HomeMy WebLinkAboutCombined BCC Final Plat Staff Report for Painted Hills 102-MA-23APPLICANTS:Meadows Holding Company,LLC
PROJECT NAME:Painted Hills Subdivision Preliminary Plat
COMMUNITY PLAN AREA:Upper Valley
ZONING:Rural
PIN:3219-213-00-255 and 3219-204-00-255
SURVEYOR:Surveyor Scherbel,Ltd.
PLANNER:Emmett Mavy
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PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Planning Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners APPROVE File #102-MA-23
Painted Hills Subdivision,a Major Subdivision Final Plat,with:
●Findings of Approval A.through D.
●Resolution of Approval
FINDINGS OF APPROVAL:
A.The proposed subdivision plat is substantially compliant with the provisions of the Wyoming
Statutes regarding county subdivisions,including:
a.Star Valley Conservation District Review,
b.Public Notice in Newspaper of General Circulation
B.The proposed subdivision plat is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Lincoln County
Comprehensive Plan,including:
a.Orderly land use development,
C.The proposed subdivision plat is consistent with the policies and standards of the Lincoln County
Land Use Regulations,including:
a.Procedures for Preliminary and Final Plat Application,
b.Residential Density Standards,
c.Rural Zone and Minor Subdivision Improvement Standards
102-MA-23
BCC -FINAL PLAT
D.The proposed subdivision plat is consistent with the approved Preliminary Plat Permit
102-MA-23,including the satisfaction of the Development Agreement for Painted Hills
Subdivision.
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PROPOSAL:Major Subdivision Preliminary Plat proposal to subdivide 240 +/-acres into 36 residential
lots ranging in size from 3.25 to 13.37 acres.The average lot size will be 6.5 +/-acres in the Rural Zone
at a density of .334 units per acre.The lots will share private subdivision roads off of State HWY 238
west of Afton. Each lot will have individual wells and individual septic systems.
LOCATION:The vacant site is surrounded by agricultural uses with the exception of a residential home
to the north.The subject property is just 2.5 miles west of the Town of Afton in Section 21,Township 32
North,Range 119 West.
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EXHIBITS:
1.Final Plat
2.Vicinity Map
3.Development Agreement
4.Draft of the CC&R's,HOA,or Road Maintenance Agreement
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102-MA-23
BCC -FINAL PLAT
UV238
Afton
20
15
24
3533
25
32
29
34
26
36
17 13
23
27
22
1416
28
21 32N 119W
UV238
Mantua Meadows Lane
Harmony Creek Drive
PARRY, CASEY
R & TAMI JWILSON, PETERC & MYKELL E
NEUENSCHWANDER,JOEL D
LIVINGSTON, JAMES G& JEANELLE E ANGELL,
BLAKE &
CINDY
JACK,
TYLER & MANDY
TURNER, ROSS& BEVERLY
BURTON, JAMIE H
TRUSTEE
REIDE, PM & JM
TRUSTEES
LANCASTER, KELLEN
& CONNIE TRUSTEESHAWKINS, W HERB &
LORETTA W TRUSTEES
ALLMARAS,
CORY &
MARY ANN
L 2 RANCH
LLC
POLLETT, KATHLEEN
DELORME, CARRIE &
MARYANN PHILLIPSL 2 RANCH LLC
WARD, JEANENNE J
HUMBERT,
ALBERT G
MILLER,
DIANNE M
TRUSTEE
FAICCO, JOHNR & KATHRYNJOHNSON, ROBERT
D & CHRISTINA M
HOWES,
CRAIG W& ANGELA RJOHNPEER, GRANT
L JR & SHARON EGREENWALD,DONN D & LAURA A RASMUSSEN,
LEONARD B & BRENDA
FINCH,NATHAN
& SUZANNE
SWENSEN, JACK M
& LAURIA JTRUSTEES
ISAACSON, ADAM
C & EMILY M MATTHEWS,RIK W & MARCIA
D TRUSTEES
BINGHAM,JANE A
TRUSTEE L 2 RANCH LLC L 2 RANCH LLC
TAYLOR,
JOSEPH E
TAYLOR,
JOSEPH E
MEADOWSHOLDING
COMPANY LLC
GIBBONS, AUSTIN M &MERLYN B TRUSTEES
MEADOWS
HOLDINGCOMPANY LLC
L DEE &
JOSEPH C
NIELD, LLC
SALT RIVERMOTOR
HOLDING, LLC
WILKES, KIP
R TRUSTEE
JOHNSON,
STVEN J &
KRISTIN CMILLER, MICHAEL
T & LINDAJ, TRUSTEES
MEADOWSHOLDING
COMPANY LLC
MEADOWS HOLDING
COMPANY LLC
BROWNING,DOMINICMENDENHALL,EZEKIAL &
MCKENZIE
MCCLURE,BRIAN S &
SARAH J MACKAY,
DARRENDEE ETAL
GOTTS,
JAMES& ADELE L
MOUNTAIN
HEIGHTS CONDOMINIUM HOA
DAVIS,BRUCE OR
BETTY
WILKES, KIPR TRUSTEE
WILKES, KIP
R TRUSTEE
PEAVLER, WADE &TERESA
TRUSTEESPEAVLER TRUST
STOREY, BRETT
A & CORRINE
J TRUSTEESCURTIS, DAVIDR & TINA M
TRUSTEES
LEAVITT, SETH
& KORTNEY
FRANICH,RICHARD & DEBRA
CAZIER,
CHAD D &KIMBERLY S
CAZIER,
CHAD D &
KIMBERLY S
HOUGHTON,
JEFF T &AMIE HANGELL,
CINDY F
SILVA, DANIEL H
JR & KANDRA L
CAZIER,
G DANYEL
CALL,
LANIECETRUSTEE
SALT RIVER MOTOR
HOLDING, LLC
PEAVLER, WADE& TERESA TRUSTEES
BURK,
CASEY E &DANNA J
PEAVLER TRUST
ELFERING, ROXANNE
J & DANIELLE M
WILKES, KIPR TRUSTEE
CAZIER, CHAD
D & KIMBERLY S
WILKES, KIP
R TRUSTEE
WILKES,KIP R,
TRUSTEE
MILLER, DIANNE
M TRUSTEE
ALDRIDGE,
KAREN H TRUSTEE
NEUMANN,
TAMMY &DANNY
