AMENDED AND
RESTATED DECLARATION OF PROTECTIVE
COVENANTS AND RESTRCTIONS
SHIELD 0 TERRACES - A SUBDIVISION IN PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO
This amended and restated declaration of protective covenants and restrictions
is made by the Association to be effective on the 10th day of May 2003.
1. DECLARATION - RECITALS - DEFINITIONS - PURPOSE
1.1 Declaration
(a) Declarant for itself and its successors and assigns hereby declares that
the subdivision, the property therein and the members of the Association shall
be subject to the covenants, conditions, restrictions, limitations and other
provisions set forth in this declaration for the duration thereof Such
provisions shall run with the title to the land to the fullest extent permitted
by law, shall be binding upon all members of the Association, their heirs,
personal representatives, successors and assigns, and shall inure to the
benefit of each member of the Association, all to the fullest extent permitted
by law.
(b) Any prior declaration, specifically as set forth in 1.2(b) below, is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in this Declaration and any
prior declaration is superseded by this Declaration.
1.2 Recitals
(a) The subdivision was created by Snowmass Development Company as described in
Book 235, page 137 et seq. in the office of the Pitkin County Recorder of
Deeds.
(b) The Association and Architectural Committee and protective covenants for
the subdivision were created by Snowmass Development Company by document dated
May 9, 1968 and recorded June 24, 1968 in the deed records of Pitkin County in Book 235 page 137.
(c) The Association, originally an unincorporated association, became a not for
profit corporation under Colorado law on June 10, 2000 pursuant to authority
conferred in the original Declaration
(d) Maintenance, improvement and use of the Road is provided for in the bylaws
and are subject to a written agreement with PITKIN County, dated June, 2000.
(e) The amendments set forth in this document are timely made pursuant to
authority conferred in the original Declaration and have the consent and
approval of two-tlrirds of the Members as required in the original Declaration.
1.3 Definitions
(a) The Architectural Committee shall be those persons designated as the Board
in the Bylaws of the Association and perform those functions set forth in
section 4 of this Declaration.
(b) The Association is Shield 0 Terraces Homeowners Association, a not for
profit corporation under Colorado law.
(c) The Board is the Board of Directors of the Association as provided in its
Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and the provisions of Colorado law.
(d) The Bylaws are the bylaws of the Association as established by the Board
and as amended by the Board.
(e) The Members are the members of the Association as determined under its
Articles of Incorporation, bylaws and the provisions of Colorado law.
(f) Owners are those persons owning beneficial interests in property in the
subdivision.
(g) Residents are those persons residing in the subdivision
(h) The Original Declaration is the document referred to in section 1.2 (b) of
this Declaration.
(i) This Declaration is the Amended and Restated Declaration of Protective
Covenants and Restrictions to be effective the 10th day of May 2003.
j) The Protective Covenants are those provisions in this Declaration and the
Original Declaration adopted for the mutual protection and enhancement of
interest of the Members in their ownership, use and development of property in
the subdivision.
(k) The Road is Shield 0 Road, a private road, serving the members of the
Association.
(1) The Subdivision is that geographical area known as Shield 0 Terraces and
described in Plat Book 235 page 137 of Pitkin County.
(m) Tract and Lot refer to parcels of land in the Subdivision.
1.4 Purpose
The purpose of the covenants and restrictions m this Declaration is to assist
and help guide the development, planning, use and maintenance of the
Subdivision as an exclusive, highly desirable, rural, residential area with
spacious and secluded home sites, usage restricted to residential purposes, and
with a natural vegetation growth preserved so far as is consistent with such
use.
2. THE ASSOCIATION
2.1 The Association is the governing body for the subdivision.
2.2 The Association shall hold an annual meeting each calendar year which all
Members are entitled to attend. The Members shall elect the Board at the annual
meeting, and the Board shall serve for a one year term.
2.3 The Board shall have the authority to make decisions for the Association.
The Officers of the Association shall be chosen by the Board. The Members shall
have such authority as is conferred m the Bylaws and the statutory law of the
State of Colorado.
