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DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS AND COVENANTS 1 . GENERAL PURPOSE: The purpose of these covenants is to insure the best use and the most appropriate development and improvement of each building site hereof; to protect each owner of a lot against improper uses by any other owner; to preserve, so far as practicable, thereon of poorly designed or poorly proportioned structures, or structures built of improper or unsuitable material; to obtain harmonious use of material and color schemes, to insure the highest and best residential development of said property; to encourage and secure the erection thereon of attractive, adequate sized homes, which conform and harmonize in external design; to secure and maintain proper setbanks from streets, and adequate free spaces between structures, and in general to provide for high-quality improvements which will protect the investments made by purchasers of such lots. 2. LAND USE AND DWELLING TYPE: No lot shall be used except for single family residential purposes. No building shall be erected, altered or permitted to remain on any lot other than one single family dwelling with an attached private garage for a minimum of two and maximum of four vehicles, and other outbuildings incidental to residential. Declarants shall have the authority to determine the location of the residence structure and all other structures on the lot, as well as the maximum finish grade line and the minimum finish grade line of each lot, taking into consideration the street line (s), the location of structures on adjacent lots, the location of the lot within the Subdivision, the location of trees and other landscaping, the topography of the lot, the location of septic systems and utilities, and all other factors they consider relevant; provided, however, their required location of the resident structure must not prohibit the owner from building upon, or utilizing the balance of, the lot in a reasonable manner. 3. SUBDIVISION: No lot described shall be further subdivided. This shall not prevent two or more lots being combined for the construction of one single dwelling. 4. DWELLING TYPES AND SIZES: The following minimum floor area shall apply to all single family residential dwellings erected on any lot: (a) No single story dwelling shall have less than 1500 square feet. (b) No two-story dwelling shall have less than 1800 square feet. (c) No raised ranch, bi-level, or tri-level dwelling shall have less than 1400 square feet on the main level . (d) For purposes of determining floor area, stair openings shallbe included, but open or screened porches, attached garages -2-