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Page 1 of 3 Courthouse Station Homeowners Association Policy Resolution 2007-2 As adopted March 22, 2007 at the Board of Directors Meeting Purpose: To establish the association policy regarding parking and the use of the parking lots. WHEREAS, the purposes of the Courthouse Station Homeowners Association are to provide for the maintenance, preservation and architectural control of the residential Lots and Common Area within the community, and to promote the health, safety and welfare of the residents within the community; and WHEREAS, the Association’s Board of Directors has all powers needed to carry out the purposes of the Association which are enabled by law or the governing documents of the Association, and which are not specifically reserved to the members; and WHEREAS, by law, the Board of Directors has the power to establish, adopt and enforce rules and regulations with respect to the use of the Common Area and with respect to such other areas of responsibility assigned to the Association by the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT in accordance with applicable provisions of law and the Association’s governing documents the following Rules and Regulations are hereby adopted and which will supercede the previously published Policy Resolution 96-2: 1. The Courthouse Station parking areas are for the exclusive use of the Owners, their guests, tenants and invitees. 2. Common Area parking spaces are designated by painted markings. 3. Individual townhouse lot parking areas are designated as within the individual lot driveway. RESTRICTIONS 1. Vehicles parked within the individual Common Area parking spaces are available to all Owners, their guests, tenants and invitees on a first-come, first-served basis not to exceed two parking spaces per lot. 2. Only private automobiles may be parked in any of the Common Area parking spaces. 3. No boats, trailers, tents, or other structures of a temporary character, or portable vehicles other than automobiles shall remain parked in any parking spaces maintained by the Association for a period exceeding four (4) calendar days. 4. No commercial truck, commercial bus, or other commercial vehicle of any kind shall be permitted to be kept or parked overnight upon any portion of the Properties. 5. No vehicle repairs are permitted on the Common Areas, with the exception of minor adjustments (i.e. repairing flat tires, replacing batteries, adding but not changing fluids). Any person who causes any vehicle fluid to drain onto any surface of the Common Area property shall be responsible for the cost of cleaning and any repair of damage to the property. 6. Any vehicle leaking gasoline, oil, antifreeze or any other fluids shall be repaired within ten (10) days by the owner of the vehicle or the vehicle shall be subject to towing at the sole risk and expense of the owner of the vehicle. The owner of the vehicle shall be responsible for all costs of cleaning and/or repair to the Common Area property, including any fines or sanctions imposed by any governmental agency on the Association or on any other property owner as a result of such vehicle’s discharge of fluids on the Common Area or elsewhere or any property in the community.

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Courthouse Station Homeowners Association Policy Resolution 2007-2

As adopted March 22, 2007 at the Board of Directors Meeting

Purpose: To establish the association policy regarding parking and the use of the parking lots.

WHEREAS, the purposes of the Courthouse Station Homeowners Association are to provide for the maintenance, preservation and architectural control of the residential Lots and Common Area within the community, and to promote the health, safety and welfare of the residents within the community; and WHEREAS, the Association’s Board of Directors has all powers needed to carry out the purposes of the Association which are enabled by law or the governing documents of the Association, and which are not specifically reserved to the members; and WHEREAS, by law, the Board of Directors has the power to establish, adopt and enforce rules and regulations with respect to the use of the Common Area and with respect to such other areas of responsibility assigned to the Association by the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT in accordance with applicable provisions of law and the Association’s governing documents the following Rules and Regulations are hereby adopted and which will supercede the previously published Policy Resolution 96-2:

1. The Courthouse Station parking areas are for the exclusive use of the Owners, their

guests, tenants and invitees. 2. Common Area parking spaces are designated by painted markings. 3. Individual townhouse lot parking areas are designated as within the individual lot

driveway.

RESTRICTIONS

1. Vehicles parked within the individual Common Area parking spaces are available to all Owners, their guests, tenants and invitees on a first-come, first-served basis not to exceed two parking spaces per lot.

2. Only private automobiles may be parked in any of the Common Area parking spaces. 3. No boats, trailers, tents, or other structures of a temporary character, or portable vehicles

other than automobiles shall remain parked in any parking spaces maintained by the Association for a period exceeding four (4) calendar days.

