HomeMy WebLinkAboutDeclaration of Convenants and Easements DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND EASEMENTS
THIS DECLARATION, executed on this
day of , 1997, by Mayflower Park
Associates, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company
("Declarant" ) , and Mayflower Office Building, LLC, an
Indiana limited liability company ( "MOB") WITNESSES THAT:
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WHEREAS, Declarant owns in fee simple a portion of
the real property which is generally located at the
intersection of State Road 421 and 96th Street, in
Hamilton and Boone Counties, Indiana, which portion is
more particularly described in
Exhibit A;
WHEREAS, the deed conveying the real property
described in Exhibit A to Declarant was recorded in the
Office of the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana, on
, 1997, as Instrument No. 97- and
in the Office of the Recorder of Boone
County, Indiana, on 1997, as
Instrument No. 97- ;
WHEREAS, MOB owns in fee simple a portion of the
real property which is generally located at the intersection
of State Road 421 and 96th Street, in Hamilton and
Boone Counties, Indiana, which portion is more
particularly described in
Exhibit B;
WHEREAS, the deed conveying the real property
described in Exhibit B to MOB was recorded in the Office of
the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana on ,
1997 as Instrument No. 97- ;
WHEREAS, the real estate described in
Exhibit A, together with the real estate described in
Exhibit B is hereafter referred to in the aggregate as the
"Real Estate; "
WHEREAS, Declarant and MOB are developing the
Real Estate as a controlled and coordinated complex of
commercial and retail buildings and support facilities (the
"Project") ;
WHEREAS, each parcel of real property
designated as such by Developer from time to time within
the Real Estate and the Project is hereinafter referred to
as a "Parcel, " and each present or future owner of a
Parcel is hereinafter referred to as an "Owner";
WHEREAS, Declarant, the Owners and the current
and future mortgagees, grantees, assigns and successors of
Declarant and the Owners are hereinafter referred to as
the "Parties in Interest" ;
WHEREAS, each Parcel of the Real Estate upon
which a building is built, constructed or erected is
hereinafter referred to as an "Improved Parcel";
WHEREAS, various parties may acquire
mortgage,
leasehold or ownership interests in part or all of the
Real Estate, the Project or one or more of the Parcels or
the Improved Parcels; and
WHEREAS, Declarant and MOB desire in this
Declaration
to provide for the construction, installation, use,
operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of
improvements, roads, equipment, fixtures and facilities
located within and/or through those portions of the Project
which are defined or specified for common benefit of the
Owners in this Declaration.
NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant and MOB, in
consideration of the premises and in order to facilitate
the development of the Project as a controlled and
coordinated complex of commercial and retail buildings and
support facilities upon the terms and conditions set
forth in this Declaration (a) declare, create, make and
reserve in this Declaration certain easements and
covenants which shall bind, and inure to the benefit of,
the Parties in Interest and (b) reserve certain rights
in this Declaration (including without limitation,
the right to subsequently limit such easements and/or
modify such covenants) , which easements, covenants and
reserved rights are as follows :
ARTICLE I
Easements
Section 1 . Access and Parking Easements .
Declarant
and MOB hereby declare, create, make and reserve the
following access and parking easements (the
"Access and Parking
Easements" ) : First, perpetual and nonexclusive mutual
easements appurtenant to the Parcels for the benefit of
the Parcels, Declarant, the Owners and all other Parties in
Interest, each of which easements shall be in, on, under,
r
over, above, across and through the entirety of the Real
Estate (excepted as set forth in Article II, Section 4) ;
and second, easements in gross in favor of Declarant,
each of which easements shall be in, on, under, over,
above, across and through the entirety of the Real Estate.
The Access Easements and all rights in and to the
Access Easements are declared, created, made and
reserved for the purposes of (a) providing access, ingress
and egress by vehicular and pedestrian traffic to and from
each Improved Parcel from and to public streets and
roadways over and across common access drives, sidewalks
and walkways (the "Common Access Way (s) ") , (b) providing
a system for directing and controlling the flow, progress
and pattern of the vehicular and pedestrian traffic over and
across the Common Access Ways (the "Traffic Control
System" ) , (c) providing common parking for the Improved
Parcels (the "Common Parking Areas") and (d) further
developing the Project . The Traffic Control Devices shall
include all equipment, fixtures and facilities used in
connection with directing and controlling the flow,
progress and pattern of the vehicular and pedestrian
traffic, such as street lights, stop signs and traffic
direction and information signs . All of the Access and
Parking Easements shall be subject to subsequent
limitation as provided in Sections 5 and 6 of this
Article I and to the covenants in Article II, Sections 1
and 2, regarding use and contributions for certain expenses
(the "Owner Covenants") .
Section 2 . Utility Easements. Declarant and
MOB
hereby declare, create, make and reserve the following
utility easements (the "Utility Easements") : First,
perpetual and
nonexclusive mutual easements appurtenant to the Parcels for
the benefit of the Parcels, Declarant, the Owners and
all other Parties in Interest, each of which easements
shall be in, on, under, over, above, across and through
the entirety of the Real Estate (except as set forth in
Article II, Section 4 ) ; and second, easements in gross
in favor of Declarant, each of which easements shall be in,
on, under, over, above, across and through the entirety of
the Real Estate. The Utility Easements and all rights in
and to the Utility Easements are declared, created,
made and reserved for the purposes of (a) providing systems
for general water delivery service, water delivery
service for irrigation and fire protection, sanitary sewer
service, natural gas service, public electrical power
service, public telephone service and oth
(collectively referred to as the "Utility System(s) " ) and
(b) further developing the Project . The Utility Systems
shall include all equipment, fixtures and facilities used in
connection with the Utility Easements, such as mains,
pipes, lines, valves, meters, lift stations and other
utility facilities . All of the Utility Easements shall be
subject to subsequent limitation as provided in Sections
5 and 6 of this Article I and to the Owner Covenants .
Section 3. Drainage and Irrigation
Easements . Declarant and MOB
following surface and storm water drainage and
irrigation
easements (the "Drainage and Irrigation Easements" ) :
First,
perpetual and nonexclusive mutual easements appurtenant to
the
Parcels for the benefit of the Parcels, Declarant, the
Owners and all other Parties in Interest, each of which
easements shall be in, on, under, over, above, across and
through the entirety of the Real Estate (except as set
forth in Article II, Section 4) ; and second, easements in
gross in favor of Declarant, each of which easements
shall be in, on, under, over, above, across and through
the entirety of the Real Estate. The Drainage and
Irrigation Easements and all rights in and to the Drainage
and Irrigation Easements are declared, created, made and
reserved for the purposes of (a) providing a system of
surface and storm water drainage for the entirety of the
Project (the "Drainage System") , (b) providing a system
of irrigation for the entirety of the Project (the
"Irrigation System") and (c) further developing the Project . The
include all equipment, fixtures and facilities used in
connection with the Drainage
ponds, retention areas, ditches, tiles, pipes, lines, pumps,
pump stations, sprinkle
facilities . All of the Drainage and Irrigation Easements
shall be subject to subsequent limitation as provided in
Sections 5 and 6 of this Article I and to the Owner
Covenants .