ANGELL,CINDY F
TURNER, ROSS
& BEVERLY
CALL FIDUCIARY
MANAGEMENT
LLC TRUSTEE
O'BRIEN,
ERICK &JORDAN
Maxar, Microsoft
Major Subdivision Application
Roads
Road_Type
US Highways
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File No 102 MA 23
Painted Hills Subdivision
Meadows Holding Company,
LLC
Prepared using available data by Katie Gipson, on 26 May 2023. Map is for informational purposes only and in no way represents an official survey of land.
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DECLARATION OF COVENANTS,
CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
-FOR-
PAINTED HILLS
SUBDIVISION
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THIS DECLARATION of protective covenants, conditions, and restrictions is made
and executed by Meadows Holding Company, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company
("Declarant") and/or its successors or assigns, on this ____ day of ________, 2023.
WHEREAS, Declarant is the owner of certain property ("Property") located in Lincoln
County, Wyoming, described more particularly as follows:
All lots within the Painted Hills subdivision ("Subdivision"), according to the
plats thereof attached hereto as Exhibit A and recorded in the Office of the
County Clerk and Ex-Officio Register of Deeds of Lincoln County, Wyoming on
________________ as Receiving No. ______________, (hereafter referred to as
"Plat");
and
WHEREAS, in order to provide for the orderly development and controlled use of the
Property, the Subdivision, and the Lots created within the Subdivision, and
WHEREAS, in order to provide for the maintenance, repair, replacement, and
management of the common areas for the benefit of the Declarant, other present Owners and
future Owners; and
WHEREAS, in order to protect the value and desirability of the Subdivision and the
Property located therein, in a manner consistent with the requirements of the applicable Lincoln
County Land Use Regulations;
THEREFORE, Declarant adopts the following Protective Covenants, Conditions, and
Restrictions ("Covenants"), and does hereby impose the same upon the above-described Property
and Subdivision, and hereby declares that said lands shall be held, sold, and conveyed subject to
such Covenants hereafter.
The Covenants shall run with the Property and Subdivision, and shall be binding upon all
parties having or acquiring any right, title, or interest in any Lot in the Subdivision or the
Property, or any part thereof, and shall be for the benefit of each Owner of any Subdivision Lot
or other portion of the Property, or any interest therein, and shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Owners, their heirs, successors, and assigns.
All the land described as part of the Subdivision in the Plat, whether or not referred to in
any deed of conveyance of such land, at all times is and shall be held transferred, sold, conveyed,
and occupied subject to these Covenants.
I.
RULES, REGULATIONS, AND COMPLIANCE
1.Compliance with rules and regulations. Every Owner, and their family, tenants,
agents, and guests, shall comply with all rules and regulations set forth herein, as well as any
rules and regulations hereafter adopted by the Painted Hills Homeowners Association
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("Association"). It shall be each Owner's responsibility to assure that their family, tenants,
agents, and guests comply with the rules and regulations.
2.Further subdivision prohibited. "Lot Splits" and/or any further subdivision of
Lots are prohibited.
3.Specific rules and regulations.
a.Each Owner shall maintain their Lot at all times in a safe, sanitary, and
attractive condition, and shall promptly repair or correct any condition not
consistent with the provisions of this Declaration and the rules and regulations of
the Association.
b.No Owner shall engage in or permit any conduct on their Lot or the
Common Areas that will interfere with the rights, comforts, or convenience of
other Owners, and their families, tenants, agents, or guests, and the reasonable
enjoyment by others of their Lots and the Common Areas.
c.Children and pets will be the direct responsibility of the Owner whose
family, invitees, or guests they are. Such Owner shall be responsible for full
supervision of children and pets while within the Subdivision and for compliance
by them with all rules and regulations of the Association.
d.Owners may lease out their home, guest houses, casitas, or accessory
structures individually or as a group, for periods of not less than thirty (30) days.
