06SN0178
June 28, 2006 BS
ADDENDUM
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The Reeds Landing Corporation
Matoaca Magisterial District
Ettrick Elementary, Matoaca Middle and Matoaca High Schools Attendance Zones
North line of Hickory Road
REQUEST: Rezoning from Agricultural (A) to Residential (R-15).
PROPOSED LAND USE:
A single-family residential subdivision with a minimum lot size of 15,000 square
feet is planned. A maximum of 330 dwelling units would be permitted, yielding a
density of approximately 1.6 dwelling units per acre. (Proffered Condition 5)
On June 23, 2006, the applicant submitted revisions to Proffered Condition 3 requiring turn lanes
along Hickory Road at each public road intersection, if warranted. This requirement had been
inadvertently omitted from the previous version of the proffered conditions.
(NOTE: IN ORDER FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AMENDED
PROFFER, THE PROCEDURES MUST BE WAIVED SINCE THE PROFFER WAS NOT
SUBMITTED PRIOR THE ADVERTISEMENT OF THE CASE.)
PROFFERED CONDITION
3. Road Improvements.
c.
(1)
Construction of additional pavement along the North/South
Arterial at the approved public road intersection to provide left and
right turn lanes, based on Transportation Department standards.
(2) Construction of additional pavement along Hickory Road at each
approved public road intersection, including at the North/South
Arterial intersection, to provide left and right turn lanes, based on
Transportation Department standards. (T)
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STAFF'S
REQUEST ANALYSIS
AND
RECOMMENDA TION
06SN0178
The Reeds Landing Corporation
Matoaca Magisterial District
Ettrick Elementary, Matoaca Middle and Matoaca High Schools Attendance Zones
North line of Hickory Road
REQUEST: Rezoning from Agricultural (A) to Residential (R-15).
PROPOSED LAND USE:
A single-family residential subdivision with a minimum lot size of 15,000 square
feet is planned. A maximum of 330 dwelling units would be permitted, yielding a
density of approximately 1.6 dwelling units per acre. (Proffered Condition 5)
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMEND DENIAL.
AYES: MESSRS. WILSON, GECKER, BASS AND LITTON.
ABSENT: MR. GULLEY.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommend denial for the following reason:
While the proposed density complies with the Southern and Western Area Plan, the
proposal fails to provide for adequate transportation improvements as recommended by
the Thoroughfare Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Plan.
(NOTE: THE ONLY CONDITION THAT MAY BE IMPOSED IS A BUFFER CONDITION.
THE PROPERTY OWNER(S) MAY PROFFER OTHER CONDITIONS. THE CONDITIONS
NOTED WITH "STAFF/epe" WERE AGREED UPON BY BOTH STAFF AND THE
Providing a FIRST CHOICE community through excellence in public service
COMMISSION. CONDITIONS WITH ONLY A "STAFF" ARE RECOMMENDED SOLELY
BY STAFF. CONDITIONS WITH ONLY A "CPC" ARE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.)
(NOTE: IN ORDER FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AMENDED
AND ADDITIONAL PROFFERS, THE PROCEDURES MUST BE WAIVED SINCE THE
PROFFERS WERE NOT SUBMITTED PRIOR THE ADVERTISEMENT OF THE CASE.)
PROFFERED CONDITIONS
The Owners-Applicants in this zoning case, pursuant to Section 15.2-2298 of the Code of
Virginia (1950 as amended) and the Zoning Ordinance of Chesterfield County, for themselves
and their successors or assigns, proffer that the development of the properties known as
Chesterfield County Tax IDs 781-618-6468, 782-619-6148, 784-619-4378 and 784-620-1961
under consideration will be developed according to the following conditions if, and only if, the
rezoning requests for R -15 as set forth in the above heading and the application filed herein is
granted. In the event the request is denied or approved with conditions not agreed to by the
Owners-Applicants, these proffers and conditions shall be immediately null and void and of no
further force or effect.
1. Dedications.
a. In conjunction with recordation of the initial subdivision plat or within
sixty (60) days from a written request by the Transportation Department,
whichever occurs first, forty-five (45) feet of right-of-way on the north
side of Hickory Road, measured from the centerline of that part of
Hickory Road immediately adjacent to the property, shall be dedicated,
free and unrestricted, to and for the benefit of Chesterfield County.
b. In conjunction with recordation of the initial subdivision plat, a ninety (90)
foot wide right-of-way for a north/south major arterial (the "North/South
Arterial") from Hickory Road to the northern property line shall be
dedicated, free and unrestricted, to and for the benefit of Chesterfield
County. The exact location of this right-of-way shall be approved by the
Transportation Department. (T)
2. Access.
a. Direct vehicular access from the property to Hickory Road shall be limited
to two (2) public roads, the North/South Arterial and one (1) other public
road. The North/South Arterial shall align the Russwood Road
intersection. The exact location of these public roads shall be approved by
the Transportation Department.
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b. Direct vehicular access from the property to the North/South Arterial shall
be limited to one (1) public road. The exact location of this public road
shall be approved by the Transportation Department. (T)
3. Road Improvements.
(1) To provide an adequate roadway system, the developer shall provide the
following road improvements with initial development of the property:
a. Construction of a two-lane road for the North/South Arterial, based
on VDOT Urban Minor Arterial Standards (50 MPH) with
modifications approved by the Transportation Department, from
Hickory Road to the north approximately 650 feet. The exact
length of this improvement shall be approved by the
Transportation Department.
b. Construction of additional pavement along the North/South
Arterial at its intersection with Hickory Road to provide a three-
lane typical section (i.e., one (1) northbound lane and two (2)
southbound lanes). The exact length of these improvements shall
be approved by the Transportation Department.
c. Construction of additional pavement along the North/South
Arterial at the approved public road intersection to provide left and
right turn lanes, based on Transportation Department standards.
d. Widening/improving the north side of Hickory Road to an eleven
( 11) foot wide travel lane, measured from the centerline of the
existing pavement, with an additional one (1) foot wide paved
shoulder plus a seven (7) foot wide unpaved shoulder and
overlaying the full width of Hickory Road with one and one-half
(1.5) inches of compacted bituminous asphalt concrete, with
modifications approved by the Transportation Department, for the
entire property frontage.
e. Prior to recordation of the 281 st lot in the subdivision, the
construction of a two-lane road for the North/South Arterial, based
on VDOT Urban Minor Arterial Standards (50 MPH) with
modifications approved by the Transportation Department for a
point approximately 650 feet north of Hickory Road from a
distance of approximately 3,350 feet to the Resource Protection
Area (RP A) line along the northern property line. In addition,
prior to the recordation of the 281 st lot in the subdivision a cash
payment of $200.00 per linear foot shall be provided to
Chesterfield County towards construction of the section of the
North/South Arterial from the northern terminus of the developer's
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construction of the North/South Arterial to the northern property
line.
f. Dedication to Chesterfield County, free and unrestricted, of any
additional right-of-way (or easements) required for the
improvements identified above. (T)
4. Cash
The applicant, subdivider, or assignee(s) shall pay the following to the County of
Chesterfield, prior to the issuance of a building permit, for infrastructure
improvements within the service district for the property:
a. $15,600 per dwelling unit, if paid prior to July 1, 2006; or
b. The amount approved by the Board of Supervisors not to exceed $15,600
per dwelling unit adjusted upward by any increase in the Marshall and
Swift Building Cost Index between July 1, 2005 and July 1 of the fiscal
year in which the payment is made if paid after June 30, 2006.
c. Cash proffer payments shall be spent for the purposes proffered or as
otherwise permitted by law. (B&M)
5. Density. The total number of dwelling units shall not exceed 330. (P)
6. Manufactured Homes.
a. Manufactured homes shall not be permitted on the Property. (P)
7. The Community Identification Sign shall be similar in appearance to the
photograph entitled Exhibit "A", shall be of brick construction, and shall have a
maximum area of twenty-five square feet. (P)
8. The fifty (50') foot buffer required by Ordinance along Hickory Road shall be
maintained in open space. Prior to the recordation of the initial subdivision plat,
the developer shall build a wooden four board fence, as depicted in the
photograph marked Exhibit "B", within the fifty (50') buffer. Such fence shall
run generally parallel to Hickory Road, along the entire length of the property
frontage. The exact location and design shall be approved by the Planning
Department at the time of tentative subdivision review. (P)
9. HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION COVENANTS
At a minimum, the following restrictive covenants shall be recorded prior to, or in
conjunction with, the recordation of a subdivision plat, provided, however, that
references to "Stoney Glen South" shall be modified as to beginning dates,
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references the subject property and may be modified to reference the then current
developer/owner of the subject property.
WITNESSETH;
WHEREAS, the Developer is the owner of the real property described in Article II of this
Declaration and desires to create thereon a planned development residential community to be
known as "Stoney Glen South";
WHEREAS, the Developer desires to provide for the preservation of values and for the
maintenance of common facilities and services and for a vehicle for the administration and
enforcement of covenants and restrictions;
WHEREAS, the Developer has caused the Association to be incorporated under the laws
, of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of exercising the functions aforesaid, and
which are hereinafter more fully set forth;
NOW THEREFORE, the Developer declares that the real property described in Article II,
and such additions thereto as may hereinafter be made pursuant to Article II hereof, is and shall
be held, transferred, sold, conveyed, given, donated, leased, occupied and used subject to the
covenants, restrictions, conditions, easements, charges, assessments ("Assessments"), affirmative
obligations, and liens (all hereinafter sometimes referred to as ("Covenants") hereinafter set
forth.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
When used in this Declaration or any supplemental declaration (unless the context shall clearly
indicate otherwise) the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Association" shall mean and refer to Stoney Glen South Association, Inc., a
Virginia non-profit, non-stock corporation, its successors and assigns.
(b) "Stoney Glen South" shall mean and refer to the lands in Chesterfield County,
Virginia, which are shown as a part of Stoney Glen South on the Developer's Master Plan as
revised from time to time.
(c) "Developer" shall mean Stoney Glen South Limited Partnership, a Virginia
Limited Partnership, its successors and assigns.
(d) The "Properties" shall mean and refer to the Existing Property described in Article
II hereof, and additions thereto as are subjected to this Declaration or any Supplementary
Declaration under the provisions of Article II hereof.
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(e) "Residential Lot" shall mean any subdivided parcel of land located within the
Properties which parcel is intended for use as a site for a Single Family Detached Dwelling as
shown upon any recorded final subdivision map of any part of the Properties. No parcel shall,
however, be classified as a Residential Lot for the purpose of calculating votes or assessments,
nor placed upon the Registration List, until the first day of the quarter of the year following (I)
the date of recording of the Plat in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield County,
Virginia ("Clerk's Office"), showing such lot, and (ii) the date of placement of such lot on the
Developer's inventory list of lots available for sale to purchasers.
(f) "Registration List" shall mean and refer to the official index prepared by the
Association of all Residential Lots within the Properties. The Developer shall submit to the
Association a listing of any parcel or parcels of land which shall become eligible to be added to
the Registration List no later than one (1) day prior to the commencement of the quarter of the
year during which said parcel or parcels of land shall be classified as a Residential Lot.
(g) "Family Dwelling Unit" shall mean and refer to any Single Family Detached
Dwelling constructed upon any Residential Lot located within the Properties.
(h) "Owner" shall mean and refer to the Owner as shown by the real estate records in
the Clerk's Office, whether it be one (1) or more persons, finns, associations, corporations, or
other legal entities, of fee simple title to any Residential Lot or parcel of land situated upon the
Properties but, notwithstanding any applicable theory of a deed of trust, shall not mean or refer to
the mortgagee or holder of a deed of trust, its successors or assigns, unless and until such
mortgagee or holder of a deed of trust has acquired title pursuant to foreclosure or a proceeding
or deed in lieu of foreclosure; nor shall the term "Owner" mean or refer to any lessee or Tenant
of an Owner. In the event that there is recorded in the Clerk's Office a long-term contract of sale
covering any Lot or parcel of land within the Properties, the Owner of such Residential Lot or
parcel of land shall be the Purchaser under said contract and not the fee simple title holder. A
long-term contract of sale shall be one where the Purchaser is required to make payments for the
Property for a period extending beyond nine (9) months from the date of the contract and where
the Purchaser does not receive title to the Property until all such payments are made, although
the Purchaser is given the use of said Property.
(i) "Tenant" shall mean and refer to the lessee under a written agreement for the rent
and hire of a Family Dwelling Unit in Stoney Glen South..
(j) "Member" shall mean and refer to all those Owners who are Members of the
Association as defined in Section 1 of Article III.
(k) "Master Plan" shall mean and refer to the drawing which represents the
conceptual plan for the future development of Stoney Glen South. Since the concept of the
future development of Stoney Glen South is subject to continuing revision and change by the
Developer, present and future references to the "Master Plan" shall be references to the latest
revision thereof.
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(1) "Intended for Use" shall mean the use intended for various parcels within the
Properties as shown on the Master Plan or the use to which any particular parcel of land is
restricted by covenants expressly set forth or incorporated by reference in deeds by which the
Developer has conveyed the property.
(m) "Common Properties" shall mean and refer to those tracts of land with any
improvements thereon which are deeded or leased to the Association and designated in said deed
or lease as "Common Properties" and any personal property acquired or leased by the
Association if said property is designated a "Common Property". All Common Properties are to
be devoted to and intended for the common use and enjoyment of the Members of the
Association, their guests, Tenants (to the extent permitted by the Board of Directors of the
Association), and visiting members of the general public (to the extent permitted by the Board of
Directors of the Association) subject to the fee schedules and operating rules adopted by the
Association, provided, however, that any lands or personal property which are leased by the
Association for use as Common Properties shall lose their character as Common Properties upon
expiration of such lease.
(n) "Intended Common Property" shall mean and refer to those tracts of land and any
improvements thereon committed to the Association through express, written notification by the
Developer to the Association of intent to convey said property to the Association as a Common
Property.
(0) "Referendum" shall mean and refer to the power of all or some specific portion of
the Members to vote by mailed ballots on certain actions by the Board of Directors of the
Association more particularly set forth herein. In the event fifty-one (51 %) percent of the votes
actually returned to the Association within the specified time shall be in favor of such action, the
Referendum shall be deemed to "pass" and the action voted upon will be deemed to have been
authorized by the Members, provided, however, that if a higher percentage required to "pass"
shall be specifically expressed herein, that higher percentage shall control in that instance.
(p) "Clerk's Office" shall mean and refer to the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Chesterfield County, Virginia.
