ARTICLE I- DEFINITIONS
A. "Association" shall mean and refer to The
Hammock Beach Estates Home Owner's Association, Inc., a Florida
corporation not for profit.
B. "Developer" shall mean and refer to Sim-Par,
Inc., a Florida corporation, its successors and assigns.
C. "Declaration" shall mean and refer to this
instrument.
D. "Lot" shall mean and refer to any lot as
more particularly described above.
E. "Lot Owner" shall mean arid refer to the
holder or holders of the fee title to a lot as herein defined.
F. "Person" shall mean and refer to any person,
firm, association or corporation.
G. "Dwelling Unit" shall mean and refer to a
single family residential unit to be used as an abode for one family.
H. "Enclosed Living Area" shall mean and refer
to the square footage of a dwelling unit under roof, exclusive of open
porches, atriums, screened in patios, court yards, garages, or 'other
similar type space.
I - "Developer Improvements" shall mean and refer to the
entrance feature, perimeter wall, landscaping, drainage, retention areas, lakes,
and any street lighting or mailboxes which may be originally installed by the
company, whether such improvements are located on dedicated rights of way,
individual lots, or on real property owned by the Home Owner's Association. Upon
creation of the Home Owner's Association provided for herein, the Developer
shall provide to the Association a written statement of the developer
improvements as defined herein and which shall be the responsibility of said
Association to operate and maintain.
1. Storm Water Retention Area, Parcel A. A
stormwater retention area identified as Parcel A, is located on the
Plat of Armand Beach Estates. Parcel A shall be included within the
definition of "Developer Improvements" as identified on page 2
of the Declaration of Covenants, Restrictions and Easements as
originally recorded at Official Record Book 0422, Page 0417, Public
Records of Flagler County, Florida. All provisions
regarding "Developer Improvements" shall apply to the
stormwater retention area identified as Parcel A.
2. Roadway - Parcel B.
A. Perpetual. Non-Exclusive Easement. There is
a road identified as Parcel B, on the plat of Armand Beach Estates. The
road is named "Ocean Dune Circle" and is a private road. The
road provides access for lots 1 through 29 inclusive. A perpetual
nonexclusive easement in favor of all lot owners and dwelling unit
owners for lots 1 through 29 inclusive Armand Beach Estates hereby
specifically created over and upon the roadway identified as Parcel B.
This easement runs in favor of all such owners and their families,
guests, lessees, invitees and others, all for the use and purpose of
providing access to lot numbers 1 through 29 and dwelling units located
thereon.
B. Maintenance of Road. The owners of said
lots and/or dwelling units (1-29) are responsible , for the care,
maintenance and preservation of said road, which funds shall be
collected by the Association as a special assessment
against lots 1 through 29 inclusive only, pursuant to the provisions of
Article VII ASSOCIATION OPERATION AND
ASSESSMENTS, found at page 12 of the Declaration as originally recorded
at Official Record Book 0422, Page 0427, Public
Records of Flagler County, Florida. The Association shall determine and
assess costs necessary for the care, preservation and maintenance of
said road and shall collect same as provided in Article VII as a special
assessment against lots 1-29 only. The Association shall have all lien
and foreclosure rights for non-payment as provided in Article VII. At
the discretion of the Association, the costs of maintenance and repair
for the road may be budgeted as a capital expense item and collected in
addition to the regular assessments; or alternatively, may be assessed
and collected as a special assessment as and when maintenance and
repairs are necessary. Regardless of the method of collection, the
Association shall collect and maintain separate records for all funds
paid toward the care, preservation and maintenance of the road. Funds
collected for road maintenance may be used only for said purpose; and
said funds may not be co-mingled for use by the Association incident to
other expenses. Likewise, no funds collected from regular assessments
paid by all unit owners shall be used for the care, maintenance or
preservation of the road identified as parcel B. At the discretion of
the Board of Directors of the Association, a three (3) member advisory
committee consisting of three (3) lot owners from lots 1 through 29
inclusive, may be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Association
for purposes of providing direction to the Association on matters
relating to the care, maintenance and preservation of this road, and
expenses associated therewith.
C. Use of Roadway The use of said road
identified as Parcel
B must always be consistent with City, County or State rules and
regulations regarding the use of streets and roads. By way of
illustration, and not limitation, vehicles must be operated by licensed
drivers and all terrain vehicles or other similar off road vehicles may
not be not be operated upon the roadway identified as Parcel B.
Notwithstanding, nothing shall interfere with the designation of said
road as a private road. The Developer, at Developer's sole option, may
erect security gates at he entrance of said road. If security gates are
erected by the Developer, the Association shall maintain said security
gates from the special assessment collected from lot owners of lots 1
through 29 inclusive.
D. Traffic Control Devices - Agreement. All traffic control devices located upon said private road (Parcel B)
shall
be in conformity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD)
developed by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Either the
Developer or the Association shall have the authority to enter into a
traffic control agreement with a municipality or
the County pursuant to Florida law. Whether or not a
traffic control agreement is executed; traffic control shall be
permitted by the jurisdiction or jurisdictions which control traffic on
public roads. No lot owner may object or interfere
with traffic control by appropriate governmental agencies.
J - "Recreation Facility" shall mean and refer to
the following described real property, to-wit:
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Lots 203 and 204, Armand Beach East Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 8, page
22, Public Records of Flagler County,
Florida.
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K - "Properties" shall mean and refer to the real
property above herein and any additions thereto as are subjected
Declaration pursuant to the provisions of Article XI
herein.