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CITY OF FRESNO
Development& Resource Management Department
STATEMENT OF COVENANTS AFFECTING LAND
DEVELOPMENT ACKNOWLEDGING RIGHT-TO-FARM
LAW FOR THE FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 5449
Statement of Covenants Affecting Land Development
Acknowledging Right-to-Farm Law
Tract No. 5449
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RECITALS
WHEREAS, LENNAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a California Corporation,
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 101, inclusive and Outlot A of the Final Map of Tract No.
5449 according to the map thereof recorded on Jur1e- Co , ZD1�1
in Volume$ of Plats at Page(s) 1S'SFresno 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,Tentative Map
No. 5449 for a 101-lot single family residential subdivision, hereinafter referred to as the"Tentative
Map;" and
WHEREAS,the Covenantor has filed with the City of Fresno a Final Map of Tract No. 5449,
hereinafter referred to as the "Final Map," pursuant to said Tentative Map; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fresno desires to obtain covenants from the Covenantorto 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,
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Acknowledging Right-to-Farm Law
Tract No. 5449
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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
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Acknowledging Right-to-Farm Law
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the enforcement of such condition is no longer equitable.
4. If either party is required to commence any proceeding or legal action to enforce or
interpret any term or condition of this Statement of Covenant,the prevailing party in such proceeding
or action shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and legal
expenses. For the purposes of this Statement of Covenant,"attorneys'fees"and "legal expenses"
include, without limitation, paralegals' fees and expenses, attorneys, consultants fees and
expenses, expert witness fees and expenses, and all other expenses incurred by the prevailing
party's attorneys in the course of the representation of the prevailing party in anticipation of and/or
during the course of litigation,whether or not otherwise recoverable as"attorneys'fees"or as"costs"
under California law, and the same may be sought and awarded in accordance with California
procedure as pertaining to an award of contractual attorneys' fees.
5. The waiver by either party of a breach by the other of any provision of this Statement
of Covenant shall not constitute a continuing waiver or a waiver of any subsequent breach of either
the same or a different provision of this Statement of Covenant. No provisions of this Statement of
Covenant may be waived unless in writing and signed by all parties to this Covenant. Waiver of any
one provision herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other provision herein.
6. The provisions of this Statement of Covenants 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 one provisions hereof. Whenever the
context of the Statement of Covenants so requires, in interpreting this Statement of Covenants,any
gender includes the other genders, the singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the
singular.
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Acknowledging Right-to-Farm Law
Tract No.5449
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DATED: 7X ZO 7
CITY OF FRESNO, COVENANTOR
a Municipal Corporation
LENNAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.,
Development& Resource Management A California Corporation
Department
Jenn.ifer K. Clark, Director
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Je if r PKClark, Director Mike eller, Vice President
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DOUGLAS T. SLOAN
City Attorney
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By:
Mary Raterman-Doidge
Deputy City Attorney
(Attach Notary Acknowledgment)
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual
who signed the document to which this certificate is
attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
State of California
County of Fresno )
On .March 29, 2017 before me, Christine Collins, Notary Public
(insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared Mike Miller who 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.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
CHRISTINE COLLINS
Commission #2131344
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Notary Public-California z
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Signature (Seal)
A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies . only the identity of the
individual who signed the document,to which this
certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness,
accuracy, or validity of that document
CLERK'S CERTIFICATION
State of California )
County of Fresno )
On May 19, 2017 before me, Marco Martinez-Velasquez, Deputy City Clerk, personally
appeared, Jennifer K. Clark, Director, Development and Resource Management Department
(DARM) of the City of Fresno, who 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.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
YVONNE SPENCE, CMC OF P#
City Clerk, City of Fresno
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