Tanglewood Lake Owners Association, Inc. Rules and Regulations Adopted 1995, Revised April 2018

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1 Tanglewood Lake Owners Association, Inc. Rules and Regulations Adopted 1995, Revised April 2018 General Rules and Regulations 1. It shall be prohibited and unlawful per Linn County Nuisance and Dangerous Building Abatement Regulations for any person in charge of or in possession of any property in the county to permit a nuisance to be maintained or continued thereon. 2. Nuisance means the accumulation of the following substances thrown, left, or deposited on any private enclosure, lot or tract of land, whether vacant or occupied in any unincorporated area of Linn County, Kansas: a. Abandoned or discarded household appliances, including but not limited to refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers and dryers, used lumber, plastic materials, used furniture; b. Iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material; c. Rags, used batteries, paper, used tires and other rubber materials; d. All dead animals not removed within 24 hours after death; e. Garbage and all other rubbish, debris, or deposits of filth or waste which may constitute a fire or health hazard or become a breeding place for insects, vermin, rodents or reduce the value of private property, interfere with the comfort and well-being of the public or destroy the scenic beauty of the county. 3. No animals shall be kept, maintained or raised on the premises except for house pets, which shall be kept on a leash when not on the premises and when not in an enclosure. No property owner may keep, maintain or raise any pets for profit. 4. Pets are not allowed in designated swimming areas (to include beach areas). Pets are prohibited from all TLOA functions and events. 5. No trotline, jug or limb fishing allowed on any lake. 6. Fishing is prohibited on boat ramps or in designated swimming areas. 7. The Board of Directors may at their discretion suspend the rights of any member for violation of any published rules and regulations governing the use of the TLOA Common Properties. 8. Guest shall mean and refer to any person that is not a TLOA property owner. Property owners are responsible for the actions of their guests and will be held responsible for violations of all published Governing Documents by their guests. A member found to be not in good standing cannot be the guest of another member. 9. A member not in good standing is defined as a TLOA property owner who is delinquent in annual association dues or has been found in violation of any published Governing Documents by the Board of Directors. 10. Common Properties shall mean and refer to security gates, lakes, dams, parks, playgrounds, streets, walkways, commons, including buildings, structures, and property incident thereto, and any other properties owned and maintained by the Association for the common benefit and enjoyment of the members of the Association. 11. It shall be a violation for a member, family member or guest to threaten or do bodily harm towards any member of the Board of Directors, Association Committees or Association Employees. Violations shall Page 1 of 8

2 include touching, laying of hands upon, using intimidations, angry, rude, insolent language and disrespectful gestures. 12. No hunting or the discharging of firearms are allowed anywhere on any property at or within Tanglewood Lakes. 13. Members and guests shall respect a lake quite time from ten (10 pm) to one (1) hour after sunrise. Residential Household Trash Facility 1. This facility is a private facility and restricted to members in good standing use only. 2. Members in good standing are defined as TLOA property owners who are current with all annual association dues and has not been found in violation of any published TLOA Governing Documents by the Board of Directors. 3. Members are responsible for complying with all Kansas State, Linn County and TLOA posted and published Governing Documents regarding the use of the TLOA Residential Household Trash Facility. 4. The trash compactor is for residential household trash only. Linn County has set the following mandates on our compactor use: a. Area must be kept free of litter and blowing trash. b. Usage must follow all Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Linn County solid waste regulations. c. Absolutely no construction debris material allowed. d. No tires, chemical, hazardous or commercial waste allowed. e. Prohibited items include but are not limited to: batteries, hazardous materials, tires, paint, old grease, antifreeze, industrial oils, or building materials (shingles, brick, sheet-rock, plaster, insulation, blocks or any other treated wood products). 5. It is unlawful to dump any trash including yard waste, tires, furniture, appliances, and other bulk items in or around this facility or anywhere within the gates of Tanglewood Lake. 6. This facility is under twenty-four (24) hour surveillance. Violations of all Kansas State, Linn County and TLOA posted and published Governing Documents regarding the use of the TLOA Residential Household Trash Facility will be prosecuted. State and County violations will be reported promptly to the proper authorities. We encourage all members that witness a violation to notify our office and complete an Incident Report Form. 7. Members are encouraged to check with the City of LaCygne and Linn County public solid waste facilities for recycling and waste disposal options. Architectural Control Rules and Regulations Applications for all construction of any kind must be approved by the Tanglewood Board of Directors and Linn County (if required) prior to start of construction. Application procedure: 1. Submit a completed TLOA Application for each Building Permit with all required documentation and fees to the TLOA Office for Board review. All applications must include: Certified property pin location survey completed by a State of Kansas licensed surveyor. Drawing(s) with structure location on property with measurements from property lines, other structures, bodies of water and any inground holding tanks. Drawing of structure(s) with dimensions and total square feet of structure Type of material to be used Page 2 of 8

