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Jennifer Hayden
Hamilton County Recorder IN CDH
Recorded as Presented
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Cross Reference: Instrument No. 2008061471;
Instrument Number 2009001339
AMENDED AND RESTATED
DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS
OF
WOODHALL LANE
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION ("Declaration"), made as of the
oday of September, 2018, by Woodhall, LLC ("Declarant");
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the following facts are true:
A. Declarant is the legal or equitable owner of the real estate located in Hamilton
County, Indiana, described in Exhibit A, upon which Declarant has developed a residential
subdivision known as Woodhall Lane (hereafter "Woodhall").
B. Declarant has constructed certain improvements and amenities which shall constitute
the Community Area,
C. Declarant desires to provide for the preservation and enhancement of the property
values, amenities and opportunities in Woodhall and for the maintenance of the Tract and the
improvements thereon, and to this end desires to subject the Tract to the covenants, restrictions,
easements, charges and liens hereinafter set forth, each of which is for the benefit of the Lots and lands
in the Tract and the future owner thereof.
D. Declarant deems it desirable, for the efficient preservation of the values and amenities in
Woodhall, to create an agency to which may be delegated and assigned the powers of owning,
maintaining and administering the Community Area, administering and enforcing the Restrictions,
collecting and disbursing the Assessments and charges hereinafter created, promoting the
recreation, health, safety and welfare of the Owners of Lots in Woodhall, and performing the duties
and obligations required under this Declaration.
E. Declarant shall incorporate (or reinstate the incorporation) under the laws of the State
of Indiana non-profit corporation known as Woodhall Lane HOA, Inc., for the purpose of exercising
such functions.
F. Declarant desires that this Declaration amend and restate in its entirety that certain
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Woodhall Lane recorded in. the Office of the
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Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana on December 22, 2008 as Instrument No. 2008061471 (the
"Original Declaration").
NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant hereby declares that all of the Lots and lands in the Tract as they
are held and shall be held, conveyed, hypothecated or encumbered, leased, rented, used, occupied and
improved, are subject to the following Restrictions, all of which are declared to be in furtherance of a
plan for the improvement and sale of Lots in the Tract, and are established and agreed upon for the
purpose of enhancing and protecting the value, desirability and attractiveness of the Tract as a whole
and of each of Residences, Lots and lands situated therein. The Restrictions shall run with the land and
shall be binding upon Declarant, its successors and assigns, and upon the parties having or acquiring
any interest in the Tract or any part or parts thereof subject to such Restrictions, and shall inure to the
benefit of Declarant and its successors in title to the Tract or any part or parts thereof.
1) Definitions: The following terms, as used in this Declaration, unless the context. clearly requires
otherwise, shall mean the following:
"Architectural Review Board" means that entity established pursuant to this Declaration for the
purposes therein stated.
"Articles" means the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended. from time to
time.
"Assessments" means all sums lawfully assessed against the Members of the Corporation or as
declared by this Declaration, any Supplemental Declaration, the Articles or the By- Laws.
"Board of Directors" means the governing body of the Corporation elected by the
Members in accordance with the By -Laws.
"Builder" shall mean any home builder hired by an Owner to construct a Residence on a Lot.
"By -Laws" means the Code of By -Laws of the Corporation, as amended from time to time.
"Woodhall" means the name by which the Tract shall be known.
"Class B Termination Date" means the date as described in Section 8 (c) (ii) herein.
"City" means the city of Carmel, Indiana.
"Class A Member" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8 (c) (i) herein.
"Class B Member" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 8 (c) (ii) herein.
"Common Area" means the ground designated as such on the Plat.
"Community Area" means (i) the Drainage System, (ii) the area designated on the Plat as
Common Area, (iii) the Entry Ways, (iv) any utility service lines or facilities not maintained by
a public utility company or governmental agency that are located on, over or below or through
the Development Area, (v) any areas of land (1) shown on any Plat, (2) described in any
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recorded instrument prepared by Declarant or its agents, or (3) conveyed to or acquired by the
Corporation, together with all improvements thereto, that are intended to be devoted to the use
or enjoyment of some, but not necessarily all, of the Owners of Lots; (vi) the :Private Street;
and (vii) street lights and street signs, if any, installed by Declarant.
"Corporation" means Woodhall Lane HOA, Inc., an Indiana non-profit corporation, its
successors and assigns.
"Declarant" means Woodhall, LLC, its successors and assigns to its interest in the Tract
other than Owners purchasing Lots or Residences by deed from Declarant (unless the
conveyance indicated an intent that the grantee assume the rights and obligations of
Declarant).
"Development Area" means the land described in Exhibit A (sometimes referred to herein as
Tract).
"Drainage System" means the open drainage ditches and swales, the subsurface drainage tiles,
pipes and structures, the dry and wet retention and/or detention ponds, and the other structures,
fixtures, properties, equipment and facilities located in the Tract and designed for the purpose
of controlling, retaining or expediting the drainage of surface and subsurface waters
from, over and across the Tract, including but not limited to those shown or referred to
on a Plat, all or part of which may be established as legal drains subject to the jurisdiction of
the City of Carmel.
"Entry Ways" means the structures constructed as an entrance to Woodhall or a part thereof
(exclusive of the street pavement, curbs and drainage structures and tiles).
"General Plan of Development" means that plan prepared by Declarant and approved, if
necessary, by appropriate public agencies that outlines the total scheme of development and
general uses of land in the Development Area, as such may be amended from time to time.
"Lot" means a platted lot as shown on the Plat of Woodhall Lane.
"Lot Development Plan" means (i) a site plan prepared by a licensed engineer or
architect, (ii) foundation plan and proposed finished floor elevations, (iii) building plans,
including elevation and floor plans, (iv) material plans and specifications, (v) landscaping plan,
and (vi) all other data or information that the Architectural Review Board may request with
respect to the improvement or alteration of a Lot (including but not limited to the landscaping
thereof) or the construction or alteration of a Residence or other structure or improvement
thereon.
"Maintenance Costs" means all of the costs necessary to keep the facilities to which the term
applies operational and in good condition, including but not limited to the cost of all upkeep,
maintenance, repair, replacement of all or any part of any such facility, payment of all
insurance with respect thereto, all taxes imposed on the facility and on the underlying land,
leasehold, easement or right-of-way, and any other expense related to the continuous
maintenance, operation or improvement of the facility, and all expenses related to the
performance of the duties of the Association under this Declaration.
"Majority in Interest" means the vote of at least seven (7) of the nine (9) Class A Members.
"Member" means, individually, a Class A or Class B Member of the Corporation and
"Members" means, collectively, Class A and Class B Members of the Corporation, all as
described in Section 8 (c) hereof and in the Articles of Incorporation and By Laws of the
Corporation .
"Mortgagee" means the holder of a first mortgage on a Residence.
