Building and Use Restrictions Committee
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Shawn Albert
albertconstruction@hotmail.com
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Amended Building and Use Restrictions Affecting Division No.1 of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights
A majority of the owners of building sites having completed dwellings upon the premises located in Division No. 1 Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, as per Plat recorded in the records of Island County, Washington, do hereby adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions in order to maintain a good and restricted residential character for the premises, and to ensure a homogeneous development of the premises and all of the property within the said Plat, and for the rights and benefit of each owner of a building site in the aforesaid division and of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, do hereby provide and declare that all of the lots and blocks in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, Division No. 1, hereinafter called ‘the premises’, shall be owned, held, used, occupied and developed subject to these Amended Building and Use
Restrictions and do hereby provide and impose as follows:
1. This Amended Building and Use Restriction supersedes and replaces in its entirety the previous Building and Use Restrictions and Amendments thereto, previously filed under the following Island County Auditor’s File Numbers: 127891, 168612, 289399, 323879, 85013868, 95020778, and 4026113. This new Building and Use Restriction has been adopted in accordance with the amending process set forth in the previous Building and Use Restriction recorded under Island County Auditor’s File Number 127891.
2. No building site shall be used except for single occupancy residential purposes. No building site shall be used for business or commercial uses except for ‘home occupations’ as provided by the Island County Zoning Code and only upon approval of the home occupation by the Island County Planning Department. No building constructed after September 1, 2005 shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site other than one detached single occupancy dwelling, not to exceed 1 1⁄2 stories in height, except that one private garage, one boat house, a guest house or guest houses and a garden house or houses, herein termed "accessory buildings", may be erected, altered, placed and permitted to remain on such building site, if used as an accessory to such dwelling. Rental for residential purposes of a dwelling coming within the terms hereof shall not constitute a business or commercial purpose.
3. No used house shall be moved upon, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon any building site without written permission of the Board of Directors of Dugualla Community, Inc., having been first obtained.
4. Any building to be erected on the premises shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
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No dwelling or accessory building shall be placed nearer than 20 feet to any front property line, nor nearer than 20 feet to any rear property line, nor nearer than 5 feet to the side boundary of any building site on lots of this division.
No dwelling shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site having a main floor area less than 750 square feet, excluding any attached boat house, carport or garage, but including any porch, patio and passageway covered by a permanent roof integral with the roof of principal structure.
In Block 1, no residence or accessory building shall be placed or constructed upon said property any closer than 40 feet from the line of extreme high tide, except one boat house for each lot not to exceed 400 square feet of floor space, and the extreme height of the boat house is not to exceed 8 feet above extreme high tide. No dikes, bulkheads or obstructions shall be placed or constructed below the line of mean high tide.
A. Approval of Plans
For the purpose of further insuring the development of the land so platted as an area of high standards, the owner occupant of each and every lot by acceptance of title thereto, or by taking possession thereof, and the present owner of each lot by retaining title thereto covenants and agrees that he or she shall not erect any building, dwelling, or other structure unless and until the plans and specifications therefore and plot plan have been approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee hereinafter provided.
Each such building, dwelling, or structure shall be placed on the premises only in accordance with the plans and specifications and plot plans so approved. Refusal of approval of plans and specifications by such committee must be based upon reasonable grounds to insure homogenous development of the premises and of the rights of other real property owners in Dugualla Bay Heights and consistent with the restrictions heretofore filed and the amendments filed hereof. If the committee shall fail to approve or disapprove the plans and specifications within thirty days after written request therefore then such approval shall not be required, provided that no building or other structure shall be erected which violates any of the covenants herein contained.
B. Architectural Control Committee
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The Board of Directors shall appoint one or more persons to the committee herein referred to and a successor committee or committees shall also be appointed by the Board of Directors of Dugualla Bay Heights. The committee shall be composed of such members as the directors of Dugualla Bay Heights, Inc. shall so provide.
C. 1 1/2 Story Height Limitation
Whenever and wherever the term "1 1/2 stories in height" is used in Division 1 of Dugualla Bay Heights as a limitation of the height of a structure on any lot so restricted, the following shall define the maximum height of said structure:
A structure whose highest point, excluding chimneys, does not exceed 18 feet, measured at the mid-point of the building site (lot) setback line (as described in these covenants) drawn parallel to the street which is named as the official post office address of the building site lot.
The measurements set forth above will be established before any filling, excavation or site preparation is accomplished on the building site and will be shown clearly on all plot plans, exterior elevations, building sections and specifications for the buildings or structures discussed above.
The Dugualla Community, Inc. Board of Directors is authorized, in their discretion, to approve structures which exceed the above heights on recommendation of the architectural control committee so long as the quality and expanse of views of other property owners are preserved, the structures are homogenous to the development of the plat, and there is no objection from property owners whose views may be affected by the non-conforming structure.
5. Construction on any lot shall require a building permit and sewage disposal permit prior to the commencement of work. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon a building site unless construction be good and substantial, unless all chimneys installed shall be equal to or better than fire insurance underwriter's approved specifications and unless the exterior, shall be completed and finished in a usual manner, having regard for the type of construction. Work shall be prosecuted with reasonable expedition, upon any building or structure from the beginning of construction to completion of the exterior. The exterior of any newly constructed structure shall be completed within two years after the date of commencement of construction.
6. No dwelling shall be occupied until the exterior thereof shall be substantially completed. No structure, other than a dwelling conforming to these Building and Use Restrictions, shall be occupied as a temporary or permanent residence, and
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no tent or trailer shall be moved onto or erected or situated upon the premises or occupied as a temporary or permanent residence thereon, except that a finished garage or a finished garden house or a trailer may be occupied as a temporary residence for a period of not to exceed 24 consecutive months during the period of construction of a dwelling, and provided the same shall be connected to a septic tank.
7. No dwelling shall be occupied or continue to be occupied unless within 90 days after water shall be available in a pipe line designed to serve the building site, it shall be connected with a sewer or a septic tank designed for sewage disposal, installed, used and maintained in conformity with the requirements of the department of the State of Washington or of Island County having jurisdiction.
8. In conjunction with each dwelling there shall be maintained and used a closed sanitary container for the deposit of garbage and refuse.
9. No tank for the storage of fuel oil or propane gas shall be erected or used unless it is installed in some type of enclosure and is not obtrusive to the neighbors. This enclosure can be man made or horticulture in nature, conforms to Island County regulations and has been approved by the Architecture Control Committee.
10. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any building site, except that cats, dogs or household pets may be kept provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose.
11. Each owner of a building site, upon which a dwelling has been constructed, shall keep the building site in a neat, clean and orderly condition. Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers of various descriptions should be parked on the owner’s property to protect, preserve and enhance neighbors’ views and to maintain a neat and orderly appearance in the division. Visiting recreational vehicles shall not remain on any site within the community for a period greater than 14 consecutive days, nor exceed 28 calendar days per year.
12. No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish or junk of any kind. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. All outdoor burning shall be done in accordance with applicable Island County regulations. No noxious weeds shall be permitted to grow thereon, and further that no weeds or wild growth shall be allowed to grow thereon uncontrolled such that the height thereof shall in any manner detract from the appearance thereof. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicles shall be allowed to remain in open storage on any building site without
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written authorization from the Dugualla Community, Incorporated Board of Directors.
13. No commercial goods, equipment, trucks, vehicles or paraphernalia used or designed for use in connection with any business, service, or trade, shall be kept or stored in the open on any residential lot.
14. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, one sign of not more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.
15. An easement is hereby reserved upon any lot or lots of the premises for utility guy wires and guy poles where deemed necessary, including an easement for the installation repair, operation and replacement thereof. An easement is further reserved for installation, replacement and maintenance of water pipe lines across a right-of-way 5 feet in width on each side of the common northwesterly and southeasterly boundary line of Lots 7 and 6 of Block 3 of the premises.
16. Lot A, Block 1, Division No. 1 of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, is owned by Dugualla Community, Inc., a Washington non-profit corporation, and is for the recreational use of all owners of lots in all divisions of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, and said Lot A shall not be used for any commercial purpose.
17. Upon purchase of a lot in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, each fee owner or contract purchaser of a residential lot or lots situated in the premises is hereby automatically made a member of Dugualla Community Inc., a Washington non- profit corporation, (hereinafter, called the “corporation”) on the following terms and conditions:
(a) Each membership in the corporation runs automatically with the ownership of the land, and each membership shall be governed by the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation, including any amendments or revisions thereof, which may hereafter be effected from time to time.
(b) Each fee owner or contract purchaser shall maintain his membership in the corporation in good standing, subject to the restrictions for aforesaid Articles, By- Laws and Rules and Regulations, as long as he shall continue to have a fee owner's or contract purchaser's interest in said residential lot or lots. The membership shall cease and terminate upon the bona fide transfer of ownership of said residential lot or lots by the member (it being understood that the sale of the realty under a real estate contract or assignment of a vendee's interest in a
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real estate contract shall constitute a transfer of ownership for the purposes of termination of membership).
(c) Each member shall pay when due all fees, dues, charges or assessments which may from time to time become payable to the corporation; and any default or defaults on such obligations or otherwise with regard to the member's duties and obligations as a member of the corporation, shall subject said defaulting member and/or the residential lot or lots owner or being purchased by said defaulting member, to such claims, damages, liens, mortgages, penalties and/or other liabilities as may now or hereafter be provided for by law and/or in the aforesaid Articles, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation.
18. These Building and Use Restrictions may be supplemented, relaxed, revoked or amended, in whole or in part, at any time by a majority of the fee owners or contract purchasers of a residential lot or lots situated upon the premises, evidenced by an instrument in writing, filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Island County.
19. These Building and Use Restrictions shall run with the land and shall be binding upon vendees and/or grantees of the subdividers herein, and all persons, firms and corporations obtaining title to or in any manner occupying the premises or any portion thereof from the date hereof.
20. These Building and Use Restrictions may be enforced by any lot or building site owner, or by Dugualla Community, Inc., by proceedings at law or in equity against any person, firm or corporation violating or attempting to violate these Building and Use Restrictions or any portion thereof, either to recover damages or to restrain violation or to enjoin the use of a structure or structures, or to require performance of any act or removal of a structure or structures, in such form and under such penalties as judgment, order or decree of a court shall provide. In any litigation to enforce these Restrictive Covenants, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs as determined by the court to be just, fair and proper.
21. The invalidation of any portion of the Building and Use Restrictions by Judgment decree or order of a court having jurisdiction, shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Now, therefore, the undersigned parties, being the majority of the owners of the building site having a completed dwelling upon the premises, adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions. At the time of the execution of this document, in Division 1, there were _____ completed buildings, and ____ of the owners of lots having completed dwellings have signed this Amended Building and Use Restriction.
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Amended Building and Use Restrictions Affecting Division No. 2 of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights
A majority of the owners of building sites having completed dwellings upon the premises as located in Division No. 2 , Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, as per Plat recorded in the records of Island County, Washington, do hereby adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions in order to maintain a good and restricted residential character for the premises, and to ensure a homogeneous development of the premises and all of the property within the said Plat, and for the rights and benefit of each owner of a building site in the aforesaid division and of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, do hereby provide and declare that all of the lots and blocks in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, Division No. 2, hereinafter called ‘the premises’, shall be owned, held, used, occupied and developed subject to these Amended Building and Use Restrictions and do hereby provide and impose as follows:
1. This Amended Building and Use Restriction supersedes and replaces in its entirety the previous Building and Use Restrictions and Amendments thereto, previously filed under the following Island County Auditor’s File Numbers: 144198, 168612, 323879, 85013869, and 95020779.
This new Building and Use Restriction has been adopted in accordance with the amending process set forth in the previous Building and Use Restriction recorded under Island County Auditor’s File Number 144198.
2. No building site shall be used except for single occupancy residential purposes. No building site shall be used for business or commercial purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site other than one detached single occupancy dwelling, except that one private garage, a guest house and a garden house, herein termed "accessory buildings", may be erected, altered, placed and permitted to remain on such building site, if used as an accessory to such dwelling. Rental for residential purposes of a dwelling coming within the terms hereof shall not constitute a business or commercial purpose.
3. No used house shall be moved upon, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon any building site without written permission of the Board of Directors of Dugualla Community, Inc., having been first obtained.
4. Any building to be erected on the premises shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
No dwelling shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site exceeding 1 1/2 stories in height and having a floor area less than 1200 square feet excluding any attached car port or garage, but including any
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porch, patio, and passageway covered by a permanent roof integral with the roof of the principal structure.
No dwelling or accessory building shall be placed nearer than 20 feet to any front property line, nor nearer than 20 feet to a rear property line, nor nearer than 5 feet to the side boundary of any building site.
A. Approval of Plans
For the purpose of further insuring the development of the land so platted as an area of high standards, the owner occupant of each and every lot by acceptance of title thereto, or by taking possession thereof, and the present owner of each lot by retaining title thereto covenants and agrees that he or she shall not erect any building, dwelling, or other structure unless and until the plans and specifications therefore and plot plan have been approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee hereinafter provided.
