CC&R ARTICLE C: Architectural Control
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Section 1. The Committee. The directors of the Community Organization shall comprise the Architectural Control Committee herein referred to. The address of the Committee shall be the registered office of the Community Organization. Section 2. Submission of Plans. All plans and specifications or information required to be submitted to the Committee for approvals shall be submitted by mail to the address of the Committee in duplicate, shall be in writing, shall contain a written request for approval and the name and address of the person submitting the same and the Lot involved, and shall set forth .the following with respect to a proposed structure: The location of the structure upon the Lot, the elevation of the structure with reference to the existing and finished lot grade, the general design, the exterior finish materials and color including roof materials, the landscape plan, and such other information as may be required to determine whether such structure conforms with these restrictions. Section 3. Standards. The Committee shall have the authority to determine and establish standards involving aesthetic considerations of harmony of construction and color which it determines to be in the best interest of providing for attractive development of the Subdivision, which authority shall include but not be limited to the height, configuration, design and appearance of the dwelling and fences, walls, mass plantings, outbuildings, pools, and other structures and improvements appurtenant to the use of a dwelling. Such determinations may be amended and shall be binding on all persons. (a) Minimum Dwelling Size: No dwelling shall be erected which has fully enclosed floor area (exclusive of any porch, patio, garage or other accessory building, whether or not attached to such dwelling) of less than 1,500 sq. ft. for 1- story homes and not less than 1,650 sq. if for 2 or more story homes including daylight ramblers. (b) Minimum size requirements of this Section may be waived by the Committee as provided herein, if a proposed dwelling possesses other features that, in the Committee's opinion, will serve to maintain the quality of the neighborhood. (c) Building Materials. All homes constructed on each lot shall be built of new materials, with the exception of decor items such as used brick, weathered planking, and similar items. The determination of the Architectural Control Committee is to be rendered as to whether a used material is a decor item or not. All roofing material will require Architectural Control Committee approval. All visible masonry shall be native in stone, brick, or stucco. All exterior materials are to be approved by the Architectural Control Committee. Section 4. Approval or Disapproval. Within 30 days after the receipt of plans and specifications or information with a request for approval. The Committee shall by majority vote approve or disapprove the request and may disapprove the request which in its opinion does not conform to these restrictions or its aesthetic or other standards. Approval or disapproval of a request shall be made upon one of the copies thereof and returned to the address shown on the request. In the event that no disapproval of a request is given within 30 days of submission in compliance herewith, the request shall be deemed approved. Any waiver of minimum house size per Section 3 item 3b must be unanimously agreed to by all committee directors. Section 5. Advisors. The Committee may appoint advisors or advisory committees from time to time on matters pertaining to the Subdivision. No person on the Committee or acting for it shall be responsible for any defect in any plan or specification submitted or approved nor for any defect in any work done according to such plans and specifications. Section 6. Variations. The Committee shall have the authority to approve plans and specifications which do not conform to these restrictions in order to overcome practical difficulties or prevent hardships in the application of these restrictions; provided that such variations so approved shall not be materially injurious to the improvements of other Lots and shall not constitute a waiver of the restrictions herein contained but shall be in furtherance of the purposes and intent of these restrictions.
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