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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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