Each such building, dwelling, or structure shall be placed on the premises only in accordance with the plans and specifications and plot plans so approved. Refusal of approval of plans and specifications by such committee must be based upon reasonable grounds to insure homogenous development of the premises and of the rights of other real property owners in Dugualla Bay Heights and consistent with the restrictions heretofore filed and the amendments filed hereof. If the committee shall fail to approve or disapprove the plans and specifications within thirty days after written request therefore then such approval shall not be required, provided that no building or other structure shall be erected which violates any of the covenants herein contained.
B. Architectural Control Committee
The Board of Directors shall appoint one or more persons to the committee herein referred to and a successor committee or committees shall also be appointed by the Board of Directors of Dugualla Bay Heights. The committee shall be composed of such members as the directors of Dugualla Bay Heights, Inc. shall so provide.
C. 1 1/2 Story Height Limitation
Whenever and wherever the term "1 1/2 stories in height" is used in any of the restrictive and protective covenants for all nine of the subdivisions of Dugualla Bay Heights as a limitation of the height of a limitation of the height of a structure on any lot so restricted, the following shall define the maximum height of said structure:
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A structure whose highest point, excluding chimneys, does not exceed 18 feet, measured at the mid-point of the building site (lot) setback line (as described in these covenants) drawn parallel to the street which is named as the official post office address of the building site (lot) or a structure whose highest point does not exceed 14 feet above the highest point on the building site (lot) shall be in conformance with the height limitation, "1 1/2 stories in height." All structures in excess of this height are hereby defined to be conclusively in excess of "1 1/2 stories in height."
The measurements set forth above will be established before any filling, excavation or site preparation is accomplished on the building site and will be shown clearly on all plot plans, exterior elevations, building sections and specifications for the buildings or structures discussed above.
The Dugualla Community, Inc. Board of Directors is authorized, in their discretion, to approve structures which exceed the above heights on recommendation of the architectural control committee so long as the quality and expanse of views of other property owners are preserved, the structures are homogenous to the development of the plat, and there is no objection from property owners whose views may be affected by the non-conforming structure.
5. Construction on any lot shall require a building permit and sewage disposal permit prior to commencement of work. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon a building site unless construction be good and substantial, unless all chimneys installed shall be equal to or better than fire insurance underwriter's approved specifications and unless the exterior, shall be completed and finished in a usual manner, having regard for the type of construction. Work shall be prosecuted with reasonable expedition, upon any building or structure from the beginning of construction to completion of the exterior. The exterior of any new constructed structure shall be completed within two years after the date of commencement of construction.
6. No dwelling shall be occupied until the exterior thereof shall be substantially completed. No structure, other than a dwelling conforming to these Building and Use Restrictions, shall be occupied as a temporary or permanent residence, and no tent, trailer or mobile home shall be moved onto or erected or maintained upon the premises or occupied as a temporary or permanent residence thereon, except that a finished garage or a finished garden house, or a trailer, may be occupied as a temporary residence for a period of not to exceed 24 consecutive months during the period of construction of a dwelling, and provided the same shall be connected to a septic tank.
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7. No dwelling shall be occupied or continue to be occupied unless, within 90 days after water shall be available in a pipe line designed to serve the building site, it shall be connected with a sewer or a septic tank designed for sewage disposal, installed, used and maintained in conformity with the requirements of the Department of the State of Washington or of Island County having jurisdiction.
8. In conjunction with each dwelling there shall be maintained and used a closed sanitary container for the deposit of garbage and refuse.
9. No tank for the storage of fuel oil or propane gas shall be erected or used unless it is installed in some type of enclosure and is not obtrusive to the neighbors. This enclosure can be man-made or horticultural in nature, must conform to Island county regulations and be approved by the Architecture Control Committee.
10. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any building site, except that cats, dogs or household pets may be kept, provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose.
11. Each owner of a building site, upon which a dwelling has been constructed, shall keep the building site in a neat, clean and orderly condition. Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers of various descriptions should be parked on the owner’s property to protect, preserve and enhance neighbors’ views and to maintain a neat and orderly appearance in the division. Visiting recreational vehicles shall not remain on any site within the community for a period greater than 14 consecutive days, nor exceed 28 calendar days per year.
12. No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish or junk of any kind. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. All outdoor burning shall be done in accordance with applicable Island County regulations. No noxious weeds shall be permitted to grow thereon and further that no weeds or wild growth shall be allowed to grow thereon uncontrolled such that the height thereof shall in any manner detract from the appearance thereof. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicles shall be allowed to remain in open storage on any building site without written authorization from the Dugualla Community, Incorporated Board of Directors.
13. No commercial goods, equipment, trucks, vehicles or paraphernalia used or designed for use in connection with any business, service, or trade, shall be kept or stored in the open on any residential lot.
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14. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, one sign of not more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.
15. For all lots in Block #9 and Block #10; in order to preserve as many trees and other vegetation as possible within the Division, while at the same time to carry out the primary intent of this paragraph to protect, preserve and enhance views of the water (Dugualla and Saratoga Passage) and the mountains (Mt. Baker and the adjoining foothills), no tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth shall be allowed to exceed 15 feet if the said height affects the view of any other property owner within the Division. The sole determining factor of whether or not a view is affected shall be solely determined by the party whose view is affected and not by the owner of the tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth. The 15 foot height limitation shall be measured from the ground at the base of the tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth. Any property owner who deems his view affected shall request the owner of the offending tree, bush or horticulture to reduce the size of the said vegetation to no higher than 15 feet, and upon such written request, the owner of the said vegetation shall reduce the height of the vegetation to no higher than 15 feet. Vegetation over 15 feet shall be allowed so long as it does not affect the view of another property owner within the said Division, provided however, as aforestated, the opinion of the person whose view is affected shall be the sole and determining factor as to whether or not vegetation shall be reduced to a 15 foot limitation.
16. For all lots in Block #6 and Tract "W" in Block #7; in order to preserve as many trees and other vegetation as possible within the Division, while at the same time to carry out the primary intent of this paragraph to protect, preserve and enhance views of the water (Dugualla and Saratoga Passage) and the mountains (Mt. Baker and the adjoining foothills), no tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth shall be allowed to exceed 10 feet if the said height affects the view of any other property owner within the Division. The sole determining factor of whether or not a view is affected shall be solely determined by the party whose view is affected and not by the owner of the tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth. The 10 foot height limitation shall be measured from the ground at the base of the tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth. Any property owner who deems his view affected shall request the owner of the offending tree, bush or horticulture to reduce the size of the said vegetation to no higher than 10 feet, and upon such written request, the owner of the said vegetation shall reduce the height of the vegetation to no higher than 10 feet. Vegetation over 10 feet shall be allowed so long as it does not affect the view of another property owner within the said Division, provided however, as aforestated, the opinion of the person whose view is affected shall be the sole
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and determining factor as to whether or not vegetation shall be reduced to a 10 foot limitation.
17. For all lots in Block #8 and lot #1 in Block #7; in order to preserve as many trees and other vegetation as possible within the Division, while at the same time to carry out the primary intent of this paragraph to protect, preserve and enhance views of the water (Dugualla and Saratoga Passage) and the mountains (Mt. Baker and the adjoining foothills), no tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth shall be allowed to exceed 25 feet if the said height affects the view of any other property owner within the Division. The sole determining factor of whether or not a view is affected shall be solely determined by the party whose view is affected and not by the owner of the tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth. The 25 foot height limitation shall be measured from the ground at the base of the tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth. Any property owner who deems his view affected shall request the owner of the offending tree, bush or horticulture to reduce the size of the said vegetation to no higher than 25 feet, and upon such written request, the owner of the said vegetation shall reduce the height of the vegetation to no higher than 25 feet. Vegetation over 25 feet shall be allowed so long as it does not affect the view of another property owner within the said Division, provided however, as aforestated, the opinion of the person whose view is affected shall be the sole and determining factor as to whether or not vegetation shall be reduced to a 25 foot limitation.
18. An easement is reserved for the installation, operation, repair, and replacement of water pipe lines over, under, and across the northerly 5 feet of Lot #5 and the southerly 5 feet and the westerly 5 feet of Lot #4, Block #8, Division #2.
19. An easement and right of way is hereby reserved for the installation, operation, repair and replacement of a covered drainage ditch over, under and across the northerly 5 feet of Lots #1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9 in Block #10, and the easterly 5 feet of Lots #1,2, and 3, Block #6, and the easterly 5 feet of Lot #2 and the westerly 5 feet of Lot #3, Block #8, and the southerly 5 feet of Lot #3 and the northerly 5 feet of Lot #4, Block #8, and the southerly 5 feet of Lot #5 and the northerly 5 feet of Lot #6, Block #8, and the westerly 5 feet of Lots #3,4,5, and 6, Block #8, and the southerly 5 feet of Lot #1, Block #7, all in Division #2. Within these easements no structures, trees, vegetation, horticultural growths or other materials shall be placed or permitted to remain which may damage or interfere with the installation and direction of flow of drainage channels in the easements, or which may obstruct or retard the flow of water through drainage channels in the easements
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20. Upon purchase of a lot in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, each fee owner or contract purchaser of a residential lot or lots situated in the premises is hereby automatically made a member of Dugualla Community Inc., a Washington non- profit corporation, (hereinafter, called the “corporation”) on the following terms and conditions:
(a) Each membership in the corporation runs automatically with the ownership of the land, and each membership shall be governed by the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation, including any amendments or revisions thereof, which may hereafter be effected from time to time.
(b) Each fee owner or contract purchaser shall maintain his membership in the corporation in good standing, subject to the restrictions for aforesaid Articles, By- Laws and Rules and Regulations, as long as he shall continue to have a fee owner's or contract purchaser's interest in said residential lot or lots. The membership shall cease and terminate upon the bona fide transfer of ownership of said residential lot or lots by the member (it being understood that the sale of the realty under a real estate contract or assignment of a vendee's interest in a real estate contract shall constitute a transfer of ownership for the purposes of termination of membership).
(c) Each member shall pay when due all fees, dues, charges or assessments which may from time to time become payable to the corporation; and any default or defaults on such obligations or otherwise with regard to the member's duties and obligations as a member of the corporation, shall subject said defaulting member and/or the residential lot or lots owner or being purchased by said defaulting member, to such claims, damages, liens, mortgages, penalties and/or other liabilities as may now or hereafter be provided for by law and/or in the aforesaid Articles, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation.
21. These Building and Use Restrictions may be supplemented, relaxed, revoked or amended, in whole or in part, at any time by a majority of the fee owners or contract purchasers of a residential lot or lots situated upon the premises, evidenced by an instrument in writing, filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Island County.
22. These Building and Use Restrictions shall run with the land and shall be binding upon vendees and/or grantees of the subdividers herein, and all persons, firms and corporations obtaining title to or in any manner occupying the premises or any portion thereof from the date hereof.
23. These Building and Use Restrictions may be enforced by any lot or building site owner, or by Dugualla Community, Inc., by proceedings at law or in equity against any person, firm or corporation violating or attempting to violate these Building and Use Restrictions, or any portion thereof, either to recover damages
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or to restrain violation or to enjoin the use of a structure or structures, or to require performance of any act or removal of a structure or structures, in such form and under such penalties as judgment, order or decree of a court shall provide. In any litigation to enforce these Restrictive Covenants, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs as determined by the court to be just, fair and proper.
24. The invalidation of any portion of the Building and Use Restrictions by judgment, decree or order of a court having jurisdiction, shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Now, therefore, the undersigned parties, being the majority of the owners of the building site having a completed dwelling upon the premises, adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions. At the time of the execution of this document, in Division #2, there were _________ completed buildings, and _________ of the owners of lots having completed dwellings have signed this Amended Building and Use Restriction.
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Amended Building and Use Restrictions Affecting Division No. 3 of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights
A majority of the owners of building sites having completed dwellings upon the premises as located in Division No. 3, Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, as per Plat recorded in the records of Island County, Washington, do hereby adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions in order to maintain a good and restricted residential character for the premises, and to ensure a homogeneous development of the premises and all of the property within the said Plat, and for the rights and benefit of each owner of a building site in the aforesaid division and of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, do hereby provide and declare that all of the lots and blocks in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, Division No. 3, hereinafter called ‘the premises’, shall be owned, held, used, occupied and developed subject to these Amended Building and Use Restrictions and do hereby provide and impose as follows:
1. This Amended Building and Use Restriction supersedes and replaces in its entirety the previous Building and Use Restrictions and Amendments thereto, previously filed under the following Island County Auditor’s File Numbers: 163843, 323879, 85013870, and 95020780. This new Building and Use Restriction has been adopted in accordance with the amending process set forth in the previous Building and Use Restriction recorded under Island County Auditor’s File Number 163843.
2. No building site shall be used except for single occupancy residential purposes. No building site shall be used for business or commercial purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site other than one detached single occupancy dwelling, except that one private garage, a guest house and a garden house, herein termed "accessory buildings", may be erected, altered, placed and permitted to remain on such building site, if used as an accessory to such dwelling. Rental for residential purposes of a dwelling coming within the terms hereof shall not constitute a business or commercial purpose.