ARTICLE II
EXISTING PROPERTY AND ADDITIONS
Section 1. Existing Property. The real property which is and shall be held,
transferred, sold, conveyed, given, donated, leased, occupied, and used subject to these
Covenants is described as follows:
All that tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Chesterfield County, Virginia, which is
more particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and by specific reference made a part
hereof.
All of the real property hereinabove described shall sometimes be referred to herein as the
"Existing Property". The Developer intends to develop the Existing Property in accordance with
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a Master Plan placed on display in certain model homes and other areas. The Developer reserves
the right to review and modify the Master Plan at its sole option from time to time based upon its
continuing research and design program. The Master Plan shall not bind the Developer to adhere
to the Master Plan in the development of the land shown thereon. Subject to its right to modify
the Master Plan as stated herein, the Developer shall convey to the Association certain properties
designated for such conveyance in Article IV, Section 4 of this Declaration, and, in addition,
may at its option convey to the Association as provided in Article IV such of those parcels of
land designated on the Master Plan as properties which may be transferred to the Association, as,
in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, it so chooses without regard to the relative location of
such portions or sections within the overall Plan. Once conveyed to the Association, these
properties shall become Common Properties. The Developer shall not be required to follow any
predetermined sequence or order of improvements and development and may bring within the
plan of these covenants additional lands, and develop the same before completing the
development of the Existing Property. Other than as stated in this paragraph, the Developer shall
have full power to add to, subtract from, or make changes in the Master Plan regardless of the
fact that such actions may alter the relative maximum potential voting strength of the various
types of membership of the Association.
Section 2. Additions to Existing Property.
subject to this Declaration in the following manner:
Additional lands may become
(a) Additions. During the period of development, which shall by definition extend
from the date hereof to January 1, 1999, the Developer shall have the right, without further
consent of the Association, to bring within the Plan and operation of this Declaration, additional
acreage adjacent to or near Stoney Glen South owned or acquired by the Developer during the
period of development. Such property may be subjected to this Declaration as one parcel or as
several smaller parcels at one time or at different times. The additions of such property
authorized under this paragraph may increase the cumulative maximum number of Residential
Lots authorized in the Properties by the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Chesterfield,
Virginia, and, therefore, may alter the relative maximum potential voting strength of the various
types of membership of the Association.
The additions authorized under this and the succeeding subsection shall be made by
recording a Supplementary Declaration of Covenants and Restriction with respect to the
additional property which shall extend the operation and effect of the Covenants to such
additional property. The Supplementary Declaration may contain such complementary additions
and/or modifications of the Covenants as may be necessary or convenient, in the sole judgment
of the Developer, to reflect the different character, if any, of the added properties and as are not
inconsistent with the plan of this Declaration, but such modifications shall have no effect upon
the Property described in Section 1, Article II above, or upon any other prior additions to the
Properties.
(b) Other Additions. Upon approval in writing of the Association pursuant to a
simple majority of the vote of those present at a duly called meeting, the owner of any property
who desires to add such property to the plan and operation of this Declaration and to subject it to
the jurisdiction of the Association shall record a Supplementary Declaration of Covenants and
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Restrictions with respect to the additional property which shall extend the operation and effect of
these Covenants to such additional property. The additions of such property authorized under
this subparagraph may increase the cumulative maximum number of Residential Lots authorized
in the Properties by the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Chesterfield, Virginia, and, therefore,
may alter the relative maximum potential voting strength of the various types of membership of
the Association.
The Supplementary Declaration may contain such complementary additions and/or
modifications of the Covenants as may be necessary or convenient, in the judgment of the
Association, to reflect the different character, if any, of the added properties and as are not
inconsistent with the plan of this Declaration, but such modifications shall have no effect upon
the Property described in Section 1, Article II above, or upon any other prior additions to the
Properties.
(c) Mergers. Upon merger or consolidation of the Association with another
association, as provided for in the By-Laws of the Association, its property, rights and
obligations may, by operation of law, be transferred to another surviving or consolidated
association, or in the alternative, the properties, rights and obligations of another association
may, by operation of law, be added to the properties, rights and obligations of the Association as
a surviving corporation pursuant to a merger. The surviving or consolidated association may
administer the Existing Property, together with the covenants established upon any other
properties, as one plan. No merger or consolidation shall effect any revocation, change, or
addition to the Covenants within the Existing Property, including, without limitation, the
maximum limits on Assessments and dues of the Association, or any other matter substantially
affecting the interests of Members of the Association.
(d) Additional lands which become subject this Declaration under the provisions of this
Section II may in the future be referred to as a part of Stoney Glen South. Also, the name Stoney
Glen South may be used by the Developer to refer to other nearby properties not subject to this
Declaration.
ARTICLE III
MEMBERSHIP AND VOTING RIGHTS IN THE ASSOCIATION
Section 1. Membership. The Developer, every Owner, and any creditor who
acquires title to the Properties or any portion thereof pursuant to foreclosure or any other
proceeding or deed in lieu of foreclosure shall be Members of the Association. The Association
may issue to each Member a membership card which shall expire upon sale by an Owner of his
property in Stoney Glen South. Tenants shall not be Members of the Association. Every Owner
shall be required to submit the name(s) of his Tenant(s) and the duration of their tenancy to the
Secretary of the Association.
Section 2.
membership:
V otin~ Ri2hts. The Association shall have the following types of
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TYPE "A": Type "An Members shall be all Owners, including the Developer, of
Residential Lots, and shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each Residential Lot which a Member
owns.
TYPE "B": The Type "B" Member shall be the Developer, which shall be entitled to
elect a portion of the Board of Directors as set out in Section 4 of this Article III.
Payment of Special Assessments shall not entitle Type "An Members to additional votes.
When any Property entitling the Owner to membership as a Type "A" Member of the
Association is owned of record in the 'name of two (2) or more persons or entities, whether
fiduciaries, joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants in partnership or in any other manner of
joint or common ownership, or if two (2) or more persons or entities have the same fiduciary
relationship respecting the same Property, then unless the instrument or order appointing them or
creating the tenancy otherwise directs and it or a copy thereof is filed with the Secretary of the
Association, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect:
(1) if only one (1) votes, in person or by proxy, his act shall bind all;
(2) if more than one (1) vote, in person or by proxy, each fraction shall be entitled to
its proportionate share of the vote or votes.
The principles of this paragraph shall apply, insofar as possible, to execution of proxies, waivers,
consents or objections, and for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of a quorum.
Section 3. Governance. The Association shall be governed by a Board of Directors
consisting of three (3), five (5), seven (7), or nine (9) Members. The number and term of such
Directors is to be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation
of the Association. Except as may be otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, there
shall be two (2) classes of Directors: Class I Directors, who shall be elected by the Type "A"
Members, and Class II Directors, who shall be elected by the Type "B" Member. The Board of
Directors shall have the power to provide for staggered election of the Class I Directors in
accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4. Election of The Board of Directors. (a) Each Type "A" Member may cast
the total number of votes to which he is entitled for each vacancy to be filled by a Class I
Director. Cumulative voting shall not be allowed.
(b) The Type "A" Members shall elect the Class I Director(s), and the Type "B"
Member shall elect the Class II Director(s) according to the following formula:
(1) At any time that the total number of Residential Lots placed on the Registration
List of the Association is less than eighty (80%) percent of the maximum number
of Residential Lots authorized in the Properties by the Zoning Ordinance of the
County of Chesterfield, Virginia, the majority of the Board of Directors (fifty-one
(51 %) percent of the total number of Directors, rounded to the nearest whole
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number) shall be the Class II Directors and shall be elected by the Type "B"
Member. The remaining Directors shall be the Class I Director(s) and shall be
elected by the Type "A" Members.
(2) At any time that the total number of Residential Lots placed on the Registration
List of the Association is equal to or greater than eighty (80%) percent of the
maximum number of Residential Lots authorized in the Properties by the Zoning
Ordinance of the County of Chesterfield, Virginia, the majority of the Board of
Directors (fifty-one (51 %) percent of the total number of Directors, rounded to the
nearest whole number) shall be the Class I Directors and shall be elected by the
Type "A" Members. The remaining Directors shall be the Class II Director(s) and
shall be elected by the Type "B" Member.
(3) For the purposes of this formula, the total number of Residential Lots placed on
the Registration List of the Association and the maximum number of Residential
Lots authorized in the Properties shall be determined by the Board of Directors as
of the date on which notice of the meeting of the Members at which the Board of
Directors is to be elected is mailed.
Section 5. Members to Have Power of Referendum in Certain Instances. Where
specifically provided for herein, the Members, or some specific portion thereof, shall have the
power to approve or reject certain actions proposed to be taken by the Association by
Referendum. In the event fifty-one (51 %) percent or more of the votes actually returned to the
Association within the specified time shall be in favor of such action, the Referendum shall be
deemed to "pass" and the action voted upon will be deemed to have been authorized by the
Members; provided, however, that if a higher percentage vote required to "pass" shall be
specifically expressed herein, that higher percentage shall control in that instance. The Board of
Directors may not undertake any action requiring a Referendum without complying with the
provisions hereof. At any time that the Type "Au Members have the ability to elect a majority of
the Board of Directors, the Members may require a Referendum on any action of the Board of
Directors by presenting to the Secretary of the Board within thirty (30) days of the taking of such
action or ratification by the Board of its intent to take such action a petition signed by not less
than forty (400/0) percent of the Members4
Section 6. Quorum Required for Anv Action Authorized at Regular or Soecial
Meetings of the Association. The quorum required for any action which is subject to a vote of
the Members at an open meeting of the Association (as distinguished from the Referendum) shall
be as follows:
(a) The first time a meeting of the Members of the Association is called to
vote on (i) an increase in the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment greater than that provided
for by subparagraph (e) of Section 3 of Article V hereof, (ii) a Special Assessment as provided
for by Section 4 of Article V hereof, (iii) the gift or sale of any parcel of land and improvements
thereon designated as a Common Property as provided for by subparagraph (f) of Section 3 of
Article IV hereof, (iv) an amendment to this Declaration as provided for by Section 2 of Article
VIII hereof, or (v) the termination of this Declaration as provided for by Section 1 of Article VIII
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hereof, the presence at the meeting of Members or proxies entitled to cast sixty (60%) percent of
the total vote of the Membership required for such action shall constitute a quorum.
(b) The first time a meeting of the Members of the Association is called to
vote on any action proposed to be taken by the Association, other than that described in
subparagraph (a) above, the presence at the meeting of Members or proxies entitled to cast thirty
(30%) percent of the total vote of the Membership required for such action shall constitute a
quorum.
If the required quorum is not present at any meeting described in subparagraphs
(a) or (b) above, with the exception of any meeting called to vote on the termination of this
Declaration described in subparagraph (a(v)) above, another meeting or meetings may be called
subject to the giving of proper notice and the required quorum at such subsequent meeting or
meetings shall be one-half (~) of the required quorum at the preceding meeting.
Unless otherwise provided, any reference hereafter to "votes cast at a duly called
meeting" shall be construed to be subject to the quorum requirements established by this Article
III, Section 6, and any other requirements for such "duly called meeting" which may be
established by the By-Laws of the Association. For the purpose of this section, "proper notice"
shall be deemed to be given when given each Member not less than thirty (30) days prior to the
date of the meeting at which any proposed action is to be considered.
Section 7. Proxies. All Members of the Association may vote and transact
business at any meeting of the Association by proxy authorized in writing, provided, however,
that Proxies shall not be required for any action which is subject to a Referendum, in which case
the votes of all the Members polled shall be made by specifically provided ballots mailed or
delivered to the Association.
Section 8. Ballots bv Mail. When required by the Board of Directors, there
shall be sent with notices of regular or special meetings of the Association a statement of certain
motions to be introduced for vote of the Members and a ballot on which each Member may vote
for or against each such motion. Each ballot which is presented at such meeting shall be counted
in calculating the quorum requirements set out in Section 6 of this Article III, provided, however,
such ballots shall not be counted in determining whether a quorum is present to vote upon
motions not appearing on the ballot.
ARTICLE IV
PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE COMMON PROPERTIES
Section 1. Members' Easements of Enloyment in Common Properties. Subject to the
provisions of these Covenants, the rules and regulations of the Association, and any fees or
charges established by the Association, every Type "A" and "B" Member, and every guest of
such Type "A" and "B" Member, shall have a right of easement of enjoyment in and to the
Common Properties, and such easement shall be appurtenant to and shall pass with the title of
every Residential Lot.
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Employees of the Type "B" Member shall have access to and enjoyment of the Common
Properties subject to rules and regulations and user fees established by the Board of Directors.
A Member's spouse, parents, and children who reside with such Member in Stoney Glen
South shall have the same easement of enjoyment hereunder as a Member.
In those instances where a Residential Lot in Stoney Glen South is owned by two (2) or
more persons (who do not have the relationship of spouse, parent, or child, one to the other) or
by a corporation, such joint Owners and corporations shall annually appoint one (1) person as the
"Primary Member." Such Primary Member shall have the same easement of enjoyment in the
Common Properties as Members who own such property singularly. The remaining joint
members and the principal officers of such corporation shall be entitled to an easement of
enjoyment in the Common Properties by:
(1) Paying the same user fees as guest of Members, or
(2) By paying to the Association annually an amount equal to the Annual Assessment
charged against the property in which he or she owns a fractional interest. The payment of such
amount shall not entitle such remaining joint members or principal officers to additional votes in
the Association.
The Board of Directors may grant certain Tenants and guests access to and enjoyment of
the Common Properties subject to rules and regulations and user fees fees established by the
Board of Directors.
Section 2. Title to Common Properties. (a) The Developer covenants that it shall
convey by deed to the Association, at no cost to the Association, and subject to (i) all restrictions
and limitations imposed by the Declaration of Rights, Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and
Conditions Applicable to All Property in Stoney Glen South ("General Property Covenants")
recorded simultaneously herewith, including, without limitation, all rights of easement and rights
of entry reserved unto the Developer, its successors and assigns in said Declaration, (ii) all other
restrictions and limitations of record at the time of conveyance, (iii) any restrictions, limitations,
conditions, or determinations as to the purposes and uses of the conveyed properties as stipulated
in said deed, (iv) any commitments by the Developer to construct certain improvements thereon
as stipulated in said deed, those intended Common Properties described in Section 4 of this
Article IV hereof, and any other parcels of land and any improvements thereon now or hereafter
designated as Intended Common Properties, and, upon such conveyance, such parcels of land
and any improvements thereon shall become Common Properties.
(b) The Association shall not object to the designation by the Developer of any parcel of
land or any improvements thereon as an Intended Common Property and shall not refuse to
accept any Intended Common Property as a Common Property at such time as the Developer, in
its sole and uncontrolled discretion, deems it advisable to convey such property to the
Association.
