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97-044 . . . RESOLUTION NO. __97~44_ A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AND FINAL PLAT OF W A TERFORD 5TH ADDITION WHEREAS, the preliminary plat of Waterford 5th Addition has been submitted in the manner required for the platting of land under the Shorewood City Code and under Chapter 462 of Minnesota Statutes, and all proceedings have been duly had thereunder; and WHEREAS, the final plat of Waterford 5th Addition has been submitted in the manner required for the platting of land under the Shorewood City Code and under Chapter 462 of Minnesota Statutes, and all proceedings have been duly had thereunder; and WHEREAS, said plat is consistent with the Shorewood Comprehensive Plan and the regulations and requirements of the laws of the State of Minnesota and the City Code of the City of Shorewood. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shorewood as follows: 1 . That the preliminary plat of Waterford 5th Addition is hereby approved. 2. That the final plat of Waterford 5th Addition is hereby approved. 3 . That the approval is specifically conditioned upon the applicant recording the Declaration of Restrictions attached hereto and made a part hereof. 4. That the Mayor and City Administrator/Clerk are authorized to execute the Certificate of Approval for the plat on behalf of the City Council. 5 . That this final plat and the Declaration of Restrictions shall be recorded within 30 days of the date of certification of this Resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the execution of the Certificate upon said plat by the Mayor and City Administrator/Clerk shall be conclusive, showing a proper compliance therewith by the subdivider and City officials and shall entitle such plat to be placed on record forthwith without further formality, all in compliance with Minnesota Statutes and the Shorewood City Code. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 9th day of June, 1997. ~ I, . Fourth Draft - 7/14/97 DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS THIS DECLARATION is made this IA~ day Of~, 1997, by Trivesco, a Minnesota general partnership (~Declarant"). RECITALS A. Declarant is the owner of real property located in the County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, described as: Lot 1, Block 1, Waterford 5th Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof (the ~Real Property"). B. On June 9, 1997, the City Council of the City of Shorewood, Minnesota (the ~City") approved the final plat of Waterford 5th Addition. As a condition of such plat approval, the Ci ty Council has required Declarant to execute and record this . Declaration in order to impose certain restrictions on the use and improvement of the Real Property. C. Declarant has agreed to execute and record this Declaration for the purpose of satisfying the above condition of final plat approval. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, Declarant hereby declares that the Real Property shall be held, transferred, leased, improved, occupied and developed subject to the following conditions and restrictions: ARTICLE I. LAND USE AND BUILDING TYPE Section 1. The Real Property shall be used for residential purposes only. Residential purposes include single family . dwellings and attached or detached garages, swimming pools, tennis . . ~, courts and attendant structures, such as storage sheds, cabanas, and a house/shed or shelter for permitted.pets. No dwelling shall be erected, altered or placed on the Real Property or permitted to remain there other than one detached single family dwelling not to exceed two stories in height, as measured from grade. In the event the dwelling includes a walk-out basement, the basement shall not be counted as a stor'.l. The aggregate garage space on the Real Property shall not exceed space for three cars plus reasonable storage space. Section 2. All structures constructed or placed on the Real Property shall be totally completed on the exterior thereof within - nine months after commencement of construction. ARTICLE II. ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL Section 1. No dwelling, buildingr driveway, walkway, wall, fencer garager aerial, antenna, wi~e, piper mailbox, mailbox stand, exterior ornament, swimming pool, landscaping, or other structure (herein "Improvement") shall be constructed, alteredr improved or placed upon the R~al Property without prior written approval by Declarant of . the plans and specifications for the Improvement, including site location thereof. Section 2. Before construction of any Improvement is commenced, the owner of the Real Property shall subrni t to the Declarant, one (1) complete set of architectural plans and specifications (including, without limitation, full site plans, exterior materials and driveway plan), in care of Declarant at . 14201 Excelsior Boulevard, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55345. c: \filc \ triv=o \ watc::5.dcc 2 . . . .... Section 3. Within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of arc hi tectural plans and specifications, the Declarant shall approve the plans and specifications, except that Declarant may disapprove plans and specifications only for one or more of the following reasons: a. Noncompliance with this Declaration; b. Failure of the exterior of the proposed Improvements to be of a style compatible with, or failure of a dwelling to be of the same general size, quality of construction and price range as, the dwellings constructed in Waterford and Waterford, 2nd Addition; c. Failure of a dwelling or fence to be placed and oriented on the Real Property in a manner compatible to the dwellings built in Waterford and Waterford, 2nd Addition and in a_manner compatible with the terrain of the Real PropertYi d. Failure of a fence to be compatible with improvements on adjoining lots, and with the character of Waterford and Waterford, 2nd Addition as a whole, in terms of height, locationr designr materials and/or obstruction of views; and e. Failure of the plans and specifications