Declaration OF Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions FOR "447 4-4480 OREGON STREET"
Declaration OF Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions FOR "447 4-4480 OREGON STREET"
Declaration OF Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions FOR "447 4-4480 OREGON STREET"
CCI
A TI: JEFFREY L. BROWN
REF: 4474-4480 OREGON STREET
7777 ALVARADO RD STE 615
LA MESA CA 91941-3649
www.subdivision.net
INDEX AS "CC&R's"
DECLARATION
OF
FOR
a Condominium Project
DECLARATION 2
DEFINITIONS. 2
3.1. APPLICABLE LAW .................................................................................................. 2
3.2. ARTICLES ............................................................................................................... 2
3.3. ASSOCIATION; HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION ................................................. 2
3.4. BOARD .................................................................................................................... 2
3.5. BYLAWS .................................................................................................................. 2
3.6. CITY ......................................................................................................................... 2
3.7. COMMON AREA ..................................................................................................... 3
3.8. COMMON EXPENSE AREAS ................................................................................. 3
3.9. COMMON EXPENSES ............................................................................................ 3
3.10. COMMUNITY ........................................................................................................... 4
3.11. CONDOMINIUM ...................................................................................................... 4
3.12. CONDOMINIUM BUILDING .................................................................................... 4
3.13. CONDOMINIUM DOCUMENTS and/or PROJECT DOCUMENTS ........................ 4
3.14. CONDOMINIUM PLAN; PLAN ................................................................................ 4
3.15. COUNTY .................................................................................................................. 4
3.16. COUNTY RECORDER. ........................................................................................... 4
3.17. DECLARANT........................................................................................................... 4
3.18. DECLARATION; CC&RS ......................................................................................... 4
3.19. DWELLING; RESIDENCE ....................................................................................... 5
3.20. ELIGIBLE INSURER, GUARANTOR. ..................................................................... 5
3.21. ELIGIBLE MORTGAGE HOLDER. .......................................................................... 5
3.22. EMERGENCY .......................................................................................................... 5
3.23. EXCLUSIVE USE COMMON AREA ....................................................................... 5
3.24. FHA .......................................................................................................................... 5
3.25. FHLMC ..................................................................................................................... 5
3.26. FIRST MORTGAGE ................................................................................................ 5
3.27. FIRST MORTGAGEE .............................................................................................. 6
3.28. FNMA ....................................................................................................................... 6
3.29. FIRST MORTGAGE ................................................................................................ 6
3.30. IMPROVEMENT...................................................................................................... 6
3.31. INCORPORATOR ................................................................................................... 6
3.32. INSTITUTIONAL MORTGAGEE ............................................................................. 6
3.33. INVITEE ................................................................................................................... 6
3.34. LIVING UNIT, UNIT, CONDOMINIUM UNIT; LIVING AREA. ................................. 6
3.35. MAP; SUBDIVISION MAP ....................................................................................... 6
3.36. MEMBER ................................................................................................................. 7
3.37. MORTGAGE ............................................................................................................ 7
3.38. MORTGAGEE ......................................................................................................... 7
OWNERSHIP 10
4.1. OWNERSHIP OF CONDOMINIUMS .................................................................... 10
4.2. NO SEPARATION OF INTERESTS ...................................................................... 10
4.3. PARTITION ............................................................................................................ 10
4.4. POWER OF ATTORNEY ....................................................................................... 10
5. EASEMENTS 10
5.1. NON¥EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS FOR COMMON AREAS .................................. 10
5.2. DECLARANT AND ASSOCIATION EASEMENTS ............................................... 11
5.2. 1. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ............................................... 11
5.2.2. UTILITIES; THIRD PARTIES .......................................................... 11
5.2.3. ADDITIONAL DECLARANT EASEMENTS .................................... 11
5.3. OWNERS' RIGHTS, DUTIES AND EASEMENTS FOR UTILITIES ..................... 11
5.4. ENCROACHMENT................................................................................................ 12
5.5. DECLARANT'S NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS ................................................ 12
5.6. DECLARATION SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS ...................................................... 12
6. DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS 12
6.1. LIMITATION OF RESTRICTIONS ......................................................................... 12
6.2. RIGHTS OF ACCESS AND COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENTS ..................... 12
6.2.1. COMMON AREA ACCESS ............................................................. 12
6.2.2. TEMPORARY EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT(S) FOR COMPLETION OF
IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................................... 13
6.2.3. CONSTRUCTION AND MARKETING IMPROVEMENTS ............. 13
6.2.4. GRANT EASEMENTS .................................................................... 13
6.2.5. SIZE AND APPEARANCE OF PROJECT.. .................................... 14
6.3. MARKETING RIGHTS ........................................................................................... 14
6.3.1. GENERAL RIGHTS ........................................................................ 14
6.3.2. AGREEMENT FOR EXTENDED USE ........................................... 14
6.4. DECLARANT RESTORATION OBLIGATION ....................................................... 14
6.5. ASSIGNABILITY OF RIGHTS ............................................................................... 15
6.6. AMENDMENT ........................................................................................................ 15
7. PERFORMANCE BOND 15
~ THE ASSOCIATION 15
8.1. THE ORGANIZATION ........................................................................................... 15
8.2. COMMENCEMENT OF ASSOCIATION ............................................................... 15
ASSESSMENTS 21
12.1. COVENANT FOR ASSESSMENTS ...................................................................... 21
12.2. FUNDS HELD IN TRUST...................................................................................... 22
12.3. PURPOSE OF ASSESSMENTS ........................................................................... 22
12.4. REGULAR ASSESSMENTS ................................................................................. 22
12.4.1. PAYMENT OF REGULAR ASSESSMENTS .................................. 22
12.4.2. BUDGETING ................................................................................... 22
12.5. RESTRICTIONS OF TAX EXEMPTION ................................................................ 22