Section 4 . Sign Easements . Declarant and MOB
hereby declare, create, make and reserve sign easements
(the "Sign Easements") in, on, under, over, above, across
and through the portions of the Real Estate depicted and
described on Exhibit C. The Sign Easement
are declared, created, made and reserved for the
purposes of installing, erecting and providing one or more
signs with one or more panels (the "Signs") which identify
and/or advertise certain of the Owners and certain of
the occupants and tenants of buildings in the
"Tenants") ; provided that the reservation herein of the
Sign Easements shall n
obligation to erect, install or provide any Sign or to
otherwise exercise any of
Declarant shall have the absolute and exclusive right, in
its
sole discretion, to determine, designate and dictate which
Owners and Tenants may use panels on the Signs from time to
time (the "Sign Users" ) . The Sign Easements shall be
appurtenant to the Parcels owned or occupied by the
Sign Users (the "Sign User Parcels" ) and be deemed to be
granted for the benefit of the Sign User Parcels and the
Sign Users, from time to time. The Sign Easements shall be
in Sections 5 and 6 of this Article I and to the Owner
Covenants .
Section 5 . Easement Rights Reserved and Limited.
(a) Rights Reserved. In conjunction with the
declaration, creation, making and reservation of the Access
and Parking Easements, Utility Easements, Drainage and
Irrigation Easements and Sign Easements (collectively
referred to herein as the "Declared Easements") , Declarant
and MOB reserve in and grant to Declarant the following
rights, which rights are subject to the limitations set
forth in Subsection 5 (b) of this Article I :
(i) From time to time and at any
time, to
install, service, maintain, repair and replace any portion
of the Common Access Ways, the Utility Systems, the Drainage
System, the Irrigation System or the Signs . The rights set
forth in this clause (i)
are collectively referred to as the "Easement
Maintenance Rights";
(ii) From time to time and at any time, to
execute and record, without the consent of any Owner
or Party in Interest, additional instruments which
Declarant, in its sole discretion, determines to be
necessary or appropriate to
accomplish the purposes of Sections 1 through 5 of
this Article I, which bind the Owners and Parties in
Interest and which (A) limit the area of any Declared
Easement to a defined or specified part of the Real
Estate, (B) define or specify the location of any
Declared Easement relocated by Declarant pursuant to clause
(iii) of this Subsection or (C) memorialize the
abandonment or relocation of any Declared Easement
pursuant to clause (iii) of this Subsection;
(iii) From time to time and at any
time to abandon or relocate any one or more of the Declared
Easements, if the Declarant, in its sole discretion,
determines that the abandonment or relocation is
necessary or appropriate for (A) compliance with any
law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order or
standard of any municipality or other political
subdivision or governmental body or agency (collectively
referred to as the "Municipality") , (B) compliance with
the requirements of any public or private utility provider
(collectively referred to as the "Utility Provider") , (C)
the abandonment or relocation of another Declared
Easement, (D) the construction, erection, installation or
alteration of a building or other improvement or (E) the
further development of the Project . The rights set forth in
this clause (iii) are collectively referred to as
the "Easement Relocation Rights";
(iv) From time to time and at any
time, to promulgate rules and regulations concerning
the use by the Owners, the Tenants and the visitors,
invitees and licensees of Declarant, the Owners and the
Tenants (collectively referred to as the "Visitors" ) of
(A) the Common Access Ways, the Common Parking Areas
and the Access and Parking Easements, (B) the Utility
Systems and the Utility Easements and (C) the Drainage
System, the Irrigation System and the Drainage and
Irrigation Easements . The Signs and the Sign Easements
shall remain within the exclusive control of Declarant,
and Declarant shall have the right, from time to time and at
any time, to promulgate rules and regulations concerning
the installation, use,
service,
maintenance, repair and replacement of the Signs;
(v) From time to time and at any time, to
assign
to the "Successor" (as defined in Article III, Section
1) , in whole or in part, any of Declarant ' s interest or
rights in and to any one or more of the Declared Easements,
together with any or all of the rights reserved to
Declarant in this Section 5;
(vi) From time to time and at any time, to
assign
or dedicate to any Utility Provider or to any
Municipality, in whole or in
part, any Common Access Way, the Traffic Control
System, any Utility System, the Drainage System or the
Irrigation System, together with (A) the easements
declared, created, made and reserved for the Common
Access Ways, the Traffic Control System, the Utility
System, the Drainage System or the Irrigation System
assigned or dedicated and (B) any rights reserved to
Declarant which are reasonably necessary or appropriate to
enable the Utility Provider or the Municipality to
provide adequate access, utility service, surface drainage
or irrigation to the Parcels; and
(vii) From time to time and at any
time, to enter
into any agreement with any Utility Provider or
Municipality which Declarant, in its sole discretion,
determines to be necessary or appropriate to accomplish the
purposes of this Declaration, which binds the Owners and the
Parties in Interest and which declares or defines the
rights and obligations of Declarant, the Owners, the
Parties in Interest and the Utility Provider or the
Municipality in connection with (A) the service provided by
the Utility Provider or the Municipality, (B) the use and
maintenance of the Common Access Ways, the Traffic Control
System, the Utility Systems, the Drainage System, the
Irrigation System and the easements declared, created, made
and reserved for the Common Access Ways, the Traffic
Control System, the Utility Systems, the Drainage System or
the Irrigation System.