"Owner" means a Person, including Declarant, who owns a fee simple interest. in a Lot at any
time.
"Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, trust: or other legal
entity, or any combination thereof.
"Plat" means a final secondary plat of the Development Area recorded in the Office of the
Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana on January 13, 2009 as Instrument Number
2009001339.
"Private Street" means the street designated on the Plat as "Woodhall Lane" or "Common Area
E."
"Register of Regulations" means the document containing rules, regulations, policies, and
procedures adopted by the Board of Directors or the Architectural Review Board, as the same
may from time to time be amended.
"Reserve for Replacements" means a fund established and maintained by the Corporation to
meet the cost of periodic maintenance, repairs, renewal and replacement of the Community
Area.
"Residence" means any structure intended exclusively for occupancy by a single family
together with all appurtenances thereto, including private garage and outbuildings and
recreational facilities usual and incidental to the use of a single family residential lot.
"Restrictions" means the covenants, conditions, easements, charges, liens, restrictions,
rules and regulations and all other provisions set forth in this Declaration, all applicable
Supplemental Declarations and the Register of Regulations, as the same may, from time to
time be amended.
"Supplemental Declaration" means any supplementary declaration of covenants, conditions or
restrictions that may be recorded and contains such complementary or supplementary
provisions as are required or permitted by this Declaration.
"Tract" means the real estate described in Exhibit A.
"Zoning Authority" with respect to any action means the Director of the Department of
Metropolitan Development of the City of Carmel or, where they lack the capacity to take
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action, or fails to take such action, the governmental body or bodies, administrative or judicial,
in which authority is vested under applicable law to hear appeals from, or review the action, or
the failure to act, of the Director.
2) Declaration. Declarant hereby expressly declares that the Tract shall be subject to these
Restrictions. The Owner of any Lot subject to these Restrictions, by (i) acceptance of a deed
conveying title thereto, or the execution of a contract for the purchase thereof, whether from
Declarant or a subsequent Owner of such Lot, or (ii) by the act of occupancy of any Lot, shall
accept such deed and execute such contract subject to each Restriction and agreement herein
contained. By acceptance of such deed or execution of such contract, each Owner acknowledges
the rights and powers of Declarant and of the Corporation with respect to these Restrictions to
keep, observe, comply with and perform such Restrictions and agreement.
3) Drainage System. The Drainage System has or will be constructed for the purpose of
controlling drainage within the Development Area. The Corporation shall maintain the Drainage
System in good condition satisfactory for the purpose for which it was constructed and the
Maintenance Costs thereof shall be assessed against all Lots. Each Owner shall be
individually liable for the cost of maintenance of any drainage system located entirely upon their
Lot which is devoted exclusively to drainage of their Residence and/or Lot and is not maintained
by the Corporation.
4) Maintenance of Entry Ways and Community Area. The Corporation shall maintain the
Entry Ways and the Community Area, and all improvements and plantings thereon, and the
Maintenance Costs thereof shall be assessed as a General Assessment against all Lots subject
to assessment. Grass, trees, shrubs and other plantings located on an Entry Way or within the
Community Area shall be kept neatly cut, cultivated or trimmed as reasonably required to
maintain an attractive entrance to Woodhall or a part thereof or a planting area within
Woodhall. All entrance signs and lighting located on an Entry Way shall be maintained at
all times in good and sightly condition appropriate to a first-class residential subdivision.
The Declarant and the Corporation shall at the written request of the Hamilton County
Engineer ("Engineer"), remove any landscaping or signage deemed by the Engineer to
encroach on or impede sight distance for public safety reasons.
5) Construction of Residences.
a) Land Use. Lots may be used only for residential purposes and only one Residence may
be constructed thereon. No portion of any Lot may be sold or subdivided such that there will
be a greater number of Residences in Woodhall than the number of original Lots depicted on
the Plat. Notwithstanding any provision in the applicable zoning ordinance to the contrary,
no Lot may be used for any "Special Use" that is not clearly incidental and necessary to
single family dwellings. No home occupation shall be conducted or maintained on any
Lot other than one which does not constitute a "Special Use" and is incidental to a
business, profession or occupation of the Owner or occupant of such Lot and which is
generally or regularly conducted at another location which is away from such Lot. No
signs of any nature, kind or description shall be erected, placed, or permitted to
remain on any Lot advertising a permitted home occupation.
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b) Size of Residence. Except as otherwise provided herein, no residence may be constructed on
any lot unless such Residence, exclusive of open porches, attached garages and basements,
shall have a total floor area shall not be less than 3,250 square feet (with at least 2,500 square
feet on the first floor (main) level of the Residence if it is a two-story).
c) Temporary Structures. No trailer, shack, tent, board, basement, garage or other outbuilding
may be located on the Tract.
d) Building Location. No building may be erected between the building line shown on a Plat
and the front Lot line.
e) Driveways. All driveways shall be constructed of concrete or such other rnaterial as shall
be approved by the Architectural Review Board, and shall be maintained free of debris.
f) Storage Tanks. No gas or oil storage tanks shall be located on the Tract.
g) Construction and Landscaping. All construction upon, landscaping of and other
improvements to a Lot shall be completed strictly in accordance with the Lot ]Development
Plan approved by the Architectural Review Board. All landscaping specified on the
landscaping plan approved by the Architectural Review Board shall be installed on the Lot
strictly in accordance with such approved plan within thirty (30) days following substantial
completion of the Residence unless such completion occurs during the winter which for
purposes herein shall be defined as October 15th through March 301h in which case landscaping
completion shall occur no later than May 31st, or unless the Board agrees to a. later landscaping
completion date. The commencement of construction of any Residence shall be occur within
not more than forty eight (48) months following the closing date of the purchase of a Lot by the
original Owner of such Lot from the Declarant and construction shall be completed within
eighteen (18) months following commencement of construction.
h) Mailboxes. All mailboxes installed upon Lots shall be uniform and shall be of a type, color
and manufacturer approved by the Architectural Review Board. Such mailboxes shall
be installed upon posts approved as to type, size and location by the Architectural Review
Board. No attachments of any kind shall be permitted to the mailbox or post.
i) Septic Systems. No septic tank, absorption field or any other on -site sewage disposal system
shall be installed or maintained on any Lot.
j) Water Systems. No private or semi -private water supply system may be located upon
any lot which is not in compliance with regulations or procedures adopted or established by
the Indiana State Board of Health, or other civil authority having jurisdiction. To the
extent that domestic water service is available from a water line located within 200 feet of
the lot line maintained by a public or private utility company, each Owner shall connect to
such water line to provide water for domestic use on the Lot and shall pay all connection,
availability or other charges lawfully established with respect to connections thereto.
6) Drainage. In the event storm water drainage from any Lot or Lots flows across another Lot,
provision shall be made by the Owner of such Lot to permit such drainage to continue, without
restriction or reduction, across the downstream Lot and into the natural drainage channel or
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course, although no specific drainage easement for such flow of water is provided on the Plat.
