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Hyde Park recorded CCR's.pdfAfter recording return to; CONFORMED COPY 201805180086 18 PGS 050812018 9 ; 33am ESHINGTON 100 SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Randy M. Boyer Attorney at Law 701.7 196th St. S.W. Lynnwood, WA 98036 Document Title: Declaration of CCR's Reference Number(s) of Document assigned or released: Grantor(s) (Last name first:, then first name and initials: Grantee(s) (Last name first, then first name and iniliials: Legal Description (abbreviated: i.e., lot, blocic, plat or section, township, range): Additional legal on Exhibit A of document(s) Portion of Tract 4, 'Solner's Five Acre Tracts, V. 7, Pg. 25, Situate in the Country of Snohomish, State of 'Washington. n/a 7,0190SW6001 Edmonds 212 LLC, A Washington Limited Liability Company Public and Hyde Park Townhomes Homeowners Association. Assessor's Property Tax Parcel/Account Number(s): 005807-000-004-02 DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR HYDE PARK TOWNHOMES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION THIS DECLARATION, made on the date hereinafter set firth by Edmonds 212 LLC, A Washington Limited Liability Company hereinafter collectively referred to as "Declarant", WHEREAS, the Declarant is the egldtable owner of certain property in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington, described on Exhibit A hereto that is incorporated herein; and, WHEREAS, there has been or will be constructed on the Real Property one residential living unit on each Lot ("Residence"). Twelve (12) Residences are located in building, located on Lots 1 through 12. Adjoining Residences share use of a common wall, defined herein as a "Party Wall"; and Declaration of Covenants WHEREAS, Declarant makes the said property, and shall convey the same, subject to certain protective covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, liens and charges as hereinafter set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant hereby declares that all of the properties described above shall be held, sold and conveyed subject to the following easements, restrictions, covenants and conditions, all of which are for the purpose of enharicing and protecting the value, desirability and attractiveness of the real property. These easements, covenants, restrictions and conditions shall run with the real property and shall be binding on all parties, having or acquiring any right, title or interest in the described properties, or any part thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of each owner thereof. ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1.1. "Association" shall mean and refer to Hyde Park Townhomes Homeowners Association, a non-profit corporation, its successors and assigns. 1.2. "Properties" shall mean and refer to 0,! at certain real property described above. 1.-�. "Common Area" shall mean all real property owned or maintained by the Association for the common use and enjoyment of the: members of the association. 1.4. "Lot" shall mean any one of Twelve (12) separate parcels of land that constitute the Real Property, referred to as Lots 1 through 12. For purposes of this Declaration, the term Lot shall be used interchangeable with the: term "Parcel". Each Lot shall include the land and the Residence located on such land. 1.5. "Member" shall mean and refer to every person or entity that holds membership in the Association. 1.E. "Owner" shall mean and refer to the record owner, whether one or more persons or entities, of a fee simple title to any lot, except that purchasers under a real estate conditional sales contract shall be deemed the 'owner", as against the contract seller. Those having an interest merely as security for the performance of an obligation shall not be deemed an "owner" as herein provided. 1.11. "Declarant" shall mean and refer to the above described Declarants, their successors and assigns of the properties. 1.8. "Party Wall" shall mean a wall used and intended to be used in common by two adjoining Lot Owners for the benefit and convenience of each such Lot Owner. 1.9. "Residence" shall mean one of the Twelve (12) residential ;structures, which are :located a Lot. Declaration of Covenants 2 ARTICLE II HYDE PARK TOWNHOMELS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 2.1. Organization. The Association is formed to provide for the control, maintename and improvements of areas and facilities of the plat used in common and to undertake such other activities as are related to maintaining Hyde Parr: Townhomes as a desirable residential development for members of the Association. 2.2. Membership. Every person or entity who is an 'owner" of record of any lot that is subject to these covenants shall be a member of the Homeowners Association. The foregoing is not intended to include persons or entities that hold an interest merely as security for the performance of an obligation. Membership shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from ownership of any lot that is subject to assessment by the Association. Ownership of such lot shall be the sole qualification. 2.2;. Votins. The owner of each lot is entitled to one vote. In those cases where any lot shall be purchased or owned by a partnership, corporation or any other legal entity other than an individual, such entity shall appoint an individual to be the member hereof. In those cases where one individual owns or is purchasing more than one (1) lot, such individual shall be entitled to appoint another individual to be the nnember for each lot over and above the first lot remaining unsold. Certificates evidencing membership in the Corporation may be issued by the Corporation to all of its membership or in the election of the Board of Directors. Certificates may be dispensed with and the membership be recorded by the Corporation upon the corporate books. 