River Ridge/PP-CS 931015REPUBLIC PROPERTY GROUP, INC.
October 15, 1993
Mr. Bobby Rollings
Donald A. Berg Investments
13760 Noel Road Suite 620
Dallas, Texas 75240-4320
Re:
River Ridge Addition
Riverchase
Coppell, Texas
Dear Bobby:
As per our conversation, River Ridge addition is included in the
RiverchaseOwners Association. Also included in RiverchaseOwners
Association are the following City of Coppell developments:
1)
2)
3)
4)
Riverchase Estates,
Eagle Point Village,
Fairways at Riverchase, and
Northlake Woodlands East.
Enclosed is a copy of the:
1)
Owners agreement between Riverchase Owners Association
and the City of Coppell, and;
2) Certified Copy of the bylaws for Riverchase Owners
Association.
Should you have any questions in this regard, please call.
Sincerely,
sJ
Enclosures (2)
xc~ Bill Roberds
8440 Walnut Hill Lane, 8th Floor · Lock Box 3 · Dallas, Texas 75231 · (214) 373-6666 · Fax (214) 691-4023
RIVERCHASE OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
BYLAWS
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following words when used in these bylaws, unless a different meaning or intent
clearly appears from the context, shall have the following meanings:
"Act" shall mean and refer to the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, Articles 1396-1.01
through 1396-11.01, Vernons Tex. Ann. Civil Statutes, and all amendments and additions
thereto.
"ARC" shall mean the Architectural Review Committee established pursuant to the
provisions of Article XI of the Declaration.
"Association" shall mean and refer to Riverchase Owners Association, a Texas non-profit
corporation.
"Article$" shall mean and refer to the Articles of Incorporation of the Association.
"Common Area" shall have the meaning given to it in the Declaration.
"Declarant" shall mean and refer to RPG Estates, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership, its
successors and any assignee, other than an Owner, who shall receive by assignment from the
said RPG Estates, Ltd. all, or a portion, of its rights hereunder as such Declarant, by an
instrument expressly assigning such rights as Declarant to such assignee.
"Member" or "Owner" shall mean and refer to each and every person or entity who is
alone or together with other persons or entities a record title owner of a fee or undivided fee
interest in any Lot, Condominium Unit, Apartment Complex, Tract, Commercial Building (as
those terms are defined in the Declaration), or any lot, tract or parcel of real estate out of or
part of the Property; provided, however, the terms "Member" or "Owner" shall not include any
person or entity holding a bona fide lien or security interest in a Lot, Condominium Unit,
Apartment Complex, Tract or any lot, tract or parcel of real estate out of or a part of the
Property as security for the performance of an obligation but may include the Declarant.
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"Property" shall mean and refer to the land and premises in the City of Coppell, Dallas
County, Texas, as defined in the Declaration.
"Declaration" shall mean and refer to that certain Declaration of Covenants, Conditions
and Restrictions for Riverchase applicable to the Property and recorded in Volume 85073, Page
4039 of the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas, and as the same may be amended or
supplemented from time to time as therein provided.
ARTICLE II
OFFICES
Section 1. The registered office of the Association shall be located in the City of Dallas,
County of Dallas, State of Texas.
Section 2. The Association may also have offices at such other places, within and
without the State of Texas, as the board of directors may from time to time determine or as the
business of the Association may require.
ARTICLE III
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Membership. Each Member shall be a member of the Association.
Membership shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from the ownership of the real
property which is subject to assessment by the Association. Ownership of such real property
interest, as provided in the Declaration, shall be the sole qualification for membership. The
Association shall have three classes of voting membership, Class A Membership, Class B
Membership and Class C Membership, as provided in Section 3.03 of the Declaration.
Section 2. Suspension of Membership. During any pefiod in which a Member shall be
in default in the payment of any annual or special assessment levied by the Association, the
voting fights and fight to use of the Common Area of such Member may be suspended by the
Board of Directors until such assessment has been paid. Such rights of a Member may also be
suspended, after notice and hearing, for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, for violation of
any rules and regulations established by the Board of Directors governing the use of the
Common Properties and facilities.
