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34 <br /> periods of ten (10) years. This Declaration may be amended during the five (5) year period <br /> (commencing from the date of first conveyance of the first Lot by Declarant) by an instrument <br /> signed by not less than seventy-five percent(75%) of the voting interests in each class of voting <br /> rights held by the Member, and thereafter by an instrument signed by not less than sixty-seven <br /> percent(67%)of the voting interests of the Lot Owners. <br /> Section 11.4. Amendments Permitted Without Membership Approval. The <br /> following amendments may be effected by the Declarant, or the Board, as the case may be, <br /> without consent of the members: <br /> (a) Prior to the sale of the first Lot, this Declaration may be amended <br /> by the Declarant. <br /> (b) The Declarant, so long as it will retain control of the Association, <br /> will have the right to amend this Declaration to conform to the requirements of any law or <br /> governmental agency having legal jurisdiction over the Property or to qualify the Property or any <br /> Lots and improvements thereon for mortgage or improvement loans made, insured or guaranteed <br /> by a governmental agency or to comply with the requirements of law or regulations of any <br /> corporation or agency belonging to, sponsored by, or under the substantial control of,the United <br /> States Government or the State of North Carolina, regarding purchase or sale of such lots and <br /> improvements, or mortgage interests therein, as well as any other law or regulation relating to the <br /> control of Property, including, without Iimitation, ecological controls, construction standards, <br /> aesthetics, and matters affecting the public health, safety, and general welfare. A letter from an <br /> official of any such corporation or agency, including, without limitation, the Veterans <br /> Administration, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Home Loan <br /> Mortgage Corporation, Government National Mortgage Corporation, or the Federal National <br /> Page 24 of 50 <br />