Lakewood Estates Patio HOA

Rules & Regulations

Jan 28, 2006

LAKEWOOD ESTATES PATIO HOMES
RULES & REGULATIONS

The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt and publish rules and regulations governing the use of the Common Area and facilities, and the personal conduct of the members and their guests thereon, and to establish penalties for the infraction thereof. The following are a list of rules and regulations governing the Lakewood Estates Patio Homes.

Section 1:
The regulations in the Article are for the mutual benefit of all Owners of Lots, for the convenience and enjoyment of use by the residents, and the preservation of property values.

Section 2: No Mining.
There shall be no mining, quarrying, drilling, boring or exploring or removing natural subsurface materials on the Properties.

Section 3: Burning.
No coal or other type of fuel, which gives off smoke, shall be used for heating, cooking or any other purposes and no trash or garbage shall be burned on the premises.

Section 4: Miscellaneous Structures.
All types of refrigerating, cooking or heating apparatus must be concealed. All antennas shall be installed inside the Improvement on any Lot, and no aerial masts, radio or television antennas shall be mounted on the exterior of a structure.

Section 5: Property to be Maintained.
In the event any structure is destroyed either wholly or partially by fire or any other casualty, said structure shall be promptly rebuilt or remodeled to conform to the Declaration, or all remaining portions of the structure, including the foundations, and all debris shall be promptly removed from the property.

Section 6: No Hazardous Activities.
No activities shall be conducted on the Properties and no improvements shall be constructed on the Properties, which are or might be unsafe or hazardous to any person or property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no firearms shall be discharged upon any property and no open fires shall be lighted or permitted on any property except in a contained barbecue unit while attended and in use for cooking purpose or within a safe and well-designed interior fireplace.

Section 7: No Annoying Light, Sounds or Odors.
No light shall be emitted from any property, which is unreasonably bright, or causes unreasonable glare, no sound shall be emitted on any property, which is unreasonably loud, or annoying; and no odor shall be emitted on any property which is noxious or offensive to others.

Section 8: Restrictions on Parking and Storage.
No Lot shall be used as a parking, storage, display or accommodation area for any type of house trailer, camping trailer, boat trailer, hauling trailer, running gear, boat or accessories thereto, motor driven cycle, non-functioning automobile, truck or any type of van except as a temporary expedience for loading, delivery, emergency, etc. The same shall be stored, parked or maintained wholly within the garage area of the improved site with the garage door in a closed position or in the back yard concealed from the street by the fence.

Section 9: Garage Doors.
All garage doors shall be kept in a closed position so that the contents therein are concealed from view from any other Lots.

Section 10: Maintenance of Slopes.
Each Owner shall maintain the slopes upon his Lots and Easement Area at the slope and pitch fixed by the finish grading thereof, including watering and planting of the slopes.

Section 11: Maintenance of Drainage Pattern.
No Owner of a Lot shall in any way interfere with the established drainage patterns over his Lot from adjoining or other Lots. For the purpose hereof, ?“established?” drainage is defined as the drainage, which occurred at the time the Improvements on the Lot, were complete.

Section 12: Solar Panels.
All solar installations must be concealed within siding and trim materials, which are the same as the siding of the residence upon which it is installed.

Section 13: Finishes.
No reflective finishes (other than glass) shall be used on exterior surfaces (other than surfaces of hardware fixtures) including, without limitation, the exterior surfaces of any of the following: roofs, all projections above roofs, retaining walls, doors, trim, fences, pipes, equipment, mail boxes and newspaper tubes. All exterior finishes shall be earth tones or other subdued colors that will not clash with the exterior color of the other structures. All exterior finishes including trim must be approved by the Architectural Committee prior to application.

Section 14: Landscaping.
The owner of each Lot shall landscape open areas not covered by patios, swimming pools, porches, driveways and flowerbeds, with grass, other living ground cover, or rock. Landscape revisions must have prior approval of the Landscape Committee.

Section 14.1: Care of Yards.
All dead vegetation, including trees, shall be removed by the owner. All weeds, grass, mass plantings, and other plantings shall be mowed, trimmed, cut or removed as necessary, at regular intervals, to maintain yards in a neat and attractive manner. If the owner fails to comply within 30 days of written notice from the Board to fix a yard, the Board will have power to hire a contractor to complete the work. All contractor fees will be paid by the owner.

Section 15: Sprinkler System.
Operation of the sprinkler system in that part of the yard area that is not fenced in shall be controlled by the Association and the resident shall not interfere with the operation of the system.

Section 16: Garage Lights.
The lights on either side of the garage door of each unit shall remain on from dusk to dawn every day.

Section 17: Parking.
Residents?’ motor vehicles shall customarily be parked in their garages and shall not be parked on the street within the Associations?’ cul-de-sacs or the common areas.

Section 18: Enforcement.
These provisions of the Rules and Regulations may be enforced in the same manner as the restrictions, conditions and covenants of the Declaration and Bylaws.

Section 19: Attachments to Roof.
Nothing shall be attached to, or allowed to protrude from the roof of any residence, except (i) skylights and chimney, heating, plumbing and attic vents forming part of the original construction of the residence, or except such vents as may be added later if required by Building Code; and except (ii) satellite dishes not exceeding one meter in diameter and weathervanes, in either case the form and location of which has been approved by the Architectural Committee.

Section 20: Number of Occupants Per Dwelling.
The number of occupants per dwelling is limited to no more than 2 people per bedroom as defined by the Dwellings Inventory per the Jefferson County?’s Assessor Records. As per Lakewood Zoning Ordinances, a household can have not more than two unrelated individuals living in the residence, with the owner occupying the house simultaneously. As per Lakewood Estates Patio Homeowners' Declaration, no rooms may be rented.

Section 21:Signs
The display of any signs except for For Sale signs must comply with rules and regulations of the city of Lakewood.