(c) Upon designation by the Developer of any parcel of land and any improvements
thereon as an Intended Common Property, or upon conveyance of any parcel of land and any
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improvements thereon as a Common Property by the Developer, the Association shall
immediately become responsible for all maintenance and operation of said property, and for such
additional construction of improvements thereon as may be authorized by the Association's
Board of Directors, subject to the General Property Covenants. It is the purpose of this provision
to provide that the Association shall be responsible for all maintenance and operation of all
Common Properties and Intended Common Properties, notwithstanding the fact that (i) the
Developer shall convey such Intended Common Properties to the Association until such time as
the Developer, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion deems it advisable to do so, subject to the
provisions of Section 4 of this Article IV, and (ii) the Developer may elect in its sole and
uncontrolled discretion to operate certain facilities within Intended Common Properties until
such time as said facilities are actually conveyed to the Association.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, the Developer hereby
reserves the right to enter upon any Intended Common Property or Common Property for the
purposes of constructing indoor and outdoor community facilities thereon, including, but not
limited to, basketball courts, playgrounds, ball fields, gazebos, picnic shelters, picnic tables,
parks, walking trails and bike trails. The provisions of this paragraph shall in no way create any
obligation on the part of the Developer to construct any such facilities on said properties.
(e) Natural areas, trail areas, etc. may be designated from time to time as Intended
Common Properties, and shall be conveyed in large or small parcels from time to time after the
Developer has completed surveying and platting all adjacent subdivisions for Residential Lots
which may abut such natural areas, trail areas, etca
(f) The Developer shall not be required to convey the above referred to parcels where
such conveyance would be prohibited under agreements existing on the date hereof, but, in such
case, shall be allowed to postpone such conveyance, without penalty, until such time a said
prohibition may be nullified.
Section 3. Extent of Members' Easements. The rights and easements of enjoyment
created hereby shall be subject to the following:
(a) the right of the Association, in accordance with its By-Laws, to borrow money from
the Developer or any lender to improve and/or maintain the Common Properties and provide
services authorized herein and in aid thereof to mortgage said Properties provided, however, that
any such mortgage is with the prior consent of two-thirds of the Members of the Association,
which consent may be evidenced by petition or by an affirmative vote at a duly called meeting of
the Association;
(b) the right of the Association to take such steps as are reasonably necessary to
protect the above-described Properties against foreclosures;
(c) the right of the Association to suspend the rights and easements of enjoyment of any
Member or Tenant or guest of any Member for any period during which the payment of any
Assessment against property owned by such Member remains delinquent, and for any period not
to exceed sixty (60) days for any infraction of its published rules and regulations, it being
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understood that any suspension for either non-payment of any Assessment or a breach of the
rules and regulations of the Association shall not constitute a waiver or discharge of the
Member's obligations to pay the Assessment;
(d) the right of the Association to charge reasonable admission and other fees for the use
of recreational facilities and services of the Common Properties;
( e) the right of the Developer or the Association by its Board of Directors to dedicate or
transfer to any public or private utility drainage or utility easements on any part of the Common
Properties;
(t) the right of the Association to give or sell all or any part of the Common Properties,
including lease-hold interests, subject to (i) the Zoning Ordinance of County of Chesterfield,
Virginia, (ii) the limitations and restrictions imposed by the General Property Covenants, and
(iii) all other restrictions and limitations of record at the time of conveyance, to any public
agency, authority, public service district, utility, or private concern for such purposes and subject
to such conditions as may be agreed to by the Members, provided, however, that no such gift or
sale of any parcel of land and improvements thereon, or determination as to the purposes or as to
the conditions thereof, shall be effective unless such dedication, transfers, and determinations as
to purposes and conditions shall be authorized by the affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) of
the votes cast at a duly called meeting of the Association, subject to the quorum requirements
established by Article III, Section 6(a), and unless written notice of the meeting and of the
proposed agreement and action thereunder is sent to every Member of the Association at least
thirty (30) days prior to such meeting. A true copy of such resolution together with a certificate
of the results of the vote taken thereon shall be made and acknowledged by the President or Vice
President and Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Association and such certification shall be
annexed to any instrument of dedication or transfer of any parcel of land and improvements
thereon affecting the Common Properties prior to the recording thereof. Such certificates shall
be conclusive evidence of authorization by the Members. The gift or sale of any personal
property owned by the Association shall be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole and
uncontrolled discretion; and
(h) the rights of reversion of the Lessor of any Common Properties leased by the
Association.
Section 4. The Developer hereby covenants that, prior to January 1, 1999, it shall
convey by deed to the Association, at no cost to the Association, and subject to all the
restrictions and limitations of these Covenants and any other restrictions and limitations of
record, any parcel of land and any improvements thereon designated from the date hereof until
January 1, 1999, as an Intended Common Property through express, written notification by the
Developer to the Association of intent to convey said property to the Association.
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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS FOR ASSESSMENTS
Section 1. Creation of the Lien and Personal Obligation of Assessments. The
Developer covenants, and each Owner of any Residential Lot located within the Properties,
whether or not it shall be so expressed in any deed or other conveyance, shall be deemed to
covenant and agree to all the terms and provisions of this Declaration and to pay to the
Association: (a) Annual Assessments or charges; and (b) Special Assessments or charges for the
purposes set forth in this Article, such Assessments to be fixed, established and collected from
time to time as hereinafter provided. The Annual and Special Assessments, together with such
interest thereon and costs of collection thereof including a reasonable attorney's fee as
hereinafter provided, shall be a charge and continuing lien on the real property and
improvements thereon against which each such Assessment is made. Each such Assessment,
together with such interest thereon and cost of collection thereof including a reasonable
attorney's fee as hereinafter provided, shall also be the personal obligation of the person who was
the Owner of such real property at the time when the Assessment first became due and payable.
In the case of co-ownership of a Residential Lot, all co-Owners shall be jointly and severally
liable for the entire amount of the Assessment.
Section 2. Purpose of Assessments. The Annual Assessments shall be used exclusively
for the improvement, maintenance, enhancement, enlargement, and operation of the Common
Properties and Intended Common Properties, and to provide services which the Association is
authorized to provide.
Section 3. Aoolication of "Maximum" Assessment. The Maximum Regular Annual
Assessment, as set forth in subparagraph (a) hereinbelow, and as is automatically increased
annually by an inflation adjuster pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph (3) below, shall be
levied by the Association. If, however, the Board of Directors of the Association, by majority
vote, determines that the important and essential functions of the Association may be properly
funded by an Assessment less than the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment, it may levy such
lesser Assessment; provided, however, so long as the Developer is engaged in the development
of Properties which are subject to the terms of this Declaration, the Association may not reduce
Assessments below those set out in Section 3(a) immediately below without the written consent
of the Developer. The levy of an Assessment less than the Maximum Regular Annual
Assessment in one (1) year shall not affect the Board's right to levy an Annual Assessment equal
to the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment in subsequent years.
If the Board of Directors shall levy less than the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment
for any Assessment year, such Annual Assessment shall automatically be greater than the Annual
Assessment levied for the previous Assessment year by a percentage equal to the inflation
adjuster set out in subparagraph ( e) below; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may,
by majority vote, levy a greater or lesser Assessment if it shall determine that the important and
essential functions of the Association will be properly funded by such greater or lesser
Assessment.
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If the Board of Directors shall levy less than the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment
for any Assessment year and thereafter, during such Assessment year, determine that the
important and essential function of the Association cannot be funded by such lesser Assessment,
the Board may, by majority vote, levy a Supplement Assessment. In no event shall the sum of
the initial and Supplemental Annual Assessments for that year exceed the applicable Maximum
Regular Annual Assessment.
If the Board of the Association determines that the important and essential functions of
the Association will not be properly funded in anyone (1) year, or in anyone (1) year and all
subsequent years, without an increase in the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment, it may
request approval of a specified increase in the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment for either
one (1) year only, or for that one (1) year and all subsequent years, by the vote of the Members at
a duly called meeting of the Association, subject to the quorum requirements established by
Article III, Section 6(a). Should the Members vote in favor of such proposed increase, it shall be
deemed approved and may be levied by the Board. An increase in the Maximum Regular
Annual Assessment for one (1) year only pursuant to the provisions hereof shall in no way affect
the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment for subsequent years or increases thereof in
subsequent years.
(a) From and after January 1, 1988, the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment shall
be one hundred twenty ($120.00) dollars per Residential Lot, automatically increased each year
thereafter by the inflation adjuster set forth in Section 3(e) of this Article.
(b) Property shall not be classified for purposes of these Covenants and these Annual
Assessments as a Residential Lot until the first day of the quarter of the year following (i) the
date of recording of the Plat in the Clerk's Office showing such lot, and (ii) the date of placement
of such lot on the Developer's inventory list of lots available for sale to purchasers;
( c) Assessments shall be billed on such basis as may be determined by the Board of
Directors. The billing schedule shall be the same for all Properties. All Assessment bills shall
be due and payable ninety (90), thirty (30), or fifteen (15) days from the date of mailing of same
as determined by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that if the Board of Directors elects
to utilize a Billing Agent, the Billing Agent shall set the date on which Assessment bills shall be
due and payable.
(d) The Board of Directors may authorize a Billing Agent to collect the Assessments.
If the Board of Directors elects to sue a bank card or credit card service as such Billing Agent,
the Board of Directors shall have the power to authorize the opening of a credit card account in
the name of each Owner and the issuance of a credit card to each Owner for the payment of
Assessments, subject to approval of the credit card service, and each such Owner shall be
required to utilize the approved credit card account for payment of Assessments.
( e) From and after January 1, 2008, the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment shall
be automatically increased each year by the percentage increase between first and last months of
the thirteen (13) month period terminating at the end of the third (3rd) quarter of the previous
year in the Consumer Price Index, U.S. City Average, All Items (1967-100) ("C.P.I.") issued by
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the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in its monthly report entitled "The Consumer Price Index,
u.s. City Average and Selected Areas". If the C.P.I. is discontinued, then there shall be used the
most similar index published by the United States Government that may be procured indicating
changes in the cost of living.
Section 4. 80ecial Assessments for Imofovements and Additions. In addition to the
Maximum Regular Annual Assessments authorized by Section 3 hereof, the Association may
levy Special Assessments for the following purposes:
(a) construction, reconstruction, repair, or replacement of capital improvements upon
the Common Properties or Intended Common Properties, including the necessary fixtures and
personal property related thereto:
(b)
additions to the Common Properties;
(c)
herein; or
to provide necessary facilities and equipment to offer the servIces authorized
(d) to repay any loan made to the Association to enable it to perform the duties and
functions authorized herein.
Such Special Assessment, before being charged, must have received the approval of the
Members of the Association by the favorable vote of seventy-five (750/0) percent of the votes
cast at a duly called meeting of the Association, subject to the quorum requirements established
by Article III, Section 6(a). The notice of such meeting shall include one (1) statement from
those Directors favoring the Special Assessment and one (1) statement from those Directors
opposing the Special Assessment, if any, containing the reasons for those Directors' support and
opposition for the Assessment. Neither statement shall exceed five (5) pages in length.
This provision shall be interpreted to mean that the Association may make in anyone (1)
year an Annual Assessment up to the maximum set forth in Section 3 of this Article V, plus an
additional Special Assessment. Such Special Assessment in anyone (1) year may not exceed a
sum equal to the amount of the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment for such year except for
emergency or repairs required as a result of storm, fire, natural disaster, or other casualty loss.
The fact that the Association has made an Annual Assessment for an amount up to the Maximum
Regular Annual Assessment shall not affect its right to make a Special Assessment during the
year.
Section 5. Reserve Funds. The Association may establish reserve funds to be held in
reserve in an interest drawing account or investments as a reserve for:
(a) major rehabilitation or major repairs;
(b) emergency and other repairs required as a result of storm, fire, natural disaster, or
other casualty loss; and
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( c) initial costs of any new service to be performed by the Association.
Section 6. Change in Maximum Amounts of Annual Assessments Upon Merger or
Consolidation. The limitations of Section 3 hereof shall apply to any merger or consolidation in
which the Association participates.
Section 7. Date of Commencement of Annual Assessments, Due Date.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, the Annual Assessments provided for
herein shall commence no earlier than January, 2008. The initial Annual Assessment on the
actual Date of Commencement shall be prorated to reflect the remaining full quarters of the
initial Assessment year.
Section 8. Duties of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall fix the
amount of the Annual Assessment and shall direct the preparation of an index of all Residential
Lots on the Registration List and Annual Assessments and Special Assessments applicable
thereto, which shall be kept in the Office of the Association and which shall be open to
inspection by any Member. Written notice of Assessment shall thereupon be sent to every
Member subject thereto.
The Association shall upon demand at any time furnish to any Owner liable for said
Assessments a certificate in writing signed by an Officer of the Association, setting forth
whether said Assessments have been paid. Such certificate shall be conclusive evidence against
all but the Owner of payment of any Assessment therein stated to have been paid. If the Board
of Directors authorizes a Billing Agent to collect Assessments, the certificate of the said Billing
Agent shall be conclusive evidence against all but the Owner of payment of any Assessment
therein stated to have been paid.
Section 9. Effect of Non-Payment of Assessment: The Personal Obligation of the
Owner; the Lien; Remedies of Association. If the Annual Assessment or any Special
Assessment is not paid within thirty (30) days of the due date thereof, then such Assessment
shall become delinquent and shall (together with interest thereon at the maximum annual rate
permitted by law from the due date and costs of collection thereof including a reasonable
attorney's fee) become a charge and continuing lien on the land and all improvements thereon
against which each such Assessment is made, in the hands of the then Owner, his heirs, devisees,
personal representatives, and assigns.
If the Assessment is not paid within sixty (60) days after the due date, the Association
may bring an action at law against the Owner personally and there shall be added to the amount
of such Assessment the costs of preparing the filing of the Complaint in such action and a
reasonable attorney's fee. In the event a judgment is obtained, such judgment shall include
interest on the Assessment as above provided and a reasonable attorney's fee together with the
costs of the action.
If the Board of Directors of the Association elects to utilize a Billing Agent to collect
Assessments, interest which shall accrue on past-due sums shall be the maximum interest rate
which such agent may lawfully charge.
