Swiss Village East
Restrictions
and Regulations
A.
Preamble:
The
building Restrictions designed by the Developers of Swiss Village East were
designed to do the following:
1.
To
insure the best use and the most appropriate development and improvement of each
building site.
2.
To
preserve so far as practicable, the natural resources and natural beauty of said
property.
3.
To
guard against the erection thereon of poorly designed or proportioned structures
and structures built of improper or unsuitable materials.
4.
To
secure and maintain proper setbacks from streets, and adequate free spaces
between structures.
5.
In
general, to provide adequately for a high type and quality of improvement in
said property, and thereby to enhance the values of investments made by
purchasers of Swiss Village East.
B.
Architectural Committee:
1.
No
building, fence, wall or other structure shall be commenced, erected or
maintained upon any lot, nor shall any exterior addition to, or change, or
alteration therein be made until a complete set of building plans and
specifications shall have been submitted to and approved in writing as to
harmony of external design and location in relation to surrounding structures
and topography by an architectural committee composed of three (3) or more
representatives appointed by the Board of Directors of the Property Owners
Association. These plans must show
the nature, kind, shape, weight, materials, and location project on the lot,
including a Health Department permit, exterior appearance and color scheme of
the project when completed.
2.
Dwellings
of unique character and design are strongly encouraged.
The Architectural Committee expressly reserves the right to suggest
revisions or to prohibit any plan submitted, because of lack of harmony of
external design with the existing structures, or because of too great a
similarity to other nearby existing structures.
No square box housing will be allowed.
All homes must have some characteristic or style to distinguish it from
other homes.
3.
A
preliminary sketch or picture of the exterior is first required for tentative
approval.
C.
Residential Area Covenants:
1.
Dwelling use.
No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on
any lot other than one single-family, private, residential dwelling, attached
garage and out buildings incidental thereto, unless otherwise specified in the
conveyance from Developer to an owner. Said
premises may be leased or rented in whole or in part, from time to time, for
residential purposes only. Garages
and all other out buildings shall be attached to the main dwelling, shall
satisfactorily blend with the architecture of the entire structure, and shall
not be used for living purposes prior to the completion of the main structure.
2.
Dwelling quality and size:
All dwellings must have a minimum of 720 square feet of enclosed living
area, exclusive of porches, breezeways, garages and basements.
All buildings shall be limited to 40 feet above the ground level in
height. All foundations shall be of
stone, brick or cement construction forming a continuous solid wall beneath the
building. All buildings shall be of
frame, masonry or similar grade construction as approved by the architectural
committee, and must be roofed with approved underwriters materials.
The use of tar paper, rolled siding or rolled roofing materials as siding
shall be expressly prohibited. Uncovered
cement block or cinder block may not be used in exposed surfaces above grade
unless finished with an additional exterior surface.
All chimneys shall be of stone, brick or cement construction extending
from the ground up, however, underwriters approved prefabricated chimneys shall
be permitted. All furnaces,
fireplaces and incinerators shall be constructed so as to be spark proof to
prevent ground fires. Any
exceptions to any of the above use, quality, and size restrictions shall be
approved by the Architectural Committee.
3.
Building Location:
No building, hedge, fence, or other structure shall be located on any
property nearer than 30 feet to the front or rear property line, or nearer than
20 feet to any side street line. No
building fence or other structure shall be located to any side line nearer than
10% of the average width of the property of which such building fence or
structure is to be placed. No
building shall be constructed closer than 50 feet from the water's edge.
4.
Freeboard structures:
A.
Buildings for
residential purposes must be constructed above and landward of the freeboard
line.
B.
No openings
shall be permitted into basements below the elevations of the freeboard line.
5.
BUILDING
COMPLETION DATES:
All buildings including those damaged by fire, shall have the exterior
completed and the finish applied within six (6) months from the start of
construction or date of fire.
6.
WATER
AND SEWAGE: All
dwellings must be served by a water supply system and a water-carried sewage
disposal system, constructed in compliance with the Antrim County Sanitary Code,
and the Michigan Department of Health Regulations; however, no sewage disposal
system shall be placed nearer than 100 feet from the water's edge, or nearer
than 10 feet to any boundary line. No
sewage disposal system shall be closer than 50 feet to any subsoil drainage
system that empties directly into the river.