12.6. NON~WAIVER OF ASSESSMENTS ..................................................................... 23
12.7. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS .................................................................................... 23
12.8. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT .......................................................... 23
12.9. SINGLE BENEFIT ASSESSMENT.. ...................................................................... 23
12.10. ENFORCEMENT ASSESSMENTS ....................................................................... 24
12.11. UNIFORM RATE OF ASSESSMENT.. .................................................................. 24
12.12. EXCESSIVE ASSESSMENTS OR FEES ............................................................. 24
12.13. COMMENCEMENT OF ASSESSMENTS; DUE DATES ...................................... 24
USE RESTRICTIONS 33
13.1. USE OF CONDOMINIUMS ................................................................................... 33
13.2. LEASE OF DWELLING ......................................................................................... 33
13.2.1. REQUIREMENTS OF ALL LEASES .............................................. 33
13.2.2. FAILURE OF TENANT TO COMPLY WITH PROJECT
DOCUMENTS ................................................................................. 33
13.3. INSURABILITY ...................................................................................................... 34
13.4. PETS ...................................................................................................................... 34
13.5. INTERFERENCE OF OTHER OCCUPANTS ....................................................... 35
13.6. SOUND ATTENUATION; HARD SURFACE FLOORING ..................................... 35
13.7. VIBRATION$ ......................................................................................................... 36
13.8. SIGNS .................................................................................................................... 36
13.8.1. ON THE COMMON AREA .............................................................. 36
13.8.2. FROM A CONDOMiNiUM UNiT ..................................................... 36
13.9. EXTERIOR LIGHTING .......................................................................................... 36
13.10. ANTENNAS, SATELLITE DISHES ........................................................................ 36
13.11. REMODELING THE COMMON AREA .................................................................. 37
13.12. POST TENSION SLABS ....................................................................................... 37
13.13. OFFENSIVE ACTIVITIES AND CONDITIONS ..................................................... 37
13.14. GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL .................................................................. 37
INSURANCE 52
16.1. MASTER INSURANCE POLICY ........................................................................... 52
16.1.1. FIRE HAZARD INSURANCE .......................................................... 52
16.1.2. PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE ................................................... 52
16.1.3. DISHONEST ACTS; FIDELITY BOND ........................................... 52
16.1.4. WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE ................................. 53
16.1.5. OTHER INSURANCE ..................................................................... 53
16.1.6. COVERAGE, AMOUNT AND TERM OF INSURANCE .................. 53
16.1.7. OWNER'S INSURANCE ................................................................. 53
16.1.8. FAILURE TO ACQUIRE ................................................................. 54
16.1.9. INSPECTION OF POLICIES .......................................................... 54
16.2. INSURANCE INFORMATION TO MEMBERS ...................................................... 54
16.2.1. GENERAL LIABILITY POLICY ....................................................... 54
16.2.2. DIRECTOR AND OFFICER LIABILITY COVERAGE ..................... 54
CONDEMNATION 58
18.1. ASSOCIATION AS ATTORNEY IN FACT.. ........................................................... 58
18.2. CONDEMNATION OF A SEPARATE INTEREST. ................................................ 58
18.3. INTERIOR DAMAGE OF A UNIT.......................................................................... 58
18.4. CONDEMNATION AND INSURANCE PROCEEDS ............................................. 58
18.5. DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN RE: INSURANCE, DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION,
CONDEMNATION ................................................................................................. 59
RIGHTS OF LENDERS 59
19.1. GENERAL. ............................................................................................................. 59
19.2. NO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL. ......................................................................... 59
19.3. UNPAID DUES OR CHARGES ............................................................................. 59
19.4. ACTION REQUIRING MORTGAGEE APPROVAL. .............................................. 60
19.5. PAYMENT OF TAXES AND INSURANCE ............................................................ 60
19.6. PRIORITY OF PROCEED OR AWARD DISTRIBUTION ..................................... 60
19.7. NOTIFICATION TO ELIGIBLE MORTGAGEE HOLDER. ..................................... 60
19.8. AGREEMENT FOR MANAGEMENT .................................................................... 61
19.9. INSPECTION OF PROJECT DOCUMENTS, BOOKS AND RECORDS .............. 61
AMENDMENTS 64
21.1. PRIOR TO FIRST LIVING UNIT CONVEYANCE ................................................. 64
21.2. AFTER CONVEYANCE OF FIRST UNIT .............................................................. 64
21.3. AMENDMENTS FOR TECHNICAL ERRORS, CLARIFICATION AND CHANGES
IN LAW ................................................................................................................... 55
22. ENFORCEMENT 65
22.1. TERM ..................................................................................................................... 65
22.2. ENFORCEMENT AND NON-WAIVER .................................................................. 66
22.3. PROCEDURE FOR ENFORCEMENT BY PARTIES ............................................ 66
22.4. DECLARANT-RELATED DISPUTE RESOLUTION .............................................. 66
22.4.1. NOTICE OF ACTIONS AGAINST DECLARANT ........................... 66
22.4.2. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ...................................... 66
22.4.3. NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO CURE ..................................... 67
22.4.4. GENERAL RULES (Real Estate Commissioners' Regulation
§2791 .8) .......................................................................................... 67
(A) FEE TO INITIATE RESOLUTION PROCESS ................... 67
(B) PAYMENT OF FEES ......................................................... 67
(C) NEUTRAL, IMPARTIAL FACILITATOR ............................. 68
(D) TIMELY APPOINTMENT OF OVERSEER ........................ 68
(E) VENUE ............................................................................... 68
(F) COMMENCEMENT AND TIMING ..................................... 68
(G) FAIR AND REASONABLE RULES AND PROCEDURES 68
(H) PROMPT ISSUANCE OF DECISION OR RULING .......... 68
(I) REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO RESOLUTION FACILITATOR
................................................................... """''""'"""''"' 68
(J) PUNITIVE DAMAGES ....................................................... 68
(K) JUDICIAL REMEDY .............. -- ........................................... 68
22.4.5. DECLARANT RESOLUTION PROCESS ....................................... 68
(A) NOTICE ............................................................................. 68
(B) RIGHT TO INSPECT AND RIGHT TO CORRECTIVE
ACTION ............................................................................. 69
(C) CIVIL CODE SECTIONS 1368.4, 1375, 1375.05 AND
1375.1 ................................................................................ 69
(D) MEDIATION ....................................................................... 69
(E) POSITION MEMORANDA; PRE-MEDIATION
CONFERENCE .................................................................. 69
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OREGON STREET
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THIS DECLARATION is made on the day and year hereinafter written by ERIC W. VACA,
hereinafter called "Declarant." The first~letter capitalized words used herein shall have the
meanings given them in Article 3 herein.
