ARTICLE II: DEFINITIONS
Section 1. Association shall mean and refer to the Foxwood Homeowners' Association, its successors and assigns.
 
Section 2. Common Areas shall mean and refer to all the real property (including the improvements thereto) owned by the Association for the common use and enjoyment of the members of the Association. The Common Areas to be owned by the Association at the time of the conveyance of the first lot.
 
Section 3. Common Maintenance Areas shall mean those portions of all real property (including the improvements thereto) maintained by the Association for the benefit of the members of the Association.
 
Section 4. Declarant shall mean and refer to William E. Ruth.
 
Section 5. Declaration shall mean and refer to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions applicable to the Properties recorded in the Office of the King County Recorder under Recorder's Receiving Number 199609091292.
 
Section 6. Development Period shall mean and refer to that period of time as defined in Section 1 of Article XVI of these By-laws.
 
Section 7. Lot shall mean and refer to any plot of land shown upon any recorded subdivision map of the Properties. Common Areas and Common Maintenance Areas shall not be regarded as Lots.
 
Section 8. Member shall mean and refer to those persons entitled to membership as provided in the Declaration.
 
Section 9. Owner shall mean and refer to the record owner, whether one or more persons or entities, of 
  1. a fee simple title to any Lot which is a part of the Properties (but excluding those persons or entities, such as real estate contract sellers, having record title merely as security for the performance of an obligation), or

  2. the Purchaser under a real estate contract prior to issuance of the fulfillment deed for the contract.
Section 10. Properties shall mean and refer to that certain real property described in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, and such additions thereto as may hereafter be brought within the jurisdiction of the Association.