3 2. TLOA Building Permit(s) will be reviewed and issued upon Board approval. 3. If County permit(s) are required, a copy of the TLOA Building Permit must be submitted with the county application for county approval. 4. All approved permits must be placed on site of proposed construction. Current TLOA Required Construction Permits and Fees: Dwelling & Seasonal Dwelling $100 Deck over 100 sf. $50 Garage $50 Deck under 100 sf. $25 Shed over 100 sf. $50 Seawall $75 Shed under 100 sf. $25 Sanitation/Holding Tanks $50 Carport $50 Dock $50 Property owners must adhere to all Linn County and Kansas State codes, rules and regulations including sanitation and trash disposal. Approved Building and Sanitation Permits shall be valid for a period on one year from approval date. Building permits shall be considered for approval as one of the following classifications: Dwelling, Seasonal Dwelling or Non-Occupied Structure as defined in this document. Any permit issued upon false or incorrect statements or acts material to the issuance of the permit shall be void. No building or structure shall be structurally altered, used or occupied in any way that does not comply with approved Building Permits. All dwellings must face the street upon which the lot(s) front. All structures of any kind must have a setback of least twenty-five (25) feet from the property line of street upon which the lot fronts. Where properties have more than one street frontage or are located at the intersection(s) of multiple streets, the required setback of twenty-five (25) feet shall apply to all sides which have street frontage. All structures must have a setback of at least ten (10) feet from the sides and rear property lines. This does not include driveways or parking areas. No type of prebuilt metal sided storage containers, including but not limited to, shipping containers, sea boxes, connex boxes, cargo containers and semi-trailers are allowed inside Tanglewood Lake properties unless needed on a temporary basis for a construction project approved by the Board of Directors. Linn County Sanitation Codes require Whenever any property connected to or served by a private sewage disposal system is offered for or subject to a contract of sale, an inspection of the sewage disposal system is mandatory. The system must pass inspection prior to occupancy. Tanglewood Lake Owners Association, Inc. representatives including members of the Tanglewood Architectural Committee and Board of Directors will have the right to inspect all construction projects requiring Building Permits. Dwellings 1. A dwelling is defined as any building or structure occupied by a human being on either a full time or part time basis. Page 3 of 8

4 2. No dwelling shall be constructed on any lot or tract purchased in this subdivision with less than six hundred (600) square feet of continuous ground level actual living space under an enclosed roof. Porches and porticoes are not considered actual living space. 3. All dwellings must have an approved and operational in-ground waste holding system before occupation is permitted. In-ground holding tanks must be pumped by a licensed, bonded, insured Linn County approved sanitation contractor. Dumping at shower house sewage disposal stations prohibited for inground holding tanks. 4. All dwellings must be on a permanent foundation constructed of solid concrete footing, basement walls or solid piers. Prefabricated homes require permanent foundations which meet the installation requirements of the manufacturer and Linn County requirements. 5. All dwellings shall be single-family residences only and face the lot front. 6. All building material used for the outside of any structure must be new and all outside construction must be complete within six (6) months of TLOA Building permit issuance date. 7. No basement shall be occupied, until the dwelling is completed. 8. All new construction will be subject to inspection. Seasonal Dwellings 1. A Seasonal Dwelling is defined as a structure, building, recreational vehicle (as defined below), trailer, type of mobile home or tent approved for occasional or seasonal occupancy only. No Seasonal Dwelling shall be considered approved structures for residential use of a permanent nature on Tanglewood Lake property. 2. Seasonal Dwellings may only be used for occasional occupancy from May 1st until October 1st of the same year. 3. A Recreational Vehicle is defined as a vehicular-type unit built on or for use on a chassis and designed as living quarters, both permanent and temporary, for recreational, camping or travel use, and which has its own motive power, or is mounted on, or which can be drawn by another vehicle. The term recreational vehicle shall include, but not be limited to, motor homes, travel trailers, camper trailers, pickup truck campers, hauling trailers, and camper buses. 4. All recreational vehicles as defined above may only be kept on a member s lot(s) from May 1st until October 1st of the same year. The TLOA Board of Directors may grant an extension to the period a recreational vehicle may be kept on lot(s) under the following conditions: a. All requests for exceptions must be submitted in writing to the TLOA Office prior to September 1 of each year. b. The recreational vehicle has not deteriorated to an unsightly or unsafe condition. c. The lot on which it sets is kept clean and neat. d. The decision of the TLOA Board is final. 5. All Seasonal Dwellings, with the exceptions of tents, that are not equipped with a self-contained sewage system and a waste disposal outlet are required to have a proper in-ground sewage holding tank installed and utilized or regularly serviced sanitary privies and other types of dry or chemical toilets subject to the approval of the Linn County Sanitation Inspector. 6. RVs and campers will be allowed to dump waste at the shower house sewage disposal station. 7. No in-ground holding tank waste dumping allowed at the shower house sewage disposal station. 8. All recreational vehicles including tents must be at least fifty (50) feet back from the front property line. Page 4 of 8