7.
STORAGE
TANKS: All
storage tanks shall be covered below ground level or concealed from view.
8.
GRADING
AND CLEARING: No
excessive grading, filling in or removal of ground on any lot which would
seriously effect the grade or drainage of the adjacent lot shall be permitted.
Finish grading must be completed in accordance with building completion
dates. At such time as the
residence structure is completed, the lot owner shall provide off-street parking
for at least two vehicles. The
Board of Director's of the Association reserves the right to do grading and
excavating on any property including the right to do grading and excavating on
any property, including the right to disturb topsoil and trim or clear trees
where, in the opinion of the Board, such work is advantageous for the
improvement of the community.
9.
NATIVE
PROTECTION STRIP ALONG RIVER:
A strip 25 feet deep bordering the water's edge shall be maintained in
trees and shrubs or in its present or natural state.
A maximum of 30% of all living trees and shrubs may be removed by cutting
them flush with the ground surface. The
remaining trees and shrubs can be trimmed and pruned for a view of the water
from the property. No living trees
over 5 inches in diameter at breast level, nor more than 30% of all trees shall
be removed from any property without the written consent of the Board of
Directors of the Association, excepting for clearing the structure site, parking
and access road thereto. No land
alteration including the removal of tree stumps shall be allowed on the native
protection strip. Exceptions shall
be that a path or walk may be constructed to the water's edge to a width of 12
feet. Fill material shall be of a
pervious material such as gravel or sand. No
fill material shall be allowed to enter the water either by erosion or
mechanical means.
10.
TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES:
No structure of a temporary character, mobile home, trailer, basement,
tent, shack, garage, barn, abandoned automobile or any other out-buildings shall
be occupied, stored, or permitted on any lot or in any area at any time, either
temporarily or permanently. Boats,
snowmobiles, private trailers or trucks may be stored or maintained on a lot
only if housed completely within a building permitted hereunder.
11.
FENCES: No property line fences shall be
allowed. Fences or hedges may be
erected or maintained that do not exceed four (4) feet in height.
The Board of Directors of the Association shall have the authority to
make exceptions in individual cases.
12.
EASEMENTS: No lot shall be divided, subdivided or
separated into smaller parcels for any purpose, nor used for street purposes or
right-of-way, except by or with the written permission of the Developers. The right to grant easements for public utilities is hereby
reserved. Easements are reserved
along and within ten (10) feet of any property line of all lots in the
development for the construction and perpetual maintenance of underground or
overhead wires, lines and cables for electric lights, telephones, and other
public and quasipublic utilities and drainage, and the right of ingress to and
egress from across, over, under, and through said premises to the employees of
said utilities. The person owning
more than one (1) lot with adjoining lot lines may build on such common lot line
and the easement shall be inoperative as to said line, provided that such
building shall be placed thereon prior to the instigation of use of this
easement for one of the foregoing purposes.
13.
GARBAGE
AND REFUSE:
Garbage or other waste and refuse of any kind or nature shall be kept in
sanitary containers with tight fitting covers to keep out animals, rodents and
insects. Equipment for the storage
or disposal of such materials shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
No waste material shall be disposed of on the property by burning other
than by agents authorized by the developer.
14.
NUISANCE: The owner of each lot shall at all time
keep such lot and any improvements situated thereon in such a manner as to
prevent its becoming unsightly. In
the event an owner of any lot shall fail to maintain the premises and
improvements situated thereon in a manner satisfactory to the Board of Directors
of the Association, such Board shall have the right, though its agents, and
employees to enter upon said lot and repair, maintain, and restore the lot and
exterior of the buildings and other improvements erected thereon.
The cost of such maintenance shall be added to and become a part of the
annual assessment to which the lot is subject.
No activity nor condition producing offensive odors or noise shall be
permitted.
15.