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Section 10. Subordination of the Lien. The Lien of the Assessments provided for
herein shall be subordinate to the lien of any first deed of trust now or hereafter placed upon any
Properties subject to Assessment, and in addition, shall be subordinate to the lien of the cost of
corrective action provided for in the General Property Covenants. In the event a creditor
acquires title to any Property subject to Assessment pursuant to foreclosure or any other
proceeding or deed in lieu of foreclosure, said creditor shall be subject to Assessment.
Section 11. Annual Statements. The President, Treasurer, or such other Officer as
may have custody of the funds of the Association shall annually, within ninety (90) days after the
close of the fiscal year of the Association, prepare and execute under oath a general itemized
statement showing the actual assets and liabilities of the Association at the close of such fiscal
year, and a statement of revenues, costs and expenses. It shall be necessary to set out in the
statement the name of any creditor of the Association owed more than One Thousand and no/IOO
($1,000.00) Dollars. Such Officer shall furnish to each Member of the Association who may
make a written request therefor, a copy of such statement, within thirty (30) days after receipt of
such request. Such copy may be furnished to the Member either in person or by mail.
Section 12. Annual Budget. The Board of Directors shall prepare and make available
to all Members, at least sixty (60) days prior to the first day of each fiscal year, a budget
outlining anticipated receipts and expenses for such fiscal year. The financial books of the
Association shall be available for inspection by all Members at all reasonable time
ARTICLE VI
FUNCTIONS OF ASSOCIATION
Section 1. Ownership and Maintenance of Properties. The Association shall be
authorized to own and/or maintain Common Properties, Intended Common Properties,
equipment furnishings, and improvements devoted to the following uses:
(a) for roads, roadways, roadway medians and parkways along said roads or
roadways, cul-de-sac islands, and neighborhood or other area entrances throughout the
Properties;
(b) for sidewalks, walking paths or trails, and bicycle paths through the Properties;
( c) for neighborhood entrance signs, directional signs, and other area signs;
(d) for security services;
( e) for buildings used in maintenance functions;
(f) for providing any of the sen'ices which the Association is authorized to offer
under Section 2 of this Article VI;
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(g) for purposes set out in deeds by which Common Properties are conveyed to the
Association, provided that such purposes shall be approved by the Members of the Association
as set out in Section 4 of this Article VI; and
(h) for indoor and outdoor community facilities, including, but not limited to,
basketball courts, playgrounds, ball fields, gazebos, picnic shelters, picnic tables, parks, walking
trails and bike trails.
Section 2. Services. The Association shall be authorized but not required, except as
specified in Section 3 of this Article VI, to provide the following services:
(a) cleanup and maintenance of all roads, roadways, roadway medians, parkways,
cul-de-sac islands, neighborhood and other area entrances, streams, parks, sidewalks, walking
trails, bike trails, Common Properties, Intended Common Properties, and Open Space Areas
within the Properties, and also all public properties which are located within or in a reasonable
proximity to the Properties such that their deterioration would affect the appearance of the
Properties as a whole;
(b) landscaping and beautification of roads, roadways, roadway medians, parkways,
cul-de-sac islands, neighborhoods and other area entrances, streams, parks, sidewalks, walking
paths, bike trails, Common Properties, Intended Common Properties, and Open Space Areas;
( c) maintenance of neighborhood entrance signs, directional signs, and other area
SIgnS;
(d) lighting of roads, sidewalks, walking paths, bike trails, parking lots, and any
recreational and community facilities located within the Properties;
(e) security, including, but not limited to, the employment of security guards for the
protection of persons and property within the Existing Property, and assistance in the
apprehension and prosecution of persons who violate the laws of the State of Virginia or the
County of Chesterfield, Virginia, within the Properties;
(f) garbage and trash collection and disposal;
(g) insect and pest control to the extent that it is necessary or desirable in the
judgment of the Board of Directors of the Association to supplement the service provided by the
state and local governments;
(h) the services necessary or desirable in the judgment of the Board of Directors of
the Association to carry out the Associations obligations and business under the terms of this
document;
(i) to take any and all actions necessary to enforce all Covenants and Restrictions
affecting the Properties and to perform any of the functions or services delegated to the
Association in any Covenants or Restrictions applicable to the Properties;
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(j) to set up and operate an Architectural Review Board in the event that the
Association is designated by the Developer as the agent or the assign of the Developer for such
purpose, pursuant to the provisions of Article VII;
(k) to conduct instructional, recreational, sports, crafts, social, and cultural programs
of interest to Members, their families and guests;
(1) to construct improvements on Common Properties or Intended Common
Properties for use for any of the purposes authorized in this Article, or as may be required to
provide any of the services authorized in this Article;
(m) to provide administrative services, including, but not limited to, legal, accounting,
and financial; and communication services, including, but not limited to, community newsletters
and newspapers to inform Members of activities, notices of meetings, referendums, and other
issues and events of community interest;
(n) to provide liability and hazard insurance covering improvements and activities on
the Common Properties;
( 0 ) to construct mailboxes, signs, and other standard features for use throughout the
Properties; and
(p) to provide any or all of the above listed services to another association of Owners
of real property under a contract, the terms of which must be approved by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Minimum List of Functions and Services. The "Minimum List of
Functions and Services" shall establish and define the minimum level of functions and services
which the Association must furnish to its Members. So long as the Developer is engaged in the
development of Properties which are subject to the terms of this Declaration, the Association
shall not reduce the level of functions and services it furnishes to its Members below such
minimum level without the prior written consent of the Developer. The "Minimum List of
Functions and Services" shall obligate the Association to:
(a) provide or procure the administrative services necessary to carry out the
Association's obligations and business under the terms of this Declaration, the Articles of
Incorporation of the Association, and the By- Laws of the Association, including, but not limited
to, legal, accounting, financial, and communications services;
(b) administer and enforce the covenants and restrictions established In this
Declaration, including, but not limited to, the following actions:
(1) set Assessments, levy such Assessments, notify the Members of such
Assessments, and collect such Assessments;
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(2) prepare accurate indexes of Members, Residential Lots, Votes, Assessments, the
total number of Residential Lots placed on the Registration List of the Association, the
maximum number of Residential Lots authorized in the Properties by the zoning Ordinance of
the County of Chesterfield, Virginia, and the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment;
(3) operate an Architectural Review Board in the event that the Association IS
designated by the Developer as the agent or the assign of the Developer for such purpose;
(4) maintain and operate all Common Properties and Intended Common Properties;
(5) hold Annual Meetings, Special Meetings, and Referendums as required, hold
elections for the Board of Directors as required, and give Members proper notice as required; and
(6) prepare annual statements and annual budgets, and shall make the financial books
of the Association available for inspection by Members at all reasonable times;
(c) should the Developer appoint the Association its agent for the administration and
enforcement of any of the provisions of the General Property Covenants or any other covenants
and restrictions of record, assume such responsibility and any obligations which are incident
thereto;
(d) should the Developer assign to the Association any of the rights reserved unto it
in the General Property Covenants or any other covenants and restrictions of record, assume the
responsibility of administering and enforcing said rights, and shall assume any obligations which
are incident thereto;
( e) provide appropriate liability and hazard insurance coverage for improvements and
activities on all Common Properties;
(f) provide appropriate Directors' and Officers' Legal Liability Insurance, and
indemnify persons pursuant to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Association;
(g) keep a complete record of all its acts and corporate affairs;
(h) provide regular and thorough cleanup of all roads, roadways, roadway medians,
parkways, cul-de-sac islands, neighborhood and other area entrances, and bike trails throughout
the Properties, including, but not limited to, mowing grass on all roadsides, cul-de-sac islands,
entrances, and bike trails; landscape maintenance on all roadsides, cul-de-sac islands, entrances,
and bike trails; pickup and disposal of trash on all roads, roadsides, cul-de-sac islands, entrances,
and bike trails. Such cleanup as is possible shall begin within an individual residential
neighborhood as soon as construction of dwellings has commenced within said neighborhood;
(i) provide general maintenance of all neighborhood entrance signs, directional signs,
and other area signs, including, but not limited to, painting, repair work, and replacement as
needed:
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(j) provide regular and thorough maintenance and cleanup of all Common Properties
and Intended Common Properties, including, but not limited to, mowing of grass, fertilization as
needed, landscape maintenance as needed, pickup and disposal of trash, washing down of picnic
tables and benches as needed, and painting, repairs to and replacement of all improvements as
needed; and
Section 4. Oblil!ation of the Association. The Association shall not be obligated to
carry out or offer any of the functions and services specified by the provisions of this Article VI
except as specified in Section 3 of this Article VI. The functions and services to be carried out or
offered by the Association at any particular time shall be determined by the Board of Directors
taking into consideration the funds available to the Association and the needs of the Members of
the Association. The functions and services which the Association is authorized to carry out or
to provide may be added to or reduced, subject to the provisions of Section 3 of this Article VI,
at any time upon the affirmative vote of seventy-five (75%) percent of the votes cast by the Type
"A" Members at a duly called meeting of the Association.
Section 5. Mortgal!e and Pledge. The Board of Directors shall have the power and
authority to obtain loans to be used by the Association in performing its authorized functions and
services and to mortgage the property of the Association and to pledge the revenues of the
Association as security for such loans, provided that any such mortgage is with the prior consent
of two-thirds of the Members of the Association, which consent may be evidenced by petition or
by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Association. The Developer may, but shall not be
required, to make loans to the Association. Notwithstanding anything in this Declaration to the
contrary, the Association shall not be allowed to reduce the level of the Annual Assessment
below the limit of the Maximum Regular Annual Assessment at any time there are outstanding
any amounts due the Developer as repayment of any loans made by the Developer to the
Association without the express written consent of the Developer.
Section 6. Maintenance of Property Not Owned by the Association. The Association
shall be authorized to render services of a governmental nature not furnished by the local
government in the case of maintenance of property not owned by it.
ARTICLE VII
THE GENERAL PROPERTY COVENANTS AND ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL
Section 1. The General Property Covenants. Pursuant to the provisions of the
General Property Covenants, the Developer reserved the right to appoint the Association its
agent for the purpose of administering and enforcing, in whole or in part, the rights reserved unto
the Developer in said General Property Covenants, including, but not limited to, the right to
approve (or disapprove) plans, specifications, color, finish, plot plan, land management plan, and
construction schedules for any or all buildings or structures to be erected within any or all of the
properties subject to said General Property Covenants. Such appointment may be temporary or
permanent, and shall be subject to any conditions, limitations, or restrictions which the
Developer, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, may elect to impose. Upon any such
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appointment of the Association as agent by the Developer, the Association shall assume any
obligations which are incident thereto.
In addition to the foregoing, the Developer reserved the right to assign in whole or in part
to the Association its rights reserved in the General Property Covenants to grant approvals (or
disapprovals), to establish rules and regulations, to administer and enforce the provisions of said
General Property Covenants, and any or all other rights reserved therein by the Developer. The
assignment of such rights shall be subject to any conditions, limitations, or restrictions which the
Developer, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, may elect to impose at the time of assignment.
Following the assignment of such rights, the Association shall assume all of the Developer's
obligations which are incident thereto (if any), and the Developer shall have no further obligation
or liability with respect thereto. The assignment of such right or rights by the Developer to the
Association shall be made by written instrument which shall be recorded in the Clerk's Office.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, so long as the Developer, its
successors and assigns, is the owner of property subject to the provisions of the General Property
Covenants, the Developer, in addition to and jointly with the Association, shall retain all rights of
easement reserved unto it in said General Property Covenants, and shall, furthermore, retain all
rights of entry granted unto it in said General Property Covenants for the purposes of correcting,
repairing, enhancing, improving, cleaning, preserving, clearing out, removing, or taking any
action to prevent a violation of said General Property Covenants, and the retention of said rights
of easement and entry by the Developer shall in no way create any obligation on the part of the
Developer to perform any affirmative action.
Section 2. The Architectural Review Board. Should the Developer designate the
Association its agent or its assign for the purpose of administering and enforcing, in whole or in
part, the rights reserved unto the Developer in the General Property Covenants to approve (or
disapprove) plans, specifications, color, finish, plot plan, landscape plan, and construction
schedules for any or all buildings or structures to be erected within any or all of the Properties as
specified in Section 1 hereinabove, the Association shall establish and operate an Architectural
Review Board for the purpose of administering and enforcing such approvals (or disapprovals).
The Architectural Review Board shall be composed of at least three (3) but not more than
eleven (11) Members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the
Association. At least one (1) Member of the Association other than the Developer shall be a
Member of the Architectural Review Board at all times.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Duration. These Covenants and any amendments thereto shall run with
and bind the land subject hereto, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Association, the Developer, or the Owner of any land subject to this Declaration, their respective
legal representatives, heirs, successors, and assigns, for a period of thirty (30) years from the date
of this Declaration. Upon the expiration of said thirty (30) year period, this Declaration shall be
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automatically extended for successive periods of ten (10) years. The number of ten (10) year
extension periods hereunder shall be unlimited, provided, however, that there shall be no
extension of this Declaration if during the last year of the initial thirty (30) year period, or during
the last year of any subsequent ten (10) year extension period, at a duly called meeting of the
Association, seventy-five (75%) percent or more of the total vote entitled to be cast by all the
Members of the Association shall vote in favor of terminating this Declaration at the end of its
then current term. The presence at the meeting of Members or proxies entitled to cast seventy-
five (75%) percent of the total vote of the Membership shall constitute a quorum. It shall be
required that written notice of any meeting at which such a proposal to terminate this Declaration
is to be considered, setting forth the fact that such a proposal will be considered, shall be given
each Member at least thirty (30) days in advance of said meeting. In the event that the Members
of the Association vote to terminate this Declaration, the President and Secretary of the
Association shall execute a certificate which shall set forth the Resolution of Termination
adopted by the Association, the date of the meeting of the Association at which such Resolution
was adopted, the date that Notice of such Meeting was given, the total number of votes of
Members of the Association, the total number of votes required to constitute a quorum at a
meeting of the Association, the total number of votes present at said meeting, the total number of
votes necessary to adopt a Resolution terminating this Declaration, the total number of votes cast
against such Resolution. Said certificate shall be recorded in the Clerk's Office and may be
relied upon for the correctness of the facts contained therein as they relate to the termination of
this Declaration.