2.41. Powers. The Association shall have all of the powers set forth in the Articles, together with its general powers as a nonprofit corporation, subject only to the limitations upon the exercise of such powers as expressly set forth in the Articles, the Bylaws and in this Declaration, to do any and all lawirul things which may be authorized, required or permitted to be done by the Association under and by virtue of these Restrictions and to do and perform any and all acts which may be necessary or proper for or incidental to the exercise of any of the express powers of the Association or for the peace, health, comfort, safety and/or general welfare of the Owners of the Lots. 2.5. Liability of Members of Board. No member of the Board shall be personally liable to any Owner, or to any other person, including Declarant, for any error or omission of the Association, its representatives and employees, the Architectural Control Committee or the manager; provided, however, that such member has, with the actual knowledge possessed by hira, acted in good faith. Declaration of Covenants 3 ARTICLE III COND40N AREA 3.1. Benefit. Common area as hereinbefore described and as shown upon the plat (regardless of whether conveyed to the Association) shall be for the benefit and use of all the lot owners, and shall be maintained by Hyde Park Townhomes Homeowners Association, in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and this Declaration. The Declarant hereby covenants for himself, his heirs and assigns and each lot owner by accepting a deed to property in the plat shall irrevocably appoint the Association as his or her attorney in fact, with full power of substitution, to take such action as is reasonably necessary to manage the common areas set forth below, including the ability to maintain repair, regulate the usage of, grant easements in, over and under and to perform any and all other duties with regard to the Common Area provided for in this Declaration. This appointment shall be effective even if title to a particular tract is held by individual lot owners or groups thereof. The assigunent shall not affect each lot owner's liability for maintenance costs of the Common Area. 3.2. Proverty. The common area includes but is not necessarily limited to the following: a. As shown and described on the; plat b. Access and utility easements C. Tract 999 3.3. Use. Each member of the Association shall have a right and easement of enjoyment in and to the common areas and such easement shall be appurtenant to and shall pass with the title to every lot subject to the following provisions: a. The right of the Association to adopt, amend or repeal rules and regulations governing the use of the common areas, so long as said rules do not discriminate among owners. A copy of the rules and regulations, as they may from time to time be adopted, amended or repealed, certified by the Secretary of the Association, shall be delivered to each owner. Upon recordation and delivery, the rules and regulations shall :have the same force and effect as if they were set forth herein. Pursuant to these rules the Association may limit and govern the use of the common areas by guests of members. b. The Common Area Easements and tracts shall be maintained in accordance with any and all plat conditions imposed by Snohomish County and/or the City of Edmonds and all terms and conditions of the documents creating the easements. 3.4. Governmentally_ Required Maintenance, etc. Any insurance, maintenance, repair, replacement, alteration or other work;, or the monitoring of such work, which is required by any governmental entity (including without limitation, federal, state or local government, public or private utility provider, local improvement district or other governmental or quasi -governmental entity or agency), and regardless of whether such requirement is now or hereafter established, and whether imposed in connection with a Declaration of Covenants 4 building permit or other governmental approval or requirement, and whether involving land within public right of ways or subject to ownership or exclusive use of one owner, shall be the sole: and exclusive responsibility of the Association (not the Declarant) and any cost incurred in connection therewith shall be a Common Expense. In furtherance of the generality of the foregoing, and not by way of limitation, such work shall include: maintenance of .any grass lined swales and proper disposal of clippings; maintenance of landscape plantings that die during any period of required maintenance period; maintenance of public and private drainage facilities, storm sewer and retention systems. Declarant shall have the right but not the obligation, to perform such work if and Association fails to do so. The Association shall promptly upon demand reimburse Declarant for any costs directly or indirectly incurred by Declarant as a result of Declarant performing, or the Association's failure to perform such work (including any work or expense necessary to obtain a release or avoid a forfeiture of, any cash deposit or other bond made; by Declarant). ARTICLE IV COVENANTS FOR COMMON EXPENSE 4.1. Creation of the :Lien and Personal Obligation of Assessments: The Declarant, for each improved Lot owned within the Subdivision, hereby covenants, and each Owner of any Lot by acceptance of a deed therefore, whether or not it shall be so expressed in such deed, is deemed to covenant and agrees to pay to the Association assessments for maintenance, operation and repair. Assessments shall be adopted in accordance with the Bylaws of the Association and this Declaration. The assessments, together with interest, costs and reasonable attorney fees, shall be a charge on the land and shall be a continuing lien upon and shall attach to the property against which each such assessment is made. Each such assessment, together with interest, costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred in collecting the same, shall also be the personal obligation of the person who was the Owner of such property at the time when the assessment fell due, irrespective of the ownership of the Lot at the date of collection. 