A building site is hereby defined to be (a) a platted lot or (b) must contain no less than 7,500 square feet of which at least 50 lineal feet of the boundary of the 7,500 foot area must be adjacent to a platted street, platted access and/or some form of private way. No dwelling or accessory building may be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on an area that does not comprise a building site as above defined.
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3. No used house shall be moved upon, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon any building site without written permission of the Board of Directors of Dugualla Community, Inc., having been first obtained.
4. Any building to be erected on the premises shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
No structure in excess of 2 stories in height shall be constructed, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on Lots 1 through 15 inclusive, Block 12, of this division.
No structure in excess of 1 1⁄2 stories in height shall be constructed, erected altered, placed or permitted to remain on Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Block 14 of this division.
No structure in excess of 1 1⁄2 stories in height shall be constructed, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, in Block 13 of this division.
No structure in excess of 1 1⁄2 stories in height shall be constructed, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, 15 and 16 in Block 11 of this division.
No structure of more than 16 feet in height above the present grade level shall be constructed, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on Lots 6 through 12 inclusive in Block 11 of this division.
No dwelling shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site having a floor area less than 1,000 square feet, excluding any attached carport or garage, but including any porch, patio and passageway covered by a permanent roof integral with the roof of principal structure.
No dwelling or accessory building shall be placed nearer than 20 feet to any front property line, nor nearer than 20 feet to a rear property line, nor nearer than 5 feet to the side boundary of any building site.
No Quonset hut or other building of similar type or style shall be constructed erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any lot in this division.
A. Approval of Plans
For the purpose of further insuring the development of the land so platted as an area of high standards, the owner occupant of each and every lot by acceptance of title thereto, or by taking possession thereof, and the present owner of each lot by retaining title thereto covenants and agrees that he or she shall not erect any building, dwelling, or other structure unless and until the plans
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and specifications therefore and plot plan have been approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee hereinafter provided.
Each such building, dwelling, or structure shall be placed on the premises only in accordance with the plans and specifications and plot plans so approved. Refusal of approval of plans and specifications by such committee must be based upon reasonable grounds to insure homogenous development of the premises and of the rights of other real property owners in Dugualla Bay Heights and consistent with the restrictions heretofore filed and the amendments filed hereof. If the committee shall fail to approve or disapprove the plans and specifications within thirty days after written request therefore then such approval shall not be required, provided that no building or other structure shall be erected which violates any of the covenants herein contained.
B. Architectural Control Committee
The Board of Directors shall appoint one or more persons to the committee herein referred to and a successor committee or committees shall also be appointed by the Board of Directors of Dugualla Bay Heights. The committee shall be composed of such members as the directors of Dugualla Bay Heights, Inc. shall so provide.
C. 1 1/2 Story Height Limitation
Whenever and wherever the term "1 1/2 stories in height" is used in the Building and Use Restrictions Affecting Division No. 3 Of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights as a limitation of the height of a limitation of the height of a structure on any lot so restricted, the following shall define the maximum height of said structure:
A structure whose highest point, excluding chimneys, does not exceed 18 feet, measured at the mid-point of the building site (lot) setback line (as described in these covenants) drawn parallel to the street which is named as the official post office address of the building site (lot) or a structure whose highest point does not exceed 14 feet above the highest point on the building site (lot) shall be in conformance with the height limitation, "1 1/2 stories in height." All structures in excess of this height are hereby defined to be conclusively in excess of "1 1/2 stories in height."
The measurements set forth above will be established before any filling, excavation or site preparation is accomplished on the building site and will be shown clearly on all plot plans, exterior elevations, building sections and specifications for the buildings or structures discussed above.
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The Dugualla Community, Inc. Board of Directors is authorized, in their discretion, to approve structures which exceed the above heights on recommendation of the architectural control committee so long as the quality and expanse of views of other property owners are preserved, the structures are homogenous to the development of the plat, and there is no objection from property owners whose views may be affected by the non-conforming structure.
5. Construction on any lot shall require a building permit and sewage disposal permit prior to the commencement of work. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon a building site unless construction be good and substantial, unless all chimneys installed shall be equal to or better than fire insurance underwriter's approved specifications and unless the exterior, shall be completed and finished in a usual manner, having regard for the type of construction. Work shall be prosecuted with reasonable expedition, upon any building or structure from the beginning of construction to completion of the exterior. The exterior of any newly constructed structure shall be completed within two years after the date of commencement of construction.
6. No dwelling shall be occupied until the exterior thereof shall be substantially completed. No structure, other than a dwelling conforming to these Building and Use Restrictions, shall be occupied as a temporary or permanent residence, and no tent, trailer or mobile home shall be moved onto or erected or maintained upon the premises or occupied as a temporary or permanent residence thereon, except that a finished garage or a finished garden house, or a trailer, may be occupied as a temporary residence for a period of not to exceed 24 consecutive months during the period of construction of a dwelling, and provided the same shall be connected to a septic tank.
7. No dwelling shall be occupied or continue to be occupied unless, within 90 days after water shall be available in a pipe line designed to serve the building site, it shall be connected with a sewer or a septic tank designed for sewage disposal, installed, used and maintained in conformity with the requirements of the Department of the State of Washington or of Island County having jurisdiction.
8. In conjunction with each dwelling there shall be maintained and used a closed sanitary container for the deposit of garbage and refuse.
9. No tank for the storage of fuel oil or propane gas shall be erected or used unless it is installed in some type of enclosure and is not obtrusive to the neighbors. This enclosure can be man-made or horticultural in nature, must conform to Island county regulations and be approved by the Architecture Control Committee.
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10. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any building site, except that cats, dogs or household pets may be kept, provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose.
11. Each owner of a building site, upon which a dwelling has been constructed, shall keep the building site in a neat, clean and orderly condition. Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers of various descriptions should be parked on the owner’s property to protect, preserve and enhance neighbors’ views and to maintain a neat and orderly appearance in the division. Visiting recreational vehicles shall not remain on any site within the community for a period greater than 14 consecutive days, nor exceed 28 calendar days per year.
12. No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish or junk of any kind. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. All outdoor burning shall be done in accordance with applicable Island County regulations. No noxious weeds shall be permitted to grow thereon and further that no weeds or wild growth shall be allowed to grow thereon uncontrolled such that the height thereof shall in any manner detract from the appearance thereof. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicles shall be allowed to remain in open storage on any building site without written authorization from the Dugualla Community, Incorporated Board of Directors.
13. No commercial goods, equipment, trucks, vehicles or paraphernalia used or designed for use in connection with any business, service, or trade, shall be kept or stored in the open on any residential lot.
14. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, one sign of not more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.
15. With the exception of certain lots as set forth herein and also in paragraph 17 herein, the following general rule concerning horticulture applies to all lots in Division 3. In order to preserve as many trees and other vegetation as possible within the Division, while at the same time to carry out the primary intent of this paragraph to protect, preserve and enhance views of the water (Dugualla and Saratoga Passage) and the mountains (Mt. Baker and the adjoining foothills), no tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth shall be allowed to exceed 15 feet, (except as hereinafter specifically set forth), if the said height affects the view of any other property owner within the Division. The sole determining factor of whether or not a view is affected shall be solely determined by the party whose view is affected and not by the owner of the tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth. The height limitation shall be measured from the ground at the base of
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the tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth, except as hereinafter specifically set forth. Any property owner who deems his view affected shall request the owner of the offending tree, bush or horticulture to reduce the size of the said vegetation to no higher than 15 feet, (or as hereinafter specifically set forth), and upon such written request, the owner of the said vegetation shall reduce the height of the vegetation to no higher than 15 feet (or as hereinafter specifically set forth). Vegetation over 15 feet (or as hereinafter specifically set forth) shall be allowed so long as it does not affect the view of another property owner within the said division provided however, as aforestated, the opinion of the person whose view is affected shall be the sole and determining factor as to whether or not vegetation shall be reduced to a 15 foot limitation (or as hereinafter specifically set forth).
No tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth shall be placed or permitted to grow to a height in excess of 7 feet above the county road surface to the rear of Lots 6 through 13 inclusive, Block 11. No tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth shall be placed or permitted to grow to a height in excess of 20 feet above the present graded ground level of lots 1 through 5 inclusive, Block 11.
No tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth shall be placed or permitted to grow to a height in excess of 20 feet above the present graded ground level of lots 1 through 5 inclusive, Block 13.
No tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth shall be placed or permitted to grow to a height in excess of 15 feet above the highest natural point of Lots 1 through 4 inclusive in Block 14.
The foregoing restrictions as to trees, bushes and/or other horticultural growth in Paragraph 15, shall not apply to Lots 1 through 15, Block 12.
16. An easement and right of way is reserved to Dugualla Community, Incorporated for the installation, operation, repair and replacement of water pipe lines, over, under and across the northerly 5 feet of Lot 3 and the southerly 5 feet of Lot 2 a distance of 161.86 feet in Block 14. A drainage easement 10 feet wide is reserved along the north lot lines of Lots 5 through 16 in Block 11 as shown on the face of the plat map. Within these easements no structures, plantings or other material shall be placed or permitted to remain which may damage or interfere with the installation and direction of flow of drainage channels in the easements, or which may obstruct or retard the flow of water through drainage channels in the easements.
17. No building or structure or tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth, with the exception of ground cover, shall be placed, planted, erected, altered or permitted to remain on Lots 1 through 12, Block 11, northerly of the building set- back line described as follows, to-wit:
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A line in Block 11, Dugualla Bay Heights, Division No. 3, as per plat recorded in Volume 8 of Plats, page 7, records of Island County, Washington, described as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 11, thence north 9o 57' 50" East 90/00 feet along the west line of said Lots 11 to the true point of beginning of said line; thence south 80" 02' l0" East 340.00 feet to a point on the west line of Lot 7; thence easterly to a point on the west line of Lot 4 which is north l4" 53' 57" East 100.00 feet from the southwest corner of said Lot 4; thence easterly to a point on the west line of Lot 2 which is North 29" 20' 00" East 125.00 feet from the southwest corner of said Lot 2; thence southeasterly to the point of curvature of the 25 foot radius curve on the easterly portion of Lot 1, said point being the eastern terminus of the line being described and located 162.28 feet southeasterly from the northeast corner of said Lot 1, measured along the easterly line of said Lot 1.
18. Upon purchase of a lot in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, each fee owner or contract purchaser of a residential lot or lots situated in the premises is hereby automatically made a member of Dugualla Community Inc., a Washington non- profit corporation, (hereinafter, called the “corporation”) on the following terms and conditions:
(a) Each membership in the corporation runs automatically with the ownership of the land, and each membership shall be governed by the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation, including any amendments or revisions thereof, which may hereafter be effected from time to time.
(b) Each fee owner or contract purchaser shall maintain his membership in the corporation in good standing, subject to the restrictions for aforesaid Articles, By- Laws and Rules and Regulations, as long as he shall continue to have a fee owner's or contract purchaser's interest in said residential lot or lots. The membership shall cease and terminate upon the bona fide transfer of ownership of said residential lot or lots by the member (it being understood that the sale of the realty under a real estate contract or assignment of a vendee's interest in a real estate contract shall constitute a transfer of ownership for the purposes of termination of membership).
(c) Each member shall pay when due all fees, dues, charges or assessments which may from time to time become payable to the corporation; and any default or defaults on such obligations or otherwise with regard to the member's duties and obligations as a member of the corporation, shall subject said defaulting member and/or the residential lot or lots owner or being purchased by said defaulting member, to such claims, damages, liens, mortgages, penalties and/or
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other liabilities as may now or hereafter be provided for by law and/or in the aforesaid Articles, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation.
19. These Building and Use Restrictions may be supplemented, relaxed, revoked or amended, in whole or in part, at any time by a majority of the fee owners or contract purchasers of a residential lot or lots situated upon the premises, evidenced by an instrument in writing, filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Island County.
20. These Building and Use Restrictions shall run with the land and shall be binding upon vendees and/or grantees of the subdividers herein, and all persons, firms and corporations obtaining title to or in any manner occupying the premises or any portion thereof from the date hereof.
21. These Building and Use Restrictions may be enforced by any lot or building site owner, or by Dugualla Community, Inc., by proceedings at law or in equity against any person, firm or corporation violating or attempting to violate these Building and Use Restrictions, or any portion thereof, either to recover damages or to restrain violation or to enjoin the use of a structure or structures, or to require performance of any act or removal of a structure or structures, in such form and under such penalties as judgment, order or decree of a court shall provide. In any litigation to enforce these Restrictive Covenants, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs as determined by the court to be just, fair and proper.
22. The invalidation of any portion of the Building and Use Restrictions by judgment, decree or order of a court having jurisdiction, shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Now, therefore, the undersigned parties, being the majority of the owners of the building site having a completed dwelling upon the premises, adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions. At the time of the execution of this document, in Division 3, there were _________ completed buildings, and ________ of the owners of lots having completed dwellings have signed this Amended Building and Use Restriction.