The "Drainage Easements" reserved as drainage swales shall be maintained by the Owner of the
Lot upon which such easements are located such that water from any adjacent Lot shall have
adequate drainage along such swale. Lots within Woodhall may be included in a legal drain
established by the Department of Public Works. In such event, each Lot in Woodhall may
be subject to assessment by the Department of Public Works for the cost of maintenance of the
portion of the Drainage System and/or the basins included in such legal drain, which
assessment will be a lien against the Lot. The elevation of a Lot shall not be changed so as
to affect materially the surface elevation or grade of surrounding Lots. Perimeter foundation
drains, sump pump drains and downspouts shall not be outletted into streets or street rights -of -
way. These drains shall be connected whenever feasible into a subsurface drainage tile. Each
Owner shall maintain the subsurface drains and tiles located on their Lot and shall be liable for the
cost of all repairs thereto or replacements thereof.
7) Maintenance of Lots.
a) Vehicle Parking. No camper, motor home, truck, trailer, boat, motorcycle, bus, commercial
vehicle of any kind, or disabled vehicle may be parked or stored overnight or longer on any
Lot.
b) Signs. Except for such signs as Declarant may in its absolute discretion display in
connection with the development of Woodhall and the sale of Lots therein and such signs as my
be located on the Community Area, no sign of any kind shall be displayed to t:he public view on
any Lot except that one sign of not more than four (4) square feet may be displayed at any time
for the purpose of advertising the property for sale or may be displayed by a builder to
advertise the property- during construction and sale.
c) Fencing. No fence, wall, hedge or shrub planting higher than eighteen (18) inches shall be
permitted between the front property line and the front building set -back line except where
such planting is located on a Community Area or is part of Residence landscaping and
the prime root thereof is within four (4) feet of the Residence. Trees shall not be deemed
"shrubs" unless planted in such a manner as to constitute a "hedge". No chain link fence shall
be erected upon a Lot. No fence shall be erected or maintained on or within any Community
Area except such as may be installed by Declarant and subsequently replaced by the
Corporation in such manner as to preserve the uniformity or such fence. In no event may any
fence be erected or maintained on any Lot without the prior approval of the Architectural
Review Board, which may establish design standards for fences and further restrictions without
respect to fencing, including limitations on (or prohibition of) the installation of fences in the
rear yard of a Lot and along the bank of any drainage basin. All fences shall be kept in good
repair. No fence, wall, hedge or shrub planting which obstructs sight lines at elevations
between two (2) and six (6) feet above the street shall be placed or permitted to remain on any
corner lot within the triangular area formed by the street property lines and a line connecting
points 25 feet from the intersection of said street lines, or in the case of a street line with the
edge of a driveway pavement or alley line. No tree shall be permitted to remain within such
distances of such intersections unless the foliage line is maintained at sufficient height to
prevent obstructions of such sight lines.
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d) Nuisances. No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on upon any Lot nor shall
anything be done thereon which may be, or may become, an annoyance or nuisance to the
neighborhood. Barking dogs shall constitute a nuisance.
e) Garbage and Refuse Disposal. No Lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for
trash. Rubbish, garbage or other waste shall be kept in sanitary containers approved by the
Architectural Review Board and out of public sight, except for the evening prior to and the day
of garbage pickup. All equipment for storage or disposal of such materials shall be kept clean
and sanitary.
f) Livestock and Poultry. No animal, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept
on any Lot, except that dogs, cats or other household pets may be kept provided that they are
not kept, bred or maintained for commercial purpose. The owners of such permitted pets shall
confine them to their respective Lots such that they will not be a nuisance. Owners of dogs
shall so control or confine them so as to avoid barking which will annoy or disturb adjoining
Owners.
g) Outside Burning. No trash, leaves, or other materials shall be burned upon a Lot.
h) Antennas and Receivers. No satellite receiver, down -link, or exterior antenna shall be
permitted on any Lot without the prior written consent of the Architectural Review Board,
The Architectural Review Board shall not be obligated to give its consent to the installation of
any exterior television antenna if television reception is available from underground cable
connections serving the Lot or to the installation of any other exterior antenna, if all Owners of
Lots within 200 feet of the Lot upon which the proposed antenna would be erected do not
consent in writing to the installation thereof.
i) Exterior Lights. No exterior lights shall be erected or maintained between the building line and
rear lot line so as to shine or reflect directly upon another Lot.
j) Electric Bug Killers. Electric bug killers, "zappers" and other similar devices shall not be
installed at a location or locations which will result in the operation thereof becoming a
nuisance or annoyance to other Owners and shall only be operated when outside activities
require the use thereof and not continuously.
k) Outdoor Equipment. No playground equipment or basketball goals or above -ground swimming
pools shall be placed or maintained on any Lot. Awnings, statues and yard ornaments may be
permitted subject to prior approval by the Architectural Review Board.
1) Garage Doors. All garage doors shall remain fully lowered and closed except when in use for
ingress and egress to the garage. Garage doors should not be permitted to directly face
Woodhall Lane without the permission of the Architectural Review Board.
m) Sheds. No storage sheds or mini -barns shall be placed or maintained on any Lot.
n) Periodic Watering of Lawns. Each lot owner shall water the lawn area of the lot on a regular
basis sufficient to maintain a lush green yard. If an Owner fails to comply with this
restriction, the Architectural Review Board shall have the right to water the lawn at the expense
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of the Owner thereof and the Architectural Review Board shall have a lien against the watered
Lot for the expense thereof.
o) Maintenance of Lots Owned by Declarant. Declarant shall have the responsibility to
maintain all lots owned by Declarant.
8) Woodhall HOA, Inc.
a) Ownership /Members. Each Owner shall automatically be a Member and shall, subject to any
limitations contained herein (including without limitations on voting as described is Section 8
(c) (i) below), enjoy the privileges and be bound by the obligations contained in the Articles
and By -Laws. If a Person would realize upon their security and become an Owner, they
shall then be subject to all the requirements and limitations imposed by this
Declaration on other Owners, including those provisions with respect to the payment of
Assessments.
b) Powers. The Corporation shall have such powers as are set forth in this Declaration and
in the Articles, together with all other powers that belong to it by law.
c) Classes of Members. The Corporation shall have two (2) classes of Members as follows:
i) Class A. Every Person who is an Owner shall be a Class A Member (including
Builder and/or Declarant during such times as either Builder or Declarant owns
a Lot); provided, however, for voting purposes, in the event more than one (1)
Person holds title to any Lot, the vote for such Lot shall be exercised as such
Persons may determine among themselves but in no event shall more than one
(1) vote be cast with respect to any one (1) Lot. As a result, for voting purposes,
there shall be a total of nine (9) Class A Members (i.e. one vote per Lot total).
