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Section 1. Use. No Lot shall be used for any other purpose than for single family residential purposes.
Section 2. Improvements. No dwelling, residence, outbuilding, fence, wall, building, pool or other structure, landscaping or other improvement shall be erected, built or placed on a Lot, nor shall any dwelling, residence, out building, fence, wall, building, pool, or other structure, landscaping, or other improvements on a Lot be changed, altered, or modified, unless the provisions of these Covenants, including the following, have been complied with:
- Dwelling Only. No building shall be permitted to remain on any Lot except for one (1) detached single family dwelling and accessory buildings which are appurtenant to the use of an existing permanent residential building conforming to the provisions hereof Permitted accessory buildings shall include, without limitation, garages, greenhouses, playhouses, toolsheds, doghouses and gazebos.
- Approval by the Committee. Prior to clearing or grading of a Lot; placing any structure, including, accessory buildings, on a Lot; making any improvement, or any change or alteration to the external appearance of any existing improvement, on a Lot; plans and specifications for the grading, structure, improvement, alteration or change shall be submitted to and approved by the Committee as provided in Article C. The structure, building, improvement, change or alteration which is made to or is erected, built, or placed on the Lot shall substantially conform to the plans and specifications as approved by the Committee and conditions to approval specified by the Committee, if any. However, the Declarant may grade any lot and make original improvements to any Lot without submitting any plans and specifications to the Committee and without obtaining its approval Any such original improvement as made by the Declarant to a Lot shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with plans approved by the Committee.
- Permits Required. No work shall be started on any construction or improvement on a Lot without first obtaining any and all necessary permits from the proper and applicable governmental agency or agencies.
- Permanent Construction. All buildings, structures and improvements on a Lot shall be of permanent construction. No temporary building, trailer, mobile home, tent, garage, outbuilding or other similar structure shall be placed on any Lot, except that, with permission of the Committee, a temporary structure may be placed on a Lot incident to and during the construction of the first permanent residence building on a Lot for period not to exceed nine (9) months during which time progress must be continuously advanced toward completion of construction of the permanent residence on the Lot.
- Height and Size. No dwelling shall be more than three stories above the highest reasonable average finished grade of the Lot next to the dwelling. The dwelling on each Lot shall have at least 1,700 square feet of enclosed area devoted to living purposes (Le., exclusive of garage areas).
- Construction Completion. Once started, the work of constructing, altering, repairing or reconstructing any building, structure or improvement on a Lot shall be diligently prosecuted until completion thereof and in any event, the exterior of the building, structure or improvement shall be completed and finished within twelve months after the work was approved by the Committee.
- Setback Requirements. All structures and improvements shall comply with all governmental set back requirements, as amended from time to time; provided that nothing herein shall require removal of a building that was in compliance with such requirements when originally placed, but due to a change in those requirements, is no longer in compliance. No part of any building shall be placed on a Lot between the nearest boundary line of the Lot and the building set back line if any is shown on a Plat.
- Antennas. No exterior microwave receivers (satellite dishes) larger than one-meter in diameter, aerials, antennas or devices for reception or transmission of radio, television or other communication purposes shall be installed in the Subdivision unless the device is in a location where the visibility of the device shall be minimized when viewed from other Lots or streets and its location on the Lot has first been approve by the Committee in writing.
- Fencing and Screening. No fence, wall, hedge or mass planting functioning as a hedge shall be permitted on a Lot if it is nearer to any street than is the building permitted under paragraph (g) of this Section 1, except that nothing shall prevent the erection of (i) a necessary retaining wall, the top of which does not extend more than four (4) feet above the finished grade at the back of said retaining wall and (ii) decorative walls, fences, hedges and mass plantings which are maintained not higher than three (3) feet and which have been approved by the Committee as to appearance prior to installation. In no event shall any fence, wall, hedge or mass planting functioning as a hedge extend higher than six (6) feet above the ground. In no event shall any chain link fencing be permitted on a Lot.
- Wiring. No lines or wires for the transmission of electric current or of television, radio or telephone signals shall be constructed, placed or permitted to be placed within the Subdivision outside of the buildings on a Lot, unless the lines and wires are underground or in a conduit attached to a building.
- General Appearance. The exterior finish of structures on a Lot shall be completed in materials approved by the Committee for exterior finish. Each improved Lot shall be graded to present a reasonably harmonious transitional appearance from Lot to Lot. Each Lot shall conform to the landscaping provisions set forth in Article D. The general external appearance of a structure on a Lot shall be substantially comparable with the general appearance of surrounding existing structures in the Subdivision.
