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DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS
THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WHEREAS, JIM RUBY, INC. ,
hereinafter called the Declarant, is the owner of all that certain real property located
in Hays County, Texas, described as follows:
Being 124. 711 acres of land, out of a 352. 64 acre tract, more or less, in the Phillip J. Allen Survey
Number Four (4) in Hays County, Texas, being platted as Leisurewoods Section Two (2), more particularly described by
metes and bounds in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto and made a part hereof for
all purposes; and WHEREAS,
the Declarant will convey the above described properties, subject to certain protective
covenants, conditions, restrictions, and charges as hereinafter set forth; NOW,
THEREFORE, it is hereby declared that all of the property
described above shall be held, sold, and conveyed subject to the following
easements, restrictions, covenants and conditions, which are for the purpose of protecting the value and desirability of, and
which shall run with the real property
and shall be binding on all parties having any right, title, or interest in or to the above described property or any part
thereof, and their heirs, successors and assigns, and which easements, restrictions,
covenants, and conditions shall inure to the
benefit of each owner thereof. ARTICLE
ONE DEFINITIONS 2. Properties and Lot. "Properties" shall mean and refer to
that certain real property hereinbefore
described. "Lot" shall mean and refer to that portion of any of the plats of land shown upon the plat and
subdivision map recorded as LEISUREWOODS Section Two (2), on which there is or will be
built a single family dwelling. The term "Lot" shall not include any reserves
shown on the said map or plat. ARTICLE
TWO ARCHITECTURAL
CONTROL 2. Approval of Plans and Specifications No
building, fence, wall, or other structure shall be commenced, erected, or maintained upon
the properties, nor shall any exterior addition to, or change or alteration therein, be
made, nor shall any landscaping of any Lot or Lots be undertaken, until the plans and
specifications showing the nature, kind, shape, height, materials, and location of the
same shall have been submitted to, and unanimously approved in writing by, the
Architectural Control Committee as to harmony of external design and location in relation
to surrounding structures and topography. 3. Committee Action The
Committee must approve or disapprove of submittals in writing. In the event that any plans and specifications are
submitted to the Committee as provided herein, and such Committee shall fail either to
unanimously approve or reject such plan and specifications within thirty (30) days
following such submission, approval by the Committee shall not be deemed to have been had. Failure to act on any submission shall in no
event affect requirement of submission of any and all plans and specifications as required
hereunder. 4. Control by Owners Notwithstanding
anything else herein to the contrary, within three (3) years from the date of the first
sale in this subdivision or after 30% of the lots have been sold, whichever occurs first,
the Architectural Control Committee shall thereafter be elected annually by a majority
vote of the lot owners in said subdivision. To
serve on the committee, the person selected must be an owner in the subdivision. The committee shall be elected on an annual basis
with the meeting to be held on the third Tuesday of January of each year, it being
understood that Jim Ruby, Inc., shall give notice of the first meeting of lot owners at
which time the lot owners shall elect officers and thereafter perpetuate themselves. If for any reason new committee members are not
elected each year, then the existing committee members shall continue to serve until their
replacement has been selected. ARTICLE
THREE EXTERIOR
MAINTENANCE ARTICLE
FOUR USE
RESTRICTIONS 1.
Type of Buildings Permitted The
above mentioned specifications will be waived for Lots Number 20 and 21 of Block D and Lot
Number 1 of Block D. 2.
Minimum Floor Area and Exterior Walls Any
single family dwelling construction on said Lots must have a ground floor area of not less
than 1,600 square feet; however, a 2 story single family dwelling may have a ground floor
area of not less than 1,200 square feet, but must have a living area of not less than
1,600 square feet, exclusive Committee
for approval, but this alteration shall not exceed 20% of the total stone or masonry
requirements unless adjusted or waived by the unanimous consent of the Architectural
Control Committee. All exterior portions of the fireplace and chimney will be 100% masonry
construction. 3.
Setbacks No
building shall be located nearer to any street right-of-way line than the minimum building
set back line shown an the recorded plat of Hays County, Texas. Both side yards at the
front building set back line shall be no less than 15 feet unless adjusted or waived by
the unanimous consent of the Architectural Control Committee. For the purpose of this
covenant, eaves, steps and open porches shall not be considered as a part of the building;
provided, however, that this shall not be
construed to permit any portion of the building on any lot to encroach upon another lot. 4.
Noxious or Offensive Activities Prohibited No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on
upon any Lot, nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or may become an annoyance
or nuisance to the neighborhood and no poultry. cattle, horses, or other animals may be
kept or maintained on any Lot except ordinary household pets which shall be limited in
number to three (3). No trade or commercial activity may be carried on any Lot except that
the Developer may maintain an office thereon during the development. No
structure of a temporary character, trailer, mobile home, basement, tent, shack, garage,
barn, or other outbuilding shall be erected or used on any Lots and no existing structure
may be moved onto any of the Lots without the written consent of the Architectural Control
Committee. No non-operated cars, trucks, or other vehicles shall be kept on the Lots
unless parked inside a garage or carport. As used herein non-operative means unable to be
operated in the manner in which it was
originally designed for thirty (30)
consecutive days regardless of cause, or any such vehicle not currently licensed.