ii) Class B. Declarant shall be the only Class B Member. Declarant shall no
longer be a Class B Member upon the date which the earliest of the following
shall occur: (i) Declarant shall submit Declarant's formal resignation in writing
to the Corporation; (ii) a total of seven (7) Lots are owned by Owners other than
Declarant; or (iii) on December 31, 2020. The date upon which the earliest of
the foregoing conditions occurs shall be defined herein as the "Class B
Termination Date".
d) Voting and Other Rights of Members. Until the Class B Termination Date, the Class B Member
(i) shall have one -hundred percent (100%) of the voting rights of the Corporation and, (ii)
unless otherwise limited herein, may make any and all decisions regarding the Corporation in
the Class B Member's discretion. The Class B Member shall make such decisions acting in
good faith and using commercially reasonable standards. Upon the Class B Termination Date,
each Class A Member shall have one (1) vote per Lot. The voting and other rights of Members
shall be as specified in the Articles and By -Laws, which shall be consistent with this
subsection.
e) Reserve for Replacements. The Board of Directors may establish and maintain the Reserve for
Replacements by the allocation and payment to such reserve fund of an amount determined
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annually by the Board to be sufficient to meet the cost of periodic maintenance, repairs,
renewal and replacement of the Community Area. In determining the amount, the Board
shall take into consideration the expected useful life of the Community Area, projected
increases in the cost of materials and labor, interest to be earned by such fund and the
advice of Declarant or such consultants as the Board may employ. The Reserve for
Replacements shall be deposited in a special account with a lending institution the accounts
of which are insured by an agency of the United States of America or may, in the discretion
of the Board, be invested in obligations of, or fully guaranteed as to principal by, the United
States of America.
f) Limitations on Action by the Corporation. The Class B Member, the Corporation or the Board
of Directors may not do or perform any of the following unless a Majority in Interest of the
Class A Members have given their prior written approval: (i) except as authorized by
Paragraph 11(a), by act or omission seek to abandon, partition, subdivide, encumber, sell or
transfer the Community Area (but the granting of easements for public utilities or other
public purposes consistent with the intended use of the Community Area shall not be
deemed a transfer for the purposes of this clause); (ii) fail to maintain fire and extended
coverage on insurable Community Area on a current replacement cost basis in an amount
at least one hundred percent (100%) of the insurable value (based on current replacement
cost); (iii) use hazard insurance proceeds for losses to any Community Area for other than the
repair, replacement or reconstruction of the Community Area; (iv) change the method of
determining the obligations, assessments, dues or other charges that may be :levied against the
Owner of a Residence; (v) by act or omission change, waive or abandon any scheme of
regulations or their enforcement pertaining to the architectural design or the exterior
appearance of Residences, or the maintenance and upkeep of the Community Area; or (vi) fail
to maintain the Reserve for Replacements in the amount required by this Declaration.
g) Mergers. Upon a merger or consolidation of another corporation with the corporation, its
properties, rights and obligations may, as provided in its articles of incorporation or,
alternatively, the properties, rights and obligations of another corporation may by operation
of law be added to the properties, rights and obligations of the Corporation as a
surviving corporation pursuant to a merger. The surviving or consolidated
corporation may administer the covenants and restrictions established by this Declaration
within the Tract together with the covenants and restrictions established upon any other
properties as one scheme. No other merger or consolidation, however, shall effect any
revocation, change or addition to the covenants established by this Declaration within the
Tract except as hereinafter provided.
h) Termination of Class B Member. Wherever in this Declaration the consent, approval or vote of
the Class B Member is required, such requirement shall cease upon the Class B Termination
Date, but no such termination shall affect the rights and powers of Declarant set forth in this
declaration.
9) Assessments.
a) Creation of the Lien and Personal Obligation of Assessments. Declarant hereby
covenants, and each Owner of any Lot by acceptance of a deed thereto, whether or not it shall
be so expressed in such deed, is deemed to covenant and agree to pay to the Corporation the
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following: (1) General Assessments; (2) Architectural Control Assessments; (3) Transfer
Assessments; and (3) Special Assessments, such Assessments to be established and
collected as hereinafter provided.
All Assessments, together with interest thereon and costs of collection thereof, shall be a
charge on the land and shall be a continuing lien upon the Lot against which each Assessment,
together with interest thereon and costs of collection thereof, shall also be the personal obligation
of the Person who was the Owner of the Lot at the time when the Assessment became due.
b) General Assessment.
i) Purpose of Assessment. The General Assessment levied by the Corporation
shall be used exclusively to promote the recreation, health, safety, and welfare
of the Owners of Lots, for the improvement, maintenance and operation of the
Community Area, and for the performance of the duties and responsibilities of
the Corporation established by this Declaration.
ii) Basis for Assessment.
(1) Lots Generally. Each lot owned by a Person other than Declarant or
Builder, shall be assessed.
(2) Unimproved Lots. Each lot owned by a Person other than Declarant on
which construction of a residence has not commenced, shall be assessed
as an Unimproved Lot.
(3) Improved Lots. Each lot owned by a Person other than Declarant on
which construction of a residence has commenced, shall be assessed as
an Improved Lot.
(4) Change in Basis. The basis of assessment may only be; changed with the
assent of the Class B Member and a Majority in Interest of the Class A
Members who are voting in person or by proxy at a meeting of such
Members duly called for this purpose.
iii) Method of Assessment. The Class B Member may, on the basis specified in
subparagraph (ii), fix the General Assessment for each assessment year of the Corporation
at an amount sufficient to meet the obligations imposed by this Declaration upon
the Corporation. The Class B Member shall establish the date(s) the General Assessment
shall become due, and the manner in which it shall be paid. The foregoing; notwithstanding,
until December 31, 2019, the uniform rate of the General Assessment for each Unimproved
Lot in the Tract shall be $400.00 per month and the General Assessment for each Improved
Lot in the Tract shall be $400.00 per month, payable on the first day of each calendar
quarter, beginning on October 1, 2018. After the Class B Termination Date, the Board of
Directors shall assume the duties of the Class B Member regarding the General
Assessments under this subsection.
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c) Transfer Assessment. Upon the transfer of a Residence and Lot within Woodhall from one
Owner to another Owner, a Transfer Assessment of $200.00 shall be payable to the Corporation
at the closing of such transfer.
d) Special Assessment. In addition to such other Special Assessments as may be authorized
herein, the Corporation may levy in any fiscal year a Special Assessment applicable to
that year and not more than the next four (4) succeeding fiscal years for the purpose of
defraying, in whole or in part, the cost of any construction, repair, or replacement of a
capital improvement upon the Community Area, including fixtures and personal property
relating thereto, provided that any such Assessment shall have the assent of the Class B
Member and of a Majority in Interest of the votes of the Class A Members whose Lots are
subject to assessment with respect to the capital improvement who are voting in person or by
proxy at a meeting of such Members duly called for this purpose.
e) Date of Commencement of General Assessments. The General Assessment shall commence
with respect to assessable Lots within Woodhall on the first day of the month following
conveyance of the first Lot in Woodhall to an Owner who is not Declarant. The initial
General Assessment on an assessable Lot shall be adjusted according to the days
remaining in the month in which the Lot became subject to assessments,.
f) Effect of Nonpayment of Assessments: Remedies of the Corporation. Any Assessment not
paid within thirty (30) days after the due date may upon resolution of the Board of Directors
bear interest from the due date at a percentage rate no greater than the current statutory
maximum annual interest rate, to be set by the Board of Directors for each assessment year.