5 9. Camping on any Tanglewood Lake Owners Association, Inc. common properties is prohibited. 10. No pickup campers will be allowed to sit on the ground. 11. All tents must be removed at the end of each stay. Sheds/Garages/Car Ports 1. A Shed is defined as a structure/building designed or used to store miscellaneous items. 2. A Garage is defined as a structure/building designed or used for the storage of motor vehicles owned and used by the occupants of the building to which it is accessory. A garage may be separately or attached to the dwelling but must be of the same construction material as the dwelling and the exterior, and it must be finished as in the same manner as the dwelling. 3. A Carport is defined as a roofing structure designed or used to protect motor vehicles, watercraft, camping trailers and motor homes. 4. All sheds and storage structures must be in the rear of the dwelling and must be and shall be slightly, of neat construction and of character to enhance the value of the property. Metal storage structure(s) will not be allowed. 5. Occupancy either occasionally or permanently is prohibited in Sheds and Garages as defined above. Boat Docks and Retaining Walls (Including Seawalls) 1. All boat docks must have a setback of at least ten (10) feet from both sides of the lot or lots. 2. Docks, including access walkways (ramps), may not extend beyond fifty (50) feet from property shore line. Docks including access walkways (ramps), may be further restricted in size so as not to deny water access to adjoining members. 3. All boat docks must be on a floatation device(s) and cannot be anchored in place by piers. 4. Any new dock or replacement floatation must be encapsulated. 5. All docks or parts thereof that have been used in bodies of water outside of the Tanglewood Lake properties for use in Tanglewood Lakes must meet the following guidelines, with documentation, before receiving dock permit approval: a. 30-day quarantine or b. Use of high pressure hot water (140 degree for 10 seconds of contact time) to thoroughly decontaminate all parts and equipment. 6. Personal buoys shall not extend beyond fifty (50) feet from property shore line. 7. All retaining walls must not be higher than the lay of the land. 8. All retaining walls must have proper drainage pipes and rock backfill to prevent the wall from moving. 9. No retaining wall or any part thereof will protrude past the side property lines of the lot or lots. 10. All boat docks and retaining walls are subject to inspection. Gate Access Cards 1. Each Association member who is current on their annual association dues are entitled to two (2) gate access cards regardless of the number of lots owned. 2. Gate access cards will not be issued without a valid driver's license or state issued ID for each applicant. One gate access card per applicant. 3. Additional gate access cards may only be purchased for immediate relatives of the property owner(s) (husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, brother sister, grandchild, grandfather or grandmother). Page 5 of 8

6 4. All additional gate access cards issued must be renewed yearly by October 31st or will be deactivated. All gate access cards issued to members, including additional cards purchased for family members, of Tanglewood Lake Owners Association, Inc. who are delinquent in payment of their annual association assessments shall be deactivated November 1st of each year or as soon as possible thereafter. Assessments are due and payable October 1st of each year and shall be considered delinquent if not paid in full by October 31st of each year. All such gate access card deactivations shall remain in full force and effect until assessments for all lots owned by the delinquent member(s) and gate access card(s) reactivation fee(s) are paid in full. Members who have had their gate access cards deactivated may still have non-vehicular roadway access to their private lot(s) and personal property. 5. One gate card may be reactivated upon acceptance of Delinquent Payment Agreement, receipt of initial deposit, and payment of required reactivation fee. 6. Members who are in violation of any published TLOA Governing Documents by the Board of Directors may have all gate access card(s) associated with the properties they own suspended for a period of thirty (30) days or until such violation(s) have been brought into compliance and all gate access card reactivation fees have been paid in full. 7. All gate access card costs, renewal cost and reactivation fess are determined by the Board of Directors and may be adjusted as deemed necessary. 8. Gate access card reactivation fee: a. If for any reason a gate card is deactivated there will be a reactivation fee per card. b. Reactivation fees must be paid in full prior to card reactivation. Motor Vehicles 1. The term motor vehicle includes but are not limited to the following: Automobile Go Cart ATV Bus Motorcycle Motorize Cart Motor Home Truck 2. All motor vehicles must be operated in accordance with State, County and Tanglewood Lake Owners Association, Inc. regulations and posted traffic signs. 3. All motor vehicles operated within Tanglewood properties shall not exceed the posted speed limit of fifteen (15) miles per hour and be driven in a manner that will not damage Association roads. 4. All motor vehicles must be operated by an individual duly licensed to operate the vehicles. 5. All motor vehicles must have liability insurance that meets the minimum requirements of the state in which it is registered. 6. No motorized vehicle shall be driven on any common properties of the Tanglewood Lake Homeowners Association, Inc. that are not specifically designed as roadways. Prohibited areas include but are not limited to: dam slopes, parks, playgrounds, swimming areas and walkways. 7. It is prohibited to possess or have possession of a wrecked, inoperable or abandoned vehicles or parts thereof as defined by the Linn County Nuisance and Dangerous Building Abatement Regulations, for a period exceeding thirty (30) days. 8. Vehicles, trailers or machinery on any kind may be removed and stored at owner s expense if: a. Left on common properties including roadways and easements for a period exceeding fortyeight (48) hours. b. Their physical location on common properties including roadways and easements poses a danger to the public safety or inhibits emergency vehicle access. Page 6 of 8

