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84 <br /> (i) Pets and Animals. No animal of any kind shall be housed, bred, raised or <br /> otherwise kept by any Person on any Lot unless expressly permitted herein. Dogs, cats and other <br /> domesticated household pets may be kept on each Lot for the sole pleasure and use of the occupants of such <br /> Lot, but not for any commercial use or purpose. Outside housing for dogs and other pets shall be <br /> constructed in such a way that barking dogs or other loud animals shall not be heard by other Persons <br /> within or outside the Community at night. No commercial kennels or boarding shall be permitted on any <br /> Lot. No chickens or other farm animals shall be permitted on any Lot. <br /> In addition to the foregoing, each and every pet at any time housed, bred, raised or <br /> otherwise kept on any Lot shall, at all times, be (i) properly housed or contained in compliance with the <br /> provisions of this Declaration,the Guidelines, the Rules and Regulations and any applicable local, state or <br /> federal code, ordinance, regulation, statute or law; (ii) adequately supervised, contained and controlled by <br /> the Owner of such Lot so as not to chase or molest wildlife or create a nuisance (including any nuisance <br /> resulting from noise or odor),menace or danger to any Person within or outside the Community; and (iii) <br /> properly cared for in good health and condition with all required vaccinations. The health, welfare and <br /> condition of each pet housed,bred,raised or otherwise kept on any Lot is the responsibility of the Owner of <br /> such Lot. No pet housed, bred, raised or otherwise kept on any Lot shall be allowed to run free on any <br /> other Lot or on any Common Elements or Streets. <br /> Declarant during the Period of Declarant Control and, thereafter, the Board of Directors <br /> shall have the power and authority to require any Owner to remove any pet or other animal from such <br /> Owner's Lot in the event such Owner shall fail to comply with the provisions of this subsection. <br /> 0) Hobbies. Any hobby regularly conducted on any Lot shall not be or become a <br /> nuisance to any Person in the Community. A separate Building for a hobby may be located on a Lot only if <br /> approved by Declarant during the Period of Declarant Control or, thereafter, by the Architectural Control <br /> Committee. If a detached Building on a Lot is to be used primarily for a hobby activity,the Owner of such <br /> Lot must deliver written notice of the intended use to Declarant during the Period of Declarant Control or, <br /> thereafter, to the Architectural Control Committee, prior to commencing the intended hobby activity and <br /> may not commence the hobby activity until such activity is approved by Declarant or the Architectural <br /> Control Committee,as applicable. <br /> (k) Yard Sales. No private yard sale is permitted on any Lot. Not more than two <br /> (2) Community-wide yard sales shall be permitted each calendar year. Each such yard sale shall not last <br /> longer than six(6)hours. <br /> (1) Garbage, Containers and Removal. No Lot shall be used or maintained as a <br /> dumping ground for garbage,trash or debris. No garbage incinerator shall be placed or operated upon any <br /> Lot. All trash,garbage and waste on any Lot shall be kept in a sanitary container or receptacle which shall <br /> be shielded from view from all other Lots, Common Elements and Streets in conformity with the <br /> requirements of Declarant during the Period of Declarant Control and,thereafter,the Architectural Control <br /> Committee. Each Owner shall use the trash removal service contracted for by the Association or otherwise <br /> provided by any county or municipal governmental authority. Until such time, if at all, as the Association <br /> or any county or municipal governmental authority shall provide trash removal service for the Community, <br /> each Owner shall be responsible for the timely removal of all trash,garbage and debris from his or her Lot. <br /> (m) Motor Vehicles. No motor vehicle of any kind shall be placed, parked or <br /> permitted to remain on any Common Elements or Street, except that short term visitor parking for a <br /> personal motor vehicle not to exceed six(6)hours in duration shall be permitted. No commercial vehicle in <br /> excess of one(1)ton capacity or bus, including,but not limited to, any school bus, shall be placed,parked, <br /> stored or permitted to remain on any Lot. No boat, trailer, camper, recreational vehicle or similar vehicle <br /> shall be placed,parked,stored or permitted to remain on any Lot unless it is kept in an enclosed structure or <br /> adequately screened in a manner approved by Declarant during the Period of Declarant Control or, <br /> thereafter, by the Architectural Control Committee, so as to conceal same from view from all other Lots, <br /> Common Elements and Streets. No motor vehicle of any kind shall be placed,parked, stored or permitted <br /> 9 <br />