1. PURPOSE AND DENSITY: The lots described and embraced in the above described property shall be solely for residential purposes. No structure shall be erected, altered or permitted to remain on any lot of less than six (6) acres in size other than one (1) single family residential structure in addition to such garages, decks, and other out buildings for the pleasure and convenience of the occupants of said single family dwellings. Tracts of six (6) acres or more may have two detached single family residences. Ten (10) acres or larger may have three single family residences. Residences shall be restricted to DCA approved or site built homes. A barn may be permitted on each lot as long as it meets Monroe County Zoning Ordinances.

2. SIZE REQUIREMENTS: Eligible homes shall have a minimum of 1,300 square feet heated and cooled living area not including any garages, porches or other additions not heated and cooled. DCA approved or site-built homes having less than the minimum size requirements shall not be constructed or placed on any lot in said subdivision.

3. SETBACKS: No building shall be erected or maintained closer to the side lot lines than thirty (30) feet nor tho the front lot line than seventy-five (75) feet nor to the rear property line than thirty (30) feet.

4. USES PERMITTED: The intent of theses covenants is to maintain the area as a desirable place to live. No trade or commercial activity of any kind shall ve conducted or permitted on any lot nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood. A constantly barking dog or roaming dogs and cats are considered a nuisance.

5. ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY: Corrals and stables shall comply with all rules and regulations issued by either the Monroe County Board of Health or the Monroe County Zoning Authority. No pigs, pens, or stiles shall be maintained on any lot and all quarters for riding horses and hoofed animals shall be kept in a sanitary manner. Fowl may be kept with the consent of the adjoining lot owners. No animals, livestock, poultry, or reptiles of any kind whatsoever shall be of a ferocious nature.

6. GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL: No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish. Garbage or other waste shall not be kept on said premises except in sanitary containers with securely fitted lids or tops thereon, ans must be maintained behind the house except for day of garbage pickup or disposal. Garbage is to be handled by whatever means the governments of Monroe County, or other local government agencies, provide.

7 . SEWERAGE DISPOSAL: Septic tanks with adequate drainage fields shall be permitted on any lot, and any such system must be designed, located, and constructed in accordance with the requirements, standards, an recommendations of the Georgia Department of Public Health. Approval of any system installed shall be obtained from the Public Health Officer of Monroe County.

8. CONDITION OF LOT: Each land owner is required to keep unsightly trash and debris from his/her property. All lots shall be maintained so that no weeds and underbrush shall be permitted to grow in close proximity to dwelling units. In the event that any owner of any property in the subdivision shall fail to remove refuse piles or other unsightly growth or objects such as junked motor vehicles, then the subdivider may enter upon such lands and remove the same at the expense of the owner and such entry shall not be deemed a trespass. In the event of such a removal a lien shall arise and be created in favor of the subdivider and against such lot for the full amount of said removal. This lien shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days shall constitute a default under the terms of the mortgage.

9. INOPERABLE VEHICLES: No inoperable vehicle, whether junk or antique, may be kept on any lot for more than thirty (30) days except within an enclosed carport or garage. The express purpose of this provision is to prevent the storage or parking of junked automobiles or trucks on the premises. In addition, tractor trailer rigs and dump trucks shall not be parked on the premises of any lot. All boats, trailers, recreational or camping vehicles and motor homes shall be parked in the rear of the residence and out of view of the road wherever possible. Such vehicles may be parked under an open carport.

10. SIGNS: No sign of any kind shall be displayed to public on any lot except one professionally painted sign of not more than two (2) by four (4) feet in size. Signs advertising the property “For Sale” or signs of a temporary use by a builder or developer to advertise the property or subdivision during the construction and sales period shall be permitted. The subdivision sign erected by the developer may be four (4) feet by eight (8) feet in size.

11. MAILBOXES: Mailboxes for each lot shall be positioned adjacent to the street so that there is no interference with normal traffic but will allow access to the mail carrier without having to pull off the roadway surface. Mailboxes shall be maintained so as not to distract from the overall appearance of the subdivision.

12. FENCING: All fencing on said lots shall be installed in a professional manner using only quality materials so as not to be a detriment to adjoining properties and must conform to all state and county requirements.

13. REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS: For a violation or breech of any of these Protective Covenants by any person claiming by, through, or under the subdivider, or by virtue of any judicial proceedings, the subdivider and the lot owners, or any of them acting individually or severally, shall have the right to proceed at law or in equity to compel a compliance with the terms hereof to prevent the violation or breech of any provision of these covenants. The failure to promptly enforce any one or more of the Protective Covenants shall not bar their enforcement at a later date. There is also conferred upon the Zoning Enforcement Officer of Monroe County an independent right and power to enforce all covenants and conditions set forth herein.

14. SEVERABILITY: Invalidation of any one or more of these Protective Covenants by judgement, court order or decree shall in not way affect the validity of any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect.

15. PERIOD AND SUCCESSION: These Covenants are real covenants running with the land ans shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of all purchasers and all persons claiming under them for a period of twenty-five (25) years from the dated these covenants are recorded. After which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for successive ten (10) year periods unless at any time within any extension period an instrument is signed by a majority of the then owners of said lots and placed on record agreeing to change said covenants in whole or in part. Any such changes, however, must meet the minimum requirements of the regulations of any governmental authority that may exist for the purpose of regulating the use of the land.