04-18-2002 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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'. . No use shall be pennitted which is in violation of the laws of the United States or the State of, Texas or any subdivisjon thereof. Written approval by the Grantor ofa particular use 'shall be ,conclusive evidence of compliance with Section 1 of these Protective Covenants to the extent that , such use is not in violation of any law or ordinance. The Grantor shall not be liable to any person ~ respect of any use for which the Grantor has in good faith granted such approval. 3. Architectural and Design Control. Construction or alteration of any building within the Property shall meet the standards set forth in these Protective Covenants 'and any reasonable guidelines from time to time established by the Grantor. All further subdivision of the Property (that 'is, the subdivision or division of any single parcel original conveyed by Grantor into two or more Building Sites or Parcels), and construction on and development within the Property, shall be subject to the,approval of the 'Grantor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld" delayed or conditioned. No building or other improvement shall be constructed on the Property, and not exterior changes shall be made in any building or improvement which may hereafter be constructed thereon, until two (2) s~ts of the plans and specifications therefor (including a site plan, exterior elevations, colors, construction materials, structural design plan, grading and drainage plan, site landscaping and'ihigation, all exterior lighting, site signage~ plans for off-street parking of vehicles, and utility layout) have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Grantor. Such approval process shall extend to type and quality of materials, harmony of exterior design and colors with existing structures on the particular Building Site or in the area and location with respect to topography, and finished ground elevations. The Grantor may from time to time establish reasonable development guidelines and standards for site planning, architecture, construction, building materials, sidewalk and landscaping; traffic management for truck and rail, " 'and if and when such guidelines and standards are established, and copies thereof provided to Grantee, the same shall be used as the basis for review and approval or disapproval of plans and specifications. The person or entity submitting plans and specification for review shall be advised in writing of (i) the approval thereof by the Grantor, or (ii)" the segments or features thereof which are deemed by the Grantor to be inconsistent or not in conformity ~th these Protective Covenants'and said guidelines and standards, if applicable. If, within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of such plans and specifications by the Grantor, written notice of or o~jection to features thereof ~s not given, the approval of the same by the Grantor shall be deemed to have been given. All improvements on the Property shall be built substantially in accordance with plans and specifications as the same may have been given. All improvements on the Property shall be built . substantially in accordance with plans and specifications as the same may have been given. All buildings on the Property shall be built and all other improvements thereon shall be made substantially in accordance with plans and specifications as the same may have been finally approved by the Grantor. Notwithstanding the Grantor's failure to either approve or disapprove the plans and specifications for improvements to be constrocted on a Building Site, no improvements or buildings shall be constructed on any Building Site unless all aspects thereof . meet all the requirements of these Protective Covenants. All buildings in the Property shall have exterior walls offace brick or of exposed aggregate concrete and/or glass or of equivalent, permanent, architecturally-finished material to finished grade. No building shall be covered with sheet or corrugated aluminum, asbestos, iron or steel. When a const,ruction material is specified herein, another material may be used in lieu thereof, provided such material is determined by the Grantor to be equivalent of, or better than, said specifi~d material. The Grantor shall not be liable