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Vlgs of C P1/PP,FP-CS 850916RLI_ES N,D REGLLAT I ONE; VILLAGES ¢~ COPPE1.L i, Each dwelling shall be used only for residental purposes. 2, Owners shall not use~ or permit the use oft their premises in any ff~nner which would constitute of nuisance, 3. No owner or lessee shall create or permit any disturbance that will interfere with the c,:~nforts or convenience of others, 4, Pets shall be restricted to no more than two pets per dwelling, A pet shall mean a dog or cat, Pets shall be on a leash at all tirr~s when not confined within the Owner's lot, Dogs shall not be walked on grass other than immediately surrounding Owner's lot unless leash~, 5, Trash will be placed in receptacles, For sanitary reasons, all trasht except newspapers, shall be in a plastic bag and tied securely before being placed in trash receptacles, 6. No clothes or similar articles shall be hung on balconies or outdoors for any purpose whatsoever, 7. 'Bicyclest toys or clutter shall not be left outside homes at any sirra. Bicycles or clutter so left shall be impounded, Such articles must be stored within the Owner's home, 8, There shall be no asserrbling or disassembling of motor vehicles except for ordinary rna inten~nce as the changing of a tire, batteryt eto, 9. Parents shall be responsible to the Association for any property d~-~e to the Cc~nrr~n El errants caused by their children, 10, In addition to the foregoing, all Owners and lessees of dwellings in Village of Coppell shall abide by the provisions of the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Villages of Coppell and Incorporation and By-Laws of Villages of Coppell the Articles of Associtiont leo0 1 I, Screen enclosures and accessory structures are prohibited unless .~=~proved by the Archit~=tural Con.nitres0 COt=FELL ASSOC I AT 1 O1'4, shall be located at BY-LAI~)S OF VILLAGES OF COPf=B.J_ ASSOClATI~t INC. (A Non-Profit Texa~ Corporation) ARTICLE I. AhO LC)CATION; The name of the corporation is VILLAGES OF The principal office of the corporation , but meetings of rnerri:,ers directors may be held at such places within the State of Texas as be designated by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE II, DEFINITICt~: S~=ction 1: and "Association" shall mean and refer to Villages of Coppell Association, Inc,, its successors and a~signs, Section 2: "Corrrnon Elements" shall include within its meaning the following: la) all real property owned by the Association for the c~on use and enjoyment of the residential unit owners, which is not included in the legal descriptions conveyed by the Declarant to such ind vidual lot owners, (b) the property and installations required for the furnishing of utilities and other services to more than one residentiai unit owner or to tP~ common elements, (c) limited c~n elements, as hereinafter defined which shall be conveyed to the Association by the Declarant prior to or upon sale by Declarant of the planned residential dwelling unitt and (d) tangible personal property required for the maintenance and operation of the Association even though owned by the Association, Section S. "Limited Corm~on El errants" shall n~an those common elerr~nts which are reserved for the use and enjoyment of individual lot owners to the exclusion of other lot owners, ~ec:tior, 4. "Declarant" shall mean and refer to Din~nsion/Brooks Corporation, a Texas corporation, its successors and assigns Jf such successor or assigns should acquire more than one undeveloped unit from Declarant for purposes of development. Section 5, "Declaration" shall mean and refer to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, applicable to the planned unit development and recorded in the Public Records of Dallas County, Texas. V i I I ages of Coppe I I By-L~ws Page 2 ~epternber t~, 1985 Section 6. "Lot" shall mean the legal metes and bounds description of a single residential unit and appurtenances thereto including the courtyard, Section 7: "Member" shall mean and refer to any person entitled to membership in the Association as provided in the Declaration, Section 8: "Owner" shall mean and refer to the record owner~ whether one or more persons or entities~ of the fee simple title to any lot which is a part of the planned unit development, .Section 9: "Planned unit development" shall mean the real property herein before described in Exhibit A as attached to the Articles of Incorporation and made a part hereto and the development of said property for single family residential use under a homeowners association for the purpose of enhancing and protecting the value, attractiveness and desirability of the units comprising such development and shall include the real property described in Exhibit "B" attached to the Articles of Incorporation upon the submission of any portion of the real property described in Exhibit "B" by the developer to the Declaration applicable to the development, ARTICLE III, I~EETI~ OF IvEMBERS: Section I: Ivleetings0 The meetings of mer~ers shall be held within six (~) ~nths after ninety (90) percent of the lots have been sold and conveyed by