2.4 Procedures for notices, quorums, voting and other like matters for the
Board, Officers and the Members shall be determined in accordance with the
Bylaws and the statutory law of the State of Colorado.
2.5 Copies of the Articles of Incorporation for the Association and the Bylaws shall
be available to any Member on request to the President. Neither the Articles of
Incorporation nor the Bylaws shall be amended or otherwise changed so as to be
inconsistent with this Declaration. If any provision of the Bylaws shall be
deemed inconsistent with the provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of
this Declaration shall control.
2.6 Association Rules. The Board may adopt, amend and repeal rules and
regulations to be known as the Association Rules. These rules may address all
matters that are of mutual concern to the Members in the use and enjoyment of
their property and the Road, including but not limited to: annual assessments,
special assessments, collection costs and interest on delinquent assessments,
and collection procedures for delinquent assessments. A copy of the Rules of
the Association shall be available to any Member on request to the President.
The Rules of the Association shall be consistent with the Declaration. If any
provision of the Rules of the Association shall be deemed to be inconsistent
with the provisions of this Declaration, the provisions of this Declaration
shall control.
2.7 Enforcement of Covenants and Association Rules. The Association shall have
the exclusive right to enforce the covenants and restrictions set forth in this
Declaration and any breach of the Association Rules. However, if the
Association shall fail or refuse to enforce this Declaration or the Association
Rules, then any Member may enforce them by appropriate action, in court if
necessary, but only at the sole cost and expense of the Member and without cost
or expense to the Association.
3. THE ROAD
3.1 Shield 0 Road - including its branch roads, Casey Court, Blue Sage and Old
Pond- is a private road, built, improved, maintained and plowed at the sole
cost and expense of the Association for the exclusive use of the Members, their
guests and business visitors.
3.2 The Association may adopt as part of its Association Rules reasonable
provisions for the improvement, maintenance and winter snow plowing of the road
and all costs and expenses associated therewith pursuant to section 2.6 of this
Declaration.
3.3 The Association has entered into an agreement with Pitkin County dated June, 2000 for the emergency use of the Road and for the continued maintenance and
plowing of the Road.
3.4 The Board may impose a special use fee on any Owner or Member for use and
damage to the Road caused by construction vehicles during any construction
period.
4. Architectural COMMITTEE
4.1 The Architectural Committee (committee in this section 4 of the this
Declaration) shall have the same membership as the Board. The chair of the
committee shall be the President of the Association or such other member as may
be designated by the Board. The committee shall meet on the call of the chair.
4.2 Submission of Plans. No improvements of any kind shall be made, nor
vegetation removed, nor excavations made with respect to any property in the
subdivision until and unless complete plans therefor are submitted in writing
to, and approved by, the committee prior to the commencement of any such
improvements, removal or excavations. Sketches for preliminary consideration
may be submitted; however the committee shall not be finally bound nor
committed until complete architectural plans are submitted and approved.
4.3 General Guidelines. The committee shall exercise its best judgment to
require that improvements, landscaping, construction and alterations for all
property within the subdivision conform and harmonize with the natural
surroundings and with existing structures as to external design, size (enclosed
square feet), materials, color, siting, height, topography, grade, finished
ground elevation, and seclusion. The committee may supplement these guidelines
in a manner consistent therewith, and any such supplement shall be available to
any member on request. The committee shall at all times take into account the
aesthetic and environmental concerns of the Members in order to carry out the
general purpose of this Declaration expressed in Section 1.4.
4.4 Approval of Plans. The committee shall issue its written approval or
disapproval of any written submissions to it. Failure to act on a written
submission for thirty days shall be deemed approval of the submission request.
Committee action shall be determined by a majority vote of all members of the
committee. Failure to obtain such a majority vote on any proposal submitted to
the committee shall be deemed a disapproval of that proposal.
4.5 Disapproval of Plans. The committee shall disapprove any plans which in its
judgment do not satisfy the provisions of this Declaration or are insufficient
for it to exercise the judgment required of the committee by this Declaration.
