1.01 Definitions
FCHOA Declaration of Protective Covenants - Revision Date: 2022-05-20
As used herein, the terms listed below shall have the indicated meanings unless otherwise required by the context.
(a) “Association” shall mean the Ford’s Colony at Williamsburg Homeowners Association, a Virginia nonstock corporation, its successors and assigns.
(b) “Attached Accessory Apartment” shall mean a separate living unit that is fully contained within the Dwelling Unit and accessible from within the Dwelling Unit that does not exceed thirty-five percent (35%) of the floor area of the Dwelling Unit.
(c) “Board of Directors” or “Board” shall mean the body of elected or appointed directors vested with management of the affairs of the Association.
(d) “Bylaws” shall mean the Bylaws of the Association, as amended from time to time.
(e) “Common Area” shall mean all real property, including the improvements thereon, owned or leased by the Association, now or in the future, for the common use and enjoyment of the Owners.
(f) “Dwelling Unit” shall mean the residential dwelling unit designed for single occupancy which may be constructed as a residence on a Lot or as part of a multi-family dwelling unit on a Lot or as part of a condominium, and any approved accessory structures or outbuildings.
(g) “Governing Documents” shall mean the Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules and Regulations, as amended from time to time.
(h) “Improvement” shall mean, without limitation, all buildings, residences, accessory or out-buildings, fences, hedges, landscaping, lighting, hardscaping, parking areas, retaining and other walls, driveways, sidewalks, paths, streets, roads, flagpole, lawn or garden statuary or accessories, decks, patios, and any other structure of any kind.
(i) “Lot” shall mean and refer to any numbered lot or plot of land shown upon any recorded Plat for Ford’s Colony at Williamsburg with the exception of the Common Area and right of way areas, and shall include any Dwelling Unit constructed thereon, and shall include any condominium unit regardless of whether it is on a numbered Lot.
(j) “Member” shall mean every person or entity, whether one or more persons or entities, who is a record owner of the fee simple title to any Lot as described on the recorded plats for the Properties referenced in this Declaration.
(k) “Owner” shall mean the record owner whether one or more persons or entities, of the fee simple title to any Lot which is a part of the Property.
(l) “Parcel” shall mean any named or lettered tract as shown on any recorded Plat for Ford’s Colony at Williamsburg.
(m) “Plat” shall mean any plat of all or any portion of the Properties recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court for James City County, Virginia.
(n) “Property or Properties” shall mean the real property set forth on Exhibit “A”, and such additions thereto as may hereafter be brought within the jurisdiction of the Association.