Declarant, Subsequent meetings of members shall be held as prescribed by the Board of Directors, Section 2: Special Meetings, Special meetings of merr~ers may be called at any time by the present or by two (2) merr~ers of the Board of Directors, or after seventy-five (75) percent of the lots have been sold and conveyed upon written request of rnerrbers who are entitled to vote one-half (1/2) of all votes of the men~ership, Section 3: Notice of Ivleetings, Written notice of each meeting of rner,~ers shall be given by~ or at the direction of, the secretary or other person authorized to call the ~eeting, by ~niling a copy of such notice~ postage prepaid~ at least fifteen (15) days, but not more than thirty (3) days before such ~eting to each member entitled to vote Villages of Coppell By-Laws Page 3 Saptember 16, 1985 thereat, addressed to the ~=mber's address last appearing on the books of the Association, or suppplied by such merrber to the Association for purpose of receiving notice, Such notice shall specify the day, hour and place of the meeting, ar~ in the case of a special meeting, the purpose of the r, aeting, Section 4: Quorum, The presence at th~ m~cting, in person or by proxy~ of men. ers entitled to cast a majority of the votes of the membership shall constitute a quorum for authorization of any action, except as may otherwise be provided in the Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation, or these By-Laws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting, the n',ar~ers entitled to vote thereat shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announc~r~nt at the meeting, until a quorum is present, Section 5: Proxies, At all meetings of merr~ers, each merrber may vote in person or by proxy, All proxies shall be in writing and filed with the secretary, Proxies shall be revocable, and the proxy of any owner shall automatically terminate on conveyance by him of his lot, ARTICLE IV, BOARD OF DIRECTOF~; TEF~ OF OFFICE; REIv~VAL: E~ction I: Number, The affairs of the Association shall be managed by not less than three (3) or more than five (5) directors, who need not be merr~ers of the Association, Term of Office, Directors shall serve one (1) · Section 2: year terms, Section 3: Removal, Any director may be removed from the Board, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the members of the Association, In the event of death, resignation, or ren~val 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 cor~¢ensation 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, V i i I ages of Coppe I I By-Laws Po~je 5 .September 16, 1985 ARTICLE V, BOAF~ OF DIRECTORS; NOMINATION AhD R FCTtON: Section 1. Nomination. Nomination for election to the Board of Directors shall be by a ~jority of directors whose is to expire, --c~otion 2: Election, Election to the Board of Directors shall be by written ballot, At such election, the merrbers or their proxies may bastt in respect to each vacancy, as many votes as they are entitled to exercise under the provisions of the Declaration, Persons receiving the largest hunt, er of votes shall be elected. Cumulative voting is not permitted, .ARTICLE Vl, BOARD OF DIRECTORS; IvEETINGS: ~c~otion 1: Regular Meetings. Directors shall be held Regular r~etings of the Board of , at such place and hour tO: act or decision of the Board, ARTICLE VII, BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ~ AND DUTIES: Section 1: Powers, The Board of Directors shall h~ve the power a) Adopt and publish rules and regulations government the use of the c~non elements and facilities including the personal conduct or the merrt>ers and their guests thereon; and to establish penalties for infractions of such rules and regulations, b) Suspend the voting rights and right to use of the recreational facilities of any member during any period in which such n~rr~er is in default in the payment of any assessment levied by the Associations, ~Jch rights may also be suspended after notice and hearing, for a period not to exceed thirty (@) days for infraction of published rulem ~ regul~tionl, as ~y be fixed from ti~ to ti~ by resolution of the Board, Section 2: Special Meetings, Special ~-,etings of the Board of Directors shall be held when called by the President of the Assc~=iationt or by any two directors, after not less than three (3) days notice to each director, Section 3: Quorum, A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, Every act performed or decision made by a majority of directors present at a duly held ~eeting in which a quorum is present shall constitute the V i I I ages of Coppe I I By-Laws Page 5 September 16, 1985 c) Exercise on behalf of the AIIoc iationt all powerst duties and authority vested in or delegated to the Association and not specifically reserved to the merrbership by the Declaration, of Incorporation, or by other provisions of these By-Laws, d) Employ a manager, independent contractor, and such other errployees ad they may deem necessry~ and to prescribe their duties, Articles Section 2: Duties, It shall be duty of the Board of Directors tO: a) Supervise all officers, guests, and employees of the