to information necessary to evaluate the characteristics. show all foregoing The Declarant's determinations concerning the plans and specifications shall be conclusive. If the Declarant disapproves the plans and'specifications, it shall notify the purchaser/owner of the Real Property in writing of the reason for such disapproval and, in the case of the plans and specifications, the deficiencies which must be cured to obtain approval. Section 4. If construction of any Improvement is commenced without approval of the plans and specifications, or if construction of any Improvement is completed not in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, Declarant may b::::ing an c:\file \triv=o\ waterS,dec 3 ",. . action to enjoin further construction and to compel the owner of the Real Property to conform the Improvement to the plans and specifications approved by the Declarant, provided that such action shall be commenced and a notice of lis pendens shall be filed no later than ninety (90) days after the date on which the Certificate of Occupancy is issued by the appropriate municipal authority. Section 5. The Declarant shall retain all plans and specifications submitted to it, and a record of all actions taken with regard to them. Section 6. Declarant shall be concerned .about aesthetic characteristics only and shall not assert architectural or - engineering expertise in its review of plans and specifications. Declarant may only request design modifications in the interest of . producing overall Improvements that are complimentary to or compatible with .the dwellings constructed in Waterford and Waterford, 2nd Addition. It is the sole duty and responsibility of the owner of the Real Property to employ an architect or other qualified person to design any Improvements and any requested modifications in ~. safe and architecturally sound manner. The owner of the Real Property, and the owner's heirs, successors and assigns waive any right to claim damages from Declarant or its general partners as a result of plans and specifications furnished to Declarant or Declarant's review and approval of plans, specifications. Declarant shall not be responsible or liable to any owner of the Real Property, or anyone claiming under or through any such owner, in any manner whatsoever for any defect in any . plans or specifications submitted to Declarant, nor as revised at c: \ file \ triv=o\waterS.dec 4 . Declarant's request, or for any work done pursuant to the requested changes of said plans and specifications. Section 7. The provisions of this Article II, except for Section 6, shall terminate 90 days after the date of issuance by the City of Shorewood of a final Certificate of Occupancy for the single family residential improvements initially constructed on the Real Property by the owner of the Real Property. The provisions of Section 6 of this Article II shall be perpetual in duration. ARTICLE III. STRUCTURE LOCATION No structure shall be located on the Real Property nearer to - the front line or _ nearer to the side lot line than the minimum building setback lines permitted by applicable ordinances of the . City in effect as of the date hereof, or of the requirements as stated in the Planned Unit Development Agreement (the "P.U.D.") in effect governing the Waterford Planned Unit Deve~opment. event a discrepancy exists, the provisions of the P. U. D. shall In the govern., Any application for a variance therefrom must be approved by the Developer prior to presentation to the City. This section is intended to define the procedure for application for variance from the requirements of this Declaration, and does not impair an individual's right to request and obtain a variance from the City. ARTICLE IV. BUSINESS ACTIVITIES No business may be continuously conducted or operated in or . from the Real Property which causes inconveniences, excessive traffic, excessive parking congestion or undue annoyance to the c:\file \ criv=o\ waterS.de:: 5 . neighborhood. ARTICLE V. NUISANCES No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on upon the Real Property, nor shall anything be done thereon which may be, or may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood. ARTICLE VI. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES No structure of a temporary character, recreational vehicle, trailer, basement, tent, shack, garage, barn or other outbuilding shall be used on the Real Property at any time as a residence either temporarily.or permanently. .' ARTICLE VII. . STORAGE OF VEHICLES, ETC. All recreational vehicles, trailers, boats, snowmobiles and wheeled or' tracked vehicles (not including passenger cars or any equipment used in construction or repair of the Real Property) shall be stored within a garage or enclosure on the Real Property, and shall not be vLsible from outside the Real Property. ARTICLE VIII. DRIVEWAYS All driveways shall be hard-surfaced. ARTICLE IX. NONPERMITTED STRUCTURES . No television satellite dishes, or radio or television an~enna towers, or electric generating windmills or other similar structures shall be permitted, provided however, that tel.evision c: \file \ trivesco \ W3ter:5.dec 6 . satellite dishes may be permitted if it can clearly be demonstrated to the Declarant that no adverse impact will be suffered by any lot in Waterford or Wat.erford, 2nd Addition. No antenna of any sort shall be installed or maintained which is visible from the front of neighboring lots in Waterford or Waterford, 2nd Addition unless it can clearly be demonstrated to the Declarant that no adverse impact will be suffered by any lot in Waterford or Waterford, 2nd Addition or unless such neighboring lots themselves have satellite dishes or antennae visible from the Real Property. ARTICLE X. LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY - No animals, livestock or poultry of any kin~ shall be raised, bred or kept art the Real .Property, except that dogs, cats and other . household pets may be kept, provided that they are not kept, bred or maintained for any commercial purposes. No more than two cats