The Corporation shall be entitled to institute in any court of competent jurisdiction any
lawful action to collect a delinquent Assessment plus any expenses or costs, including
attorneys' fees, incurred by the Corporation in collecting such Assessment. If the
Corporation has provided for collection of any Assessment or installments, upon
default in the payment of any one or more installments, the Corporation may
accelerate payment and declare the entire balance of said Assessment due and payable in
full. No Owner may waive or otherwise escape liability for the Assessments provided
for herein by non-use of the Community Area or abandonment of their Lot.
g) Subordination of the Lien to Mortgages. The lien of the Assessments provided for herein
against a Lot shall be subordinate to the lien of any recorded first mortgage covering such
Lot and to any valid tax or special assessment lien on such Lot in favor of any governmental
taxing or assessing authority. Sale or transfer of any Lot shall not affect the assessment
lien. The sale or transfer of any Lot pursuant to mortgage foreclosure or any
proceeding in lieu thereof shall, however, extinguish the lien of such Assessments as to
payments which became due more than six (6) months prior to such sale or transfer. No
sale or transfer shall relieve such Lot from liability for any Assessments thereafter
becoming due or from the lien thereof.
h) Certificates. The Corporation shall, upon demand by an Owner, at any time., furnish a
certificate in writing signed by an officer of the Corporation that the Assessments
on a Lot have been paid or that certain Assessments remain unpaid, as the case may be.
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i) Annual Budget. By a majority vote of the Directors, the Board of Directors shall adopt an
annual budget for the subsequent fiscal year, which shall provide for allocation of
expenses in such a manner that the obligations imposed by the Declaration and all
Supplemental Declarations will be met.
10) Architectural Control.
a) The Architectural Review Board. An Architectural Review Board consisting of two (2) or
more persons as provided in the By -Laws shall be appointed by the Class B Member. After
the Class B Termination Date, the Architectural Review Board shall be appointed by the
Board of Directors.
b) Purpose. The Architectural Review Board shall regulate the external design, appearance, use,
location and maintenance of the Tract and of improvements thereon in such manner as to
preserve and enhance values and to maintain a harmonious relationship among structures,
improvements and the natural vegetation and topography.
c) Conditions. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Declaration, no improvements,
alterations, repairs, change of colors, excavations, changes in grade, planting or other
work that in any way alters any Lot or the exterior of the improvements located thereon from
its natural or improved state existing on the date such Lot was first conveyed in fee by
Declarant to an Owner shall be made or done without the prior approval of the
Architectural Review Board of a Lot Development Plan therefore. Prior to the
commencement by any Owner other than Declarant or Builder of (i) construction, erection or
alteration of any Residence, building, fence, wall, swimming pool, tennis court, patio, or other
structure on a Lot or (ii) any plantings on a Lot, a Lot Development Plan with respect
thereto shall be submitted to the Architectural Review Board, and no building, fence, wall,
Residence or other structure shall be commenced, erected, maintained, improved,
altered, made or done, or any plantings made, by any person other than Declarant
without the prior written approval of the Architectural Review Board of a Lot Development
Plan relating to such construction, erection, alteration or plantings. Such approval ,shall be in
addition to, and not in lieu of, all approvals, consents, permits and/or variances required by
law from governmental authorities having jurisdiction over Woodhall, and no Owner
shall undertake any construction activity within Woodhall unless all legal requirements
have been satisfied. Each Owner shall complete all improvements to a Lot strictly in
accordance with the Lot Development Plan approved by the Architectural Review Board.
As used in this subparagraph (c), "plantings" does not include flowers, bushes, shrubs or
other plants having a height of less than eighteen (18) inches.
d) Procedures. In the event the Architectural Review Board fails to approve, modify or
disapprove in writing a Lot Development Plan within sixty (60) days after notice of
such plan has been duly filed with the Architectural Review Board in accordance
with procedures established by Declarant or, if Declarant is no longer a Class B Member, the
Board of Directors' approval will be deemed denied. A decision of the Architectural Review
Board (including a denial resulting from the failure of such Board to act on the plan within
the specified period) may be appealed to the Board of Directors which may reverse or modify
such decision (including approval of a Lot Development Plan deemed denied by the failure of
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the Architectural Review Board to act on such plan within the specified period) by a two-
thirds vote of the Directors then serving.
e) Guidelines and Standards. The Architectural Review Board shall have the power to
establish and modify from time to time such written architectural and landscaping
design guidelines and standards as it may deem appropriate to achieve the purpose set
forth in subparagraph (b) to the extent that such design guidelines and standards are not
in conflict with the specific provisions of this Declaration. Any such guideline or standard
may be appealed to the Board of Directors which may terminate or modify such guideline or
standard by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Directors then serving.
f) Application of Guidelines and Standards. The Architectural Review Board shall apply the
guidelines and standards established pursuant to subparagraph (e) in a fair, uniform and
reasonable manner consistent with the discretion inherent in the design review process.
In disapproving any Lot Development Plan, the Architectural Review Board shall furnish
the applicant with specific reasons for such disapproval and may suggest modifications
in such plan which would render the plan acceptable to the Board if resubmitted.
g) Design Consultants. The Architectural Review Board may utilize the services of architectural,
engineering and other Persons possessing design expertise and experience in evaluating Lot
Development Plans. No presumption of a conflict of interest or impropriety shall be
drawn or assumed by virtue of the fact that any of such consultants may, from time to time,
represent Persons filing Lot Development Plans with the Architectural Review Board.
h) Exercise of Discretion. Declarant intends that the members of the Architectural
Review Board exercise discretion in the performance of their duties consistent with
the provisions of subparagraph (f), and every Owner by the purchase of a Lot shall be
conclusively presumed to have consented to the exercise of discretion by such members.
In any judicial proceeding challenging a determination by the Architectural Review
Board and in any action initiated to enforce this Declaration in which an abuse of
discretion by the Architectural Review Board is raised as a defense, abuse of discretion may
be established only if a reasonable Person, weighing the evidence and drawing all inferences
in favor of the Board, could only conclude that such determination constituted an abuse
of discretion.
i) Encroachments. No encroachments of residences or extensions thereof, such as decks and
patios, shall be permitted into the area existing between the building set -back. line and the rear
lot line unless expressly permitted by the zoning ordinance and approved by the Architectural
Review Board.