(b) Limitations on Rights . Notwithstanding any
covenant, condition, term or provision to the contrary in
this
Declaration:
(i) Declarant shall not abandon or relocate
any portion of any Common Access Way, unless Declarant (A)
replaces such portion of Common Access Way with a Common
Access Way which (1) is of the same or increased capacity
and of the same or improved construction quality and (2)
provides access, ingress and egress by vehicular traffic
to and from each Improved Parcel from and to
State Road 421, 96th Street or 106th Street,
respectively, and (B) provides adequate temporary access,
ingress and egress by vehicular traffic to (and from)
each Improved Parcel while such replacement Common
Access Way is under construction;
(ii) Declarant shall not abandon or relocate
any portion of any Irrigation System or Drainage
System, unless Declarant
(A) replaces such portion of any Irrigation System or
Drainage System with a system which is of the same or
increased pressure,
volume or capacity, as applicable, and (B) provides
adequate temporary drainage or irrigation services to
each Improved Parcel affected by the abandonment or
relocation, as the case may be, while such replacement
system is being installed;
(iii) Subject to the conditions, terms
and provisions set forth in Section 6 of this Article I,
and upon approval of the "Construction Plans" (as defined
in Article II, Section 3) for a building, permanent
parking area (private and otherwise) , permanent access
way or permanent sidewalk or
walkway, (A) the area of all Utility Easements and Drainage
and Irrigation Easements shall, for so long as such
improvement continues, be deemed to be limited to that
part of the Real Estate which is not under, over or
above a building or the foundation of a building or
over or above a permanent parking area and (B) the area of
all Access and Parking Easements shall, for so long as
such improvement continues, be deemed to be limited to
that part of the Real Estate which is not under, over or
above a building or the foundation of a building or
any
portion of the permanent parking area marked as "Private
Parking Area" on the approved "Construction Plans" (as
defined in Article II, Section 3) ; provided that the area
of any Utility Easement or Drainage and Irrigation
Easement may include that portion of the Real Estate
which is under a permanent parking area (private or
otherwise) , permanent accessway or permanent sidewalk or
walkway; provided that the use of such portion as a
Utility Easement or Drainage and Irrigation Easement does
not materially impair the use of the permanent
parking area, permanent driveway or permanent sidewalk or
walkway;
(iv) Declarant shall not exercise any
rights reserved to Declarant in Subsection 5 (a) of this
Article I in a manner which unreasonably interferes with
the lawful and intended use of any Parcel; provided that in
no event shall an abandonment or relocation of any one or
more of the Declared Easements be deemed to be an
unreasonable interference if (A) Declarant complies with
the conditions, terms and provisions of Subsection 5 (b) ,
clauses (i) and (ii) , of this Article I, as may be
applicable, and (B) such abandonment or relocation is
necessary or appropriate for compliance with (1) any
law, statute, ordinance,
rule, regulation, order or standard of
any
Municipality or (2) the requirements of any Utility
Provider; and
(v) Any party exercising the rights
reserved to Declarant in Subsection 5 (a) of this Article I
which damages any parking area, access way, sidewalk,
walkway, lighting, landscaped area or other surface
improvements (collectively referred to as the "Surface
Improvement (s) ") when exercising such rights shall restore the
substantially the same as that which existed before such
damage occurred.
Section 6. Nature and Assignment of Easements
and Rights.
(a) Defined Easement Locations . Notwithstanding
any
covenant, condition, term or provision to the contrary in
this Declaration, any Declared Easement may be limited to a
defined or specified part of the Real Estate by (i) an
additional instrument (the "Easement Instrument (s) " )
executed by Declarant pursuant to its reserved rights in
Subsection 5 (a) , clause (ii) , of this Article I, (ii)
pictorial representation in documents, diagrams, or surveys
that are made available by Declarant to the Owners, (iii)
legal description or other description in documents,
diagrams or surveys that are made available by Declarant to
the Owners, or (iv) construction, installation or use
permitted or authorized by Declarant (the "Defined
Easement (s) ") . A document, diagram or survey shall be
deemed to have been made available to the Owners only
if the document, diagram or survey is
(i) recorded by Declarant in the Offices of the
Recorders of Hamilton County and/or Boone County, Indiana,
or (ii) available by Declarant for inspection by the Owners
during regular business hours at the offices of Declarant
at Capital Center North Tower, 251 N. Illinois Street,
Suite 200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, or at such other
place as Declarant, from time to time and at any time, may
designate in writing. Except as expressly provided in this
Subsection, no pictorial representation, legal description,
other description, construction, installation or use
shall be deemed to limit, define or specify any Declared
Easement .
(b) Perpetual and Permanent Easements .
Except as
hereinafter provided in this Section, all Declared
Easements (subject to the limitation thereof by Declared
Easements becoming Defined Easements) shall be perpetual
and permanent . Each appurtenant Declared Easement and
the benefits thereof shall (i) run with the land
benefitted by the appurtenant Declared
Easement and (ii) inure to the benefit of Declarant and
the Owners of the benefitted Parcels and all other
Parties in Interest as to such Parcels . Each Declared
Easement in gross and the benefits thereof shall inure to
the benefit of Declarant and the Successor. Each
appurtenant Declared Easement and Declared Easement in
gross and the burdens thereof shall (i) run with and bind
the land burdened by such appurtenant Declared Easement or
Declared Easement in gross and (ii) bind the Owners of
the burdened Parcels and all other Parties in Interest as
to such Parcels .
(c) Instruments of Conveyance. Each instrument
which conveys, grants, transfers, creates, assigns or
mortgages any interest in a Parcel that is benefitted by a
Declared Easement or that is burdened by a Declared
Easement (the "Instrument (s) of Conveyance") shall be
deemed (i) (unless the Instrument of Conveyance
expressly states otherwise) to assign, as an
appurtenance to the, interest in the Parcel, the right to
the nonexclusive use and benefit of the Declared
Easement (s) which benefit (s) the Parcel (whether or
not the Instrument of
Conveyance expressly assigns that right) and (ii) to impose,
as a limitation or restriction upon the interest, the
burden of the Declared Easement (s) which burden the Parcel
(whether or not the Instrument of Conveyance expressly
imposes such limitation or restriction) . In no event
shall any party except Declarant and the Successor be
deemed to be the holder or beneficiary of any Declared
Easement in gross or any right or interest therein.
(d) Conveyance by Declarant. On the date
that Declarant conveys all of its ownership interest in
all of the Parcels that it owns at that time, all of the
Declared Easements which are not Defined Easements, the
benefits and burdens thereof, and the interests and
rights of all parties therein, shall terminate and have no
further force and effect, unless the development of the
Project is not yet complete, in which case such Declared
Easements shall terminate when the development of the
Project is completed. Completion of the development for
purposes of this Section shall be deemed to have occurred
upon the expiration of the "Development Period" (as
defined in Section 7 of this Article I) .
Section 7 . Development of the Project . The
period of developing the Project (the "Development Period" )
shall be deemed to be complete when Declarant executes and
records an instrument in the Offices of the Recorders of
Hamilton County and Boone County, Indiana, stating that
the Development Period is completed (the "Completion
Statement") . Declarant shall have the right to record a
Completion Statement without the consent of any Owner or
Party in Interest, and the Completion Statement shall be
binding on all Owners and Parties in Interest .
Section 8 . Non-Dedication of Appurtenant
Easements . This Declaration shall not be deemed to (a)
dedicate for public purposes any Declared Easement, (b)
dedicate or assign to a Utility Provider or
Municipality any Declared Easement or the interest and
rights of Declarant or the Owners in and to any Declared
Easements (including without limitation, the rights
reserved to Declarant in Section 5 of this Article
I) , or (c) otherwise subject any Declared Easement to the
control of any Utility Provider or Municipality. The
Declarant and MOB intend that all appurtenant Declared
Easements shall be for the private use and enjoyment of
Declarant and the Owners and shall remain the property of
Declarant and the Owners; provided that this Section
shall not be deemed to restrict in any way the rights
reserved to Declarant in Section 5 of this Article I . If
Declarant dedicates or assigns any Declared Easement to
any
Utility Provider or Municipality, then, to the extent that
the Utility Provider or the Municipality maintains and
repairs, or bears the expense of maintaining and
repairing, any Declared Easement and the equipment,
fixtures and facilities used in conjunction therewith,
the Owner Covenants shall not obligate Declarant or the
Owners to maintain and repair, or bear the expense of
maintaining or repairing, any such dedicated easement or
the equipment, fixtures and facilities used in
conjunction therewith.