Section 3. Animals. No animals of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any Lot except that usual household pets such as dogs, cats and small birds may be kept, provided that they are kept as family pets. In no event shall any animal be kept on a Lot if the animal unreasonably interferes with the use and enjoyment of any part of the Subdivision. No commercial raising, breeding, training or dealing of or in animals shall be conducted or permitted on any Lot. Any dog in the Subdivision shall be physically restrained at all times so that it may not freely roam in the Subdivision at any time. Any Owner or their guest must immediately remove feces deposited by his or her pet on any other Lot, common area, street, sidewalk or any other area within the Subdivision and properly dispose of it in the trash. No animal shall be kept on a Lot if the animal unreasonably interferes with the normal use and quiet enjoyment of any Lot or part of the Subdivision or if the animal is generally regarded as a "vicious animal" whose presence in the community endangers the safety of the public. No Owner shall allow barking dogs or any other noisy household pets to unreasonably disturb the peace and quiet of the community and no pets may be left tethered and unattended in the backyard.
Section 4. Signs. No billboard, advertising structure or device, or sign of any kind shall be located, placed or maintained in the Subdivision, except for (a) political yard signs, (b) street and traffic signs, and (c) the following signs if approved by the Committee before installation: Entry signs identifying the Subdivision; signs that are required for legal proceedings; one sign on a Lot, which is not more than five (5) square feet and which advertises the Lot for sale or rent; and signs or other displays used by the Declarant or other builders of a residence on a Lot to identify the Declarant or builder or to advertise the Lot during the initial construction of a residence building and its initial sale. The Committee may adopt reasonable rules and regulations regarding the placement and manner of display of political yard signs, provided that they are in accordance with RCW 64.38.034. The Committee may cause any sign placed in the Subdivision in violation of this provision or its rules and regulations regarding political yard signs to be removed and destroyed. Declarant may maintain marketing signage at the entrance to the Nat and in any other location within the Plat until all Lots in the community are sold.
Section 5. Maintenance of Lots. Each Lot shall be maintained by the Owner of the Lot in a neat and presentable condition and shall be kept free of unsightly conditions at all times, including accumulations of litter, junk, containers, equipment, building materials and other debris. No part of the Subdivision shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish. No trash, garbage, refuse, recycling or other waste materials shall be kept on a Lot except in containers which are regularly emptied with contents disposed of off the Subdivision. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and out of sight. No grass cuttings, leaves, limbs, branches or other debris from vegetation shall be dumped in or be allowed to accumulate on any part of the Subdivision, except that nothing herein shall prevent the maintenance on a Lot of a regularly tended compost facility for making compost to be used on a Lot. Improvements on a Lot shall be maintained in good order and repair.
Section 6. Businesses. No trade, craft, business, profession, manufacturing, commercial enterprise or commercial activity of any kind shall be carried on or conducted in the Subdivision (a) if the activity interferes with the quiet and peaceful use and enjoyment of any part of the Subdivision, (b) if the evidence of the activity, other than a permitted professional sign, shall be visible from the Lot, (c) if the activity increases vehicle or pedestrian traffic in the Subdivision to more than usual residential traffic, or (d) if prohibited under applicable ordinances. Residential use of a Lot shall include operation of a business if it is conducted by a resident of the Lot and if it is not prohibited by this section.
Section 7. Storage and Vehicles. No goods, materials, supplies, equipment, boats, trucks, motorcycles, busses, motor homes, campers, trailers, or vehicles of any description, shall be kept, stored, dismantled or repaired in any street in the Subdivision or in any part of the Subdivision outside of a permitted structure or, for vehicles, behind a fence that has been specifically approved by the Committee for the purpose of screening such vehicle such that it is out of sight from any other part of the Subdivision. No automobile or other vehicle owned or regularly used or regularly available for use by a resident of a Lot shall be regularly parked or stored in a street in the Subdivision, but shall be parked in a garage or on the driveway on a Lot. Abandoned, derelict, unlicensed or inoperable automobiles or other vehicles shall not be stored or parked on the street, driveway or any portion of an Owner's Lot outside of the garage. Abandoned, derelict, or inoperable automobiles or other vehicles are automobiles or vehicles that have not been driven under their own propulsion or power for a period of three (3) weeks or longer. A written notice requesting removal of the automobile or other vehicle may be personally served upon the Owner or posted on the subject vehicle. If said automobile or other vehicle has not been removed within seventy-two (72) hours after notice has been given, the Committee has the right to remove the automobile or other vehicle without liability and the expense of removal shall be the responsibility of the Owner. Drivers should use caution when driving anywhere in the Subdivision. The lack of traffic signs in the Subdivision, curving or narrow streets, parked vehicles, landscaping, fences, and other sight obstructions may make it difficult to see children at play and other pedestrians.
Section 8. Firearms. No firearms, whether for hunting or target practice, shall be discharged in the Subdivision.
Section 9. Clothes Drying. No clothes, linens, rugs, tarpaulins or other fabrics or fabric like materials shall be hung or placed out to dry or air on a Lot unless fully screened from view from the streets and other lots in the Subdivision.
Section 10. Nuisances. No Lot shall be used in whole or part for storage of anything, or for any activity, that will cause the Lot to appear in an unclean, disorderly or untidy condition. No noxious activity or thing shall be permitted on a Lot Nothing shall be done on a Lot which may be or become a nuisance or unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of any part of the Subdivision.
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