11) Community Area.
a) Ownership. The Community Area shall remain private, and neither Declarant's
execution or recording of an instrument portraying the Community Area, nor the doing of
any other act by Declarant is, or is intended to be, or shall be construed as, a dedication to the
public of such Community Area. Declarant or the Corporation may, however, dedicate or
transfer all or any part of the Community Area to any public agency, authority or
utility for use as roads, utilities, parks or other public purposes.
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b) Density of Use. Declarant expressly disclaims any warranties or representations
regarding the density of use of the Community Area or any facilities located thereon.
c) Obligations of the Corporation. The Corporation, subject to the rights of Declarant and the
Owners set forth in this Declaration, shall be responsible for the exclusive management
and control of the Community Area and all improvements thereon (including, furnishings and
equipment related thereto), and shall keep the Community Area in good, clean, attractive and
sanitary condition, order and repair.
d) Easements of Enjoyment. No person shall have any right or easement of enjoyment in or
to the Community Area except to the extent granted by, and subject to the germs and
provisions of, this Declaration or any Supplemental Declaration executed by Declarant.
Such rights and easements as are thus granted shall be appurtenant to and shall pass with the
title to every Lot for whose benefit they are granted.
e) Extent of Easements. The easements of enjoyment created hereby shall be subject to the
following:
i) the right of the Corporation to establish reasonable rules for the use of the
Community Area;
ii) the right of the Corporation to suspend the right of an Owner and all Persons
whose right to use the Community Area derives from such Owner's
ownership of a Lot to use such portions of the Community Area for any period
during which any Assessment against their Lot remains unpaid for more than
thirty (30) days after notice;
iii) the right of the corporation to suspend the right of an Owner or any Person
claiming through the Owner to use the Community Area for a period not to
exceed sixty (60) days for any other infraction of this Declaration, any
Supplemental Declaration or the Register of Regulations;
iv) the right of the Corporation to mortgage any or all of the Community Area and
the facilities constructed therein for the purposes of improvements to, or
repair of, the Community Area or facilities constructed thereon, pursuant to
approval of the Class B Member and a Majority in Interest of the votes of the
Class A Members and, if necessary, seven (7) votes of the Mortgagees (based
on one vote for each first mortgage owned), voting in person or by proxy at a
regular meeting of the Corporation or a meeting duly called for this purpose;
and
v) the right of the Corporation to dedicate or transfer all or any part of the
Community Area to any public agency, authority or utility, but no such
dedication or transfer shall be effective unless an instrument signed by the
Class B Member, if any, and the appropriate officers of the Corporation acting
pursuant to authority granted by a Majority in Interest of the Class A
Members and, if necessary, seven (7) votes of the Mortgagees (based on one
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vote for each first mortgage owned), agreeing to such dedication or transfer,
has been recorded.
f) Additional Rights of Use. The members of the family and the guests of every Person who has a
right of enjoyment to the Community Area and facilities subject to such general regulations
consistent with the provisions of this Declaration and all Supplemental Declarations as may be
established from time to time by the Corporation and included within the Register of
Regulations.
g) Damage or Destruction by Owner. In the event the Community Area, Residence or Lot
is damaged or destroyed by an Owner or any of their guests, tenants, licensees, agents, or
member of their family, such Owner authorizes the Corporation to repair said damaged
area. If the Corporation shall undertake the repair of the damaged area, the repair shall be
in a good and workmanlike manner, in conformance with the original plans and
specifications of the area involved or as the area- may have been modified or altered
subsequently by the Corporation, in the discretion of the Corporation. An amount equal to the
costs incurred to effect such repairs shall be assessed against such Owner as a Special
Assessment and shall constitute a lien upon the Lot of said Owner.
h) Conveyance of Title. Declarant may retain the legal title to the Community Area or any
portion thereof until such time as it has completed improvements thereon but notwithstanding
any provision herein, the Community Area shall be conveyed to the Association not
later than one (1) year from the date the Community Area or part thereof is subjected to this
Declaration. Owners shall have all the rights and obligations imposed by this Declaration
with respect to such Community Area prior to conveyance, except that the Corporation
shall not be liable for payment of taxes and insurance for such Community Area until
title is conveyed.
12) Additional Duties and Responsibilities of the Association. The Association shall provide
snow removal for all streets for snow in excess of 2". The Association shall be responsible for
the repair, maintenance and replacement of the entry gate system, except for such repair,
maintenance and replacement resulting from or made necessary by the damage or neglect of the
Lot Owner (or guest, invitee, workers or other agent of Lot Owner) which shall be the
responsibility of the Lot Owner causing such damage or neglect if such Lot Owner can be
identified. For the additional duties to be performed by the Association hereunder, the
Association shall have a blanket easement upon, across, over, and under each Lot.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Owner shall be required to perform all maintenance
obligations (including without limitation all painting) regarding such Owner's Residence.
13) Easements.
a) Plat Easements. In addition to such easements as are created elsewhere in this Declaration and
as may be created by Declarant pursuant to written instruments recorded in t:he Office of the
Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana, Lots are subject to drainage easements, sewer
easements, utility easements, entry way easements, landscape easements and non -access
easements, either separately or in any combination thereof, as shown on the Plats, which are
reserved for the use of Declarant, Owners, the Corporation, the Architectural Review Board,
public utility companies and governmental agencies as follows:
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i) Drainage Easements ("DE") are created to provide paths and courses for area
and local storm drainage, either overland or in adequate underground conduit,
to serve the needs of Woodhall and adjoining ground and/or public drainage
systems; and it shall be the individual responsibility of each Owner to
maintain the drainage across their own Lot. Under no circumstance shall said
easement be blocked in any manner by the construction or reconstruction or
any improvement, nor shall any grading restrict, in any manner, the
waterflow. Said areas are subject to construction or reconstruction to any
extent necessary to obtain adequate drainage at any time by (i) any
governmental authority having jurisdiction over drainage, (ii) the
Corporation, (iii) Declarant and (iv) the Architectural Review Board, but
neither Declarant nor the Architectural Review Board shall have any duty to
undertake any such construction or reconstruction. Said easements are for the
mutual use and benefit of the Owners.
ii) Sewer Easements ("SE") are created for the use of the local
governmental agency having jurisdiction over any storm and sanitary
waste disposal system which may be designed to serve Woodhall for the
purpose of installation and maintenance of sewers that are a part of said
system.
iii) Utility Easements ("UE") are created for the use of Declarant, the Corporation
and all public utility companies, not including transportation companies, for the
installation and maintenance of mains, ducts, poles, lines and wires, as well as
for all uses specified in the case of sewer easements.
iv) Community Area Access Easements are created within the Common Areas for
the purpose of gaining access to the Community Area in the course of
maintenance, repair or replacement thereof.