Section 9 . Natural Areas.
(a) Declaration of Natural Areas. Prior to
the completion of the Development Period, Declarant may
declare certain parts of the Real Estate to be "Natural
Areas pursuant to paragraph 9 (b) below. " Prior to the
completion of the
Development Period, Declarant may also amend prior
declarations of Natural Areas pursuant to paragraph
9 (b) below, which amendments may, inter alia, withdraw or
add Real Estate from or to the Natural Area designation.
Such Natural Areas shall not be further divided into
parcels and shall be held for the common benefit of the
Owners and Parties in Interest . Other than Common Access
Ways, Common Parking Areas, Utility Systems, Drainage
Systems, and Irrigation Systems, no improvements shall be
constructed in the Natural Areas .
(b) Defined Natural Areas . Natural Areas
may be defined or specified by (i) an instrument executed
by Declarant designating such area, (ii) pictorial
representation in
documents, diagrams, or surveys that are made
available by Declarant to the Owners, or (iii) legal
description or other description in documents, diagrams
or surveys that are made available by Declarant to the
Owners . A document, instrument, diagram or survey shall be
deemed to have been made available to the Owners only if
the document, instrument, diagram or survey is (i) recorded
by Declarant in the Offices of the Recorders of Hamilton
County and/or Boone County, Indiana, or (ii) available by
Declarant for inspection by the Owners during regular
business hours at the offices of Declarant at Capital
Center North Tower, 251 N. Illinois Street, Suite 200,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, or at such other place as
Declarant, from time to time and at any time, may designate
in writing. Except as expressly provided in this
Subsection, no pictorial representation, legal description
or other description shall be deemed to define or specify
any Natural Area.
(c) Transfer of Title . On or before the
Succession Date, as defined in Article III, Section 1,
title to the Natural Areas shall be transferred from
Declarant to the Owners Association, as defined in
Article III, Section 1, by quitclaim deed.
Article II
Covenants
Section 1 . Covenants Concerning Use of Parcels .
(a) General Maintenance of Parcels . Each Owner
shall (i) maintain its Parcel (s) , and the
buildings, Surface Improvements and all other improvements
on its Parcel (s) at all times in a good, safe,
sanitary, clean and sightly condition, (ii) store refuse,
rubbish, debris, trash and all other waste in a sanitary
manner covered and screened from public view and provide
each building on its Parcel with waste collection and
removal service at least twice each week, (iii) accept and
make
deliveries and drop-offs (and load and unload goods,
merchandise, materials and
equipment) only (A) during normal business hours
for the business (es) being conducted on that Owner' s
Parcel (s) (unless Declarant first approves additional hours
in writing) and (B) from the
rear of the building (s) on that Owner' s Parcel (s)
(unless Declarant first approves a different location
in
writing) , (iv) comply with all applicable laws,
statutes,
ordinances, rules, regulations, orders and standards of
any governmental authority (including without
limitation, zoning ordinances and use restrictions) and
with any and all reasonable rules, regulations and
directions which Declarant may promulgate from time to time
and (v) comply with the setbacks and screening, signage and
landscaping standards set forth on Exhibit D.
(b) Prohibition of Nuisances . No Owner
shall
(i) create, cause, permit or suffer any nuisance to exist
on its Parcel (s) , (ii) cause, permit or suffer any
unsightly condition, noxious or objectionable dust, gases,
odors or noises to exist on, or emanate from, its
Parcel (s) , (iii) cause, permit or suffer any temporary
structure (including without limitation, sheds, shacks
and tents) to be built, constructed, erected or installed on
its Parcel (s) (unless Declarant first approves the
temporary structure in
writing) , (iv) cause, permit or suffer the storage
of any material or object of any nature outside of a
building (unless
Declarant first approves the storage in writing) ,
(v) cause, permit or suffer the storage, use,
treatment, processing, handling, production, generation,
disposal, release or transportation of any explosive,
combustible, radioactive, hazardous or
toxic material, substance or waste on or from its
Parcel (s) (unless Declarant first approves the storage
in
writing) , (vi) use (or cause, permit or suffer the use of)
its
Parcel (s) for a purpose which materially interferes with
the
lawful and intended use of another Parcel, (vii) cause,
permit or suffer the Tenants of, or Visitors to, its
Parcel (s) to park any vehicle on the Common Access Ways or
(viii) attempt to dedicate any Declared Easement to a
Utility Provider or Municipality. Notwithstanding the
covenants and conditions set forth in this Section,
neither the activities related to the construction,
erection and installation of buildings or Surface
Improvements on any Parcel, nor the consequences of such
construction activities shall be
deemed to be a violation of any of the covenants,
conditions, terms and provisions set forth in this
Section (unless the activities materially and unreasonably
interfere with the lawful and intended use of another
Parcel) .
(c) Zoning Changes and Variances . No Owner shall
seek to change a zoning classification for any Parcel or to
secure a zoning variance, special use exception or
variance or exception from applicable building
standards, setbacks, other use
restrictions or subdivision control ordinances
(collectively referred to herein as the "Zoning
Change (s) ") for any Parcel (unless Declarant approves
in writing the proposed Zoning Change) . If Decla
Declarant owns or if Declarant, in its sole discretion,
approves in writing any Owner' s proposal to seek a Zoning
Change, then (unless the Zoning Change involves a material
change in the use of the Parcel which will unreasonably
interfere with the lawful and intended use of another
Parcel) , each Owner shall (i) be deemed to have
consented to the Zoning Change and (ii) execute any and
all documents (which Declarant, in its sole discretion,
determines to be necessary or appropriate) stating,
representing, certifying or acknowledging that the Owner
consents to the Zoning Change.
Section 2 . Maintenance and Contribution
Covenants .
(a) Maintenance of Common Access Ways.
(i) Declarant shall maintain and repair
the Common Access Ways and the Traffic Control System
and shall maintain the Natural Areas. Declarant shall
replace, in whole or in part, the Common Access Ways and
the Traffic Control System, when Declarant, in its
sole discretion, determines that replacement is
necessary or appropriate to satisfy the
obligations of Declarant to maintain and repair the Common
Access Ways and the Traffic Control System under this
Declaration. Declarant may procure and maintain policies of
public liability insurance in such amounts as Declarant,
in its sole discretion, deems to be appropriate, which
insure Declarant and the Owners against liability for
property damage, personal injury and loss of life
occurring on, or in connection with, the use of the
Natural Areas or Common Access Ways (the "Access Way
Liability Insurance" ) , and Declarant may procure and
maintain policies of hazard insurance in such amounts
as Declarant, in its sole discretion, deems to be
appropriate to cover casualty damages to, and destruction
of, the Common Access Ways and the Traffic Control
System (the "Access Way Hazard Insurance") .
