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Stella Maris Restrictive Covenants
SCHEDULE OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS:
1. Each lot in the said Stella Maris Subdivision (with the exception of
lots designated as Commercial Lots as well as Apartment Sites and Hotel
Sites) shall be used for residential purposes only and no structure erected
thereon shall exceed two storeys in height and have a foundation of less
than 900 square feet.
2. One single unit-dwelling or structure may be erected on any lot in
the Subdivision provided that in the event of a lot being subdivided each
subdivided lot shall have an area of at least Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred
(13,500) square feet or a frontage of seventy-five feet or more measured
perpendicular to side lot lines. No Lot in the said Stella Maris Subdivision
shall be subdivided except with the written consent of the Vendor.
Anything to the contrary notwithstanding the Vendor will permit the Purchaser
to erect one Duplex Apartment building comprising no more than four (4)
units on any one lot of land containing a minimum of Fifteen Thousand
(15,000) square feet.
3. No building shall be located on any lot nearer than Thirty (30) feet
to the front lot line nor nearer than Twenty (20) feet to any side line
other than an adjoining lot line nor nearer than Ten (10) feet to an interior
lot line except in the case of an owner of two or more adjoining lots
who may build on his her their or its own dividing line.
For the purpose of this covenant eaves and steps shall not but porches
shall be considered as part of the building.
4. No temporary building of any kind shall be built on any lot of land
in the said Subdivision except sheds or work- shops to be used for the
works incidental to the erection of any permanent building thereon and
removed upon completion.
5. In order to assist Purchasers every building plan before execution
shall be approved without cost to the Purchaser by the Vendor's architect
or engineer in order to secure harmonious blending with the scenic beauty
of the Estate. No building work shall be commenced before approval of
plans has been given in writing.
6. Fences or walls may be maintained along the front rear and side lines
of the premises provided such fences or walls do not (except with the
written consent of the Vendor) exceed Four (4) feet in height, and do
not interfere with any utility easement.
7. No sign billboard boarding or other advertising device of any kind
shall be erected or displayed on any lot of land in the said Subdivision
except name-plates of the respective owners or the name of the house.
8. No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish.
Trash garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers
screened from view by a protective screening of trees shrubbery plants
vines or other permanent structure as may be approved by the Vendor. No
garbage or trash or rubbish shall be burned on any lot.
9. No clothes line in front of any house or any carport shall be permitted.
10. Nothing shall be done on any lot of land in the said Subdivision which
may be or become an annoyance or nuisance to the owners of adjoining lots
of land in the said Subdivision.
11. No unlawful or objectionable use shall be made of any lot of land
in the said Subdivision.
12. Easements and rights-of-way are hereby expressly reserved for the
creation, construction and maintenance of any future utilities such as
water, telephone, telegraph electricity, sewers, storm drains, public,
quasi public utility or function deemed necessary and/or expedient by
the Vendor for the public health and welfare. Such easements and rights-of-way
shall be confined to the rear five (5) feet of each lot and the five (5)
along the side of every lot and along every street of the Subdivision.
13. No swine cattle or poultry shall be kept raised or maintained on any
part of the said lots.
14. The owner upon erecting a building on any lot in the said Subdivision
shall forthwith construct a cistern or rain-water tank in accordance with
lawful requirements and as prescribed by the Vendor's architect and/or
engineers. No water well shall be dug or drilled on any lot in the said
Subdivision without the previous written permission of the Vendor such
permission not to be unreasonably withheld.
1 5. No business or trade may be carried on within the said Subdivision
without the consent in writing of the Vendor and the Vendor reserves the
right to cancel such permission at any time for reasonable cause shown.
16. Until assumed by the local government authority each owner of a lot
in the said Subdivision shall be responsible for the upkeep of any adjacent
road or roads up to the centre line of such road or roads.