Association and see to it that their duties are property performed; b) As more fully provided in the Dec larationt to= 1) Fix the amount of the annual assessment against each unit in adviace of e~ch annual assessment period, 2) Send written notices of each assessment to every owner subject thereto in advance of each assessment periodi and 3) Foreclose the lien against any property for which assessments are not paid within thirty (30) days after the due date, or to bring an action at law against the c~ner personally obligated to pay the same, c) Issue~ or cause an appropriate officer to issue on derr~nd by any person, a certificate setting forth whether or not any assessment has been paid. A statement in a certificate to the effect that an assessment has been paid shall constitute conclusive evidence of such payment0 The Board may impose a reasonable charge for the issuance of these certificates, d) Procure and maintain liability and hazard insurance on all property owned by the Association. e) Cause all officers or errployees having fiscal responsibilities to be bonded~ as it may deem appropriate, f) Cause the comrr~n elements to be maintained, g) Retain management entity and prescribe their duties, V i I I ages of Coppe I I By-L~ws Page 6 September 16~ 1985 ARTICLE VIII, OFFICEi:~ ~ TI-EIR ~JTIES: Section l: Enumeration of Offices, The officers of the Association shall be a president and vice presJdent~ who shall at all ti~es be ~bers of the Bc~rd of Directors~ and a secretary, 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 pl~oe at the first me. ting of the Board of Directors following e~oh meeting of me~bers, Section 3J Term, The officers of the Association shall be elected annually by the Board, E~oh shall hold office for a term of one (1) year unless he shall sooner resign~ or shall be removed or otherwise be 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 rnayt from time to tirne~ determine, Section 5: Resignation and Removal, Any officer ~y be removed from office by the Board at any time with or without cause, Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board~ the President or the .~acretary, 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 by appointment of the Board, The officer appointed to such vacancy shall serve for the unexpired 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 si~ltanecusly 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, V i I I ages of Coppe I I By-La~s P~je 7 Septerrber ~6, 1985 Seotion follows: a) President: of the Board of Direotors~ Duties. The duties of the officers are as The president shall preside at all meetings shall see than orders and resolutions of the Board are carried out, and shall sign all leases, mortgages, deeds and other instruments. b) Vice President: The vice-president shall act in the place of the president in the event of his absense, inability, or refusaJ to act, and shall exercise and discharge such other duties as may be required of him by the Board. c) Secretary: The secretary shall record the votes and keep the minutes of all meetings and proceedings of the Board and of the merr~ers, keep the corporate seal of the Association and affix it to all pap. ers so requiring, serve notice of meetings of the Board to members, keep appropriate current records showing the members of the Association tog. ether with their addresses; and perform such other duties as ~y be required by the Board or by law. d) Treasurer: The treasurer shall receive and deposit in appropriate bank accounts all funds 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, shall keep property books of the accounts, shall cause an annual audit of the Association books to be made at the oompletion of each fiscal year~ and shall prepare an annual budget and statement of incorr~ and expenditures, a copy of which documents shall be delivered to e~ch ~¢rber, and a report on which shall be given at the regular meeting of the rnen~ers, ARTICLE IX. COIvlvlITTF~S: The Directors shall appoint an arcitectural committee, as provided in the Declaration. In addition, the Board of Directors may appoint such other con~ittees as it may deem appropriate in the performance of its duties. Villages of Coppell By-La~s Page 8 ASSE~4T$: As more fully provided in the Declaration, each n~=~r~er is obligated to pay to the Association, annual and special assessments which are secured by a continuing lien on the property against which such assessments are made, All annual assessments shall be paid on an equal monthly or quarterly basis as provided in the Declaration, Any assessments not paid when due are considered delinquent, If an assessment is not paid within thirty (30) days after the due date, the assessment bears interest from the date of delinquency at the rate of eighteen {18) percent per annum, and the Association may bring an action at law against the owner personally obligated to pay the same, or ~y foreclose the lien against his property, Interest, costs and reasonable attorneys' fees of any such action shall be added to the ~ount of any assessment due, liability for assessments by abandonment of his lot, No owner may waive or