(ii) Each Owner shall pay to Declarant a
share of the expenses that Declarant incurs in connection
with maintaining the Natural Areas
replacing, landscaping and illuminating the Common Access
Ways, the Traffic Control System and the Access and Parking
Easements (the "Common Access Way Expenses") . The
Common Access Way Expenses shall include all real estate
taxes and all premiums for, and all costs and expenses
of, procuring and maintaining, the Access Way Liability
Insurance and the Access Way Hazard Insurance. If
Declarant dedicates any Access Easement to a
Municipality, and if, as a condition of accepting the
dedication, the Municipality requires Declarant to post a
maintenance bond or obligation of a similar nature, then all
costs and expenses that Declarant incurs in connection
with posting the bond (including without limitation, the
cost of the bond) shall be deemed to be part of the Common
Access Way Expenses .
(iii) Each Owner' s share of the Common
Access Way Expenses presumptively shall be based on the
proportion of (A) the aggregate gross floor space of all
completed buildings on the Owner' s Parcel (s) to (B) the
aggregate gross floor space of all
completed buildings in the Project (the
"Building
Proportion" ) ; provided that, if Declarant determines, in its
sole discretion, that allocation of the Common Access Way
Expenses on the basis of the Building Proportion is
inequitable or will not fully reimburse Declarant for all
Common Access Way Expenses incurred, then Declarant, in
its sole discretion, shall calculate each Owner' s share of
the Common Access Way Expenses based on a formula or other
process of allocation which Declarant determines to be
more equitable or appropriate, taking into account the
proportionate use of the Common Access Ways which
Declarant determines to be attributable to each Parcel .
(b) Provision of Parking Areas and Other Access
Ways .
Each Owner shall (i) provide its Improved Parcel (s) with
paved access ways and paved sidewalks and walkways for
adequate access, ingress and egress to and from each
building from and to the Common Access Ways, (ii)
provide its Improved Parcel (s) with paved parking areas
and vehicle loading facilities which serve Tenants of,
and Visitors to, the buildings on its Improved
Parcel (s) , (iii) maintain and repair the parking areas,
access ways, sidewalks, walkways and loading facilities on
its Improved Parcel (s) so that they are safe for use by,
and adequate to serve, all Tenants of, and Visitors to,
buildings on that Owner' s
Improved Parcel (s) and (iv) replace, in whole or in part,
the parking areas, access ways, walkways and loading
facilities on its Improved Parcel (s) when replacement is
necessary to satisfy the obligations of the Owner under
this Declaration.
(c) Maintenance of Common Utility Systems.
(i) Declarant shall maintain and repair
all portions of the Utility Systems that are not (i)
entirely located on and exclusively serving one Parcel or
(ii) entirely located on and exclusively serving two or
more adjacent Parcels which are owned by either one
Owner or by two or more affiliated Owners (the "Common
Utility Equipment") . Declarant shall replace, in whole
or in part, the Common Utility Equipment when Declarant
determines, in its sole discretion, that replacement is
necessary or appropriate to satisfy the obligation of
Declarant to maintain and repair the Common Utility
Equipment under this Declaration.
(ii) Each Owner shall pay to Declarant a
share of the expenses that Declarant incurs in connection
with operating, maintaining, repairing and replacing the
Common Utility Equipment (the "Common Utility Expenses") ;
provided that any Owner whose Parcel has no connection to
a particular Utility System shall not be obligated to pay a
share of the expenses attributable to that Utility System.
The Common Utility Expenses shall include all costs and
expenses that Declarant incurs in connection with (i)
supplying the Project with general water delivery service
for irrigation and supplying electrical power service to
pumps and other portions of the Drainage System and
Irrigation System, (ii)
the local water utility levies for fire
protection,
(iii) all costs and expenses in connection with present or
future sewerage capacity and usage thereof,
including without
limitation, any and all cost of reserving or providing for
future sewer capacity or other costs in connection
with the Clay Township Regional Waste District and the
Michigan Road Corridor Sewer Project including the costs
of bonds or letters of credit maintained in connection
therewith, and (iv) any other charges in connection with
the installation, maintenance, repair and replacement
of fire hydrants in the Project.
(iii) Each Owner' s share of the Common
Utility Expenses presumptively shall be based on the
Building Proportion; provided that, if Declarant
determines, in its sole discretion, that allocation of the
Common Utility Expenses on the basis of the Building
Proportion is inequitable or will not reimburse Declarant
for all Common Utility Expenses incurred, then
Declarant, in its sole discretion, shall calculate each
Owner' s share of the Common Utility Expenses based on a
formula or other process of allocation which Declarant
determines to be more equitable or appropriate, taking
into account the proportionate use of the Utilities
which Declarant determines to be
attributable to each Parcel .
(d) Maintenance by Owners of Utility Systems .
Each Owner shall (i) maintain and repair the portions of
the Utility Systems that are entirely located on and
exclusively serving that Owner' s Parcel or that are
entirely located on and exclusively serving two or more
adjacent Parcels which are owned either by that Owner or
by that Owner and another affiliated Owner, so that such
portions of the Utility Systems provide adequate service to
all Tenants of, and Visitors to, all buildings on that
Owner' s Improved Parcel (s) and (ii) replace, in whole or in
part, such portions of the Utility Systems when replacement
is necessary to satisfy the obligations of the Owner
under this Declaration. Notwithstanding any condition,
term or provision to the contrary in this Subsection or
Subsection 2 (c) of this Article II, to the
extent that any Utility Provider or Municipality maintains
and repairs the Utility Systems or bears the expense of
maintaining and repairing the Utility Systems, no
provision of this Declaration shall obligate Declarant
or the Owners to maintain and repair the Utility Systems
or bear the expense of maintaining or repairing the Utility
Systems .
(e) Installation of Utility Meters . Each Owner
shall install and maintain in proper working order (or
caused to be installed and maintained in proper working
order) meters or other similar devices that measure the
volume or amount of water, natural gas, electricity
or other utility services which is consumed on or from
the Owner ' s Parcel (s) . Upon request by Declarant, each
Owner shall install and maintain (or cause to be installed
and maintained) (i) meters or other similar devices that
measure the volumetric outflow from the Owner' s Parcel (s)
into the sanitary sewer system that serves the Parcel (s) and
(ii) devices to measure or reasonably estimate the
volumetric amount of surface drainage from the Owner ' s
Parcel into the common portions of the Drainage System.
The obligations of the Owners which are set forth in this
Subsection and in Subsections 2 (c) and 2 (d) of this
Article II are in addition to each Owner' s sole
responsibility to (i) obtain all necessary approvals and
permits and pay any and all charges and fees for the
connection of that Owner' s Parcel (s) and the buildings on
such Parcel (s) to utility services and/or the Utility
Systems and (ii) pay all charges and fees for usage or
consumption of any utility services on or from that Owner ' s
Parcel (s) and the buildings on such Parcels .
(f) Maintenance of Common Drainage and
Irrigation Systems .