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Amended Building and Use Restrictions Affecting Division No. 4 of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights
A majority of the owners of building sites having completed dwellings upon the premises as located in Division No. 4, Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, as per Plat recorded in the records of Island County, Washington, do hereby adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions in order to maintain a good and restricted residential character for the premises, and to ensure a homogeneous development of the premises and all of the property within the said Plat, and for the rights and benefit of each owner of a building site in the aforesaid division and of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, do hereby provide and declare that all of the lots and blocks in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, Division No. 4, hereinafter called ‘the premises’, shall be owned, held, used, occupied and developed subject to these Amended Building and Use Restrictions and do hereby provide and impose as follows:
1. This Amended Building and Use Restriction supersedes and replaces in its entirety the previous Building and Use Restrictions and Amendments thereto, previously filed under the following Island County Auditor’s File Numbers: 175431, 85013871, and 95020781. This new Building and Use Restriction has been adopted in accordance with the amending process set forth in the previous Building and Use Restriction recorded under Island County Auditor’s File Number 175431.
2. No building site shall be used except for single occupancy residential purposes. No building site shall be used for business or commercial purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site other than one detached single occupancy dwelling, except that one private garage, a guest house and a garden house, herein termed "accessory buildings", may be erected, altered, placed and permitted to remain on such building site, if used as an accessory to such dwelling. Rental for residential purposes of a dwelling coming within the terms hereof shall not constitute a business or commercial purpose.
3. No used house shall be moved upon, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon any building site without written permission of the Board of Directors of Dugualla Community, Inc., having been first obtained.
4. Any building to be erected on the premises shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
No structure in excess of 1 story or more than 18 feet in height shall be constructed, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on Lots 11 through 13 inclusive of this division. No structure in excess of 11⁄2 stories or more than 18
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feet in height shall be constructed, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on Lots 10, 14 and 15 inclusive of this division. No structure in excess of 2 stories in height, and no structure of A-frame type in excess of 30 feet in height shall be constructed, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on Lots 16 through 31 inclusive of this division.
A. Approval of Plans
For the purpose of further insuring the development of the land so platted as an area of high standards, the owner occupant of each and every lot by acceptance of title thereto, or by taking possession thereof, and the present owner of each lot by retaining title thereto covenants and agrees that he or she shall not erect any building, dwelling, or other structure unless and until the plans and specifications therefore and plot plan have been approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee hereinafter provided.
Each such building, dwelling, or structure shall be placed on the premises only in accordance with the plans and specifications and plot plans so approved. Refusal of approval of plans and specifications by such committee must be based upon reasonable grounds to insure homogenous development of the premises and of the rights of other real property owners in Dugualla Bay Heights and consistent with the restrictions heretofore filed and the amendments filed hereof. If the committee shall fail to approve or disapprove the plans and specifications within thirty days after written request therefore then such approval shall not be required, provided that no building or other structure shall be erected which violates any of the covenants herein contained.
B. Architectural Control Committee
The Board of Directors shall appoint one or more persons to the committee herein referred to and a successor committee or committees shall also be appointed by the Board of Directors of Dugualla Bay Heights. The committee shall be composed of such members as the directors of Dugualla Bay Heights, Inc. shall so provide.
C. 1 1/2 Story Height Limitation
Whenever and wherever the term "1 1/2 stories in height" is used in any of the restrictive and protective covenants for all nine of the subdivisions of Dugualla Bay Heights as a limitation of the height of a limitation of the height of a structure on any lot so restricted, the following shall define the maximum height of said structure:
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A structure whose highest point, excluding chimneys, does not exceed 18 feet, measured at the mid-point of the building site (lot) setback line (as described in these covenants) drawn parallel to the street which is named as the official post office address of the building site (lot) or a structure whose highest point does not exceed 14 feet above the highest point on the building site (lot) shall be in conformance with the height limitation, "1 1/2 stories in height." All structures in excess of this height are hereby defined to be conclusively in excess of "1 1/2 stories in height."
The measurements set forth above will be established before any filling, excavation or site preparation is accomplished on the building site and will be shown clearly on all plot plans, exterior elevations, building sections and specifications for the buildings or structures discussed above.
The Dugualla Community, Inc. Board of Directors is authorized, in their discretion, to approve structures which exceed the above heights on recommendation of the architectural control committee so long as the quality and expanse of views of other property owners are preserved, the structures are homogenous to the development of the plat, and there is no objection from property owners whose views may be affected by the non-conforming structure.
5. Construction on any lot shall require a building permit and sewage disposal permit prior to commencement of work. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon a building site unless construction be good and substantial, unless all chimneys installed shall be equal to or better than fire insurance underwriter's approved specifications and unless the exterior, shall be completed and finished in a usual manner, having regard for the type of construction. Work shall be prosecuted with reasonable expedition, upon any building or structure from the beginning of construction to completion of the exterior. The exterior of any newly constructed structure shall be completed within two years after the date of commencement of construction.
6. No dwelling shall be occupied until the exterior thereof shall be substantially completed. No structure, other than a dwelling conforming to these Building and Use Restrictions, shall be occupied as a temporary or permanent residence, and no tent, trailer or mobile home shall be moved onto or erected or maintained upon the premises or occupied as a temporary or permanent residence thereon, except that a finished garage or a finished garden house, or a trailer, may be occupied as a temporary residence for a period of not to exceed 24 consecutive months during the period of construction of a dwelling, and provided the same shall be connected to a septic tank.
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7. No dwelling shall be occupied or continue to be occupied unless, within 90 days after water shall be available in a pipe line designed to serve the building site, it shall be connected with a sewer or a septic tank designed for sewage disposal, installed, used and maintained in conformity with the requirements of the Department of the State of Washington or of Island County having jurisdiction.
8. In conjunction with each dwelling there shall be maintained and used a closed sanitary container for the deposit of garbage and refuse.
9. No tank for the storage of fuel oil or propane gas shall be erected or used unless it is installed in some type of enclosure and is not obtrusive to the neighbors. This enclosure can be man-made or horticultural in nature, must conform to Island county regulations and be approved by the Architecture Control Committee.
10. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any building site, except that cats, dogs or household pets may be kept, provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose.
11. Each owner of a building site, upon which a dwelling has been constructed, shall keep the building site in a neat, clean and orderly condition. Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers of various descriptions should be parked on the owner’s property to protect, preserve and enhance neighbors’ views and to maintain a neat and orderly appearance in the division. Visiting recreational vehicles shall not remain on any site within the community for a period greater than 14 consecutive days, nor exceed 28 calendar days per year.
12. No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish or junk of any kind. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. All outdoor burning shall be done in accordance with applicable Island County regulations. No noxious weeds shall be permitted to grow thereon and further that no weeds or wild growth shall be allowed to grow thereon uncontrolled such that the height thereof shall in any manner detract from the appearance thereof. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicles shall be allowed to remain in open storage on any building site without written authorization from the Dugualla Community, Incorporated Board of Directors.
13. No commercial goods, equipment, trucks, vehicles or paraphernalia used or designed for use in connection with any business, service, or trade, shall be kept or stored in the open on any residential lot.
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14. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, one sign of not more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.
15. No vegetation, shrubbery or tree planted by owners shall be placed or permitted to grow to a height in excess of 20 feet above the highest natural point of Lots 10 through 24 inclusive.
16. No vegetation, shrubbery or tree planted by owners shall be placed or permitted to grow to a height in excess of 35 feet above the present grade level on Lots 25 through 31 inclusive.
17. Installation of a cellular phone tower, antenna or satellite dish is subject to the approval of the Dugualla Community, Inc., Architectural Control Committee prior to installation, with the exception of a satellite dish antenna of a diameter less than 24 inches mounted on the house.
18. Upon purchase of a lot in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, each fee owner or contract purchaser of a residential lot or lots situated in the premises is hereby automatically made a member of Dugualla Community Inc., a Washington non- profit corporation, (hereinafter, called the “corporation”) on the following terms and conditions:
A. Each membership in the corporation runs automatically with the ownership of the land, and each membership shall be governed by the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation, including any amendments or revisions thereof, which may hereafter be effected from time to time.
B. Each fee owner or contract purchaser shall maintain his membership in the corporation in good standing, subject to the restrictions for aforesaid Articles, By- Laws and Rules and Regulations, as long as he shall continue to have a fee owner's or contract purchaser's interest in said residential lot or lots. The membership shall cease and terminate upon the bona fide transfer of ownership of said residential lot or lots by the member (it being understood that the sale of the realty under a real estate contract or assignment of a vendee's interest in a real estate contract shall constitute a transfer of ownership for the purposes of termination of membership).
C. Each member shall pay when due all fees, dues, charges or assessments which may from time to time become payable to the corporation; and any default or defaults on such obligations or otherwise with regard to the member's duties
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and obligations as a member of the corporation, shall subject said defaulting member and/or the residential lot or lots owner or being purchased by said defaulting member, to such claims, damages, liens, mortgages, penalties and/or other liabilities as may now or hereafter be provided for by law and/or in the aforesaid Articles, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation.
19. These Building and Use Restrictions may be supplemented, relaxed, revoked or amended, in whole or in part, at any time by a majority of the fee owners or contract purchasers of a residential lot or lots situated upon the premises, evidenced by an instrument in writing, filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Island County.
20. These Building and Use Restrictions shall run with the land and shall be binding upon vendees and/or grantees of the subdividers herein, and all persons, firms and corporations obtaining title to or in any manner occupying the premises or any portion thereof from the date hereof.
21. These Building and Use Restrictions may be enforced by any lot or building site owner, or by Dugualla Community, Inc., by proceedings at law or in equity against any person, firm or corporation violating or attempting to violate these Building and Use Restrictions, or any portion thereof, either to recover damages or to restrain violation or to enjoin the use of a structure or structures, or to require performance of any act or removal of a structure or structures, in such form and under such penalties as judgment, order or decree of a court shall provide. In any litigation to enforce these Restrictive Covenants, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs as determined by the court to be just, fair and proper.
22. The invalidation of any portion of the Building and Use Restrictions by judgment, decree or order of a court having jurisdiction, shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Now, therefore, the undersigned parties, being the majority of the owners of the building site having a completed dwelling upon the premises, adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions. At the time of the execution of this document, in Division No. 4, there were twenty completed buildings, and _________ of the owners of lots having completed dwellings have signed this Amended Building and Use Restriction.
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Amended Building and Use Restrictions Affecting Division No.5 of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights
A majority of the owners of building sites having completed dwellings upon the premises located in Division No. 5 Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, as per Plat recorded in the records of Island County, Washington, do hereby adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions in order to maintain a good and restricted residential character for the premises, and to ensure a homogeneous development of the premises and all of the property within the said Plat, and for the rights and benefit of each owner of a building site in the aforesaid division and of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, do hereby provide and declare that all of the lots and blocks in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, Division No. 5, hereinafter called ‘the premises’, shall be owned, held, used, occupied and developed subject to these Amended Building and Use Restrictions and do hereby provide and impose as follows:
1. This Amended Building and Use Restriction supersedes and replaces in its entirety the previous Building and Use Restrictions and Amendments thereto, previously filed under the following Island County Auditor’s File Numbers: 180610, 323879, 85013872, and 95020782.
This new Building and Use Restriction has been adopted in accordance with the amending process set forth in the previous Building and Use Restriction recorded under Island County Auditor’s File Number 180610.
2. No building site shall be used except for single occupancy residential purposes. No building site shall be used for business or commercial purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site other than one detached single occupancy dwelling, except that one private garage, a guest house and a garden house, herein termed "accessory buildings", may be erected, altered, placed and permitted to remain on such building site, if used as an accessory to such dwelling. Rental for residential purposes of a dwelling coming within the terms hereof shall not constitute a business or commercial purpose.
3. No used house shall be moved upon, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon any building site without written permission of the Board of Directors of Dugualla Community, Inc., having been first obtained.
4. Any building to be erected on the premises shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
No dwelling or accessory building shall be placed nearer than 20 feet to any front property line, nor nearer than 20 feet to any rear property line, nor nearer than 5
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feet to the side boundary of any building site on all lots of this division, except Lot 12 which is reserved for water tanks and well.
No dwelling shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site having a main floor area less than 1000 square feet, excluding any attached carport or garage, but including any porch, patio and passageway covered by a permanent roof integral with the roof of principal structure.
No structure in excess of 11⁄2 stories or more than 25 feet in height shall be constructed, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on Lots 5, 8, 9, 10 and11, Block 15 of this division.
A. Approval of Plans
For the purpose of further insuring the development of the land so platted as an area of high standards, the owner occupant of each and every lot by acceptance of title thereto, or by taking possession thereof, and the present owner of each lot by retaining title thereto covenants and agrees that he or she shall not erect any building, dwelling, or other structure unless and until the plans and specifications therefore and plot plan have been approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee hereinafter provided.
