Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutDeclaration of Covenants D Bk Vol Pg _8093 OR 5375 33 DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESERVATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF VILLAGES OF INDIAN LAKES Doc , • Bk Vol Pg 0081E3093 OR 5375 34 DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESERVATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF VILLAGES OF INDIAN LAKES TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLE 1 Page 1 DEFINITIONS, Page 1 1.01 ACC 1.02 "Access Road" Page 1 1.03 "Architectural Guidelines" Page 1 1.04 "Assessment" Page 2 1.05 "Association" Page 2 1.06 "Board" Page 2 1.07 "Common Areas" Page 2 1.08 "Conservation Areas and/or Easements, Corridors &Parks" Page 2 1.09 "Culvert Design Guidelines" Page 2 1.10 "Declaration" Page 2 1.11 "Development Period" Page 3 1.12 "Dwelling Unit" Page 3 1.13 "Easements" Page 3 1.14 "Fencing Guidelines" Page 3 1.15 "Fiscal Year" Page 3 1.16 "Improvement" Page 3 1.17 "Lake" Page 3 1.18 "Lake Lot" Page 3 1.19 "Lot" Page 3 1.20 "Member" Page 3 1.21 "Owner" Page 3 1.22 "Plat" Page 4 1.23 "Property" Page 4 1.24 "SMD" Page 4 1.25 "Special Assessment" Page 4 1.26 "Stream Map and Identification Table" Page 4 1.27 "Structure" Page 4 1.28 "Subdivision" Page 4 1.29 "Supplemental Declaration" Page 4 1.30 "Telecommunication Guidelines" Page 4 1.31 "Trails" Page 5 1.32 "Waterway" Page 5 1.33 "Wiring Guidelines" Page 5 ARTICLE 2 ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE Page 5 2.01 Membership of Architectural Control Committee Page 5 2.02 Action of Architectural Control Committee Page 5 2.03 Advisory Members Page 5 Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes -ii- fl Bk Vo 1 Pg 0, 18+2193 OR 5375 35 2.04 Term Page 5 2.05 SMD's Rights of Appointment Page 5 2.06 ACC Jurisdiction Page 5 2.07 Adoption of Architectural Guidelines and Rules by the ACC Page 6 2.08 Review of Proposed Construction Page 7 2.09 Preliminary and Final Plan Submission and Approval Process Page 8 2.10 Actions of the ACC Page 9 2.11 No Waiver of Future Approvals Page 9 2.12 Work in Progress Page 9 2.13 Nonliability of ACC Members Page 9 2.14 Certificate of Compliance Page 10 2.15 Variances Page 10 2.16 Governmental Agency Approval Page 10 2.17 Relationship with Association Page 10 2.18 Violation of Article 2 Page 10 2.19 Remedy Page 10 ARTICLE 3 INDIAN LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION(S) Page 11 3.01 Organization Page 11 3.02 Membership Page 11 3.03 Voting Rights Page 12 3.04 Powers and Authority of the Association Page 12 3.05 Board of Directors Page 13 3.06 Maintenance Page 13 3.07 Common Areas Page 13 3.08 Association Powers Page 14 3.09 Agreements with City of College Station/Brazos County Page 15 3.10 Telecommunication Services Page 15 3.11 Indemnification Page 16 ARTICLE 4 RESTRICTIONS Page 16 4.01 Building, Construction, and Use Restrictions Page 16 4.02 General Restrictions Page 19 4.03 Restrictions for Waterways and Lakes Page 21 4.04 Restrictions Relating to Conservation Development Page 22 ARTICLE 5 WATER SERVICE; NO PRIVATE WELLS Page 24 ARTICLE 6 RIGHTS OF ENJOYMENT IN THE COMMON AREAS Page 24 6.01 Easement Page 24 6.02 Extent of Members' Easements Page 24 6.03 Restricted Actions by Members Page 25 6.04 Delegation of Use; Damage to the Common Areas Page 25 6.05 Rules of the Board Page 25 6.06 Use of Common Areas Page 25 6.07 User Fees and Charges Page 25 6.08 Encroachments Page 26 Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes -iii- Doc Bk Vol Pg 008 I c,Q193 OR 5375 36 ARTICLE 7 Page 26 FUNDS AND ASSESSMENTS Page 26 7.01 Assessments Page 26 7.02 Maintenance Fund Page 26 7.03 Regular Annual Assessments Page 27 7.04 Special Assessments Page 27 7.05 Owner's Personal Oblisation for Pa ment of Assessments. Late Fees Page 27 7.06 Assessment Lien and Foreclosure ARTICLE 8 Page 28 EASEMENTS Page 28 8.01 Reserved Easements Page 28 8.02 Installation and Maintenance Page 28 8.03 Surface Areas Page 28 8.04 Drainage Easements Page 28 8.05 Blanm ket Easeent Page 29 8.06 DrainagM eMaintenance Easement Page 29 8.07 Trail Easement Page 29 8.08 Riparian m Manageent Easements ARTICLE 9 Page 29 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Page 29 9.01 Applicability Page 29 9.02 Term Page 29 9.03 Mortgagee 9.04 AssinmPage 30 gD ent of SMRights and Duties Page 30 9.05 Run With Land Page 30 9.06 Deviations Page 30 9.07 Severability 0 9.08 Enlargement or RedPage 3 uction of the Property Page 310 9.09 Amendment Page 31 9.10 Failure to Enforce Covenants Page 31 9.11 Covenants Do Not Create Reversion Page 31 9.12 Relief for Violation or Breach Page 32 9.14 Alteration of this Declaration Page 32 9.15 Assignment by the Association Page 32 9.16 Definition of"Titles" Page 32 9.17 Notices 9.18 Mute 1al�tY Reciprocity Runs with Land 2 Page 3Page 32 9.19 No Warranty of Enforceability 3 Page 33 9.20 Time is of the Essence Page 33 9.21 Maximum Interest Payable Page 33 9.22 Replattinq Page 33 9.23 Conflict Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes -iv- r Bk Vol Pg 18093 OR 5375 37 DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESERVATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF VILLAGES OF INDIAN LAKES STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § This DECLARATION OF COVENANTS,CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS of the Villages of Indian Lakes, is made effective as of the 18th day of June, 2003, by Smiling Mallard Development, Ltd, a Texas limited partnership (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "SMD"): WHEREAS, SMD is the owner of all that certain tract of land in Brazos County, Texas, which tract is described on Exhibit"A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, SMD desires to create and provide for the development and improvement and maintenance of the Subdivision (as defined below) for the mutual benefit and pleasure of the present and future property owners in such Subdivision, to protect and conserve the native beauty and natural plant and wildlife habitats of the Property(as defined below)and to protect the property values within such Subdivision by imposing upon and against all the designated lots therein the covenants, reservations, restrictions, and other provisions hereinafter set forth; NOW THEREFORE, the following restrictions, including without limitation restrictions, covenants, declaration, easements, limitations, charges, agreements, and conditions (hereafter collectively called the "Restrictions"), are hereby established and adopted to apply uniformly to use,occupancy and conveyance of all the Lots in the Subdivision. Every contract, deed or conveyance which may be hereafter executed with regard to any of the Property shall be conclusively deemed to have been executed, delivered and accepted subject to the following covenants, conditions and restrictions, even if the covenants, conditions and restrictions are not set out in full and are not incorporated by reference in such contract of sale, deed, lease or other transfer of and interest in such parcel. ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS The following words when used in this instrument shall have the following meanings: 1.01 "ACC"shall mean the Architectural Control Committee, established under Article 2 of this Declaration, and its successors and assigns. 1.02 "Access Road"shall mean any road depicted on the Plat or other publicly dedicated street, drive, boulevard, road, alley, lane, avenue or thoroughfare. 1.03 "Architectural Guidelines" shall mean those particular standards, restrictions, guidelines, recommendations and specifications promulgated by the ACC applicable to most of the aspects of construction, placement, location, alteration, maintenance and design of any improvements to or within the Property,and all amendments,bulletins,modifications,supplements and interpretations thereof,and including, without limitation, Fencing Guidelines and Wiring Guidelines. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 1 oc Bk Vol Pg �ZIg L.,093 OR 5375 38 1.04 "Assessment" shall mean and refer to the assessments levied by the Board pursuant to Article 7. SMD pursuant to Article 3 of non-profit association formed by portions 1.05 "Association"shall mean the non-onsibility of maintaining and administering this Declaration which hasothe power,duty and resp and enforcing this Declaration certainra otherwise of the Property the native beauty and plant and wildlife habitats ert and all of the Common Areas, administering maintaining and enhancing the qualityof life and conserving within the Subdivision. 1.06 "Board"shall mean and refer to the Board of Directors of the Association.which are known, "Common Areas"shall mean any and all areas of land within the Proper y 1.07 arks, conservation areas, recreational easements, floodway described or designated as common areas, p withoutdirectional ponds, dams, perimeter fences and columns, the like including s and directional easement areas,e lakes,m P reenbelts,open spaces,paths and trails, ation signs,shown easement,g plat of portions of the Property as well as those not shown of on a recordedcse shown on any recorded subdivisionhhereafter thee subdivisionplat but which are intended for oir-�erovteme�ts that are commonow or that mast' Members s f the ether with any and all p of Association, together constructed thereon. The concept of Common Areas will also include: (a) any and all public right-of-way lands within the Property for which the City of College Station has required that the SMD and/or the Association expend private,non-reimbursable time and e,trails, monies to care for and maintain,such as but facilities;to: street medians,streetscap park areas and quasi-governmental service for which n reimbursementorfort viaefit publicf the and facilities provided by the SMD and/or the s Association to or for the benefit oft e (b) any and all departments local police,fire and similar governmental dep funds is requested or anticipated. or easements to some or all of the Common odic sleas to and SMD shall at athe Association if,asi and SMD may convey propria etle be required by governmental (particularly altimes wh have deemed appropriate teet'SMD or r rs may declarations applicable to the Areas we or�awfully retain the rightto effect minor redesigns or minor reconfigurations of the Common Areas along and open space de s may be Common ay erhe edges) and to executeucany be permitted in order to reduce property taxes, and to take whatever step avoid or minimize the imposition of federal and state ad valorem and/or income taxes. "Conservation Areas and/or Easements, Corridors&Parks"hereinafter"CAC&P"shallmean 1.08 "Corse let or other recorded instrument are restricted rcthe and refer to those portions of the Common Areas,which by p SMD or the Association fo for conservation and passive recreation purposes. Dr use solelytreserves the sole and exclusive right to amend existing CAC&P's, add new CAC&P's and amend any Period) siblspecies tio on the issible activities within or rights to access mortalityCsof habitats of ant'd the s ration make and amend perm longevity no guarantees or warranties of any nature for the long Y Property. Desi n Guidelines"shall mean those guidelines referred to in Section 4.01.03 of this 1.09 "Culvert 9 Declaration. ration" shall mean this "Declaration of Covenants,rein the Conditions al and Restrictions", Brazos 1.10 "Declaration" hereto together with any and all amendments or supplements County, Texas. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions Page 2 of Villages of Indian Lakes D Bk Vol Pg 0. 8093 OR 5375 39 1.11 "Development Period"shall mean a period commencing on the date of the recording of this Declaration in the Official Records of Brazos County,Texas and continuing thereafter until and ending on the earlier to occur of: (a) substantial completion of all development(including without limitation the completion and sale of all Lots to third parties)within the Property; (b) the twentieth-fifth(25th)anniversary of the date of recordation of this Declaration in the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas; or (c) the date determined by SMD to be the end of the Development Period. 1.12 "Dwelling Unit"shall mean any building or portion of a building situated upon the Property which is designed and intended for use and occupancy as a residence by a single person, a couple, a family or a permitted family size group of persons. 1.13 "Easements"shall mean those easements more particularly described in Article 8 of this Declaration. 1.14 "Fencing Guidelines"shall mean those fencing guidelines described in Section 4.01.17 of this Declaration. 1.15 "Fiscal Year"shall mean the fiscal year adopted by the Association, which will initially be January 1'through December 31st until changed by the Board. 1.16 `Improvement"shall mean any physical change to raw land or to an existing structure which alters the physical appearance,characteristics or properties of the land or structure, including but not limited to adding or removing square footage area space to or from a structure, painting or repainting a structure, or in any way altering the size, shape or physical appearance of any land or structure. 1.17 "Lake"shall mean the lake(s)established on the Property by SMD. 1.18 "Lake Lot"shall mean a Lot having at least one property line that abuts a Lake. 1.19 "Lot"shall mean those Lots shown on a plat of all or a portion of the Property filed of record with the Clerk of Brazos County, Texas covering property made subject to this Declaration after the date hereof in accordance with Section 9.08. The term "Lot" does not include the Common Areas or any portion thereof. In the case of a parcel of land within the Property, which has not been platted into Lots, the parcel shall be deemed to contain the number of Lots designated by the SMD on the then current development plan for such parcel of land unless or until a different number of Lots is platted. 1.20 "Member"shall mean each Owner who is in good standing with the Association. 1.21 "Owner"shall mean the record owner,whether one(1)or more persons or entities,of the fee simple title to any Lot, or any part or interest therein, but shall not mean or refer to any mortgagee, under any applicable theory of mortgage,unless and until such mortgagee has acquired legal title pursuant to foreclosure or any proceeding in lieu of foreclosure. The term "Owner"shall further include any person or entity claiming title to any Lot or portion thereof by adverse possession, and any person or entity claiming interest in a Lot or part thereof under a contract of sale. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 3 Doc Bk Vol Pg 5375 Lob0081.,,093 OFA Braz "Plat" shall mean the plat of the Propertyo ds be of Bra�os County, Official Records Texas of all or anyrazos on in the r s 1.22 plat recorded in the Official Rec County,Texas,or any other p of the Property. 1.23other real property ert "shall mean the real property described on Exhibit"A" and any made subject "PropY to this Declaration after the date hereof in accordance with Section 9.08.anysuccessor(s)and Ltd.and 1.24 "SMD"shall mean and refer to Smiling Mallard to the voluptary disposition all substantially assign(s) of Smiling Mallard Development,Ltd.,with respect Development,disposition of all(or the voluntary disposition of the assets and/or bs ownershipyal) interests s of Smiling Mallard all) one or more Lots from Smiling SMD for (or substantially all)of the right,title and interest of Smiling Mallard Development, Ltd.in and to the pro eoallperson or entity merely purchasingassign of to the Property. However, no Ltd. in the ordinary course of business shall be considered a successor or Development, purposes of this Declaration. assessment levied by the Board pursuant 1.25 "Special Assessment"shall mean and refer to any to Section 7.04. "Stream Map and Identification Table" shall and modified by the ACC from timeean and refer to the Stream ato time 1.26promulgated Identification Table described in Sectiono4.04.02 n}ybe to identify the Waterways existing 1.27 "Structure"shall mean and refer to: (a) any thing or device, other than trees, shrubbery and landscaping (Lot shall notthe placement of which but not limited adversely affect the appearance of such Lot)including upon any to any building, garage, outbuilding, porch, shed, greenhouse or bathhouse, cabana, coop play apparatus, fence, o covered or uncovered patio, swimming pool, clothesline, or curbing,cage, hedge more than two feet in height, signboard or other ; permanent paving,living wall rtor rorora or permanent Improvement to any quarters or any temporary na e channelr from,upon e across any Lot; excavation, fill, ditch, diversion dam or other thing or device which affects or alters the (b) any Waterway,wash or drainage flow of any waters in any (c) any enclosure or receptacle for the concealment,collection and/or disposition of refuse; and Lot of more than six(6)inches from that existing at the time (d) any change in the grade of any the ACC. of initial construction approval by isto the mpletms) s alsoer ine the Official the 1.28 Subdivision" shall mean the Indian Lakes Subdivision (sometimes referred todate "Villages of Indian Lakes"), to be developed on the Property pursuantmade subject to this Declaration after the ce with Section 9.08, as well as any and all revisions, modifications, corrections or Records of Brazos County,Texas,or such other subdivision(s) hereof in accordance clarifications thereto. "Supplemental Declaration"shall mean a separate declaration of covenants,conditions and 1'29 Su p restrictions which is imposedportion of the property within the jurisdiction of the Association and which is administered by and may e enforced by the Association. 