Recreational vehicles, trailers or boats shall be kept inside the garage or carport or
kept behind a privacy fence designed for such
purpose. 6.
Signs No
signs of any character shall be allowed on any Lot except one sign of not more than five square feet advertising
the property for sale or rent; provided,
however, that Declarants and any other person or entity engaged in the construction and
sale of residences within the subdivision shall have the right, during the construction
and sales period, to construct and maintain such facilities as may be reasonably necessary
or convenient for such construction and sale, including but not limited to, signs,
offices, storage areas, and model units. No oil
well drilling, oil development operations, oil refining, quarrying or mining operations of
any kind shall be permitted on a Lot, nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral
excavations, or shafts be permitted on any Lot. No derrick or other structure designed for
use in boring for oil, natural gas, or other minerals shall be erected, maintained, or
permitted on any Lot. 8.
Rubbish, Trash and Garbage No Lot
shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground and no garbage or other waste shall be
kept except in sanitary containers. All incinerators or other equipment for the storage
and disposal of such materials shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. 9.
Sanitary Regulations All
sanitary regulations set forth by the Public Health Authorities of Hays County, Texas, or
other pertinent governmental authorities, must be complied with and no outside toilets may
be erected on the premises. A septic tank and a sufficient drainage system must be
installed to accommodate the sewerage. No Lot may be occupied until water satisfactory for
human consumption is available and each septic tank must meet the capacity and design
requirements of the appropriate governmental body. 10.
Fences, Walls, Hedges and Utility Meters No
fence, wall, hedge, or utility meter shall be placed, or permitted to remain, on any Lot
nearer to the street or streets adjoining such Lot than is permitted for the main
residence on such Lot, except for decorative subdivision entry fences. No barbed wire, or "chain link" fence
shall be permitted along any Lot within the subdivision.
However, "chain link" fence shall be permitted on Lots Number 20
and 21 of Block D. 11. Shrubs and Trees No
shrub or tree planting which obstructs sight
lines at elevations between two and six feet above the roadway shall be planted or
permitted to remain on any corner Lot within the triangular area formed by the curblines
or right of way lines at points twenty five feet from their intersection, or, in the case
of a rounded corner, from the intersection of the curblines or right of way lines as
extended. The same sight line limitation
shall apply on any Lot within ten feed of the intersection of a street curbline and the
edge of a driveway or alley. No trees shall
be permitted to remain within such distances of such intersections unless the foliage line
is maintained at a height of more than six feet above ground level. 12.
Adjustment, Waiver, or Variances Any
adjustment or waiver of these covenants, conditions and restrictions by the Architectural
Control Committee is for the purpose of alleviating any hardships and assisting in the
orderly development of the subdivision. Variances may be granted by the Architectural
Control Committee for such purposes but all such variances must be granted in writing and
signed by all members of the Committee. ARTICLE FIVE EASEMENTS Easements
of ten feet along the side and rear lines of all Lots are hereby reserved for the
installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities unless otherwise shown
on recorded plats or otherwise designated by the Architectural Control Committee by
written acknowledged instrument ARTICLE SIX GENERAL PROVISIONS The
Declarants, or any Owner, shall have the right to enforce, by any proceeding at law or in
equity, all restrictions, conditions, and reservations now or hereafter imposed by the
provisions of this Declaration. Failure to enforce any covenant or restriction herein
contained shall in no event be deemed 2.
Severability Invalidation
of any one of these covenants or restrictions by judgment or court order shall in no way
affect any other provision, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and
effect. 3. Duration and Amendment The
covenants, conditions, and restrictions of this Declaration shall run with and bind the
land, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Declarants or the
Owner of any Lot subject to this Declaration, and their respective legal representatives,
heirs, successors, and assigns, and, unless amended as provided herein shall be effective
for a term of fifteen (15) years from the date this Declaration is records, after which
time said covenants, conditions, and restrictions shall be automatically extended for
successive periods of ten (10) years. The
covenants, conditions, and restrictions of this Declaration may be amended by an
instrument signed by all of the lot owners. No
amendment shall be effective until recorded in
the Deed Records of Hays County, Texas, nor until the approval of any governmental,
regulatory body which is required shall have been obtained. EXECUTED
by the said Declarant, this l3th day of MARCH, A. D. 1979. [Volume
323, Page 483] [#126897] LEISUREWOODS,
SECTION TWO DECLARATION
OF COVENANTS On
this 13th, day of March, 1979, JIM RUBY,
INC., a Texas Corporation, herein called "Developer", hereby declares that the
land described below shall be held, transferred, sold, conveyed and occupied subject to
the following covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, charges and liens, herein
called "covenants", by specifying and agreeing that this Declaration and the
provisions hereof shall be and do constitute covenants to run with the land and shall be binding upon Developer; its
successors and assigns and all subsequent owners of each lot; and the owners by their
acceptance of their 1. Land.