4.2. Purpose of Assessment: Assessments may be established for any purpose authorized by this Declaration or law. 4.3. Estimated Expenses. Within sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of each calendar year, or such other fiscal year as the Board may adopt, the Board: shall estimate the charges including Common Expenses, and any special charges fir particular Lots to be paid during such year; shall make provision for creating, funding and maintaining reasonable reserves for contingencies and operations, as well as for maintenance, repair, replacement and acquisition of the roofs, painting, drainage facility, and private road improvements; and shall take into account any expected income and any surplus available from the prior year's operating fund. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing but in furtherance thereof, the Board shall create and maintain from regular monthly Assessments it reserve fund for replacement of the roofs, painting, drainage facility, and private road Declaration of Covenants improvements which can reasonably be expected to require replacement or a major repair prior to the end of the useful life �of the Buildings. The Board shall calculate the contributions to said reserve fund so l:hat there are sufficient funds therein to replace, or perform such major repair, to each item covered by the fused at the end of the estimated useful life. The initial Board, whether appointed by Declarant or elected by Lot Owners, may at any suitable time establish the first such estimate. If the sum estimated and budgeted at any time proves inadequate for any reason (including non-payment for any reason of any Owner's Assessment), the Board may at any time levy a further Assessment. Similarly, if the sum estimated and budgeted, and being collected and/or already collected, at any time proves excessive, the Board may reduce the amount being assessed and/or apply existing funds (in excess of current needs and required reserves) against future Assessments and/or refimd such excess funds. 4.4. Common Area lsxemnt: The Common Area and any other property dedicated to and accepted by a gKwernment or public authority shall be exempt from assessments by the Association. 4.5. Notice and Quorum for Establishing; l Budget: Written notice of any meeting called for the purpose establishing a budget from which the assessments are based shall be personally delivered or mailed to all members in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Bylaws of the Association. 4.6. Uniform Rate of Assessments: Lots Owned by Declarant Exe Vt: Except as otherwise authorized herein all assessments must be fixed at a uniform rate for all Lots, provided, however, that (a) any vacant or unimproved Lot owned by Declarant shall not be subject to any assessment or charge herein; ' and (b) any Lot sold to a builder shall not pay assessments until the month following the sale or occupancy of the house (whichever comes first). Also, the Association may assess individual lot owners for damages and attorney fees/costs pursuant to Sections 8.5 and 11.1. 4.7. Date of Commencement of Assessment: Due Dates: The assessments provided for herein shall not -commence prior to the first day of the month following the conveyance of the first Lot f eom the Declarant. As to each particular Lot involved, the assessments shall begin on the first day of the calendar month following the date of any deed or contract of sale for the Lot, or onr the first day of the calendar month following occupancy of the: premises, whichever is earlier, unless a later date is set forth in Section 4.5 above. The assessments may be budgeted on an annual basis (referred to herein as "annual assessments") subject to adjustments according to the number of months remaining in the calendar year. The due dates shall be established by the Board and shall be payoble on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis as determined by the Associations. The Owner may prepay one (1) or more installments on any assessment without a prepayment penalty. Declaration of Covenants 6 4.8. Effect of Nonna;lment of Assessments: Remedies of the Association: Any assessment not paid within thirty (30) days after �1e due date shall bear interest from the due date at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum. Unpaid assessments, plus interest, costs, and attorney fees incurred by the .Association in collecting assessments, filing and recording liens, enforcing the provisions of this Declaration or the Bylaws of the Association, or defending itself in any litigation shall constitute and create a lien on the property, provided however, before the arrearage is actually assessed against are Owner, the Owner shall be provided an opportunity to be heard by the Board of Directors. Said notice shall be deemed given when sent to the home address of the Owner. The i'ailure to provide an opportunity to be heard as provided herein