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Protective Covenant

1. No lot shall be further subdivided and no part thereof shall be leased, rented or conveyed except in its entirety.
2. No more than one principal dwelling designed for single family occupancy, together with the usual and necessary outbuildings, shall be erected on any lot.
3. Commercial Uses Prohibited.  No lot hereby conveyed shall be used for any commercial purposes whatsoever, but shall be used solely for single family residential purposes.
4. The living area of such principal dwelling shall contain at least fifteen hundred square feet of floor space if such dwelling is located on a lot with shore frontage and at least twelve hundred square feet of floor space if such dwelling is located on a lot without shore frontage.
5. Any structure erected on the lot hereby conveyed shall be finished with at least seventy-five (75) percent cedar shingles or cedar clapboard and in such manner as shall be compatible with surrounding structures.  If cedar shingles are used, said shingles shall not be painted but may be stained.  No aluminum, vinyl, or plastic siding shall be used on the exterior of any structure erected on the lot.  No metal sheds or metal outbuildings shall be permitted on the lot.
6. The exterior of the principal dwelling and the usual and necessary outbuildings and the grading of the lot shall be completed within one year from the date of the initial excavation.
7. No house trailer, mobile home or other structure of a temporary nature shall be placed or used thereon, provided, however, that a camper, recreational vehicle or tent shall be permitted on the lot for purposes of recreational use by the lot owner for no more than twenty-one (21) consecutive days and only so long as the principal dwelling is being constructed.
8. No structure shall be erected or placed on any lot with shore frontage unless it shall be at least one hundred feet from any right of way.  No structure shall be erected or placed on any lot not having shore frontage unless it shall be at least seventy-five feet from any right of way.
9. Construction, excavation, clearing and any use of any lot is and shall remain subject to state and local environmental, zoning and land use laws, ordinances and regulations including, but not limited to, shoreland zoning, subdivision laws and ordinances, and the coastal wetlands law.  Nothing herein contained shall in any way alter or amend the obligations of any lot owner to comply with said laws and regulations.
10. There shall be no clear cutting or trees or timber on the property.  The owner may cut, thin or remove standing timber on the lot, provided, however, that no more than fifty (50) percent of the live trees on the lot as of the date of this conveyance may be cut, thinned or removed.
11. No wild animals, livestock or fowl shall be maintained on any lot.  Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude the owner of any lot from maintaining and keeping domestic or household pets on the premises, provided, however, that such pets shall at all times be accompanied by the owner, be leashed, or be kept in an enclosure.  The owner shall take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that such pets do not interfere with the use and enjoyment of any other lot within Yoho Head Subdivision by the respective lot owner.
12. Hunting, trapping and the discharge of firearms on the property is prohibited.