ARTICLE IV
PROPERTY RIGHTS: RIGHTS OF ENJOYMENT
Section 1. Use of Properties. Each Member shall be entitled to the use and enjoyment
of the properties and facilities owned by the Association from time to time as provided in the
Declaration. Any Member may delegate his fights of enjoyment of properties and facilities to
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the members of his family, his tenants or contract purchasers, who reside on his Lot. Such
Member shall notify the Secretary in writing of the name of any such delegee. The rights and
privileges of such delegee are subject to suspension to the same extent as those of the Member.
ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: SELECTION: TERM OF OFFICE
Section 1. Number. The affairs of this Association shall be managed by a Board of
three (3) directors until the annual meeting in 1993, and thereafter the number of directors shall
be established by the Board at each annual meeting, which number shall never be less than three
(3).
Section 2. Election. At the first annual meeting (in 1993) and each annual meeting
thereafter until the directors are elected solely by the Class A and Class B Members, the
Members shall elect three directors for a term of one (1) year each. At the first annual meeting
following the date upon which all directors are to be elected solely by Class A and Class B
Members, the Class A and Class B Members shall elect five directors who shall serve for the
following terms:
The three directors receiving the highest number of votes shall each serve for a term of
two years, and the remaining two directors shall each serve for a term of one year.
At each annual meeting thereafter, the Class A and Class B Members shall elect new directors
to fill any vacancy created by expired terms of existing directors in a manner so that the
Corporation will at all times have five directors, all of whom shall have two-year terms;
provided, that the number of directors shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as
determined the Board under Section 1 of this Article V above.
Section 3. Removal. Any director may be r~moved from the Board, with or without
cause, by a majority vote of the Members of the Association. In the event of death, resignation
or removal of a director, his successor shall be selected by the remaining members of the Board
and shall serve for the unexpired term of his predecessor.
Section 4. Compensation. No director shall receive compensation for any service he
may render to the Association. However, any director may be reimbursed for his actual
expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.
Section 5. Action Taken Without a Meeting. The directors shall have the right to take
any action in the absence of a meeting which they could take at a meeting by obtaining the
written approval of all the directors. Any action so approved shall have the same effect as
though taken at a meeting of the directors.
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ARTICLE VI
MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held
monthly without notice, at such place and hour as may be fixed from time to time by resolution
of the Board. Should said meeting fall upon a legal holiday, then that meeting shall be held at
the same time on the next day which is not a legal holiday.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held
when called by the President of the Association, or by any two directors, after not less than
three (3) days written notice delivered to each director.
Section 3. Quorum. A majority of the number of directors shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors
present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the
Board.
ARTICLE VII
NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Section I. Nomination. Nomination for election to the Board of Directors shall be made
by a Nominating Committee. Nominations may also be made from the floor at the annual
meeting. The Nominating Committee shall consist of a chairman, who shall be a member of the
Board of Directors, and two or more Members of the Association. The Nominating Committee
shall be appointed by the Board of Directors pr/or to each annual meeting of the Members, to
serve from the close of such annual meeting until the close of the next annual meeting and such
appointment shall be announced at each annual meeting. The Nominating Committee shall make
as many nominations for election to the Board of Directors as it shall in its discretion determine,
but not less than the number of vacancies that are to be filled. Such nominations may be made
from among Members or non-members.
Section 2. Election. Election to the Board of Directors shall be by secret written ballot.
At such election the Members or their proxies may cast, in respect to each vacancy, as many
votes as they are entitled to exercise under the provisions of the Declaration. The persons
receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected. Cumulative voting is not permitted.
ARTICLE VIII
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1. Powers. The Board of Directors shall have power to:
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(a) adopt and publish rules and regulations governing the use of the properties and
facilities of the Association, and the personal conduct of the Members and their guests thereon,
and to establish penalties for the infraction thereof;
(b) exercise for the Association all powers, duties and authority vested in or delegated
to this Association and not reserved to the membership by other provisions of these Bylaws, the
Articles, or the Declaration;
(c) declare the office of a Member of the Board of Directors to be vacant in the event
such member shall be absent from three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the Board of
Directors; and
(d) employ a manager, an independent contractor, or such other employees as they
deem necessary, and to prescribe their duties.