1.30 "Telecommunication Guidelines"shall mean those telecommunication guidelines described in Section 3.10 of this Declaration. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions Page 4 of Villages of Indian Lakes r Bk Vol Pg 0. 18093 OR 5375 41 1.31 "Trails"shall mean and refer to the pedestrian, equestrian and hybrid mixed use trails on the Property maintained by the Association and more particularly described in Section 4.04.03. 1.32 "Waterway"shall mean refer to any lake,river,stream,canal or other body of water,including, without limitation,water channels of any classification whether perennial,intermittent,ephemeral or man made and water shed/drainage courses within or adjacent to the Property, whether or not such body of water continuously contains water,and all Waterways designated on the Stream Map and Identification Table. The ACC shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, make all determinations as to whether a body of water or water course constitutes a Waterway. 1.33 "Wiring Guidelines"shall mean those wiring guidelines described in Section 4.01.15 of this Declaration. ARTICLE 2 ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE 2.01 Membership of Architectural Control Committee. The Architectural Control Committee shall consist of at least one(1)and not more than four(4)voting members("Voting Members")and such additional nonvoting members serving in an advisory capacity ("Advisory Members") as the Voting Members deem appropriate. The following persons are hereby designated as the initial Voting Members of the ACC: Paul J. Clarke, Pam ila Johnson and Cindy Miller.The ACC shall maintain records of the member appointments and its actions as a committee. In the event a member resigns or no longer serves for any reason, the remaining Voting Members shall select a replacement. 2.02 Action of Architectural Control Committee. Items presented to the ACC shall be decided by a majority vote of the Voting Members. 2.03 Advisory Members.The Voting Members may from time to time designate Advisory Members. 2.04 Term. Each Voting Member of the ACC shall hold office until such time as he or she has resigned or has been removed or his or her successor has been appointed as provided herein. 2.05 SMD's Rights of Appointment. During the Development Period, SMD shall have the right to appoint and/or remove all Voting Members of the ACC, which persons need not be drawn from Association Members.Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,SMD may delegate its right of appointment,or any portion thereof,to the Board of Directors of the Association(the"Board")by written instrument before such date.After the Development Period, the Board shall have the right to appoint all Voting Members. At such time as the Board gains the right to appoint and remove Voting Members of the ACC, or any portion or this right, a majority of the Voting Members so appointed shall be drawn from Members of the Association. Advisory Members shall, when reasonably possible, be drawn from Members of the Association. 2.06 ACC Jurisdiction. No Structure,fence or Improvement of any kind or nature shall be erected, placed or altered on any Lot and no damming of Waterways or construction within seventy-five feet(75') (or such greater distance as determined by the ACC from time to time for particular Waterways) of a stream, channel or Waterway shall occur until all plans and specifications for such construction have been submitted to and approved in writing by the ACC pursuant to Section 2.09 by a majority of its Voting Members, as to: 2.06.01 quality of workmanship and materials, adequacy of site dimensions, adequacy of structural design and proper facing of main elevation with respect to nearby streets in accordance with this Declaration and/or bulletins; 2.06.02 minimum finished floor elevation and proposed footprint of the Structure,if applicable; Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 5 Doc Bk Vol Pg 00BL-093 OR 5375 42 2. 06.03 conformity and harmony of the external design,color,type and appearance of exterior surfaces and landscaping, if applicable; 2.06.04 drainage impacts and solutions; ble setback s Ea 2.06.05 5 the observance of and compliance with applthe Cemmonlinesasdna semlen s and of d the enhancement of aesthetic views and visual corridors to and from (and any amendments hereto), 2.06.06 the other standards set forth within this Declaration guidelines and bulletins issued by the ACC, or matters in which the ACC has been vested with the authority to render a final interpretation and decision. and all aspects of construction, The ACC is authorized and empowered to consider and review any in the reasonable opinion of the ACC, adversely affect the e living which may, ert The ACC may locationen sider oand landscaping, or the general value of the Prop Y• technological ogt of d one or more Owner(s) or alternative techniques, technological advances and changes in design and materials and such comparable materials that may or may not be permitted, in accordance with sole discretion of the ACC. methods or specifications: following is a general outline of the steps likely to be involved in the review of plans and specs 2.09.01; tions: The foil 9 Submit preliminary plans and specifications to the ACC in accordance with Se (a) specifications to the ACC in accordance with Section 2.09.02; and (b) Submit final plans and sp Submit copy of building permit to the ACC. (c) plans and specifications, require as a condition precedent to any approval of the final Thep ACC may q produce an appropriate building permit from the City of College Station, TexasACO that the perpermits obtain and jurisdiction over the proposed project. a governmental unit having observance is also any other required by dards set forth in this Declaration. Howeveer,, tohee s mer fact that ale is authorized to coordinate with then sty of College Station in connection with the applicant's and complianceget the construction atbui din with respect to a proposed structure ly City of College Station issues a building permit mean that the ACC is obliged to unconditionally approve the plans and specifications. Similarly, the ACC's approval of any plans and s ecifications does not mean that all applicable building requirements of the City P of College Station have been satisfied. applicant shall use their respective best efforts to commence ac a consall truction Each ande everyp Owner and approvals o her improvements approved by the ACC and the City of College Station, Texas (and any applicablef allp within sixty(60)days after obtaining all necessary governmental governmental agencies) the project through to completion. therefor and thereafter diligently p 2.07 Ado•tion of Architectural Guidelines and Rules b the ACC. 2.07.01 The ACC may from time to time publish and promulgate architectural standards spirit and intention of this bulletins or guidelinescar forwt rdDtheerson and are intron of this and/or lot information sheets that shall carry forward herein bye. Such . EACsH and lot OWNER informationsheetsshall AND OR GUIDELINESUGAND LOT WITH by reference. EACH OW NER SHALL SEEK AND OBTAIN AND BECOME THOROUGHLY FAMILIARE WITH ANY AND ALL ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS AN prescribe architectural ITHIHE SHEETS PRIORTO ACQUISITION OF,ANDCONSTRUCTION sblh and ANY LOT WITHIN INFORMATION and authority SUBDIVISION. The ACC shall have pertaining ert ini right, power 'ns and guidelines p to such items and topics as (but not necessarily limited to): standards bullets Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions Page 6 of Villages of Indian Lakes Bk Vol Pg Zk Y8@93 OR 5375 43 (a) A site plan showing the"footprint"of the Structures and Improvements, location of all existing trees and proposed improvements,including but not limited to,Structures, patios, driveways, parking areas, outbuildings, fences and walls. (b) Exterior elevations of all proposed Structures and Improvements. (c) A description and samples of exterior materials, colors, textures and shapes of all Structures and Improvements. (d) Landscape plans, which shall include walkways, fences, walls, details, elevation changes, irrigation and watering systems, vegetation and ground cover, and the protection and preservation of trees and other existing and introduced vegetation. (e) Utility connections, including routing of electrical, gas, water, sanitary sewer, telephone and cables. (f) Exterior illumination and location. (g) Dimensional floor plan of all enclosed spaces and any garages or parking facilities. (h) Mailbox location and design. (i) Drainage impacts and solutions. (j) Such other matters as may be required by the then applicable zoning and building codes of the City of College Station. (k) The items described in Section 2.06 above and any other date or information requested or deemed reasonably necessary by the ACC. **PRIOR TO ACQUIRING ANY INTEREST IN A LOT,EACH PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER,TRANSFEREE, MORTGAGEE AND OWNER OF ANY LOT IN THE SUBDIVISION IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT SMD, THE ASSOCIATION OR THE ACC TO OBTAIN AND REVIEW THE MOST RECENT ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES WHICH WILL CONTROL THE DEVELOPMENT,CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THE LOT.** 2.07.02 The ACC may adopt such procedural and substantive rules, not in conflict with this Declaration,as it deems necessary or proper for the performance of its duties,including but not limited to rules governing the submission and approval process for the construction of Structures and Improvements on a Lot, building codes, fire codes, housing codes, and other similar codes. 2.08 Review of Proposed Construction.Whenever in this Declaration the approval of the ACC is required,the ACC shall have the right to consider all of the construction plans and specifications, renderings, elevation sketches, surveys and any other information requested by or supplied to the ACC for the Structure, Improvement or proposal in question(collectively"Plans and Specifications")and all other facts that,in its sole discretion, are relevant. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, prior to the commencement of construction of any Structure or Improvement on the Property or any portion thereof, the Plans and Specifications therefor shall be submitted to the ACC in accordance with Section 2.09 and any rules adopted by the ACC. Construction may not commence unless and until the ACC has approved in writing such Plans and Specifications in accordance with Section 2.09. The ACC shall have the express authority to perform fact- finding functions hereunder and shall have the power to construe and interpret any covenant herein that may Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 7 Doc. 13k Vol 4Po � 0013 L �93 DR 537 ro osed Structure be vague, indefinite,uncertain or capable of more than one construction.coconsider whether any proposed review of Plans The andr I Specifications Improvement and such Lot other information as it deemsp Lot that . The anyStructure or Improvement upon any shall bed Im rovement upon a Lot would unreasonably obstruct the view from other portions of the oper or p ACC may, but shall not be efrod disapproveNo Structure or Improvementcolor unreasoonbly obstructothe view rom any other portioncof the Property• incompatible with residential allowed sign or es he se of on any Lot which is of such size or architectural milarefeatures asv to the incomp such landscaping,disapprove prove developmentschelopwithinhthe Pro and materials and area.The ACC shall have the authority o thane. eve on the restrictions set forth in the preceding re.T e the Properydased upod the n any proposed Structuree responsible or Improvement Structure or Improvement, nor shall its app of ACC shall not be for reviewing any proposed e oint of structural safety,engineering any Plans and, Specifications conformance on of manceiwe h building or other codes deemed an endorsement,no noom t its authorship. soundness, or conforman submission 2.09 P reliminar and Final Plan Submission and A.*royal Process.2.09 ad All made in acsof Plansnand Specifications to the ACC should meet the requirements of this Section process.All submissions shall boldly state planswith whether theyare a submission of preliminary or final plans. A Lot Owner is by the rules promulgated by the ACC for the submission and approval not required lettercedand on the reliminary plan submission, but is encouraged to do so to ortif e avoid increased architectural to make a p and engineering fees. All submissions must be delivered to the ACC by receipt requested, hand delivery or such other manner authorized by rule of the ACC. 2.09.01 Prelimina Plan Submission and A.•royal. The ACC is authorized to consider and cers and preliminary plans on an informal basis to assist on and any developers, ho Guidelines and prospectiveommenon pr Y s in complying with this Dec purchasers tof ytfeasibility studies undertaken by such persons or entities. The ACC shat toh vesist in the completionany however,to prescribe reasonable limitations concerningThACC he time,may requirert an Ownerd toelikely to attend a be evol eght, reliary plan submission.attend be involved in handling such matters on an informal basis. regularly scheduled or special meeting of the ACC to review and discuss the pother information required by (a) Preliminary plans shall consist of the following and any the ACC from time to time,which may be submitted separately or simultaneously: Plan/sketch/rendering of proposed development,including without limitation, (I) the approximate location of all Dwellings, Fences and other Structures;and (ii) Elevation sketch of all Dwellings and other Structures and all ladke front elevations. ons ru ti s materials to betch ld uused includeonthe exterior of hec tion Struc regarding res. construction submission(s)and provide a written notice (b) The ACC will review the preliminary planroyal process or a written notice of the to the Owner to proceed with the final plan app approval will be ACC recommendations that must be met before preliminary planpP granted. rove a preliminary plan submission within (c) If the ACC fails to approve or disapproveis received, fourteen (14) days after the actual date on which the Review of the prpreliminaryapproval of the matters submitted shall be presumed. Ron the ACC or the plans is provided as a courtesy to the Owners and is not binding Owner. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions Page 8 of Villages of Indian Lakes 0 0. 18093 OR 53701 45g 2.09.02 Final Plan Submission and Approval. (a) Final detailed construction plans and specifications, elevations, a survey and any other information required by the ACC from time to time ("Final Plan Submission") shall be submitted in duplicate to the ACC for approval or disapproval. The ACC may request the submission of samples of proposed construction materials and other information necessary to evaluate the Final Plan Submission. The ACC may require an Owner to attend a regularly scheduled or special meeting of the ACC to review and discuss the Final Plan Submission. (b) At such time as the Final Plan Submission meets the approval of the ACC, one complete set of the Final Plan Submission will be retained by the ACC and the other complete set will be marked "Approved" and returned to the Lot Owner or his designated representative. Any modification or change to any part of the approved Final Plan Submission must again be submitted to the ACC for its inspection and approval. (c) If found not to be in compliance with this Declaration, one set of the Final Plan Submission shall be returned marked"Disapproved,"accompanied by a reasonable statement and explanation of items found not to comply with this Declaration. (d) If the ACC fails to approve or disapprove the Final Plan Submission within thirty(30) days after the actual date on which the complete submission and all information requested by the ACC is received, then the ACC approval shall be presumed. (e) The decision of the ACC shall be final and binding so long as it is made in good faith. A Lot Owner may request the ACC to reconsider a decision; however, a Lot Owner may only request reconsideration of ACC decisions more than two (2)times in any twelve (12) month period. 2.9.3 Delivery Address. Submissions to the ACC shall be made in care of Paul J. Clarke, Smiling Mallard Development, Ltd., 3608 E. 29th Street, Suite 100, Bryan, Texas 77802, or in care of such other person at such other address as may be designated by the ACC from time to time. 2.10 Actions of the ACC. The ACC may, by resolution unanimously adopted in writing, designate one or two of its Voting Members or an agent acting on its behalf to take any action or perform any duties for and on behalf of the ACC. In the absence of such designation, the vote of a majority of all of the Voting Members of the ACC taken without a meeting, shall constitute an act of the ACC. 2.11 No Waiver of Future Approvals. The approval or consent of the ACC of any Plans and Specifications for any work done or proposed, or in connection with any other matter requiring the approval or consent of the ACC, shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any right to withhold approval or consent as to any other plans and specifications, or other matter whatever, subsequently or additionally submitted for approval or consent by the same or a different person. 2.12 Work in Progress. The ACC may, at its option, inspect all work in progress to insure compliance with approved Plans and Specifications. 