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6/HFC/BL008-00l . #'1 -:l ,'J . DECLARATION OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS This Declaration of coven~nts and Restrictions (this "Declaration") is made as of the .2f::tiay of October, 1987, by the CITY OF LA PORTE ("La Porte"), a municipal corporation, of Harris County, Texas and CHARLES BERDON LAWRENCE ("Lawrence"), a resident of La Porte, Harris County, Texas. RECITALS LaPorte is the owner of the fee simple title to the Restricted Property (hereinbelow defined). Lawrence is the owner of a leasehold estate the Leased Property (hereinbelow defined) pursuant to the Lease (hereinbelow defined) and is the owner of the fee simple title to the Adjacent Property (hereinbelow defined). The Leased Property and the Restricted Property abut and share a common boundary line wi th the Adjacent Property. Further, the Restr icted Property is situated at the mouth of Little Cedar Bayou at its point of intersection with Galveston Bay. LaPorte and Lawrence, desiring to maintain the natural beauty of the coastline and the serenity of the natural state of existence of the Restricted Property, and for and in consideration of the payment of good and valuable considerations to La Porte, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and confessed, have executed this Declaration for the purpose of imposing certain covenants and restrictions on the use of the Restricted Property. DECLARATION ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS The following words and terms when used in this Declaration (unless the context shall otherwise prohibit) shall have the following meanings: 1.01 "Restricted Property"--that certain tract of land situated at the mouth of Little Cedar Bayou, in the City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, and being more particularly described by metes and bounds in Exhibit "A" attached hereto, as said tract may increase or decrease in size due to accretion, erosion, avulsion, or similar act of nature, and all rights, titles and benefits accruing or appurtenant to the ownership of such land.