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Home My WebLink AboutT-5196 - Agreement/Covenant - 4/4/2006 (3) r WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: City Clerk City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street D Fresno, CA 93721-3603 W ME >- Cj- �O U NO FEE -Government Code 6103 0311311006,10060059694 Z O U CITY OF FRESNO Public Works Department P.W. File No. 10758 STATEMENT OF COVENANTS AFFECTING LAND DEVELOPMENT FOR MAINTENANCE OF LANDSCAPING AND CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 5196 } STATEMENT OF COVENANTS CFD-2 Landscape Maintenance Tract No. 5196 Page 2 RECITALS WHEREAS, LENNAR FRESNO, INC., a California Corporation, 700 NW 107"'Avenue, Suite 400, Miami, Florida 33172, designated and referred to as the "Covenantor," is the owner of the real property situated in the City of Fresno, County of Fresno, State of California, hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Property" and more particularly described as: Lots 1 through 82, inclusive, and Outlots A, B and C of Tract No. 5196 according to the map thereof recorded on M6rr;h IP3 , 200�, in Volume 75 of Plats at Page(s) E + 6 , Fresno County Records; and WHEREAS, the Covenantor hereby warrants that any and all parties having record title interest in the Subject Property which may ripen into a fee have subordinated to this instrument and that all such instruments of Subordination, if any, are attached hereto and made a part of this instrument; and WHEREAS, Resolution No. 12041 of the Fresno City Planning Commission adopted on July 7, 2004 conditionally approved the Vesting Tentative Map of Tract No. 5196, hereinafter referred to as the "Tentative Map;" and WHEREAS,a condition of approval of the Tentative Map requires the Covenantor to install and maintain certain improvements within the Tentative Map. Specifically, landscaping and irrigation along East Kings Canyon Road (State Route 180) and South Armstrong Avenue, certain open space use areas, entry walls, stamped concrete paving within the Subject Property. and WHEREAS, the Covenantor has elected to install non-standard improvements (i.e., entry walls and stamped concrete paving) within the Tentative Map; WHEREAS, a condition of approval of the Tentative Map requires that the maintenance of such landscaping, irrigation system and such non-standard improvements shall be the responsibility of the Covenantor, a homeowners association or the City's Community Facilities STATEMENT OF COVENANTS CFD-2 Landscape Maintenance Tract No. 5196 Page 3 District; and WHEREAS, Covenantor has elected to satisfy this maintenance condition by annexing the Subject Property into the City's Community Facilities District No. 2; and WHEREAS, Covenantor has requested the City to annex the Subject Property to the City's Community Facilities District No. 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed in consideration of the foregoing and the approval of the final map for the Subject Property by the City of Fresno, the Covenantor hereby covenants, promises and agrees with the City of Fresno for the benefit of said City that: 1. Said landscaping, irrigation systems, open space use areas, entry walls and stamped concrete paving will be designed and installed according to improvement plans prepared by the Covenantor and approved by the Public Works Director. 2. Covenantor shall maintain said improvements in a manner acceptable to the Public Works Director until such time as the City notifies the Covenantor that such maintenance responsibility has been assumed by the City's Community Facilities District No. 2. 3. The Covenantor shall provide to every prospective purchaser of each lot of the Subject Property, the"Notice of Special Tax," attached as EXHIBIT"A," in accordance with the provisions of Section 53341.5 of the California Government Code. 4. It is the intention hereof that this document shall constitute a covenant in favor of the City of Fresno and shall run with the land and be binding upon the undersigned, its grantees, heirs, and successors and assigns. 5. The foregoing conditions shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the Director of the Public Works Department issues a written release of such conditions and obligations and records such release with the Fresno County Recorder. 