Any decision of disapproval by the committee may be appealed to the Members of
the Association, and a two-thirds vote of all Members of the Association may
override the decision of the committee. Such vote may be by mail or taken at a
regular or special meeting as determined by the Board.
4.6 Enforcement of Decisions: The committee shall have the authority to enforce
its decisions by taking whatever measures are appropriate, including, if
necessary, instituting proceedings in law or in equity in the courts. If the
committee shall incur costs and expenses, including legal and other fees, in
enforcing a decision, the applicant or Member against whom the enforcement
action is taken shall pay all such reasonable costs and expenses and any legal
judgment or decree shall assess all such costs and expenses to such applicant
or Member.
4.7. Records. The committee shall keep written records of all applications and
of all actions of approval, disapproval, or other actions taken by it under the
provisions of this Declaration.
4.8 Variances: The committee may grant variances to any of the covenants
contained in this Declaration, but only by a unanimous vote from all members of
the committee. If the committee approves a variance, it shall give a written
notice thereof to each Member of the Association, and the opportunity to object
within thirty days of the date of mailing of the notice. If three or more
Members of the Association object in writing within the thirty day period, such
variance shall not be approved without a two-thirds vote of all members of the
Association. Such vote may be by mail or taken at a regular or special meeting
as determined by the Board. If fewer than three Members of the Association
object in writing to the variance within the thirty day period, the variance
shall have the final approval of the Association.
5. BUILDING USE, SIZE, DESIGN, PLACEMENT TOP
The following provisions shall apply to all real estate development in the
subdivision.
5.1 Residential Use. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 6.2 of this Amended
Declaration all use of the subdivision property shall be exclusively
residential.
5.2 Single Family Dwelling Unit. No structure shall be placed on a tract within
the subdivision except a single family residential dwelling unit, a private
garage for not more than three automobiles, one barn, stable, or other
non-residential building other than a garage, and one guest house which in no
instance shall be constructed until commencement of construction of the
dwelling house on such tract .
5.3 Minimum Size. The single family residential dwelling unit shall have a
minimum enclosed square footage of 1600 finished square feet, exclusive of
garage and storage areas.
5.4 Design and Exterior Appearance. The design and exterior appearance of any
proposed structure, including materials and color, shall be subject to the
approval of the Architectural Committee.
5.5 Placement. The placement of any structure shall be subject to the prior
approval of the Architectural Committee, which shall take into account
regulations of Pitkin County, including preferred building envelopes, aesthetic
and other environmental impacts on residential properties proximate to the
proposed structure, and aesthetic and other environmental impacts on other
residential properties in the subdivision and properties which may be built in
the future.
5.6 Parking. For any proposed residential structure the Architectural Committee
shall require adequate off street and off road parking to minimize the impact
of motor vehicles on all residential owners in the subdivision.
6. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND RESERVATIONS APPLICABLE TO OWNERS,
MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS TOP
The following covenants, conditions, restrictions and reservation of rights
shall apply to all property in the subdivision and to the Members, Owners and
Residents, and where an Owner is required to perform any of the following
obligations, the Owner shall do so at the Owner's sole expense.
6.1 Architectural Control. No improvements, alterations, demolition, repairs,
excavation, grading, filling, damming, redirection of natural surface drainage
channels or other work which alters in any significant way the exterior of any
property within the subdivision or the improvements located thereon from its
natural or improved state shall be made or done without the prior approval of
the Architectural Committee. No building, fence, wall or other structure, or
any exterior lighting, shall be commenced, erected, improved, altered, or made
without the prior written approval of the Architectural Committee. All
subsequent additions to or changes or alterations in any building, fence, wall
or other structure, including exterior color scheme, and all changes in the
grade of property shall be subject to the prior written approval of the
Architectural Committee. No changes or deviations in or from the plans once
approved by the Architectural Committee shall be made without the prior written
approval of the Architectural Committee.
6.2 General Restrictions: Usage shall be consistent with zoning restrictions
and regulations adopted by Pitkin County. No business, charitable or not for
profit activity shall be permitted in the subdivision unless approved by
majority vote of the Members on recommendation of the Board. Any business use
of property in the subdivision on the effective date of this Amended
Declaration is approved.