All tenants must agree in writing to abide by the provisions of this Declaration
and all other rules and regulations of the Association. The Owner shall remain
responsible for a tenant's compliance with the provisions of this Declaration and
all other rules and regulations of the Association.
e.Motorcycles, ATV's, snowmobiles, and similar vehicles may be used only
on the designated roads within the Subdivision, and not otherwise on any Lot or
within the Common Areas, or in any unsafe, noisy, or offensive manner.
f.No Owner shall make or permit any disturbing noise, play or permit to be
played any musical instrument, nor operate or permit to be operated any
equipment, in such a manner within the Subdivision as to disturb or annoy other
Owners, and their families, tenants, agents, or guests. A "reasonable person"
standard shall be applied to determine what is disturbing or annoying to others.
Owners may make written request in advance, and the Association may from time
to time approve, temporary and occasional exceptions to this rule for
extraordinary events, construction needs, or other purposes.
g.No hazardous, illegal, noxious, or offensive activities or materials shall be
permitted within the Subdivision, nor shall anything be done or placed within the
Subdivision which is or may become a nuisance. No flammable, combustible,
explosive or hazardous fluids, chemicals, or substances shall be kept, stored, or
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distributed on a Lot or on the Common Areas, except as permitted by the
Association.
h.No electronic equipment may be permitted in the Subdivision which
interferes with the television, radio, telephone, or internet reception of another
Owner.
i.Only high-quality exterior lighting shall be used to illuminate a Lot and/or
the structures thereon. Such lighting shall only be installed and maintained as
approved by the Association. All outside lighting shall be arranged, directed
and/or shielded so as to prevent any significant light from shining onto adjacent
Common Areas and/or other Lots. Owners may also install temporary holiday
lighting and decorations provided that such lighting is not installed more than 20
days before, and is removed within 20 days after, the applicable holiday.
j.All pets, livestock, and other animals shall be maintained for personal and
family use and enjoyment only, and not commercial, animal husbandry, or re-sale
purposes. No Owner shall keep more than two (2) dogs nor more than two (2) cats
on a Lot and all such dogs/cats shall be kept from creating a nuisance or
disturbance to other Owners. Pet owners shall be responsible for picking up and
cleaning up after their pets. Larger livestock such as horses and steers are limited
to one (1) animal per acre.
k.The Association may by rule, regulation, or bylaws, limit and/or prohibit
the parking, placement, storage, and use of any recreational vehicle (RV),
including any trailer, camper, camping trailer, trailer house, motor home, or the
like.
4.Remedies for non-compliance with rules and regulations. Failure of any
Owner, or their family, tenants, agents, or guests, to comply with the Association's rules and
regulations shall be grounds for immediate action by the Association, which may include, but
shall not be limited to: (a) an action to recover sums due for damage; (b) injunctive relief; (c)
suspension of use of Common Areas; (d) fines; (e) liens on the Lot or other property of Owner;
and/or (f) any combination of such remedies, or other legal remedies, determined appropriate by
the Association. If enforcement action is determined appropriate by the Association, the
Association shall adhere to the following enforcement guidelines:
a.Notice. The Association shall notify the Owner in writing of the infraction
or infractions. The notice shall include a description of how the infraction(s) may
be cured (if the nature of the infraction is such that it can be cured) and give a
time frame of not less than ten (10) calendar days from delivery of the notice to
cure. The notice may also include a description of the recourse that will be
imposed and/or taken by the Association (fines, legal action, suspension of rights)
if the infraction(s) is(are) not timely cured.
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b.Opportunity to cure. The applicable Owner shall be given ten (10)
calendar days from delivery of the notice to cure the infraction(s) or present good
reason why action should not be taken by the Association.
c.Special meeting. The Association may, but shall not be required to, meet
to discuss the infraction(s) and hear from the applicable Owner.
d.Association determination. After delivery of notice, failure of the Owner
to timely cure the infraction (if the nature of the infraction is such that it can be
cured), and consideration of any reasons timely presented by the Owner why
action should not be taken by the Association, as described above, the Association
may take such further action and/or impose such remedy as is described herein, or
as the Association deems appropriate for the infraction(s).
e.Fines. Fines shall not be construed to be an exclusive remedy for any
infraction(s), and may be imposed in addition to all other rights and remedies to
which the Association may be otherwise legally entitled. Fines shall be paid no
later than five (5) days after notice of the imposition of the fine. If fines are not
paid when due, they shall be treated as Special Assessments subject to the
provisions for collection of assessments set forth herein. The Association may
impose fines against an Owner as approved by its Board.
II.