7 9. No motorized vehicle will be driven on any slopes of the dams. The State of Kansas regulates our dams and any erosion of these dams could greatly impair the use of the lakes. 10. All motorized vehicles (electric or gas powered), with the exception of state licensed vehicles, must possess and properly display a TLOA permit sticker. Recreational Rules and Regulations Watercraft 1. All watercraft must be operated in accordance with all State of Kansas Boating Regulations. At the sole discretion of the Board of Directors a violator of such rules may be denied the right to use a lake of lakes for boating. 2. No gasoline-powered watercraft shall be permitted on the 9-acre lake. 3. No motorized personal watercraft shall be allowed on the 9-acre or 30-acre lake. 4. No wake on the 9-acre lake or 30-acre lake. 5. Boats permitted on the 135-acre lake shall have less than 160 horsepower motor and be no longer than twenty-two (22) feet. No longer than thirty (30) feet if a pontoon. Jet-powered boats are prohibited on all Tanglewood lakes. 6. NO WAKE buoys and all other TLOA buoys are not to be used for mooring or recreation. All buoys and signs must be adhered to. 7. All motorized watercraft shall operate counter clockwise around the 135-acre lake. Each craft owner is responsible for his craft's wake as well as for the craft itself. Following the wake of a boat with a personal watercraft (jet skis) is prohibited. 8. All watercraft shall use navigation lights while operating between sunset and sunrise. No personal watercraft (PWC) shall be operated on lakes between sunset and sunrise. 9. Watercraft must be equipped with a wide-angled rearview mirror that is properly placed to provide maximum vision of the person(s)/object(s) being towed or one responsible passenger in the watercraft must be facing the stern (rear) of the boat while towing people or objects. An orange/red safety flag must be displayed in the watercraft when people being towed are in the water. 10. All boaters will respect a quiet time from 8:00 PM to 9:00 AM. This requires that all motorized watercraft be operated at a reduced, non-wake producing speed during these hours, and must have adequate exhaust and noise abatement systems. 11. No watercraft shall be operated within fifty (50) feet of any dock, swimming area, fishing boat, sailboat or buoys without reducing the speed sufficient to prevent a wash or wake. 12. All watercraft must possess and properly display a TLOA permit sticker. Boat Ramps 1. Boats, trailers and vehicles are not allowed to remain in the boat ramp areas for purposes other than unloading or loading watercraft. 2. Vehicles and trailers are to be parked in the designed parking area provided across the road from the boat ramp on the 135-acre lake. Vehicles and trailers parked in designed parking areas for more than forty-eight (48) hours will be subject to removal at owner s expense. 3. Vehicles and trailers are to be parked out of the area as not to block boat ramp or road traffic on the 9- acre or 30-acre lakes. 4. TLOA docks are to be used for watercraft loading and unloading purposes only. 5. No swimming, fishing or diving in vicinity of the TLOA boat ramps including TLOA docks. Page 7 of 8

8 Swimming 1. No lifeguard is on duty at any time. Swim at your own risk. 2. Swimming in the lakes (to include designated swimming areas) is not allowed from one (1) hour after sunset to one (1) hour before sunrise. 3. TLOA beach areas will be closed from one (1) hour after sunset to one (1) hour before sunrise. 4. All swimmers must stay behind the retaining ropes in TLOA designated swimming areas. 5. Swimming is allowed in those coves that are protected by TLOA NO WAKE buoys. 6. No swimming is allowed in the main body of the lakes except within fifty (50) feet of shoreline. Page 8 of 8

TRAYNOR / VAN HOOK PARK LAND USE RULES & REGULATIONS BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE MOUNTRAIL COUNTY PARK BOARD, MOUNTRAIL COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, THAT:

TRAYNOR / VAN HOOK PARK LAND USE RULES & REGULATIONS BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE MOUNTRAIL COUNTY PARK BOARD, MOUNTRAIL COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, THAT: 1. TERMS: The rules and regulations as set forth by the Mountrail