1. RECITALS
2. DECLARATION
NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant hereby certifies and declares that the Property, and each
and every Condominium in it, is, and shall be, held, conveyed, transferred, hypothecated,
encumbered, leased, rented, used and occupied subject to the limitations, reservations, covenants,
conditions, restrictions, servitudes, easements, liens and charges herein set forth, all of which are
declared and agreed to be in furtherance of and pursuant to a general plan for the development
and ownership of the Property, and all of which are declared and agreed to be for the purpose of
uniformly enhancing, maintaining and protecting the value, attractiveness and desirability of the
Property. These provisions are imposed upon Declarant, the Owners and the Association, and
shall bind the Owners and the Association. These provisions shall be a burden upon and a benefit
to not only the original Owner of each Condominium and the Association, but also to their
respective successors and assigns. All covenants are intended as and are declared to be
covenants running with the land as well as equitable servitudes upon the land.
3. DEFINITIONS.
3.1. APPLICABLE LAW
"Applicable Law(s)" shall mean and refer to any law, regulation, rule, order or ordinance of
any governmental or quasi-governmental entity, applicable to the Units or the Project or any portion thereof,
or the use or occupancy thereof, now in effect or as hereafter promulgated.
3.2. ARTICLES.
"Articles" shall mean and refer to the Articles of Incorporation, including such amendments
thereto as may from time to time be made.
3.4. BOARD.
"Board" shall mean and refer to the Board of Directors of the Association.
3.5. BYLAWS.
"Bylaws" shall mean and refer to the Bylaws of the Association, including such amendments
thereto as may from time to time be made.
3.6. CITY.
"City" shall mean and refer to the City of San Diego, a municipal corporation located in the
County of San Diego, State of California.
3.11. CONDOMINIUM.
"Condominium" shall mean and refer to an estate in the Condominium Property, or portions
thereof, as defined in California Civil Code Section 1351 (f), and shall consist of an undivided interest as
tenant~in~common in the portion of real property coupled with a separate interest in space called a Living
Unit, together with any Exclusive Use Common Area appurtenant thereto.
3.15. COUNTY.
"County" shall mean and refer to the County of San Diego, California.
3.17. DECLARANT.
"Declaranf' shall mean and refer to ERIC W. VACA, his successors and assigns, if such
successors or assigns acquire any or all of the Declarant's interest in the Property for the purpose of
development or sale. A successor Declarant shall also be deemed to include the beneficiary under any deed
of trust securing an obligation from a then existing Declarant encumbering all or any portion of the Property,
which beneficiary has acquired any such property by foreclosure, power of sale or deed in lieu of such
foreclosure or sale.
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3.19. DWELLING; RESIDENCE.
"Dwelling" or "Residence" shall mean a single family residence located within the Property
that is used exclusively by the Owner or Occupant thereof for residential purposes, including any areas of the
Property immediately adjacent to such Dwelling to which an Owner or Occupant of such Dwelling has an
exclusive right to use (e.g. a deck, patio, etc.).
3.22. EMERGENCY.
"Emergency" is an unforeseen occurrence or condition calling for immediate action to avert
imminent danger to life, health, or property.
3.24. FHA.
"FHA" shall mean and refer to the Federal Housing Administration of the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development, including any successors thereto.
3.25. FHLMC.
"FHLMC" shall mean and refer to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
3.28. FNMA.
"FNMA" shall mean and refer to the Federal National Mortgage Association.
3.30. IMPROVEMENT.
"Improvement" shall mean and refer to all structures and appurtenances thereto of every
type and kind, including, but not limited to, buildings, outbuildings, additions, patio covers, tent, umbrellas,
screen. awnings, trellis, exterior wiring, paintings of any exterior surfaces of any structure, walkway, parking
garage, driveways, fences, screening retaining walls, stairs, landscaping, sprinkler pipes heads, hedges,
windbreaks, natural or artificial trees, shrubs and flowers, poles, masts, antennas, exterior air conditioning,
water softener fixtures or equipment, street furniture, benches, signs, including entry monument signs and
Community directional signs.