(i) Declarant shall maintain and repair
all portions of the Drainage System and the Irrigation
System that are not (A) entirely located on and
exclusively serving one Parcel or (B) entirely located on
and exclusively serving two or more adjacent Parcels which
are owned either by one Owner or by two or more
affiliated Owners (the "Common Portions of the Drainage
and Irrigation Systems") . Declarant shall replace, in
whole or in part, the Common Portions of the Drainage
and Irrigation Systems when Declarant determines, in
its sole discretion, that replacement is necessary or
appropriate to satisfy the obligation of Declarant to
maintain and repair the Common Portions of the Drainage
and Irrigation Systems under this Declaration.
(ii) Each Owner shall pay to Declarant a
share of the expenses that Declarant incurs in connection
with operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing and
landscaping the Common Portions of the Drainage and
Irrigation Systems (including without limitation, all
costs and expenses of landscaping and maintaining the
areas immediately surrounding detention ponds and the other
Common Portions of the Drainage and Irrigation Systems) (the
"Common Drainage and Irrigation Systems Expenses") .
The
Common Drainage and Irrigation Systems Expenses shall
include any and all amounts incurred by Declarant to
pay for the use, maintenance, repair and replacement of
off-site drainage ponds or ditches, equipment, fixtures
and facilities which provide or facilitate surface or
storm water drainage from the Project .
(iii) Each Owner' s share of the
Common
Drainage and Irrigation Systems Expenses presumptively
shall be based on the proportion of (A) the aggregate
acreage of the Parcels owned by that Owner compared to (B)
the aggregate acreage of all Parcels in the Project
(the "Acreage Proportion") ; provided that, if Declarant
determines in its sole discretion
that allocation of the Common Drainage and Irrigation
System Expenses on the basis of the Acreage Proportion is
inequitable or will not fully reimburse Declarant for all
Common Drainage and Irrigation Systems Expenses, then
Declarant, in its sole
discretion, shall calculate each Owner ' s share of the
Common Drainage and Irrigation System Expenses based on a
formula or other process of allocation which Declarant
determines to be more equitable or appropriate, taking
into account the proportionate use of the Common Portions of
the Drainage and Irrigation Systems which Declarant
determines to be allocable to each Parcel.
(g) Maintenance by Owners of Drainage and
Irrigation Systems . Each Owner shall (i) provide its Parcel
with surface and storm water drainage which adequately
channels, directs or drains the surface and storm water
on the Parcel into the Common Portions of the Drainage
System and (ii) maintain and repair the portions of the
Drainage System that are located entirely on and
exclusively serving the Owner ' s Parcel or are located
entirely on and exclusively serving two or more adjacent
Parcels which are owned either by that Owner or by
that Owner and another affiliated Owner. Each Owner
also shall (i) provide its Parcel with adequate
irrigation to maintain the landscaping on the Parcel in
a healthy and attractive state and (ii) maintain and repair
the portions of the Irrigation System that are located
entirely on and exclusively serving the Owner' s Parcel or
located entirely on and exclusively serving two or more
adjacent Parcels which are owned either by that Owner or by
that Owner and another affiliated Owner.
(h) Maintenance of Signs .
(i) Declarant shall (A) maintain and repair
the Signs and (B) replace, in whole or in part, the
Signs when Declarant determines, in its sole discretion,
that replacement is necessary or appropriate to satisfy
Declarant ' s obligation to maintain and repair the Signs
under this Declaration.
(ii) Each Owner of a Sign User Parcel shall
pay to Declarant a share of the expenses that Declarant
incurs in connection with operating, maintaining,
repairing, replacing and illuminating the Signs (including
without limitation, all costs and expenses of landscaping
and maintaining the areas surrounding the Signs) (the "Sign
Expenses") .
(iii) The share of the Sign Expenses
payable by each Owner of a Sign User Parcel presumptively
shall be based on the proportion of (A) the area of that
Owner' s panels (or the panels of its Tenant (s) which are
Sign User (s) ) to (B) the total area of all panels on
the Signs (the "Panel Proportion") ; provided that, if
Declarant determines, in its sole discretion, that
allocation of the Sign Expenses on the basis of the Panel
Proportion is inequitable or will not fully reimburse
Declarant for all Sign Expense, then Declarant, in its
sole discretion, shall calculate each Sign User' s share of
the Sign Expenses based on a formula or other process of
allocation which Declarant determines to be more equitable
or appropriate.
(i) Providing Project Security. Declarant shall
have the option, but not the obligation, to (i) implement,
install, operate, maintain and repair security systems
(including without limitation, employing security
personnel to patrol the Parcels and the Project or
provide other security services for the Parcels and the
Project) and (ii) allocate to each Owner the costs and
expenses incurred by Declarant to implement, install,
operate, maintain and repair security systems and to
employ security personnel (the "Common Security
Costs") , which
allocation presumptively shall be based on the
Building
Proportion. Each Owner shall pay to Declarant the
Common Security Costs allocated to that Owner' s
Parcel (s) ; provided that, if Declarant, in its sole
discretion, determines that allocation of the Common
Security on the basis of the Building Proportion is
inequitable or will not fully reimburse Declarant for all
Common Security Costs, then Declarant, in its sole
discretion, shall calculate the allocation of Common
Security Costs based on a formula or other process of
allocation which Declarant determines to be more equitable
or appropriate.
(j ) Additional Capital Improvements .
(i) If Declarant builds, constructs,
erects or installs any capital improvement (the "Capital
Improvement (s) ") in the Project (including without
limitation, additional sanitary sewer facilities) which
mutually benefits multiple Owners, then each Owner
benefitted shall (A) pay to Declarant a share of the
building, construction, erection and installation costs for
the portion of the Capital Improvement that does not
exclusively serve one Parcel or exclusively serve two
or more adjacent Parcels which are owned either by one
Owner or by two or more affiliated Owners (the "Common
Capital Construction Costs") , (B) pay to Declarant all of
the building, construction, erection and installation
costs for any Capital Improvement or portion thereof that
either exclusively serves an Owner' s Parcels or that
exclusively serves two or more adjacent Parcels which are
owned either by that Owner or by that Owner and another
affiliated Owner (the
"Individual Capital Construction Costs") ,
and
(C) enter into a supplemental agreement with Declarant and
the other Owners which sets forth the obligations of
Declarant and the Owners to maintain and repair the
Capital Improvement and which provides a method for
sharing the expenses incurred by Declarant in connection
with maintaining and repairing the Capital Improvement
(the "Capital Improvement Agreement") .
(ii) Each Owner' s share of the Common
Capital Construction Costs presumptively shall be based on
the Building Proportion; provided that, if Declarant, in
its sole discretion, determines that allocation of the
Common Capital Construction Costs on the basis of the
Building Proportion is inequitable or will not fully
reimburse Declarant for all common Capital Construction
Costs, then Declarant, in its sole discretion shall
calculate each Owner' s share of the Common Capital
Construction Costs based on a formula or other process of
allocation which Declarant determines to be more equitable
or appropriate, taking into account the proportionate use
of the Capital Improvement (s) which Declarant determines to
be attributable to each Parcel .