Each such building, dwelling, or structure shall be placed on the premises only in accordance with the plans and specifications and plot plans so approved. Refusal of approval of plans and specifications by such committee must be based upon reasonable grounds to insure homogenous development of the premises and of the rights of other real property owners in Dugualla Bay Heights and consistent with the restrictions heretofore filed and the amendments filed hereof. If the committee shall fail to approve or disapprove the plans and specifications within thirty days after written request therefore then such approval shall not be required, provided that no building or other structure shall be erected which violates any of the covenants herein contained.
B. Architectural Control Committee
The Board of Directors shall appoint one or more persons to the committee herein referred to and a successor committee or committees shall also be appointed by the Board of Directors of Dugualla Bay Heights. The committee shall be composed of such members as the directors of Dugualla Bay Heights, Inc. shall so provide.
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C. 1 1/2 Story Height Limitation
Whenever and wherever the term "1 1/2 stories in height" is used in Division 5 of Dugualla Bay Heights as a limitation of the height of a structure on any lot so restricted, the following shall define the maximum height of said structure:
A structure whose highest point, excluding chimneys, does not exceed 25 feet, measured at the mid-point of the building site (lot) setback line (as described in these covenants) drawn parallel to the street which is named as the official post office address of the building site lot.
The measurements set forth above will be established before any filling, excavation or site preparation is accomplished on the building site and will be shown clearly on all plot plans, exterior elevations, building sections and specifications for the buildings or structures discussed above.
The Dugualla Community, Inc. Board of Directors is authorized, in their discretion, to approve structures which exceed the above heights on recommendation of the architectural control committee so long as the quality and expanse of views of other property owners are preserved, the structures are homogenous to the development of the plat, and there is no objection from property owners whose views may be affected by the non-conforming structure.
5. Construction on any lot shall require a building permit and sewage disposal permit prior to the commencement of work. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon a building site unless construction be good and substantial, unless all chimneys installed shall be equal to or better than fire insurance underwriter's approved specifications and unless the exterior, shall be completed and finished in a usual manner, having regard for the type of construction. Work shall be prosecuted with reasonable expedition, upon any building or structure from the beginning of construction to completion of the exterior. The exterior of any newly constructed structure shall be completed within two years after the date of commencement of construction.
6. No dwelling shall be occupied until the exterior thereof shall be substantially completed. No structure, other than a dwelling conforming to these Building and Use Restrictions, shall be occupied as a temporary or permanent residence, and no tent or trailer shall be moved onto or erected or situated upon the premises or occupied as a temporary or permanent residence thereon, except that a finished garage or a finished garden house or a trailer may be occupied as a temporary residence for a period of not to exceed 24 consecutive months during the period of construction of a dwelling, and provided the same shall be connected to a septic tank.
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7. No dwelling shall be occupied or continue to be occupied unless within 90 days after water shall be available in a pipe line designed to serve the building site, it shall be connected with a sewer or a septic tank designed for sewage disposal, installed, used and maintained in conformity with the requirements of the department of the State of Washington or of Island County having jurisdiction.
8. In conjunction with each dwelling there shall be maintained and used a closed sanitary container for the deposit of garbage and refuse.
9. No tank for the storage of fuel oil or propane gas shall be erected or used unless it is installed in some type of enclosure and is not obtrusive to the neighbors. This enclosure can be man made or horticulture in nature, conforms to Island County regulations and has been approved by the Architecture Control Committee.
10. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any building site, except that cats, dogs or household pets may be kept provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose.
11. Each owner of a building site, upon which a dwelling has been constructed, shall keep the building site in a neat, clean and orderly condition. Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers of various descriptions should be parked on the owner’s property to protect, preserve and enhance neighbors’ views and to maintain a neat and orderly appearance in the division. Visiting recreational vehicles shall not remain on any site within the community for a period greater than 14 consecutive days, nor exceed 28 calendar days per year.
12. No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish or junk of any kind. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. All outdoor burning shall be done in accordance with applicable Island County regulations. No noxious weeds shall be permitted to grow thereon, and further that no weeds or wild growth shall be allowed to grow thereon uncontrolled such that the height thereof shall in any manner detract from the appearance thereof. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicles shall be allowed to remain in open storage on any building site without written authorization from the Dugualla Community, Incorporated Board of Directors.
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13. No commercial goods, equipment, trucks, vehicles or paraphernalia used or designed for use in connection with any business, service, or trade, shall be kept or stored in the open on any residential lot.
14. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, one sign of not more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.
15. No horticultural growth shall be placed or permitted to grow to a height in excess of 15 feet
above the highest natural point of Lots 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, Block 15, of this division.
16. Upon purchase of a lot in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, each fee owner or contract purchaser of a residential lot or lots situated in the premises is hereby automatically made a member of Dugualla Community Inc., a Washington non- profit corporation, (hereinafter, called the “corporation”) on the following terms and conditions:
(a) Each membership in the corporation runs automatically with the ownership of the land, and each membership shall be governed by the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation, including any amendments or revisions thereof, which may hereafter be effected from time to time.
(b) Each fee owner or contract purchaser shall maintain his membership in the corporation in good standing, subject to the restrictions for aforesaid Articles, By- Laws and Rules and Regulations, as long as he shall continue to have a fee owner's or contract purchaser's interest in said residential lot or lots. The membership shall cease and terminate upon the bona fide transfer of ownership of said residential lot or lots by the member (it being understood that the sale of the realty under a real estate contract or assignment of a vendee's interest in a real estate contract shall constitute a transfer of ownership for the purposes of termination of membership).
(c) Each member shall pay when due all fees, dues, charges or assessments which may from time to time become payable to the corporation; and any default or defaults on such obligations or otherwise with regard to the member's duties and obligations as a member of the corporation, shall subject said defaulting member and/or the residential lot or lots owner or being purchased by said defaulting member, to such claims, damages, liens, mortgages, penalties and/or
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other liabilities as may now or hereafter be provided for by law and/or in the aforesaid Articles, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation.
17. These Building and Use Restrictions may be supplemented, relaxed, revoked or amended, in whole or in part, at any time by a majority of the fee owners or contract purchasers of a residential lot or lots situated upon the premises, evidenced by an instrument in writing, filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Island County.
18. These Building and Use Restrictions shall run with the land and shall be binding upon vendees and/or grantees of the subdividers herein, and all persons, firms and corporations obtaining title to or in any manner occupying the premises or any portion thereof from the date hereof.
19. These Building and Use Restrictions may be enforced by any lot or building site owner, or by Dugualla Community, Inc., by proceedings at law or in equity against any person, firm or corporation violating or attempting to violate these Building and Use Restrictions or any portion thereof, either to recover damages or to restrain violation or to enjoin the use of a structure or structures, or to require performance of any act or removal of a structure or structures, in such form and under such penalties as judgment, order or decree of a court shall provide. In any litigation to enforce these Restrictive Covenants, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs as determined by the court to be just, fair and proper.
20. The invalidation of any portion of the Building and Use Restrictions by Judgment decree or order of a court having jurisdiction, shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Now, therefore, the undersigned parties, being the majority of the owners of the building site having a completed dwelling upon the premises, adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions. At the time of the execution of this document, in Division 5, there were_____ completed buildings, and ____ of the owners of lots having completed dwellings have signed this Amended Building and Use Restriction.
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Amended Building and Use Restrictions Affecting Division No. 6 of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights
A majority of the owners of building sites having completed dwellings upon the premises located in Division No. 6 Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, as per Plat recorded in the records of Island County, Washington, do hereby adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions in order to maintain a good and restricted residential character for the premises, and to ensure a homogeneous development of the premises and all of the property within the said Plat, and for the rights and benefit of each owner of a building site in the aforesaid division and of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, do hereby provide and declare that all of the lots and blocks in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, Division No. 6, hereinafter called ‘the premises’, shall be owned, held, used, occupied and developed subject to these Amended Building and Use
Restrictions and do hereby provide and impose as follows:
1. This Amended Building and Use Restriction supersedes and replaces in its entirety the previous Building and Use Restrictions and Amendments thereto, previously filed under the following Island County Auditor’s File Numbers: 188077, 89012500, and 95020783. This new Building and Use Restriction has been adopted in accordance with the amending process set forth in the previous Building and Use Restriction recorded under Island County Auditor’s File Number 188077.
2. No building site shall be used except for single occupancy residential purposes. No building site shall be used for business or commercial purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site other than one detached single occupancy dwelling, except that one private garage, a guest house and a garden house, herein termed "accessory buildings", may be erected, altered, placed and permitted to remain on such building site, if used as an accessory to such dwelling. Rental for residential purposes of a dwelling coming within the terms hereof shall not constitute a business or commercial purpose.
3. No used house shall be moved upon, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon any building site without written permission of the Board of Directors of Dugualla Community, Inc., having been first obtained.
4. Any building to be erected on the premises shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
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No dwelling or accessory building shall be placed nearer than 20 feet to any front property line, nor nearer than l0 feet to any rear property line, nor nearer than 5 feet to the side boundary of any building site on lots of this division.
No dwelling shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site having a main floor area less than 450 square feet, excluding any attached carport or garage, but including any porch, patio and passageway covered by a permanent roof integral with the roof of principal structure.
No structure in excess of l1⁄2 stories or more than 25 feet in height shall be constructed, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on Lots 32 and 33 of this division.
No structure in excess of 2 stories in height, and no structure of A-frame type in excess of 30 feet in height shall be constructed, erected, altered: or placed or permitted to remain on Lots 35, 36, 37, and 39 of this division.
A. Approval of Plans
For the purpose of further insuring the development of the land so platted as an area of high standards, the owner occupant of each and every lot by acceptance of title thereto, or by taking possession thereof, and the present owner of each lot by retaining title thereto covenants and agrees that he or she shall not erect any building, dwelling, or other structure unless and until the plans and specifications therefore and plot plan have been approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee hereinafter provided.
Each such building, dwelling, or structure shall be placed on the premises only in accordance with the plans and specifications and plot plans so approved. Refusal of approval of plans and specifications by such committee must be based upon reasonable grounds to insure homogenous development of the premises and of the rights of other real property owners in Dugualla Bay Heights and consistent with the restrictions heretofore filed and the amendments filed hereof. If the committee shall fail to approve or disapprove the plans and specifications within thirty days after written request therefore then such approval shall not be required, provided that no building or other structure shall be erected which violates any of the covenants herein contained.
B. Architectural Control Committee
The Board of Directors shall appoint one or more persons to the committee herein referred to and a successor committee or committees shall also be appointed by the Board of Directors of Dugualla Bay Heights. The committee
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shall be composed of such members as the directors of Dugualla Bay Heights, Inc. shall so provide.
C. 1 1/2 Story Height Limitation
Whenever and wherever the term "1 1/2 stories in height" is used in Division 6 of Dugualla Bay Heights as a limitation of the height of a structure on any lot so restricted, the following shall define the maximum height of said structure:
A structure whose highest point, excluding chimneys, does not exceed 25 feet, measured at the mid-point of the building site (lot) setback line (as described in these covenants) drawn parallel to the street which is named as the official post office address of the building site lot.
The measurements set forth above will be established before any filling, excavation or site preparation is accomplished on the building site and will be shown clearly on all plot plans, exterior elevations, building sections and specifications for the buildings or structures discussed above.
The Dugualla Community, Inc. Board of Directors is authorized, in their discretion, to approve structures which exceed the above heights on recommendation of the architectural control committee so long as the quality and expanse of views of other property owners are preserved, the structures are homogenous to the development of the plat, and there is no objection from property owners whose views may be affected by the non-conforming structure.
5. Construction on any lot shall require a building permit and sewage disposal permit prior to the commencement of work. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon a building site unless construction be good and substantial, unless all chimneys installed shall be equal to or better than fire insurance underwriter's approved specifications and unless the exterior, shall be completed and finished in a usual manner, having regard for the type of construction. Work shall be prosecuted with reasonable expedition, upon any building or structure from the beginning of construction to completion of the exterior. The exterior of any newly constructed structure shall be completed within two years after the date of commencement of construction.
6. No dwelling shall be occupied until the exterior thereof shall be substantially completed. No structure, other than a dwelling conforming to these Building and Use Restrictions, shall be occupied as a temporary or permanent residence, and no tent or trailer shall be moved onto or erected or situated upon the premises or occupied as a temporary or permanent residence thereon, except that a finished garage or a finished garden house or a trailer may be occupied as a temporary
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residence for a period of not to exceed 24 consecutive months during the period of construction of a dwelling, and provided the same shall be connected to a septic tank.
7. No dwelling shall be occupied or continue to be occupied unless within 90 days after water shall be available in a pipe line designed to serve the building site, it shall be connected with a sewer or a septic tank designed for sewage disposal, installed, used and maintained in conformity with the requirements of the department of the State of Washington or of Island County having jurisdiction.
8. In conjunction with each dwelling there shall be maintained and used a closed sanitary container for the deposit of garbage and refuse.
9. No tank for the storage of fuel oil or propane gas shall be erected or used unless it is installed in some type of enclosure and is not obtrusive to the neighbors. This enclosure can be man made or horticulture in nature, conforms to Island County regulations and has been approved by the Architecture Control Committee.
10. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any building site, except that cats, dogs or household pets may be kept provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose.
11. Each owner of a building site, upon which a dwelling has been constructed, shall keep the building site in a neat, clean and orderly condition. Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers of various descriptions should be parked on the owner’s property to protect, preserve and enhance neighbors’ views and to maintain a neat and orderly appearance in the division. Visiting recreational vehicles shall not remain on any site within the community for a period greater than 14 consecutive days, nor exceed 28 calendar days per year.
12. No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish or junk of any kind. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. All outdoor burning shall be done in accordance with applicable Island County regulations. No noxious weeds shall be permitted to grow thereon, and further that no weeds or wild growth shall be allowed to grow thereon uncontrolled such that the height thereof shall in any manner detract from the appearance thereof. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicles shall be allowed to remain in open storage on any building site without written authorization from the Dugualla Community, Incorporated Board of Directors.
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13. No commercial goods, equipment, trucks, vehicles or paraphernalia used or designed for use in connection with any business, service, or trade, shall be kept or stored in the open on any residential lot.
14. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, one sign of not more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.
15. No horticultural growth shall be placed or permitted to grow to a height in excess of 15 feet
above the highest natural point of Lots 32 and 33.
16. No logs, pulpwood or timber products of any kind may be transported over or across Lots 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39 of this division.
17. A drainage easement 5 feet wide is reserved along the northerly lot lines of Lots 35 and 34 of this division.
18. Upon purchase of a lot in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, each fee owner or contract purchaser of a residential lot or lots situated in the premises is hereby automatically made a member of Dugualla Community Inc., a Washington non- profit corporation, (hereinafter, called the “corporation”) on the following terms and conditions:
(a) Each membership in the corporation runs automatically with the ownership of the land, and each membership shall be governed by the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation, including any amendments or revisions thereof, which may hereafter be effected from time to time.
(b) Each fee owner or contract purchaser shall maintain his membership in the corporation in good standing, subject to the restrictions for aforesaid Articles, By- Laws and Rules and Regulations, as long as he shall continue to have a fee owner's or contract purchaser's interest in said residential lot or lots. The membership shall cease and terminate upon the bona fide transfer of ownership of said residential lot or lots by the member (it being understood that the sale of the realty under a real estate contract or assignment of a vendee's interest in a real estate contract shall constitute a transfer of ownership for the purposes of termination of membership).
(c) Each member shall pay when due all fees, dues, charges or assessments which may from time to time become payable to the corporation; and any default
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or defaults on such obligations or otherwise with regard to the member's duties and obligations as a member of the corporation, shall subject said defaulting member and/or the residential lot or lots owner or being purchased by said defaulting member, to such claims, damages, liens, mortgages, penalties and/or other liabilities as may now or hereafter be provided for by law and/or in the aforesaid Articles, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation.
19. These Building and Use Restrictions may be supplemented, relaxed, revoked or amended, in whole or in part, at any time by a majority of the fee owners or contract purchasers of a residential lot or lots situated upon the premises, evidenced by an instrument in writing, filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Island County.
20. These Building and Use Restrictions shall run with the land and shall be binding upon vendees and/or grantees of the subdividers herein, and all persons, firms and corporations obtaining title to or in any manner occupying the premises or any portion thereof from the date hereof.
21. These Building and Use Restrictions may be enforced by any lot or building site owner, or by Dugualla Community, Inc., by proceedings at law or in equity against any person, firm or corporation violating or attempting to violate these Building and Use Restrictions or any portion thereof, either to recover damages or to restrain violation or to enjoin the use of a structure or structures, or to require performance of any act or removal of a structure or structures, in such form and under such penalties as judgment, order or decree of a court shall provide. In any litigation to enforce these Restrictive Covenants, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs as determined by the court to be just, fair and proper.
22. The invalidation of any portion of the Building and Use Restrictions by Judgment decree or order of a court having jurisdiction, shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Now, therefore, the undersigned parties, being the majority of the owners of the building site having a completed dwelling upon the premises, adopt these Amended Building and Use
Restrictions. At the time of the execution of this document, in Division 6, there were five completed buildings, and ____ of the owners of lots having completed dwellings have signed this Amended Building and Use Restriction.
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Amended Building and Use Restrictions Affecting Division No.7 of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights
A majority of the owners of building sites having completed dwellings upon the premises as located in Division No. 7, Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, as per Plat recorded in the records of Island County, Washington, do hereby adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions in order to maintain a good and restricted residential character for the premises, and to ensure a homogeneous development of the premises and all of the property within the said Plat, and for the rights and benefit of each owner of a building site in the aforesaid division and of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, do hereby provide and declare that all of the lots and blocks in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, Division No. 7, hereinafter called ‘the premises’, shall be owned, held, used, occupied and developed subject to these Amended Building and Use Restrictions and do hereby provide and impose as follows:
1. This Amended Building and Use Restriction supersedes and replaces in its entirety the previous Building and Use Restrictions and Amendments thereto, previously filed under the following Island County Auditor’s File Numbers: 202727, 89012501, and 95020784.This new Building and Use Restriction has been adopted in accordance with the amending process set forth in the previous Building and Use Restriction recorded under Island County Auditor’s File Number 202727
2. No building site shall be used except for single occupancy residential purposes. No building site shall be used for business or commercial purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site other than one detached single occupancy dwelling, except that one private garage, a guest house and a garden house, herein termed "accessory buildings", may be erected, altered, placed and permitted to remain on such building site, if used as an accessory to such dwelling. Rental for residential purposes of a dwelling coming within the terms hereof shall not constitute a business or commercial purpose.
3. No used house shall be moved upon, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon any building site without written permission of the Board of Directors of Dugualla Community, Inc., having been first obtained.
4. Any building to be erected on the premises shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
No dwelling shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site having a main floor area less than 750 square feet, excluding any attached carport or garage, but including any porch, patio and passageway covered by a permanent roof integral with the roof of principal structure.
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No dwelling or accessory building shall be placed nearer than 5 feet to the side boundary of any building site, nor nearer than 20 feet to the county road, and not closer than 20 feet to the line of mean high water on Lots 40 to 51 inclusive, of this division.
No structure in excess of 2 stories in height, and no structure of A-frame type in excess of 30 feet in height shall be constructed, erected, altered, or placed or permitted to remain on Lots 40 through 51, inclusive, of this division.
A. Approval of Plans
For the purpose of further insuring the development of the land so platted as an area of high standards, the owner occupant of each and every lot by acceptance of title thereto, or by taking possession thereof, and the present owner of each lot by retaining title thereto covenants and agrees that he or she shall not erect any building, dwelling, or other structure unless and until the plans and specifications therefore and plot plan have been approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee hereinafter provided.
Each such building, dwelling, or structure shall be placed on the premises only in accordance with the plans and specifications and plot plans so approved. Refusal of approval of plans and specifications by such committee must be based upon reasonable grounds to insure homogenous development of the premises and of the rights of other real property owners in Dugualla Bay Heights and consistent with the restrictions heretofore filed and the amendments filed hereof. If the committee shall fail to approve or disapprove the plans and specifications within thirty days after written request therefore then such approval shall not be required, provided that no building or other structure shall be erected which violates any of the covenants herein contained.
B. ArchitecturalControlCommittee
The Board of Directors shall appoint one or more persons to the committee herein referred to and a successor committee or committees shall also be appointed by the Board of Directors of Dugualla Bay Heights. The committee shall be composed of such members as the directors of Dugualla Bay Heights, Inc. shall so provide.
C. 11/2StoryHeightLimitation
Whenever and wherever the term "1 1/2 stories in height" is used in any of the restrictive and protective covenants for all nine of the subdivisions of Dugualla Bay Heights as a limitation of the height of a limitation of the height of
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a structure on any lot so restricted, the following shall define the maximum height of said structure:
A structure whose highest point, excluding chimneys, does not exceed 18 feet, measured at the mid-point of the building site (lot) setback line (as described in these covenants) drawn parallel to the street which is named as the official post office address of the building site (lot) or a structure whose highest point does not exceed 14 feet above the highest point on the building site (lot) shall be in conformance with the height limitation, "1 1/2 stories in height." All structures in excess of this height are hereby defined to be conclusively in excess of "1 1/2 stories in height."
The measurements set forth above will be established before any filling, excavation or site preparation is accomplished on the building site and will be shown clearly on all plot plans, exterior elevations, building sections and specifications for the buildings or structures discussed above.
The Dugualla Community, Inc. Board of Directors is authorized, in their discretion, to approve structures which exceed the above heights on recommendation of the architectural control committee so long as the quality and expanse of views of other property owners are preserved, the structures are homogenous to the development of the plat, and there is no objection from property owners whose views may be affected by the non-conforming structure.
5. Construction on any lot shall require a building permit and sewage disposal permit prior to commencement of work. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon a building site unless construction be good and substantial, unless all chimneys installed shall be equal to or better than fire insurance underwriter's approved specifications and unless the exterior, shall be completed and finished in a usual manner, having regard for the type of construction. Work shall be prosecuted with reasonable expedition, upon any building or structure from the beginning of construction to completion of the exterior. The exterior of any newly constructed structure shall be completed within two years after the date of commencement of construction.
6. No dwelling shall be occupied until the exterior thereof shall be substantially completed. No structure, other than a dwelling conforming to these Building and Use Restrictions, shall be occupied as a temporary or permanent residence, and no tent, trailer or mobile home shall be moved onto or erected or maintained upon the premises or occupied as a temporary or permanent residence thereon, except that a finished garage or a finished garden house, or a trailer, may be occupied as a temporary residence for a period of not to exceed 24 consecutive
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months during the period of construction of a dwelling, and provided the same shall be connected to a septic tank.
7. No dwelling shall be occupied or continue to be occupied unless, within 90 days after water shall be available in a pipe line designed to serve the building site, it shall be connected with a sewer or a septic tank designed for sewage disposal, installed, used and maintained in conformity with the requirements of the Department of the State of Washington or of Island County having jurisdiction.
8. In conjunction with each dwelling there shall be maintained and used a closed sanitary container for the deposit of garbage and refuse.
9. No tank for the storage of fuel oil or propane gas shall be erected or used unless it is installed in some type of enclosure and is not obtrusive to the neighbors. This enclosure can be man-made or horticultural in nature, must conform to Island county regulations and be approved by the Architecture Control Committee.
10. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any building site, except that cats, dogs or household pets may be kept, provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose.
11. Each owner of a building site, upon which a dwelling has been constructed, shall keep the building site in a neat, clean and orderly condition. Recreational vehicle parking should be parked on the owner’s property to protect, preserve and enhance neighbors’ view and to maintain a neat and orderly appearance in the division. Visiting recreational vehicles shall not remain on any site within the community for a period greater than 14 consecutive days, nor exceed 28 calendar days per year.
12. No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish or junk of any kind. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. All outdoor burning shall be done in accordance with applicable Island County regulations. No noxious weeds shall be permitted to grow thereon and further that no weeds or wild growth shall be allowed to grow thereon uncontrolled such that the height thereof shall in any manner detract from the appearance thereof. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicles shall be allowed to remain in open storage on any building site without written authorization from the Dugualla Community, Incorporated Board of Directors.
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13. No commercial goods, equipment, trucks, vehicles or paraphernalia used or designed for use in connection with any business, service, or trade, shall be kept or stored in the open on any residential lot.
14. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, one sign of not more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.
15. No horticultural growth shall be placed or permitted to grow to a height in excess of 25 feet above the present grade level on Lots 40 through 51 inclusive.
16. No dike, bulkheads or obstructions shall be placed or constructed to extend more than 10 feet below the line of mean high water on Lots 40 through 51 inclusive, of this division.
17. The following restrictions and limitations are applicable to Lots 40A through 49A inclusive, as follows:
a. building shall be limited to the construction of piers, floats, boat moorage and/or similar type related structures.
b. Storage sheds or buildings may be constructed but no building shall be used for a toilet facility or a residence temporarily or permanently.
c. Boathouses will not be permitted; however small skiffs or rowboats may be stored in the storage shed.
d. No building shall be allowed more than 150 square feet of floor space and not more than 12 feet high, at its highest point, above the water level of the lagoon. The building shall be painted and kept in a neat condition.
e. No, building of any kind shall be allowed farther than 20 feet from nor closer than 5 feet to the county road right of way.
f. An easement for the free passage of boats is allowed on that portion of the lots extending into the lagoon beyond 20 feet from the road right-of-way.
g. No powerboats of any type will be allowed on this lagoon.
18. Upon purchase of a lot in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, each fee owner or contract purchaser of a residential lot or lots situated in the premises is hereby automatically made a member of Dugualla Community Inc., a Washington non- profit corporation, (hereinafter, called the “corporation”) on the following terms and conditions:
(a) Each membership in the corporation runs automatically with the ownership of the land, and each membership shall be governed by the Articles of
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Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation, including any amendments or revisions thereof, which may hereafter be effected from time to time.