does not eliminate the accumulation of extra fees and charges, provided such opportunity is afforded before the extra fees and charges are actually assessed against the Owner and collected. The Association may bring an action at law against the Owner personally obligated to pay the same for collection of the assessment or other charges pursuant to this Declaration, and/or foreclose the lien against the property. No Owner may waive or otherwise escape liability for the Essessments provided for herein by non-use or abandonment of his or her Lot. 4.Ce. Subordination of the Lien to MortcaQ;es: The lien of the assessment provided for herein shall be subordinate to the lien of any first mortgage (and to the lien of any second mortgage given to secure payment of the purchase price) now or hereafter placed on the Lot, only in the event that the lien for delinquent assessments has not been recorded with the Snohomish County Auditor at the time of the recording of the mortgage lien, Sale or transfer of any Lot shall not affect the assessment lien. No sale or transfer shall relieve such Lot from liability for any assessments thereafter becoming due or from the lien thereof. ARTICLE V. EASEMENTS 5.1 GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR UTILITIES. Declarant declares that electrical power wires, natural gas pipelines, cable wires, drainage pipes, sewer, water pipelines and plumbing pipelines which provide :services to the Lots on the Real Property were installed over anil across the Lots at locations which are not clearly identified on any map or plan. Such wires, pipes and lines were installed underground in accordance with and in observation of building code requirements but without regard to boundaries of ownership. Declarant grants an easement for utility purposes over and across each Lot where each such wire, pipe and/or line currently lies in favor of the Lots served by such wires, pipes and/or lines. In the event any repair or replacement of any such wire, line or pipe is required by any Lot Owner and such repair or replacement requires entry into another Lot Owner's Lot, the "Consenting Lot Owner" (i.e., the Owner of the Lot which will be entered) agrees do grant reasonable rights of entry for such purposes and further grants such other Lot Owner the right to make such repairs or replacements upon such Consenting Lot Owner's Lot on condition that the Lot Owner(s) in need of such entry De iaratfon of Covenants 7 and such work pays the cost of such work and restores the Consenting Lot Owner's Lot to the same condition it was before such entry and work therein. This provision is intended to be interpreted in favor of the Consenting Lot Owner who must grant entry for such purposes and shall be liberally interpreted to ensure that a Consenting Lot Owner is not damaged by such work. 5.2 GRANT OF UT;[LITY EASEMENT. Declarant grants an easement for water, drainage pipes and related equipment which form a part of the drainage and retention system which services the property, electric power, cable, natural gas, telephone, over, under and across the Lots in Hyde Park Townhomes Plat, as constructed, in favor of the owners of the Lots in the Plat. The intent of this easement is to allow the suppliers of such utility services (and thy; Homeowners Association with respect to the drainage and retention system) a reasonable right to access and right to make necessary repairs and replacement of component parts of the utility service systems. The Owners of the Lot(s) that benefit from any work in such utility easement area shall bear the cost of such repair and replacement and are obligated to restore the ground surface; or their side of the structure to the same condition it was prior to such utility repair or replacement. 5.3 MAINTENANCE OF EASEMENT AREAS. Each Lot shall share equally in the costs of repair and mainUmance of all easement areas on the Real Property. The Association shall determine the time and manner of repair and maintenance of the easement areas, the time and manner' of payment therefore by the Lot Owners and all other matters relating to the repair and maintenance of said easements. ARTICLE VI PARTYWALLS 6.1 DECLARATION OF RELATIONSHIP. The Party Walls shared by the Lot Owners which were built as a part of the original construction of the Residences and which were intended to be located on the common boundary line of the Lots that share such Party Walls. All Party Walls are declared to be a Party Wall under the laws of the State of Washington together with and subject to an easement for use by each adjoining Lot Owner. 6.2. USE. Each Owner may use the Party Wall for any and all purposes that do not :interfere with the use of the Party Wall by the other Owner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Owner may cut openings through the Party WaI4, do anything to impair the structural integrity or strength of the Party Wall, or do anything to alter, damage, or deface the exterior surface of the Party Wall located on the other Owner's Unit (whether such exterior surface is on the inside or outside of the Unit). 6.3. ENCROACHMFNT. In the event arty portion of any adjoining Residence on any Lot shall actually encroach upon the adjoining Lot, or if any such encroachment shall hereinafter arise because of settling or shifting of the building structure or other cause, Declaration of Covenants there shall be deemed to be an easement in favor of the Owner of the encroaching Lot to the extent of such encroachment so long as such encroachment shall exist. 