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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

BEAUFORT COUNTY

 

DECLARATION OF COVENANTS,

CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS FOR

TREESHADE BUSINESS PARK

 

            THIS DECLARATION, made and entered into this the ______ day of _______________, 200__, by PARADIGM DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company, hereinafter referred to as Declarant;

 

                                                               W I T N E S S E TH:

 

            THAT WHEREAS, Declarant is the owner of that certain tract or parcel of land more particularly described as Lots 1 through 7 of Treeshade Business Park, as the same is shown on a map and survey recorded in Map Book ______, Page ______, Beaufort County Registry;

 

            AND WHEREAS, it is for the mutual benefit of all property owners, present and future, in said Treeshade Business Park, for Declarant to subject said lots as referred hereinabove to the following protective covenants;

 

            NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant does hereby declare that all of the properties referred to above shall be held, sold and conveyed subject to the following easements, restrictions, covenants and conditions which are for the purpose of protecting the value and desirability of, and which shall run with, the real property and be binding on all parties having any right, title or interest in the described properties, or any part thereof, their heirs, successors and assigns, for the term of these covenants as set forth below, and shall inure to the benefit of each holder thereof. 

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

            Section 1:  "Owner" shall mean and refer to the record owner, whether one or more persons or entities, of a fee simple title to any Lot which is apart of the Properties; including contract sellers, but excluding those having such interest merely as security for the performance of an obligation.

 

            Section 2:  "Properties" shall mean and refer to that certain real property described and set forth in certain plats on record in the Beaufort County Registry designated as Treeshade Business Park and such amendments and additions thereto as may hereafter be brought within the jurisdiction of the Declarant.

 

            Section 3:  "Lot" shall mean and refer to any lot of land shown upon any recorded subdivision map of the Properties.

 

            Section 4:  "Declarant" shall mean and refer to Paradigm Development Group, LLC, its successors and assigns, if such successors or assigns should acquire more than one undeveloped lot from the Declarant for the purpose of development.

 

            Section 5:  “Access Areas” Shall mean and refer to the access areas shown on the Treeshade Business Park subdivision plat on record in the Beaufort County Registry.

 

ARTICLE II

PROPERTY RIGHTS

 

            Section I:  Owners Easement of Enjoyment. Every owner shall have an easement of enjoyment in and to the Access Areas that shall be appurtenant to and shall pass with the title to every Lot, subject to the following provisions:

 

            (a) the right of the Declarant to dedicate or transfer all or any part of the Access Areas to any public agency, authority, or utility for such purposes.

 

            (b) the right of individual owners to the use of parking spaces as provided in this article.

 

            Section 2:  Parking Rights. Ownership of each lot shall entitle the owner or owners thereof to the exclusive use of automobile parking spaces they provide within their respective Lot.

 

ARTICLE III

COVENANT FOR MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS

 

            Section 1:  Creation of the Lien and Personal Obligation Assessments. The Declarant, for each lot owned within the Properties, hereby covenants, and each Owner of any lot by acceptance of a deed therefor, whether or not it shall be so expressed in such deed, is deemed to covenant and agree to annual and special assessments for capital improvements, such assessments established and collected as hereinafter provided. The annual and special assessments, together with interest, costs, and, reasonable attorney's fees, shall be a charge on the land and shall be a continuing lien upon the property against which each such assessment is made. Each such assessment, together with the interest, costs, and reasonable attorney's fees shall also be the personal obligation of the person who was the Owner of such property at the time when the assessment fell due. The personal obligation for delinquent assessment shall not pass to his successors in title unless expressly assumed by them.

 

            Section 2:  Purpose of Assessments. The assessments levied by the Declarant shall be used exclusively to promote the health, safety and welfare of the owners of the Properties and in particular for the acquisition, improvement and maintenance of properties, services and facilities devoted to this purpose and related to the use and enjoyment of the Access Areas, including but not limited to, the cost of repairs, replacements and additions, the cost of labor, equipment, materials, management and supervision, and such other needs as may arise.   The purposes for these assessments may include, but not be limited to, maintenance of the rear property fence, retention pond and other storm water management facilities installed on the Properties, Access Areas and drives, and shared utilities.  Each Member shall be solely responsible for any and all maintenance of any improvements the respective Member installs or constructs on their respective Lot, regardless of if any such improvements are partially or entirely on any Access Area or any other shared area of the Properties.

 

            Section 3:  Special Assessments for Capital Improvements.  The Declarant may levy, in any assessment year, a special assessment applicable to that year for the purpose of defraying, in whole or in part, the cost of any construction, reconstruction, repair or replacement of a capital improvement in the Access Areas, including fixtures and personal property related thereto, provided that any such assessment shall have the assent of two-thirds (2/3) of the votes of each Member who is voting in person or by proxy at the meeting duly called for this purpose.

 

            Section 4:  Notice and Quorum for Any Action Authorized under Sections 3. Written notice of any meeting called for the purpose of taking any action authorized under Section 3 shall be sent to all Members not less than thirty (30) days nor more than (60) days in advance of the meeting.   At the first such meeting called, the presence of members or of proxies entitled to cast sixty (60%) per cent of all the votes of each class of membership shall constitute a quorum. If the required quorum is not present, another meeting may be called subject to the same notice requirements, and the required quorum at the subsequent meeting shall be one-half (1/2) of the required quorum at the preceding meeting. Such subsequent meeting shall be held more than sixty (60) days following the preceding meeting.

 

            Section 5:  Uniform Rate of Assessment. All assessments must be fixed at a uniform rate based on square footage of each Lot for all owners and may be collected on a monthly basis at Declarant’s option.