Section 2. Amendments. All proposed amendments to this Declaration shall be
submitted to a vote of the Members at a duly called meeting of the Association subject to the
quorum requirements established by Article III, Section 6(a). Any proposed amendment shall be
deemed approved if seventy-five (75%) percent of the votes cast at such meeting vote in favor of
such proposed amendment. Notice shall be given each Member at least thirty (30) days prior to
the date of the meeting at which such proposed amendment is to be considered. If any proposed
amendment to this Declaration is approved by the Members as set forth above, the President and
Secretary of the Association shall execute an Addendum to this Declaration which shall set forth
the amendment, the effective date of the amendment (which in no event shall be less than sixty
(60) days after the date of the meeting of the Association at which such amendment was
adopted), the date of the meeting of the Association at which such amendment was adopted, the
date that notice of such meeting was given, the total number of votes of Members of the
Association, the total number of votes required to constitute a quorum at a meeting of the
Association, the total number of votes present at said meeting, the number of votes necessary to
adopt the amendment, the total number of votes cast in favor of such amendment and the total
number of votes cast against the amendment. Such Addendum shall be recorded in the Clerk's
Office.
So long as the Developer, as the Type "B" Member, is entitled to elect a majority of the
Members of the Board of Directors, no amendment of this Declaration shall be made without the
consent of the Developer.
Section 3. Notices. Any notice required to be sent to any Member under the provisions
of this Declaration shall be deemed to have been properly sent, and notice thereby given, when
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delivered personally or sent by mail, with the proper postage affixed, to the address appearing on
the Association's Membership list. Notice to one (1) of two (2) or more co-Owners or co-
Tenants of a Residential Lot shall constitute notice to all Co-Owners or co-Tenants. It shall be
the obligation of every Member to immediately notify the Secretary of the Association in writing
of any change of address. Any person who becomes a Member following the first day in the
calendar month in which said notice is delivered or mailed shall be deemed to have been given
notice if notice was given to his predecessor in title.
Section 4. Enforcement. Enforcement of these Covenants shall be by and proceeding
at law or in equity against any person or persons violating or attempting to violate or circumvent
any covenant or restriction, either to restrain violation or to recover damages, and against the
land and to enforce any lien created by these Covenants; and failure by the Association or any
Member or the Developer to enforce any covenant or restriction herein contained for any period
of time shall in no event be deemed a waiver or estoppel of the right to enforce same thereafter.
Section 5. Severability. Should any covenant or restriction herein contained, or any
Article, Section, Subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or term of this Declaration be declared to
be void, invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, for any reason, by the adjudication of any Court or
other tribunal having jurisdiction over the parties hereto and the subject matter hereof, such
judgment shall in no wise affect the other provisions hereof which are hereby declared to be
severable and which shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 6. Interpretation. The Board of Directors of the Association shall have the
right to determine all questions arising in connection with this Declaration, and to construe and
interpret its provisions, and its determination, construction, or interpretation shall be final and
binding. In all cases, the provisions of this Declaration shall be given that interpretation or
construction that will best tend toward the consummation of the general plan of improvements.
Section 7. Authorized Action. All actions which the Association is allowed to take
under this instrument shall be authorized actions of the Association if approved by the Board of
directors of the Association in the manner provided for in the By-Laws of the Association, unless
the terms of this instrument provide otherwise.
Section 8. Other Agreements. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, all the provisions of these Covenants shall be subject to and conform with the
provisions of:
(a) the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Chesterfield, Virginia, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, as may from time to time hereafter be amended or modified;
(b) the Master Plan for the development of Stoney Glen South as approved by the Board
of Supervisors of the County of Chesterfield as may from time to time hereinafter be amended or
modified; and
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(c) the General Property Covenants recorded contemporaneously herewith in the Clerk's
Office. In the event of any conflict between this Declaration and the General Property
Covenants the General Property Covenants shall prevail.
None of the provisions of this Section (6) are or shall in any way be construed to be or to
constitute a conveyance, transfer, disposition, waiver or relinquishment of any right, title, and
interest of the Developer or the Association, as their respective rights, titles, and interests may
appear, in and to or under any of the above referenced instruments or documents to or for the
benefit of any other person, firm, or corporation.
Section 9. Limited Liability. In connection with all reviews, acceptances,
inspections, permissions, consents or required approvals by or from the Developer and/or the
Association contemplated under this Declaration, the Developer and/or the Association shall not
be liable to an Owner or to any other person on account of any claim, liability, damage, or
expense suffered or incurred by or threatened against an Owner or such other person and arising
out of or in any way relating to the subject matter of any such reviews, acceptances, inspections,
permissions, consents or required approvals, whether given, granted, or withheld.
Section 10. Termination of Association. In the event that this Declaration be declared
to be void, invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in its entirety, or in such a significant manner that
the Association is not able to function substantially as contemplated by the terms hereof, for any
reason, by the adjudication of any Court or other tribunal having jurisdiction over the parties
hereto and the subject matter hereof, and such adjudication occurs within ten (10) years of the
date of this Declaration, all Common Properties belonging to the Association at the time of such
adjudication shall revert to the Developer, and the Developer shall own and operate said
Common Properties as Trustee for the use and benefit of Owners within the Properties as set
forth below. If said adjudication shall occur on a date more than ten (10) years after the date of
this Declaration, or if the Members of the Association should vote not to renew and extend this
Declaration as provided for in Article VIII, Section 1, all Common Properties owned by the
Association at such time shall be transferred to a Trustee appointed by the Circuit Court of
Chesterfield County, Virginia, which Trustee shall own and operate said Common Properties for
the use and benefit of Owners within the Properties as set forth below:
(a) Each Residential Lot located within the Properties shall be subject to an Annual
Assessment which shall be paid by the Owner of each such Residential Lot to the Developer or
Trustee, whichever becomes the successor in title to the Association. The amount of such
Annual Assessment and its due date shall be determined solely by the Developer or the Trustee,
as the case may be, but the amount of such Annual Assessment on any particular Residential Lot
shall not exceed the amount actually assessed against that Residential Lot in the last year that
assessments were levied by the Association, subject to the annual inflation adjustments set forth
in subparagraph (b) immediately below.
(b) The Maximum Regular Annual Assessment which may be charged by the
Developer or Trustee hereunder on any particular Residential Lot may be automatically
increased each year by an amount equal to the C.P _I. The actual amount of such increase in the
Maximum Regular Annual Assessment on a Residential Lot shall equal the Maximum Regular
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Annual Assessment on such Residential Lot for the previous year multiplied by the C.P .1. If the
C.P .1. is discontinued, then there shall be used the most similar index published by the United
States Government that may be procured indicating changes in the cost of living.
(c) Any past due Annual Assessment together with interest thereon at the maximum
annual rate allowed by law from the due date and all costs of collection including reasonable
attorney's fees shall be a personal obligation of the Owner at the time the Annual Assessment
became past due, and it shall also constitute and become a charge and continuing lien on the
Residential Lot and all improvements thereon, against which the Assessment has been made, in
the hands of the then Owner, his heirs, devisees, personal representatives and assigns.
(d) The Developer, or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall be required to use the
funds collected as Annual Assessments for the operation, maintenance, repair, and upkeep of the
Common Properties. The Developer or Trustee may charge as part of the cost of such functions
the reasonable value of its services in carrying out the duties herein provided. Neither the
Developer nor the Trustee shall have the obligations to provide for operation, maintenance,
repair, and upkeep of the Common Properties once the funds provided by the Annual
Assessment have been exhausted.
( e) The Developer shall have the right to convey title to the Common Properties, and
to assign its rights and duties hereunder, provided that the transferee accepts such Properties
subject to the limitations and uses imposed hereby and affirmatively acknowledges its
acceptance of the duties imposed hereby.
(f) The Trustee shall have the power to dispose of the Common Properties free and
clear of the limitations imposed hereby; provided, however, that such disposition shall first be
approved in writing by seventy-five (75) percent of the Owners of Properties or in the alternative
shall be found to be in the best interest of the Owners of Property by the Circuit Court of
Chesterfield County, Virginia. The proceeds of such a sale shall first be used for the payment of
any debts or obligations constituting a lien on the Common Properties, then for the payment of
any obligations incurred by the Trustee in the operation, maintenance, repair, and upkeep of such
Properties, then for the payment of any obligations distributed among the Owners of Property,
exclusive of the Trustees, in a proportion equal to the portion that the Maximum Regular Annual
Assessment on property owned by a particular Owner bears to the total Maximum Regular
Annual Assessments for all property located within the Properties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Association and the Developer have caused this
instrument to be executed and their seals attached by their duly authorized officers.
REGULAR RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
WHEREAS, STONEY GLEN SOUTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a
Virginia limited partnership ("Developer"), is the owner of certain lands located within a
community known as "Stoney Glen South" in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
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WHEREAS, the Developer wishes to declare certain restrictive covenants affecting
certain lands in Stoney Glen South.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Developer does hereby declare that the covenants contained
herein shall be covenants running with the land and shall apply to the lands described in Exhibit
"A" attached hereto and such additions thereto as may hereinafter be made pursuant to paragraph
4.4 of Part IV hereof. The Developer reserves in each instance the right to add additional
restrictive covenants in respect to lands to be conveyed in the future within the Properties, or to
limit therein the application of this Declaration.
DEFINITIONS
"Stoney Glen South" when used herein shall refer to the lands in Chesterfield County,
Virginia, which are shown as a part of Stoney Glen South on the Developer's Master Plan as
revised from time to time.
Whenever used herein, the term "Developer" or "the Developer" shall refer to Stoney
Glen Associates Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership, its successors and assigns,
and any agent or agents appointed by Stoney Glen South Associates Limited Partnership, its
successors and assigns, to act on its behalf for the purpose of administering or enforcing, in
whole or in part, the rights reserved unto the Developer in this Declaration.
Whenever used herein, the term "Association" shall refer to Stoney Glen South
Association, Inc., a Virginia non-profit, non-stock corporation, its successors and assigns, and
any other community or owners association within Stoney Glen South organized or to be
organized, by the Developer or by others with the consent of the Developer.
The terms "Property" and "Properties" when used herein shall refer to any tract of land or
subdivision thereof in Stoney Glen South which has been subjected to the provisions of this
Declaration or any Supplemental Declaration under the provisions of paragraph 4.4 of Part IV
hereof, as may be referenced in deeds issued by the Developer or any third party with the consent
of the Developer, including without limitation, all that tract or parcel of land, situate, lying and
being in Chesterfield County, Virginia, which is more particularly described in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto and by specific reference made a part hereof.
The terms "Property Owner", "Owner of Property", and "Owner" when used in this
Declaration shall mean and refer to all owners of an interest in real property in Stoney Glen
South which has been subjected to the provisions of this Declaration.
The term "Master Plan" when used in this Declaration shall mean and refer to the
drawing which represents the conceptual plan for the future development of Stoney Glen South.
Since the concept of the future development of Stoney Glen South is subject to continuing
revision and change by the Developer, present and future references to the "Master Plan" shall be
references to the latest revision thereof.
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The term "Open Space" or "Open Space Areas" when used in this Declaration shall mean
and refer to all those parcels and tracts of land within the Properties designated on the Master
Plan or on recorded plats as "Open Space".
The covenants and restrictions below will be referred to as the General Property
Covenants of July _, 1990, will be recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of
Chesterfield County, Virginia, ("Clerk's Office") and may be incorporated by reference in deeds
to real property issued by the Developer by reference to the book and page of recording in the
land records of said Clerk's Office.
PART I
COVENANTS, RESTRICTIONS AND AFFIRMATIVE
OBLIGATIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL
PROPERTIES IN STONEY GLEN SOUTH
The primary purpose of these covenants, restrictions and affirmative obligations
("Covenants") and the foremost consideration in the origin of same has been the creation of a
community which is aesthetically pleasing and functionally convenient. The establishment of
certain objective standards relating to design, size and location of dwellings and other structures
makes it impossible to take full advantage of the individual characteristics of each parcel of
Property and of technological advances and environmental values. For this reason such
standards are not established by these Covenants. However, in order to implement the purposes
of these Covenants, the Developer may establish and amend from time to time objective
standards and guidelines, including, but not limited to, Building Guidelines, Uniform Sign
Regulations, Uniform Mailbox Regulations, and Landscape Guidelines as such terms are defined
hereinafter, which shall be in addition to and more restrictive than these Covenants, and which
shall be binding on all Property Owners within Stoney Glen South.
1.1. Building Approvals. No building, fence, or other structure shall be erected,
placed, or altered, nor shall a building permit for such improvement be applied for on any
Property in Stoney Glen South until the proposed building plans, specifications, exterior color or
finish, plot plan (showing the proposed location of such building or structure, drives, and parking
areas), and construction schedule shall have been approved by the Developer. In addition, the
Developer may, at its election, require prior written approval of a landscape plan. The Developer
further reserves the right to promulgate and amend from time to time architectural standards and
construction specifications (hereinafter referred to as the "Building Guidelines") for specific
neighborhoods and areas or for all Properties within Stoney Glen South, and such Building
Guidelines shall establish, define, and expressly limit those standards and specifications which
will be approved in said neighborhoods and areas or within the Properties, including, but not
limited to, architectural style, exterior color or finish, roofing material, siding material, driveway
material, fencing material, landscape design, and construction technique. No alteration in the
exterior appearance of any building, fence or structure, including exterior color or finish, shall be
made without like prior approval by the Developer. One (1) copy of all plans and related data
shall be furnished to the Developer for its records. In the event approval of such plans is neither
granted nor denied within thirty (30) days following receipt by the Developer of written demand
for approval, the provisions of this paragraph shall be thereby waived.
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(b) In order to assure that buildings, fences and other structures will be located and
staggered so that the maximum view, privacy, sunlight, and breeze will be available to each
building or structure within the confines of each Property, and to assure that structures will be
located with regard to the topography of each Property, taking into consideration the location of
large trees and other aesthetic and environmental considerations, the Developer reserves the right
to approve the precise site and location of any building, fence or structure on any Property in
Stoney Glen South. Such location shall be determined only after reasonable opportunity is
afforded the Property Owner to recommend a specific site. The provisions of this paragraph
shall in no way be construed as a guarantee that the view, privacy, sunlight, or breeze available
to a building or structure on a given Property shall not be affected by the location of a building or
structure on an adjacent Property.
1.2. Tree Removal. No trees measuring six (6) inches or more in diameter at a point
two feet above ground level may be removed without the prior approval of the Developer.
Approval for the removal of trees located within ten (1 0) feet of a building or within ten (10) feet
of the approved site for such building will be granted unless such removal will substantially
decrease the beauty of the Property.
1.3 LandscaDe Guidelines. The Developer reserves the right to promulgate and
amend from time to time landscape guidelines (the "Landscape Guidelines") which shall
establish approved standards, methods, and procedures for landscape management on specific
Properties in Stoney Glen South, and such authorized standards, methods, and procedures may
be utilized by the Owners of such specified Properties without prior written approval by the
Developer; provided, however, the provisions of this paragraph 1.3 shall in no way constitute a
waiver of the requirement to receive prior written approval for the removal of specified trees
pursuant to paragraph 3 above.