SIGNS:
No bill board, for-sale sign, or other advertising device of any nature
shall be permitted on any lot without the written approval of the Board of
Directors of the Association. Signs,
used by a builder to advertise a new home previously unoccupied shall be
permitted.
16.
PETS:
No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be raised or kept on
any lot except dogs, cats, or other household pets, provided that they shall not
be so maintained for any commercial purposes.
17.
OIL
AND MINING OPERATIONS:
No oil drilling, oil development oil refining, quarrying or mining
operations of any kind shall be permitted upon or in any lot or parcel, nor
shall oil wells, tanks, funnels, mineral excavations or shafts be permitted upon
or in any lot parcel. No derrick or other structures designed for use in boring for
oil or natural gas shall be erected, maintained, or permitted upon any lot or
parcel.
18.
COMMON
PROPERTIES:
The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to the Common Properties.
No removal of any living vegetation or trees, or any excavation within or
upon any of the Common Properties shall be permitted.
Nor shall any material or refuse be placed or stored on any lot within 20
feet of the property line of any common property without the written consent of
the Board of Directors of the Association.
19.
DURATION: The covenants and restrictions of this
Declaration shall run with and bind the land and shall insure to the benefit of
and be enforceable by the Association, or the Owner of any land subject to this
Declaration, their respective legal representatives, heirs, successors and
assigns, for a term of twenty (20) years from the date this declaration is
recorded, after which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for
successive periods of ten (10) years unless an instrument signed by the then
Owners of two-thirds (2/3) of the lots has been recorded, agreeing to change
said covenants and restrictions in whole or in part.
Provided, however that no such agreement to change shall be effective,
unless made and recorded three (3) years in advance of the effective date of
such change, and unless written notice of the proposed agreement is sent to
every Owner at least ninety (90) days in advance of any action taken.
Paragraph four (4) shall be effective in perpetuity and shall not be
amended.
20.
NOTICES:
Any notices required to be sent to any
member or Owner under the provisions of this Declaration shall be deemed to have
been properly sent when mailed, postpaid, to the last known address of the
person who appears as member or owner on the records of the Association at the
time of such mailing.
21.
SEVERABILITY:
Invalidation of any one of these covenants or restrictions by judgment or
court order shall in no way affect any other provisions which shall remain in
full force and effect.
22.
ENFORCEMENT:
Your Association has the Legal authority to enforce all of the
aforementioned restrictions. Enforcement of these covenant and restrictions shall be by
proceeding at law or in equity against any person or persons violating or
attempting to violate any covenant or restriction, either to restrain violation
or to recover damages, and against the land to enforce any lien created by these
covenants; and failure by the Association or any owner to enforce any covenant
or restriction shall in no event be deemed a waiver of the right to do so
thereafter.
Midwest
Resort Properties, Inc.
Witness:
Bellaire, Michigan 49615
A Michigan Corporation
(Signed)
C. Kelley Theobald
By: (signed ) Paul T. Lahti, Jr.
President
(Signed)
Eugene Smith
And: (signed) Roberta Lahti,
Secretary
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
State
of Michigan )
Antrim
County )
ss.
Personally
came before me this 24 day of July, 1970, Paul T. Lahti, Jr., President and
Roberta Lahti, Secretary, of the above named corporation, to me known to be the
persons who executed the foregoing instrument, and to me known to be such
president and secretary of said corporation, and acknowledged that they executed
the foregoing instrument as such officers as the free act and deed of said
corporation, by its authority.
Notary
Public, Mary Dobson (signed), Antrim County, Michigan.
My
commission expires: September 24, 1973.
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Filed
October 1970 with Antrim County Register of Deeds Liber 183, Pages 66-70
and covers Sections 1 and 3. The Restrictions and Regulations for Section
2 is filed in Liber 188, Pages 48-53 and for Section 4 is filed in Liber 200,
Pages 548-552. Those restrictions
are the same as those printed here with the exception that they delete the
language pertaining to the Native Protection Strip along the river and other
provisions applying only to properties along the river.
If there are discrepancies between this version and the recorded
document, the recorded document prevails. The
Association will not be responsible if you rely on this version. A photocopy of the recorded document for your section is
available by contacting Karen Law.