6.3 Subdivision. No tract shall be subdivided into areas less than its original
dimension except as appropriate for utility or other easements. Lot line adjustments between contiguous tracts are permitted.
6.4 Trash and Litter. All tracts shall be kept free of rubbish, trash, litter,
and abandoned or obsolete property items. The Board may enforce this
restriction by appropriate action, including legal action, and all cost and
expense incident to such enforcement shall be charged to the member owning the
tract.
6.5 Utility Lines. All water, gas, electric and telephone pipes or lines and
all other utility lines shall be buried except for temporary facilities
approved by the Architectural Committee.
6.6 Signs. No signs, billboards or advertising structures may be erected or
displayed except for a single "For Sale" or ''For Rent" sign.
6.7. Animals and Wildlife. Domestic pets- dogs and cats- shall be 'kept under
control at all times by their owners. Horses and other animals shall be
maintained solely for pleasure and not for commercial purposes. No animal shall
be allowed to make an unreasonable amount of noise or become a nuisance. Upon
the request of any member, the Board shall determine whether a particular
animal has become a nuisance. Any decision by the Board shall be final and
conclusive and may be enforced in the same manner as other covenants and
restrictions contained in this declaration.
6.8. Temporary Occupancy and Temporary Buildings. No trailer, mobile home,
basement of any incomplete building, shack, garage or barn, and no temporary
building or structure, of any kind, shall be used at any time for a residence,
either temporary or permanent. A tent or tepee may be erected for seasonal or
recreational use.
6.9. Maintenance of Landscaping. Members shall make reasonable efforts to
remove dead trees and bushes and all trash and debris from their properties.
Members shall make reasonable efforts to control the growth of noxious weeds, particularly
on areas adjacent to any street or road, and to cooperate with the Association
to prevent the spread of noxious weeds and plants.
6.10 Construction Activities. A property shall be kept and maintained in a neat
and tidy condition during construction periods, trash and debris shall not be
permitted to accumulate, and building materials will be piled and stored only
in such areas as may be approved by the Architectural Committee. Construction
equipment and vehicles shall be parked in areas approved by the Architectural
Committee. '
6.11 Repair of Structures. No building, structure or other improvement on any
property shall be permitted to fill into disrepair or to remain otherwise than
in a good, sanitary and sightful condition and adequately painted. If any
building, structure or other improvement is damaged or destroyed, then within
180 days after such event and subject to the provisions of section 6.1 above,
such building, structure or improvement shall be immediately, repaired,
rebuilt, or demolished and the site restored.
6.12 Mining, Drilling, Excavation and RemovaL No property shall be used in any
manner, at or below the surface, to explore for or to remove any oil or other
hydrocarbons, or as a mining operation for minerals, gravel, earth or any earth
substance of any kind.
6.13 Trash - Containers and Collection. No garbage or trash shall be placed or
kept on any property except in a covered container, which shall not be visible
except for the shortest time necessary for collection. All rubbish, trash and
garbage shall be removed from a property and shall not be allowed to accumulate
or be burned thereon. No outdoor incinerators shall be kept or maintained on
any property.
6.14 Machinery and Equipment. No non-residential machinery or equipment of any
kind shall be placed, stored, operated or maintained upon or adjacent to any
property unless it is usual and customary in connection with the use,
maintenance or construction of a building or other structure..
6.15 Sewage Disposal Any sewage disposal facilities, sanitary system, septic
tank, sewage leach, percolating system, or drain field shall be in conformity
to law and applicable health regulations and subject to approval by the
Architectural Committee.
6.16 Storage Tanks. Any tank for the storage of fuel or other fluids installed
outside any structure shall be buried below the surface of the ground or
screened in a manner satisfactory to the Architectural Committee.