2.13 Nonliability of ACC Members. Neither the ACC nor any member thereof shall be liable to the Association or to any Owner or to any other person for any loss, damage or injury arising out of their being in any way connected with the performance of the ACC's duties under this Declaration unless due to the willful Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 9 Doc Bk Vol Pg 00810093 OR 5375 46 misconduct or bad faith of the ACC or its members, as the case may be. Neither the ACC nor any member thereof shall be liable to any Owner due to the construction of any Improvements within the Property, or the creation thereby of an obstruction of the view from such Owner's Lot or Lots. 2.14 Certificate of Compliance. Upon completion of any Improvement approved by the ACC and upon written request by the Owner of the Lot, the ACC shall issue a Certificate of Compliance in a form suitable for recordation. The Certificate shall identify the Lot, the Plans and Specifications pursuant to which the improvements were made, the use or uses to be conducted with respect to the improvements, and shall further specify that the improvements comply with the approved Plans and Specifications and that said Plans and Specifications are on file with the ACC. The certificate shall not be construed to certify the acceptability or sufficiency of, or endorsement by, the ACC of the actual construction of the improvements or of the structural integrity, workmanship or materials thereof. The Owner is hereby notified that the certificate in no way warrants,except as set forth above,the sufficiency or acceptability of or endorsement by,the ACC of the construction,structural integrity,workmanship or materials of the improvements.Preparation and recordation of such a certificate shall be at the expense of the Owner of the improved Lot. 2.15 Variances.Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration, in order to prevent undue hardship upon the Owner or Owners of any individual Lot or Lots upon the Property, variance from any restrictions set out in this Declaration may be granted by a unanimous decision of the ACC, so long as all other elements, materials and locations of the proposed improvements are otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Declaration and Architectural Guidelines promulgated by the ACC. 2.16 Governmental Agency Approval.Nothing in this Declaration shall be construed to relieve any Owner from securing such approvals,certificates and/or permits as may be required by law in connection with the construction of any Improvement on any Lot. 2.17 Relationship with Association. The ACC has been created pursuant to this Declaration to perform certain functions specified herein relating to the review and approval of Plans and Specifications for Improvements built on the Property. The ACC does not exercise the authority of the Board, and shall not do so unless and until: (a) the Board shall have duly appointed a majority of Board members to the ACC, and (b) the Board shall by unanimous resolution, duly recorded in the records of the Association, make the ACC a committee of the Board in accordance with the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act. 2.18 Violation of Article 2. If any Structure or Improvement shall be erected,placed or maintained on any Lot other than in accordance with Plans and Specifications approved by the ACC pursuant to Section 2.09, such Improvement shall constitute a violation of this Declaration. Upon written notice (the "Notice")from the ACC, any such Improvement shall promptly be removed or corrected so as to extinguish the violation. The ACC may approve a violation existing under the provisions of this Article 2 by issuing a written approval of the Improvement in question. 2.19 Remedy. If an Owner of a Lot upon which a violation exists does not: (a) commence such curative action within fifteen (15) days from the date of the Notice to the applicable Owner and thereafter continue to diligently pursue such curative action until completed; and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 10 n 'c Bk Vol Pg 118093 OR 5375 47 (b) notify the ACC of the commencement of the curative action being taken within fifteen (15) days of such Notice to the Owner specifying the violation of this Declaration; then (i) the Association or the ACC may enter upon such Lot and take such steps as were specified in the Notice to extinguish the violation of this Declaration, or (ii) Association, the ACC or any other Owner may pursue any remedies available hereunder or at law or in equity. (c) The cost of any curative action taken by the Association or the ACC shall be: (i) a binding,personal obligation of the Owner of the Lot upon which the violation exists; (ii) payable on demand; and (iii) secured by the lien granted in Article 7 below, on the terms and conditions set forth therein. The generality of this Article 2 shall not be in any manner altered, affected or diminished by the specific restrictions as to the type and location of certain Improvements, otherwise herein provided for. ARTICLE 3 INDIAN LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION(S) 3.01 Organization. SMD has caused or will cause the formation and incorporation of one or more Associations, each as a nonprofit corporation created for the purposes, charged with the duties, and vested with the powers prescribed by law or set forth in its Articles and Bylaws and in this Declaration. Neither the Articles nor Bylaws shall for any reason be amended or otherwise changed or interpreted so as to be inconsistent with this Declaration. It is contemplated that there will be one or more additional phases to the Subdivision. When that occurs,SMD may adopt this Declaration of Covenants,Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions by reference but may make modifications or additions to it. In such event, the lot owners in said new phase may be made members of the same Association created for the Subdivision and therefore subject to all provisions and benefits set forth herein; provided, however, any modifications or additions by the new phase will take precedence as to that phase. 3.02 Membership. Each and every Owner of each and every Lot which is subjected to this Declaration shall automatically be, and must at all times remain, a Member of the Association in good standing. During the Development Period, the Association shall have two(2)classes of Members: Class A and Class B. The Class A Members shall be all Owners (other than SMD during the Development Period). The Class B Member shall be SMD. Any Owner or Member shall not be in"good standing"if such person or entity is: (a) in violation of any portion of this Declaration, or any rule or regulation promulgated by the Board; (b) delinquent in the full, complete and timely payment of any annual assessment, special assessment, or any other fee, charge or fine which is levied, payable or collectible pursuant to the provisions of this Declaration, the Bylaws of the Association or any rule or regulation promulgated by the Board. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 11 Do Bk Vol pg 00 3093 OR 5375 48 If SMD develops further acreage under a common scheme or plan of development with the Subdivision,SMD may require such property owners to be Members of the Association and they shall have equal voting rights therein on the same basis as owners of a Lot within the Property. 3.03 Voting Rights. 3.03.01 During the Development Period, the two (2) classes of Members will have the following voting rights: Class A: The Owner(s) of each Lot(other than SMD)shall be entitled to no votes. Class B: The Class B Member shall have one (1)vote for each Lot it owns and one (1)vote per acre for unplatted land subject to this Declaration. 3.03.02 After the Development Period,there shall be one class of voting Members as follows: The Owner of each Lot shall be entitled to one(1)vote per Lot. In the event SMD owns unplatted land subject to this Declaration,SMD shall have one(1)vote per acre for unplatted land subject to this Declaration. Where more than one (1) Owner owns and holds a record fee interest in a Lot such Owner(s) may divide and cast portions of the one(1)vote as they decide,but in no event shall any one(1)Lot yield more than one(1)vote. 3.03.03 A majority of the Members entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Members for the transaction of business. When a quorum is present at a meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of votes present or present by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote shall be the act of the Members, unless the vote of a different number is required by the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Association or this Declaration. 3.03.04 The Association may suspend the voting rights of any Member for any period during which an assessment or installment of an assessment remains delinquent as provided in Article 7.03 hereof or if a Member is in violation of any provision of this Declaration. 3.04 Powers and Authority of the Association. The Association shall have the powers of a Texas nonprofit corporation,subject only to any limitations upon the exercise of such power as are expressly set forth in this Declaration. It shall further have the power 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 granted to it by the laws of Texas or by this Declaration. Without in any way limiting the generality of the two preceding sentences,the Association, and the Board of Directors acting on behalf of the Association, shall have the following powers and authority at all times: 3.04.01 Rules and Bylaws.To make,establish and promulgate,and in its discretion to amend or repeal and re-enact, such Rules and Bylaws, not in conflict with this Declaration, as it deems proper to address any and all aspects of its functions. 3.04.02 Insurance.To obtain and maintain in effect policies of insurance which,in the opinion of the Board, are reasonably necessary or appropriate to carry out Association functions. 3.04.03 Records. To keep books and records of the Association's affairs. 3.04.04 Assessments. To levy Assessments as provided herein. 3.04.05 Right of Entry and Enforcement. To enter at any time in an emergency, or in a non- emergency, after ten (10)days written notice, without being liable to any Owner, upon any Lot and into any Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 12 0 Dr-- 0 8093 B k Vol Fig OR 5375 49 improvement thereon for the purpose of enforcing this Declaration or Easements or for the purpose of erecting, maintaining or repairing any improvement to conform to the Restrictions, and the expense incurred by the Association in connection with the entry upon any Lot and the work conducted thereon shall be a personal obligation of the Owner of the Lot entered upon, shall be a lien upon the Lot entered upon and improvements thereon,and shall be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as provided herein for regular and special Assessments. The Association shall have the power and authority from time to time, in its own name and on its own behalf, or in the name of and on behalf of any Owner who consents thereto, to commence and maintain actions and suits to enforce, by mandatory injunction or otherwise, or to restrain and enjoin, any breach or threatened breach of the Restrictions. The Association is also authorized to settle claims, enforce liens and take all such action as it may deem necessary or expedient to enforce the Restrictions; provided, however, that the Board shall never be authorized to expend any Association funds for the purpose of bringing suit against SMD, its successors or assigns. 3.04.06 Legal and Accounting Services.To retain and pay for legal and accounting services necessary or proper for the operation of the Association. 3.04.07 Delegation to Committees. To set up one or more committees as authorized by the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, as the same is amended from time to time. 3.04.08 Employees. To engage such employees as may be reasonably necessary in the management of the Association and the performance of its duties. 3.04.09 Conservation Management. To engage a company to assist in the conservation management of the Property. The HOA shall be initially managed by an entity specializing in residential conservation community association management. The initial entity to be retained to perform this task is Texas Conservation Community Association Management Company hereinafter"TXCAMCO", a community association management company specializing in conservation community management. 3.05 Board of Directors. During the Development Period, the affairs of the Association shall be managed by a board of three(3) individuals elected or replaced by the Class B Member. However, after the Development Period,the Board shall consist of at least three(3)individual Directors elected by the Members. During the Development Period,the Directors need not be Members of the Association. After the end of the Development Period, Directors must be Members of the Association. Directors shall be elected for one (1)year terms of office and shall serve until their respective successors are elected and qualified. After the Development Period, any vacancy which occurs in the board, by reason of death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, may be filled at any meeting of the board by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors. Any Director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve as such until the expiration of the term of the Director whose position he or she was elected to fill. 3.06 Maintenance. The Association shall be authorized to landscape, maintain and repair Easements,rights-of-way,sidewalks,paths,Trails,drainage facilities,detention ponds,lakes,and other areas of the Property, as appropriate. 3.07 Common Areas. Subject to and in accordance with this Declaration,the Association, acting through the Board, shall have the following duties: 3.07.01 To accept, own, operate and maintain all Common Areas which may be conveyed, shown on the Plat, or leased to it by SMD, together with any improvements of any kind or purpose located in said areas;and to accept,own,operate and maintain all other property,real and personal,conveyed or leased Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 13 Doc Bk Vol Pg eon 1193 OR 5375 50 to the Association by SMD; and to maintain in good repair and condition all lands, improvements, and other Association property owned by or leased to the Association,whether by SMD or by other Persons. 3.07.02 To pay all real and personal property taxes and other taxes and assessments levied upon or with respect to any property owned by or leased to the Association,to the extent that such taxes and assessments are not levied directly upon individual Members of the Association.The Association shall have all rights granted by law to contest the legality and the amount of such taxes and assessments. 3.07.03 To execute mortgages, both construction and permanent, for construction of improvements on property owned by or leased to the Association and to accept land in Common Areas, whether or not improved, from SMD subject to such mortgages or by assuming such mortgages. Financing may be effected through conventional mortgages or deeds of trust,the issuance and sale of,development or other bonds, or in any other form or manner deemed appropriate by the borrower, whether SMD or the Association. The mortgage or other security interest given to secure repayment of any debt may consist of a first, second or other junior lien, as deemed appropriate by borrower, whether SMD or the Association, on the improvement to be constructed, together with such underlying and surrounding lands as the borrower deems appropriate.The debt secured by such mortgage or other security instrument may be retired from and secured by the revenues generated by dues, use fees, assessment of Members, or otherwise, or any combination thereof, as may be deemed appropriate by SMD or the Association, as the case may be, but subject to the limitations imposed by this Declaration. 3.08 Association Powers. In addition to, and not in limitation of, the power and authority of the Association as set forth in Section 3.04 of this Declaration, the Association, acting through the Board, shall have the power and authority: 3.08.01 To grant and convey portions of Association property, including fee title, leasehold estates,easements,rights-of-way,and/or mortgages,to any person or entity for the purpose of constructing, erecting, operating or maintaining the following. (a) Parks, parkways or other recreational facilities or structures; (b) Roads, streets, walks, driveways, trails and paths; (c) Lines, cables, wires, conduits, pipelines or other means of providing utilities; (d) Sewers, water systems, storm water drainage systems, sprinkler systems and pipelines; and/or (e) Any similar public, quasi-public or private improvements. Nothing contained in this subparagraph, however, shall be construed to permit use or occupancy of any Common Area or improvement in a way that would violate applicable use and occupancy restrictions imposed by other provisions of this Declaration, or by any statute, rule, regulation, ordinance or other law of any governmental entity,including but not limited to rules and orders of the Texas Water Development Board, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality(TCEQ),and any flood plain,industrial waste or other ordinance of the City of College Station, if applicable. 3.08.02 To pay for water, sewer, garbage removal, landscaping, gardening and all other utilities, services and maintenance for the property of the Association. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 14 Dom^ Bk Vol Pg 0 8093 OR 5375 51 3.08.03 To pay for any other services necessary or proper in the performance of Association functions, and to pay for any other taxes or assessments that the Association or the Board is required to secure or to pay for pursuant to applicable law, the terms of this Declaration, or the Articles or Bylaws of the Association. 3.08.04 To own and operate any and all types of facilities for both active and passive recreation. 3.08.05 To construct new improvements or additions to Common Areas, subject to the approval of the ACC as required in this Declaration. 3.08.06 To enter into contracts with SMD and other persons and entities, on such terms and provisions as the Board shall determine,to operate and maintain any of the Common Areas or to provide any service or perform any function on behalf of SMD or the Association in connection with the purposes of the Association. 3.08.07 To acquire and own and to dispose of all manner of real and personal property, whether by purchase, grant, lease, gift or otherwise. 3.09 Agreements with City of College Station/Brazos County.The Association may enter into one or more agreements with Brazos County or the City of College Station with respect to the dedication of any drainage basin, park or other Common Area within the Property for municipal maintenance, if applicable. 3.10 Telecommunication Services. (a) The Association, with the prior approval of the Board, may provide, either directly or by contracting with other parties,various telecommunication services to the Lots and Common Areas within the Subdivision. The Board shall have the sole discretion to determine whether or not such telecommunication services are provided, the types of services to be provided (including,without limitation,wireless broadband service),the manner in which such services will be provided, the amounts to be charged, and the method of paying for such services. The Association may include in the Assessment for each Lot the annual subscription fees for any telecommunication service arranged by the Association under this Section 3.10. (b) The telecommunication equipment,wiring and other facilities that are necessary to provide the telecommunication services for the Common Areas shall either be owned by the Association or the Association shall contract with other parties to provide such facilities on behalf of the Association. The cost and expense of constructing, installing, operating, maintaining,repairing and replacing such facilities shall be paid by the Association,and may be included as part of the annual assessments and special assessments to the Members. (c) The Association, in its sole and absolute discretion, may require each Dwelling Unit constructed on a Lot to include, at the Owner's expense, a Residential Service Unit("RSU") to provide access to the residence for the telecommunication services described above. The ACC has issued or will issue Telecommunication Guidelines for the Dwelling Units in the Subdivision and may amend such Telecommunication Guidelines from time to time. All Dwelling Units are required meet the minimum requirements set forth in the Telecommunication Guidelines. (d) The Association and the parties with whom it contracts to provide services relating to the RSU shall have an easement and right of entry over and across each Lot and into each Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 15 Dor Bk Vo 1 Pg @OE 2193 OR 5375 52 residence for the purpose of installing, maintaining, repairing and replacing and making improvements to the RSU. 3.11 Indemnification. The Association shall indemnify any director, officer, or member of a committee duly appointed pursuant to the Articles or Bylaws who was,is,or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in any threatened, pending, or completed suit or pproceeding, whether t vil, criminal,administrative,arbitrative,or investigative,any appeal such action,action, and any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such an action, suit, or proceeding (hereinafter a"Proceeding ) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer or member of such a committee of the Association, against all judgments, penalties (including excise and similar taxes), fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with any such Proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, as amended and in effect from time to time. Such authorization of indemnification shall be deemed to be mandatory and deemed to constitute authorization of indemnification and advancementof expenses pt from time to the to time fullest extent permitted by the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, as amended and in ARTICLE 4 RESTRICTIONS Each Lot conveyed by Declarant to an Owner shall be owned, held, encumbered, leased, used, occupied and enjoyed subject to the following limitations and restrictions: 4.01 BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION, AND USE RESTRICTIONS 4.01.01 Design and Construction Approval. The design and construction of all Dwelling Units, Structures, Improvements and fences on the Property must have the prior written approval of the ACC. The process and requirements for ACC approval are set forth in Article 2. 4.01.02 Square Footage, Height Requirements. Except as otherwise approved by the ACC, no Dwelling Unit shall be constructed on any Lot that has a heated living area of less than 2,500 square feet, exclusive of porches(open or covered), decks, garages and carports. Except as otherwise approved by the ACC, no Structure constructed on any Lot shall exceed a height above ground level of thirty-three (33)feet. A Supplemental Declaration requirements for the portion ofsuPropertythe jecet may specify greater or lesser minimum square footage or height 4.01.03 Driveways. All driveways on a Lot accessing an Access Road must have an asphalt or concrete driveway apron. All driveways require a culvert over the borrow ditch. The culvert may be constructed entirely of concrete or unexposed metal pipe with concrete end treatments. The size of the culvert pipe to be constructed on the driveway of a particular lot shall be as determined and approved by the ACC. The ACC may promulgate and amend from time to time"Culvert Design Guidelines". For all Lots, the lesser of the first one hundred feet(100')of the driveway, as measured from the Access Road,or the total length of the driveway shall be constructed of masonry grade concrete or asphalt; all other portions of the driveways, if unpaved, shall be surfaced in crushed stone or gravel, or similar material. 4.01.04 Building Materials. Except as otherwise approved by the ACC, all Dwelling Units, Structures and Improvements on a Lot shall be of recognized standard construction quality, and all finished exterior coverings of each Dwelling Unit,Structure and Improvement(exclusive of doors,windows,and similar openings) shall be constructed of at least eighty percent (80%) masonry, non-sheet materials or other materials specifically approved in writing by the ACC. Masonry includes brick, rock and all other materials commonly referred to in the College Station, Texas area as masonry. Non-sheet materials includes wood shingles, solid hard wood siding, synthetic siding, hardy board sheet materials, wood structures built of red Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 16 P • Hk Vol Pg i 180'33 OR 5375 53 wood, whole logs and other quality rot resistant natural wood materials are encouraged and may qualify, at the discretion of the ACC, for a variance from the 80% requirement set forth above. 4.01.05 Structures on Lot. Only one single-family Dwelling Unit and appurtenances thereto such as garages, outbuildings, barns and the like, may be placed or constructed on each Lot. 4.01.06 Building Setbacks. Unless otherwise approved by the ACC, the following building set back lines shall govern each Lot: (a) On Lots consisting of less than four(4)acres, no Improvement or Structure except fences may be located on any Lot: (i) nearer than fifty(50)feet to the front property line of a Lot or a property line abutting an Access Road; (ii) nearer than fifteen (15) feet to either side property line not abutting an Access Road; or (iii) nearer than twenty-five (25) feet to the rear property line not abutting an Access Road. (b) On Lots consisting of more than four(4)acres, no Improvement or Structure except fences may be located on any Lot: (i) nearer than seventy-five(75)feet from the front and rear property lines of a Lot; or (ii) nearer than fifty(50) feet to either side property line of a Lot. (c) On Lake Lots, no Improvement or Structure may be located on a Lake Lot nearer than one hundred (100)feet nearer than the property line abutting the Lake. However, in no event will the set back lines described herein be less than those set by governmental requirements. On all Lots, no fence may be constructed nearer than ten feet (10') from a public utility easement adjacent to an Access Road. 4.01.07 Septic Systems. No Dwelling Unit shall be built without a State of Texas, Brazos County, or other required governmentally approved septic tank or other sewage disposal system that is so approved. 4.01.08 Antennas and Communication Devices. No exterior antennas, aerials, satellite dishes, or other apparatus for the transmission of television, radio, satellite or other signals of any kind shall be placed, allowed, or maintained upon a Lot, which is visible from any Access Road, Trail, Common Area or Dwelling Unit on another Lot. The ACC may require as much screening as possible while not substantially interfering with reception. SMD and/or the Association shall have the right, without obligation, to erect or install an aerial, satellite dish, master antenna, cable system, or other apparatus for the transmission of television, radio, satellite or other signals for the benefit of all or a portion of the Property. No satellite dishes shall be permitted which are larger than 1 meter in diameter. No transmitting antenna's mast may exceed the height of the center ridge of the roofline of a building. No MMDS antenna mast may exceed the height of the center ridge of the roofline of a building. SMD by promulgating this section is not attempting to violate the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("the Act"), as may be amended from time to time. This Section shall Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 17 Doc Bk Vol Pg 008_ J93 OR 5375 the rovisions be interpreted to be as restrictive as possible while not Te elecommuntications Guidel nesCCn the eing the Act. The Amay lvernt ofpa conflictII of this section with provisions set forth i between this section and the Telecommunications Guidelines, the Telecommunications Guidelines s a prevail. 4.01.09 Storage of Building M 30ri l S o building construction off any kind Structure or r character shall lbe ts placed or stored upon any Lot more than thirty( ) Yng lines as are commenced, and then such material shallor beplaced tsu h edxlcesseobscrap mater al tmust be above. At the completion of such Structurerp Improvements, immediately removed from the Lot. 4.01.10 Constructio�D ected on any Lots shall be ples,underbrush or any rfuse of any kind aced on any otheeLot the AccessoRoadr s material from Improvements being e the Common Areas, Trails or Easements. 4.01.11 Change of Elevations. Exposed openings resulting from any excavation made of any Lot shall be backfilled and the disturbed ground shall he approval level of the AACC No change of elevation on any Lake Lot greater than six (6) inches shall be made without e materials so used 4.01.12 Mailboxes. Mailbox of Improvementsns must ona Lot orly used?n the Subdivision entry predominantly in the construction of the exteriorpriorapproval of the ACC. feature. The design suppliesoa des den of signated stanchionox written and ed postal box within the Subdivision a Lot, then an Owner If SMD or the Association may be required to utilize the supplied box in lieu of a free standing mailbox on the Access Road in front of such Owner's Lot. ed to, wires or 4.01.13 Utilit_Y!nes• No utionety lines, or electriincluding, ur enbut t or powerltcable elev s on ohany other type er devices for the communication ortransmission of teleph of a Lot unless the same of line or wire shall be erected,placed or maintained anywhere in or upon any portion shall be contained in conduit or canby installed ACC , n Improvements as approved in writinggexcept what has already been constructed by the City of College Station or Bryan or Brazos County, prior to date hereof; provided, however, that no provision hereof shall be deemed to forbid the erection of temporary p°oVed in writinger or ne structures by the ACC. The insta installation method, t to the construction of Improvements which have been previously pP including but not limited to location, type of installation equipment trenching method and other aspects of installation for both temporary and permanent utilities, shall be subject to review and approval by the ACC. 4.01.14 Tanks. Except as otherwise approved by the ACC, all tanks for the approvehe storage of gan s, propane have the f nyof orf oil shall bk usedloenda Llow ot. Alltanks dshall be screeneel. The ACC d so as not toibetto visible from any other Lot, any other type Access Road or Trail. 4.01.15 Wiring Requirements. The ACC has issued or will issue Wiring Guidelines for the f om me to Dwelling Units in the Subdivision and mayamend such system meetinglring the mimmumelineS erquirelmentslset fortA lset Dwelling the Wiring are required to have a structured wiring y Guidelines. 4.01.16 Completion of Construction. After commencement of construction of any Structure or Improvement,the work thereon shall bediligently ntlongerthan rd easonably necthe end tthe essasyructure or for completion thereof. shall not remain in a partly finished conditionany Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 18 D Bk Vol _Pg e 809 OR 5375 4.01.17 Fencing. All fencing within view of any Access Road, Common Area, Dwelling Unit on another Lot, Trail or a Lake shall be of a size, design, color, location, height and material as determined and approved by the ACC. The ACC has issued Fencing Guidelines and may amend such Fencing Guidelines from time to time. Such Fencing Guidelines will include,without limitation,requirements regarding fence types,locations and quality of materials.Prior to designing, ordering or acquiring any fencing materials or designs for a Lot, all Owners should obtain the current version of the Fencing Guidelines from the ACC. No wire fence (hog wire, chicken wire or chain link) may be built if visible from an Access Road, Trail, Common Area,and Dwelling Unit on another Lot or a Lake.Chain link fencing may be used in areas not within view of any Access Road or a Lake as long as the fencing is coated in green, brown, or black vinyl. No fencing shall be constructed which obstructs the Trails or Trail Easements. 4.01.18 Stormwater Management. Owners and their contractors shall be responsible for the management of stormwater during construction or ground disturbing activities to prevent erosion and sedimentation from leaving the immediate construction site or entering into any existing or contemplated Waterway, drainageways, and roadside ditches. During construction of a Dwelling Unit, Structure, Improvement,foundations, driveways, barns,approved landscape areas,or any other construction requiring soil grading activities,Owners and their contractors and agents must use appropriate stormwater management measures, such as silt fencing or hay bales between the construction area and drainageways. Final stabilization with seeding or mulch is required to minimize erosion following construction. 4.02 GENERAL RESTRICTIONS 4.02.01 Residential Use. Unless otherwise approved by SMD or by the Association after the end of the Development Period, each Lot in the Subdivision shall be used only for non-commercial, single family residential and recreational purposes. Only single-family residential dwellings and appurtenances ordinary to residential living shall be permitted.To this end,without limitation,the following structures may not be built on any Lot(excluding any portion of the Property owned by SMD)in the Subdivision; hospitals,clinics, rest homes, duplex houses, apartment houses, mobile homes, manufactured housing, hotels, or any retail wholesale, or other business or commercial establishments of any kind. 4.02.02 No Noxious Use. No noxious or offensive trade or activity shall be carried on upon any Lot nor shall anything be done which may be or become an annoyance or nuisance to other Owners or the Subdivision. 4.02.03 No Commercial Activities. Unless approved in writing by the ACC, no commercial activity of any kind shall be conducted on any Lot (excluding any portion of the Property owned by SMD). "Commercial activity"shall include but not be limited to, the offering for sale of any product or service, or the manufacture or growth of any product, for purposes of sale, without regard to whether such activities are conducted in or from a Dwelling Unit or otherwise.The ACC shall have the right and power to stop or restrict any such approved Commercial activity if the ACC determines in its sole discretion that the business or activity is detrimental to the Subdivision. 4.02.04 Animal Restrictions. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred,or kept on any Lot within the Subdivision for commercial purposes. No swine may be kept or maintained on any Lot. There will be no wild, exotic, or naturally undomesticated animals allowed to be caged or otherwise kept on any Lot. All poultry must be caged and must be kept no closer than fifty(50)feet of any Lot line. No animals including dogs and cats will be allowed to roam free in the Subdivision. In the event any animal creates a nuisance to the Subdivision in the sole and exclusive opinion of the ACC such animal will be removed from the Subdivision. The ACC shall have the right to enter and remove any such animal which is placed on any Lot in violation of this Section, and in so doing, shall not be liable and is expressly relieved from any liability for trespass or other sort in connection therewith,or arising from such removal.Each Lot shall Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 19 Doc Bk Vol JPg 0081 ,093 OR 5375 6 er 3.5 be allowed one horse(or mare and colt less than 12 months) er �ed coextens aely,fore example, a(2)acres an /or onanimal t p0 acre acres.The limits on horses and other animal units are not to beapp parcel may have: (a) five (5) horses; (b) two (2) cows and one (1)horse; (c) two (2)cows; or (d) three (3) horses and one (1) cow, etc. s n Cats and dogs shall not constitute animal units; however, the total er of an this Sets �gor°foaLots having ny Lot shall not exceed five(5). The ACC may grant variances to the restrictions co nless than two (2) acres. 4.02.05 Signs. No sign, except: (a) signs (not exceeding 5 square feet in size) advertising property for sale or rent; (b) not more than two (2) political signs; (c) school spirit signs; or (d) security signs, advertisement, billboard, or advertising structure of any kind may be erected or maintained on any Lot without the consent in writing of the ACC. board or structure SMD or the ACC shall have the right toenter dremove any uch sign,avertisement,and in so doing shall noa be liab e andbsllexpressly rel eved which is placed on any Lot without such consent, from any liability for trespass or other sort in connection therewith, or arising from such removal. 4.02.06 Disposal ofTrash. No part of the Subdivision shall be used or maintained as dumping grounds for rubbish.Trash, garbage or other equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. 4.02.07 Neat and Clean Condition. Owners shall not permit the accumulation of trash, the rubbish,weeds,or other unsightly obstacles ro ehdisposeir it�n of his tr on the Eash and ga bageasements or on tOwn he ests must ma stain same.Each Owner shall be responsible fo p p all portions of their Lots visible from an Access Road,Trail,Common Area or Dwelling Unit on another Lot in a neat and clean condition. 4.02.08 Drainage Maintenance. Owners shall be responsible for keeping Drainage ons and shall not permit fences or other sements and DrainagepaeMasaid easements. Owners shalltenance Easements free of alsobel responsible for stabilization of slopes in obstructions to be placed in said e Drainage Easements and Drainage Maintenance Easements. 4.02.09bvion Pollution. noOwner violate any federal, stateoray be performed which is likely local ordinance or regulation any part of the Subdivision, nor may any designed to eliminate pollution at that time in force. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 20 P - Bk Vol Pig & 18093 OR 5375 57 4.02.10 Firearms. Except as otherwise provided herein, no firearms may be discharged in the Subdivision or on any Lot, Easement Area or Common Area. On Lots of ten(10)acres or larger,shotguns maybe discharged. 4.02.11 Oil and Gas Drilling. No oil or gas drilling, boring, development, refining, quarrying or mining operations of any kind shall be permitted on the surface of any Lot, nor shall any wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavations or shafts be permitted on the surface of any Lot. No derrick or other structures designed for use in boring or drilling for oil, natural gas, or other mineral shall be erected, maintained or permitted on any Lot. This paragraph does not prohibit the pooling of all or part of the Subdivision with other property for drilling of horizontal or slant hole wells, which do not interfere with the use of the surface of the Property. 4.02.12 No Vehicles in Common Areas. No motorized, including without limitation vehicles powered by electric, gasoline, diesel, propane or hydrocarbon-fueled engines shall be used in the Common Areas, including without limitation, on any Trails,and excluding any paved areas specifically designed for the parking or driving of automobiles;provided however,the Association and/or SMD may use motorized vehicles on the Trails for the construction, maintenance and repair of the Trails. Bicycle use in the Common Areas is restricted on Trails as provided by Section 4.04.03 and may be restricted in other portions of the Common Areas to areas designated by the Association. 4.02.13 Lot Subdivision Restrictions. No Lot may be subdivided into smaller lots within twenty (20)years after the date of this Declaration,without the prior written consent of SMD. This provision does not apply to any portion of the Property owned by SMD. 4.02.14 Storage of Vehicles. No trailer, recreational vehicle, tent, boat, or stripped down, wrecked,junked, or wholly inoperable vehicle shall be kept, parked, stored, or maintained on any portion of a Lot visible from an Access Road or another Lot for more than forty-eight (48) hours in a thirty (30) day period. 4.03 RESTRICTIONS FOR WATERWAYS AND LAKES **The Lake(s) in the Subdivision have been created under the approval of federal, state and local governmental entities. Any changes to these Restrictions regarding the Lake(s) or to the operation or conditions of the Lakes should not be made without first taking the necessary actions as required by any and all governmental authorities having jurisdiction over the Lake(s).** 4.03.01 Construction on Lake. Unless the prior written approval of SMD or, after the Development Period,the Association is obtained,which approval may be withheld by SMD or the Association, as applicable, in their sole and absolute discretion: (a) no wharf,pier,bulkhead,or other structure or obstruction shall be built or maintained into or upon any Waterway or Lake. No structure or obstruction shall be permitted if it offers any threat whatsoever to safe navigation upon such Waterway or Lake or to the safe and convenient use of such Waterway or Lake as a recreation facility. (b) no boat canal shall be constructed or installed upon any Lot nor shall any facility or device be constructed or installed upon any Lot which shall in any way alter the course or boundaries of any Waterway or Lake,or which shall involve or result in the removal of water from any Waterway or Lake. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 21 Doi Bk Vo 1 Pg 0. tL,_ R 5375 58 (c) no boats, hoists, launching facilities or any similar type of structures or equipment shall be installed, constructed or maintained upon any Lot, nor shall any boat trailer be stored on any Lot in such manner as to violate the regulations of the Association. 4.03.02 Boats. No boat powered by gasoline,diesel, propane or hydrocarbon-fueled engine itten of any kind shall be oper ated a trwa nany shall conform to alfaterway or a rulesl and reout ge ulations or srpromuplg approval Iby the Association. Boat operation on any Y (a) Association; and (b) applicable governmental authorities concerning the use of the boats. The Association may further, by rule, regulate and limit the size, type and number of water craft used on a Lake or Waterway. 4.03.03 Fishing Regulation. A limit of the type and quantity of fish taken from a Lake or Waterway may be established by rules of the Association from time to time. Owners and their family, guests and tenants shall comply with all applicable government regulations relating to fishing on the Lakes and Waterways. 4.03.04 No Removal of Water. No water may be pumped or otherwise removed from a Lake or Waterway for the private use of any Owner. 4.03.05 Erosion Control. The Owner of each Lake Lot shall be responsible for all temporary erosion control measures required during construction on his Lot to ensure that there is no erosion into the Lake and such Owner shall be responsible for any repair or maintenance required due to erosion caused by construction on his Lot. 4.03.06 Shoreline Clearing Restrictions. The Owner of a Lake Lot may not clear, disturb or remove natural shoreline vegetation existing along the shore of such Lake Lot without the prior approval of the ACC. The ACC will allow the Owner to clear no more than forty percent (40%) of the natural shoreline vegetation existing as of the date hereof provided the Owner complies with the provisions of Article 2 in seeking the ACC's approval. For each ten percent(10%)of shoreline vegetation cleared by Owner,the ACC may require the Owner to plant,within one hundred feet(100')of the property line abutting the Lake, at least one disease resistant hybrid live oak tree with a minimum diameter of two inches (2")and a minimum height of six feet (6'). 4.03.07 No Dumping. No sewer, drain or other waste water, other than natural watershed ke or drainage,shall be perLottsby any hall dumOwnr to p oeplace rrpty,refusel or aly or ny otherlmat rna�intoas Lake.Waterway. No Owner or occupant of a La 4.03.08 No Release of Wildlife. No Owner or occupant of a Lake Lot shall release or introduce any wildlife, waterfowl, reptiles or fish into a Lake. 4.04 RESTRICTIONS RELATING TO CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT The Villages of Indian Lakes is intended to be a conservation development. This means Owners shall take proactive actions necessary to minimize destruction and disturbance of natural habitats including but not limited to: plant, animal, resident and migratory bird and aquatic species. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 22 I' Bk Vol Pg 18093 O R 5375 59 4.04.01 Trees. Any live tree located on or within ten feet(10')of the ACC approved driveway and slab location of any Improvement on a Lot may be removed. All other trees on a Lot are subject to the following restrictions: (a) Lot Size of Two Acres or Less: Any live tree with a trunk diameter/caliper measured from three feet (3') off the ground, equal to or greater than four inches (4") in diameter/caliper may not be removed without ACC approval. (b) Lot Size of Two Acres or More: Any live tree with a trunk diameter/caliper measured from three feet (3') off the ground, equal to or greater than six inches (6") in diameter/caliper may not be removed without ACC approval. 4.04.02 Streams, Channels, Creeks, Borrow Ditches and Waterways. All Waterways, Drainage Easements and Drainage Maintenance Easements, are regulated by the Association through the ACC and may not be impacted by any activity of an Owner on his Lot without written approval of the ACC to be granted or denied in its sole and absolute discretion. No Owner shall impede, restrict, dam or alter any Waterway. Some but not all of the restricted areas are reflected on the Plat(s)as Drainage Easements and other restricted areas may be reflected and described on a Stream Map and Identification Table to be prepared and modified from time to time by the ACC in its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a channel or Waterway exists with a visible high water mark that is not reflected to be subject to a drainage easement on the Plat or on the Stream Map and Identification Table, then,the channel/Waterway shall be subject to the Drainage Maintenance Easement described in Section 8.06 below and the Riparian Management Easement described in Section 8.08 below. 4.04.03 Trails. There are exclusive pedestrian/nature, equestrian and hybrid use trails on the Property,which may be used for multiple purposes. The Trails are designated on the Plat as Private Trails and the Association may designate from time to time what portions of the Trails may be used for pedestrian/nature, equestrian or hybrid use. No vehicles powered by battery, gasoline, diesel, propane or hydrocarbon-fueled engines shall be used on the Trails;provided however,SMD and the Association may use motorized vehicles on such riding trails for the construction, maintenance, inspection and repair of the Trails. No bicycles shall be used on any Trail unless the Association specifically designates that bicycles may be used on such Trail. (a) Pedestrian/Nature Trails: No animals, other than domestic pets on leash, may access pedestrian/nature trails. No vehicles powered by battery, gasoline, diesel, propane or hydrocarbon-fueled engines shall be used on pedestrian/nature trails; provided however, SMD and the Association may use motorized vehicles on such trails for the construction, maintenance and repair of such trails. (b) Equestrian Trails: Horses not pedestrians have the right-of-way on equestrian trails. No vehicles powered by battery, gasoline, diesel, propane or hydrocarbon-fueled engines shall be used on equestrian trails; provided however, the Association may use motorized vehicles on such trails for the construction, maintenance, inspection and repair of such trails. (c) Hybrid Mixed Use Trails: May be utilized as equestrian or pedestrian trails; pedestrians, not horses, shall have the right-of-way on hybrid mixed use trails. No vehicles powered by battery, gasoline, diesel, propane or hydrocarbon-fueled engines shall be used on hybrid mixed use trails;provided however,the Association may use motorized vehicles on such trails for the construction, maintenance, inspection and repair of such trails. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 23 Doc Bk Vol Pg 00Bi -" 93 OR 5375 60 4.04.04 Conservation Areas Corridors a Parks.elude the Tr Ss and portions of the Common n contains miles of conservation corridors and multiple private parks, Areas. The AssociationEEach park, rkll morrido Cor C&P plans and post seasonal rules and area has been set aside, enhanced and/or restrictions managed permitted uses ific in the CAC&P. Each park, corridor or habitat, aquatic or wildlife management an Owner mayles d'stu disturb or harmnous to that any plantsat�ees of nrtheeCAC&P Owner, tenant, guest or invitee of areas. ARTICLE 5 WATER SERVICE; NO PRIVATE WELLS The Subdivision is serviced by Wellborn Water Supply Corporation. Each Lot Owner desiring said water service shall be required to contract directly with Wellborn Water Supply Corporation.The cost of water, tap fees, membership fees, expansion reservSuee I aaltion and paid by the Lot Owner. No well pump on fees, monthly use fees and meters shall be subject to the fee schedule of Wellborn Water Supply Corpoor on any Lot, and casing , other facilities ties for f the rxploforal of tsurface waters shall be,subsurface water or the injection of water ordwaste water and no boring,drilling,removal of,or exploitation shall be conducted on any Lot. ARTICLE 6 RIGHTS OF ENJOYMENT IN THE COMMON AREAS wner 6.01 Easement. Subject to the Pa�onns�excf eusiveS right and easement of enjoyment in 6.02 through 6.07, each and every and to in good standing with the Association shall haveappurtenant to and shall pass with every Lot, provided the all Common Areas, and such easement shall be Owners in good conveyance and transfer is accomplished in accoable aonnexcluce sivethis prDeege to use se and enjoy all Common Aaeas with the Association shall have anon-transfer , for so long as they are Members in good standing with the Association. 6.02 Extent of Members'Easements. The rights and easements of use,recreation and enjoyment created hereby shall be subject to the following: ions 6.02.01 The right of SMD or the reimbursementsand/or related Association prescribe easonale bo theuuse operationl'cies and governing, and to charge reasonable expense maintenance of the Common Areas; 6.02.02 Liens or mortgages placed against all or any portion of the Common Areas with respect to monies borrowed by the SMD to develop and improve the Property or Common Areas or by the Association to improve or maintain the Common Areas; e s th any party 6.02.03 The right of the affiliaten to s) the purpose pose of providingr into and tmanagemten`tNlma maintenance (including,without limitation,the SMD or its or such other materials or services consistent with the purposes of the Association and/or this Declaration; 6.02.04 The right of the SMD foreclosure; Associationr the to take such steps as are reasonably necessary to protect the Common Areas against e contracts with the 6.02.05 The right of the SMD or the systelon m ('CATV") or othee semilto enter into and tar operation for the owner-operators of any community antenna television purpose of extending cable or utility or security service on, over or under the Common Areas to ultimately Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 24 P^r_ Bk Vo I Fig 118093 DR 5'37'5 61 provide service to one or more of the Lots; 6.02.06 The right of the SMD or the Association in accordance with the requirements of the Texas Property Code to suspend the voting rights of any Member and to suspend the right of any Member to use or enjoy any of the Common Areas for any period during which any assessment (including without limitation"fines")against a Lot resided upon by such Member remains unpaid,or during which non-compliance with this Declaration exists, and otherwise for any period deemed reasonable by the Association for any infraction of the then-existing rules and regulations and/or Architectural Guidelines; 6.02.07 The right of the SMD and/or the Association to dedicate or transfer all or any part of the Common Areas to any municipal corporation, public agency, governmental authority, or utility for such purposes and upon such conditions as may be agreed to by the SMD and the Board; and 6.02.08 The right of the SMD and/or the Association to grant permits,licenses and easements over the Common Areas for utilities, roads and other purposes necessary for the proper operation of the Subdivision. 