6.4. REPAIR, MAINTENANCE. Each Owner shall maintain the portion of the Party Wall located on their Lot and shall maintain all utilities serving their Lot that are located within the Party Wall, if any. In the event that the structural components of the Party Wall are damaged or destroyed, each Owner shall pay for one-half of the cost of the repair or rebuilding of such structural components; provided that if the damage or destruction occurs as a result of the negligence or willful misconduct of one Owner or the invitee of an Owner then such Owner shall pay all of the costs of the repair or rebuilding of the Party Wall. In the event that the Party Wall needs to be repaired or rebuilt, it shall be repaired or rebuilt using the same standards or construction, and shall be the same size and configuration of the Party Wall that exists immediately prior to the repair or rebuilding except as provided in Section 6.5 hereof. 6.5. CHANGE OF S [Z.E OR CONFIGURATION. In the event that the Party Wall needs to be repaired or wbuilt, the size, configuration, or standar& of construction of the Party Wall may be changed upon the request of one Owner and the prior written approval of the other Owner, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event that any such change- in size, configuration, or standards of construction results in a higher cost than a repair or rebuilding of the Party Wall based upon the size, configuration, and standards of construction that existed as of the date of this Declaration, then the Owner requesting the change shall be responsible to pay all of the increased costs associated with any such change. In the event that either Owner wishes to change the size, configuration, or standards of construction of the Party Wall when the Party Well is not in need of repair or rebuilding, such Owner may do so at its sole cost and expense with the prior written approval of the other- Owner, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 6.6. PAYMENT. In the event that the Warty Wall is in need of repair or rebuilding, the Owners shall attempt to agree on all aspects of the repair and rebuilding, including the contractor to be used, the timing of the repair and rebuilding, and the allocation of costs pursuant to Sections 6.4 and 6.5 hereof. In the event that the Owners cannot reach agreement within 10 days from the date of the damage or destruction to the Party Wall resulting in the need for repair or rebuilding, then either Owner may cause the repair or rebuilding to be done and shall have the right to reimbursement from the other Owner for such Owner's proportionate share of the costs of the repair and rebuilding, together with interest at a floating rate of interest equal to the prime rate of Bank of America plus 3 percent per annum until such costs are: reimbursed in full. Either Owner shall submit any dispute regarding payment or any other dispute with respect to the Party Wall to arbitration as provided herein. 6.7. HOLD HARMLESS. Each Lot Owner shall indemnify and hold harmless the Owner of any adjoining Lot for any labor or material liens arising from work done or material supplied to make repairs or improvements for such Owner's Lot. De4aration of Covenants 9 ARTICLE VII MAINTENANCE 7.1 MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES & LANDSCAPING. Each Lot Owner has the obligation and responsibility to maintain his/her Residence in good condition and repair. Each Lot Owner shall neatly maintain, water and cultivate all trees, shrubs, flowers, lawns and other landscaping located on such Owner's Lot. An Owner whose Lot abuts a public right of way shall maintain the landscaping in the right-of-way as if it were a part of said Owner's Lot. The Association may elect to maintain the lawns and landscaping on the Lots as a common expense. The Association is granted an easement across each lot for this purpose. If a Lot Owner fails to maintain his Residence in good condition and repair, then the Association after notice and an opportunity to be heard is given to said Lot Owner may undertake the work on behalf of said Lot Owner. The expense of this work shall be deemed a special assessment due and payable by that Lot Owner and shall constitute a lien on the Lot. 7.2 ROOFING AND WEATHER PROTECTION. Notwithstanding that a Lot Owner has the primary duty to maintain and repair said Owner's Residence, the Association shall have the primary duty to replace the roof, and repaint and/or replace the exterior siding and painting of each Residence in accordance with the following provisions: (a) Such roof replacement and exterior repainting and/or siding replacement for each Residence shall be performed at such times as the Board of Directors of the Association (the "Board") considers necessary to preserve and protect the appearance and condition of the Residence as part of a systematic program based on the estimated useful life of each Residence's roof and exterior paint. (b) The cost of'replacing the roof, and repainting the exterior of each Residence shall be borne by the respective Owner. However, the Board shall create and maintain from the regular monthly assessments of such Owner a reserve fund for the estimated future cost of such roof replacement and exterior repainting. The Board shall calculate the contributions of said reserve fund so that sufficient funds are on deposit to pay the estimated cost of such replacement and repainting at the end of the estimated useful life of such roof and exterior painting. The reserve fund so created for each such Residence shall be the primary source of payment of the actual cost of roof replacement and exterior painting for such Residence. If, however, the reserve fund so created should at any time provide insufficient funds, the Owner of a particular Residence shall