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38 <br /> maintained on any Lot or in any dwelling except that dogs, cats or other household pets may be <br /> kept or maintained provided that they are not kept or maintained for commercial purposes and <br /> provided further that they are at all times properly leashed or under the control of their owner <br /> and do not become a nuisance to the neighborhood. <br /> Section 9. TV SATELLITE DISHES AND OUTSIDE ANTENNAS. No TV satellite <br /> signal receiving dishes will be permitted on any Lot and no outside radio or television antennas <br /> shall be erected on any Lot within the Properties unless and until permission for such dishes or <br /> antennae has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Association or its Architectural <br /> Committee in regard to size and location. <br /> Section 10. EXTERIOR LIGHTS. All light bulbs or other lights installed in any <br /> fixtures located on the exterior of any building or any Lot shall be clear,white,or non-frost lights <br /> or bulbs. No"area lights"or similar flood lights shall be allowed within the subdivision. <br /> Section 11. VEHICLE REPAIRS. No repairs to any vehicle may be made in driveways, <br /> only in garages and not be visible from the street. No inoperable or immobile vehicle, whether <br /> or not containing current registrations, shall be permitted to remain in any driveway or on any <br /> street. <br /> Section 12. ALTERATIONS. No person shall undertake, cause, or allow any alteration <br /> of construction in or upon any portion of the Common Areas except at the direction or with the <br /> express written consent of the Association. <br /> Section 13. SUBDIVIDING. Except as allowed in Section 18 hereinbelow, no Lot <br /> shall be subdivided, or its boundary lines changed, except with the prior written consent of the <br /> Declarant during Declarant's Class B membership of the Association and thereafter by the <br /> Board. However, the Declarant hereby expressly reserves unto itself, its successors and assigns, <br /> the right to re-plat any two (2) or more Lots shown on the plat of the subdivision of the <br /> Property in order to create one or more modified Lots; to further subdivide tracts shown on any <br /> such subdivision plat into two or more Lots; to recombine one or more tracts or Lots or a tract <br /> and Lots to create a larger tract; to eliminate from this Declaration Lots that are not otherwise <br /> buildable or are needed for access to any area of the Properties or are needed for use as private <br /> roads or access areas, and to take such steps as are reasonably necessary to make such re- <br /> platted Lots or tracts suitable and fit as a building site or access area or roadway, said steps to <br /> include, but not to be limited to the relocation of easements, walkways, and rights-of-way to <br /> conform to the new boundaries of the said re-platted Lots. In no event may a Lot be subdivided <br /> or reconfigured without the approval of the appropriate local governmental authority. <br /> Section 14. SWIMMING POOLS. No above ground swimming pools shall be permitted <br /> within the subdivision. Swimming pools and hot tubs shall be located on a Lot in a place <br /> specified by the Architectural Committee. All fencing surrounding swimming pools, spas, and <br /> hot tubs shall be approved by the Architectural Committee. <br /> Section 15. COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE. The Common Area owned by the <br /> Association is intended to remain in its natural state. Hence, removing, destroying or cutting <br /> trees and vegetation within the Open Space is strictly prohibited except for: (a) selective removal <br /> of trees or vegetation for the prevention or treatment of disease, (b) removal of dead or fallen <br /> trees posing a hazard, (c) removal of invasive, non-native or noxious plants that threaten <br /> indigenous plant species, (d) relocation of exposed root balls to their original position, and (e) <br /> minimal and selective clearing necessary to maintain best forestry practices in the management <br /> of wooded areas. Trees and limbs from trees may be removed from the Open Space only with the <br />