No. 2317 approving an amendment to the Declaration of Protective and Restrictive Covenants of the Blackthorn Corporate Center and Blackthorn Center Development Guidelines

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forth in Article II of the Declaration is carried out. • 7.3 Reservation of Conservation Easements. In furtherance of Article II herein, the Declarant may reserve unto itself, its successors, successors in interest and assigns a perpetual easement under, over, along, across and upon certain areas of Blackthorn to be known as Conservation Easement Areas for the exclusive purpose and use of conserving portions of Blackthorn in its pre- development, natural state and to further the intent of this Declaration. It is the intent of these Conservation Easement Areas to preserve certain unique natural systems located within Blackthorn. 7.3.1 Upon review of the plans and specifications for proposed improvements, the Committee may decide to reserve no more than ten percent (10%) of the area of a Lot as a Conservation Easement. The Conservation Easement will be included in the calculation as part of the Open Space requirement as described in the Guidelines. An Owner may reserve for the Declarant, as much as twenty-five percent (25%) of the Owner's Lot as a Conservation Easement, upon approval of the Committee. 7.3.2 No alterations, modifications, or changes, including without limitation; planting, locating, installing, removing, treating, repairing, irrigating, may be made to any natural system found in such Conservation Easement, nor shall any man-made Improvement be built, constructed, erected or suffered within the boundaries of such Conservation Easement, nor shall the Owner, its representatives, successors, successors in interest and assigns, or employees, or the Declarant, assigns, or employees, attempt to mow, prune, irrigate, scythe or otherwise or artificially maintain the natural systems found in such Conservation Easement without prior written approval of the Committee. 7.3.3 All the provisions of these easement reservations, including the benefits and burdens, run with the land and are binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors, successors in interest, assigns, heirs, tenants, and personal representatives of the Owners and Occupants from time to time of Blackthorn. 7.3.4 The rule of strict construction does not apply to the easement reservations herein above set forth. Such reservations shall be given a reasonable construction so that the intention of the Declarant as set forth in Article II of the Declaration is carried out. 7.4 Installation and Maintenance Responsibilities of landscape Areas. In furtherance of the purpose of these Declarations as stated in Article II herein. The following establishes installation and maintenance responsibilities of the Common Areas, the Landscape Easement Areas, Open Space and Parking Landscape Areas, and Conservation Easement Areas. 16 Blackthorn Corporate Park Covenants and Restrictions 5/30101