3.31. INCORPORATOR
"Incorporator'' shall mean and refer to the incorporator of the Association. The Incorporator
shall have the right to do all things necessary and proper to perfect the organization of the Association,
including, but not limited to: adopting or amending the Bylaws, supplementing or amending this Declaration,
the Condominium Plan, any other Project Document. including any respective amendment of any such
foregoing Project Document, and taking any other action with respect to the Association not prohibited by
Applicable Law.
3.33. INVITEE.
"Invitee" shall mean and refer to any person whose presence within the Project is approved
by or is at the request of a particular Owner, including, but not limited to, lessees, tenants and the family,
guests, employees, licensees or invitees of Owners, tenants or lessees.
3.37. MORTGAGE.
"Mortgage"shall mean and refer to a deed of trust as well as a mortgage.
3.38. MORTGAGEE.
"Mortgagee" shall mean and refer to a beneficiary or a holder of a deed of trust as well as a
mortgagee.
3.39. MORTGAGOR.
"Mortgagor'' shall mean and refer to the trustor of a Deed of Trust as well as a mortgagor.
3.40. OCCUPANT
"Occupant" shall mean and refer to a Person or natural person: (a) who owns and occupies
a Condominium Unit, (b) who leases a Condominium Unit from an Owner and occupies the same, or(c) who is
an invitee of an Owner or such ONner's leasee and who occupies the Ccndominium Unit
3.41. OWNER.
"Owner'' shall mean and refer to the record Owner, whether one (1) or more persons or
entities, of fee simple title to a Condominium. The term "Owner'' shall include a seller under an executory
contract of sale, but shall exclude Mortgagees.
3.42. PERSON.
"Person" shall mean a natural individual, and/or any public or private corporation, general or
limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, trustee and any other form of organization permitted by
law, or one or more of them, and the heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and
assign of any of them. as the context may require, including Owners, who has the legal right to hold title to or an
interest in real property, induding, but not limited to, a leasehold interest or an easement
3.44. PROPERTY.
"Property" shall mean and refer to that certain real property located in San Diego County,
California, more particularly described in Exhibit "A" hereto.
(4) The name, qualifications, and experience of the contractor who will
install the hard surface flooring and resilient underlayment with a
listing of his experience in the installation of floors utilizing impact
insulation materials.
(5) The name of the proposed individual(s) who will oversee the
installation in order to verify that the installation is in accordance
with the flooring manufacturer's requirements.
3.50. VA
"VA" shall mean and refer to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, including any
successors thereto
4.3. PARTITION.
Each of the Owners of a Condominium, whether such ownership is in fee simple or as a
tenant-in-common, is hereby prohibited from partitioning or in any other way severing or separating such
ownership from any of the other ownerships in the Condominium Property, except upon the showing that
such partition is consistent with the requirements of California Civil Code Section 1359.
5. EASEMENTS
The ownership interests in the Condominiums described in the Article above entitled
OWNERSHIP are subject to the easements granted and reserved in this Declaration. Each of the
easements reserved or granted herein shall be deemed to be established upon the recordation of
this Declaration, unless otherwise provided, and shall thenceforth be deemed to be covenants
running with the land for the use and benefit of the Owners and their Condominiums superior to all
other encumbrances applied against or in favor of any portion of the Project. Individual grant
deeds to Condominiums may, but shall not be required to set forth the easements specified in this
Article.
6. DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
6.1. LIMITATION OF RESTRICTIONS.
Declarant is undertaking the work of developing Condominiums and other Improvements
within the Project. The completion of that work and the marketing, sale, rental and other disposition of the
Condominiums is essential to the establishment and welfare of the Property as a residential community. In
order that said work may be completed and said Project Property be established as a fully occupied
residential community as rapidly as possible, nothing in this Declaration shall be interpreted to deny
Declarant the rights set forth in this Article.
6.6. AMENDMENT.
The provisions of this Article may not be amended without the consent of Declarant (or its
duly authorized successor in interests) until such time that all of the Condominium Units in the Project owned
by Declarant have been conveyed to Retail Buyers.
7. PERFORMANCE BOND
In the event that the Improvements to be installed by Declarant to the Association Property
have not been completed, and in the further event that the Association is the obligee under a bond
to secure performance by the Declarant to complete such improvements, then if such
improvements have not been completed and a Notice of Completion not filed within sixty (60) days
after the completion date specified in the Development Plan (or Planned Construction Statement)
appended to the bond, the Board shall consider and vote upon the question of whether or not to
bring action to enforce the obligations under the bond. If the Association has given an extension in
writing for the completion of any such improvement then the Board shall consider and vote on said
question if such improvements have not been completed and a Notice of Completion not filed
within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the extension period. In the event that the Board
determines not to take action to enforce the obligations secured by the bond, or does not vote on
the question as above provided, then, in either such event, upon petition signed by Members
representing not less than five percent (5%) of the total voting power of the Association, the Board
shall call a special meeting of the Members to consider the question of overriding the decision of
the Board or of requiring the Board to take action on the question of enforcing the obligations
secured by the bond. Said meeting of Members shall be held not less than thirty·five (35) days nor
more than forty·five (45) days following receipt of the petition. At said meeting a vote of a majority
of the voting power of the Members, excluding the vote of Declarant, to take action to enforce the
obligations under the bond shall be deemed to be the decision of the Association, and the Board
shall thereafter implement the decision by initiating and pursuing appropriate action in the name of
the Association.
