10.2 may not be amended in any event without the written consent
of Declarant regardless of whether the Class B membership has terminated; the provisions of
Section 9.5, Article X and Article XI, may not be amended without the consent of the Director of
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Planning for Albemarle County; and no amendment to terminate this Declaration shall be effective
without the consent of the Director of Planning for Albemarle County. In addition, Declarant shall
have the right without the consent of any other Owners to amend this Declaration in any respect
as may be necessary or appropriate in order for this Declaration or the Property to comply with
applicable laws now or hereafter enacted or to satisfy the requirements of any Federal Mortgage
Agency, including, without limitation, the Veterans Administration, the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or the U.S. Development of
Housing and Urban Development, as the same may be amended from time to time, with respect to
their purchase or guaranty of mortgage loans secured by Lots.
Section 10.3. Enforcement. Declarant, the Association or any Owner shall have the right
to enforce, by any proceeding at law or in equity, all restrictions, easements, conditions, convents,
reservations, liens and charges now or hereafter imposed by the provisions of this Declaration or
any Supplemental Declaration. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any Owner
fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Declaration or any Supplemental Declaration and
such failure continues for an unreasonable period of time as determined by the Board of Directors
or its designated agent, in the Board's or agent's sole discretion after notice thereof is given to the
Owner, then either Declarant or the Association may, but without any obligation to do so, take
such action as either of them considers necessary or appropriate (including, without limitation,
entering the Owner's Lot or Parcel) to correct the noncompliance; provided, however, that judicial
proceedings are instituted before any Improvements are subsequently altered or demolished. The
cost incurred in taking such action shall constitute a special assessment upon the Owner's Lot(s)
and/or Parcel(s) and shall be collectible in the manner provided herein for the payment of
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assessments. Failure by the Declarant, the Association or any Owner to enforce any provision of
this Declaration or any Supplemental Declaration shall in no event be deemed a waiver of the right
to do so thereafter.
Section 10.4. Limitations. As long as the Declarant has an interest in developing the
Property, any commercial property adjacent to the Property and/or the Additional Area, the
Association may not use its financial resources to defray any costs of opposing the development
activities so long as they remain consistent with the general intent of this Declaration. Nothing in
this Section shall be construed to limit the rights of Members to act as individuals or in affiliation
with other Members or groups.
Section 10.5. Severability. Invalidation of any one of these covenants or restrictions by
judgment or court order shall in no way affect any other provisions which shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 10.6. Conflict. In the event of conflict among the Governing Documents, this
Declaration shall control, then applicable Supplemental Declarations, then the Articles, then the
Bylaws except that in all cases where the Governing Documents may be found to be in conflict
with statute, the statute shall control.
Section 10.7. Interpretation. Unless the context otherwise requires, the use of the singular
shall include the plural and vice versa; the use of one gender shall include all genders; and the use
of the term "including' shall mean 'including, without limitation." The headings used herein are
for indexing purposes only and shall not be used as a means of interpreting or construing the
substantive provisions hereof.
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Section 10.8. Use of the Words "Southwood" or "Southwood Communitv." No person
or entity shall use the words "Southwood" or "Southwood Community" or any derivative thereof
in any printed or promotional material without the prior written consent of Declarant.
Section 10.9. Aoorovals and Consents. All approvals and consents required or permitted
by this Declaration (other than approvals or consents given by Members in a vote conducted in
accordance with the Bylaws) shall be in writing, shall be signed by the party from whom the
consent or approval is sought and, unless otherwise provided herein, may be withheld by such
party in its sole discretion.
Section 10.10. Assignment of Declarants Rights. Any and all rights, powers, easements
and reservations of Declarant set forth herein may be assigned in whole or in part, at any time or
from time to time, to the Association, to another Owner, to a Parcel Developer or to any other party
in Declaranfs sole discretion. Each such assignment shall be evidenced by an instrument which
shall be signed by Declarant and its assignee and recorded in the Clerks Office.
Section 10.11. Successors and Assigns. The provisions hereof shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of Declarant, the Association and (subject to Article III hereof) the
Owners and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
Section 10.12. Compliance with Pro e�rtv Owners' Association Act, The Association shall
be subject to and comply with the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act as set out in §55.1-
1800 et. seq., in the Code of Virginia, as amended.