6.17 Fire Protection. The Board may take reasonable steps to protect property
in the subdivision from the risks and dangers of wildfire. If the Board shall
determine that a condition exists on any property that creates a substantial
risk or danger of commencement or spread of wildfire, the Board shall request
the Owner of the property to remove or abate the condition, and if the Owner
shall neglect or refuse to do so, the Board may enter upon the property and
remove or abate the condition, and in either event the Owner shall bear the
entire cost of the removal or abatement.
6.18 Parking. There shall be no overnight parking of any motor vehicles on any
of the road right of ways in the subdivision.
6.19 Right of Entry. During reasonable hours and upon reasonable notice to a
Member or Resident of any property, the Board, any member thereof: or any
authorized representative of the Board, shall have the right to enter upon and
inspect any property, and the improvements thereon, except for the interior
portions of any completed residence, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or
not the provisions of this Declaration have been or are being complied with.
6.20 Health, Safety and Welfare. In the event any additional uses, activities
and facilities not described herein are deemed by the Board to be a nuisance or
to adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of Members and Residents, the
Board may make rules restricting or regulating their presence in the
subdivision as part of the Association Rules. Water usage from private wells
may affect the water supplies of other Members of the Association. In times of
drought or other water crisis the Board shall take whatever action it deems
appropriate to protect water supplies of all Residents.
6.21 Hunting and Firearms. No hunting of mammals, reptiles, or birds shall be
permitted in the subdivision without Board approval. No firearms shall be
discharged within the subdivision without Board approval.
7. EASEMENTS
There is reserved to the Association, its successor and assigns, in trust for
the benefit of the members perpetual easements fifteen feet in width on each
side of the boundary line along the entire perimeter of each tract for the
purpose of constructing, installing, maintaining, operating, replacing,
enlarging, or repairing of electrical, telephone, water irrigation, sewer and
gas or other similar lines, pipes, wires, poles, ditches and conduits. Walking
and riding trails and perpetual anchor easements adjacent to all such utility
easements are also reserved.
8. MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Amendments. Any of the covenants and restrictions contained in this
declaration may be altered or amended by unanimous approval of the members at
any time. Otherwise this Declaration and the contents thereof shall remain in
full force and effect for a five year period from the effective date hereof and
for each successive five year period thereafter for an indefinite duration. The
Board may at any time propose an alteration, amendment or addition to the
covenants and restrictions contained in this Declaration with the effective
date of any such change being the next succeeding five year anniversary date.
Any proposed change to this Declaration or any amended declaration shall be
submitted to vote by the Members and approval by two thirds of all Members
shall be required for the change to become effective.
8.2 Interpretation. The Board shall determine the meaning of any provisions of
this Declaration and in doing so may seek the advice of legal counsel Any
interpretation made by the Board shall be final and binding on all concerned
and interested parties unless a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine
otherwise.
8.3 Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine
for any reason that one or more provisions of this Declaration is contrary to
law and unenforceable, such determination shall not affect or invalidate in any
way the remaining provisions of this Declaration which shall remain in full
force and effect.
8.4. Captions, Titles and Headings. All captions, titles, and headings in this
declaration document are for the purpose of reference and convenience only and
shall not limit, modify or otherwise affect any of the provisions hereof or be
used in determining the intent or meaning thereof.
8.5. Notices and Mailing Addresses. Any notice required or permitted by this
declaration shall be in writing and be given by United States mail. The
Secretary of the Association shall keep an accurate list of the mailing
addresses of the Members and in compiling and maintaining that list may rely on
records maintained by the Pitkin County Assessor.
This amended Declaration is approved by the Board and by Members of the
Association effective the 10th day of May 2003. Copies of the Board resolution
adopting this amended declaration and the separate approvals of the Members are
attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof. A separate copy of
the membership list of all members of the Association on the date of this
amended Declaration and their respective state parcel numbers is also attached
to this document and by this reference made a part hereof.
Dated ______________________________ TOP
SHIELD 0 TERRACES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION DECLARANT
BY:______________________________________
President
State of Colorado County of Pitkin
____________________________________, President of the Shield 0 Terraces
Homeowners Association personally appeared before me on this date and
acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument as his voluntary act and
deed.
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