PAINTED HILLS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
1.Formation. The Declarant shall create a Painted Hills Homeowners Association
("Association"), which shall be either an unincorporated association or a non-profit, mutual
benefit Wyoming corporation.
2.Board of Directors. The Association shall be governed by a Board of Directors
("Board") consisting of at least three (3) but no more than five (5) Members. The initial Board of
Directors consisting of three (3) directors shall be appointed or removed solely by the Declarant.
However, following conveyance of thirty-three percent (33%) of the Lots to Owners other than
the Declarant, the Members elect one (1) additional Director. Following conveyance of sixty-six
percent (66%) of the Lots to Owners other than the Declarant, the Members shall elect a second
additional Director so that the Board shall then consist of five (5) Directors. Following
conveyance of eighty percent (80%) of the Lots to Owners other than the Declarant, Directors
shall be elected by the majority vote of the Lot Owners, with Declarant no longer having the
absolute right to appoint Directors.
3.Terms of Directors. The terms of Board members shall be two (2) years,
provided that initial terms may be staggered so that at least one Board member shall be elected or
designated at each annual meeting of the Owners thereafter. The Board shall have full power and
authority to manage the business and affairs of the Associations, as more fully set forth in the
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Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Association, and to enforce the provisions of this
Declaration. Without limiting the foregoing, the Board shall have the authority to:
•Conduct all business and affairs of the Association and the Subdivision.
•Enforce the provision of this Declaration.
•Adopt, amend, administer and enforce Bylaws, as well as any rule or
regulation, and carry out the intent of these Covenants.
•Adopt, enact, and enforce a fine schedule for violations of these
Covenants, or rules and regulations adopted by the Board.
•To do all other acts necessary and desirable for the administration,
operation, and maintenance of the Property as provided in this Declaration.
3.Membership. Every Owner shall be a Member of the Association ("Member").
Membership shall be appurtenant to and may not be separated from Ownership of a Lot, and
Ownership of a Lot shall be the sole qualification for membership. Each person and/or entity in
any multi-owned Lot shall collectively constitute one Member.
4.Bylaws. The Association may have bylaws, which if adopted, shall supplement
the provisions of this Declaration. In the event of a conflict between any such bylaws and this
Declaration, the Declaration shall control.
5.Voting. Voting by Members of the Association upon any matter allowing or
requiring a vote of the Members shall be as follows: there shall be one (1) vote allowed for each
Lot. If an Owner includes more than one person and/or entity, the vote for such Member shall be
cast in such manner as the persons or entities constituting the same shall determine, but the
decision of the Board as to the authority conferred upon one or more of the Owners in casting the
vote of the Owner shall be conclusive and binding. Except for special assessments, adoption of
the budget or amendments to this Declaration as set forth herein, all matters before the
Association shall be governed by: (i) majority vote of the quorum present for votes taken at a
meeting of the Owners, or (ii) a majority vote of the Owners for votes taken by written ballot
without meeting.
6.Annual meetings. There shall be an annual meeting of the Association on a date
and time and at a location in Lincoln County, Wyoming, designated by the Board. The Board
shall give written notice of each annual meeting not less than ten (10) days and not more than
sixty (60) days in advance of such meeting an in accordance with Wyoming Law. At each annual
meeting of the Association, the Members shall elect Directors, adopt the Association's annual
budget, and conduct such other business as determined by the Members.
7.Special meetings. Special meetings of the Members may be called by the Board,
or by the written request of not less than thirty percent (30%) of the Owners. The business to be
conducted at a special meeting of the Members shall be specified in the notice of the special
meeting. The Board shall give written notice of each special meeting not less than ten (10) days
and not more than sixty (60) days in advance of such meeting.
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III.
LOT CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS; ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL
1.Purpose of architectural control. The intent of these Covenants is to ensure that
homes, accessory buildings, landscaping, and other improvements constructed within the
Subdivision are compatible with the theme and nature of the Subdivision in the Declarant’s or
Association’s reasonable opinion. Accordingly, all modifications to structures or landscaping,
and all new improvements proposed to be constructed within the Subdivision by an Owner shall
be subject to the review and approval of the Association. Any such modifications or new
improvements shall only be allowed by the Association if they are appropriate, as determined by
the Association, in its sole discretion, to be compatible in character, design, color, and
architecture with the Subdivision. The Association will not approve any construction that it
considers to be an unusual design or style, or that it considers to be an unusual construction
method.
2.Single-family residences and accessory buildings only. No structure shall be
erected, placed, or permitted to remain on any lot of the Subdivision other than single-family
primary dwellings, and accessory buildings limited to shops, garages, and similar structures
incidental to single-family residential use of the lot. The Association may by rule, regulation, or
bylaws, limit the total number of structures that may be placed on any or all Lots. Approved
accessory buildings may have living quarters, and may be constructed prior to the primary
single-family primary residence. The primary residence must be completed within two (2) years
of the start of construction for any accessory building or other approved structure on the Lot.
