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8.4 Application and Approval Required. Except as otherwise authorized by this
<br />Section 8, no Improvement shall be constructed, erected, removed, planted or maintained, nor
<br />shall any addition to or any change, replacement or alteration thereof be made, until plans and
<br />specifications showing the nature, kind, shape, height, materials, floor plans, color scheme and
<br />location of the Improvement shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Design
<br />Reviewer.
<br />8.4.1 Approval shall be requested by written application on such forms as may
<br />be required by the Design Reviewer, and in compliance with the following requirements
<br />unless waived in writing by the Design Reviewer. Two complete sets of plans and
<br />specifications, including site survey, prepared by an architect, landscape architect,
<br />engineer or other person found to be qualified by the Design Reviewer shall be
<br />submitted. The site survey shall show the proposed topography of the Property to be
<br />improved or altered in one foot contours with other relevant elevation information and all
<br />proposed structures, driveways, easements, patios and other hard surfaces and grading.
<br />The Design Reviewer may require submission of samples of building materials and
<br />colors proposed to be used. The applicant shall also apply for approval to the City or
<br />other governmental authority having jurisdiction over the subject of the application, if
<br />required by the governmental authority. If the information submitted to the Design
<br />Reviewer is, in the Design Reviewer's sole opinion, incomplete or insufficient in any
<br />manner, the Design Reviewer may require the submission of additional information.
<br />8.4.2 Subject to any specific requirements or exceptions contained in this
<br />Section 8, the Design Reviewer shall have the exclusive right to approve or disapprove
<br />all proposed additions or any other Improvements or changes to the exterior of any
<br />Dwelling, Building or other Improvement, including but not limited to the size, exterior
<br />design, color, materials, landscaping and location with respect to all Improvements, as
<br />well as the general plan for the overall development of any Neighborhood.
<br />8.4.3 In reviewing each application, the Design Reviewer may consider any
<br />factors it deems relevant, including but not limited to harmony of the proposed external
<br />design with surrounding structures and environment. Decisions may be based on purely
<br />aesthetic considerations. Each Owner acknowledges that such determinations are purely
<br />subjective and that opinions may vary as to the desirability and/or attractiveness of
<br />particular Improvements.
<br />8.4.4 The Design Reviewer may, in its sole discretion, impose standards for
<br />design, appearance, construction, or development which are greater or more stringent
<br />than standards prescribed by the Master Governing Documents, the Design Guidelines, or
<br />by building, zoning, or other governmental laws, codes, or regulations; provided that such
<br />standards shall be consistent with the architectural character and use of the Property as
<br />planned and developed by the Master Developer.
<br />8.5 General Standards For Review. The Design Reviewer has authority to approve,
<br />conditionally approve or deny an application, in its sole and absolute discretion. In making its
<br />determinations, the Design Reviewer shall consider, at a minimum, the following general
<br />criteria:
<br />8.5.1 Compliance with this Master Declaration.
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