Section 2. Duties. It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to:
(a) cause to be kept a complete record of all its acts and corporate affairs and to
present a statement thereof to the Members at the annual meeting of the Members or at any
special meeting, when such statement is r~uested in writing by one-fourth (1/4) of the Class A
Members who are entitled to vote;
Co) supervise all officers, agents and employees of this Association, and to see that
their duties are properly performed;
(c) as more fully provided herein, and in the Declaration, to:
(i)
fix the amount of the annual assessment against each owner in advance of
each annual assessment period, and fix the amount of all special
assessments and default assessments, as provided in Article IV of the
Declaration; and
(ii)
send written notice of each assessment to every Owner subject thereto at
least thirty (30) days in advance of each annual assessment period;
(d) issue, or to cause an appropriate officer to issue, upon demand by any person, a
certificate setting forth whether or not any assessment has been paid. A reasonable charge may
be made by the Board for the issuance of these certificates. If a certificate states an assessment
has been paid, such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of such payment;
(e) procure and maintain adequate liability and hazard insurance on property owned
by the Association;
(f) cause all officers or employees having fiscal responsibilities to be bonded, as it
may deem appropriate; and
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(g)
cause the Common Area to be maintained as provided in the Declaration.
ARTICLE IX
COMMITrEES
Section 1. The ARC and other Committees. The Board of Directors shall appoint the
ARC, as provided in the Declaration, and a Nominating Committee, as provided in these
Bylaws. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint other committees as deemed
appropriate in carrying out its purposes, such as:
(a) A Recreation Committee which shall advise the Board of Directors on all matters
pertaining to the recreational program and activities of the Association and shall perform such
other functions as the Board, in its discretion, determines;
Co) A Maintenance Committee which shall advise the Board of Directors on all
matters pertaining to the maintenance, repair or improvement of the Properties, and shall
perform such other functions as the Board in its discretion determines;
(c) A Publicity Committee which shall inform the Members of all activities and
functions of the Association, and shall, after consulting with the Board of Directors, make such
public releases and announcements as are in the best interests of the Association; and
(d) An Audit Committee which shall supervise the annual audit of the Association's
books and approve the annual budget and statement of income and expenditures to be presented
to the membership at its regular annual meeting, as provided in Article XI, Section 8 hereof.
The Treasurer shall be an ex officio member of the Committee.
Section 2. Complaints from Members It shall be the duty of each committee to receive
complaints from Members on any matter involving Association functions, duties, and activities
within its field of responsibility. It shall dispose of such complaints as it deems appropriate or
refer them to such other committee, director or officer of the Association as is further concerned
with the matter presented.
ARTICLE X
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
Section 1. Place 0fMeetings Meetings of the Members for the election of directors shall
be held at the offices of the Association in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, or at such other
location within the City of Dallas, State of Texas, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting
or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. Meetings of Members for any other purpose may
be held at such place, within or without the State of Texas, and at such time as shall be stated
in the notice of the meeting, or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.
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Section 2.. Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of Members, commencing with the year
1993 shall be held on the second Tuesday of April if not a legal holiday, and if a legal holiday,
then on the next secular day following at a time set by the President, at which they shall elect
by a plurality vote a Board of Directors, and transact such other business as may properly be
brought before the meeting.
Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Members may be called by the
President, the Board of Directors and shall be called by the Secretary upon written request of
Members entitled to cast one-fourth (1/4) of all of the votes of the entire membership or who
are entitled to cast one-fourth (1/4) of the votes of the Class A membership.
Section 4. Notice. Written or printed notice stating the place, day and hour of the
meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting
is called, shall be delivered not less than ten nor more than fifty days before the day of the
meeting, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the President, the Secretary, or
the officer or person calling the meeting, to each Member entitled to vote at such meeting.
Section 5. Purpose. Business transacted at any special meeting shall be confined to the
purposes stated in the notice thereof.
Section 6. Quorum. The presence at any meeting of Members entitled to cast one-tenth
(1/10) of the votes of each class of membership, represented in person or by proxy, shall
constitute a quorum at meetings of Members except as otherwise provided in the Declaration or
the Articles. If, however, a quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the
Members, the Members present in person or represented by proxy shall have power to adjourn
the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a
quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall
be present or represented any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at
the meeting as originally notified.