be assessed for the amount of such insufficiency. Although the reserve fluids so created for all homes may be commingled in a single depository account, a separate ledger record shall be maintained with respect to the reserve accumulated for each such Residence. (c) Nothing herein shall prohibit the Board from requiring any Owner to perform the maintenance and repair obligations imposed on the Association in Section 7.2. In the Declaration of Covenants 10 event that the Board shall require an Owner to so perform, the Board shall nonetheless, in its sole discretion, approve the persons who shall actually perform said work and the methods and materials to be used. The Board may also promulgate such rules and regulations pertaining to such work as it may desire and shall have the right to approve and accept such work as having been performed in a first-class workmanlike manner. In the event the Board shall reasonable refuse to accept such work, the Board may cause said work to be modified or redone to the extent that it shall meet Board standards. Upon approval of such work, the Board shall disburse such reserve funds as are necessary to pay for said work and to assess the Owner for any deficiency 7.2.1. In the event of damage, deterioration or destruction of the roof, gutters or other weather protection related improvements of a Lot Owner's Residence, the Association shall promptly repair or replace the damaged, deteriorated or destroyed roof, or portion thereof, with particular care and attention to damages which may be caused to the adjoining Residence if such work is ignored, delayed or not accomplished in a timely and efficient manner and repair all such damages, deterioration and destruction in a prompt and workmanlike manner. 7.2.2. In the event any roofing, rain gutter or other weather protection related Improvements are replaced; all replacement materials shall be comparable quality as the existing construction and are selected from materials that closely approximate the original color. 7.2.3. In addition to all duties described herein to maintain and repair the roof, the Association shall be obligated to cause a new roof to be installed on the Residence on or before each twenty fifth (2581) anniversary commencing July 11t, 2017. The Association shall solicit at least three itemized bids for re -roofing the buildings from reputable licensed building and/or roofing contractors doing business in Snohomish or King County, Washington, 180 days before the expiration of said twenty fifth (251) anniversary. The Association on behalf of the Lot Owners shall contract with the contractor whom the Association selects. The cost of the re -.roofing shall be assessed equally to each Lot Owner by the Association. 7.2.4. In addition to all duties described herein to maintain and repair the Residences, the Association shall be obligated to repaint or re -stain the exterior of the building on the Real Property before each tenth (101h) anniversary commencing July 1 st, 2017. The Association solicit at least three itemized bids for repainting or re -staining the Residences from reputable licensed painting contractors doing business in Snohomish or King County, Washington, 180 days before the expiration of said tenth (loth) anniversary. The Association shall contract with the contractor whom the Association selects. The cost of the painting shall be assessed equally to each Lot Owner by the Association. 7.2.5. The color of any paint/stain or the color of any replacement or new roofing shall be approximately the original color, unless the Lot Owners otherwise agree by a sixty- seven percent (67%) vote. Dedaration of Covenants 11 ARTICLE VIII COST OF MAINTENANCE 8.1. INDIVIDUAL EXPENSES. The Association shall maintain the designated exterior lighting ("Lighting System") to light the shared private road for all Owners, including the replacement of light bulbs. Each Residence has an exterior light in front of or upon their respective Residence that is designated as a part of the Lighting System, as shown and described in Exhibit B to this Declaration, that the Association shall control and maintain. These lights are connected to each Residence power. An Owner shall not turnoff, disconnect, or otherwise in any way disrupt the Lighting System. The Association shall make sure the Lighting System is functioning twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, per local regulations. 8.2. SHARED EXPENSES. The following expenses are indicative of the expenses that are intended to be shared equally by all Lot Owners: (I) maintenance and repair of improvements in the easement areas, (II) maintenance and repair of drainage and rain garden retention system, (III) repainting/re-staining, (IV) re -roofing, and (V) private road repairs and maintenance. 8.3. RATE OF SHARING OF EXPENSES. The Lot Owners at the uniform rate of one - twelfth (1/12) per Lot shall pay all Shared Expenses. The Lot Owners share of the expenses shall be an Assessment under Article IV of this Declaration and if unpaid constitutes a lien under Article IV. Each lot owner shall also be personally liable for payment of the expense. 8.4. DECISIONS. Decisions regarding maintenance shall be made by the Association. 