otherwise escape non-use of the cofrre~n elements or BOOKS AhD RECORDS: I~CTION: The books, records and papers of the Association shall be subject to inspection by any member upon fifteen (15) days prioer written notice, The Declaration, Articles of Incorporation, and By-Laws of the Association shall be available for inspection by any mez~ber at the principal office of the Association, where copies shall be made available for sale at a reasonable price, ARTICLE XII, CORPORATE EEAL; The Association shall have a seat in circular form having within its circumference the words: VILLAGES C~c CCI=f=F]I KSSOCIATION, INC, NOT FOR ~IT, ARTICLE XIII, ~JvE]xlDI~IB,~TS: These By-Laws may be amended at a ragular or special r~eting of n~-=mbers, by vote of majority of a quorum of men. ers present in person or by proxy. Villages of c°Ppell By-Laws Page 9 Septer~ber t6, 1985 except that incorporation incorporation, ARTICLE XIV, FISCAL ~__AR: The fiscal year of the Association shall be the calendar year, the first fiscal period shall begin on the date of and shall end on Deoerr~er 31st of the year of ARTICLE XV, OCJ, I=LICT$: In care of any conflict between the Articles of Incorporation and these By-Laws, the Articles shall control; between the Declaration and these By-Laws, control, in case of any conflict the Declaration shall VILLAC-iES CF COFf=~I A~.OCIATIC~, INC, Attest= By:., Secretary President STATE OF TEXAS CO_I4TY OF D~ lAS I FEREBY CERTIFY, that on this day of 19__, before me personally appeared and ~ President and Secretary respectively, of Villages of Coppell Association, Inc, to me knows to be the persons described in and who executed the foregoing BY-LA,CS CF VILLAGES CF Cc.¢f=FII ASSOCIATION~ INC, and severally acknowledged the execution thereof to be their free act and deed as such officers, for the uses and purposes therein n~ntioned and that they affixed thereto the official seal of said corporation and the said instrument is the act and deed of said corporation, WlThESS my signature and official seal at Dallas, in the County of D~lla[ and State of Texas, the day and year last aforesaid, My Cor~r, ission Expi res: Notary Public (Seal) Villages of Coppell Declaration of Covenants Page 14 September part of this Declaration and shall not be bound in any way by the terms and conditions herecf~ and said Additional Property is not subject to any of the terms, conditions or covenants of this Declaration and may be freely sold, conveyed~ assigned or otherwise disposed of by the Developer free and clear of any terms~ conditions or covenants of this Declaration, ARTICLE XI, GENERAL PRO¥1$1ONS Section l: Enforcement Declarant, the Association or any owner shall have the right to enforce, by proceedings at law or in equity, all restrictions, conditions~ covenants, easernents~ reservations, liens and charges now, or hereafter imposed by the provisions of this Declaration, Failure by the Declarant, the Association~ or by any owner to enforce any covenant or restriction herein contained shall in no way even be deemed a waiver of the right to do so thereafter, .Section 2: Severability - Invalidation of any one of these covenants or restrictions by judgement or court order shall in no way effect any other provision~ which shall remain in full force and effect, Section 3: Amendments - Covenants and restrictions of this Declaration may be ~nended by duly recording an instrument executed and acknowledged by two-thirds (2/3) of the voting members, Notwithstanding the above, however~ the Declarant may have the unrestricted right to amend the covenants and restrictions until such ti~ as seventy-five (75) percent of the lots in the development are sold~ and provided further~ that no arr~ndments shall be adopted thereafter without the consent and approval of the Developer so long as it shall own three (3) or more lots in the development, .Section 4: Subordination - No breach of any of the conditions herein contained or re-entry by reason of such breach, shall defeat or render invalid the lien of any mortgage made in good faith and for value as to the planned development or any lot therein, provided~ however, that such conditions shall be binding upon any owner whose title is acquired by foreclosure~ trustee's sales or otherwise, Villages of Coppell Declaration of Covenants,,, Page September t6, 1985 Section 5: Architectural Control - Declarant a) All plans for the landscaping of limited common elements that abut streets and all plans or agreements relating to the color to be used on the exterior of the structure, and for the architectural plans, shall be approved in writing by the Association and Developer, its s,~cessors or designated assigns. The Association shall have the :~bsolute right to approve or disapprove said plans for any reason, including asthetic considerations, Failure to disapprove the plans within thirty (90) days will constitute automatic approval, B. No owner shall in any way deface or change the color of the exterior of his unit, unless approved in writing by the Association. Exterior walls, roof and the fencing around the patio are to be maintained by each owner in quality condition at all tin~es. 