ARTICLE XI
DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION
The Zoning Ordinance and proffers applicable to the Property anticipate the existence of a
properly owners association to maintain certain amenities. Accordingly, the future dissolution of
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the Association or disposal of real property would be conditioned on the amendment of the
proffers. In addition, dissolution of the Association would require the vote of more than two-thirds
(2/3) of the votes, in person or by proxy, of the Class A Members and the vote of the Class B
Member at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present. Prior to dissolution of the
Association, other than incident to a merger or consolidation, the assets of the Association shall be
offered for dedication to the locality in which they are situated In the event that such dedication
is refused acceptance upon dissolution, such assets shall be granted, conveyed and assigned to any
nonprofit corporation, association, trust or other organization to be devoted to similar purposes.
ARTICLE XII
NOTICES
All notices, demands, requests and other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing and shall either be delivered in person or sent by overnight express courier or
by U.S. first class mail, postage prepaid. Notices to the Declarant shall be sent c/o Greater
Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity, 967 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902; or to such
other address as the Declarant shall specify by executing and recording an amendment to this
Declaration, which amendment shall not require the approval of any other parties as provided in
Section 10.2. Notices to the Association or to Owners (other than Declarant) may be sent to the
address which the Bylaws provide shall be used for them. All such notices, demands, requests and
other communications shall be deemed to have been given when sent to the appropriate address
specified above. Rejection or other refusal to accept shall not invalidate the effectiveness of any
notice, demand, request or other communication. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice of
the filing of a memorandum of assessment lien shall be sent in the manner required by § 55.1-1833
of the Virginia Code.
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WrfNESS the following signatures and seals as of the date first above written.
SOUTHWOOD CHARLOTTESVILLE, LLC,
a Virginia limited liability company
By:
Daniel H. Rosensweig, Manager
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
CITY OF CHARLOTfEVILLE, to -wit:
The foregoing Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions was acknowledged before me
this _ day of , 202�2, by Daniel H. Rosensweig, Manager of Southwood
Charlottesville, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, on behalf of the company.
[SEAL]
My commission expires:
Registration No:
W591895W1
Notary Public
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
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EXHMIT A
To
DEED dated February 28, 2007, by and between
SOUTHWOOD, INC. and SOUTMWOOD CHARIXY=VTI I E, LLC
ALL THOSE two certain parcels of land lying and being situated in
Albemarle County, Virginia, and more particularly described as being
Parcel 1 (84.1 acres, more or less) and parcel 2 (4.0 acres, more or less) on
the plat of Soudiwood Mobile Home Park, dated August 24, 1976, and
recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County,
Virginia, in Deed Book 664, page 447;
Parcel I BEING a portion of the same property conveyed to Southwood
Mobile Home Estates, Iuc„ a Virginia corporation, by deed from Sue
Breeeden Minor dated December 31, 1979, and reco-&d in the aforesaid
Clerk's Office in Deed Book 706, page 644; and
Parcel 2 BEING the same property as conveyed by quitclaim deed to
Southwood, Inc., a Virginia corporation, from Sum B. Minor and Jahn M.
Atkinson, Successor Trustees of the Forest Lodge Land Ttusi, dated
Septfmber 25, 2006, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Dead
Book 3303, page 224.
NOTE., Phase I includes only a portion of Ter Map parcel 90A1-I1). as shown on the
subdivision plat, and the remainder is defined as Additional Land.
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TB ACT THREF 9MP # 09000-00-OM I AO)
ALL THAT certain tract or parcel of land situated in Albemarle County,
Virginia, on the southeastern side of State Route 631, shown and
described as Parcel A, containing 8.69 acres, more or less, on a plat by
William S. Roudabush, Jr., Certified Land Surveyor, dated October 11,
1974, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book M8,
page 289; LESS AND EXCEPT that certain parcel of land conveyed to the
Commonwealth of Virginia for improvements to State Route 631,
recorded in Deed Book 1185, page 440.
BEING the same property conveyed to Southwood Mobile Home Estates,
Inc, a Virginia corporation, by deed from Sue Breeden Minor, dated
December 31, 1979, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office it Deed
Book 706, page 642.
TRACT FOUR (TMP# 090A0-00-WOO1CO)
ALL THAT certain tract or parcel of land situated in Albemarle County,
Virginia, containing 0.459 acre, more or less, as shown in Detail F on a
plat by Thomas B. Lincoln Land Surveyor, Inc. entitled, `Plat Showing a
Boundary Survey of Tax Map 90 Parcels 5, 61), 15A and 17D, Tax Map
90A, Parcels ]A, 1B, 1C and 3, Tax Map 90A1, Parcels 1 and IE,
Property Belonging to Forest Lodge Land "Trust Lying Between State
Routes 20 and W 1, Albemarle County, Virginia," dated October 9, 2004,
last revised October 13, 2005, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office
in peed Book 3092, at page 324.