8.5. EXTRAORDINARY USE — COSTS. In the event one or more Lot Owners should, by their use of the Common Area or access or utility easements, cause the improvements in such area to be subjected to other than reasonable wear and tear, and, should such improvements in the Common Area or access or utility easements be damaged by such use, the Lot Owner(s) subjecting such area(s) to such extraordinary use shall have the obligation to repair such damage. Upon demand by the Homeowners Association to restore said easement area(s) to the condition existent prior to such use, the Lot Owners who subjected the improvements to such unreasonable wear and tear or if the lot owners, their relatives, visitors and invitees cause damage to a Common Area shall cause the repairs to be completed and pay for all such costs. If the Association conducts the repairs then said lot owner(s) lot shall be specially assessed for the costs of repair. Declaration of Covenants 12 ARTICLE IX USE RESTRICTIONS 9.1. Residential Use. All Lots and Improvements located thereon shall be used, improved, and devoted exclusively to single-family .residential use. No business of any kind shall be conducted on any Lot with the exception of (a) the business of Declarant in developing and selling all of' the Lots and (b) such home occupation which may be permitted by the appropriate local government and which is not otherwise in violation of the provisions of this Declaration. Day care and/or child care services and. businesses (either formal or informal) are strictly prohibited. 9.2. Pam. Unless housed within a ganage or substantially screened from view from the street or from the ground level of adjacent Lots in a manner reasonably approved by the Homeowner's Association, in writing, no inoperable or unsightly cars or trucks, recreational vehicles, house trailers, mobile homes, boats, commercial vehicles (except pickup trucks of one ton or less), construction or like equipment, or trailers (utility, boat, camping, horse, or otherwise), shall be allowed to be parked or stored on any Lot for a period in excess of a total of 14 days in any calendar year. No goods, equipment or vehicle (including buses, trailers, recreational vehicles, etc.) shall be dismantled or repaired outside any building or residential lot. The Association may require removal of any inoperative or unsightly vehicle;, and any other equipment or item not stored in accordance with this provision. 9.3. Utilities. All utilities shall be installed underground. No fuel tank shall be maintained above ground unless properly screened from view. Unless otherwise approved by the Association, the cost of restoration of any yard landscaped area(s) disturbed by private utility work shall be borne solely by the lot owner(s) so benefited by the utility work. 9A. Antenna. No visible radio or television antenna, satellite dish or other similar type of exterior equipment shall be allowed on any Lot except a satellite dish antenna twenty- four (24) inches in diameter or less. The locations of any such dish shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Board. 9.5. Garbage and Re0ase. No garbage, refuse, rubbish, cuttings, debris, inoperable vehicles, equipment or waste of any kind shall be deposited on or left upon any Lot unless placed in an attractive container suitably located and screened from the view of any other Lot Owner. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such materials shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Garbage cans may only be placed in public view on the day of garbage pickup. The proper removal and disposal of all such materials shall be the sole responsibility of the individual Lot Owners. 9.6. Nuisances. No noxious or undesirable thing, or noxious or undesirable use shall be permitted or maintained upon any Lot or upon any other portion of the Property. If the Board of Directors determines that a thing or use is undesirable or noxious, that determination shall be conclusive. Declaration of Covenants 13 9.7. Clothes Lines, Other Structures. No clotheslines or other structures of a similar nature shall be visible from the front street. 9.8. Livestock and Poultry. No animals, livestock, poultry or reptiles of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on the Property, except that dogs and cats, and other indoor household pets may be kept provided that they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose. No individual Lot owner shall keep more than two dogs. 9.9. Signs. No signs of any kind, nor for any uses shall be erected, painted, or displayed on any building site in this subdivision whatsoever, except: public notice by a political division of the State or County or as required by law, one professional sign of not more than one square foot; any builder or the builder's agent may erect and display signs during the period the builder is building and selling property in the subdivision, and any Lot Owner or the Lot Owner's agent wishing to sell or rent that Owner's Lot may place a sign not larger than five square feet on the property itself. 9.10 Games and Play Structures. No platform, dog house, playhouse or structure of a similar kind or nature shall be constructed on any part of a Lot located in front of the rear line of the residence constructed thereon. Basketball hoops shall not be allowed on the lots or common areas. No portable basketball hoops shall be used, stored or located on any lot or common area or upon the public streets adjacent thereto. 9.1.1 Exterior Appearance. In order to preserve the uniform appearance of the buildings, and the Common Areas, particularly those visible to the public, the Association may require and provide for the painting and finishing of the buildings, balconies, and prescribe the type and color of the surfaces and finishes. It may prohibit, require or regulate any modification or decoration of the buildings, balconies, including any such items as screens, doors, awnings, rails or other portions of each structure on a lot and the building visible from the exterior. The Board may regulate and control the items stored in or used on the Lot in order to preserve the good appearance and condition of the entire development. In addition, this regulatory power extends to the control of the color of draperies and under -drapes or drape linings of each Unit. Except as provided herein, an owner may not change the glass of his Unit without prior agreement of the Board. 