PURPOSE OF THE GUIDELINES These Guidelines have been written to aid individual homeowners or groups of homeowners who wish to propose a structural or landscaping change to their individual units or to any of the common areas of Reflections. The Guidelines are a guide and do not constitute a complete list of changes. They merely seek to focus on major areas. There may be certain alterations desired by owners which are not mentioned in these guidelines but which nonetheless require prior written approval by the Architectural Committee and/or the Board of Directors. Blanket permission has been given for a few changes, but in most instances, alterations must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The Declaration of Covenants states clearly that structural or landscaping alterations and improvements must have prior written approval of the Committee. The Committee requests that all homeowners cooperate in keeping Reflections an attractive and pleasant place in which to live by complying with the letter and spirit of the policies, procedures and guidelines contained in this manual. If you are planning to sell your house, we cannot urge too strongly that you acquaint the prospective buyer with the fact that all homeowners are subject to the rules in these Guidelines. This will prevent any possible misunderstanding on the buyer's part as to what may or may not be done. It is also important to note that any property modification made in the past does not constitute a binding precedent; a modification made to someone else's house does not guarantee that a prospective buyer can anticipate making the same modification. COMPLIANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES The current guidelines were adopted by the Architectural Committee in September, 2023. They are based on a version approved on March 16, 2006 and include several changes made since that date. They will be used henceforth by the Committee and the Board of Directors to make judgments concerning alterations to the structures and landscaping of Reflections. Changes or modifications to this document will be made in accordance with the procedures described in the INTRODUCTION. Owners and residents will be expected to comply with the rules and procedures in this manual as soon as distribution has been completed. Methods of handling violations are described in Section VII. The only exemptions from compliance are structural changes approved by the developer at the time of purchase of a new home.