8. THE ASSOCIATION
8.1. THE ORGANIZATION,
The Association is a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation formed under the Nonprofit Mutual
Benefit Law of the State of California.
9.2.1. CLASS A.
Each Member, other than the Declarant, shall be a Class A member. Class
A membership entitles the holder to one (1) vote for each Condominium of which he or she is record owner.
If a Condominium is owned by more than one person, each such person shall be a Member of the
Association, but there shall be no more than one (1) vote for each Condominium.
9.2.2. CLASS B.
The Declarant is a Class B Member. Class B membership entitles the
holder to three (3) votes for each Condominium of which the Declarant is record owner.
The Class B membership shall be irreversibly converted to Class A
membership on the first to occur of the following:
(a) When the total outstanding votes held by the Class A Members are
equal to or greater than the total outstanding votes held by the Class B Member; or
(b) Two (2) years following the conveyance by Declarant of the first
Condominium to a Retail Buyer
9.4.2. WRITING.
A writing or writings signed by a majority of the voting power; or
10.4. ASSESSMENTS.
The Association through its Board shall have the power to establish, fix, and levy
assessments against the Owners and their Condominiums, and to enforce payment of such assessments in
accordance with the provisions of this Declaration.
12. ASSESSMENTS
12.1. COVENANT FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Subsequent to the conveyance of the first Condominium in the Property to a Retail Buyer.
the Declarant, for each Condominium owned within the Property in which either a Condominium has been
sold to a Retail Buyer, or leased, as more fully described, respectively, in the Sections herein entitled
"Commencement of Assessments" and "Assessments On Condominiums Not Conveyed to Retail Buyers,"
hereby covenants, and each Owner of a Condominium by acceptance of a deed therefor, whether or not it
shall be so expressed in such Deed, is deemed to covenant and agree to pay to the Association all
assessments levied pursuant to the provisions of this Declaration. All assessments, together with interest,
costs, late charges and reasonable attorneys' fees, shall be a charge on and a continuing lien upon the
Condominium against which each such assessment is made, the lien to become effective upon recordation
12.4.2. BUDGETING.
Regardless of the number of Members or the amount of assets of the
Association, each year the Board shall prepare, approve and make available to each Member a Budget as
described in the Bylaws. Increases in Regular Assessments shall be subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 11.16 below. For the first fiscal year, the Budget upon which Regular Assessments shall be based
shall be the Budget provided by Declarant and shall be approved by the Board no later than the date on
which Regular Assessments are scheduled to commence. Thereafter, the Board shall annually prepare and
approve the Budget and distribute a copy thereof to each Member (or a summary thereof as provided in the
Bylaws), together with written notice of the amount of the Regular Assessment to be levied against the
Owner's Condominium, not less than forty-five (45) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the beginning
of the fiscal year.
12.19. NO OFFSETS.
All assessments shall be payable in the amount specified by the Board and no offsets
against such amount shall be permitted for any reason, including, without limitation (a) a claim that the
Association is not properly exercising its duties and powers as provided in this Declaration; (b) a Member
has made or elects to make no use of the Common Area or any Improvements located therein; or, (c) any
construction or maintenance performed pursuant to Section 14.g entitled "Assumption of Maintenance
Obligations" below. shall in any way postpone assessments or entitle a Member to claim any such offset or
reduction.
NOTICE
ASSESSMENTS AND FORECLOSURE
This notice outlines some of the rights and responsibilities of owners of property
in common interest developments and the associations that manage them.
Please refer to the sections of the Civil Code indicated for further information. A
portion of the information in this notice applies only to liens recorded on or after
January 1, 2003. You may wish to consult a lawyer if you dispute an
assessment.
PAYMENTS
When an owner makes a payment, he or she may request a receipt, and the
association is required to provide it. On the receipt, the association must indicate
the date of payment and the person who received it. The association must
inform owners of a mailing address for overnight payments. (CIVIL CODE
§§1367.1 and 1367.1)
An owner may dispute an assessment debt by giving the board of the association
a written explanation, and the board must respond within 15 days if certain
conditions are met. An owner may pay assessments that are in dispute in full
under protest, and then request alternative dispute resolution. (CIVIL CODE
§§1366.3 and 1367.1)
An owner is not liable for charges, interest, and costs of collection, if it is
established that the assessment was paid properly on time. (CIVIL CODE
§§1367.1)
The board of the directors must meet with an owner who makes a proper written
request for a meeting to discuss a payment plan when the owner has received a
notice of a delinquent assessment. These payment plans must conform with the
payment plan standards of the association, if they exist. (CIVIL CODE §§1367.1)
(e) A statement that the Owner shall not be liable to pay the charges,
interest, and costs of collection, if it is determined the assessment was paid on time to the Association; and
(f) A statement that the Owner has the right to request a meeting with
the Board as provided in Code §1367.1(c).
12.24.4. INTEREST.
Interest to the extent permitted by law; and
12.24.5. OTHER.
Any such other additional costs that the Association may incur in the
process of collecting delinquent assessments or sums.
(b) The capitalization funds set forth above are not to be considered paid in lieu of
annual Regular Assessments or any other assessment levied by the Association.
~ USE RESTRICTIONS
13.3. INSURABILITY.
No Unit, Exclusive Use Common Area or improvements situated thereon shall be occupied
or used for any purpose or in any manner which shall cause such improvements to be uninsurable against
loss by fire or the perils of the extended coverage endorsement to the California Standard Fire Policy form,
or cause the rate of insurance to increase, or cause any such policy or policies representing such insurance
to be canceled or suspended, or the company issuing the same to refuse renewal thereof.
