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Cornelius Hills Covenants

ARTICLE ONE

REVOCATION, LIMITATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

After the effective date of the Restrictive Covenants set forth herein, the Restrictive Covenants may be altered, amended or revoked only in a manner provided by statue;

Any violation of the easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions set forth herein may be enforced by the Owner and/or by any person or entity who is a successor and/or assign of the owner in and to any plot of land contemplated herein by civil action for damage or by action for injunction. Neither the Owner nor its successors and assigns is required to pursue an action for each or any violation of the easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions set for herein, and whether any such action is taken by Owner or any of its assigns is left solely to their separately determined discretion;

ARTICLE TWO

BUILDING AND USE RESTRICTIONS

Livestock:
This property shall be used for residential and recreational purposes only. No livestock shall be raised, bred or kept in a commercial capacity;

The property may be used for limited ranching purposes, but only to the extent that such property is adequate to graze only a small number of cattle or horses, but only a number that such property can adequately graze in good health. Provided, the parcel has been fenced sufficiently to maintain control of said livestock, and prevent the possibility of such livestock straying from the applicable property at any time;

Any animals located upon the Tracts, whether pet or livestock, shall be maintained in such a manner that they do not present a nuisance to the other occupants or owners of neighboring or surrounding properties or tracts;

No residence shall be constructed upon the designated tract unless said residence contains a minimum of one thousand (1,000) sq. ft. of living area;

Double-wide mobile homes and larger, only with original set-up, shall be permitted as permanent dwellings upon the Tracts, but must be properly installed and underpinned within ninety (90) days of delivery. No single wide mobile homes or used double wide homes or manufactured homes are permitted upon any Tracts;

All tenants, owners and occupants of any property within the Tracts shall maintain a lawful residence and occupation of the property shall be in compliance with all local, state and federal laws or regulations, specifically including all laws and regulations administered and enforced by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality or any federal enforcement agency;

Only (1) residence shall be built or established on each of the separately deeded plots of land, the metes and bounds of which will be established within the sole discretion of Owner;

All structures or other attachments, except for fences and mailboxes, shall be setback at least ten (10) feet from the property boundary line, or at least twenty (20) feet from any easement road or county road right of way;

Easements for the installation and maintenance of public and/or private utilities and drainage facilities are herein reserved and within these easements, no structure, planting, or other material shall be placed or permitted to remain which may damage or interfere with the installation and maintenance of utilities, or which may cause the direction of flow of drainage channels in the easements, or which may obstruct or retard the flow of water through drainage channels in the easements. The easement area of each lot and improvements in it shall be maintained continuously by the owner of the tract, except for those improvements for which a public authority or utility company is responsible.

No existing erected buildings or structures of any sort may be moved onto and/or placed on any portion of the property and used as a residence notwithstanding the provisions of item B. 3. Above;

Vehicles:
No derelict or abandoned vehicles shall be kept upon any of the Tracts unless such vehicle is kept in an enclosed garage or other appropriate structure. A derelict or abandoned vehicle for purposes of this provision shall include all vehicles which are not operable or which have no current registration;

Waste Handling and Disposal:
All waste material shall be kept in enclosed containers of the kind commonly kept for the purpose of trash and rubbish storage pending disposal;

All portions of the Tracts described herein must be kept free of waste, trash and rubbish. No portion of the Tracts shall be used for temporary or permanent storage, burying or dumping of any waste, trash, rubbish, junk, oil, petroleum and/or other liquid or solid waste. Litter upon any portion of the Tracts is strictly prohibited;

Timber Clearing and Excavation:
The removal of trees with a trunk diameter of six inches (6”) or greater is prohibited unless the tree is dead or diseased OR the removal is required for preparation or preservation of construction or recreation sites, access roads, fire prevention, utilities or to establish a view corridor. In any case, no more than 20% of the timber on any tract of land may be cut or cleared and commercial wood harvesting is strictly prohibited;
Excavation of any soil, dirt, rock, gravel, mineral or other underground items for commercial use or for use upon any property lying outside the Tracts is strictly prohibited;

Prohibition Upon Splitting for Any Purpose
No individual plot of land resulting from a deed from Owner to a portion of the tracts described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto, may be subdivided for any purpose, including, but not limited to, resale, voluntary or legal partition, gifting, inheritance or any other purpose whatsoever;

Waterways:
No natural waterway, pond, stream or spring located upon the Tracts shall be dammed, altered or re-routed for any purpose. No spillage, discharging or dumping of any trash or substance of any kind shall be permitted into any waterway, pond, stream or spring;

Compliance with State Hunting and Fishing Regulations:
All tenants, owners and occupants of any property within the Tracts, and their invitees, shall comply with all applicable local, state and federal hunting and fishing related laws and regulations;

Deviations or Exceptions:
NO deviation or exception to these easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions are permitted without the express written consent of Southeastern Oklahoma Land Company, LLC, being property executed by the Manager thereof;