Section 7. Majority Vote. The vote of Members entitled to cast a majority of the votes
thus represented at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Members
meeting, unless the vote of a greater number is required by law, the Declaration or the Articles.
Section 8. Voting Rights. Each Member may cast as many votes as he is entitled to
exercise under the terms and provisions of the Articles on each matter submitted to a vote at a
meeting of Members, except to the extent that the voting rights of any Member have been
suspended in accordance with these Bylaws. At each election for directors every Member
entitled to vote at such election shall have the right to cast as many votes as he is entitled to
exercise under the terms and provisions of the Articles, in person or by proxy, for as many
persons as there are directors to be elected and for whose election he has a right to vote, and
Members of the Association are expressly prohibited from cumulating their votes in any election
for directors of the Association.
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Section 9. Proxies. A Member may vote in person or by proxy executed in writing by
the Member or by his duly authorized attorney in fact. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11)
months from the date of its execution unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Each proxy shall
be revocable unless expressly provided therein to be irrevocable, and in no event shall it remain
irrevocable for a period of more than eleven (11) months from the date of its execution.
Section 10. List of Members. The officer or agent having charge of the corporate books
shall make, at least ten (10) days before each meeting of Members, a complete list of the
Members entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment thereof, arranged in alphabetical
order, with the address of each, which list, for a period of ten (10) days prior to such meeting,
shall be kept on file at the principal office of the Association and shall be subject to inspection
by any Member at any time during the usual business hours. Such list shall also be produced
and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any
Member during the whole time of the Meeting.
Section 11. Record Date. The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date, not
exceeding fifty (50) days preceding the date of any meeting of Members, as a record date for
the determination of the Members entitled to notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting, and
any adjournment thereof, and in such case such Members and only such Members as shall be
Members of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to such notice of, and to vote at, such
meeting and any adjournment thereof, notwithstanding any change of membership on the books
of the Association after any such record date fixed as aforesaid.
Section 12. Action Without Meeting. Any action required by the statutes to be taken
at a meeting of the Members, or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the Members,
may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall
be signed by all of the Members whose vote is required for the approval of the subject-matter
thereof, and such consent shall have the same force and effect as a vote of Members.
Section 13. Conflict. Any conflict between orie or more provisions of these Bylaws and
one or more provisions of the Articles shall be resolved in favor of the provision(s) set forth in
the Articles.
ARTICLE XI
OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
Section 1. Enumeration of Offices. The officers of this Association shall be a President
and Vice President, who shall at all times be members of the Board of Directors, a Secretary,
and a Treasurer, and such other officers as the Board may from time to time by resolution
create.
Section 2. Election of Officers. The election of officers shall take place at the first
meeting of the Board of Directors following each annual meeting of the Members.
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Section 3. Term. The officers of this Association shall be elected annually by the Board
and each shall hold office for one (1) year unless he shall sooner resign, or shall be removed,
or otherwise disqualified to serve.
Section 4. Special Appointments. The Board may elect such other officers as the affairs
of the Association may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such
authority, and perform such duties as the Board may, from time to time, determine.
Section 5. Resignation and Removal. Any officer may be removed from office with or
without cause by the Board. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the
Board, the President or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect on the date of receipt
of such notice or at any later time specified therein, and unless otherwise specified therein, the
acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 6. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office may be filled in the manner prescribed
for regular election. The officer elected to such vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the
term of the officer he replaces.
Section 7. Multiple Offices. The offices of Secretary and Treasurer may be held by the
same person. No person shall simultaneously hold more than one of any of the other offices
except in the case of special offices created pursuant to Section 4 of this Article.
Section 8. Duties. The duties of the officers are as follows:
President
(a) The President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors, shall see that
orders and resolutions of the Board are carried out, shall sign all leases, mortgages, deeds and
other written instruments and shall co-sign all checks and promissory notes.
Vice President
(b) The Vice President shall act in the place and stead of the President in the event
of his absence, inability or refusal to act, and shall exercise and discharge such other duties as
may be required of him by the Board.
