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34 <br /> Section 11.03 Appeals to Board of Directors. Any Owner may appeal to the Board of <br /> Directors any construction, development, alteration or other decision or determination rendered <br /> by the Architectural Control Committee subsequent to the Period of Declarant Control;provided, <br /> however, that written notice of such appeal of any decision or determination of the Architectural <br /> Control Committee shall be delivered to a member of the Board of Directors not later than thirty <br /> (30) days after the date the written decision or determination of the Architectural Control <br /> Committee from which an appeal is sought was rendered by the Architectural Control <br /> Committee. The Board of Directors shall establish such appeal process as it deems reasonable. <br /> Subsequent to the Period of Declarant Control, the Board of Directors shall have the power and <br /> authority to (a) amend, modify, supplement, terminate and/or waive any provision of the <br /> Guidelines, and (b) review and uphold, amend, modify, supplement or overturn, in whole or in <br /> part, any decision or determination of the Architectural Control Committee. The Board of <br /> Directors shall render and deliver to the appealing Owner its decision on any such appeal, in <br /> writing, and in a prompt manner. The decision of the Board of Directors shall be final and shall <br /> be binding upon the affected Owner, Lot or Common Elements. The provisions of this Section <br /> shall not apply to any decision or determination made or rendered by the Board of Directors <br /> subsequent to the Period of Declarant Control while acting in the capacity of the Architectural <br /> Control Committee. <br /> Section 11.04 Limitation. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION CONTAINED <br /> IN THIS ARTICLE OR ELSEWHERE IN THIS DECLARATION TO THE CONTRARY, <br /> NONE OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL APPLY TO THE <br /> DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND/OR REPAIR OF THE <br /> PROPERTY, OR ANY PART THEREOF, BY DECLARANT, AND NEITHER THE <br /> ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE NOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL <br /> HAVE ANY POWER OR AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THIS DECLARATION TO <br /> REVIEW, REQUIRE ANY MODIFICATION TO, OR DISAPPROVE ANY PLANS, PERMITS <br /> OR APPROVALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY STREET, BUILDING OR <br /> IMPROVEMENT BY DECLARANT. <br /> ARTICLE XII <br /> RESERVED DECLARANT RIGHTS <br /> Section 12.01 _Reserved Declarant Rights. Notwithstanding any provision contained <br /> in this Declaration to the contrary, Declarant and its members, managers, employees, contractors <br /> and agents shall not be restricted or prevented by this Declaration from doing, and Declarant and <br /> its members, managers, employees, contractors and agents shall have the right to do such things <br /> and to take such actions as they may deem necessary, advisable or convenient to complete the <br /> development of the Property as a residential planned community consistent with applicable <br /> permits, approvals, ordinances, regulations, statutes and laws, and/or effect the sale or other <br /> disposition of Lots. The rights reserved by Declarant, for itself and its members, managers, <br /> employees, contractors and agents, shall include, without limitation, and without the requirement <br /> of approval or consent by or from the Members or the Association,the rights to: <br /> (a) expand the Property to include Additional Property, including any Lot(s) <br /> and/or Common Elements subdivided therefrom,as provided in Section 2.02; <br /> 24 <br />