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Home My WebLink AboutT-5232 - Agreement/Covenant - 6/11/2007 (4) WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO: n City Clerk City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721-3603 06/06/2007,20070111564 NO FEE - Government Code 6103 IrE CITY OF FRESNO Planning and Development Department C P.W. File No. 10971 f� STATEMENT OF COVENANTS AFFECTING LAND DEVELOPMENT ACKNOWLEDGING RIGHT-TO-FARM LAW FOR THE FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 52321 PHASE 1 OF VESTING TENTATIVE MAP. NO. 5232/UGM i Statement of Covenants Affecting Land Development Acknowledging Right-to-Farm Law Tract No. 5232 Page 2 RECITALS WHEREAS, CENTEX HOMES, a Nevada General Partnership, hereinafter referred to as the"Covenantor," is the owner of that certain real property 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 412, inclusive, and Outlots"A"through"R"of Tract No. 5232 according to the map thereof recorded on J-1l tne— (�_, 200J in Volume-9 of Plats at Page(s) 4/,5L— :'hry �, 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, the Covenantor has filed and the City of Fresno has approved, Vesting Tentative Map No. 5232 for a 412-lot single family residential development project including, eighteen outlots for open space/trail purposes, private street purposes and future development, hereinafter referred to as the "Tentative Map;" and WHEREAS, the Covenantor has filed with the City of Fresno a Final Map of Tract No. 5232, hereinafter referred to as the "Final Map," pursuant to said Tentative Map; and WHEREAS, the City of Fresno desires to obtain covenants from the Covenantor to insure that the Subject Property is not developed, used,or maintained in such a way as to adversely affect adjoining properties. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS For favorable action on, and approval of, the Covenantor's application for approval of said Final Map, the Covenantor hereby covenants that the Subject Property shall be held, conveyed, Statement of Covenants Affecting Land Development Acknowledging Right-to-Farm Law Tract No. 5232 Page 3 encumbered, used, occupied, developed, maintained, and improved subject to the following covenants, conditions, and restrictions, which are for the purpose of enhancing attractiveness, usefulness,value,and desirability of the Subject Property,the surrounding property,and the public at large and to minimize possible adverse effects on the public health, safety, peace, and general welfare. Each of the covenants, conditions, and restrictions contained in this Statement will run with the Subject Property and shall be binding on each successive owner of the Subject Property and his heirs, administrators, successors, and assigns. 1. Covenantor hereby acknowledges that the declared policy of Fresno County is to preserve, protect, and encourage development of its agricultural land and industries for the production of food and other agricultural products and that the subject property is near agricultural districts which are located in the County of Fresno and that the residents of said property should be prepared to accept the inconveniences and discomfort associated with normal farm activities. Consistent with this policy, California Civil Code §3482.5 (right-to-farm law) provides that an agricultural pursuit, as defined, maintained for commercial uses shall not be or become a nuisance due to a changed condition in a locality after such agricultural pursuit has been in operation for three years. 2. The conditions of this Statement are intended to benefit the public and public properties. Accordingly, the City of Fresno shall have the right to enforce this Statement by any legal or equitable means against the Covenantor and such person or persons in actual possession of Subject Property who directly or who through any agent violate the terms hereof. All obligations of the Covenantor under this Statement shall inure solely to the benefit of the City of Fresno. There are no third party beneficiaries of such obligations nor shall the right of the City of Fresno be transferable in any manner to any person other than to a successor municipal corporation whose geographic.boundaries include the Subject Property. 3. The foregoing conditions shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the City of Fresno, pursuant to the district amendment procedure of the Fresno Municipal Code, finds the enforcement of such condition is no longer equitable. Statement of Covenants Affecting Land Development Acknowledging Right-to-Farm Law Tract No. 5232 Page 4 4. The provisions of this Statement shall be deemed independent and severable and the invalidity or partial invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision or portion thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof. Whenever the context so requires, any gender includes the other genders, the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular. Statement of Covenants Affecting Land Development Acknowledging Right-to-Farm Law Tract No. 5232 Page 5 DATED: ez;z S/7 COVENANTOR CENTEX HOMES, CITY OF FRESNO, A Nevada General Partnership a Municipal Corporation By: CENTEX REAL ES E CORPORATION A Nevada Corpora ion Its Sole Managing a er By: �-- Reith Bergthold, Scott Travis, Division Controller, Planning and Development Department Central Valley Division, and Assistant Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: JAMES C. SANCHEZ City Attorney By: John W. Fox eputy City Attorney Date: S (Attach Notary Acknowledgment) CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF California )SS COUNTY OF TULARE ) On May 8th, 2007 before me, CARMEN NAVARRO, NOTARY PUBLIC personally appeared Scott Travis 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 the 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 o ;icial seal. CARMEN NAVARRO COMM.#1560815 M Signature 'f NOTARY PUBLIC•CALIFORNIA n TULARE COUNTY -� Comm.Exp.MARCH 18,2009 This area for official notarial seal. OPTIONAL SECTION CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER Though statute does not require the Notary to fill in the data below, doing so may prove invaluable to persons relying on the documents. ❑ INDIVIDUAL ❑ CORPORATE OFFICER(S) TITLE(S) ❑ PARTNER(S) ❑ LIMITED ❑ GENERAL ❑ ATTORNEY-IN-FACT ❑ TRUSTEE(S) 0 GUARDIAN/CONSERVATOR ❑ OTHER SIGNER IS REPRESENTING: Name of Person or Entity Name of Person or Entity OPTIONAL SECTION Though the data requested here is not required by law, it could prevent fraudulent reattachment of this form. THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE DOCUMENT DESCRIBED BELOW TITLE OR TYPE OF DOCUMENT: NUMBER OF PAGES DATE OF DOCUMENT SIGNER(S) OTHER THAN NAMED ABOVE Reproduced by First American Title Insurance 1/2001 CLERK'S CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF FRESNO ) CITY OF FRESNO) On May 17, 2007, before me, Elvia Sommerville, Deputy City Clerk, City of Fresno, personally appeared, Keith Berqthold, Assistant Planning and Development 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 the 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. REBECCA E. KLISCH CITY CLERK, CMC a 0 By Deputy 71 a f� F � A