1.4. ~. Except as may be required by legal proceedings, no sign shall be erected
or maintained on any Property by anyone, including, but not limited to, a Property Owner, a
tenant, a realtor, a contractor, or a subcontractor, until the proposed sign size, color and content
and the number and location of sign(s) shall have been approved by the Developer. The
Developer further reserves the right to promulgate and amend from time to time uniform sign
regulations ("the Uniform Sign Regulations") which shall establish standard design criteria for
all signs, including, but not limited to, real estate sales signs, erected upon any Property in
Stoney Glen South.
1.5. Mailboxes. No mailbox shall be erected or maintained on any Property until the
proposed mailbox design, color, and location have been approved by the Developer. No
alteration in the exterior appearance of any mailbox shall be made without like prior written
approval by the Developer. The Developer further reserves the right to establish uniform
mailbox regulations (the"Uniform Mailbox Regulations") which shall define standard design
criteria for all mailboxes erected upon any Property in Stoney Glen South.
1.6. Maintenance. It shall be the responsibility of each Property Owner, tenant,
contractor, or subcontractor to prevent the development of any unclean, unsightly, unkempt,
unhealthy, or unsafe conditions of buildings or grounds on any Property which shall tend to
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substantially decrease the beauty or safety of Stoney Glen South, the neighborhood as a whole,
or the specific a~ea.
1.7. Parking. Each Property Owner shall provide space for the parking of automobiles
off public streets prior to the occupancy of any building or structure constructed on said
Property, in accordance with reasonable standards established by the Developer.
1.8. Sewage Disposal. Prior to the occupancy of a building or structure on any
Property, proper and suitable provisions shall be made for the disposal of sewage by connection
with the sewer mains of the Chesterfield County public sewer system or other means of sewage
disposal if other means are approved by Chesterfield County and the Developer for use in Stoney
Glen South.
1.9. Public Water. Prior to the occupancy of a building or structure on any Property,
proper and suitable provisions for water shall be made by connection with the water lines of the
Chesterfield County public water system or any other water system approved by Chesterfield
County and the Developer for use in Stoney Glen South.
1.10. Utility Easements. The Developer hereby reserves a perpetual, alienable, and
releaseable easement and right on, over, and under the Properties to erect, maintain, and use
electric, Community Antenna Television ("C.A.T.V."), and telephone poles, wires, cables,
conduits, drainage ways, sewers, water mains, and other suitable equipment for the conveyance
and use of electricity, telephone equipment, C.A.T.V., gas, sewer, water, drainage, or other
public conveniences or utilities on, in, or over those portions of such Property as may be
reasonably required for utility line purposes; provided, however, that no such utility easement
shall be applicable to any portion of such Property as may (a) have been used prior to the
installation of such utilities for construction or a building whose plans were approved pursuant to
these Covenants by the Developer, or (b) be designated as the site for a building on a plot plan
for erection of a building which has been approved in writing by said Developer. These
easements and rights expressly include the right to cut any trees, bushes, or shrubbery, make any
gradings of the soil, or take any other similar action reasonably necessary to provide economical
and safe utility installation and maintain reasonable standards of health, safety,' and appearance.
The Developer further reserves the right to locate wells, pumping stations, siltation basins, and
tanks within Stoney Glen South in any Open Space or on any Property designated for such use
on the applicable plat of said Property, or to locate same upon any Property with the permission
of the Owner of such Property.
1.11. Antenna. No television antenna, radio receiver, radio sender, or other similar
device shall be attached to or installed on any Property or on the exterior portion of any building
or structure on any Property except as follows:
(a) The provisions of this paragraph shall not prohibit the Developer from
installing or approving the installation of equipment necessary for a master antenna system,
C.A.T.V., mobile radio systems, or other similar systems within the Properties, pursuant to the
provisions of paragraph 11 above;
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(b) Should C.A.T.V. services be unavailable and good television reception not
be otherwise available, a Property Owner may make written application to the Developer for
permission to install a television antenna, stating the proposed antenna's size, height, color,
location and design, and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld; and
(c) No satellite dish antenna in excess of inches in diameter shall be
installed upon any Property or attached to the exterior portion of any building or structure on any
Property.
1.12. Fences.
No chain link fence shall be erected or maintained on any Property.
1.13. Doe: Pens. No dog pen shall be erected or maintained on any Property until
the proposed dog pen design, color, fencing material, size, and location have been approved in
writing by the Developer. No alteration in the exterior appearance of any dog pen shall be made
without like prior written approval by the Developer.
p ART II
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING
RESIDENTIAL LOTS
2.1. Definition. "Residential Lots" or "Lots" as used in this Part II shall mean and
refer to all those parcels or tracts of land within the Properties intended for subdivision or
subdivided into Properties or lots intended for the construction of a detached house or single
family dwelling unit (hereinafter referred to as a "dwelling unit").
2.2. Minimum Size. Plans required under paragraph 1.1 of Part I of these
Covenants will not be approved unless the proposed dwelling unit or any other structures will
have the minimum square footage of enclosed dwelling space specified in the pertinent sales
contract and deed. The term "enclosed dwelling space" shall not include garages, terraces, decks,
open porches, screened porches, and similar areas.
2.3. Other Restrictions.
(a) All Residential Lots shall be used for residential purposes, recreational
purposes incidental thereto, and for customary accessory uses. The use of a portion of a dwelling
unit on a Residential Lot as an office by the Owner or tenant thereof shall be considered a
residential use if such use does not create undue customer or client traffic, as determined by the
Developer, to and from the unit or the Property.
(b) No structure, except as hereinafter provided, shall be erected, altered,
placed, or permitted to remain on any Residential Lot other than one (1) detached single family
dwelling and one (1) small lone-step, accessory building which may include a detached private
garage, provided the use of such accessory building does not overcrowd the Property, as
determined by the Developer, and provided, further, that such building is not used for any
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activity normally conducted as a business. Such accessory building may not be constructed prior
to the construction of the main building.
(c) A guest suite or like facility without a kitchen may be included as part of
the main dwelling or accessory building on any Residential Lot, but such suite may not be rented
or leased except as part of the entire premises including the main dwelling, and provided,
however, that such suite would not result in over-crowding the Property, as determined by the
Developer.
(d) The provisions of this paragraph 2.3 shall not prohibit the Developer from
using any dwelling units or accessory buildings as models. In addition, the Developer may grant
permission to any builder to use any specific dwelling unit or accessory building as a model;
selection of the particular dwelling unit or accessory building and any rules or regulations
governing the use of such dwelling unit or accessory building as a model shall be determined by
the Developer.
2.4. Completion of Construction.
(a) The exterior of each dwelling unit and all other structures must be
completed within one (1) year after the construction of same shall have commenced, except
where such completion is impossible or would result in great hardship to the Owner or builder
due to strikes, fires, national emergency or natural calamities. Dwelling units and other
structures may not be temporarily or permanently occupied until the exteriors thereof have been
completed. During the continuance of construction, the Owner of each Residential Lot shall
require his contractor to maintain the Lot in a reasonably clean and uncluttered condition,
pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1.6 of these Covenants.
(b) The failure to complete the exterior of any dwelling unit or any other
structure within the time limit set forth in paragraph 2.4(a) above shall constitute a violation and
breach of these Covenants. The Developer hereby reserves a perpetual, alienable, and releasable
easement and right on, over, and under all Residential Lots for the purpose of taking any action
necessary to effect compliance with paragraph 4(a) above, including, but not limited to, the right
to enter upon any Property for the purpose of completing the exterior of such dwelling unit or
any other structure which is in violation of paragraph 2.4 (a).
2.5. Garbaee.
(a) Each Residential Lot Owner shall provide a screened area to serve as a service
yard and an area in which garbage receptacles, fuel tanks or similar storage receptacles, electric
and gas meters, air conditioning equipment, clotheslines, and other unsightly objects must be
placed or stored in order to conceal them from view from the road and adjacent Properties.
Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1.1, plans for such screened area delineating the size,
design, specifications, exterior color or finish, and location must be approved by the Developer
prior to construction. No alteration in the exterior appearance of any screened area shall be made
without like prior written approval by the Developer. Garbage receptacles and fuel tanks may be
located outside of such screened area only if located underground, and such underground
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garbage receptacles and fuel tanks and their location must likewise be approved by the
Developer prior to construction.
Garbage pickup shall only take place at the garbage receptacle location approved
by the Developer in paragraph 2.5 (a) above.
(b) The Developer reserves the right to approve the selection of waste
management vendor(s) authorized to provide garbage pickup within the Properties.
2.6. Mobile Homes.. Boat Trailers" Outbuildings" Etc. No mobile home, trailer,
barn, or other similar out building or structure shall be placed on any Residential Lot at any time,
either temporarily or permanently. Except as provided below, boats, boat trailers, campers,
recreational vehicles, oversized vehicles, or utility trailers may be maintained on a Residential
Lot, but only within an enclosed or screened area such that they are not generally visible from
the road or adjacent Properties. Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1.1, plans for such
enclosed or screened area delineating the size, design, specifications, exterior color or finish, and
location must be approved by the Developer prior to construction. No alteration in the exterior
appearance of any enclosed or screened area shall be made without like prior written approval by
the Developer. A small boat, boat trailer, or boat on a boat trailer may be placed in the rear yard
of a Residential Lot without being enclosed by a screened area if such boat, boat trailer, or boat
on a boat trailer does not exceed an overall height of four (4') feet above ground level.
2.7. Temporary Structures.No structure of a temporary character other than shelters or
temporary structures used by the contractor during construction of the main dwelling unit shall
be placed upon any Residential Lot at any time. Temporary shelters or structures permitted
during construction may not, at any time, be used as residences or permitted to remain on the
Property after completion of construction. The design and color of structures temporarily placed
on a Residential Lot by a contractor shall be subject to reasonable aesthetic control by the
Developer.
2.8. Utility Easements. The utility and drainage easement reserved by the
Developer in paragraph 1.10 of these Covenants shall be located along any two (2) of the
boundary lines of each Residential Lot.
2.9. Subdivision of Lots. No Residential Lot shall be subdivided or its boundary
lines changed, nor shall application for same be made to Chesterfield County, except with the
prior written consent of the Developer. However, the Developer hereby expressly reserves the
right to replat any Residential Lot(s) owned by it and shown on the plat of any subdivision
within the Properties in order to create a modified building Lot or Lots, and to take such other
steps as are reasonably necessary to make such replatted Lot(s) suitable and fit as a building site
including, but not limited to, the relocation of easements, walkways, rights of way, roads, bike
trails, bridges, parks, recreational and community facilities, and other amenities to conform to
the new boundaries of said replatted Lot(s), provided that no Lot originally shown on a recorded
plat is reduced to a size more than ten (10%) per cent smaller than the smallest Lot shown on the
first plat of the subdivision section recorded in the public records. The provisions of this
paragraph shall not prohibit the combining of two (2) or more contiguous Lots into one (1) larger
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Lot, only the exterior boundary lines of the resulting larger Lot shall be considered in the
interpretation of these Covenants.
P ART III
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING OPEN SPACE AREAS
3.1. Maintenance of Open Space Areas. It is the intent of the Developer to maintain
and enhance (or to convey subject to open space restrictions to the Association) certain Open
Space Areas. The Developer reserves the right to review and modify the Master Plan at its sole
option from time to time based upon its continuing research and design program, and such
modifications may change the boundaries of certain Open Space Areas designated as such upon
the Master Plan. The Developer further reserves the right to transfer, sell, convey, give, donate,
or lease to the Association or to any other third party any Open Space Area.
3.2. Easements. An easement in Open Space Areas is hereby granted to the Owners
of Properties in Stoney Glen South, tenants of such Properties, and their guests, which easement
shall entitle such Owners, tenants, and their guests, to enjoy the Open Space Areas subject to the
rules and regulations established by the Developer. The granting of such easement in no way
grants to the public or to the owners of any land outside the Properties in Stoney Glen South the
right to enter any Open Space Area without the prior written permission of the Developer.
3.3. Improvements. The Developer hereby reserves the right to enter upon any
Open Space Area for the purpose of constructing, landscaping, maintaining, and operating any
community facilities, including, but not limited to, parks, playgrounds, gazebos, picnic shelters,
picnic tables, walking trails, bike trails, and, subject to limitations imposed by governmental
authorities, scenic roadsides and neighborhood entrance areas. The Developer further reserves
the right to authorize the construction, landscaping, maintenance, or operation of such facilities
within Open Space Areas by the Association or any other third party.
3.4. Trash and Garbage. No trash, garbage, sewage, sawdust, or any unsightly or
offensive material shall be placed upon any Open Space Area, except as is temporary and
incidental to the bona fide improvement of the area in a manner consistent with its classification
as an Open Space Area.
3.5. Reservation of Easement. The Developer hereby reserves every reasonable
use and enjoyment of said Open Space Areas, in a manner not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Declaration.
3.6. Conveyance of Open Space Area. The Developer hereby reserves the right to
convey Open Space Areas to the Association. Such conveyance shall be made subject to the
provisions of this Part III, all other restrictions and limitations of record, and any other
restrictions or limitations which the Developer, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, shall elect
to impose. As an appurtenance to such conveyances, the Association shall have all of the
powers, immunities, and privileges reserved unto the Developer in this Part III as well as all of
the Developer's obligations with respect thereto, provided, however, that so long as the
Developer is the Owner of Property subject to the provisions of this Declaration, the Developer,
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in addition to and jointly with the Association, shall retain all rights of easement and entry
granted for the purposes of correcting, repairing, enhancing, improving, cleaning, preserving,
clearing out, removing, or taking any action to prevent a violation of these Covenants. Property
conveyed to the Association pursuant to the authority of this paragraph 3.6 shall become
"Common Properties" as prescribed by the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions of the
Stoney Glen South Association, a Virginia General Partnership ("Declaration"), which is being
recorded in the Clerk's Office contemporaneously herewith.
P ART IV
ADDITIONS, LIMITATIONS; DURATION AND
VIOLATION OF COVENANTS
4.1. Term. (a) All Covenants set forth in this Declaration and any amendments
thereto shall run with the land and shall be binding on all parties and persons claiming under
them, specifically including, but not limited to, the successors and assigns, if any, of the
Developer for a period of thirty (30) years from the date of this Declaration. Upon the expiration
of said thirty (30) year period all said Covenants shall be automatically extended for successive
periods of ten (10) years. The number of ten (1 0) year extension periods hereunder shall be
unlimited, provided, however, that there shall be no extension of this Declaration if during the
last year of the initial thirty (30) year period, or during the last year of any subsequent ten (10)
year extension period, seventy-five (75%) percent or more of the total votes (as determined in
subparagraph 4.1 (c) hereinafter) entitled to be cast by all Owners of all Properties subject to the
provisions of this Declaration vote in favor of terminating this Declaration at the end of its then
current term at a Duly Called Meeting (as hereinafter defined) of the Owners of the Properties.