 

            Section 6:  Effect of Nonpayment of Assessment. Remedies of Any assessment not paid within thirty (30) days date after the due date shall bear interest from the due date at rate of eight (8) per cent per annum.  The Declarant may bring an action at law against the owner personally obligated to pay the same, or foreclose the lien against the property.   No owner may waive or otherwise escape or deny liability for the assessments provided for herein by non-use of the Access Areas or abandonment of his lot.

 

            Section 7:  Subordination of the Lien to Mortgages. The lien of the assessments provided for herein shall be subordinate to the lien of any first mortgage. Sale or transfer of any Lot shall not affect the assessment lien.  However, the sale or transfer of any Lot pursuant to mortgage foreclosure or any proceeding in lien thereof, shall extinguish the lien of such assessments as to payments which became due prior to such sale or transfer. No sale or transfer shall relieve such Lot from liability for any assessments thereafter becoming due or from the lien thereof.

 

ARTICLE IV

ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL

 

            All site plans and building plans and elevations must receive prior written approval from Declarant before any construction can commence.  All exterior signage must conform to the uniform sign guidelines established by the Declarant and all signage must have specific prior written approval from the Declarant.  No building, fence, wall or other structure shall be commenced, erected or maintained upon the Properties without prior written approval from Declarant. Requested changes must include the plans and specifications showing the nature, kind, shape, height, materials and location of the same shall be submitted to and approved in writing as to harmony of external design and location in relation to surrounding structures and topography by the Declarant, or by an architectural committee composed of three (3) or more Members appointed by the Declarant.

 

            All exterior signs not attached to any building constructed on a Lot shall be an illuminated sign of a low pylon design.  These pylon signs shall have a base of no higher than two (2) feet, and shall have a width to height ratio of the illuminated signbox area of 2:1 (i.e., the signbox must be twice as wide as it is high).  The illuminated sign area must be of a white background, with the Member having sole choice of logo and lettering colors, styles, and design.  It is the respective Member’s sole responsibility to also insure that any and all exterior signage conforms with all applicable governmental rules and regulations.  One exception to this pylon sign guideline shall be the Declarant may choose to waive these guidelines for a Member that is a national or regional business that has a standard exterior sign package that is uniformly used at all of their locations and when that Member requires the use of their standard sign package as a condition to purchasing a Lot or leasing a building on the Properties.

 

ARTICLE V

USE RESTRICTIONS

 

            Section 1:  Land Use and Building Types. No Lot shall be used except for business or office purposes.  Declarant must give any Lot Owner prior written approval before the Lot Owner may initiate any request for any variance or special use permit that in necessitated by their planned business use for their respective Lot.

 

            Section 2:  Nuisance. No noxious or offensive activity shall be conducted upon any Lot nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood.

 

            Section 3:  Animals. No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be kept or maintained on any Lot.

 

            Section 4:  Outside Antennas. No outside radio or television antennas or satellite dishes shall be erected on any Lot without prior written approval from Declarant.

 

            Section 5:  Prohibition of boats, campers, trailer, motorhomes, or trucks. No motor boats, sailboats, catamarans or any other type of boat shall be allowed on any part of the Access Areas or parking lot. Any trailer used for the transport of such boats is also prohibited from the Access Areas and parking lot.   Any other camper or trailer is also prohibited from any part of the Access Areas or parking lot. All recreational vehicles are also prohibited from the Access Areas and parking lot. Heavy-duty trucks, other than while making delivery, are prohibited from the Access Areas and parking lot.

 

ARTICLE VI

EASEMENTS

 

            Easements for installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities are reserved as shown on the recorded plat. Within these easements no structure, planting or other material shall be placed or permitted to remain which may interfere with the installation and maintenance of utilities, or which may change the direction or flow of drainage channels in the easements, or which may obstruct or retard the flow of water through drainage channels in the easements. All Lots and Access Areas shall be subject to easements for the encroachment of initial improvements constructed on adjacent Lots by the Declarant to the extent that such initial improvements actually encroach, including, but not limited to, such items as overhanging eaves, stoops, chimneys, bay windows, gutters and downspouts, misaligned common walls, foundation footings and walls. The Declarant shall have a reasonable construction easement across the Access Areas for the purpose of constructing improvements on the Lots.

 

ARTICLE VII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

            Section 1:  Enforcement. The Declarant, or any Owner, shall have the right to enforce, by any proceeding at law or in equity, all restrictions, conditions, covenants, reservations, liens and charges now or hereafter imposed by the provisions of this Declaration.   Failure by the Declarant or by any Owner to enforce any covenant or restrictions herein contained shall in no event be deemed a waiver of the right to do so thereafter.

 

            Section 2:  Severability. Invalidation of anyone of these covenants or restrictions by judgement or court order shall in no way affect any other provisions that shall remain in full force and effect.

 

            Section 3:  Amendment. The covenants and restrictions of this Declaration shall run with and bind the land, for a term of thirty (30) years from the date this Declaration is recorded, after which time they shall be automatically extended for successive periods of ten (10) years.  This Declaration may be amended by an instrument signed by not less than seventy-five (75) percent of the Lot owners. Any amendment must be recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Beaufort County, North Carolina.

 

     IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the party of the first party has caused this Deed to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized manager who has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above first written.

                                                                        PARADIGM DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC (SEAL)

 

           

By:_____________________________(SEAL)

                                                                                                Manager

 

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF BEAUFORT

 

            I, ______________________________, a Notary Public of the aforesaid county, do hereby certify that _______________________, a manager of Paradigm Development Group, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution and sealing of the foregoing instrument as manager on behalf of and as the act of the company referred to in this acknowledgment.

 

            Witness my hand and official seal this the ________ day of _________________, 2004.

 

                                                                        ____________________________________

                                                                                                Notary Public

 

 


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