6.03 Restricted Actions by Members. No Member shall permit anything to be done on or in the Common Areas which would violate any applicable public law or zoning ordinance or which would result in the cancellation of or the increase of premiums for any insurance carried by the Association, or which would be in violation of any law or any rule or regulation promulgated by the Board. 6.04 Delegation of Use; Damage to the Common Areas. Each Member shall have the right to extend his right of enjoyment to the Common Areas to the members of his family and to such other persons as may be permitted by the Association. An Owner shall be deemed to have made a delegation of all such rights to the tenant of any leased residence and such Owner shall not have the right to use the Common Areas during such tenancy. Each Member shall be liable to the Association for any damage to any portion of the Common Areas caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the Member or his family, guests and/or tenants. 6.05 Rules of the Board. All Members shall abide by any rules and regulations adopted by the Board. The Board shall have the power to enforce compliance with said rules and regulations by all appropriate legal and equitable remedies, and a Member determined to have violated said rules and regulations shall be liable to the Association for all damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys'fees. 6.06 Use of Common Areas. The Board shall have the power and authority to prescribe rules and regulations,which extend to and cover matters such as (but not limited to)the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages, loud and obnoxious noises and behavior, types of uses allowed on the Trails and CAC&P and the supervision by attending adults of children. No person or entity(excluding SMD) shall use any portion of the Common Areas to: 6.06.01 solicit, promote or conduct business, religious, political or propaganda matters; 6.06.02 distribute handbills, newsletters, flyers, circulars or other printed materials, without the prior written consent of the Association (which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion). The Association may permit and allow reasonable activities to occur on the Common Areas in accordance with rules and regulations deemed reasonable and appropriate by the Association. 6.07 User Fees and Charges. The Board may levy and collect special charges and fees for any and all extraordinary operation and maintenance of the Common Areas and services that the Board Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 25 Doc Bk Vol EPg 1308 4193 OR 5375 determines to be necessary for the advancement, benefit and welfare of the Owners. Examples (by way of illustration, and not limitation) of these special o a aor spec al evenes and es;managemens would dt overtime services; inary rvicesualnd consumption;additional security personnel parties te additional insurance conditions or requirements.ch fees shouldtbelishing uniformpwithin each class buecial user fees, theB�eed not be uniform reasonable classifications of users. S from class to class. If an Owner shall fail to pay a charge or fee when due and payable, said unpaid charge or fee shall be delinquent and upon written chargeeto whenld duOewner shall and payable, addime a tion shalersonal abe aebt of breaahOwner. of this Failure of any Owner to pay said fee Declaration. 6.08 Encroachments. If: (a) construction, reconstruction or repair activities which have been approved by the ACC; or (b) shifting, settlement or other movements of any portion of ACC approved improvements; ng Unit results either in the Common Areas encroaching on a Lot Lot or Dwe�ng Unit, and unless otherwiser Dwelling Unit or in a Lot rdDectleld by the encroaching on the Common Areas or on another ACC,a valid easement shall then and there exist to permit the encroachment and reasonable and necessary maintenance activities related thereto. ARTICLE 7 FUNDS AND ASSESSMENTS each 7.01 Assessments. The Association shall be eqy frotime ual andtime evy Assessments uniform among allg ots,tprovidedt wthe to hether or not improved. The level of Assessments an however, that no Assessments commencement of the yeaaorr other period forere which the lAssessment was s Assessmentt first arises after the ou, the Assessment shall be prorated as of rema remaining after said date. Eachhe date when said obligation first unpaid Assessment together amount of the Assessment year or otherperiodded, shall be e personal with such interest thereon and ocosts Ion thethereof as Assessment falls due, and shall become ah en against obligation of the Owner of the against which each such Lot and all improvements thereon. The Association may enforce payment of such Assessments in accordance with the provisions of this Article. 7.02 Maintenance Fund. Thee shallestablish dlisbuasements shalebe madefund �n performing the which shall be deposited all monies paid to the Association and from functions of the Association under this Declaration.from time ds s oftito eAssociation be amended. must be used solely for purposes authorized by this Declaration, may of h Fiscal Year, the oa 7.03 Re ular Annual Assesmtee ts. Prior Association the dur ng suchg eae inperformingits funcBons under shall estimate the expenses to be incurredbyls and ake this Declaration, including but not limited to Declarationt andcosof llCommon a reasonableeprovgs onfforacont nlgenc esLand maintenance, the cost of enforcing appropriate replacement reserves, prior year's Assessments sufficient to pay such estimated net expenses shall then be levied as herein provided, and the be s made in level of Assessments set by the Board reason,final luda g binding npaymenlong t of I any individual Assessment, the faith. sums collected prove inadequate forany e same manner as Association may at any time, esessmn s som time hall be due and payable annually n advance aforesaid. All such regular As to the Association at the beginning of the fiscal year or during the fiscal year in equal monthly installments on or before the first day Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 26 Dr Bk Vol. Pg 04 8093 OR 5375 53 of each month, or in such other manner as the Board may designate in its sole and absolute discretion. Assessments or installments of assessments not paid as provided herein are delinquent. 7.04 Special Assessments. In addition to the regular annual Assessments provided for above,the Board may levy Special Assessments whenever in the Board's opinion such Special Assessments are necessary to enable the Board to carry out the functions of the Association under this Declaration.The amount and due date of any Special Assessments shall be at the reasonable discretion of the Board. 7.05 Owner's Personal Obligation for Payment of Assessments;Late Fees.The regular and special Assessments provided for herein shall be the personal and individual debt of the Owner of the Lot covered by such Assessments. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.01 hereof, no Owner may exempt himself from liability for such Assessments. In the event of default in the payment of any such Assessment,the Owner of the Lot shall be obligated to pay interest on the delinquent Assessment at the highest rate allowed by applicable usury laws then in effect on the amount of the Assessment from due date thereof(or if there is no such highest rate, then at the rate of 1-1/2% per month), together with all costs and expenses of collection, including reasonable attorney's fees. Additionally, if an Assessment or installment of an Assessment is not paid when due, an additional amount of five percent(5%)of such Assessment or installment(the"Late Fee") shall be immediately due and payable, provided the Late Fee may be reduced or waived by the Association for good cause. The Late Fee is assessed to compensate for the administrative costs and expenses of collection of the Assessments. 7.06 Assessment Lien and Foreclosure.All sums assessed in the manner provided in this Article but unpaid, shall,together with interest as provided in Section 7.05 hereof and the cost of collection, including attorney's fees as herein provided,thereupon become a continuing lien and charge on the Lot covered by such Assessment,which shall bind such Lot in the hands of the Owner,and such Owner's heirs,devisees,personal representatives, successors or assigns. The aforesaid lien shall be superior to all other liens and charges against the said Lot,except only for tax liens and all sums unpaid on a first mortgage lien or first deed of trust filed of record, securing in either instance sums borrowed for the acquisition or improvement of the Lot in question.The Association shall have the power to subordinate the aforesaid Assessment lien to any other lien. Such power shall be entirely discretionary with the Board and such subordination shall be effectuated by an officer of the Association,duly authorized by the Board.To evidence an Assessment lien,the Association may, prepare a written notice of Assessment lien setting forth the amount of the unpaid indebtedness, the name of the owner of the Lot covered by such lien, and a description of the Lot. Such notice shall be signed by an officer of the Association,duly authorized by the Board,and shall be recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Brazos County, Texas. Such lien for payment of Assessments shall attach with the priority above set forth, from the date that much payment becomes delinquent, and, subject to the requirements of the Code (as defined in Section 7.08) may be enforced subsequent to the recording of a notice of Assessment lien as provided above, by the foreclosure of the defaulting Owner's Lot by the Association in like manner as a mortgage secured by a deed of trust on real property, or the Association may institute suit against the owner personally obligated to pay the Assessment and/or for foreclosure of the aforesaid lien judicially. In any foreclosure proceeding,whether judicial or not judicial,the owner shall be required to pay the costs,expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Association. The Association shall have the power to bid on the property at foreclosure or other legal sale and to acquire,hold, lease, mortgage,convey or otherwise deal with the same. Except as otherwise provided,upon closing of the initial sale of each Lot,the purchaser shall pay dues in the amount of dues set by the Association for each full calendar month until the end of the current year.Said dues will be paid to the Association or accumulated by SMD in the absence of an Association. Said funds will be utilized by SMD solely for maintenance of Common Areas and the balance shall be paid to the Association when it is formed. The Association shall have the right to designate any other event after closing the initial sale of a Lot as the date upon which the Owner will be obligated to begin paying dues to the Association. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 27 Doc Bk Vol Pg X0816093 OR 5375 64 The terms of this Article 7 are subject to the requirements of Chapter 209,Texas Property Code, as amended from time to time (the"Code"). ARTICLE 8 EASEMENTS ns shown on 8.01 Reserved Easements. A�lod dedications,all grants lons, restrictions, and and dedications of easements,rights-of-way, any plat covering all or any portion of the P p Y restrictions, and related rights made by SMD prior to the Property becoming subject to this Declforth herein, aration, are incorporated herein by reference and made a part and e Decery caont act deed orration for all p onveyanceoses as if llex cy tuted or to be and shall be construed as being adopted in each executed by or on behalf of SMD conveying any part of the Property. SMD reserves the right to make d ts-of-way for e ose of most ctively, changes in and additions to the said easements n theProperty. Further, SMD peserves the right,efficiently and economically developing and marketing the necessity of the joinder of any Owner or other person or entity, to grant, dedicate, reserve or otherwise hts-of-way and easements r lic ity create, at any time or from time to time, Common a ereeSectgci y,telephone and drainage), npabor of any purposes (including,without limitation, gas, cable, person or entity, along and on either or both sides of any Lot line, any such easement having a maximum width of ten (10)feet on each side of such Lot line. The eAeasement areas described in this Section 8.01 and Section 8.02 shall be known as "Reserved Easement of and 8.02 Installation and Maintenance. Easements eaWith'nitheseeasementsefany, drainage facilities are reserved as shown on the re plat of the Property ith the no structure or other material shall be placed or permitted drainage easements,whch may a h may change the damage or interfere on installation and maintenance of utilities;or in the case of of flow of water through drainage channels in such easements. Themaintained continuously by Reserved Owner of the Lot, rxcept for those and all Improvements in such area shall be is responsible. Improvements for which a public authority or utility company 8.03 Surface Areas. The surface of Reserved Easement Areas for underground utility servicesD nor any of any may bes used for using any of shrubbery,mea shall be liable totrees,lawns or rs.anyOwnereor toltherAssoc Association for any damage utility service using any Easement done by them or either of them, or their respective agents, employees, servants or assigns, to any of the aforesaid vegetation as a result of any activity reasonablyorelating to the construction,maintenance,operation or repair of any facility in any such Easement Area. rainge nd water 8.04 Drainage Easements. Each Owner covenants to vled by the ACC thede easements for dreon aequ re.Each flow,as contours of land and the arrangement Improvements app o Owner further covenants not to disturb or and displace se showntrees on therPlateTherer esha vegetationwithin noconstructiondof easements as defined in this Declarationapproved may in writing by he ACC. Collectively, o improvements,temporary, he drainage easements shownnage eon the Plat,asement, (if any as and the drainage easements the ACC. Collectiv y, defined in this Declaration shall be known as"Drainage Easements." e Association over l 8.05 Blanket Easement. An easement lsthe Covenantsretainedereby n accordancin favor of he with Section 9 13 hlereotf, and the Common Areas for the purpose of enforcing on and for the construction of a common sca bn,tor any other teother m foethe common benef t ofsystem, the Owne smAn sprinkler system, maintenance of land p 9 ructed. easement is further granted for the purposes too effectuate the foregoing purposes shalenot be deerepairing and maintaining any such systm so tmed as An entry upon any Lot or the Common Area trespass. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 28 r • Bk Vol Pg t 18093 OR 5375 65 8.06 Drainage Maintenance Easement. An exclusive, twenty-five foot (25') easement or such greater easement area as may be determined by the ACC and identified on the Stream Map and Identification Table is hereby retained in favor of SMD and the Association along either side of any creek,channel,tributary or other Waterway located on a Lot for the purpose of maintenance of Waterways and drainage ways on the Property. An entry upon any Lot by SMD or the Association to effectuate the foregoing purposes shall not be deemed as trespass. Neither SMD nor the Association shall be liable to any Owner for any damage done by them or either of them, or their respective agents, employees, servants or assigns, to any of the vegetation in the Drainage Maintenance Easement as a result of any activity reasonably related to the maintenance and operation of the drainage ways in the Drainage Maintenance Easement. 8.07 Trail Easement. An easement ("Trail Easement")extending ten feet(10') inward toward a Lot from any public utility easement lying adjacent to the property line of a Lot which is adjacent to an Access Road is hereby retained in favor of the Association and its Members for use as a pedestrian, equestrian or hybrid mixed use trail. SMD and/or the Association may construct, maintain, operate or repair a pedestrian, equestrian or hybrid mixed use trail in the Trail Easement for the use of the Association's Members. SMD and/or the Association may remove such vegetation and other improvements lying within the Trail Easement as are necessary to maintain an open, accessible and continuous trail. 8.08 Riparian Management Easements. On each Lake Lot there is hereby retained in favor of SMD and the Association a perpetual twenty foot (20') riparian management easement located shoreward from the lakefront property line of a Lot(located at the 260 foot elevation level)for the purpose of maintaining the Lake,maintaining wildlife habitat,erosion control and other work necessary or desirable in connection with the Lake. On each Lot,there is hereby retained in favor of SMD and the Association a perpetual seventy-five foot (75') riparian management easement located on either side of any creek, channel, tributary or other Waterway located on such Lot for the purpose of maintaining such Waterway, maintaining wildlife habitat, erosion control and other work necessary or desirable in connection with the Waterway. ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 9.01 Applicability. This Declaration is adopted as part of and,except as expressly provided herein, shall apply to each and every Lot in the Subdivision. This Declaration is equally for the benefit of all subsequent Owners of Lots in the Subdivision and accordingly, shall be covenants running with the land.Any Owner or lienholder of any of the Property or the Association shall have the power to prosecute in the appropriate court a suit at law or in equity to prevent any violation or attempted violation of this Declaration and to recover damages for any violation or attempted violation including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees;provided, however,that this clause shall not restrict any governmental agency from acting to enforce any of the restrictions contained in this Declaration. 