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Gateway I & II ..~._.~This .~conveyance_. i~ subject to the following restrictions: 1. without specific written approval f~o~ Grantor, no portion of the property shall be used except for residential pur pos e s. 2. No alterations shall be made to the site until site plans are approved by Grantor, which shall have the right to establish and amend procedures and standards to guide its review of site plans. In particular, no clearing or grading shall take Place until Grantor has approved site plans. 3. No building, structure, alteration, addition, or improvement of any character other than interior alterations not affecting the external appearance of a building or ~ structure shall be constructed upon any portion of the · property unless and untiI a plan of such construction shall have been approved by Grantor.· Grant~r shall have the right, but not the obligation, to establish and amend design review procedures and standards to guide the enforcement·of these provisions. Plans shall be judged as to quality of design and material~, harmony of'external design with surrounding structures or with the planned character of the neighborhood, location with respect to 'topography and finished grade elevation, the effect of the construction'on the view from surrounding property and all other factors which will in Grantor's opinion affect the desirability or suitability of the construction. As' '. a minimum, final plans and specifications shall show the nature, · kind, shape, height, materials, basic exterior finishes and colors, location, floor plans, and elevations of the proposed · structure. . ~'/:':'4. The exterior 'of all struc~ures~'must be~.completed within one (1) year after the construction of same shall have ~i commenced (building permit date), except where such 'completion is impossible or would result in great hardship to the owner or builder due to strikes', fire, national emergency, or natural calamities. 5[ No fence or ~all of any kind shall be erected, begun, or permitted to remain upon any portion of the lot unless and until plans are submitted to and approved by Grantor, its agents, successors, or assigns. 6. Without specific written approval from Grantor, ' no sign may be displayed to the public view on any lot except for temporary signs not exceeding four square, feet advertising the property fov sale or rent. All signs must be professionally prepared.'. 7. No lot shall be subdivided in any way for sale, resale, gift, transfer, or other purposes, except with the written approval of Grantor~ 8. No boat trailer, house trailer, trailer, or any similar items shall be stored or parked on any lot except within an approved enclosed garage or carport. In addition, no automobiles, trucks, or other motorized vehicles may be kept outside·a garage unless such vehicles have up-to-date licenses and'inspection stickers. Boats and recreational vehicles must be.stored fn enclosed garages or carports. 9. No trees having a diameter of six inches (6") or greater (measured at a pOint 12" above ground level) shall be removed from the lot without written authorization from Grantor which may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the preservation of trees and other natural resources upon the lot. Grantor may also designate certain trees, regardless of size, as not removable without written authorization. 10. During the course of construction on any lot, no temporary building, trailer, garage, or structure shall be used, temporarily or permanently, as a residence. 11. No lumber, metals, bulk materials, refuse, trash, or other similar materials shall be kept,'stored, or allowed to accumulate outside %he buildings on any lot e~cept during the one-year construction period (during actual'construction). In addition, during construction the bu.ildi~g materials on the lot shall be policed prior to each weekend; during the weekend, all materials'ishall be neatly stacked or placed, and any trash or waste materials shall be removed. 12. Prior to the Occupancy of a residence On the lot, proper and suitable'provision shall be made for the disposal of sewage by connection with the seWer mains of Georgia Utilities Company, or any other company prpviding such services. 13. No fuel tanks~or similar .storage receptacles may be exposed to view; such receptacles must be installed within the main dwelling, an accessory building, a screened area, or buried underground. · Any exterior installation is' subject to Grantor'S approval.:2 No auxiliary devices (such as TV antennas) Shall be mou~ted upon any elevation of the dwelling~ (including .roof) which'faces a public street. 14. L~nd§caping shall be installed by Grantee in accordance with the approved landscaping plan within sixty (60) days of the issuance of an Occupancy Permit by Peachtree City, Georgia, a municipal c~rpora~ion, in defaul~ of which' Grantor shall have the'right, but not the obligation, to enter upon the site and install said landscaping, any and all costs incurred thereby becoming due and payable by Grantee within five (5) days after receipts of written notice therefor. ~5. The entire p~operty shall at'all times ~be kept'in a clean and well maintained condition. All landscaped areas shall be well groomed and maintained at all times. No building or structure shall be permitted to fall into disrepair, and each such building and structure shall at all times be kept in good condition and repair and adequately painted or other- wise finished. In the.event of damage or destruction to any such building or structure, such building or structure may be repaired or reconstructed in accordance with previously approved plans and specifications. In the event Grantee elects not to repair or reconstruct, then Grantee shall/within ninety (90) days of such damage or destruction remove the structure, grade the property, and return same to a clean and well maintained condition. Should Grantee fail to begin re- construction or removal within such ninety day period, Grantor shall have the right, privilege and license, but not the obligation~, to enter upon the site, remove such damaged or destroyed structure, and grade the site at Grantee's expense. Any such expense incurred by Grantor in Grantee's behalf shall be payable by Grantee within five (5) days after written notice therefor. 16. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the erection or maintenance by Grantor, or its duly authorized agents, or structures, improvements, or signs necessary or convenient to the development, sale, operation, or other disposition of Grantor's property within ·peachtree City, Georgia.. 17. The approval~of~plans or specifications submitted for approval'as herein specified for use on any lot shall not be deemed to be a waiver of Grantor's-right to object to any of the features or'elementS embodied in such plans or specifications, 'if or when the same features or elements are embodied in any subsequent plans and specifications submitted for approval.as herein Provided for use on other lots. 18. Grantor shall hage the power.and aUthority to approve or disapprove the plans ahd specifications, and the approval of said plans, specifications, and pl0t plan may be withh~ld not only because of the non-compliance with any of the specific conditions, covenants, and restrictions contained herein, but also because of the reasonable dissatisfaction of Grantor with the grading plan, location of the structure on the~site,~the finished ground·elevation, the color scheme, finish, design, proportions, architecture, shape, height, style, and appro- priatness of the proposed structure of altered structures, materials used therein, the kind, pitch, or type ~f roof proposed to be placed thereon, the planting, landscaping, size height or location of trees on the site, or because of its reasonable dissatisfaction with any or all other matters or things, which, in the reasonable judgment of Grantor, will render the proposed improvement inharmonious or out of keeping · with the general plan of improvement of said property or with the improvements, erected on other lots..~ ~-.: 19. The failure of G~antor to enforce any cgvenant, condition, or restriction shall in no event be deemed to be a waiver of the right to do so %hereafter nor of the right to enforce any other covenant, condition, or restriction. 20. Every person,who now or hereafter owns or acquires any right, title, estate, or interest in or to this lot or' portion thereof is and shall be conclusively deemed to have · consented and agreed to every limitation, restriction, easement condition and covenant contained herein, whether or not any reference to these restrictions is contained in the instrument by which such person acquired an interes~ in said lot or any portion of the site. 21. Grantor may, from time to time, at any reasonable hour or hour~, enter upon and insPect any lot for the purpbse' of ascertaining compliance herewith. 22. For the purposes of these restrictions, any written consents or approvals as may be necessary or required hereunder may be given by such person or entity as the Grantor may from time to time designate in writing, which designation will be filed in the public records maintained by the clerk of the Superior Court of Fayette County, Georgia and which will. be effective until the same is revoked in like manner.