The primary residence must have more living space than the living space of any approved
accessory building.
3.Modular homes permitted; manufactured mobile homes and manufactured
trailer homes prohibited. Modular homes pre-approved by the Association shall be permitted.
No manufactured mobile home, manufactured trailer house, or other similar manufactured
structure shall be permitted on any lot of the subdivision. Any proposed erection or installation
of any dwelling or outbuilding which is pre-fabricated shall be subject to Association approval.
Approval or denial shall be final and not subject to appeal.
4.Setbacks. Construction setbacks for structures shall not be less than forty (40)
feet from any side or rear boundary line without prior Association approval.
5.Submission of proposed plans. Whenever an Owner of a Lot wishes to modify
or construct any building, landscaping, or any other improvement, the Owner shall submit to the
Association plans for such proposed construction or improvement for the Association's review
and approval.
6.Compliance with laws. It shall be the Owner's responsibility (and not the
Association's) to see that all plans and work, including any changes or alterations, comply with
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applicable governmental laws, statutes, ordinances, building codes, rules, regulations, orders, and
decrees.
7.Inspection of work - noncompliance and correction. The Association may at
any reasonable time inspect any work completed on any Lot. If the Association finds that such
work is not being carried out or was not completed in substantial compliance with the approved
plans, it shall notify the Owner in writing of such noncompliance and shall require the Owner to
remedy the same. The Owner shall remedy or remove the noncompliance within a period of not
more than thirty (30) days from the date notice from the Association is delivered, unless
otherwise approved by the Association. If the Owner does not comply with the Association
ruling within such period, the Association, at its option, may remove the non-complying
improvement, otherwise remedy the noncompliance, and/or pursue such other remedies as it
deems appropriate. In that event, the Owner shall reimburse the Association upon demand for all
expenses and costs incurred by the Association, including attorneys' fees and an administrative
charge to be determined by the Association. If such expenses and charges are not promptly paid
by the Owner to the Association, the Association may levy and enforce a special assessment for
reimbursement against such Owner and their Lot.
8.Non-liability of Association members. Neither the Association nor any member
thereof, nor its duly authorized representatives, shall be liable, to the Association or to any
Owner or any other person or entity, for any loss, damage, or injury arising out of or in any way
connected with the performance of the Association's duties hereunder, other than arising from
the willful wrongdoing. The Association shall review, and approve or disapprove, in their
discretion all plans submitted on the basis of compliance with these Covenants, aesthetic
considerations, the potential benefit or detriment to other Owners and the Subdivision, and other
pertinent factors. The Association shall not be responsible for reviewing, nor shall its approval of
any plan or design be deemed approval of, or warranty as to, any plan or design from the
standpoint of structural safety or conformance with any governmental requirements.
9.Declarant exemption. For so long as Declarant shall own any Lot, Declarant
shall be exempt from the provisions hereof with respect to any construction, improvements,
alterations and additions desired to be effected by Declarant and shall not be obligated to obtain
Association approval for any construction or changes which Declarant may elect to make at any
time.
10. Square Footage Requirements. The primary residence must have more living
space than the living space of any approved accessory building.
IV.
ROADS, EASEMENTS, AND COMMON AREAS
1.Roads and Common Areas. "Common Areas" shall mean the common areas
which are part of the Property designated as such on the Plat, as well as all utility pipes, lines or
systems, roads and streets, walkways, parks, unless otherwise specifically identified on the Plat,
and other common property or facilities serving the Lots shall be Common Areas and shall be
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operated and maintained by the Association. The roads and Common Areas shall be used for the
common enjoyment of the Owners for such purposes as parks, ponds, trails, recreational areas,
roads, parking, landscaping, utilities, and any other uses expressly permitted by the Association.
The Association may designate certain areas and/or facilities within the Common Areas for
specific purposes subject to such rules and regulations as the Association may adopt. The roads
and other Common Areas shall not be obstructed nor used for any purpose other than the
purposes set forth herein or otherwise approved by the Association. Upon a transfer of title from
the Declarant, the Association shall assume all of Declarant's responsibility of any kind with
respect to the Common Areas and shall indemnify and hold harmless Declarant with respect
thereto.
2.Common Area use. Each Owner is hereby granted and shall have a permanent
and perpetual non-exclusive license for the use and enjoyment of all the roads and Common
Areas in common with all other Owners. The Association has the right to levy and collect
assessments against each Owner for the purpose of maintaining the roads and Common Areas in
compliance with the intent and provisions of this Declaration. The Association may suspend the
right of an Owner, and its permitted tenants, agents, and invited guests, from using the Common
Areas (except for legal access) for any period during which an applicable assessment remains
unpaid, and for an infraction of lawfully adopted and published rules and regulations. The
Association may charge reasonable admission fees, use fees, and/or other fees for the use of
Common Areas amenities or improvements.
