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DECLARATION OF PROTECTIVE COVENANTS
FOR THE
FIFTH PLAT OF SUNSHINE ACRES
KNOW ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That SUNSHINE ACRES, INC., a Washington corporation,
doing business at Gardiner, Washington, who had heretofore platted the Fifth
Plat of Sunshine Acres, situated in the County of Clallam, State of Washington,
and recorded in Volume 10 of Plats, Page 47, records of said county, does
hereby certify and declare that the restrictions, limitations and conditions
hereinafter set forth have been and are hereby established with respect to
all lots and tracts in said Fifth Plat; all of which, as of the date hereof
and as of the date of the recording of this instrument are the property of
SUNSHINE ACRES. INC. and
That all restrictions,
limitations and conditions hereinafter set forth shall be observed by and
be binding upon each buyer, personal representatives. grantees and successors
in interest, and the same represent all understandings with each sale made
by SUNSHINE ACRES, INC. of tracts in said Fifth Plat of Sunshine Acres.
(1)
BUILDING RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
(a) All lots
or tracts in the Fifth Plat of Sunshine Acres shall be designated as "Residence
Lots" and shall be used for single family residential purposes only.
(b) No single residence
building shall be erected, placed or altered on any lot in said Fifth Plat
unless it shall contain an enclosed floor area of not less than six hundred
forty (640) square feet. The minimum floor areas hereinabove provided shall
be exclusive of garage open entries, porches and patios. and outbuildings.
(c) Any residence
building erected. placed or altered shall have a value for each square foot
of floor space equivalent to the prevailing construction rates at the time
of construction of said building. The minimum values per square foot,
hereinabove provided, shall be exclusive of garages, outbuildings, open entries,
porches and patios.
(d) No structure
shall be erected, altered or placed on, said Fifth Plat which shall serve
as other than a single family dwelling unit, EXCEPTING ONLY that quarters
for servants for the single family in ownership or occupancy may be included
within such structure.
(e) No structure Shall be erected, altered or placed unless it shall be
of sound construction with exterior finish acceptable to the Architectural
Committee, hereinafter provided.
(f) The work of construction of all buildings and structures shall be
prosecuted diligently and continuously from commencement of construction
until exteriors of such buildings and structures are completed and painted
or otherwise suitably finished within twelve (12) months from commencement
of construction.
(g) Mobile Homes may be placed and used as permanent residence provided
approval of the mobile home, its placement on the lot and service connections
are first obtained from the Architectural Committee.
(h) No outbuilding shall be erected or placed upon any lot in said Fifth
Plat except garages, greenhouses, garden houses and service houses, and any
such outbuilding shall not be located in any manner which shall in any way
violate the limitations on set-backs hereinafter provided.
(i) All gas and oil tanks, or tanks of any description, shall be completely
buried below the surface of the grade of the lot, save and except L.P. Gas
container not in excess of twenty-five (25) gallon capacity and stove oil
containers not in excess of fifty-five (55) gallon capacity, it being provided
that no user shall maintain more than one of such exposed tanks per residence.
( j) All septic tanks and sewage disposal systems within the platted area
shall be maintained in a manner consistent with the standards of the Olympic
Health District and its successors.
(2)
SET-BACK LIMITS:
( a) No building
or structure shall be erected or maintained on any lot in such manner that
any part thereof shall be nearer than thirty (30) feet from any road lot
line, nor nearer than fifteen (15) feet from any side or back lot line. It
is further provided that any lot line adjacent to a road shall be deemed
a front line of the lot.
In the event that an area in excess of one lot shall be held and owned
by a single owner the lot line for the purposes of this paragraph shall be
the boundary lines of the property thus held,
PROVIDED that subsequent
sales of property in said area shall not operate to permit the existence
of any building nearer to the boundary line than otherwise herein permitted.
(3)
SANITATION:
(a) All garbage
containers in said Fifth Plat shall be of a type and kind accepted and approved
by the Olympic Health District or its successors, and no garbage shall be
suffered to be stored in the platted area except in such containers.
(b) No building,
structure or mobile home shall be occupied for dwelling purposes unless and
until said building, structure or mobile home shall be connected to a septic
tank or sewage disposal system approved by the Olympic Health District or
its successors.
(4)
NOXIOUS USE OF PROPERTY:
No noxious, illegal
or offensive use of land shall be carried on or permitted upon any lot or
lots, nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or .become an annoyance
or nuisance to the neighborhood.
(5)
SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS:
No signs or billboards
of any description, except public notices required by law, shall be erected
or displayed upon any lot or road in said Fifth Plat excepting usual and
ordinary name and address signs and one "for sale sign of not more than two
(2) feet square in area and located not less than twenty-five (25) feet from
any street. It is provided, however, that SUNSHINE ACRES, INC. or its
successors, agents and assigns may erect and display signs without restriction
in said Fifth Plat during the period of sales by SUNSHINE ACRES, INC.