BEING the same property conveyed to Southwood, Inc., a Virginia
corporation, by quitclaim deed from Forest Lodge, 11C, a Virginia
limited liability company, dated February 26, 2007 and recorded in the
aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book jj E page A.
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AS TO PARCEL 07600-00-00-051A0:
Al that certain lot or parcel of land, with improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto, situated in the County of
Albemarle, Vlrglnla, on the southeast side of State Route 631, containing 1.234 Acres, more or less, as shown an a
plat by Letts, Austin & Associates, dated April 2, 2003, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of
Albemarle County Virginia, In Deed Book 2911, page 743. The subject property Is known by present street numbering
as 699 Old Lynchburg Road, Charlottesville, VA22902.
AS TO PARCEL 09DAl-00-00-001 EO
All that certain lot or parcel of land, together with any improvements thereon and all appurtenances Hereunto
appertaining, situate, lying, and being in He Scottsville Magisterial District, Albemarle County, Virginia, containing
23.333 acres according to survey, be the same ever so much more or less, and more particularly described on that
certain plat of survey made by Roudabush, Gale &Associates, Inc., dated June 24, 2015, last revised July 22, 2016,
entitled "PLAT SHOWING A BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT OF PARCEL'X; 21.954 AC. A PORTION OF PARCEL 5
OF TAX MAP 90 ADDED TO PARCEL 1 E OF TAX MAP 90 LOCATED ON STATE ROUTE 631. OLD LYNCHBURG
ROAD BISCUIT RUN STATE PARK, SCOTTSVILLE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA", a
copy of which is attached hereto. Reference to said plat is recorded with Deed recorded in Deed Body 4773, page
328.
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EXHHIIT B
SUBDIVISION PLAT
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EXHIBIT C
ADDITIONAL AREA
TMP 090A1-00-00-001DO !REMAINDER
All those two certain parcels of land lying and being situated in Albemarle County, Virginia, and
more particularly described as being Parcel 1 (84.1 acres, more or less) and Parcel 2 (4.0 acres,
more or less) on the plat of Southwood Mobile Home Park, dated August 24, 1976, and recorded
in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Albemarle County, Virginia, in Deed Book 664, page
447; BEING a portion of the property conveyed to Southwood Charlottesville, LLC, a Virginia
limited liability company, by deed of Southwood, Inc., a Virginia corporation, dated February 28,
2007, recorded in said Clerk's Office in Deed Book 3375, page 63; AS MODIFIED by the
boundary line adjustment shown on that certain plat entitled, "PLAT SHOWING BOUNDARY
LINE ADJUSTMENT ON THE LANDS OF SOUTHWOOD CHARLOTTESVILLE, LLC, TAX
MAP PARCELS 90-1A, 90A1-OE AND 90A1-1D, SCOTTSVILLE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT,
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA," DATED January 17, 2019, last revised June 4, 2019,
recorded with a Certificate of Plat, dated June 19, 2019, recorded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office
in Deed Book 5181, page 707.
TMP 090AO-00-00-00400
All that certain parcel of land lying and being situated in Albemarle County, Virginia and more
particularly described as being Parcel (4.0 acres, more or less) on the plat of Southwood Mobile
Home Park, dated August 24, 1976, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of
Albemarle County, Virginia, in Deed Book 664, page 447; BEING a portion of the property
conveyed to Southwood Charlottesville, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, by deed of
Southwood, Inc., a Virginia corporation, dated February 28, 2007, recorded in said Clerk's Office
in Deed Book 3375, page 63.
TMP 0900-00-00-OOICO
All that certain tract or parcel of land situated in Albemarle County, Virginia, containing 0.459
acre, more or less, as show in Detail F on a plat by Thomas B. Lincoln Land Surveyor, Inc.,
entitled, "PLAT SHOWING A BOUNDARY LINE SURVEY OF TAX MAP 90 PARCELS 5,
6D, 15A AND 17D, TAX MAP 90A, PARCELS IA, 1B,1 C AND 3, TAX MAP 90A1, PARCELS
I AND IE, PROPERTY BELONGING TO FOREST LODGE LAND TRUST LYING
BETWEEN STATE ROUTES 20 AND 631, ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA," dated
October 9, 2004, last revised October 13, 2005, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in
Deed Book 3092, at page 324; BEING the same property conveyed to Southwood Charlottesville,
LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, by deed from Southwood, Inc., a Virginia corporation,
dated February 28, 2007, recorded March 1, 2007 in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court,
Albemarle County, Virginia, in Deed Book 3375, page 63.
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