The Association may adopt and enforce rules and regulations governing the use of the
Common Areas. The Association may dedicate portions of the Common Areas to a public
agency under such terms as the Association deems appropriate. For so long as Declarant is an
Owner of any Lot, Declarant may permit persons other than Owners, and their tenants, agents,
and invited guests, to use the Common Areas under such terms as Declarant may from time-to-
time desire, so long as such use does not unreasonably interfere with or restrict the rights granted
herein for the benefit of the Owners.
Declarant, for so long as Declarant is an Owner of any Lot, and the Association, at any
time may grant non-exclusive perpetual easements over, under and through the Common Areas.
Common Areas shall not be used by Owners for storage, parking or any other purposes not
expressly permitted by the Association. Common Areas designated for Owner or guest parking
by the Association, if any, may be used only for the purpose specified by the Association. No
Owner may alter in any way portions of the Common Areas, including, but not limited to,
landscaping, drainage and natural features, without obtaining the prior written consent of the
Association. No driveway or vehicular access shall be permitted to any Lots across Common
Areas except as expressly permitted by the Association.
3.Utility easements. Declarant, the Association, and their respective designees, are
hereby granted the right to install, use, and maintain public and/or private utilities (such as, but
not limited to, water, sewer, electric, gas, television and phone lines) underground and along
those easement routes shown on the Plat (or otherwise granted or reserved) in order to service the
Lots, Common Areas, and/or other properties.
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4.Public easements. The County of Lincoln, as well as regional fire, police, health
and sanitation, and other public service personnel and vehicles shall have a permanent and
perpetual easement for ingress and egress over and across the Common Areas in the performance
of their respective duties.
5.Other easements. The following additional easements are hereby granted and
declared over, under, and through the Lots for the benefit of the Association: easements for all
Subdivision ponds, streams, pipelines, and related improvements constructed by Declarant
within the Subdivision, including the area within ten (10) feet of all sides of such ponds, streams,
pipelines, and related improvements, which are reserved for the use, enjoyment, and maintenance
of such amenities by the Association. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Declarant (for so long as
Declarant is the Owner of any Lot) may modify or limit (or require the Association to modify or
limit) the use and enjoyment of one or more of these easements by the Association with respect
to a particular Lot, if and to the extent, in Declarant's sole discretion, such use and enjoyment by
the Association would substantially impair the value and/or use of such Lot by the Owner.
6.Easements appurtenant. The easements granted herein and on the Plat shall be
appurtenant to and shall run with land and with the title to each Lot and the Common Areas.
7.Roads and Common Area maintenance. The roads and Common Areas shall be
maintained by the Association, beginning on the date those areas are conveyed to the Association
by the Declarant, without cost to the general taxpayers of Lincoln County, and without direct,
individual expense to the Owners, except for their share of the common expenses levied by
assessment as provided herein. Such maintenance by the Association shall extend to all the
Common Areas, including but not limited to landscaping, fences, roads, pathways, trails,
drainage structures, lighting fixtures, ditches, streams, ponds, signs, utilities (except public
utilities), and other improvements, facilities, and structures located therein and/or a part thereof.
All work in or on the Common Areas and all expenses hereunder shall be paid for by the
Association through assessments imposed in accordance with these Covenants. No Owner may
escape liability for assessments for such maintenance by waiving or suspending the Owner's
right to use the Common Areas or any part thereof.
8.Owner maintenance of easement areas. To the extent any Association rights-of-
way or other easement areas are contained within particular Lots, the Association shall only be
responsible for maintaining the Association's improvements located within such areas. The
Owners of such Lots shall otherwise be responsible for maintaining, at the Owners' expense,
such easement areas and any of the Owner's improvements located therein.
V.
ASSESSMENTS
1.Personal obligation of Lot Owners and lien for assessments. The Owner of
each Lot, by acceptance of a deed, whether or not it shall be so expressed in such deed, is
deemed to covenant and agree to pay to the Association: (a) regular monthly, quarterly and/or
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annual assessments ("Regular Assessments"), and (b) other special assessments ("Special
Assessments"), as provided herein or as determined by the Association in its sole discretion.
Owners become responsible for paying assessments upon purchase of a Lot and regardless of
whether they occupy a structure thereon or use the roads or Common Areas. Assessments,
together with late charges, interest, attorneys' fees, and other costs of collection and foreclosure,
shall be the personal obligation of the person, entity, trust, or other owner who was the Owner of
such Lot at the time when the assessment fell due. The personal obligation of each Owner to pay
assessments, late charges, interest, and costs of collection, shall pass to their successors in
interest with recourse against the Owner and their successors in title. Such assessments, together
with late charges, interest, attorneys' fees, and other costs of collection, shall also be a charge on,
and continuing lien upon, the Lot against which each such assessment is made. The Association
may foreclose any lien on any Lot in accordance with the Advertisement and Sale foreclosure
provisions of Wyoming law.