(6)
LIMITATION OF NUMBER OF DWELLINGS:
Not more than
one (1) single family dwelling unit shall be constructed on any lot in the
said Fifth Plat and no lot therein shall be divided in such manner that a
tract of land consisting of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet shall
be used or utilized for the construction of more than one (1) single family
residential unit as herein provided. In no event shall a variance from
the setback provisions hereinabove set forth be permitted.
(7)
DEDICATED AREAS PLATTED FOR UTILITY EASEMENTS:
All areas of
said Fifth Plat which are platted for utility easements or otherwise reserved
for that purpose are dedicated for the installation, maintenance and operation
of all types of utilities distribution and service to lot owners within the
Fifth Plat, and limited to the purposes of serving the several owners within
the Fifth Plat and subject to the regulations and control of the than regulatory
authority of such utilities. All such utilities easements shall, at
all times, remain clear of obstacles for the purpose of personnel, but such
easements are not intended for and shall not be used as a general access
way.
(8)
ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE APPROVAL:
No building or
structure of any kind, including mobile homes shall be erected, placed or
altered on any lot or lots in said Fifth Plat unless and until written approval
of a majority of the Architectural Committee hereinafter provided shall
be endorsed on the plans of such building or structure. The Architectural
Committee hereinabove mentioned shall consist of three (3) members; one
(1) of whom shall be designated by SUNSHINE ACRES, INC., or its successors;
one (1) of whom shall be designated by the lot owner seeking approval of
his plans; and one (1) who shall be designated by the owners of a majority
of the lots in said Fifth Plat. It shall be the duty of said Committee
to act in the best interests of the several lot owners of the Fifth Plat
of Sunshine Acres and of SUNSHINE ACRES, INC., the developers of the Fifth
Plat; and the Committee shall have the authority to approve or disapprove
of such plans, having regard for the protection of property values within
the development, structural soundness of the building, the sightliness of
the proposed structure and its conformity to the other protective covenants
contained herein. Nothing provided in this covenant shall, in any way,
serve to permit a waiver or violation of any other covenant or covenants
herein contained.
(9)
ANIMALS:
No hogs, cattle,
horses, sheep, goats, poultry or similar livestock shall be permitted or
maintained on said Fifth Plat at any time. Household pets shall be permitted
so long as they are confined to the property of the owner of said pets.
(10)
TERM OF THESE PROTECTIVE COVENANTS:
These Covenants
shall run with the land perpetually and shall be binding on all parties and
all persons claiming under them, EXCEPTING ONLY, that these Covenants may
be changed in whole or in part, at any time, upon the express concurrence,
in writing, of the owners of sixty-five percent (65%) of all lots in the
Fifth Plat of Sunshine Acres.
(11)
VIOLATION:
If the parties
hereto, or any of them, their heirs, assigns or successors in interest,
shall violate or attempt to violate any of the covenants herein contained
it shall be lawful for any other person or persons owning any real property
situated in said Fifth Plat, or having a vendee's interest under a real
estate contract to purchase any real property situated in said Fifth Plat,
to prosecute a proceeding at law or in equity against the person or persons
violating or attempting to violate any such covenants and either to prevent
him or them from so doing or to recover damages arising from such violations.
(12)
INVALIDATION:
Invalidation
of any of these covenants by a judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction
shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in
full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
said SUNSHINE ACRES, INC., a Washington corporation, by the act of its duly
elected and acting President and Secretary, have executed the foregoing Declaration
of Protective Covenants for the Fifth Plat of Sunshine Acres this 26th day
of January, 1982.
SUNSHINE ACRES, INC.
Original signed By:
E. D. Warren, President
Original signed By:
Helen S. Dent, Secretary
STATE OF WASHINGTON )
)
ss.
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON )
On this 26th
day of January, 1982, personally appeared before me, E. D. WARREN and HELEN
S. DENT, duly elected and qualified President and Secretary, respectively,
of SUNSHINE ACRES, INC., a Washington corporation, they each being known
to me as the individuals described in and who executed the within and forego
ins instrument, and each for herself acknowledged that she signed the same
as her free and voluntary act and deed, and affixed the seal of the said
corporation thereto, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned.
GIVEN UNDER MY
HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL the day and year first above written.
Original
Signed and Notarized by
Louise E. King
Notary
Public in and for the State of
Washington,
residing at Gardiner.
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTECTIVE COVENANTS DATED
OCTOBER 5, 1985
AMENDMENT To The Protective Covenants of Plats One,. Two, Three, Four,
Five and the Industrial Plat of Sunshine Acres.