(b) Each fee owner or contract purchaser shall maintain his membership in the corporation in good standing, subject to the restrictions for aforesaid Articles, By- Laws and Rules and Regulations, as long as he shall continue to have a fee owner's or contract purchaser's interest in said residential lot or lots. The membership shall cease and terminate upon the bona fide transfer of ownership of said residential lot or lots by the member (it being understood that the sale of the realty under a real estate contract or assignment of a vendee's interest in a real estate contract shall constitute a transfer of ownership for the purposes of termination of membership).
(c) Each member shall pay when due all fees, dues, charges or assessments which may from time to time become payable to the corporation; and any default or defaults on such obligations or otherwise with regard to the member's duties and obligations as a member of the corporation, shall subject said defaulting member and/or the residential lot or lots owner or being purchased by said defaulting member, to such claims, damages, liens, mortgages, penalties and/or other liabilities as may now or hereafter be provided for by law and/or in the aforesaid Articles, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation.
19. These Building and Use Restrictions may be supplemented, relaxed, revoked or amended, in whole or in part, at any time by a majority of the fee owners or contract purchasers of a residential lot or lots situated upon the premises, evidenced by an instrument in writing, filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Island County.
20. These Building and Use Restrictions shall run with the land and shall be binding upon vendees and/or grantees of the subdividers herein, and all persons, firms and corporations obtaining title to or in any manner occupying the premises or any portion thereof from the date hereof.
21. These Building and Use Restrictions may be enforced by any lot or building site owner, or by Dugualla Community, Inc., by proceedings at law or in equity against any person, firm or corporation violating or attempting to violate these Building and Use Restrictions, or any portion thereof, either to recover damages or to restrain violation or to enjoin the use of a structure or structures, or to require performance of any act or removal of a structure or structures, in such form and under such penalties as judgment, order or decree of a court shall provide. In any litigation to enforce these Restrictive Covenants, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs as determined by the court to be just, fair and proper.
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22. The invalidation of any portion of the Building and Use Restrictions by judgment, decree or order of a court having jurisdiction, shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Now, therefore, the undersigned parties, being the majority of the owners of the building site having a completed dwelling upon the premises, adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions. At the time of the execution of this document, in Division 7, there were _________ completed buildings, and _________ of the owners of lots having completed dwellings have signed this Amended Building and Use Restriction.
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Amended Building and Use Restrictions Affecting Division No. 8 of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights
A majority of the owners of building sites having completed dwellings upon the premises as located in Division No. 8, Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, as per Plat recorded in the records of Island County, Washington, do hereby adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions in order to maintain a good and restricted residential character for the premises, and to ensure a homogeneous development of the premises and all of the property within the said Plat, and for the rights and benefit of each owner of a building site in the aforesaid division and of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, do hereby provide and declare that all of the lots and blocks in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, Division No. 8, hereinafter called ‘the premises’, shall be owned, held, used, occupied and developed subject to these Amended Building and Use Restrictions and do hereby provide and impose as follows:
1. This Amended Building and Use Restriction supersedes and replaces in its entirety the previous Building and Use Restrictions and Amendments thereto, previously filed under the following Island County Auditor’s File Numbers: 216566, 323879, 358591, 89008584, 95001818, and 95020785. This new Building and Use Restriction has been adopted in accordance with the amending process set forth in the previous Building and Use Restriction recorded under Island County Auditor’s File Number 216566.
2. No building site shall be used for business or commercial uses except for ‘home occupations’ as provided by the Island County Zoning Code and only upon approval of the home occupation by the Island County Planning Department. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site other than one, detached single occupancy dwelling, except that one private garage, a guest house and a garden house, herein termed "accessory buildings", may be erected, altered, placed and permitted to remain on such building site, if used as an accessory to such dwelling. Rental for residential purposes of a dwelling coming within the terms hereof shall not constitute a business or commercial purpose.
3. No used house shall be moved upon, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon any building site without written permission of the Board of Directors of Dugualla Community, Inc., having been first obtained.
4. Any building to be erected on the premises shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
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No structure in excess of 2 stories in height and no structure of A-frame type in excess of 30 feet in height shall be constructed, erected, altered, or placed or permitted to remain on Lots 59 through 74 inclusive of this division, and not over 11⁄2 stories in height on Lots 52 through 58 inclusive.
No dwelling or accessory building shall be placed nearer than 5 feet to the side boundary of any building site, nor nearer than 30 feet to the County road, and not closer than 25 feet to the line of mean high water on Lots 61 through 74 inclusive, of this division. No building shall be placed nearer to the county road than the building set back line shown on the face of the plat for lots 53 through 58 inclusive, and lots 73 and 74 of this division.
A. Approval of Plans
For the purpose of further insuring the development of the land so platted as an area of high standards, the owner occupant of each and every lot by acceptance of title thereto, or by taking possession thereof, and the present owner of each lot by retaining title thereto covenants and agrees that he or she shall not erect any building, dwelling, or other structure unless and until the plans and specifications therefore and plot plan have been approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee hereinafter provided.
Each such building, dwelling, or structure shall be placed on the premises only in accordance with the plans and specifications and plot plans so approved. Refusal of approval of plans and specifications by such committee must be based upon reasonable grounds to insure homogenous development of the premises and of the rights of other real property owners in Dugualla Bay Heights and consistent with the restrictions heretofore filed and the amendments filed hereof. If the committee shall fail to approve or disapprove the plans and specifications within thirty days after written request therefore then such approval shall not be required, provided that no building or other structure shall be erected which violates any of the covenants herein contained.
B. Architectural Control Committee
The Board of Directors shall appoint one or more persons to the committee herein referred to and a successor committee or committees shall also be appointed by the Board of Directors of Dugualla Bay Heights. The committee shall be composed of such members as the directors of Dugualla Bay Heights, Inc. shall so provide.
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C. 1 1/2 Story Height Limitation
Whenever and wherever the term "1 1/2 stories in height" is used in any of the restrictive and protective covenants for all nine of the subdivisions of Dugualla Bay Heights as a limitation of the height of a limitation of the height of a structure on any lot so restricted, the following shall define the maximum height of said structure:
A structure whose highest point, excluding chimneys, does not exceed 18 feet, measured at the mid-point of the building site (lot) setback line (as described in these covenants) drawn parallel to the street which is named as the official post office address of the building site (lot) or a structure whose highest point does not exceed 14 feet above the highest point on the building site (lot) shall be in conformance with the height limitation, "1 1/2 stories in height." All structures in excess of this height are hereby defined to be conclusively in excess of "1 1/2 stories in height."
The measurements set forth above will be established before any filling, excavation or site preparation is accomplished on the building site and will be shown clearly on all plot plans, exterior elevations, building sections and specifications for the buildings or structures discussed above.
The Dugualla Community, Inc. Board of Directors is authorized, in their discretion, to approve structures which exceed the above heights on recommendation of the architectural control committee so long as the quality and expanse of views of other property owners are preserved, the structures are homogenous to the development of the plat, and there is no objection from property owners whose views may be affected by the non-conforming structure.
5. Construction on any lot shall require a building permit and sewage disposal permit prior to commencement of work. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon a building site unless construction be good and substantial, unless all chimneys installed shall be equal to or better than fire insurance underwriter's approved specifications and unless the exterior, shall be completed and finished in a usual manner, having regard for the type of construction. Work shall be prosecuted with reasonable expedition, upon any building or structure from the beginning of construction to completion of the exterior. The exterior of any newly constructed structure shall be completed within two years after the date of commencement of construction.
6. No dwelling shall be occupied until the exterior thereof shall be substantially completed. No structure, other than a dwelling conforming to these Building and Use Restrictions, shall be occupied as a temporary or permanent residence, and
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no tent, trailer or mobile home shall be moved onto or erected or maintained upon the premises or occupied as a temporary or permanent residence thereon, except that a finished garage or a finished garden house, or a trailer, may be occupied as a temporary residence for a period of not to exceed 12 consecutive months during the period of construction of a dwelling, and provided the same shall be connected to a septic tank.
7. No dwelling shall be occupied or continue to be occupied unless, within 90 days after water shall be available in a pipe line designed to serve the building site, it shall be connected with a sewer or a septic tank designed for sewage disposal, installed, used and maintained in conformity with the requirements of the Department of the State of Washington or of Island County having jurisdiction.
8. In conjunction with each dwelling there shall be maintained and used a closed sanitary container for the deposit of garbage and refuse.
9. No tank for the storage of fuel oil or propane gas shall be erected or used unless it is installed in some type of enclosure that is not obtrusive to the neighbors. This enclosure can be man-made or horticultural in nature, must conform to Island county regulations. It must conceal the tanks from the public using the road and/or the beach.
10. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any building site, except that cats, dogs or household pets may be kept, provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose.
11. Each owner of a building site, upon which a dwelling has been constructed, shall keep the building site in a neat, clean and orderly condition. Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers of various descriptions should be parked on the owner’s property to protect, preserve and enhance neighbors’ views and to maintain a neat and orderly appearance in the division.
12. No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish or junk of any kind. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. All outdoor burning shall be done in accordance with applicable Island County regulations. No noxious weeds shall be permitted to grow thereon and further that no weeds or wild growth shall be allowed to grow thereon uncontrolled such that the height thereof shall in any manner detract from the appearance thereof. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicles shall be allowed to remain in open storage on any building site without
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written authorization from the Dugualla Community, Incorporated Board of Directors.
13. No commercial goods, equipment, trucks, vehicles or paraphernalia used or designed for use in connection with any business, service, or trade, shall be kept or stored in the open on any residential lot.
14. The number of cats and dogs will be limited to a total of 4 (four) except for litters which are permitted for 10 (ten) weeks after birth.
15. No dikes, bulkheads or obstructions, shall be placed or constructed to extend more than 30 feet below the line of mean high water on Lots 61 through 74 inclusive of this division.
16. All electric and telephone service wires placed on any lot in Division 8 shall be buried underground.
17. On lots 78 through 82 inclusive:
a. Storage sheds or buildings may be constructed, but no building shall be
used for a toilet facility or a residence temporarily or permanently.
b. No building shall be allowed more than 150 square feet of floor space
and not more than 12 feet high, at its highest point, above the water level of the lagoon. The building shall be painted and kept in a neat condition.
c. No building of any kind shall be allowed farther than 20 feet from, nor closer than, 5 feet to the county road right of way.
18. A drainage easement 5 feet in width is reserved along the rear lot lines of Lots 53 through 55 inclusive, and along the Southerly sideline of Lot 53 and the northerly sideline of Lot 52.
19. A utility and footpath easement 5 feet Wide is reserved along the southerly lot line of Lot 74 and along the northerly lot line of Lot 75, as shown on the face of the plat.
20. No attachment to the residence or any detached building that abuts the property line, including animal cages, will be permitted unless agreed to by both parties.
21. Upon purchase of a lot in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, each fee owner or contract purchaser of a residential lot or lots situated in the premises is hereby automatically made a member of Dugualla Community Inc., a Washington non- profit corporation, (hereinafter, called the “corporation”) on the following terms and conditions:
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(a) Each membership in the corporation runs automatically with the ownership of the land, and each membership shall be governed by the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation, including any amendments or revisions thereof, which may hereafter be effected from time to time.
(b) Each fee owner or contract purchaser shall maintain his membership in the corporation in good standing, subject to the restrictions for aforesaid Articles, By-Laws and Rules and Regulations, as long as he shall continue to have a fee owner's or contract purchaser's interest in said residential lot or lots. The membership shall cease and terminate upon the bona fide transfer of ownership of said residential lot or lots by the member (it being understood that the sale of the realty under a real estate contract or assignment of a vendee's interest in a real estate contract shall constitute a transfer of ownership for the purposes of termination of membership).
(c) Each member shall pay when due all fees, dues, charges or assessments which may from time to time become payable to the corporation; and any default or defaults on such obligations or otherwise with regard to the member's duties and obligations as a member of the corporation, shall subject said defaulting member and/or the residential lot or lots owner or being purchased by said defaulting member, to such claims, damages, liens, mortgages, penalties and/or other liabilities as may now or hereafter be provided for by law and/or in the aforesaid Articles, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation.
22. These Building and Use Restrictions may be supplemented, relaxed, revoked or amended, in whole or in part, at any time by a majority of the fee owners or contract purchasers of a residential lot or lots situated upon the premises, evidenced by an instrument in writing, filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Island County.
23. These building and Use Restrictions shall run with the land and shall be binding upon vendees and/or grantees of the sub-dividers herein, and all persons, firms and corporations obtaining title to or in any manner occupying the premises or any portion thereof from the date hereof.
24. These Buildings and Use Restrictions will run in-perpetuity.
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25. These Building and Use Restrictions may be enforced by any lot or building site owner, or by Dugualla Community, Inc., by proceedings at law or in equity against any person, firm or corporation violating or attempting to violate these Building and Use Restrictions, or any portion thereof, either to recover damages or to restrain violation or to enjoin the use of a structure or structures, or to require performance of any act or removal of a structure or structures, in such form and under such penalties as judgment, order or decree of a court shall provide. In any litigation to enforce these Restrictive Covenants, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs as determined by the court to be just, fair and proper.