9.12. Invalidation Not Affecting Remaining Provisions. Invalidation of any one of these covenants by judgment or court order shall in no way affect any of the other provisions that shall remain in full force and effect. ARTICLE X INSURANCE 10.1. Insurance —Waiver of Subro_ ag tion. Lot Owner has the primary duty to maintain adequate fire or hazard insurance on each Lot Owner's Residence. Each Lot Owner shall maintain, to the extent reasonably available, such fire or hazard insurance on their Residence in an amount which, after application of deductibles, shall not be less than one Declaration of Covenants 14 hundred percent of the actual cash value of the insured property at the time the insurance is purchased and at each renewal date, exclusive of land, excavation, foundations, and other items normally excluded from property policies, and which may, but need not, include equipment, improvements and betterments within a home. The Board shall nonetheless, in its sole discretion, have the authority to approve the policy so provided to insure minimum compliance with this Section. The Lot Owner shall provide proof of insurance annually to the Association. Each Lot Owner releases and waives their respective right of recovery against the other Lot Owners and/or respective agents, family members and invitees responsible for any loss covered by their Homeowner's Insurance Policy and resulting from a casualty insured thereby. This waiver and release also applies to the insurer's right of subrogation that might otherwise exist but for this waiver. ARTICLE XI GENERAL PROVISIONS 11.1. Enforcement. Any Owner shall have the right to enforce, by any proceeding at law or in equity, all restrictions, conditions, covenants, reservations, liens and charges now or hereafter imposed by the provisions of this Declaration. Failure by any Owner to enforce any covenant or restriction herein contained shall in no event be deemed a waiver of the right to do so thereafter. In the event of such litigation, the prevailing grantee or grantees shall be entitled to an additional award for all reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and/or expenses incurred by them in any such proceeding. 11.2. 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. 11.3. Amendment. The covenants and restrictions of this Declaration shall run with and bind the land, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Owners of any Lot subject to this Declaration, their respective legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns for a term of twenty-five (25) years from the date this Declaration is recorded, after which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of five (5) years. The covenants and restrictions of this Declaration may be amended at any time by an instrument signed by seventy-five percent (75%) of the Lot Owners. Seventy- five percent (75%) of all Owners, by an instrument in writing, duly signed and acknowledged by them within ninety (90) days before the expiration of said twenty-five (25) year period or any successive five (5) year period, may terminate any or all said covenants and restrictions. Any amendment or termination will become effective upon recording with the Snohomish County Auditor. ARTICLE XII RESERVED DECLARANT POWERS 12.1 Amendment of Covenants. Declarant reserves the right to amend this Declaration as is necessary in the opinion of Declarant so long as one of Declarants own a Lot(s) within Declaration of Covenants 15 the plat. Each Lot Owner by accepting a deed for property in the plat is deemed to have granted to Declarant an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest to amend this Declaration. 12.2. Control of Association. Declarants so long as they own any Lot within the plat reserve the right to appoint and remove officers of the Association. 12.3. Termination. These reserved rights shall terminate when the Declarant no longer owns any Lot within the plat. At time of termination, Declarant shall turn control of the Association over to the Lot Owners. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned execute this Declaration this 1 day of M A V 2018. J Edmonds 212 LLC, A Washington Limited Liability Company By- -Zl� Sam Lai, Memb STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ) ss COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH ) I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that Sam Lai, member Edmonds 212 LLC signed this and on oath stated that they were authorized to execute the instrument and acknowledged it to be the free and voluntary act of such party for the uses and purposes mentioned in the instrument. Dated this 1?" day of I�1l�a�y , 2018. NOTARY PUBLIC in and for CATHERINE L DAVIS The State of Washington, NOTARY PUBLIC Residing in elleyur STATE OF V"HINGTON My appointment expires: I I ZIi Zo Z 1 COMMISSION EXPIRES NOVEMBER 29, 2021 �....,,.,.._.--------- Declaration of Covenants 16 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTON The West 100 feet of the North 216 feet of Tract 4, Solner's Five Acre Tracts, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 7 of Plats, Page 25, records of Snohomish County, Washington. Situate in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington. Declaration of Covenants 17 EXHIBIT B COMMON LIGHTING Declaration of Covenants 18