9.02 Term. The term of this Declaration shall be for a period from the filing of this instrument for record in Brazos County,Texas,until the 1st day of January,2033,after which such date this Declaration shall be automatically extended for successive periods of ten (10) years each, unless and until by instrument executed by the then record Owners of a majority of the Lots in the Subdivision and duly recorded in Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, the Declaration is altered, rescinded, modified or changed, in whole or in part. 9.03 Mortgagee. Nothing contained in this document, nor any violation of any provision of this Declaration shall have the effect of impairing or affecting the rights of any mortgagee, or trustee under any mortgage or deed of trust outstanding against all the Subdivision or any portion thereof. Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 29 Doe Bk V o I SPg 'I 0810093 OR 5375 9.04 ASMDRights and Duties. Any and all of the rights, powers, duties and ssi nment of Ri reservations of SMD under this Declaration may be assigned by SMD to any person, which assumes all f theparticular rights, powers, duties and reservations assigned. The SMD easements withounotice.drits SMD y reserved d be assigned, transferred or terminated by s by SMD in Article 8, may 9 other rights, powers, duties and reservations under this Declaration, SMD shall: (a) furnish notice to the Association; and (b) notify all of the then Owners in any reasonable manner selected by SMD, including publication of such notice in a newspaper or newspapers circulated in Brazos County. of such notice, SMD (its employees, shareholders, Upon the occurrence h such assignment and the giving person all of the directors or officers) shall be released and relieved from any and without ha'abigtass gnedlgotany roposed upon it or them by this Declaration. Should SMD cease to rights, powers,duties and reservations of SMD contained in this Association.Declaration,then all of such rights, powers, duties and reservations of SMD shall automatically ri ht, title or 9.05 Run With Lan . Every person who now or hereafter owns or acquires any g interest in or to any property in the Subdivision is and s�ction conta Hebe ld herevely in, whether or not any reference emed to have consented and agreed to every covenant,condition,reservation and res to this declaration is contained in the instrument by which such person acquires an interest in the propert rms of s 9.06 Deviations. SMD reserves the right to makeminor forsons developmentom the eas here nl set documentou to the extent permissible by law and consistent with the general plan this document shall in no way effect or impair the remaining 9.07 Severabiilty• The invalidity, violation, abandonment, waiver of or failure to enforce any one or more of or any part of the provision of provisions or parts thereof which shall remain in full force and effect. 9.08 Enlargement or Reduction of the Pro he Ownees to add additional property to the rand shall have sa the right,without the joinder or consent of the Association or then comprising the Property. As used herein,"Additional Property"shall mean and refer to lands now own or hereafter acquired by SMD that SMD wishes to make subject to this Declaration. accomplishedf to the Property shall be by The addition of the Additional Propertyp arnl�nstrumens nt describing the Additional Property to be the filing in the Official Records of BrazosCounty imposingthis annexed and annexing such oAdditional with suPropertY so ch additionalbed to the modifications and additions described insuch instrument, amended fratom time to t rty instrument, upon the Additional Property. p�ollthe ected assessmentsapplicableable to all Lotsment, that the �ditco ding similarl shall become a part of the Property and thebe commingled by the Board and expended for assessments then applicable to the Additional Property, may may Propertyto the benefit of the Property, as enlarged, as dsetermined absolute dB cretion, deoard. Dtermines suahledd tions may be in Property as many times as SMD, l i in the best interests of the overall developmsub'ect tnt of aoath Lakes. Each acknowledges and agreesce of any that the instrument of conveying an interest in a Lot1 their addition of Additional Property to the Property may ncom tant reductionan their voAng right hereu adleri on andfeach ownership percentage of the Property and a co Owner, by its acceptance of the instrument conve�ong eanrtyto the Propertinterest in a �t SMD shall haveagrees to the rnolobliyatioof n t tis o impose this Declaration on any other land owned by o Section 9.08 permitting the adding of Additional P SMD and nothing contained in this Declaration shall be deemed to create or give rise to any legal or equitable right, servitude, easement or other interest in or to any Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 30 Bk Vo Pg 318093 BR 5375 67 other lands now owned or hereafter acquired by SMD,unless and until such lands are expressly made subject to this Declaration by virtue of the recordation of an instrument imposing this Declaration upon such land in accordance with this Section 9.08. At any time and from time to time, SMD shall have the right, without the joinder or consent of the Association or Owners to remove any portion of the Property owned by SMD from the land then comprising the Property. SMD may remove portions of the Property as many times as SMD, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines. The removal shall be accomplished by the filing in the Official Records of Brazos County an instrument describing the portion of the Property to be removed, thereby freeing such portion of the Property from the terms of this Declaration, as amended from time to time. 9.09 Amendment. During the Development Period, this Declaration may be amended by Developer without joinder or consent of any of the Owners. After the Development Period, this Declaration may be amended, but not terminated, by amendment approved by the Owners holding not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent(66-2/3%)of the votes in the Association as of the first day of the month in which such amendment is made effective. Any amendment effective prior to January 1, 2028,must also be approved by SMD if SMD owns any part of the Property, and SMD, in its sole and absolute discretion, may withhold its consent. Any termination or amendment to this Declaration shall be documented by an instrument signed and acknowledged by SMD if during the Development Period or,if after the Development Period,by the President and Secretary of the Association and SMD (if prior to January 1, 2028) setting forth the amendment and certifying that such amendment has been approved by Owners entitled to cast at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the number of votes entitled to be cast. 9.10 Failure to Enforce Covenants. The failure of SMD, the Association, the Owner of any Lot, or their respective legal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, to enforce this Declaration or any portion thereof shall in no event be considered a waiver of the right to do so thereafter, as to the same violation or breach or as to such other violation or breach occurring prior or subsequent thereto. 9.11 Covenants Do Not Create Reversion. No covenant herein is intended to be, or shall be construed as, a condition subsequent or as creating a possibility of reverter. 9.12 Relief for Violation or Breach. Damages shall not be an adequate remedy for any breach or violation of any provision hereof. Accordingly, any person or entity entitled to enforce any provision hereof shall be entitled to relief by way of injunction, specific performance, recovery of damages or any other available relief either at law or in equity. 9.13 Enforcement of Covenants. Each Owner of each Lot shall be deemed,and held responsible and liable for the acts, conduct and omission of each and every Member, guest, tenant and invitee affiliated with such Lot, and such liability and responsibility of each Owner shall be joint and several with their guests, tenants and invitees.The lien granted in Article 7 above shall extend to,cover and secure the proper payment and performance by each and every Member, guest, tenant and invitee affiliated with each Owner. Each Owner may, upon appropriate application to and approval by the Association, impose greater or additional restraints and restrictions on the"good standing"qualifications of Members and residents of such Owner's Lot. Unless otherwise prohibited or modified by law, all parents shall be liable for any and all personal injuries and property damage proximately caused by the conduct of their children (under the age of 18 years)within the Property. Any person who either: (a) brings suit to enforce this Declaration and prevails therein; or Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 31 Doc Bk Vol Pg 008 _493 OR 5375 68 (b) otherwise incurs legal fees in enforcing the covenants contained in this Declaration, shall be entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorneys'fees from the person against whom the covenants are enforced. 9.14 Alteration of this Declaration. No change of conditions or circumstances shall operate to extinguish, terminate, or modify any of the provisions of this Declaration. 9.15 Assignment by the Association. The Association shall be empowered to assign its rights, or any part hereof, to any successor entity, and upon such assignment, the successor entity shall have those rights and be subject to those duties of the Association assigned thereby. The successor entity shall be bound by this Declaration to the same extent as the Association. Any such assignment shall be accepted by the successor entity under a written agreement pursuant to which the successor entity expressly assumes the duties and obligations of the Association thereby assigned. If for any reason the Association shall cease to exist without having first assigned its rights and obligations hereunder to a successor entity, the covenants, restrictions, easements, charges and liens imposed by this Declaration shall nevertheless continue; and any Owner may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to have a trustee appointed for the purpose of organizing a nonprofit membership corporation and assigning the rights of the Association hereunder to said corporation with the same force and effect, and subject to the same conditions, as provided in this Section 9.15 with respect to an assignment by the Association to a successor entity. 9.16 Definition of "Titles". All titles or headings of the articles and sections herein are for the purpose of reference only and shall not be deemed to limit, modify, or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof. All references to singular terms shall include the plural where applicable, and all references to the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter. 9.17 Notices. Any notice given or required to be sent under the provisions of this Declaration shall be deemed to have been properly given when given in writing; and (a) delivered personally; (b) delivered to a reputable overnight delivery service providing a receipt; or (c) deposited in the United States mail,postage prepaid and registered or certified,return receipt requested, to the last known address of a person to whom notice is to be given. The address for each Owner shall be at the Lot or Lots owned by such Owner unless the Owner furnishes written notice of another address to the party by giving a notice as provided herein. The effective date of any notice as provided herein (the "Effective Date") shall be the date of personal service, one (1) business day after delivery to such overnight service, or three(3)business days after being deposited in the United States mail, whichever is applicable. 9.18 Mutuality, Reciprocity, Runs with Land. All covenants, restrictions,easements,charges and liens contained in this Declaration: (a) are made for the direct, mutual and reciprocal benefit of the Property and each Lot therein; (b) shall create mutual, equitable servitudes and reciprocal easements upon each Lot, in favor of every other Lot(except as otherwise herein provided); Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 32 Bk Vol Pg 18093 OR 5375 69 (c) shall create reciprocal rights and obligations between the respective Owners of all Lots and privity of contract and estate between all Owners of the Lots and their respective heirs, successors and assigns; and (d) shall, as to the Owner of each Lot and their respective heirs, successors and assigns, operate as covenants running with the land,for the benefit of all other Lots, and the present and future Owners thereof. The foregoing shall in no way create a mutual,equitable servitude or reciprocal easement with respect to the use restrictions. 9.19 No Warranty of Enforceability. While SMD has no reason to believe that any of the sections, terms,or provisions in this Declaration are or may be invalid or unenforceable for any reason or to any extent, SMD makes no warranty or representation as to the present or future validity or enforceability of any such sections, terms, or provisions. Any Owner acquiring a portion of the Property shall not be entitled to do so in reliance on the enforceability or validity of any one or more of such sections, terms, or provisions of this Declaration and shall assume and does assume all risks of the validity and enforceability thereof and, by acquiring a portion of the Property, agrees to hold SMD harmless therefrom. 9.20 Time is of the Essence. In regard to the acts, duties, obligations, or responsibilities to be performed by any Member or Owner pursuant to this Declaration, time is of the essence as to such performance. 9.21 Maximum Interest Payable. In all events where interest is due and payable on any obligation pursuant to the provisions of this Declaration,the person to whom such payment is due shall never be entitled to receive,collect or apply as interest on such indebtedness any amount in excess of the highest rate allowed by law. In the event the payee of such indebtedness ever receives, collects or applies as interest any such excess, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be credited against the principal of the indebtedness and,if the indebtedness has been paid in full,any remaining excess shall forthwith be refunded to the payor thereof and, in such event, the payee shall not be subject to any penalties provided by law for contracting for, charging or receiving interest in excess of the highest rate allowed by law. 9.22 Replattinq. SMD shall have the right to replat or subdivide any Lots owned by it by recorded plat or in any other lawful manner. 9.23 Conflict. With respect to any Lot, in the event of a conflict between the terms of this Declaration and the plat upon which the Lot is described,the most restrictive provision or standard shall apply. Dated this the 18'h day of June, 2003. SMILING MALLARD DEVELOPMENT, LTD. a Texas limited partnership By: SMILING MRD MANAGEMENT, LLC its general pa er 2 By: /6/ Pad . C arke, Manager Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 33 Doc Bk V o I Pg 00816093 OR 5375 70 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § This instrument was acknowledged before me on this the 18th day of June, 2003 by Paul J. Clarke, Manager of Smiling Mallard Management, LLC, as general partner of Smiling Mallard Development, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, on behalf of said partnership. a. MASA IL MUMF ' I �� A 72) VI* Noisy Pubie,BhMdTaM , Notar.�'ublic, State of Texas �►.• , *Commission Expires , , ri CONSENT AND SUBORDINATION BY LIENHOLDER Lienholder, as the holder of the lien on a portion of the Property, consents to the foregoing Declaration and the covenants,conditions,restrictions and easements contained therein,and lienholder hereby subordinates its lien to the rights and interests of the Declaration,such that a foreclosure of the lien shall not extinguish the covenants, conditions, restrictions and easements contained in the Declaration. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BRYAN �� By: i /9/c `lt ,�yy` (xv-1 )0/ Nora Thompson, Senior Vice President THE STATE OF TEXAS § (ACKNOWLEDGMENT) COUNTY OF BRAZOS § This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 18th day of June, 2003, by Nora Thompson, Senior Vice President of The First National Bank of Bryan, on behalf of said banking institution. 44) 0. Not ry Public, State of Texas e..p e� :.CHARLES A ELLISON (47 amu.. )*y NOTARY PUBLIC 14,.."44./ State of Texas . 'R Comm. Exp. 03-26-2005 Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Reservations and Restrictions of Villages of Indian Lakes Page 34 Bk �. 