26. The invalidation of any portion of the Building and Use Restrictions by judgment, decree or order of a court having jurisdiction, shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Now, therefore, the undersigned parties, being the majority of the owners of the building site having a completed dwelling upon the premises, adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions. At the time of the execution of this document, in Division 8, there were 18 completed buildings, and _____ of the owners of lots having completed dwellings have signed this Amended Building and Use Restriction.
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Amended Building and Use Restrictions Affecting Division No. 9 of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights
A majority of the owners of building sites having completed dwellings upon the premises as located in Division No. 9, Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, as per Plat recorded in the records of Island County, Washington, do hereby adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions in order to maintain a good and restricted residential character for the premises, and to ensure a homogeneous development of the premises and all of the property within the said Plat, and for the rights and benefit of each owner of a building site in the aforesaid division and of the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, do hereby provide and declare that all of the lots and blocks in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, Division No. 9, hereinafter called ‘the premises’, shall be owned, held, used, occupied and developed subject to these Amended Building and Use Restrictions and do hereby provide and impose as follows:
1. This Amended Building and Use Restriction supersedes and replaces in its entirety the previous Building and Use Restrictions and Amendments thereto, previously filed under the following Island County Auditor’s File Numbers: 250431, 323879, and 95020786. This new Building and Use Restriction has been adopted in accordance with the amending process set forth in the previous Building and Use Restriction recorded under Island County Auditor’s File Number 250431.
2. No building site shall be used except for single occupancy residential purposes. No building site shall be used for business or commercial purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site other than one detached single occupancy dwelling, except that one private garage, a guest house and a garden house, herein termed "accessory buildings", may be erected, altered, placed and permitted to remain on such building site, if used as an accessory to such dwelling. Rental for residential purposes of a dwelling coming within the terms hereof shall not constitute a business or commercial purpose.
3. No used house shall be moved upon, erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain upon any building site without written permission of the Board of Directors of Dugualla Community, Inc., having been first obtained.
4. Any building to be erected on the premises shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
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No dwelling shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any building site having a main floor area less than 1000 square feet, excluding any attached carport or garage, but including any porch, patio and passageway covered by a permanent roof integral with the roof of principal structure.
No part of a permanent structure or building shall be constructed on any lot closer than 30 feet to the front lot line except corner lots which are limited to 15 feet from the side road, nor nearer than 5 feet to the side boundary of any building site, and not closer than 20 feet from the rear property line on Lots 1 through 19 inclusive in Block 17, and Lots 1 through 8 inclusive in Block 18 of this division. (Note: Lot 21 in Block 16 and Lots 1 through 8 in Block 18 were redesignated Lots 1 through 9 PLA 519-97 respectively by Island County as part of Plat Alteration 519-97.)
No structure in excess of one story in height, and no structure of A-frame type shall be constructed, erected, altered, or placed or permitted to remain on Lots 1 through 15 inclusive in Block 16, of this division and not over 1-1/2 stories in height on the remainder of the lots in this division, except Lots 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 in Block 16 and Lots 1 and 2 in Block 18, where 2 stories will be allowed. (Note: Lot 21 in Block 16 and Lots 1 through 8 in Block 18 were redesignated Lots 1 through 9 PLA 519-97 respectively by Island County as part of Plat Alteration 519-97.)
A. Approval of Plans
For the purpose of further insuring the development of the land so platted as an area of high standards, the owner occupant of each and every lot by acceptance of title thereto, or by taking possession thereof, and the present owner of each lot by retaining title thereto covenants and agrees that he or she shall not erect any building, dwelling, or other structure unless and until the plans and specifications therefore and plot plan have been approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee hereinafter provided.
Each such building, dwelling, or structure shall be placed on the premises only in accordance with the plans and specifications and plot plans so approved. Refusal of approval of plans and specifications by such committee must be based upon reasonable grounds to insure homogenous development of the premises and of the rights of other real property owners in Dugualla Bay Heights and consistent with the restrictions heretofore filed and the amendments filed hereof. If the committee shall fail to approve or disapprove the plans and specifications within thirty days after written request therefore then such approval shall not be required, provided that no building or other structure shall be erected which violates any of the covenants herein contained.
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B. Architectural Control Committee
The Board of Directors shall appoint one or more persons to the committee herein referred to and a successor committee or committees shall also be appointed by the Board of Directors of Dugualla Bay Heights. The committee shall be composed of such members as the directors of Dugualla Bay Heights, Inc. shall so provide.
C. 1 1/2 Story Height Limitation
Whenever and wherever the term "1 1/2 stories in height" is used in any of the restrictive and protective covenants for all nine of the subdivisions of Dugualla Bay Heights as a limitation of the height of a limitation of the height of a structure on any lot so restricted, the following shall define the maximum height of said structure:
A structure whose highest point, excluding chimneys, does not exceed 18 feet, measured at the mid-point of the building site (lot) setback line (as described in these covenants) drawn parallel to the street which is named as the official post office address of the building site (lot) or a structure whose highest point does not exceed 14 feet above the highest point on the building site (lot) shall be in conformance with the height limitation, "1 1/2 stories in height." All structures in excess of this height are hereby defined to be conclusively in excess of "1 1/2 stories in height."
The measurements set forth above will be established before any filling, excavation or site preparation is accomplished on the building site and will be shown clearly on all plot plans, exterior elevations, building sections and specifications for the buildings or structures discussed above.
The Dugualla Community, Inc. Board of Directors is authorized, in their discretion, to approve structures which exceed the above heights on recommendation of the architectural control committee so long as the quality and expanse of views of other property owners are preserved, the structures are homogenous to the development of the plat, and there is no objection from property owners whose views may be affected by the non-conforming structure.
5. Work shall be prosecuted with reasonable expedition, upon any building or structure from the beginning of construction to completion of the exterior. The exterior of any newly constructed structure shall be completed within two years after the date of commencement of construction.
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6. No dwelling shall be occupied until the exterior thereof shall be substantially completed. No structure, other than a dwelling conforming to these Building and Use Restrictions, shall be occupied as a temporary or permanent residence, and no tent, trailer or mobile home shall be moved onto or erected or maintained upon the premises or occupied as a temporary or permanent residence thereon, except that a finished garage or a finished garden house, or a trailer, may be occupied as a temporary residence for a period of not to exceed 24 consecutive months during the period of construction of a dwelling, and provided the same shall be connected to a septic tank. Construction on any lot shall require a building permit and sewage disposal permit prior to commencement of work.
7. No dwelling shall be occupied or continue to be occupied unless, within 90 days after water shall be available in a pipe line designed to serve the building site, it shall be connected with a sewer or a septic tank designed for sewage disposal, installed, used and maintained in conformity with the requirements of the Department of the State of Washington or of Island County having jurisdiction.
8. In conjunction with each dwelling there shall be maintained and used a closed sanitary container for the deposit of garbage and refuse.
9. No tank for the storage of fuel oil or propane gas shall be erected or used unless it is installed in some type of enclosure and is not obtrusive to the neighbors. This enclosure can be man-made or horticultural in nature, must conform to Island county regulations and be approved by the Architecture Control Committee.
10. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any building site, except that cats, dogs or household pets may be kept, provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose.
11. Each owner of a building site, upon which a dwelling has been constructed, shall keep the building site in a neat, clean and orderly condition. Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers of various descriptions should be parked on the owner’s property to protect, preserve and enhance neighbors’ views and to maintain a neat and orderly appearance in the division. Visiting recreational vehicles shall not remain on any site within the community for a period greater than 14 consecutive days, nor exceed 28 calendar days per year.
12. No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish or junk of any kind. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers. All equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. All outdoor burning shall be done in
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accordance with applicable Island County regulations. No noxious weeds shall be permitted to grow thereon and further that no weeds or wild growth shall be allowed to grow thereon uncontrolled such that the height thereof shall in any manner detract from the appearance thereof. No unlicensed or inoperable vehicles shall be allowed to remain in open storage on any building site without written authorization from the Dugualla Community, Incorporated Board of Directors.
13. No commercial goods, equipment, trucks, vehicles or paraphernalia used or designed for use in connection with any business, service, or trade, shall be kept or stored in the open on any residential lot.
14. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, one sign of not more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.
15. In order to preserve as many trees and other vegetation as possible within the Division, while at the same time to carry out the primary intent of this paragraph to protect, preserve and enhance views of the water (Dugualla and Saratoga Passage) and the mountains (Mt. Baker and the adjoining foothills), no tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth shall be allowed to exceed 15 feet on Lots 1 through 17 inclusive, Block 16 or on all lots in Blocks 17 and 18 of this Division if the said height affects the view of any other property owner within the Division. The sole determining factor of whether or not a view is affected shall be solely determined by the party whose view is affected and not by the owner of the tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth. The 15 foot height limitation shall be measured from the ground at the base of the tree, bush and/or other horticultural growth. Any property owner who deems his view affected shall request the owner of the offending tree, bush or horticulture to reduce the size of the said vegetation to no higher than 15 feet, and upon such written request, the owner of the said vegetation shall reduce the height of the vegetation to no higher than 15 feet. Vegetation over 15 feet shall be allowed so long as it does not affect the view of another property owner within the said division provided however, as aforestated, the opinion of the person whose view is affected shall be the sole and determining factor as to whether or not vegetation shall be reduced to a 15 foot limitation.
16. All electric, telephone, cable TV and similar utility service wires placed on any lot in this division shall be buried underground.
17. No lot owner shall block, divert or restrict any natural drainage course following the original reasonable grading of the streets and roads in this plat.
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18. A drainage easement 5 feet wide is reserved along the Westerly side of Lot 6 and along the easterly side of Lot 7, Block 16, of this division.
19. A utility easement 121⁄2 feet wide is reserved on the rear or westerly line of Lots 17 through 21 inclusive and across the Northwest corner of Lot 16, all in Block 16, of this division. (Note: Lot 21 in Block 16 was redesignated Lot 1 PLA 519-97 by Island County as part of Plat Alteration 519-97.)
20. No lot, tract or portion of a lot or tract of this plat shall be divided and sold, resold, or ownership changed or transferred whereby the ownership of any portion of this plat shall be less than 9600 square feet or less than 70 feet in width at the building setback line.
21. Upon purchase of a lot in the Plat of Dugualla Bay Heights, each fee owner or contract purchaser of a residential lot or lots situated in the premises is hereby automatically made a member of Dugualla Community Inc., a Washington non- profit corporation, (hereinafter, called the “corporation”) on the following terms and conditions:
(a) Each membership in the corporation runs automatically with the ownership of the land, and each membership shall be governed by the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation, including any amendments or revisions thereof, which may hereafter be effected from time to time.
(b) Each fee owner or contract purchaser shall maintain his membership in the corporation in good standing, subject to the restrictions for aforesaid Articles, By- Laws and Rules and Regulations, as long as he shall continue to have a fee owner's or contract purchaser's interest in said residential lot or lots. The membership shall cease and terminate upon the bona fide transfer of ownership of said residential lot or lots by the member (it being understood that the sale of the realty under a real estate contract or assignment of a vendee's interest in a real estate contract shall constitute a transfer of ownership for the purposes of termination of membership).
(c) Each member shall pay when due all fees, dues, charges or assessments which may from time to time become payable to the corporation; and any default or defaults on such obligations or otherwise with regard to the member's duties and obligations as a member of the corporation, shall subject said defaulting member and/or the residential lot or lots owner or being purchased by said defaulting member, to such claims, damages, liens, mortgages, penalties and/or other liabilities as may now or hereafter be provided for by law and/or in the aforesaid Articles, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Corporation.
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22. These Building and Use Restrictions may be supplemented, relaxed, revoked or amended, in whole or in part, at any time by a majority of the fee owners or contract purchasers of a residential lot or lots situated upon the premises, evidenced by an instrument in writing, filed for record in the office of the Auditor of Island County.
23. These Building and Use Restrictions shall run with the land and shall be binding upon vendees and/or grantees of the subdividers herein, and all persons, firms and corporations obtaining title to or in any manner occupying the premises or any portion thereof from the date hereof.
24. These Building and Use Restrictions may be enforced by any lot or building site owner, or by Dugualla Community, Inc., by proceedings at law or in equity against any person, firm or corporation violating or attempting to violate these Building and Use Restrictions, or any portion thereof, either to recover damages or to restrain violation or to enjoin the use of a structure or structures, or to require performance of any act or removal of a structure or structures, in such form and under such penalties as judgment, order or decree of a court shall provide. In any litigation to enforce these Restrictive Covenants, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the losing party reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs as determined by the court to be just, fair and proper.
25. The invalidation of any portion of the Building and Use Restrictions by judgment, decree or order of a court having jurisdiction, shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Now, therefore, the undersigned parties, being the majority of the owners of the building site having a completed dwelling upon the premises, adopt these Amended Building and Use Restrictions. At the time of the execution of this document, in Division 9, there were _________ completed buildings, and _________ of the owners of lots having completed dwellings have signed this Amended Building and Use Restriction.