All easements mentioned herein include the right of reasonable ingress and egress for the exercise
of other rights reserved. No structure, including fences, shall be built on any drainage, sewer or
utility easement if such structure would interfere with the utilization of such easement for the
purpose intended or violate any applicable legal requirement or the terms and conditions of any
easement specifically granted to a Person who is not an Owner by an instrument recorded in the
Office of the Recorder of Hamilton County, but a concrete or asphalt driveway necessary to
provide access to a Lot from a public street and a sidewalk installed by or at the direction of
Declarant (and replacements thereof) shall not be deemed a "structure" for the purpose of this
Restriction.
b) General Easement. There is hereby created a blanket easement over, across, through and under
the Tract for ingress and egress, installation, replacement, repair and maintenance of
underground utility and service lines and systems, including but not limited to water,
sewers, gas, telephones, electricity, television, cable or communication lines and systems.
By virtue of this easement it shall be expressly permissible for Declarant or the providing
utility or service company to install and maintain facilities and equipment on the Tract and to
excavate for such purposes if Declarant or such company restores the disturbed area as nearly
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as is practicable to the condition to which it was found. No sewers, electrical lines, water lines,
or other utility service lines or facilities for such utilities may be installed or relocated in the
Tract except as proposed and approved by Declarant prior to the conveyance of the first Lot
in the Tract to an Owner or by the Architectural Review Board thereafter. Should any utility
furnishing a service covered by the general easement herein provided request a specific
easement by separate recordable document, Declarant or the Corporation shall have the right
to grant such easement on the Tract without conflicting with the terms thereof. This blanket
easement shall in no way affect any other recorded easements on the Tract, shall be limited to
improvements as originally constructed, and shall not cover any portion of a lot upon
which a Residence has been constructed.
c) Public Health and Safety Easements. An easement is hereby created for the benefit of, and
granted to, all police, fire protection, ambulance, delivery vehicles, and all similar Person to
enter upon the Community Area in the performance of their duties.
d) Department of Public Works Easement. An easement is hereby created for the benefit of, and
granted to, the Department of Public Works to enter the Tract and all Lots therein to the
extent necessary to exercise its rights with respect to any legal drain constituting a part of the
Drainage System.
e) Crossing Underground Easements. Easements utilized for underground service may be crossed
by driveways, walkways and the Community Area Access Easements provided prior
arrangements are made with the utility company furnishing service. Such easements as
are actually utilized for underground service shall be kept clear of all other irnprovernents,
including buildings, patios or other pavings, other than crossings, driveways, walkways or the
Community Area, and neither Declarant nor any utility company using the easements shall
be liable for any damage done by either of them or "their -assigns, agents, employees, or
services to shrubbery, trees, flowers or other improvements of the Owner located on the land
covered by said easements.
f) Water Retention/Detention. The Owner of each Lot, by acceptance of a deed thereto, consents
to the temporary storage (detention/retention) of storm water within the drainage
easements (DE) on such Owner's Lot.
g) Street Lights. The owner of each Lot on which a street light is installed by Declarant consents
to the placement of a street light on such Lot and agrees that the Corporation shall have the
right to enter upon the Lot for the purpose of maintaining the street light.
14) Enforcement, The Corporation, any Owner or Declarant shall have the right to enforce, by
proceeding at law or in equity, all restrictions, conditions, covenants, reservations, liens and
charges now or hereafter imposed by the provisions of this Declaration and of any Supplemental
Declarations, but neither Declarant nor the Corporation shall be liable for damage of any kind to
any Person for failure either to abide by, enforce or carry out any of the Restrictions. No
delay or failure by any Person to enforce any of the Restrictions or to invoke any available
remedy with respect to a violation or violations thereof shall under any circumstances be
deemed or held to be a waiver by that Person of the right to do so thereafter, or an estoppel of that
Person to assert any right available to him upon the occurrence, recurrence or continuation of any
violation or violations of the Restrictions. In any action to enforce this Declaration, the Person
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seeking enforcement shall be entitled to recover all costs of enforcement, including attorneys' fees,
if it substantially prevails in such action.
15) Limitations on Rij4hts of the Corporation. As long as there is a Class B Member, the
Corporation may not use its resources nor take a public position in opposition to the General Plan
of Development or to changes thereto proposed by Declarant. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed to limit the rights of the Members acting as individuals or in affiliation with other
Members or groups as long as they do not employ the resources of the Corporation or identify
themselves as acting in the name, or on the behalf, of the Corporation.
16) Approvals by Declarant. As long as there is a Class B Member, the following actions shall
require the prior approval of Declarant: dedications of sections within the Tract (if any) or of the
Tract with other real estate; mortgaging of the Community Area; amendment of this Declaration
and any Supplemental Declaration; and changes in the basis for assessment or the amount, use and
time of payment of the initial Assessment for the Community Area. After the Class B Termination
Date, the Board of Directors shall approve the actions described in this subsection.
17) Mortgages.
a) Notice to Corporation. Any Owner who places a first mortgage lien upon their Residence or the
Mortgagee shall notify the Secretary of the Board of Directors of such mortgage and provide
the name and address of the Mortgagee. A record of such Mortgagee's name and address shall
be maintained by the Secretary and any notice required to be given to the Mortgagee
pursuant to the terms of the Declaration any Supplemental Declaration, the Articles or the By -
Laws (the "Organizational Documents") shall be deemed effectively given if mailed to such
Mortgagee at the address shown in such record in the time provided. Unless notification of any
such mortgage and the name and address of Mortgagee are furnished to the Secretary,
either by the Owner or the Mortgagee, no notice to any Mortgagee as may be
otherwise required by the Organizational Documents shall be required and no Mortgagee
shall be entitled to vote by virtue of the Organizational Documents or a proxy granted to
such Mortgagee in connection with the mortgage.
b) Notices to Mortgagees. The Corporation shall promptly provide to any Mortgagee of
whom the Corporation has been provided notice under subparagraph (a) above notice of
any of the following:
i) Any condemnation or casualty loss that affects a material portion of the
Community Area;
ii) Any lapse, cancellation or material modifications of any insurance policy of
fidelity bond maintained by the Corporation; and
iii) Any proposed action that requires the consent of a specified percentage of
Mortgages.
c) Notice of Unpaid Assessment. The Corporation shall, upon request of a Mortgagee, a
proposed mortgage, or a proposed purchaser who has a contractual right to :purchase a
Residence, furnish to such mortgagee or purchaser a statement setting forth the amount of
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the unpaid Assessments against the Residence and the Owners, and any Mortgagee or grantee
of the Residence shall not be liable for, nor shall the Residence conveyed be subject to a
lien for, any unpaid Assessments in excess of the amount set forth in such statement.
d) Financial Statements. Upon the request of any Mortgagee, the Corporation. shall provide to
said Mortgagee the most recent financial statement prepared on behalf of t:he Corporation.
e) Payments by Mortgagees. Any Mortgagee may (i) pay taxes or other charges that are in default
and that may or have become a lien upon the Community Area or any part thereof and (ii) pay
overdue premiums on hazard insurance policies or secure new hazard insurance coverage
for the Community Area in case of a lapse of a policy. A Mortgagee making such
payments shall be entitled to immediate reimbursement from the Corporation.