13.4. PETS.
The following prov1s1on shall apply to Owners and to all Residents and Invitees of the
respective Owners, provided, however, an Owner may impose more stringent requirements on such Owner's
Residents and/or Invitees as such Owner may deem appropriate, notwithstanding the provisions of this
Section.
(a) Except as otherwise provided more stringently in the zoning ordinances of the City,
an Owner may keep and maintain in such Owner's Condominium domesticated pets such as dogs, cats or
other usual and ordinary household pets in accordance with the Association Rules and duly authorized by
Declarant or the Board in accordance with Section 9.5.3(c) hereinabove; provided, however, any Owner's pet
previously permitted by Rules in effect at the time such pet was authorized by Declarant or the Board to be in
such Owner's Unit prior to the adoption or repeal of a Rule that would preclude such pet, shall be exempt
from such Rule for the lifetime of such pet or pets. An Owner may keep and maintain any number of
aquarium-type fish; provided, however, an Owner shall review and consider the structural load limits and
internal drainage pertaining to such Owner's Unit and the proposed site of installation of an aquarium prior to
filling such aquarium(s) with water. The foregoing notwithstanding, (1) no pet may be kept, maintained or
bred for any commercial purpose; and, (2) notwithstanding any weight, number or commercial restrictions,
the Board may determine in writing that the weight, number and/or a commercial purpose may be reasonable
or unreasonable in any instance, the criteria of which shall be to the furtherance of these CC&RS, most
specifically of which shall be the provisions contained in (i) Sections 12.4(c) and 12.4(e) below, and
(ii) Section 12.13 herein entitled "Offensive Activities and Conditions."
(b) The foregoing notwithstanding, in accordance with CIVIL CODE §1360.5, no portion
of the CC&Rs shall prohibit an Owner from keeping at least one (1) pet within the Project, subject to
13.7. VIBRATIONS
No Owner or Occupant shall attach to the walls or ceilings of any Unit any fixtures or
equipment which will cause (a) vibrations or noise which may be felt or heard from the Common Area. or
(b) unreasonable annoyance to the Occupants of other Units.
13.8. SIGNS.
13.8.1. ON THE COMMON AREA
Subject to the provisions of CIVIL CODE §§712 and 713, no signs,
placards, decals or other similar objects, visible from the Common Area, neighboring property or streets,
shall be erected or displayed on the Common Area (including any Exclusive Use Common Area), without the
prior written permission of the Board; provided however, the following signs shall be permitted, all of the
foregoing of which shall conform with Applicable Law:
(a) Such signs as may be required by legal proceedings;
(b) One or more signs displayed by an Owner or the Owner's agent, on
such Owner's Condominium or on real property owned by another with that Owner's consent. which is
reasonably located, in plain view of the public, and is of reasonable dimensions and design, advertising the
following: (i) that the Condominium is for sale, lease or exchange by the Owner or the Owner's agent (ii)
directions to the Condominium. (iii) the Owner's or agent's name, and (iv) the Owner's or agent's address
and telephone number.
Any Owner who wishes to modify his Living Unit pursuant to this Section, shall comply with
the prov1s1ons of the "Architectural And Design Control" Article hereafter regarding the review and
approval by the Board or its delegated committee of such modifications, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
13.30. GARAGES.
Garage areas shall be used to park automobiles, standard sized pickup trucks, boats on
trailers or standard sized vans; provided that such vehicles may be fully enclosed or contained therein and
not interfere with the reasonable access to adjacent vehicles, and such vehicles to the contrary shall not be
permitted in the Project. The garage areas shall not be converted to any use other than for the parking of
motor vehicles. No owners or their tenants shall park more vehicles in the Community at any one time than
the number of vehicles that their Garage area(s), as applicable, was designed to accommodate. No Owner
shall block or impede access of fire fighting equipment to private streets and fire hydrants within the
Common A1ea. The Board may, from time to time, establish rules and regulations for the operation and
parking of vehicles in the Common Areas and such activities related thereto. Any permission from the Board
for use of an unassigned parking space, if any, will create only a license to use such parking space,
revocable at any time by the Board with three (3) days' written notice.
13.32. TOWING.
(a) Any vehicle within the Community parked in violation of this Declaration or the Rules
and Regulations of the Board may be removed as provided for in accordance with the provisions of California
Vehicle Code Section 22658.2 and any amendments thereto, or in accordance with City ordinances.
(b) The foregoing notwithstanding, the Association may cause the removal, without
notice, of any vehicle parked in a marked fire lane, within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant, or in a manner
which interferes with any entrance to or exit from the Project or any Condominium Unit, parking space,
garage or driveway located thereon.
(c) The Association shall not be liable for any damages incurred by the vehicle owner
because of the removal in compliance with this Section or for any damage to the vehicle caused by the
removal, unless such damage resulted from the intentional or negligent act of the Association or any person
causing the removal of or removing the vehicle. If requested by the owner of the vehicle, the Association
shall state the grounds for the removal of the vehicle.