Developer is the owner of real property located in Hays County, Texas (herein
called the "Land'"'), more particularly described in the attached Exhibit
"A" which is attached hereto and
made a part hereof for all purposes. 3. Purpose. The purpose of these
covenants is to provide a method and agency to develop and maintain the entrance and
architectural control within the Subdivision, upon the easement as platted. 4. Association. Developer has organized
Leisurewoods Property Owner's Association (herein called "Association"), a
non-profit Texas Corporation which shall be the agency to maintain the common facilities
within the subdivision and in general
enforce these covenants. 5. Membership. The record owner of each
lot to which this Declaration applied shall be a member of the association. The membership
shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from the ownership of any lot. Record
ownership of a lot shall be the sole qualification for being a member of the Association. 6. Voting. The Association shall have a single class of
voting membership which shall be the owners
of lots within the subdivision. Members shall be entitled
to one vote for each lot owned. When more than one person owns a lot, all are members of
the Association and the one vote for each lot shall be
cast as the owners determine among themselves. 7. Assessments. a. Obligation. Developer, for each and
all lots and each owner of a lot or living
unit located thereon by acceptance of a deed, therefor,
hereby covenants and agrees to pay the Association such annual assessments as are fixed
and established herein. The assessments, together with
interest and cost of collection shall be the personal obligation of the record owner of a
lot or unit at the time the assessments become due and shall be a charge on the lot or
unit constituting a lien thereon. b. Purpose. The assessments shall be used exclusively to
maintain the common facility of the subdivision. c. Basic Annual Assessment. The total annual assessment for each year shall be
set by the Board of Directors of the Association, based on the estimated costs of
performing such of the services set forth in subparagraph b above as the Board of
directors shall in its discretion determine to provide during the coming year to the
property of all members. The total estimated
cost shall be allocated among the membership as provided in d. below. The amount thus estimated and allocated shall be
the basic annual assessment. The estimated
total costs shall be allocated among the membership based on the estimate of the Board of
Directors as to the cost of providing the services to the property and a determination by
such Board as to the benefit conferred on the property by the services to be rendered. This estimate shall be arrived at after notice to
all members and the holding of a public hearing as to proper allocation. After the
allocation is made by the Board of Directors, any aggrieved owner may within thirty (30)
days thereafter appeal such allocation to a District Court in Hays County, Texas, and the
standard on appeal shall be whether or not the allocation is arbitrary, unreasonable or
capricious. Pending any such appeal the allocation shall stand and payment shall be based
thereon. If it should appear that the basic monthly assessment estimated by the Board of
Directors is insufficient to cover the cost of the services to be rendered, the Board of
Directors may increase such assessment by an amount up to ten (10%) percent any time after
July 1 of a year without approval of the members. d. Allocation of Assessment. The basic
annual assessment and any special annual assessment will be paid by each owner on the lots
or portions thereof owned by him. There will be no assessment for 1979. Until 1982 the
basic monthly assessment shall not exceed $10.00 for any lot. The basic monthly assessment
and any special monthly assessment shall be divided among the owners equally on a per lot
basis. g. Change in Assessments. The Board of
Directors may change the specified amount and the manner of calculating assessments
without regard to the limitations of subparagraph c above, upon the favorable vote of two
thirds of the members of the Association voting at an annual or special meeting if notice
of such change has been given in connection with the notice of the meeting. h. Non-Payment of Assessments. An
assessment is the personal obligation of the owner of the lot or unit at the time the
assessment becomes due and payable and shall become a continuing lien on the lot or unit
which shall bind such property in the hands of the then owner, his heirs, devisees,
personal i.
Subordination. The lien of an assessment hereunder shall be subordinate to an express
prior recorded lien which was valid and subsisting on the date such assessment became due. 8. General Provisions. a. Duration. These covenants are to run
with the land and shall be binding on all parties and all persons claiming under them
until December 31, I989, at which time said covenants shall automatically be extended for
successive periods of ten years unless an instrument signed by the majority of the then
owners of the lots has been recorded, agreeing to change such covenants in whole or in
part. b.
Enforcement. If the owners of any lot or their heirs, executors, administrators,
successors, assigns or tenants shall violate or attempt to violate any of the covenants
set forth in this Declaration, it shall be lawful for the Association or the Developer, or
if the Association or Developer shall fail to do so after sixty (60) days' written notice
from a person owning any lot encumbered by this Declaration, then for any such owner to
prosecute any proceedings against the person or persons violating or attempting to violate
any such covenants. The failure of the owner or tenant to perform his obligation c. Severance. In the event any of the
foregoing covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations or charges is held invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not effect the validity and
enforceability of the other covenants, conditions, restrictions. reservations or charges. If one of the foregoing is subject to more than
one interpretation the interpretation which more clearly reflects the intent hereof shall
be enforced. d. Divestiture by Developer.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these covenants, the Developer shall cease to vote
any lots which the Developer may still own, in the election of the Directors controlling
the Association within three (3) years of the date of the first sale of any lot in the
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