'Failure to maintain the unit in such manner will result in a thirty (90) day notice to the owner from the Association setting forth the items to be corrected. In the event the notice is not adhered to, the Association may contract to have such work performed and the owner will be charged for the invoices delivered by such contractors, The together with any reasonable costs to the Association, Association shall have the right to file a lien for such charges, in which event, attorneys' fees and costs, .?ection 6: Amendment the owner shall be non-payment of responsible for and Ivlodifications by Declarant Notwithstanding any provisions of these restrictions to the contrary, Developer, its successors and designated assigns, reserves the right and authority at its sold discretion , for a period of five (5) years frc~r~ the date of recording of these restrictions or until all lots are sold to amend, modify or grant exceptions or variances for any use of the restrictions set forth herein without any liability therefore to owners or other lots in the development, or any other person or entity, whether private or governmental, Any assignment of right hereunder by Developer ~y be total or partial, exclusive or non- exclusive. Section 7: Duration - The Covenants and Restrictions of this Delcaration shall run with and bind the land and shall inure to the Vi I lages of Coppel I Deolarat ion of Covenants, Page 16 Septer,'i:)er 16, 1985 benefit of and be enforceable by the Association or any merrber thereof for a period of twenty (20) years from the date hereof. Thereafter, they shall be 8utofr~tically extended for additional periods of twenty (20) years unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the then owners of at le~t two-thirds (2/3) of the planned development's lots. Section 8: Covenants Run with the Land All restrictions~ reservations, ¢ovenants~ conditions and easements contained in this Declaration shall constitute covenants running with the land, and all grantees, devisees~ or ~rtgag_ees~ their hiers, personal representatives~ successors and assigns, and ail parties claiming by, through or under such persons, agree to be bound by the provisions of (a) this Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions~ and (b) the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Association which will be the entity responsible for the operation and n~intenanoe of the oc~"~n property, Section 9: Owner's Liability and Casualty Insurance - Property and casualty insurance on each units structure shall be maintained by owner, ._c~otion described in 10: Title to Common El~r~nts - The comr¢~n elements Exhibit "C'° through shall be conveyed by the Developer to the Association at or before the date when the Developer conveys the last lot located with the Exhibit "A", The corrcnon elen,~nts are described -upon Exhibit "C" through __which is a(tached hereto and made a part hereof, Thereafter, additional common e.lerr~nts n~ay be added by the Developer by conveyance by the Developer to the Association; said additional corr¢~,n el erc~nts shall be subject to conditions of this Deo laration~ and such ~rrendments filed pursuant hereto. Section 11: provision herein - Developer's Reserved Rights h~twithstanding any to the contrary, the eas~rJents created under this Article 4 or this Article shall be subject to: a) The right of the Developer to execute alt documents and take such actions and do such acts affecting the Properties which, in the Developer's sole discretion, are desirable or necessary to facilitate the Developer's General Plan of Development, or the ectual Vi I lages of Coppel I Deo. larat ion of Covenants,,,, Page 17 September 16, 1985 construction Properties, b) or development of the Properties, or the Additional Easements of record on the date hereof and any easements which may hereafter be granted by Developer to any public or private utilities or governmental bodies for the installation and ~aintenance of electrical and telephone conduit and lines, gas pipes, sewers or water pipes, or any other utility services serving any unit within the Properties or in the Additional Properties or any portion of the common el errants, c) The Developer shall have full rights of ingress and egress to and through, over and about the common elements during such period of ti~ as the Developer is engaged in a construction or improvement of work on or within the Properties, or the Additional Properties, and sba I further have an easement for the purpose of the storage of materials, vehicles, tools, equipment, etc., which are being utilized in such development or construction. Section 12: It is comter~Dlated that the proposed development including the additional properties may include the construction of various structure types and the units so constructed may be owned in various forms of land ownership as are permitted by the Laws of the State of Texas. IN WI~ kHEFIEOF, this Delcaration has been executed by the Developer herein at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, on this day of , 19 __, Witnesses: DIIvENSI~/B~KS C~TION By: Title: