CC&R ARTICLE 7: MAINTENANCE OF THE COMMON AREAS AND COMMON MAINTENANCE AREAS/DELEGATION OF MANAGEMENT
Section 1- Maintenance of Common Areas
Maintenance of the Common Areas and Common Maintenance Areas and all improvements thereon shall be the sole responsibility of the Association and shall include, but not be limited to, maintenance of the Common Areas and Common Maintenance Areas All maintenance of Lots and Residences located an Properties shall be the sole obligation of the Owner, provided, however, the Association may, from time to tame, provide certain common maintenance of Lots and Residences as may be determined to be in the best interests of all Owners. The Association shall maintain and regulate the use of Common Areas for the benefit of each Lot within the Plat and shall do all things necessary to preserve and maintain the Common Areas for the purpose intended. It shall be the responsibility of the Association to maintain the Common Mat of Tracts "B," "C," and D" and any improvements thereon to preserve the value of said easement for the use and enjoyment of the Members of the Association in accordance with all restrictions and limitations established for said easement through this Declaration, the laws and ordinances of the City of Maple 'Valley, Washington, and all other applicable statutes and regulations The Declarant, during the Development Period, and the Board following the Development Period, shall have the exclusive right to establish use and operation standards for said Common Areas to preserve the value and desirability of said Common Areas for the enjoyment of the Members of the Association
 
Section 2 - Responsibility for Maintaining Common Maintenance Areas
The Association is responsible for maintaining and preserving the character of areas, as defined in this Declaration as Common Maintenance Areas Common Maintenance Areas have been set aside for landscaping and community identification purposes (E M.E on Tract "H")
 
Maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, signs, landscaping, vegetation control, and irrigation.
 
Section 3 - Repair of Common Areas and Common Maintenance Areas
Any damage to the Common Areas or Common Maintenance Areas or improvements thereon, including landscaping plantings, fences, berms, etc., by the Owners or their children shall be repaired within one (1) week by the Owners who (or whose children) caused the damages If the damage cannot reasonably be repaired within one week, the time for the Owner to repair the Property shall be extended to the time reasonably required to repair the Property, provided that the Owner promptly begins, and diligently pursues, the repair of the damage If such repairs are not made timely, the Association shall execute the repair and the Owner will be obligated to immediately pay the Association or its designee for the repair If the Owner fails to promptly make payment for such repairs, the Owner will be charged interest at the rate of 12 percent (12%) per annum on the payment due, the payment due shall be a personal liability of the Owner, and the amount of the payment due shall be a lien on the Owner's Lot.
 
Section 4 - Management
Each Owner expressly covenants that the Board and the Declarant, during the Development Period, and the Board, after the Development Period, may delegate all or any portion of their management authority to a managing agent, manager or officer of the Association and may enter into such management contracts or other service contracts to provide for maintenance of Common Areas and Common Maintenance Areas and any portion thereof. Any management agreement or employment agreement for the maintenance or management shall be terminable by the Association without cause upon ninety (90) days' written notice thereof; the term of any such agreement shall not exceed three (3) years, renewable by agreement of the parties for successive periods of up to three (3) years each. Each Owner is bound to observe the terms and conditions of any such management agreement or employment contract, all of which shall be made available for inspection by any Owner on request Any fees or salaries applicable to any such management, employment or service agreement shall be assessed to each Owner.
 
Section 5 - Native Growth Protection Areas
All Native Growth Protection Areas (NGPA) shown on the face of the final recorded plat for Wilderness Hollow II are subject to restrictions as set forth on said plat map In general, the vegetation within the NGPA may not be cut, pruned, covered by fill, removed or damaged without express written permission from the City of Maple Valley Department of Community Development.
 
The vegetation within the Native Growth Protection Area will be managed by the Homeowners' Association in accordance with the approved NGPA Management Plan The approved NGPA Management Plan was prepared by Washington Forestry Consultants Inc , dated March 12, 2001 Additional copies of the NGPA Management Plan are available at the City of Maple Valley Department of Community Development.