(iii) Each Owner shall receive prior
written notice of Declarant ' s intent to construct or
install a Capital Improvement and the estimated cost and
Owner' s share thereof. No Owner shall be obligated to
pay for a Capital Improvement constructed or installed
pursuant to this Subsection if (A) such Owner objects
thereto in writing within ten (10) business days after
receipt of such notice, and (B) the Owners (excluding
Declarant) which own at the time in the aggregate (1)
fifty percent (50%) or more of the gross floor space of all
completed buildings in the Project (excluding completed
buildings that Declarant owns) and (2) fifty percent
(50%) or more of the acreage of the Project (excluding
Parcels that Declarant owns) , object thereto in writing
within ten (10) business days after receipt of their
respective notices . In any event, neither the Tenants of,
or Visitors to, a Parcel nor the Owner of a Parcel shall
use a Capital Improvement, unless the Owner of the Parcel
(A) pays to Declarant its share of the Common
Capital
Construction Costs and any Individual Capital Construction
Costs payable by the Owner pursuant to this Subsection, and
(B) enters into the Capital Improvement Agreement.
(k) Non-Compliance with the Owner Covenants .
If an Owner fails to comply with any Owner Covenant,
then Declarant shall notify the Owner of such failure to
comply, and, if the Owner does not comply within a
reasonable time, then Declarant may (i) enter in or upon
any portion of the Owner' s Parcel (s) or the buildings and
other Surface Improvements located on the Parcel (s) and
cure the non-compliance or (ii) enjoin the
non-compliance through an action at law or in equity. Any
Owner which fails to comply with any Owner Covenant shall
(i) promptly reimburse Declarant for all expenses that
Declarant incurs in connection with curing the non-
compliance and (ii) be liable to Declarant for all costs
that Declarant incurs in connection with enjoining such
non-compliance (including without limitation, in either
case, attorneys ' fees and legal costs) . Absent manifest
error, determination by Declarant that an Owner has
failed to comply with any Owner Covenant shall be
conclusive.
(1) Amounts Payable to Declarant .
(i) All amounts payable by an Owner to
Declarant pursuant to this Section (the "Contribution
Payment (s) ") shall be deemed to be delinquent if the full
amount thereof is not paid within thirty (30) days after
receipt by the Owner of an invoice for the amount
payable. All delinquent Contribution Payments (A) shall
bear interest at two percent (2%) above the rate of
interest which is designated by Bank One Indianapolis,
N.A. , as its prime rate (as revised or modified from time
to time during the period when a Contribution Payment
is delinquent) , and (B) together with the interest
thereon, shall be a lien against the Owner' s Parcel (the
"Non-Payment Lien" ) ; provided that the Non-Payment Lien
shall be subordinate to any prior mortgage of record that
is held by a mortgagee which is not an affiliate of the
Owner. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section,
(A) this Declaration shall not impose any obligation or
liability on any mortgagee until the mortgagee ' s interest
in a Parcel ripens into fee simple ownership, and (B) a
mortgagee shall be liable for, and obligated to pay, only
the Contribution Payments which are allocable to a Parcel
after the date on which the mortgagee ' s interest in
the Parcel ripens into fee simple ownership or on
which the mortgagee assumes possession of the Parcel,
whichever first occurs .
(ii) Declarant may collect any
delinquent
Contribution Payment and the accrued interest thereon by
any action at law or in equity, and, in addition, may
foreclose the Non-Payment Lien. Any Owner which fails to
pay a Contribution Payment before the payment becomes
delinquent shall be liable to Declarant for all costs that
Declarant incurs in connection with collecting the
Contribution Payment and the accrued interest thereon
and with foreclosing the Non-Payment Lien (including
without limitation, attorney' s fees and legal costs) . Until
the date on which the Owner pays to Declarant the
delinquent Contribution Payment, Declarant, in addition
to its other remedies, may withhold from, or deny to,
the Owner and all Tenants of, and Visitors to, the
Owner ' s Parcel (s) use of the Common Access Ways, the
Utility Systems, the Drainage System, the Irrigation System
and the Signs . Upon the request of an Owner or the
mortgagee of a Parcel, Declarant shall furnish the Owner or
the mortgagee with information regarding any
delinquent
Contribution Payment, the accrued interest thereon and
any Non-Payment Lien on the Parcel .
Section 3 . Architectural Compatibility. No
Owner shall build, construct, erect or install a building,
structure, sign, other Surface Improvement or any
other improvement (collectively referred to herein as the
"Improvement (s) " ) on its Parcel or alter any of the
existing Improvements on its Parcel (including without
limitation, reducing the number of parking spaces on the
Parcel) until all of the following conditions are
satisfied:
(i) The Owner submits to Declarant all
plans, designs and specifications for the proposed
Improvement or the proposed alteration of an existing
Improvement (including without limitation, a site plan
of the proposed Improvement or the proposed alteration
of an existing Improvement) (the "Construction
Plans") ;
(ii) The Owner submits to Declarant samples
of any construction and finishing materials, or the
finish exterior colors thereof, that Declarant may
request (the "Construction Materials" ) ;
(iii) Declarant determines to its
satisfaction
that the Improvements (as shown in the Construction Plans)
appear to comply with, and will not cause a violation of,
(A) any and all applicable zoning ordinances, building
codes and other state and local regulations, (B) any
and all reasonable rules, regulations and directions
which Declarant may promulgate from time to time concerning
construction, erection, installation and alteration of
Improvements and (C) the setbacks and screening, signage
and landscaping standards set forth on Exhibit D;
(iv) Declarant further determines that the
Improvements and the Construction Materials are of a
quality, appearance and nature that are compatible with
Declarant ' s plans for the Project and any existing
Improvements in and on the Project and the Adjacent Real
Estate; and
(iv) Declarant approves the Construction
Plans in writing.
Determinations by Declarant pursuant to this
Section shall be made in Declarant ' s sole discretion,
exercised in good faith, and approvals of Declarant
required by this Section shall not be withheld
unreasonably. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Declarant
shall have no liability for determinations or approvals made
under this Section 3 . Neither the Owner nor anyone else may
rely on any such determination or approval other than for
the purpose of compliance with this Declaration.
Section 4 . Existing Improvements . On the date
hereof, certain improvements currently exist upon certain
portions of the Real Estate ("Current Improvements" ) .
For purposes of architectural compatibility, such
Current Improvements are deemed approved in all respects .
The areas of all Utility Easements and Drainage and
Irrigation Easements shall not include that part of the
Real Estate which is under, over or above a Current
Improvement or the foundation thereof or over or above
any permanent parking areas constructed in connection
therewith; and the Access and Parking Easements shall not
include that part of the Real Estate which is under,
over or above a Current Improvement or the foundation
thereof.
Article III
General Provisions
Section 1 . Owners Association.
