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8 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | OCTOBER 2019 By Len Tavernetti This is the second article in a three-part series that provides a description of our conservation area and its associated conservation easement. Last month, the series described how the conservation area came to be. This month will discuss what it means to our HOA. Next month, the series concludes with an accounting of our responsibilities. What it means to our HOA The conservation area and conservation easement serve as an inviting attraction to 55+ home buyers in the Inland Empire. For those who like to walk or exercise their pets, the five miles of trails within the HOA entering into the conservation are an experience unique to Four Seasons. From an arid landscape, the introduction of reliable watering and re-introduction of native plant life have built the "oasis look" envisioned by our builder. As the plant life emerged, animal life has returned to our conservation area. Today, large animals like bobcats and hawks patrol the area. Ducks breed and rear their ducklings every spring where they learn to swim in our pools. And with the guarantee of perpetuity we have the assurance that this treasure will always be here. It will, however, require our attention and dedication. Along Trails A and B and Canary Creek are 70 homes whose backyard view fence separates the homeowners from the conservation area. In some places the trail is within three feet of the fence. They are considered some of the prime locations within the HOA and valued accordingly. Two complementary and "interlocking" conservation easements have been prepared by K. Hovnanian to assist the HOA transfer — one covering the nine acres owned by the HOA and the other covering the 28 acres owned by the builder. At the time of the initial execution of these easements, the HOA was designated "Grantor" of one conservation easement while the builder was designated as "Grantor" of the other. Upon transfer of the fee title to the remaining 28 acres to the Association, the HOA will then be deemed the "Grantor" of both easements. The Inland Empire Resource Conservation District (IERCD) is the "Grantee" responsible to insure we fulfill our obligations. Three documents are currently in review: (1) approval of the Long Term Management Plan by the HOA and IERCD; (2) recording with the county by the IERCD of the two conservation easements once the HOA and KHOV have executed the two conservation easements respectively (and associated Supplemental Declaration which integrates the conservation easements with the CC&Rs to ensure compatibility); and (3) transfer of ownership of the remaining parcels of the conservation area by execution of a grant deed from K. Hovnanian to the HOA. As expected, legal departments from all three entities (HOA, K. Hovnanian, and IERCD) have been coordinating these documents for several years and expect to finish later this year. The Four Seasons at Beaumont Conservation Area

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