2. Animals: No livestock or animals may be raised or kept for commercial purposes and no hogs shall be permitted on the property.

3.  No Re-Subdivision:  The lots shall not be re-subdivided without the express written consent of the Declarant.

4.  Setbacks:  Property owners shall comply with the minimum building setbacks shown on the recorded plat of the subdivision or the minimum setbacks required by  Nash County Ordinances, whichever is the more stringent.  Declarant reserves the right to grant variances from the above setback requirements when it  determines that strict enforcement prevents reasonable use of a lot or lots.

5.  Minimum Housing Requirements:  No incomplete or junk type structures shall be permitted on the property.  No camper-type trailer, tents or shacks may be used either temporarily or permanently as a dwelling.  In the event a manufactured home is placed on the property, it shall be fully underskirted and firmly anchored within 90 days.

6.  Utilities: Each lot shall have its own well or other approved water source and septic tank or other approved waste disposal system.  All water sources and  waste disposal systems must comply with the standards set forth by the Nash County Health Department.  All trash and garbage must be disposed of by a method approved by the Nash County Health Department or through a duly franchised waste disposal service operating in Nash County.  No dumping shall be permitted.  All dwellings shall be connected to electric service prior to occupancy.

7.  Driveway Connections and NCDOT Rules:  Driveway connections and street rights-of-way shall be subject to the following regulations:
          A.  All lots required to make connection to the internal roads of the subdivision.
          B.  All driveways installed from abutting roadways must use a pipe of sufficient size to insure proper drainage, and in any event shall be not less than 15 inches in diameter.  All pipe shall meet the specifications of the N.C. Department of Transportation.
          C.  No masonry mailboxes, shrubbery or other structures are allowed within street rights-of-way.

8.  Reservation of Easements:  The Declarant reserves the right to grant to the N.C. Department of Transportation such easements as it may require to assume maintenance of subdivision streets.  Declarant reserves the right to grant general easements within the subdivision for the installation and maintenance of electric and telephone lines as may be required by the utility companies furnishing those services.  Declarant reserves the right to install and maintain subdivision signs at the southeast corner of lot #59 and the southwest corner of lot #1.  Declarant reserves all drainage and other easement shown on the recorded plat of the subdivision.

9.  Vehicle and Parking Limitations:  No inoperable, unlicensed or junk motor vehicles or equipment of any kind may be located on the property.  No motor vehicles of any kind, trailer, or equipment may be parked on any subdivision street right-of-way.

10.  Fences and Walls:  No fences or walls shall be erected on any lot closer to the abutting street than the front of the dwelling located on such lot without prior written approval of the Declarant.  In a case of a corner lot, the side and backyard fence shall not extend beyond the minimum side building setback line established for the side street without prior written approval of the Declarant.

11.  Effective Dates and Part of Land Titles:  The Protective Covenants set out above shall remain in full force and effect and be binding on the property for a  period of twenty (20) years after the date hereof and shall run with and be a part of the title to the property.

12.  Enforcement:  These Protective Covenants may be enforced by the Declarant or the owner of any lot in this Spring Creek Subdivision.  Enforcement of these covenants shall be by proceedings at law or in equity against any person or persons violating or attempting to violate any covenant or condition, either to restrain violation thereof or to recover damages therefore.

13.  Severability:  Invalidation of any one of these covenants or any part thereof by judgment or court order shall in no way affect any of the other provisions   which shall remain in full force and effect.  The failure to any person or persons to take action to enforce these covenants shall not be construed as a waiver of any future enforcement rights.