48093 OR 53751 719 EXHIBIT A Legal Description of Property Tract One: Field notes of a 3.60.00 acre tract or parcel of land, lying and being situated in the J. M. Barrera Survey, Abstract No. 69, Brazos County, Texas, and being that certain 360.00 acre tract which is described as the save and except tract in the deed from Brazos Coal, Ltd., to Thousand Oaks Development Company Joint Venture as recorded in Volume 1454, Page 187, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, and is further described in the Correction Partition Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 1569, Page 119, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, and is part of the called 547.1 acre tract and part of the called 409.2 acre tract and part of the called 281.6 acre tract described in the deed from J. W. McFarlane, Trustee, to Brazos Coal, Limited, as recorded in Volume 543, Page 769, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, and said 360.00 acre tract being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the 1/2" iron rod found marking an angle point corner in the north line of the 152.93 acre Tract 5, described in the deed to Thousand Oaks Development Company Joint Venture as recorded in Volume 1454, Page 187, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, same being the southeast corner of the called 107.349 acre (net) Tract 7, described in the above mentioned Volume 1454, Page 187, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, and same being the southwest corner of the south end of Cherokee Drive (60' wide right-of-way) according to the plat of Indian Oaks Subdivision recorded in Volume 361, Page 593, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, from which a crosstie fence corner bears S 63° 17' 52" W - 1.3 feet; THENCE S 51° 22' 23" W across the before mentioned 152.93 acre tract for a distance of 3590.36 feet to a 3/8" iron rod found at a 6" cedar post fence corner marking the southwest corner of the 152.93 acre tract; THENCE along the north line of the following McFarlane Tracts: 1213.537 acre - 2nd Tract, Vol. 315, Pg. 243; 235.123 acre tract, Vol. 1817, Pg. 154; and the 1215.830 acre - 1st Tract, Vol. 315, Pg. 243, same being the occupied south line of the 547.1 acre - Tract 1 (consisting of a 326.6 acre tract and a 220.5 acre tract, Vol. 382, Pg. 37), and the 409.2 acre - Tract 2, described in the above mentioned Volume 1454, Page 187, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas), (consisting of a 157.7 acre tract and a 251.5 acre tract, Vol. 382, Pg. 31), adjacent to a crooked fence, as follows: S 46° 56' 57" W for a distance of 173.90 feet to a 3/8" iron rod found marking the northwest corner of the 1213.537 acre tract, same being the northeast corner of the 235.123 acre tract, S 47° 57' 31" W for a distance of 269.65 feet to a 12" water oak tree fence angle point, S 59" 49' 55" W for a distance of 113.55 feet to a 16" post oak tree fence angle point, Exhibit A, Page 1 Doc Bk Vol Pg V10810093 OR 5375 72 S 00" 15' 38" E for a distance of 5152.71 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, containing 360.00 acres of land, more or less. Bearings based on True North, as obtained by Solar Observation. Tract Two: Field notes of a 1037.24 acre tract or parcel of land, lying and being situated in the H. G. Hudson Survey, Abstract No. 141, in the J. W. Stewart Survey, Abstract No. 213 and in the J. M. Barrera Survey, Abstract No. 69, Brazos County, Texas, and being part of the called 547.1 acre Tract 1 (consisting of a 326.6 acre tract and a 220.5 acre tract, Volume 382, Page 37), part of the called 409.2 acre - Tract 2 (consisting of a 157.7 acre tract and a 251.5 acre tract, Volume 382, Page 31), all of the called 152.93 acre Tract 5 and part of the called 281.6 acre Tract 6 described in the deed from Brazos Coal, Ltd., to Thousand Oaks Development Company Joint Venture as recorded in Volume 1454, Page 187, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, and said 1037.24 acre tract being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the '/" iron rod found marking an angle point corner in the north line of the before mentioned 152.93 acre tract, same being the southeast corner of the called 107.349 acre (net) Tract 7, described in the above mentioned Volume 1454, Page 187, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, and same being the southwest corner of the south end of Cherokee Drive (60' wide right-of-way) according to the plat of Indian Oaks Subdivision recorded in Volume 361, Page 593, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, from which a crosstie fence corner bears S 63° 17' 52" W - 1.3 feet; THENCE along the north line of the before mentioned 152.93 acre tract, same being the south line of the before mentioned Indian Oaks Subdivision, adjacent to a fence, as follows: N 78" 06' 44" E for a distance of 60.31 feet to a 3/8" iron rod found marking the southeast corner of said Cherokee Drive, same being the southwest corner of Lot 16, Indian Oaks Subdivision, N 76° 43' 21" E for a distance of 376.15 feet to a 16" black jack oak tree fence corner at the most southerly southeast corner of said Lot 16; THENCE S 41° 01' 33" E continuing along the north line of the before mentioned 152.93 acre tract, for a distance of 18.39 feet to an 18" tree stump fence corner; THENCE S 00° 42' 13" E along the east line of the before mentioned 152.93 acre tract, same being the west line of the Valenta - called 167.609 acre tract, Volume 3160, Page 182, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, adjacent to a fence, for a distance of 2075.08 feet to a 3/8" iron rod found at a 16" pecan tree (dead) fence corner marking the southeast corner of the 152.93 acre tract, same being the northeast corner of the McFarlane - called 141.460 acre tract, Volume 341, Page 125, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas; Exhibit A, Page 3 Bk Vol Pg 0.-_18093 OR 5375 73 S 87° 36' 13" W for a distance of 1364.03 feet to a 4" creosote post fence corner at the west end of a cattle guard entrance at or near the common corner of the 235.123 acre tract and the 1215.830 acre tract, N 89° 09' 06"W for a distance of 247.35 feet to a %z" iron rod set at the southeast corner of the 360.00 acre tract, for the PLACE OF BEGINNING of this description; THENCE N 89° 09' 06" W continuing along the north line of the before mentioned 1215.830 acre tract and the south line of the before mentioned 251.5 acre tract, adjacent to a fence, for a distance of 1690.69 feet to a 3/8" iron rod found (bent) marking the northwest corner of the 1215.830 acre tract, same being the occupied southwest corner of the 251.5 acre tract in the reconstructed east line of the Frank B. McGregor - called 320 acre tract, Volume "P", Page 387, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, from which a 6" cedar post fence angle point bears N 73° 53' 38" E - 27.4 feet and an 8" creosote post fence corner bears S 00° 05' 16" W - 15.9 feet; THENCE along the reconstructed (no fence) common line between the before mentioned 251.5 acre tract and the before mentioned McGregor- 320 acre tract, as follows: N 00° 15' 38" W for a distance of 735.05 feet to a Yz" iron rod set at the interior ell corner of the 251.5 acre tract, same being the most easterly and southerly northeast corner of the 320 acre tract, S 89° 44' 22" W at a distance of 762 feet, cross the existing occupation fence between the 251.5 acre and 320 acre tracts, continue on for a total distance of 1596.20 feet to a %Z" iron rod set at the southwest corner of the 251.5 acre tract, same being an interior ell corner of the 320 acre tract, N 00° 15' 38" W at a distance of 833.33 feet, pass a crosstie fence corner marking a northeast corner of the 320 acre tract, same being the southeast corner of the before mentioned 157.7 acre tract, continue on along the common line between the 157.7 acre tract and the 251.5 acre tract, the before mentioned 281.6 acre tract and the before mentioned 326.6 acre tract, for a distance of 4384.94 feet to a '/z" iron rod set; THENCE along the lines of the 360.00 acre tract and through the interior of the before mentioned 281.6 acre and 220.5 acre tracts, as follows: N 89° 44' 22" E for a distance of 3286.58 feet to a %z" iron rod set, from which a 1/2" iron rod found in concrete marking the occupied interior ell corner of the 281.6 acre tract bears N 33° 01' 16" W - 390.21 feet, Exhibit A, Page 2 Doc Bk Vol Pg 008693 OR 5375 74 THENCE S 88° 58' 40" W along the common line between the before mentioned 152.93 acre tract and the before mentioned 141.460 acre tract, adjacent to, north of and south of a crooked fence line, for a distance of 2494.09 feet to a '/z" iron rod set at the northwest corner of the 141.460 acre tract, same being an angle point corner of the 152.93 acre tract, from which a crosstie fence angle point bears N 69° 44' 21" E - 5.9 feet; THENCE along the common line between the before mentioned 152.93 acre tract and the McFarlane - 1213.537 acre tract (315/243), also known as a remainder 630 acre tract, Volume 1155, Page 786, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, adjacent to a fence, as follows: S 61° 40' 46" W for a distance of 642.37 feet to a crosstie fence angle point, N 64°49' 17" W for a distance of 230.26 feet to a 3/8" iron rod found at a 6" cedar post fence corner marking the southwest corner of the 152.93 acre tract in the east line of the before mentioned 547.1 acre Tract 1; THENCE along the northerly lines of the following McFarlane Tracts: 1213.537 acre - 2nd Tract, Vol. 315, Pg. 243; 235.123 acre tract, Vol. 1817, Pg. 154; and the 1215.830 acre - 1st Tract, Vol. 315, Pg. 243, same being the occupied south line of the before mentioned 220.5 acre tract and the before mentioned 251.5 acre tract, adjacent to a crooked fence, as follows: S 46° 56' 57" W for a distance of 173.90 feet to a 3/8" iron rod found marking the northwest corner of the 1213.537 acre tract, same being the northeast corner of the 235.123 acre tract, S 47" 57' 31" W for a distance of 269.65 feet to a 12" water oak tree fence angle point, S 59° 49' 55" W for a distance of 113.55 feet to a 16" post oak tree fence angle point, S 87° 36' 13" W for a distance of 1364.03 feet to a 4" creosote post fence corner at the west end of a cattle guard entrance at or near the common corner of the 235.123 acre tract and the 1215.830 acre tract, N 89° 09' 06" W for a distance of 247.35 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set at the southeast corner of the 360.00 acre tract described in Volume 1569, Page 118, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, from which a 3/8" iron rod found (bent) marking the northwest corner of the 1215.830 acre tract bears N 89° 09' 06" W - 1681.38 feet; THENCE along the reconstructed lines of the before mentioned 360.00 acre tract, through the interior of the before mentioned 220.5 acre tract and the before mentioned 281.6 acre - Tract 6, as follows: N 00° 15' 38" W for a distance of 5152.71 feet to a '/z" iron rod set at the northeast corner of the 360.00 acre tract, from which a '/z" iron rod found in concrete marking the occupied Exhibit A,Page 4 I? Bk Vol Pg 0, .48093 OR 5375 75 interior ell corner of the 281.6 acre tract bears N 33° 01' 16" W - 390.21 feet, S 89° 44' 22" W for a distance of 3286.58 feet to a %2" iron rod set at the northwest corner of the 360.00 acre tract, S 00" 15' 38" E for a distance of 3551.61 feet to a crosstie fence corner marking the occupied southeast corner of the before mentioned 157.7 acre tract, same being a northeast corner of the called 320 acre - Frank B. McGregor tract described in Volume "P", Page 387, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, from which the southwest corner of the 251.5 acre tract, same being the southwest corner of the 360.00 acre tract bears S 00° 15' 38" E - 833.33 feet; THENCE along the southerly lines of the before mentioned 157.7 acre tract, same being the northerly lines of the before mentioned McGregor - 320 acre tract, adjacent to a fence, as follows: S 89° 44' 22" W for a distance of 1854.96 feet to a 4" creosote post fence corner, N 02° 09' 26" W for a distance of 556.07 feet to a crosstie fence corner, S 89° 32' 06" W for a distance of 622.21 feet to a 10" creosote post fence corner marking the southwest corner of the 157.7 acre tract, same being the southeast corner of the Smith - called 468.48 acre tract, Volume 2533, Page 315, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas; THENCE along the west line of the before mentioned 157.7 acre tract and the before mentioned 326.6 acre tract, same being the east line of the before mentioned 468.48 acre tract, adjacent to a fence, as follows: N 00° 29' 32" W for a distance of 1296.07 feet to a 10" creosote post fence angle point, N 00° 26' 28" W for a distance of 2924.95 feet to an 8" creosote post fence corner, N 00° 29' 53" E at a distance of 1598 feet, cross the center of an existing gravel well access road, with cattle guard entrance (this entrance being at the southeast end of Arrington Road (County Road)), continue on at a distance of 1620.7 feet, pass a crosstie fence corner at the north end of cattle guard entrance marking the northeast corner of the 468.48 acre tract, continue on for a total distance of 1625.53 feet to a '/2" iron rod set for the northwest corner of the 326.6 acre tract in the south line of the 76.252 acre tract described in Volume 2259, Page 19, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas; Exhibit A, Page 5 Doc Bk Vol Pg 0081 08093 OR 5375 76 THENCE N 89° 04' 25" E along the north line of the before mentioned 326.6 acre tract, same being the south line of the before mentioned 76.252 acre tract and same being along the common line between the before mentioned Barrera Survey, A-69 and the S. D. Smith Survey, A-210, adjacent to a fence, at a distance of 1620.67 feet, pass a 1/2" iron rod found at a 6" creosote post fence corner marking the southwest corner of Deer Park Subdivision according to the plat recorded in Volume 221, Page 295, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, continue on for a total distance of 5611.55 feet to a 3/8" iron rod found in concrete at a 6" creosote post fence corner marking the occupied 8° a re Tract, Vo1Lm1eheast corner of e1612,6acre Page 254t�of the same being the northwest corner of the Restino - Official Records of Brazos County, Texas; THENCE along the occupied east line of the before mentioned 326.6 acre tract and the before mentioned 281.6 acre tract, same being the west line of the before mentioned 16.68 acre tract, the Feltz - 16.67 acre tract, Volume 1190, Page 303, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, and the Hall - 17.417 acre tract, Volume 498, Page 830, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, adjacent to a fence, as follows: S 00° 30' 04" W for a distance of 1487.15 feet to a 'A" iron rod found (bent) in concrete marking the common corner between the 16.67 acre and 17.417 acre tracts, S 01° 10' 19" W for a distance of 1098.69 feet to a V2' iron rod found in concrete marking the occupied interior ell corner of the 281.6 acre tract, same being the southwest corner of the 17.417 acre tract; THENCE along the occupied north lines of the before mentioned 281.6 acre tract, same being the south line of the before mentioned 17.417 acre tract, the Fleming - called 18.307 acre tract, Volume 296, Page 236, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, the Flanagan - called 18.071 acre tract, Volume 1201, Page 754, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, the Restino - called 18.163 acre tract, Volume 297, Page 753, of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas, and the Crystal Chen Wiseman - called 102.504 acre tract, Volume 1228, Page 792, of the Official Records of Brazos County, Texas, adjacent to a fence, as follows: S 88° 33' 59" E at a distance of 698.15 feet, pass a '/2" iron rod found at the common corner between the 17.417 acre and 18.307 acre tracts, continue on for a total distance of 2141.13 feet to a %2" iron rod found at a northeast corner of the 281.6 acre tract and the southeast corner of the 18.071 acre tract, S 00° 16' 24" E for a distance of 54.78 feet to a 5/8" iron rod found at a 2" cedar post fence corner marking an interior ell corner of the 281.6 acre tract, same being the southwest corner of the 18.163 acre tract, from which a '/Z' iron rod found in concrete bears N 83" 43' 52" E - 0.92 feet, Exhibit A, Page 6 D Bk Vol P c 18093 OR 5375 77 S 88° 07' 50" E for a distance of 401.80 feet to a 3/8" iron ro . found at a 2" cedar post fence corner marking the southeast corner of the 18.163 acre tract, same being the most westerly southwest corner of the 102.504 acre tract, N 89° 17' 54" E for a distance of 723.67 feet to a '/z" iron rod found in concrete at a 4" creosote post fence corner marking an interior ell corner of the 102.504 acre tract and the occupied northeast corner of the 281.6 acre tract; THENCE S 00° 42' 44" E along the east line of the before mentioned 281.6 acre tract and the before mentioned 547.1 acre tract, same being the southwesterly line of the before mentioned 102.504 acre tract, adjacent to a fence, for a distance of 2756.30 feet to a '/z" iron rod found in concrete at a crosstie fence corner marking the most northerly southeast corner of the 547.1 acre tract in the north line of the before mentioned 152.93 acre tract, from which a %z" iron rod found at a 6" creosote post fence corner marking the northwest corner of the 152.93 acre tract bears S 89° 36' 28" W - 1055.24 feet; THENCE along the north line of the before mentioned 152.93 acre tract, adjacent to a fence, as follows: S 89° 23' 33" E along the south line of the before mentioned 102.504 acre tract for a distance of 610.85 feet to a %z" iron rod found in concrete marking the common corner between the 102.504 acre tract and the before mentioned 107.349 acre tract, from which a %z" iron rod found bears S 81° 50' 53" E - 3.17 feet, and a crosstie fence corner bears N 03° 00' 20" E - 0.9 feet, N 87° 43' 28" E for a distance of 1166.54 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING, containing 1037.24 acres of land, more or less. Bearings based on True North, as obtained by Solar Observation. ▪ ro a O 0 edi o O t_. 1...24-3 'n' .°. ate• m � m v n 4 � a� O. as 133 c rt G. rt N 'S e�-I '5 rIS WI o � � R. Cl. 5Y ro T. M Exhibit A, Page 7