The presence at said meeting of Owners or ballots entitled to cast seventy-five (75%) percent of
the total vote of all the Owners of all the Properties shall constitute a quorum. In the event that
the Owners of the Properties vote to terminate this Declaration, the Developer shall execute a
certificate which shall set forth the Resolution of Termination adopted by the Owners, the date of
the meeting of the Owners at which such Resolution was adopted, the date that notice of such
meeting was given, the total number of votes of all Owners of all the Properties, the total number
of votes required to constitute a quorum at said meeting, the total number of votes present at said
meeting, the total number of votes necessary to adopt a Resolution terminating this Declaration,
the total number of votes cast in favor of such Resolution, and the total number of votes cast
against such Resolution. Such certificate shall be recorded in the Clerk's Office and may be
relied upon for the correctness of the facts contained therein as they relate to the termination of
this Declaration.
(b) A "Duly Called Meeting" shall mean and refer to any open meeting of the Owners
of the Properties (or a portion of said Owners) called by the Developer for said purposes, subject
to the giving of proper notice and the quorum requirements established in subparagraph 4.1 (a)
and in paragraph 4.2 herein. "Proper notice" shall be deemed to be given when delivered
personally or sent by mail to each such Owner not less than thirty (30) days in advance of said
meeting. There shall be sent with such notice a statement of certain motions to be introduced for
vote of the Owners and a ballot on which each Owner may vote for or against each motion. Each
ballot which is presented at such meeting shall be counted in calculating the quorum
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requirements for said meeting, provided, however, such ballots shall not be counted In
determining whether a quorum is present to vote upon motions not appearing on the ballot.
(c) The votes to which each Owner of Property subject to this Declaration shall be
entitled shall be determined as follows:
(i) The Owner of any Property which is also subject to the provisions of the Joint
Declaration shall be entitled to as many votes as equals the total number of votes to which he is
entitled as a Type "A" Member of the Association as defined and determined in said Declaration.
(ii) The Owner of any Property which is not subject to said Declaration shall be
entitled to as many votes as equals the total number of votes to which he would be entitled as a
Type "A" Member of the Association ifhis Property were to be subjected to said Declaration.
4.2. Amendment. All proposed amendments to this Declaration shall be submitted to
a vote of the Owners of Properties substantially affected by a change in Covenants at a Duly
Called Meeting of said Owners. Unless the contrary shall be determined by a court of equity
jurisdiction, "substantially affected" shall mean those Properties shown on (a) the. plats showing
the Properties to be modified in permitted use by the change, and (b) the plats which subdivided
the Property immediately abutting the Property shown on plats identified in recorded in the
Clerk's Office. Any such amendment shall be deemed approved if two-thirds (2/3) of the votes
(as determined in subparagraph 4.1(c) hereinabove) cast at such meeting vote in favor of such
amendment. The presence at said meeting of Owners or ballots entitled to cast sixty (60%)
percent of the total vote of all the Owners of Property substantially affected by a change in
Covenants shall constitute a quorum. If the required quorum is not present at said meeting, the
Developer may, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, call another meeting or tneetings subject
to the giving of proper notice, and the required quorum at such subsequent meeting or meetings
shall be one-half (1/2) of the required quorum at the preceding meeting. If any proposed
amendment to this Declaration is approved by the Owners as set forth above, the Developer shall
execute an Addendum to this Declaration which shall set forth the amendment, the effective date
of the amendment (which in no event shall be less than sixty (60) days after the date of the
meeting of the Owners at which such amendment was adopted), the date of the meeting of the
Owners at which such amendment was adopted, the date that notice of such meeting was given,
the total number of votes of Owners of Properties substantially affected by such amendment, the
total number of votes required to constitute a quorum at a meeting of said owners, the total
number of votes of said Owners present at said meeting, the total number of votes necessary to
adopt such amendment, the total number of votes cast in favor of such amendment, and the total
number of votes cast against such amendment. Such Addendum shall be recorded in the Clerk's
Office.
4.3. Additional Covenants.The Developer hereby reserves the right to add additional
restrictive covenants in respect to lands within the Properties to be conveyed in the future by the
Developer to the Association or to any other third party, or to limit therein the application of
these Covenants. The right to add additional restrictions or to limit the application of these
Covenants shall be reasonably exercised.
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4.4. Additions. (a) The Developer hereby reserves the right to bring within the
plan and operation of this Declaration any other property acquired by the Developer which is
adjacent to or near the Properties. Such property may be subjected to this Declaration as one
parcel or as several smaller parcels simultaneously or at different times. The additions
authorized herein shall be made by recording a Supplementary Declaration of Rights,
Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions with respect to the additional property
which shall extend the operation and effect of the Covenants to such additional property. Such
Supplementary Declaration may contain such complementary additions and/or modifications of
the Covenants as may be necessary or convenient, in the determination of the Developer, to
reflect the different character, if any, of the added properties and as are not inconsistent with the
plan of this Declaration, but such modifications shall have no effect upon the Property described
in Exhibit "A" or upon any other prior additions to the Properties.
(b) Upon the prior written approval of the Developer, the owner of any property who
desires to bring such property within the plan and operation of this Declaration and to subject it
to the jurisdiction of the Developer shall record a Supplementary Declaration of Rights,
Restrictions, Affirmative Obligations and Conditions with respect to the additional property
which shall extend the operation and effect of the Covenants to such additional property. Such
Supplementary Declaration may contain such complementary additions and/or modifications as
may be necessary or convenient, in the determination of the Developer, to reflect the different
character, if any, of the added properties and as are not inconsistent with the plan of this
Declaration, but such modifications shall have no effect upon the Properties described in Exhibit
"A" or upon any other additions to the Properties.
4.5. Enforcement. In the event of a violation or breach of any of the Covenants by
any Owner, tenant of such Owner, or agent of such Owner, the Owners of Properties in the
neighborhood or in Stoney Glen South, or any of them, jointly or severally, shall have the right
to proceed at law or in equity to compel a compliance to the terms hereof or to prevent the
violation or breach in any event. In addition to the foregoing, the Developer and/or the
Association shall have the right to proceed at law or in equity to compel a compliance to the
terms hereof or to prevent the violation or breach in any event.
4.6. Other Remedies. In addition to the foregoing, the Developer shall have the
right, whenever there shall have been placed or constructed on any Property in Stoney Glen
South any building, structure, object, material, or condition which is in violation of these
restrictions, to enter upon such Property where such violation exists and summarily abate or
remove the same at the expense of the Owner, if after thirty (30) days written notice of such
violation it shall not have been corrected by the Owner, tenant, or agent of the Owner; provided,
however, that if the Developer in its reasonable discretion determines that immediate corrective
action is required, and such action is not performed immediately by the owner, tenant, or agent
of the Owner, the Developer or its agent shall have the right to enter immediately and summarily
abate or remove such violation at the expense of the Owner. Any such entry and abatement or
removal shall not be deemed a trespass.
4.7. No TresDass. Whenever the Developer or its agent is permitted by this
Declaration to correct, repair, enhance, improve, clean, preserve, clear out, remove, or take any
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action on any Property or on the easement areas adjacent thereto, entering the Property and
taking such action shall not be deemed a trespass.
4.8. No Waiver. The failure to enforce any Covenant, regardless of how long such
failure shall continue, shall not constitute a waiver of or a bar to such right to enforce.
4.9. Costs: Lien.
(a) Costs. Whenever the Developer is permitted by this Declaration to correct, repair,
enhance, improve, clean, preserve, clear out, remove, or take any action on any Property or on
the easement areas adjacent thereto and entitled to have such cost paid by the Owner of the
Property on or adjacent to which such corrective action is performed, the cost together with
interest thereon at the maximum annual rate permitted by law from the due date and costs of
collection therefor including a reasonable attorney's fee, shall be a charge and continuing lien on
the real Property and improvements thereon against which such cost is charged, in the hands of
the then Owner, his heirs, devisees, personal representatives, tenants, and assigns, and in addition
shall also be the personal obligation of the Owner of such real Property at the time when such
cost becomes due and payable. The cost of corrective action shall be billed at the completion of
such corrective action, and all bills shall be due and payable thirty (30) days from the date of
mailing of same.
(b) Judgment. If the cost of corrective action billed to an Owner is not paid within
thirty (30) days after the due date, the Developer may bring an action at law against the Owner
personally to recover such cost, plus the costs of preparing the filing of the complaint in such
action and a reasonable attorney's fee; in the event a judgement is obtained, such judgement shall
include interest on the cost as above provided and a reasonable attorney's fee together with the
costs of the action.
( c) Subordination of Lien. The lien provided for herein shall be subordinate to
the lien of any first deed of trust now or hereafter placed upon any Property subject to these
Covenants. In the event a creditor (other than the Developer or the creditor of the Developer)
acquires title to any Property pursuant to foreclosure or any other proceeding or deed in lieu of
foreclosure, said creditor shall be subject to such lien placed upon such Property during the time
in which the creditor holds title to such Property.
4.10. Assignment of Rights.
(a) The Developer hereby reserves the right to assign in whole or in part to the
Association its rights under these Covenants to grant consents and approvals or make
determinations (or to withhold such consents or disapprovals), to establish rules and regulations,
to administer and enforce the provisions of this Declaration, and all other rights reserved herein
by the Developer. The assignment of such rights shall be subject to any conditions, limitations,
or restrictions which the Developer, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, may elect to impose
at the time of assignment. Following the assignment of such rights, the Association shall assume
all of the Developer's obligations which are incident thereto (if any), and the Developer shall
have no further obligation or liability with respect thereto. The assignment of such right or rights
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by the Developer to the Association shall be made by written instrument which shall be recorded
in the Clerk's Office.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, so long as the
Developer is the Owner of Property subject to the Provisions of this Declaration, the Developer,
in addition to and jointly with the Association, shall retain all rights of easement reserved unto it
in this Declaration, and shall, furthermore, retain all rights of entry granted in this Declaration for
the purposes of correcting, repairing, enhancing, improving, cleaning, preserving, clearing out,
removing, or taking any action to prevent a violation of these Covenants.
4.11. Appointment of Agent. The Developer hereby reserves the right to appoint
the Association its agent for the purpose of administering and enforcing, in whole or in part,
these Covenants and exercising the Developer's rights hereunder. Such appointment may be
temporary or permanent, and shall be subject to any conditions, limitations, or restrictions which
the Developer, in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, may elect to impose. Upon any such
appointment of the Association as agent by the Developer, the Association shall assume any
obligations which are incident thereto.
4.12. Declaration. The Declaration is being recorded contemporaneously herewith in
the Clerk's Office. Properties described in Exhibit "A" and Owners of Properties described in
Exhibit "A" shall also be subject to the provisions of the Declaration. Additional Properties
brought within the plan and operation of this Declaration pursuant to paragraph 4.4 hereinabove,
and Owners of such additional Properties, may become subject to the provisions of the
Declaration, pursuant to the rules and regulations stipulated in Article II of the Declaration.
4.13. Conformance With Zoninf! and Master Plan. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, all the provisions of these Covenants shall be subject to and conform with
the provisions of (i) the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Chesterfield, Virginia, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, as may from time to time hereafter be amended or
modified, and (ii) the Master Plan for the development of Stoney Glen South as approved by the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Chesterfield, Virginia, as may from time to time hereafter
be amended or modified.
4.14. No Liability. The Developer shall not be liable to any Owner or to any other
person on account of any claim, liability, damage, or expense suffered, incurred by, or threatened
against any Owner or such other person arising out of or in any way relating to the subject matter
of any reviews, acceptances, inspections, permissions, consents, required approvals or
determinations which must be obtained from the Developer or from the County of Chesterfield,
Virginia, whether given, granted, or withheld.
4.15. Consents Whenever any consent, approval or the right to make any
determination is required of or reserved for the Developer pursuant to this Declaration, unless
expressly stated to the contrary, such consent, approval or determination may be given, withheld
or made by the Developer upon any ground, including purely aesthetic considerations, which in
the sole and uncontrolled discretion of the Developer shall seem sufficient. In the event a written
request for any such consent, approval or determination (accompanied, where appropriate, by all
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documents required to be delivered to the Developer in connection therewith) is neither granted
nor denied within thirty (30) days following the date of receipt by the Developer of the request,
the Developer shall be deemed to have waived the requirement for its consent or approval or
waived its right to make a determination.
4.16. No Obligation.The provisions of paragraphs 1.6, 1.10, 2.4(b), 3.3,3.6 and 4.9 of
this Declaration shall not be construed to create any obligation on the part of the Developer to
take any action in connection with the matters set forth in such paragraphs.
4.17. Severability. Should any covenant herein contained, or any article, section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or term of this Declaration be declared to be void, invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable, for any reason, by the adjudication of any court or other tribunal having
jurisdiction over the parties hereto and the subject matter hereof, such judgment shall in no wise
affect the other provisions hereof, which are hereby to be severable and which shall remain in
full force and effect.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
North line of Hickory Road at its intersection with Halloway Avenue. Tax IDs 781-618-
6468; 782-619-6148; 784-619-4378; and 784-620-196} (Sheets 41 and 45).
Existing Zoning:
A
Size:
205.1 acres
Existing LandU se:
Vacant
Adiacent Zoning and Land Use:
North, East and West - A; Single-family residential or vacant
South - A & R-7; Single-family residential, public/semi-public (Matoaca Middle School
East Campus & a church) or vacant
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UTILITIES
Public Water System:
A sixteen (16) inch water line extends along Halloway Road and west along Hickory Road.
This water line is adjacent to the southwestern corner of this site. This site is within an area
required by the Southern and Western Area Plan to use public water.
Per Utilities Department Design Specifications (DS-21), wherever possible, two (2) supply
points shall be provided for subdivisions containing more than twenty-five (25) lots.
Public Wastewater System:
There is an existing eighteen (18) inch wastewater trunk line extending along Old Town
Creek approximately 9,250 feet east of this site. This site is within the Old Town Creek
drainage basin. This area is required to use public wastewater by the Southern and
Western Area Plan. An off-site extension of approximately 9,250 feet as well as
extending on-site the wastewater truck line along the creek boundary to the westernmost
property line will be required with development of this site.