4. No commercial truck, commercial bus, or other commercial vehicle of any kind shall be permitted to be kept or parked overnight upon any portion of the Properties.

5. No vehicle repairs are permitted on the Common Areas, with the exception of minor adjustments (i.e. repairing flat tires, replacing batteries, adding but not changing fluids). Any person who causes any vehicle fluid to drain onto any surface of the Common Area property shall be responsible for the cost of cleaning and any repair of damage to the property.

6. Any vehicle leaking gasoline, oil, antifreeze or any other fluids shall be repaired within ten (10) days by the owner of the vehicle or the vehicle shall be subject to towing at the sole risk and expense of the owner of the vehicle. The owner of the vehicle shall be responsible for all costs of cleaning and/or repair to the Common Area property, including any fines or sanctions imposed by any governmental agency on the Association or on any other property owner as a result of such vehicle’s discharge of fluids on the Common Area or elsewhere or any property in the community.

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7. All parking spaces, both Common Area and individual townhouse lot parking areas (driveways) are subject to the following rules and regulations:

(a) Vehicles may not obstruct the sidewalk or common areas. (b) Vehicles must display valid license plates and state inspection sticker (if

applicable). (c) Junk vehicles may not be parked or stored on Association property. A junk

vehicle is defined as any motor vehicle that cannot be operated in its existing condition because the parts necessary for operation such as, but not limited to, tires, windshield, engine, drive train, driver’s seat, steering wheel or column, gas or brake pedals are removed, destroyed, damaged or deteriorated.

(d) Even if vehicles display all of the proper licensing as outlined in (b) above, they may not be stored in the parking spaces if they are not drivable due to the conditions described in (c) above, or other obvious defect.

(e) Vehicles may not create a noise level which disturbs the peace and/or harmony of the community.

(f) Vehicles may not be parked in a manner which would limit use of the adjoining spaces.

(g) Vehicles may not park in an area marked “no parking”, “fire lane”, or adjacent to a yellow curb, or double park, or park in any area which is not a designated parking space.

8. For purposes of enforcement of this policy, the definition of a commercial vehicle is as

follows: (a) A vehicle which is used in the conduct of a business or service, and: (i) has a rated carrying capacity of 1500 pounds or more, or (ii) regardless of capacity, displays advertising lettered thereon or is licensed as a

“for hire” vehicle, or (iii) regardless of capacity, holds exposed or visible tools or equipment on the

vehicle including, but not limited to, ladders, tool boxes, traffic cones, pipes, construction materials and tools.

9. The maximum speed limit in the parking lots is 10 miles per hour.

10. No signs, initials, numbers, or any other additions or alterations to parking areas may be painted, displayed or erected by any resident.

11. No vehicle may be left unattended with the motor running. 12. It is the duty of the Owner of each lot to ensure that their tenants, guests and invitees who

use the parking lots also abide by these guidelines. 13. All residents of the community are required to register their vehicles with the Association

to include the following information: make, model, color, year and license plate number of all vehicles permanently parked in the community.

ENFORCEMENT OF THE REGULATIONS

1. Vehicles parked in areas marked “no parking”, “fire lane”, adjacent to a yellow curb or double parked may be towed without notice.

2. Vehicles parked in a manner that obstructs the sidewalk or common areas, is parked on another owner’s property or blocks their driveway ingress/egress may be towed without notice.

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3. Any vehicle with expired and/or missing state license tags and/or inspection stickers and/or county tags (if applicable), shall be deemed abandoned and shall be subject to towing at the sole risk and expense of the vehicle if it has been in a specific location for four (4) days without being removed.

4. With the exception of the circumstances noted in 1 and 2 above, parking violations will be enforced by the Board of Directors or their designated Agent, by providing ten (10) days written notice to the owner of the vehicle. If after due diligence, the Association cannot determine the identity of the vehicle’s owner, then notice of the violation may be placed on the vehicle for a period of ten (10) days prior to towing.

ASSOCIATION NOT RESPONSIBLE

Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to hold the Association, the Board of Directors or their designated Agent responsible for damage to vehicles or loss of property from vehicles

parked upon the Common Areas or towed therefrom.