2. In consideration for the privilege of exercising the use and enjoyment of Club and HOA Property, each user shall forever release, discharge and hold the Club and the HOA harmless from loss or damage for any loss or injury suffered by such user arising from such use and enjoyment. (Club and HOA)
3. No obnoxious or offensive activity which is an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood may be conducted on any property in Emerald Bay or on the streets and roadways in Emerald Bay. (Club and HOA) Consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under legal age, or of controlled substances by any persons, on any of the common areas of Emerald Bay will not be tolerated and violators will be reported to Law Enforcement Authorities.
4. No soliciting in Emerald Bay. All lots and residences must be used exclusively for residential purposes. Members may not use any lot, residence, or Club property to conduct or promote any business or commercial activity, including the advertising or promotion of any business or commercial activity by any visible or audible display outside their residence, as a window display from inside their residence, on lots or property without a residence, or on Club property, except as otherwise specifically authorized by the Bylaws, Consolidated Rules & Regulations, or the Operating Policy and Procedure Manual of Emerald Bay. This does not include business or commercial designations painted or stuck on motor vehicles used by Member/Residents in the course of a business or employment. (Club and HOA)
5. Unless otherwise noted, all Guests and all Members of a Member’s or Lessee’s household, including dependents of a Member or Lessee, are bound by the same Rules and Regulations as apply to Members, and the Member or Lessee is responsible for any and all damages caused by them to Club or Homeowner Association Property. (Club and HOA)
6. A leash law rule in Emerald Bay requires that all pets, when off the owner’s premises, are required to be under the control of the owner on a leash or restraint and not allowed to defecate on the property of others or on club property, or cause undue concern by individuals using the Golf Course, streets for walking, jogging, or otherwise. The exception to this rule would be on the area known as the Point. On the Point, non-aggressive dogs may be off the leash as long as they remain under their owner’s voice control. Pets are not allowed on the Golf Course during tournament play or any sanctioned competition. (Club and HOA)
7. Security is directed to attempt to remove any stray animal without identification from Emerald Bay after subsequent complaints by Members, but only after exhausting every effort to identify an owner of the animal. (HOA)
8. No building, fence or other structure or improvement shall be erected, placed, or altered so as to be located nearer than 20 feet to the rear lot line of any lot abutting a street on the rear of such lot. (HOA)
9. The General Manager supervises all Club and HOA employees. All Member complaints and suggestions shall be made to the General Manager, and no Member may reprimand an employee. All hiring and firing of Club and HOA employees shall be authorized by the General Manager. (Club and HOA)
10. All lot owners are required to keep their lot clean and free of weeds and debris (Article 18, Generalized Restrictions and Covenants.) During each growing season (March-November) the lot owner who fails to perform the obligations of this rule will receive one notice of noncompliance, then will be placed on the HOA contracts maintenance schedule (every two weeks) with the cost to be charged to the lot owner’s monthly bill. If property exists within twenty (20) feet of any property owned by a Member and an adjacent Emerald Bay road, the Member is required to keep that property mowed right up to the edge of the pavement of the adjacent road as well and is subject to the same consequences for noncompliance. (HOA)
11. Commencing ten (10) days after notification to a Member that tree limbs extending of the street have become a nuisance, and the property owner fails to adhere to the request to trim the trees, the tree limbs shall be cut back at the HOA’s direction, and the cost billed to the property owner. The height required to be maintained is fifteen (15) feet directly above the entire surface of the street.
12. In addition to other Rules and Regulations herein regarding damage to Club and HOA property, any person intentionally damaging any Emerald Bay Club or HOA property shall be prosecuted to the full extent of the laws of the State of Texas, and in addition to being held responsible for the cost of repairing such damage, the Member responsible shall be subject to the penalty provisions of these Consolidated Rules and Regulations, under compliance, Paragraph 2., for a ‘violation of a more severe nature, including being fined in an amount to be determined by the Board of Directors.
13. The discharge/use of firearms, bow and arrow or pellet guns is not permitted on any property owned or managed by the Emerald Bay Club or Emerald Bay HOA.