Secretary
(c) The Secretary shall record the votes and keep the minutes of all meetings and
proceedings of the Board and of the Members; keep the corporate seal of the Association and
affix it on all papers requiring said seal; serve notice of meetings of the Board and of the
Members, keep appropriate current records showing the Members of the Association together
with their addresses, and shall perform such other duties as required by the Board.
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Treasurer
(d) The Treasurer shall receive and deposit in appropriate bank accounts all monies
of the Association and shall disburse such funds as directed by resolution of the Board of
Directors, shall sign all checks and promissory notes of the Association, keep proper books of
account; cause an annual audit of the Association books to be made by a public accountant at
the completion of each fiscal year; and shall prepare (i) an annual budget and (ii) a statement
of income and expenditures, to be presented to the membership at its regular annual meeting,
a copy of each of which shall be made available to each Member upon request.
ARTICLE XII
ASSESSMENTS
The rights of membership in the Association are subject to the payment of annual and
special assessments levied by the Association, the obligation of which assessments is imposed
against the Owner of and becomes a lien upon the real property against which such assessments
are made as provided by Article IV of the Declaration, which is incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof for all purposes.
ARTICLE XIII
BOOKS AND RECORDS
The books, records and papers of the Association shall at all times, during reasonable
business hours, be subject to inspection by any Member. The Declaration, the Articles and the
Bylaws of the Association shall be available for inspection by any Member at the principal office
of the Association, where copies may be purchased at reasonable cost.
ARTICLE XIV
CORPORATE SEAL
The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Association, the year of
its organization and the words "Corporate Seal, State of Texas." The seal may be used by
causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.
ARTICLE XV
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. These Bylaws may be amended, at a regular or special meeting of the
Members, by a vote of a majority of a quorum of Members present in person or by proxy.
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Section 2. In the case of any conflict between the Articles and these Bylaws, the Articles
shall control; and in the case of any conflict between the Declaration and these Bylaws, the
Declaration shall control.
ARTICLE XVI
FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the Association shall begin on the first day of January and end on the
31st day of December of every year, except that the first fiscal year shall begin on the date of
incorporation.
ARTICLE XVII
INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The Association may indemnify an officer or director who was, is, or is threatened to
be made a named defendant or respondent in a proceeding because such person is or was a
director or officer if it is determined, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1396-2.22A
of the Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, that the person:
(i)
conducted himself or herself in good faith;
(ii)
reasonably believed:
in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity as a director or
officer of the Association, that his or her conduct was in the Association's
best interests; and
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in all other cases, that his or her conduct was at least not opposed to the
Association's best interests; and
(iii)
in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that
his or her conduct was unlawful.
Any indemnification made under the provisions of this Article XVII shall be made in accordance
with the provisions of the Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, being all of the directors of the Riverchase Owners
Association, Inc. have hereunto set our hands this 8th day of July, 1992.
Brian G.~thoff
Arthur E. Hewer
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CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify:
THAT I am the duly elected and acting Secretary of Riverchase Owners Association,
Inc., a Texas non-profit corporation, and
THAT the foregoing Bylaws constitute the original Bylaws of said Association, as duly
adopted by written consent of the Board of Directors thereof, dated the 8th day of July, 1992.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of
said Association this 8th day of July, 1992.
Secretary
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
OWNERS' AGREE~tENT
COUNTY OF DALLAS
Rivecchase Joint Venture ("Riverchase'] is the o~ner
propercy located in Dallas Couhty, Texas, being described on
the plat attached hereto and made a part hereof and marked
'Exhibit
Riverchase want to establish reasonable L,:scrlctions on
the development and uso o~' the pr~port). Fer thc consideration
of the mutual benefit to the o~nor and all future owners of
the tracts, parcels or lots within the propcrty, the following
rescrlctlona are placed on every tract, parcel or lot and are
made a part of every deed.
ARTICLE
~e[inition_._..~s
The ~ollowln9 worda, ~hen used in this statement of
restrictions and covenants (unless the context shall clearly
indicate othe~ieo), have tho follow/n9 ~canlnqs:
A. 'Associatlo~ ~eans the RZVERCHASE OWNERS' ASSOCIATION,
INC.