18) Amendments.
a) By Declarant. Declarant hereby reserves the right unilaterally to amend and revise the
standards, covenants and restrictions contained in this Declaration during the period prior to
the Class B Termination Date. Such amendments shall be in writing, executed by Declarant,
and recorded with the Office of the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana. No such
amendment, however, shall restrict or diminish the rights or increase or expand the
obligations of Owners with respect to Lots conveyed to such Owners prior to the
amendment or adversely affect the rights and interests of Mortgagees holding first
mortgages on Residences at the time of such amendment. Declarant shall give notice in
writing to such Owners and Mortgagees of any amendments. Except to the extent
authorized herein, Declarant shall not have the right at any time by amendment of this
Declaration to grant or establish any easement through, across or over any Lot which
Declarant has previously conveyed without the consent of the Owner of such Lot.
b) Generally. After the Class B Termination Date, this Declaration may be amended at any time
by an instrument signed by the appropriate officers of the Corporation acting pursuant to the
authority granted by a Majority in Interest of the Class A Members cast at a meeting duly
called for the purpose of amending this Declaration.
c) Effective Date. Any amendment shall become effective upon its recordation in the Office of
the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana.
19) Interpretation. The aforesaid titles preceding the various paragraphs and subparagraphs of
this Declaration are for convenience of reference only, and none of them shall be used as an aid
to the construction of any provision of this Declaration. Wherever and whenever
applicable, the singular form of any word shall be taken to mean or apply to the plural, and the
masculine form shall be taken to mean or apply to the feminine or to the neuter.
20) Duration. The foregoing covenants and restrictions are for the mutual benefit and protection of
the present and future Owners, the Corporation, and Declarant, and shall run with the land and
shall be binding on all parties and all Persons claiming under them until January 1, 2029, at which
time said covenants and restrictions shall be automatically extended for successive periods of ten
(10) years, unless changes in whole or in part by vote of those Persons who are then the
Owners of a majority of the Lots in the Tract.
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21) Severability. Everyone of the Restrictions is hereby declared to be independent of, and
severable from, the rest of the Restrictions and of and from every other one of the
Restrictions, and of and from every combination of the Restrictions. Therefore, if any of the
Restrictions shall be held to be invalid or to be unenforceable, or to lack the quality of running with
the land, that holding shall be without effect upon the validity, enforceability or "running" quality
of any other one of the Restrictions.
22) Non -Liability of Declarant. Declarant shall not have any liability to an Owner or to any other
Person with respect to drainage on, over or under a Lot. Such drainage shall be the responsibility
of the Owner of the Lot upon which a Residence is constructed and, by an acceptance of a deed to
a Lot, Owner shall be deemed to have agreed to indemnify and hold Declarant free and harmless
from and against any and all liability arising from, related to, or in connection with drainage on,
over and under the Lot described in such deed. Declarant shall have no duties, obligations or
liabilities hereunder except such as are expressly assumed by Declarant, and no duty of, or
warranty by, Declarant shall be implied by or inferred from any term or provision of this
Declaration.
23) Private Street. Declarant hereby covenants that it shall convey and transfer the :Private Street
included in and constituting a part of the Real Estate to the Association upon, at Declarant's
election, either (i) the completion of such Private Street or (ii) the Class B Termination Date.
The Private Street so conveyed by Declarant to the Association shall, at the time of such
conveyance, be subject to all easements, covenants, conditions, limitations and restrictions then of
record, but shall be free and clear of all liens and financial encumbrances, other than the lien of the
then -current non -delinquent installment of real estate taxes and assessments and subsequent
installments thereof, which shall thereafter be paid when due by the Association, and shall be
further subject to the terms and provisions of this Declaration. Declarant reserves unto itself, its
successors and assigns, and hereby establishes for each Owner(s), their guests and invitees, and all
public and quasi -public vehicles, an easement for ingress and egress on and over the Private Street.
The terms "public vehicles" and "quasi -public vehicles" shall include, but shall not be limited to,
vehicles operated for police and fire protection, ambulances and other emergency vehicles, for
trash and garbage collection, and for mail and other delivery services operated in the performance
of their duties.
Each Owner, by the acceptance of a deed to a Lot, acknowledges that Woodhall Lane ("Private
Street") is a Private Street, and that the maintenance, repair and replacement of such Private Street
is the sole responsibility of the Association as described herein. The Association shall use funds
deposited in the Reserve for Replacements funded by the Owners, inclusive, to pay for the
maintenance of the Private Street, and for any gate installed.
24) Amendment and Restatement of Original Declaration. This Declaration amends and restates
in its entirety the Original Declaration. As a result, effective as of the date of this Declaration, the
Original Declaration is null and void and of no further force and effect.
(signature page follows)
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, Declarant has executed this Declaration as of the date set
forth above.
DECLARANT:
WOODHAkjL LLC
By; .:
STATE OFF
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COUNTY OF )
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally
appeared Jim Davis, the Manager of Woodhall LLC, who acknowledged the execution of the
foregoing instrument.
WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal this r day of , 201 E.
My Commj' ion E t
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Notary Public; State of South Carolina
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Countyof Residence:
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CONSENT TO DECLARATION
The undersigned, the current Owner of Lot Numbered Five (5) Woodhall Lane -Secondary Plat, a
Subdivision located in Hamilton County, Indiana, as per Plat thereof recorded January 13, 2009 as
Instrument Number 2009001339 in the Office of the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana, hereby
consents to the (i) terms and conditions contained in the foregoing Declaration and (ii) the recordation
of such Declaration with the Office of the Recorder of Hamilton County, Indiana.
O'Brien, Nikki LynIRev Trust
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STATE OF INDIANA )
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COUNTY OF cixl)
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally
appeared the i rw c , � ; " of O'Brien, Nikki Lyx dRev Trust, who
acknowledged the execution of the foregoing Consent to Declaration.
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WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal this Q: day of
My Commission Expires:
KATHY KA.SPAR
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County of Residence: kf?;"-°
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Commission # 656528
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This instrument prepared by, and after recording return to, Michael B. Davis, Cohen Garelick & Glazier,
8888 Keystone Crossing Blvd., Indianapolis, Indiana 46240.
I affirm, under the penalties of perjury, that I have taken reasonable care to redact each social security
number in this document, unless required by law: Michael B. Davis.
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