and/or dogs shall be kept by the owners of the Real Property at any one time except that a litter of kittens or puppies may be kept until one month after they are weaned and except that more than two household pets . may be kept provided they do not constitute a nuisance. ARTICLE XI. EASEMENTS Easements for installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities are reserved as shown on the recorded plat of Waterford, 5th Addition. Within these easements, no structure shall be placed or permitted to remain which may damage or . interfere with the installation and maintenance of utilities, or c: \file \ trivi=o \ waterS .dec 7 . . . which may change the direction of flow of drainage channels in the easements, or which may obstruct or retard the flow of TNa ter through drainage channels in the easements, except that a bi tuminous or concrete driveway or walk .which does not impede surface water runoff and drainage may be installed and maintained across the easement subject to disturbance for installation and maintenance of utilities. Easement areas and all improvements in them shall be maintained continuously by the owner of the Real Property, except for those improvements for which a public authority or utility company is responsible. A..ttTICLE XII. RUBBISH The Real Property shall not be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish, except construction debris during construction of Improvements. Said construction debris shall not be allowed to accumulate and remain on the Real Property. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers. All incinerators or other equipment for storage or disposal of such material shall be ~ept in a clean and sanitary condition. ARTICLE XIII. SOIL, GRADING No sod, soil, sand, gravel or timber, shall be sold or removed from the Real Property, except for the purpose of excavating for the construction or alteration of Improvements on said premises or appurtenances thereto, or for the proper grading thereof, or for landscaping, or for road improvements. c:\file\trivesco \ wate::5.dec 8 ARTICLE XIV. . SIGNS No signs of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on the Real Property except as follows: a. Notwithstanding any of the provisions set forth below, all signs erected on the Real Property shall conform to sign ordinances of the City as amended from time to time or variance thereto approved by the City Council. b. After initial construction of single family residential improvements on the Real Property, one sign of not more than six (6) square feet in area advertising the Real Property for sale is permitted. ARTICLE XV. TEfu'1 - This Declaration of Restrictive Covenants shall run with title to the Real Property and shall be a servitude thereof, and shall be '. binding on all of the parties hereto, upon all persons claiming under them, and upon all purchasers of all or any of the Real Property so-described herein and their heirs, assigns, mortgagees and successors-in-interest. All of the provisions of this Declaration shall remain in full force and effect until twenty (20) years from the d~.te hereof, at which time. they shall cease. Notwi thstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Article II of this Declaration, except for Section 6 thereof, shall terminate 1Q days after the date of issuance by the City of the final Certificate of Occupancy for the initial single family residential improvements constructed on the Real Property. ARTICLE XVI. SEVERABILITY . Invalidat"ion of anyone or more of the provisions of this c: \ file \ trivesco \ IO"ater5.dec 9 . . . Declaration by judgment or court order shall not affect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect until the date of expiration. ARTICLE XVII. ENFORCEMENT Only Declarant shall have the right to enforce the provisions of this Declaration by proceedings ln its own name in law to recover damages or in equity to restrain violation, against any person violating or attempting to violate any covenant or provision hereo f . Failure to enforce any of the provisions of this Declaration in any particular instance shall in no event be deemed to be a waiver of the right to do so as to any subsequent violation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Declarant has caused this Declaration of Restrictive Covenants to be executed as of the date and year first above written. Trivesco BycY~fi~ Paul N. Steiner, Partner By Mason, Inc., 10 . . . -. By Highland Properties, Inc., Partner STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ~ The foregoing instrument was acknowledged this/~~ day of 4...1't ,1997, by Paul N. Steiner, a partner of Trivesco, a Minnesota partnership, on behalf of said partnership. TODD O. WITCRAFT .....-:- NOTARY PUBLIC' MINNESOTA / ~ I). tA.J, I~ . .Jf. HENNEPIN COUNTY bl ' :2f%-:71Jv Cor,mi>SlOn Expires Jan. 31,2000 No tary Pu 1 C -:::.........""'..J"",. ~,/'..r~"'V'-.'\,I'../.,A..,/>.A....... STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN The foregoing instrument was acknowledged this I~ day of .:J..lL _, 1997, by::J~ ;H~ , the President of Robert ~Inc., a Minnesota corporation, a partner of Trivesco, a Minnesota partnership, on behalf of said partnership. TODD O. WITCRAFT \ NOTARY PUBLIC' MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY My Commission Expires Jan. 31,2000 ~ p. /a'h~~ Notary Public '" STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN The foregoing instrument was acknowledged this I~day of .:::r ~ ,1997, by Mark Z. Jones, the President of Highland Properties, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, a partner of Trivesco, a Minnesota partnership, on behalf of said partnership. --r I,.JJ /). m;/I!J~ Notary Public TODD O. WITCRAFT NOTMY PUBUC . MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY Mv CommisSion Expires Jan. 31, 2100 11 . . . THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: Vesely, Miller & Steiner 400 Norwest Bank Building 1011 First Street South Hopkins, Minnesota 55343 UPDATED BY: Shorewood Planning Dept. 5755 Country Club Road Shorewood, Minnesota 55331 12