(i) At any time, Declarant may organize an
owners association (the "Owners Association") , and, at any
time after the date on which the Development Period
terminates, the Owners which own in the aggregate sixty-
seven percent (67%) or more of the aggregate gross floor
space of all completed buildings in the Project (the "Gross
Floor Space") may elect to form the Owners Association.
Within one year after the date on which the Owners elect
to form the Owners Association, Declarant shall organize
the Owners Association so that, to the extent
practicable, it (A) receives Contribution Payments and pays
common expenses on a tax-exempt basis and (B) provides
its members with limited liability for its actions,
debts and obligations. Each
Owner
shall be a member of the Owners Association, and one-half
(1/2) of the voting power shall be allocated on the
basis of the Acreage Proportion and the other one-half
(1/2) of the voting power shall be allocated on the basis
of the Building Proportion. The Owners Association shall be
governed by a board of directors which consists of at least
three persons who are elected annually and who shall have
complete responsibility for governing the Owners
Association and satisfying the obligations and duties of
the Owners Association (the "Board of Directors" ) .
(ii) On the date that the Owners
Association is organized (the "Succession Date") , the
Owners Association shall succeed to all of the
obligations, duties, rights and powers vested in
Declarant by this Declaration (except Declarant ' s
obligations, duties, rights and powers as an Owner) ;
provided that neither the Owners Association nor the Board
of Directors shall execute or record any additional
instruments binding the Owners or Parties in Interest
and defining or specifying the location of any
easement (s) , unless the Board of Directors first obtains
the written consent of all Owners of the Parcels that are
burdened by the easement . On the Succession Date, (A)
Declarant shall be discharged from all further obligations
and duties under this Declaration (except Declarant ' s
obligations and duties as an Owner) , (B) the Owners
Association shall assume, succeed to, and be responsible
for, the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations
which were incurred by Declarant in connection with the
obligations, duties, rights and powers vested in Declarant
by this Declaration (the "Debts") , and (C) the Owners
Association shall assume, succeed to, and be responsible
for, the performance of all contracts entered into by and
between Declarant and any other party in connection with
the obligations, duties, rights and powers vested in
Declarant by this Declaration (the "Contracts" ) .
(iii) Until the Succession Date, the
Owners Association shall not have or be deemed to
have (A) any obligations, duties, rights or powers under
this Declaration or (B) any actual or implied authority
to act for or on behalf of Declarant or any Owner. In
no event shall Declarant
be
responsible or liable for any action taken by the
Owners Association before the Succession Date. On the
Succession Date and thereafter, the Owners Association
shall indemnify and hold harmless Declarant and its agents
and employees from and against all actions, claims,
liabilities and expenses (including attorneys ' fees and
legal costs) arising from the Debts and the Contracts,
and, by accepting membership in the Owners
Association, the Owners shall be deemed to waive all claims
and actions of the Owners or the Owners Association against
Declarant arising from the Debts or the Contracts .
(iv) References in this Declaration to
"Successor" shall include the Owners Association or any
other party (A) which
assumes all of the obligations and duties of Declarant under
this Declaration (except the obligations and duties of
Declarant as an Owner) and (B) to which Declarant assigns or
delegates, in whole or in part, the interest of
Declarant in any or all easements created by this
Declaration or the rights and powers vested in Declarant
by this Declaration.
Section 2 . Severability and Governing Law. The
invalidity or unenforceability of any covenant, condition,
term or provision in this Declaration shall not affect the
validity and enforceability of any other covenant,
condition, term or provision in this Declaration. The
covenants, conditions, terms and provisions of this
Declaration shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana. All
references in this Declaration to "Owner (s) " shall be deemed
to include reference to Declarant, unless and until
Declarant conveys all of its ownership interest in and
to all of the Parcels and except when a reference to
"Owner (s) " expressly excludes Declarant .
Section 3 . Waiver of Obligations and Duties .
From time to time and at any time, the Owners which
own in the aggregate (i) fifty percent (500) or more
of the aggregate acreage of the Project and (ii) fifty
percent (500) or more of the Gross Floor Space (the
"Majority Owners" ) may waive, in whole or in part, any
obligation or duty of Declarant under this Declaration.
Section 4 . Amendments and Supplements .
(a) Declarant and MOB hereby reserve in and
grant to Declarant the right, from time to time and at any
time during the Development Period, to modify,
supplement or amend this Declaration, without the
consent of any Owner or Party in Interest; provided
that Declarant records the modification in the Offices of
the Recorders of Hamilton County and Boone County,
Indiana, and the modification is for any one or more of
the following purposes :
(i) To clarify one or more covenants,
conditions, terms or provisions in the Declaration,
without materially changing the substance thereof;
(ii) To clarify, further define or limit
any easement, or otherwise exercise any rights reserved in
Article I, Section 5, of this Declaration; or
(iii) To change the substance of one or
more covenants, conditions, terms or provisions of this
Declaration; provided that such change shall not
materially increase the obligation (s) of any Owner under
any covenant, condition, term or provision without such
Owner' s consent, unless such change is necessary to
comply with applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules,
regulations, orders and standards of any Municipality.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section shall be
deemed to limit or restrict any rights reserved to
Declarant elsewhere in this Declaration. Upon request from
time to time, each Owner shall execute and deliver any
further instruments or documents supplementing or
confirming amendments to this Declaration, or which may
reasonably be required by any financial institution as
mortgagee of (or as a condition precedent to making any
mortgage loan secured by) any Parcel or Parcels .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Declarant and MOB have
executed this Declaration of Covenants and Easements, as of
the date first
written above, for filing of record in the Offices of
the Recorders of Hamilton County and Boone County, Indiana.
MAYFLOWER PARK ASSOCIATES LLC,
an Indiana limited
liability
company
By:
Printed:
Manager
MAYFLOWER OFFICE BUILDING,
LLC, an Indiana limited
liability
company
By:
Printed:
Title :
Manager
STATE OF INDIANA )
SS :
COUNTY OF )
Before me, a Notary Public in and for the
State of Indiana, personally appeared
, the manager of Mayflower Park
Associates, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, who
is authorized to execute this Declaration on behalf of
said limited liability company, and who, having been
first duly sworn, acknowledged the execution of the
foregoing instrument for and on behalf of said limited
liability company.
Witness my hand and Notarial Seal this
day of , 1997 .
Printed Name, Notary
Public
My commission expires : .
I am a resident of County, Indiana.
STATE OF INDIANA )
SS :
COUNTY OF )
Before me, a Notary Public in and for the
State of Indiana, personally appeared
, the manager
of Mayflower Office Building, LLC, an Indiana limited
liability company, who is authorized to execute this
Declaration on behalf of said limited liability company,
and who, having been first duly sworn, acknowledged
the execution of the foregoing instrument for and on
behalf of said limited liability company.
Witness my hand and Notarial Seal this
day of , 1997 .
Printed Name, Notary
Public My commission expires : .
I am a resident of County, Indiana.
This instrument was prepared by George W. Somers,
Attorney at Law, Baker & Daniels, 300 North Meridian
Street, Suite 2700, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204 .