14.7. DUTIES.
It shall be the duty of the Board to consider and act upon any and all proposals or plans
submitted to it pursuant to this Declaration and any Architectural Standards adopted by the Board, to insure
that any improvements constructed on the Condominium by anyone other than Declarant conform herewith,
to perform other duties delegated to it by Association within the time periods set forth herein, and to carry out
all other duties which may be imposed upon it by this Declaration. The Board, in its own name or on behalf
of the Association, may exercise all available legal and equitable remedies to prevent or remove any
unauthorized and unapproved construction or improvements on the Property or any portion thereof. The
Board shall have the right, upon reasonable notice, to inspect any and all improvements made by an Owner.
The Board shall have a duty to keep and maintain a record of all action from time to time taken by the Board
at all meetings or otherwise.
14.8. COMPENSATION.
Board members shall receive no compensation for services rendered, other than
reimbursement by the Association for expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties
hereunder. Provided, however, any Board member may receive compensation in the event he or she
renders services in a professional capacity.
14.12. VARIANCES.
The Board may authorize variances from compliance with any of the architectural provisions
of this Declaration when circumstances such as topography, natural obstructions, hardship, aesthetic or
environmental considerations may require, which variances shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Board.
Such variances must be in writing, and must be signed and acknowledged by at least a majority of the
members of the Board. The granting of a variance shall not operate to waive any of the terms and provisions
of this Declaration for any purpose except as to the particular property and particular provision covered by
the variance, nor shall it affect in any way the Owner's obligation to comply with all laws and regulations of all
appropriate governmental jurisdictions.
14.14. LIABILITY.
The Board shall not be liable to the Association or to any Owner for any damage, loss or
prejudice suffered or claimed on account of: (a) the approval or disapproval of any plans. drawings and
speciftcations, whether or not defective; (b) the construction or performance of any work, whether or not
pursuant to approved plans, drawings, and specifications; (c) the development of any property within the
neighborhood; or (d) the execution and filing of an estoppel certificate whether or not the facts therein are
correct; provided, however. that such Board member has acted in good faith on the basis of such information
as may be possessed by him.
~ RESPONSIBILITIES OF MAINTENANCE
15.1. GENERAL
The Association and all Owners are hereby required to maintain the areas described in this
Article. For purposes of this Article "maintenance" shall include, without limitation, the painting,
weatherproofing and cleaning of the items set forth below to keep a clean, safe and sanitary condition
necessary to preserve the attractive appearance of each Condominium and the Project and to protect the
values thereof. The Board shall have the power to determine the standards of such maintenance, which
shall be, at a minimum. in conformance with maintenance standards for similar projects in the area.
15.9. MOLD
The Association, with respect to Common Area, and each Owner and Occupant, with
respect to its Condominium, shall take all reasonable and appropriate steps to prevent conditions that may
cause mold or mildew to develop, including any recommendations contained in any Maintenance Manual or
in any applicable publications of the California Department of Health Services ("DHS") or the United States
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA''). As of the date of Recordation of these CC&RS, the EPA and
DHS have Internet Web sites which contain information and publications regarding mold and other biological
pollutants. For example, see "Biological Pollutants in Your Home" and "Mold Resources" on the EPA Web
site (http://www.epa.gov); and "Indoor Air Quality Info Sheet: Mold in My Home: What Do I Do" on the DHS
Web site (http://www.dhs.ca.gov). An Owner or Occupant shall promptly report to the Association any
evidence the Owner or Occupant may discover of moisture accumulation or mold in the Project. Should an
Owner or Occupant fail promptly to report to the Association any evidence of moisture accumulation or mold
in that Owner's Condominium that may affect the Common Area or should an Owner or Occupant fail
promptly to report to another Owner or Occupant any evidence of such moisture accumulation or mold that
may affect such other Owner's or Occupant's Unit, such Owner shall be obligated to reimburse the
Association and the other Owner(s) for all costs incurred by the Association or other Owner(s) as a result of
the unreasonable delay in reporting the condition to the Association or other Owner.
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15.10. ASSUMPTION OF MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS.
Declarant and its subcontractors, and the agents and employees of the same, shall have the
right to come upon the Common Area to complete the construction, refurbishment or installation of any
landscaping or other improvements to be installed thereupon. In the event that any of Declarant's
subcontractors are contractually obligated to maintain the landscaping and/or other improvements on any
portion of the Common Area, such maintenance shall not be assumed by the Association until the
termination of such contractual obligation. If there is any excess of assessments collected over actual
Common Expenses incurred by the Association, caused by reason of this Section, or otherwise, such excess
shall be placed in reserve to offset the future expenses of the Association in any manner designated by the
Board.
15.13. LANDSCAPEMANAGEMEN~
The Board of Directors of the Association shall employ a professional landscape contractor
("Landscape Contractor"), appropriately licensed by the State of California, to provide for the landscape
management and maintenance of the Project, as hereinafter described, and to serve as a consultant to the
16. INSURANCE
16.1. MASTER INSURANCE POLICY.
The Association shall obtain and continue in effect the following insurance:
(c) Among the affected Owners and their respective First Mortgagees according to the
relative values of the Units affected by the condemnation as determined by independent appraisal by a
qualified independent appraiser selected by the Board. In the event of a failure by the Board to agree on the
selection of an appraiser, an appraiser shall be appointed by the, then, President of the San Diego County
Bar Association.
21. AMENDMENTS
~ ENFORCEMENT
22.1. TERM
These CC&RS shall run with and bind the Property and shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Association or any Member, their respective legal representatives, heirs, successors and
(E) VENUE
The venue of the Resolution Process shall be in the county where
the Property is located, unless the Parties agree in writing to another location.
(D) MEDIATION
If the Parties to the Dispute cannot resolve the claim pursuant to the
procedures described in Section (B) above, the matter shall be submitted to mediation pursuant to the
mediation procedures adopted by Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services ("JAMS") (except as such
procedures are modified by the provisions of this Section 22.4.5(D)) or any successor thereto or to any other
entity offering mediation services that is mutually acceptable to such parties. No person shall serve as a
mediator in any Dispute in which the person has any financial or personal interest in the result of the
mediation, except by the written consent of all Parties to the Dispute participating in the mediation. Prior to
accepting any appointment, the prospective mediator shall disclose any circumstances likely to create a
presumption of bias or to prevent a prompt commencement of the mediation process. Except as provided in
Section 22.4.8 below, Purchaser/Owner covenants that Purchaser/Owner shall not commence any
arbitration against the Declarant Parties without complying with the procedures described in this Section
22.4.5(0).
(I) EXPENSES
All expenses of the mediation, including, but not limited to, the fees
and costs charged by the mediator and the expenses of any witnesses or the cost of any proof or expert
advice produced at the direct request of the mediator, shall be borne equally by the Parties to the Dispute
participating in the mediation unless they agree otherwise. Each Party to the Dispute participating the
mediation shall bear its own attorneys' fees and other costs in connection with such mediation.
22.4.6. ARBITRATION
Claimant(s) and Decla;ant Parties shall resolve any Post-Closing Dispute
not resolved as provided above exclusively through a binding arbitration Resolution Process. This arbitration
provision shall apply to any unresolved Post-Closing Disputes of any kind or nature regardless of the relief
sought.
(5) Expenses The fees and costs charged by JAMS and the
arbitrator ("Arbitration Expense'~ to initiate the arbitration Resolution Process shall be advanced by
Declarant. All Arbitration Expense, however, shall be paid as mutually agreed upon by the Parties. In the
event the Parties cannot agree upon the mutual payment of such Arbitration Expense, such Arbitration
Expense shall be paid as determined by the arbitrator. The foregoing notwithstanding, except as otherwise
agreed by the Parties or as required by Applicable Law, an Owner shall not be required to pay a total
Arbitration Expense greater than that that would be imposed upon the disputant if the Dispute had been filed
as a suit in court. The arbitrator may not award against an Owner any Arbitration Expense in excess of that
that would be recoverable as costs if the Post-Ciqsing Dispute had been litigated to final judgment in court.
(6) Attorneys' Fees and Costs Each Party shall bear its own
attorneys fees and costs (including expert witness costs) in the arbitration.
22.4.7. SEVERABILITY
Should any provision in this Section 22.4 be determined to be unenforceable
. or to have been waived, the remaining provisions shall be deemed to be severable therefrom and
enforceable according to their terms. In the event the arbitration Resolution Process is held not to apply or is
held invalid, void or unenforceable in its entirety for any reason, the Parties agree that all Post-Closing
Disputes shall be tried before a judge in a court of competent jurisdiction without a jury. The judge in such
court of competent jurisdiction shall have the power to grant all legal and equitable remedies and award
compensatory damages. The Parties each hereby waive and covenant not to assert their constitutional right
to trial by jury of Post-Closing Disputes. The Parties hereby covenant and agree that their mutual waiver of
jury trial shall be binding upon their respective successors and assigns and upon all persons and entities
asserting rights or claims or otherwise acting on behalf of the Parties or their successors and assigns.
24.3. ANNEXATION.
Upon approval in writing of the Association, pursuant to sixty-seven percent (67%) majority
of the voting power of its Members, excluding the voting power of the Declarant, the Owner of any property
who desires that it be added to the scheme of this Declaration and be subjected to the jurisdiction of the
Association, may file of record a Declaration of Annexation, which shall extend the scheme of this
Declaration to such property. After conversion of the Class B membership in the Association to Class A
membership, the action herein requiring membership approval shall require the vote or written consent of
24.5. NOTICE.
In each instance in which notice or demand is to be given to the Owner and/or Occupant of a
· Dwelling/Lot. the same shall be in writing and may be served in one or more of the following manners:
DECLARANT:
By:--.,....--------------
Eric W. Vaca
State of California
DATE:
By:
(Title)
State of California
DATE:
By:
(Title)
State of California
jurat.doc (10/95)
EXHIBIT "A"- LEGAL DESCRIPTION
and
When Recorded Mail To:
CCI
REF: 4474-4480 OREGON STREET
7777 ALVARADO RD STE 615
LA MESA CA 91941-3649
Said Property is situated in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of
California, and is legally described as:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
The Project comprises four (4) Units and the appurtenances as shown thereon.
LU-# Means and refers to a Living Unit or Unit, the terms being
synonymous.
PS-# Means and refers to Parking Space Exclusive Use Common Area.
The Project and this Plan are subject to the terms, provisions and conditions
stated in that certain DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
FOR "4474-4480 OREGON STREET" recorded concurrently herewith (the "Declaration").
Each definition set forth in the Declaration Article entitled ''DEFINITIONS," except as may be
otherwise or further defined and/or contextualized herein, shall have the same meaning within
this Plan and each such definition is by this reference incorporated herein and made a part
hereof.
DECLARANT:
By:-----------
ERIC W. VACA
State of California
DATED:
By:
(Title)
State of California
0708544 of Official Records in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County,
California, does hereby acknowledge by signature below, pursuant to California Civil
Code Section 1351 (e), the recordation of the foregoing "Certificate of Consent to
Recordation of Condominium Plan Pursuant to Civil Code Section 1351 (e).
DATED:
By:
(Title)
State of California