2.Purpose of assessments. Assessments shall be used, as determined appropriate
by the Association: for improvement, maintenance, operation, management, and insurance of the
Common Areas; to promote the health, safety, welfare, and recreational opportunities of the
Owners, their families residing with them, and their tenants, agents, and invitees; to enhance and
maintain the aesthetics of the Subdivision; and for other Association and/or Subdivision purposes
as determined by the Association in its sole discretion. Among other things, Regular
Assessments and/or Special Assessments may include reasonable reserves as the Association
may deem necessary for the future repair, maintenance, or improvement of the Common Areas.
3.Regular Assessments. Regular Assessments are intended to cover the reasonably
foreseeable and ongoing costs of operating, managing, and maintaining the Common Areas, as
well as managing the Subdivision as an integrated whole. Such Regular Assessments may be
increased annually by the Association at the rate of not more than $25.00 per month as required
to meet the Association's financial needs for managing the Subdivision.
4.Special Assessments. Special Assessments may be made by the Association at
any time for any purpose approved by the Association and not provided for or covered by
Regular Assessments, including, but not limited to: extraordinary maintenance or repair costs,
replacement or addition of capital improvements or equipment, or unusual increases in operating
costs. The due date of any Special Assessment shall be fixed by the Association and will be
payable within thirty (30) days of assessment.
5.Association assessment duties. All assessments, late charges, interest, attorneys'
fees, and other costs of collection provided for herein shall accrue to the benefit of the
Association. The Association shall set and may change the date of assessments and the amount
of assessments as provided herein. Written notice of applicable assessments shall be sent to
every Owner at least thirty (30) days prior to the date payments are due unless emergency
circumstances require otherwise. Failure to timely send or deliver bills or notices of assessments
shall not relieve Owners from their obligations to pay assessments when due. The Association
shall, upon written request by any Owner liable for assessments, provide a certificate (or estoppel
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letter) signed by the Association stating that all applicable assessments have been paid by that
Owner or what assessments are outstanding and unpaid.
6.Effect of non-payment of assessment; Association lien and remedies. If an
assessment is not paid by the due date, then such assessment shall be delinquent. The assessment,
together with late charges, interest, and costs of collection, shall be a continuing lien on the
applicable Lot and shall bind such Owner, their heirs, personal representatives, successors, and
assigns. The Association shall have such remedies for collection and enforcement of assessments
as may be permitted by this Declaration and/or applicable Wyoming laws, including foreclosure
of such lien in accordance with Wyoming's Advertisement and Sale mortgage foreclosure
procedures. All remedies are intended to be cumulative.
7.Late fees and other charges. If any installment of an assessment is not paid by
the due date, a late charge of up to five percent (5%) of the past due amount may be imposed, as
determined appropriate by the Association. The Association shall also be entitled to interest on
any unpaid assessment at the highest rate permitted by law (but not greater than 18% per annum)
from the due date of the assessment until paid. The Association may also bring an action at law
against any Owner personally obligated to pay the same, and/or may record a Lien Statement
against the Lot on which the assessments are unpaid. In addition, the Association may foreclose
the lien against the Lot on which the assessment is unpaid in accordance with Wyoming's
Advertisement and Sale procedures, and/or pursue one or more of such remedies at the same
time or successively. In any collection action, the Association shall be entitled to payment of its
actual attorneys' fees and legal costs, whether or not a lawsuit is filed. If litigation is pursued, the
Association shall be entitled to a judgment for all sums provided herein, plus attorneys' fees and
legal costs actually incurred, in the applicable action and any appeal thereof.
No sale or other disposition of Lots shall be permitted until an estoppel letter is received
from the Association acknowledging payment in full of all assessments and other sums due. In
addition to the collection rights for assessments stated herein, any and all persons acquiring the
title to or the interest in a Lot as to which the assessment is delinquent including, without
limitation, persons acquiring title by operation of law and by judicial sale, shall not be entitled to
the occupancy of such Lot or the enjoyment of the Common Areas until such time as all unpaid
and delinquent assessments, together with late charges, interest, and costs of collection, have
been fully paid.
8.Subordination of the lien. The lien for assessments, late charges, interest, and
costs of collection, provided for in this Declaration shall be subordinate only to real property tax
liens and to the lien of any first mortgage recorded prior to recordation of a Lien Statement or
other claim of assessment lien.
9.Effect on Declarant. Notwithstanding any provision that may be contained to the
contrary in this Declaration, for so long as Declarant is the Owner of any Lot, Declarant shall
have the option, in its sole discretion, to either: (i) pay assessments on the Lots owned by
Declarant, or (ii) not pay assessments on the Lots owned by Declarant and instead fund any
deficit in Association operations. A "deficit" in Association operations shall mean the amount by
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which actual Association operating expenditures (excluding reserves for future expenditures)
exceeds all Association receipts (including assessments and all other charges and incidental
income) and any surplus carried forward from preceding years. Declarant may from time to time
change the option Declarant uses to make payments to the Association. When all Lots within the
Subdivision are sold and conveyed to purchasers, Declarant shall have no further liability of any
kind to the Association for the payment of assessments or deficits, except to the extent otherwise
expressly agreed by Declarant.