ENVIRONMENT AL
There are no known on- or off-site drainage or erosion problems and none are anticipated after
development. The subject property drains to Big Branch and then via Big Branch to Old Town
Creek. Big Branch which forms the northern boundary line of the property, is a perennial stream
and, as such, is subject to a 100 foot conservation area. The majority of the property outside of
the Resource Protection Area (RP A) area is open farm fields.
PUBLIC FACILITIES
The need for fire, school, library, park and transportation facilities is identified in the Public
Facilities Plan, the Thoroughfare Plan and the Caoital Improvement Program. This development
will have an impact on these facilities.
Fire Service:
The Public Facilities Plan indicates that fire and emergency medical service (EMS) calls
are expected to increase forty-four (44) to seventy-eight (78) percent by 2022. Six (6)
new fire/rescue stations are recommended for construction by 2022 in the Plan. In
addition to the six (6) new stations, the Plan also recommends the expansion of five (5)
existing stations. Based on 330 dwelling units, this development will generate
approximately seventy-six (76) calls for fire and emergency medical service each year.
The applicant has addressed the impact of this development on fire services. (Proffered
Condition 4)
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The Matoaca Fire Station, Company Number 8 currently provides fire protection and
emergency medical service. When the property is developed, the number of hydrants,
quantity of water needed for fire protection, and access requirements will be evaluated
during the plans review processa
Schools:
Approximately 175 students will be generated by this development. Currently, this site
lies in the Ettrick Elementary School attendance zone: capacity - 615, enrollment - 514;
Matoaca Middle School zone: capacity - 1,436, enrollment - 1,069; and Matoaca High
School zone: capacity - 1 ,594, enrollment - 1,737. The enrollment is based on September
30, 2005 and the capacity is as of 2005-2006.
This development will have an impact on schools. There are currently two (2) trailers at
Ettrick Elementary and three (3) at Matoaca Middle.
This case, combined with other tentative residential developments and zoning cases in the
zones will continue to push these schools to capacity, especially at the high school level.
This case could necessitate some form of relief in the future.
The applicant has addressed the impact of the development on schools. (Proffered
Condition 4)
Libraries:
Consistent with the Board of Supervisors' policy, the impact of development on library
services is assessed countywide~ Based on projected population growth, the Public
Facilities Plan identifies a need for additional library space throughout the County.
Development of property in this area would most likely affect the existing Ettrick-
Matoaca Library. The Public Facilities Plan identifies a need for additional library space
in the Ettrick-Matoaca area~ The applicant has addressed the impact on library facilities.
(Proffered Condition 4)
Parks and Recreation:
The Public Facilities Plan identifies the need for three (3) new regional parks, seven (7)
community parks, twenty-nine (29) neighborhood parks and five (5) community centers
by 2020. In addition, the Public Facilities Plan identifies the need for ten (10) new or
expanded special purpose parks to provide water access or preserve and interpret unique
recreational, cultural or environmental resources. The Plan identifies shortfalls in trails
and recreational historic sites.
The applicant has addressed the impact of this proposed development on parks and
recreation facilities~ (Proffered Condition 4)
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Transportation:
The property (205.1 acres) is currently zoned Agricultural (A), and the applicant is
requesting rezoning to Residential (R -15). The applicant has proffered a maximum
density of 330 lots (Proffered Condition 5). Based on single-family trip rates,
development could generate 3,120 average daily trips. These vehicles will be initially
distributed along Hickory Road, which had a 2004 traffic count of2,383 vehicles per day.
The Transportation Department cannot support this request because the applicant has not
adequately addressed the traffic impact.
The Thoroughfare Plan identifies Hickory Road as a major arterial with a recommended
right of way width of ninety (90) feet. The applicant has proffered to dedicate forty-five
(45) feet of right of way measured from the centerline of Hickory Road, in accordance
with that Plan. (Proffered Condition l.a)
The Thoroughfare Plan identifies: 1) a proposed north/south major arterial extending
through the property and connecting Hickory road at Halloway Avenue with Woodpecker
Road at Matoaca Road; 2) a north/south major arterial east of the subject property,
extending from River Road, crossing Hickory Road and Woodpecker Road, and then
extending north to Branders Bridge Road; and 3) an east/west major arterial connecting
both north/south major arterials with Woodpecker Road east of the property. All of these
proposed major arterials have recommended right of way widths of ninety (90) feet.
Both north/south major arterials are not necessary for the anticipated growth in this area.
Staff supports modifying the Thoroughfare Plan by: 1) deleting the north/south arterial
connecting Hickory Road at Halloway Avenue with Woodpecker Road at Matoaca Road;
2) relocating a section of the north/south major arterial east of the subject property to
intersect Hickory Road at Russwood Road; and 3) deleting a short section of the
east/west major arterial. Consistent with that modification, the applicant has proffered to
dedicate a ninety (90) foot wide right of way for a north/south major arterial (i.e., the
"North/South Arterial") from Hickory Road at the Russwood Road intersection
northward through the property. (Proffered Condition 1.b)
Access to major arterials, such as Hickory Road and the North/South Arterial, should be
controlled. The applicant has proffered that direct access from the property to Hickory
Road will be limited to two (2) public roads; the North/South Arterial and one (1)
additional public road (Proffered Condition 2.a). The applicant has also proffered that
direct access from the property to the North/South Arterial will be limited to one (1)
public road. (Proffered Condition 2.b)
The traffic impact of this development must be addressed. Staff cannot support the
request because the proffered conditions fail to guarantee construction of the entire length
of the North/South Arterial through the property, a total distance of approximately 4,300
feet. The applicant has proffered to initially construct only 650 feet of the North/South
Arterial from Hickory Road (Proffered Condition 3). The proffer also addresses
construction of the road from that point to the Resource Protection Area (RP A) along the
northern property line, a distance of approximately 3,350 feet. However, the proffer
would not require construction of the road until there are only fifty (50) remaining lots, of
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the total 330 permitted lots, to be recorded. It is possible that only 280 lots could be
recorded as the ultimate build-out of the project and, therefore, there will be no
requirement for the construction of 3,350 feet of the arterial across the property. In
addition, the proffer offers a cash payment of $200 per linear foot towards construction of
the section of the North/South Arterial from the northern terminus of the developer's
construction (at the RP A) to the northern property boundary. The cash amount offered
(assuming 300 linear feet at $200 per linear foot equals to $60,000) will not cover the
cost to construct this section of the North/South Arterial, estimated at $175,000. The
general policy is to require that the entire road be built to the property line or at a
minimum, sureties provided for construction for the entire length of the property.
To address other aspects of this development's traffic impact, the applicant has proffered
to: 1) construct additional pavement along the North/South Arterial at its intersection
with Hickory Road to provide a three (3) lane typical section (i.e., one (1) northbound
lane and two (2) southbound lanes); 2) construct additional pavement along the
North/South Arterial at the approved public road intersection to provide left and right
turn lanes, based on Transportation Department standards; 3) construct additional
pavement along Hickory Road at each approved public road intersection, including at the
North/South Arterial intersection, to provide left and right turn lanes, based on
Transportation Department standards; and 4) widen/improve the north side of Hickory
Road to an eleven (11) foot wide travel lane, measured from the centerline of the existing
pavement, with an additional one (1) foot wide paved shoulder plus a seven (7) foot wide
unpaved shoulder, and overlaying the full width of the road with asphalt for the entire
property frontage (Proffered Condition 3). Based on Transportation Department
standards, it is anticipated that a left turn lane along the North/South Arterial at the public
road intersection will be required, and that left and right turn lanes along Hickory Road at
both public road intersections will be required. According to Proffered Condition 3, all of
these improvements will be provided with initial development on the property.
Area roads need to be improved to address safety and accommodate the increase in traffic
generated by this development. Hickory Road will be directly impacted. Sections of
Hickory Road have approximately twenty (20) foot wide pavement with no shoulders.
The capacity of that section of Hickory Road is acceptable (Level of Service B) for the
volume of traffic it carries (2,383 VPD).
The applicant has also proffered to contribute cash, in an amount consistent with the
Board of Supervisors' Policy, towards mitigating the traffic impact of the residential
development (Proffered Condition 4). As development continues in this part of the
county, traffic volumes on area roads will substantially increase. Cash proffers alone will
not cover the cost of the improvements needed to accommodate the traffic increases. No
public road improvements in this part of the county are currently included in the Six-Year
Improvement Plan.
As previously noted, the applicant has not guaranteed the construction of the entire length
of the North/South Arterial through the property; therefore, the Transportation
Department cannot support the request.
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Financial ImRact on Capital Facilities:
PER UNIT
Potential Number of New Dwelling Units 330* 1.00
Population Increase 897.60 2.72
Number of New Students
Elementary 76.89 0.23
Middle 42.90 0.13
High 55.77 0.17
TOTAL 175.56 0.53
Net Cost for Schools 1,764,840 5,348
Net Cost for Parks 199,320 604
Net Cost for Libraries 115,170 349
Net Cost for Fire Stations 133,650 405
Average Net Cost for Roads 2,950,860 8,942
TOTAL NET COST 5,163,840 15,648
* Based on a proffered maximum yield of 330 dwelling units (Proffered Condition 5). The
actual number, of units and corresponding impact may vary.
As noted, this proposed development will have an impact on capital facilities. Staff has
calculated the fiscal impact of every new dwelling unit on schools, roads, parks, libraries, and
fire stations at $15,648 per unit. The applicant has been advised that a maximum proffer of
$15,600 per unit would defray the cost of the capital facilities necessitated by necessitated by this
proposed development. Consistent with the Board of Supervisors' policy, and proffers accepted
from other applicants, the applicant has offered cash to assist in defraying the cost of this
proposed zoning on such capital facilities. (Proffered Condition 4)
Note that circumstances relevant to this case, as presented by the applicant, have been reviewed
and it has been determined that it is appropriate to accept the maximum cash proffer in this case.
LAND USE
Comorehensive Plan:
Lies within the boundaries of the Southern and Western Area Plan which suggests the
property is appropriate for residential 1.01 to 2.5 dwelling units per acre.
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Area Development Trends:
The majority of the surrounding properties are zoned Agricultural (A) and are occupied
by single-family residential uses on acreage parcels or are vacant. Matoaca Middle
School East Campus is located on property immediately south of the request property. A
small area to the south is zoned Residential (R-7) and is occupied by a church. It is
anticipated that residential use will continue in the area at densities suggested by the Plan.
Densitv:
Proffered Condition 3 limits development to a maximum of 330 dwelling units yielding a
density of approximately 1.6 units per acre, consistent with the recommendations of the
Southern and Western Area Plan.
Use Limitations:
To address concerns expressed by area citizens, Proffered Condition 6(a) precludes
manufactured homes. The Ordinance also precludes manufactured homes. The proffer
has been offered in anticipation of a potential State Law change which may require
localities to allow manufactured homes in residential districts. If the State Law is
amended, depending upon the adopted language, this proffer mayor may not be
enforceable in the future.
Restrictive Covenants:
Proffered Condition 9 requires restrictive covenants consistent with those applicable to
Stoney Glen South be recorded. It is important to note that the County will only ensure
the recordation of the covenants and will not be responsible for their enforcement. Once
recorded, the covenants can be changed. It is staffs opinion that these covenants fail to
address the Commission's concerns relative to the provision and location of open space,
density, sidewalks and housing quality; lack of infrastructure; and timing of the
development.
Community Identification Sign:
Proffered Condition 7 requires the community identification SIgn to be similar In
appearance to the sign in Exhibit A.
Fencing:
Proffered Condition 8 requires a four (4) foot board fence to be installed within the buffer
along Hickory Road as depicted in Exhibit B.
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CONCLUSIONS
While the proposed density complies with the Southern and Western Area Plan, the proposal
fails to provide for adequate transportation improvements, as recommended by the Thorou~fare
Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Plan. Given this consideration, denial of this request is
recommended.
CASE HISTORY
Planning Commission Meeting (2/21/06):
On their own motion, the Commission deferred this case to March 21, 2006.
Staff (2/22/06):
The applicant was advised in writing that any significant, new or revised information
should be submitted no later than February 27, 2006, for consideration at the
Commission's March 21, 2006, public hearing.
Applicant, Staff, Matoaca District Planning Commissioner and Area Residents (3/1 7/06):
A meeting was held to discuss the request. Citizens expressed concerns relative to traffic,
impact on capital facilities, development within rural area, proposed density, lack of
proposed open space in the development, drainage and on-site graveyards.
Applicant (3/20/06):
Additional proffered conditions were submitted.
Planning Commission Meeting (3/21/06):
The applicant did not accept the recommendation. There was opposition present.
Concerns were expressed regarding the condition of area roads; density; rural character;
impact on capital facilities; protection of graves; drainage and erosion; adjacent shooting
range; impacts to police and fire; and rate of growth in area.
Mr. Bass stated that area roads are not in shape to handle additional development; that the
north/south road should be constructed across the entire length of the property; that the
proposed density was too high; the rural character was not being maintained; and the only
open space being preserved is within Resource Protection Areas (RP As).
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The Commission had concerns with the case as presented; wanting guarantees; being in
the wrong place at the wrong time; issues with infrastructure; cash in lieu of road.
The Commission expressed concerns that representations of the quality of the
development (i.e., sidewalks, landscaping, open space, quality of housing) were not
guaranteed by conditions; that the development was premature; and there is insufficient
infrastructure to accommodate the development.
On motion of Mr. Bass, seconded by Mr. Gecker, the Commission recommended denial.
AYES: Messrs. Wilson, Gecker, Bass and Litton.
ABSENT: Mr. Gulley.
Applicant (4/26/06):
Additional proffered conditions requlnng restrictive covenants and addressing
construction of the North/South Arterial were submitted.
Board of Supervisors' Meeting (4/26/06):
Following the public hearing, the Board expressed concerns relative to failure of the
proposal to provide for construction of the North/South Arterial across the entire length
of the property; traffic impact on area roads; proposed density; impact on capital facilities
and that quality of development as described by applicants not in proffered conditions.
On their own motion, the Board deferred this case to their June 28, 2006, hearing.
Staff (4/27/06):
The applicant was advised in writing that the Board deferred the request to their June 28,
2006, hearing. Any new or revised information should be received no later than May 2,
2006, to be considered at the June 28, 2006, hearing.
Applicant (6/21/06):
Revisions to Proffered Condition 3 were submitted to provide a cash payment towards
construction of the arterial road across the RP A.
The Board of Supervisors, on Wednesday, June 28, 2006, beginning at 7:00 p.m., will take under
consideration this request.
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