B. "City' ehaZl mean
c. ~Cc~re~m area' me~ns aJl og ~ho pro~rW ~nd Xmprovemen~s
dqlig~t~ a& a ~n area in the Declaration.
D, '~clara~ion' means ~ho ~clara~lon of Covenants,
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Cond£tiona and Restric~£ons for Riverchase, A Nester Planned
3ommunity in Coppe11, Texas, .uch Declaration to be recorded
in the Deed Records o~ Dallas County, Texas.
E. 'O~ner" means the record owner (whether by foreclosure
or otherwise) o£ fee simple tttle to any tract, parcel or lot
within the Property.
F. 'Property' means the real property described above.
Association: Creation, Membershi~
Section 1. The Association shall be formed as a non-profit
corporation in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.
Section 2. All Owners shall automatically become members
of ~he Association. Hembe~shf. in the Association is limited
to the Owners.
Sec:ion 3. The Association may adopt by-law= that reasonably
regulate the organization and operation of the Association.
Use and Manaqement of Common Areas
Section 1. Each Owner shall have the nonexclusive right
o'f enjoyment and use o~ the Common Area. This right is an
easement and passes with the title to every tract, parcel or
lot.
Section 2. The Association shall maintain, repair, and
restore all Con. on Areas. ne Association shall levy an
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assessment upon each tract, parcel or lot for all c.~u.~ conn, cted
with the maintenance of ~he Common Area ,s ~e= forth in the
Declaration.
Section 3. Each assessment is the personal obligation
of the Owner of each lot at the time when the assessment is
due. The assessment, together with interest and cost
collection including reasonable attorney's fees shall be a lien
on each tract, parcel or lot and on all improvements thereon.
ARTICLE IV
Ri his oF the Cit
Section 1. The City shall have the right to perform the
maintenance obligations of the Association if the Association
fails to reasonably perform its maintenance obligations, and
the Association Jails to reasonably perform its maintenance
obligations within ten (10) days after receipt by the Association
of written notice from the City stating the nature and extent
of the Association's failure to maintain the Common Area.
Section 2. Upon assuming the maintenance obligation, the
City may collect all assessments.
Section 3. When the City assumes the maintenance obligation,
the City shall have the right of access to m~lntain the Common
Area. The Association shall indemnify and hold the City harmless
from any and all costs, expenses, suits, demands, liabilities,
damages, or o~herwise including .attorney's fees and costs of
suit, in connection with the City maintaining the Common Area.
Sec[ion 4. When the City assumes the maintenance obligation,
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the Association shal! not collect any assessn.u,ts, anu shall
have no authority to P~rform the mainte'.ar :e obl£gations. The
Associaticn may collect assessments and resume its duties to
maintain the Common Area when it presents to the City substantial
evidence of its willingness and ability to resume its maintenance
obi/gat/ .:~s.
ARTICLE V
Duration
Section 1. These restrictions shall be bind£ng for a pcriod
of tWenty-five [25} years ~rom the date of th~s agreement and
shall automatically be extended for successive ten (10) year
periods unless a written instrument vacating or modifying the
agreement is signed by the City Administrator and all Owners,
and filed in the Deed Records at the Owners' expense.
Section 2. The Coppell City Council after recommendation
by the Planning and Zoning Commission may by resolution filed
in the Deed Records terminate this agreement if the Council
finds physical conditions of the property and the surrounding
area have substantially changed to warrant the termination of
this agreement. The City Administrator shal! give notice to
each Owner not less than tun {lO) days before the date set for
Planning and Zoning Commission hearing and the City Council
hearing by de~oaiting the notice properly addressed and postage
paid In fbi';United States Post O£fice to each Owner aa the
owners&~p appears on the laat approved City Tax Roll.
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RIVERCHASE JOINT VENTURE, By Terra Land
Developmetn ¢o., Venture Manager
Tltle~ Pres/dent
TH£ STATE OF TEXAS
THE COUNTY OF~A~L~
~efore me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared __~A~L~ of RXVERCHASE JOINT VENTURE, known
to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument, and 'acknowledged to me that he executed =he same
for the Purposes and consideration therein expressed, in the
capacity therein stated and as the ac= and deed of said
corporation.
Given under my hand an~ seal of office on this ~ day
Camm;Las.ton Expires,
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