RULES AND REGULATIONS OF

THE FAIRWAYS OF WOODLAKE P.U.D. UNIT 3

CONGRESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

 

TITLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

1.  PURPOSE OF GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(A) These provisions are enacted as a supplement to the Declaration of Protective Covenants of Fairways of Woodlake P.U.D. Unit 3, recorded in Volume 6661, Page 1518, Official Public Records of Real Property of Bexar County, Texas ("Declaration") to further define standards listed in the Declaration.  These established provisions shall be enforced as allowed by the declaration and other instruments of the state of Texas, pursuant to Texas Property Code Chapter 202.  This document was adopted by resolution of the association Board of Directors and shall be filed in the Official Public Records of Real Property of Bexar, Texas.

(B)  The following items of the Declaration are included in this document:
i.  Article 14, Cutting Weeds or Grass and Trash Removal; this document shall clarify the words "neat manner" as written in Article 14 of the covenant
ii. and to further define Article 16, Miscellaneous Vehicles; as it pertains to automobile parking on homeowners' property and the association owned right away, streets, and etc.

 
2. CLARIFY ARTICLE 14 "NEAT MANNER."  It is the property owner's responsibility to maintain their landscape, horticulture, and ground cover that is situated in front yards, back yards, and side yards as detailed in this paragraph and subparagraphs.  In order to ensure property is maintained consistently throughout Fairways of Woodlake II it is necessary to specify "neat manner" as:
(A) Ground cover and lawn are synonymous and shall be referenced as "lawn" throughout this document.  Lawns shall consist of grass that is thickly matted without weeds of, any kind including clover, broadleaf, or the accumulation of leaves with the exception of Architectural Control Committee (ACC) approved landscape and horticulture.

(B)  Lawns shall not be permitted to grow across sidewalks, driveways, and walkways.  Edging shall not exceed one inch in width.  Vegetation shall not be allowed to grow between the asphalt street and the sideway curbing. Grass shall not be allowed to grow in or on sidewalks and driveways.

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(C)  Lawns shall not be taller than five inches above the soil level and the entire lawn surface will be maintained at level height even when the lawn is less than five inches tall.

(D)  Edging is required to be level with the lawn around foundations, flowerbeds, trees, fences, and other objects on each lot.

(E)  Flowerbeds and rock landscapes shall not be weed and or grass infested.

 

3. THE PARKING RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: All persons shall comply with the Texas State Laws, Department of Motor Vehicle Regulations and applicable local ordinances on the Association Property, including but not limited to the private streets, roads and drives.
(A)  Any and all unauthorized vehicles shall be removed and stored at a vehicle storage facility at the expense of the Owner or operator of the vehicle, in accordance with Texas Transportation Code Chapter 684.  In addition, a $50.00 per day fine may be levied against the Owner or occupant to whom the unauthorized vehicle is registered following Notice and Hearing, for the period that the vehicle violates these Rules, unless at the hearing good and valid reasons are given for the violation.

For the purpose of these Rules, "unauthorized vehicle" are described as follows:

i. vehicles which do not display a current license tag and inspection sticker;
ii. vehicles which the Board deems unsightly, inoperable, inappropriate, create a safety hazard, or are otherwise in violation of these Rules and/or the Declaration;
iii. vehicles which obstruct a vehicular traffic aisle, entry, exit, access to garages, driveways, fire hydrants, sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, or clear two-lane passages by vehicles on roads of Association Property;
iv. vehicles which obstruct a fire lane;
v. vehicles which are parked in places other than permitted by the Congressional Authorized Guest Parking, which is incorporated into these Rules and is posted on the Association's Website.

(B) The Association may, without the consent of the owner of an unauthorized vehicle, cause to be removed, along with any property resting on or contained within it, and stored at a vehicle storage facility, at the expense of the owner or operator of the unauthorized vehicle, if any of the following occurs:
i. a sign or signs prohibiting unauthorized vehicles has been installed for at least 24 hours and remains installed at the time of towing;
ii. the owner or operator of the vehicle has actually received notice from the Association that the vehicle will be towed at the expense of the owner or operator's expense if it is parking in an unauthorized place or not removed from an unauthorized place;
iii. the unauthorized vehicle is preventing another vehicle from exiting a driving aisle, entry or exit, including any portion of a driveway or roadway used for entering or exiting the Association Property;

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iv. the Association gives notice to the owner or operator of the unauthorized vehicle by a conspicuous notice attached to the vehicle's front windshield, or another conspicuous location on the vehicle if the vehicle has no front windshield, stating that the vehicle is in a parking place in which it is not authorized to be parked, describing all other unauthorized parking areas on the Association Property., stating that the vehicle will be towed at the expense of the owner or operator if it remains in an unauthorized area, and stating a telephone number that is to be answered 24 hours a day to enable the owner or operator of a towed vehicle to locate the vehicle, and after the notice was attached to the unauthorized vehicle,

a. the vehicle is parked by the owner or operator of the vehicle in another location where parking is unauthorized for the vehicle according to the notice; or
b. the Association sends another notice to the owner, by certified mail return receipt requested, to the last known address shown for the vehicle owner according to the records of the Texas Department of Transportation, or if the vehicle is registered in another state, the appropriate agency of that state, which states that the vehicle is in a space for which the vehicle is not authorized to park, describes all other unauthorized places on the  Association  Property,  contains  a  warning  that  the unauthorized vehicle will be towed at the expense of the owner or operator if it is not removed from the space before the 15th day after the postmark date of the notice, and states a telephone number that answered 24 hours a day to enable the owner or operator of a towed vehicle to locate it.

(C) The Association shall not be liable for any damages arising out of removal or storage of unauthorized vehicles if the vehicle is removed by a towing company insured against liability for property damage in towing vehicles and stored by a storage facility insured against liability for property damage incurred in storing vehicles.

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CERTIFICATE

OF

CONGRESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

The undersigned, GREG JOHONSON, hereby certifies that he is the President of Congressional Association, a Texas Non-Profit Corporation; that, as such, he is authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate of Congressional Association, Inc., on its behalf, which is duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Texas.  The undersigned hereby further certifies as follows.

"The foregoing is a true and complete copy of the Congressional Association, Inc.'s Rules and Regulations, which were adopted by the Board of Directors in accordance with the By-Laws, as of the 10th day of January, 2005, and in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, which have not been amended modified or rescinded except as attached hereto, and are in full force and effect on the date hereof. "

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of January, 2005.

 

                                                                //Signed//
                                                               GREG JOHNSON

 

 

 

STATE OF TEXAS        )
                                         )                              ACKNOWLEDGMENT
                                         )
COUNTY OF BEXAR    )

 

             This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 13th day of January, 2005, by GREG JOHNSON, President of Congressional Association, Inc., a Texas non-profit corporation, on its behalf, who stated before me that the foregoing information was true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief.

 

                                                                        //Signed//
                                                                       MARIBEL PEREZ
                                                                       Notary Public, State of Texas