6. The provisions of this Statement shall be deemed independent and severable and STATEMENT OF COVENANTS CFD-2 Landscape Maintenance Tract No. 5196 Page 4 the invalidity or partial invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision or portion thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any one provision thereof. Whenever the context of the Statement so requires, in interpreting this Statement, any gender includes the other genders, the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular. STATEMENT OF COVENANTS CFD-2 Landscape Maintenance Tract No. 5196 Page 5 DATED: &-3 q' O CITY OF FRESNO, COVENANTOR a Municipal Corporation LENNAR FRESNO, INC., a California Corporation DAVID D. HEALEY, Director Public Works Department By: / - 7 By: Michael T. Kirn, Assistant Director t e Luton, Vice President APPROVED AS TO FORM: Hilda Cantu Montoy City Attorney By: Deputy (Attach Notary Acknowledgment) jb+ak 01-25-05 ALL PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF Fresno } On February 23, 2006 before me, Tauna Rothermel, Notary Public , personally appeared STEVE LUTTON p-1 ersonally known to me ❑ proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), an that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. TAUNA W)THERMEL WITNESS my hand and official seal. y Commission IS1351179 Z --ry Public-Caimomia y Fresno��, �My Comm.F.�ires Apr 13,2008 Si nature (NOTARY SEAL) t i i I I i CLERK'S CERTIFICATION I I i i I State of California) County of Fresno) On March 15, 2006, before me, Elvia Sommerville, Deputy City Clerk, personally appeared, Michael T. Kim, Assistant Public Works Director, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to be within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal. i REBECCA E. KLISCH CITY CLERK, CMC I I By c�n Deputy i i i i NOTICE OF SPECIAL TAX COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2 COUNTY OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA TO: THE PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER OF THE REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS: Tract No. 5196, Lot No.: , A.P.N. No.: THIS IS A NOTIFICATION TO YOU PRIOR TO YOUR ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY. THE SELLER IS REQUIRED TO GIVE YOU THIS NOTICE AND TO OBTAIN A COPY SIGNED BY YOU TO INDICATE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED AND READ A COPY OF THIS NOTICE. (1)This property is subject to a special tax,which is in addition to the regular property taxes and any other charges,fees, special taxes, and benefit assessments on the parcel. It is imposed on this property because it is a new development, and may not be imposed generally upon property outside of this new development. If you fail to pay this tax when due each year,the property may be foreclosed upon and sold. The tax is used to provide public facilities or services that are likely to particularly benefit the property. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS TAX AND THE BENEFITS FROM THE FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR WHICH IT PAYS INTO ACCOUNT IN DECIDING WHETHER TO BUY THIS PROPERTY. (2)The maximum special tax which may be levied against this parcel to pay for ongoing maintenance of public facilities is$670.00 during the 05-06 tax year. The maximum special tax shall be adjusted annually by+3%plus the increase, if any, in the construction cost index for the San Francisco Region for the prior twelve (12) month period as published in the Engineering News Record (as applicable). (3)The authorized facilities which are being paid for by the special taxes,and by the money received from the sale of bonds which are being repaid by the special taxes, are: Landscaping, Entry Walls, and Concrete Paving within Tentative Tract No. 5310, 5196 and 5283. Specifically open space along Armstrong Ave. and Kings Canyon Road and outlots within the tracts. These facilities may not yet have all been constructed or acquired and it is possible that some may never be constructed or acquired. YOU MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION OF FORMATION WHICH AUTHORIZED CREATION OF THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT, ANNEXATION 95 AND WHICH SPECIFIES MORE PRECISELY HOW THE SPECIAL TAX IS APPORTIONED AND HOW THE PROCEEDS OF THE TAX WILL BE USED, FROM THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE CITY OF FRESNO BY CALLING (559) 621-7650. THERE MAY BE A CHARGE FOR THIS DOCUMENT NOT TO EXCEED THE REASONABLE COST OF PROVIDING THE DOCUMENT. I (WE) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I (WE) HAVE READ THIS NOTICE AND RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS NOTICE PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE OR DEPOSIT RECEIPT WITH RESPECT TO THE ABOVE-REFERENCED PROPERTY. I (WE) UNDERSTAND THAT I (WE) MAY TERMINATE THE CONTRACT TO PURCHASE OR DEPOSIT RECEIPT WITHIN THREE DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THIS NOTICE IN PERSON OR WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER IT WAS DEPOSITED IN THE MAIL BY GIVING WRITTEN NOTICE OF THAT TERMINATION TO THE OWNER, SUBDIVIDER, OR AGENT SELLING THE PROPERTY. DATE: Buyer: Seller: Buyer: LEXHIBIT 'A'