10.Special assessment for specific damage. Owners shall be responsible for repair
of any damage to any portion of the roads or Common Areas as the result of misuse, negligence,
failure to maintain, or otherwise caused either entirely or partially by such Owners, their families
residing with them, and their permitted tenants, agents, and invited guests. Notwithstanding any
other provision herein, such Owners shall be directly liable to the Association for the cost of
repairs of such damage and a Special Assessment may be levied therefor against such Owners
(rather than all Owners).
VI.
WATER, SEWER, AND ROADS
1.Culinary water. The Association will not provide or maintain a domestic water
system for the Subdivision. Instead, each Owner who desires culinary water shall be responsible
for drilling, completing, and maintaining at their own expense one or more wells to supply
culinary water to their Lot.
2.Irrigation water. Lot owners may have access to irrigation water in accordance
or as allowed by any existing water rights appurtenant to their Lot. Each Owner shall be
responsible for constructing and maintaining at their expense (and as approved by the
Association) all necessary improvements to connect to local irrigation facilities and shall
maintain the irrigation water system for their Lot. The Association and/or the applicable
irrigation water company may impose reasonable rules, regulations, and schedules for irrigation
water use. The costs incurred by the local irrigation company in constructing, improving, or
maintaining the irrigation water system may be included in Regular and Special Assessments for
the Subdivision.
3.Ditches. No owner of any lot shall change, alter, or do anything with the existing
irrigation ditches which could impede the flow of water through such ditches to those owning
lands downstream or otherwise entitled to such irrigation water.
4.Sewage and septic tanks. At such time as a permanent dwelling is constructed or
placed on any lot of the Subdivision, the owner thereof shall be required to construct a septic
tank or other underground sanitation/sewage facilities in conformity with laws of the state of
Wyoming and County of Lincoln, in such a manner as to avoid creating any unsafe condition or
nuisance to owners of adjoining lots. No privy, outside latrine, or other like facility or structure
shall be permitted except during construction of a principal residence in which case such a
facility shall be required. Every individual lot owner shall refrain from causing any water or
pollution to emanate from his/her/its lot(s).
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5.Garbage and trash. All garbage and trash shall be placed and kept in covered
containers which shall be maintained so as not to be visible from neighboring lots or property.
The cost of commercial trash collection shall be paid by each owner, in accordance with the
billing of the collector. No rubbish or debris of any kind shall be placed or permitted to
accumulate on any Lot. No metal, including but not limited to scrap metal or metal drums, shall
be kept, stored, or allowed to accumulate on any lot except in an enclosed structure.
VII.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1.Duration of Covenants. The covenants and restrictions of this Declaration shall
run with and bind each Lot and the Subdivision, and shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by Declarant and/or the Association, and their respective legal representatives, heirs,
successors and assigns, for a term of thirty (30) years from the date this Declaration is recorded,
after which time said Covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of thirty
(30) years unless an instrument signed by the Association has been recorded agreeing to change
said covenants and restrictions in whole or in part.
2.Notice requirement. Any notice required to be sent to any Owner under the
provisions of this Declaration shall be deemed to have been properly sent when electronically
(emailed, text, or similar notification), personally delivered, or mailed through the USPS,
postpaid to the last known address of the person who appears as the Owner on the records of the
Association at the time of such mailing.
3.Enforcement. Enforcement of these covenants and restrictions shall be
accomplished by means of a proceeding at law or in equity against any person violating or
attempting to violate any covenant or restriction in accord with the laws of the State of
Wyoming.
4.Severability. Invalidation of any one of the covenants or restrictions herein, or
any part, clause, or word hereof, or the application thereof in specific circumstances, by
judgment or court order, shall not affect any other provisions or applications in other
circumstances, all of which shall remain in full force and effect.
5.Amendment. This Declaration, and the covenants, restrictions, easements,
charges, and liens of this Declaration may be amended, changed, or added to at any time, and
from time to time, by a majority vote of the Board of Directors of the Association, provided that
Declarant is an Owner of any Lot or other Property affected by this Declaration, and Declarant
votes in favor of such amendment. Declarant's consent must otherwise be obtained if such
amendment, in the sole opinion of Declarant, affects Declarant's interest. Any such approved
amendment shall be effective when recorded in the land records of Lincoln County.
6.Effective date. This Declaration shall become effective upon recordation in the
real estate records of Lincoln County, Wyoming.
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Signature Page Follows
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Declarant has executed this Declaration this ___ day of
_______________, 2023.
DECLARANT:
Meadows Holding Company, LLC, a Wyoming
limited liability company
By: _____________________________
Billie Kilroy, Managing Member
STATE OF WYOMING )
) ss.
COUNTY OF LINCOLN )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by Billie Kilroy, in her capacity as
Managing Member and on behalf of Meadows Holding Company, LLC this ____ day of
____________, 2023.
SEAL ______________________________
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: _____________________