DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
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ARTICLE VIII (cont.)
8.7. Animal Regulations (cont.).
have used any portion of the Property or public street abutting or visible from the Property. Any Owner who maintains any animal, insect or reptile within the Properties, whether in compliance with or in violation of the Restrictions, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Association, its officers, directors, contractors, agents and employees from any claim brought by any person against the Association, its officers, directors, agents and employees for personal injuries or property damage caused by such animal, insect or reptile.
8.8. Business or Commercial Activity.
No part of the Property may ever be used for any business, commercial (including auctions or similar events), manufacturing, mercantile, storage, vending or other nonresidential purposes, including without limitation any activity for which the provider is compensated or receives any consideration, regardless of whether the activity is engaged in full or part-time, generates or does not generate a profit, or requires or does not require a license; except Declarant may use any portion of the Property for a model home site and display and sales offices in accordance with Article VII hereof. This Section 8.8 does not preclude any of the above-described activities without external evidence thereof, provided that: (a) such activities are conducted in conformance with all applicable governmental ordinances; (b) the patrons or clientele of such activities do not visit the Unit or park automobiles or other vehicles within the Property; (c) the existence or operation of such activities is not apparent or detectable by sight, sound or smell from outside the boundaries of the Unit; (d) no such activity increases the Association's liability or casualty insurance obligation or premium; and (e) such activities are consistent with the residential character of the Property and conform with the provisions of this Declaration.
8.9. Rubbish Removal.
Trash shall be disposed of by residents of the Project only by depositing the same into trash containers subject to regulations adopted by the Board. No portion of the Property may be used for the storage of building materials, refuse or any other materials. No clothing, household fabrics or other unsightly articles may be hung, dried or aired on any portion of the Property, including the interior of any Residence, so as to be visible from other Residences or the street. Exterior fires (other than barbecue fires contained within receptacles therefor) are prohibited.
8.10. Further Subdivision.
Except as otherwise provided herein, no Owner may physically or legally subdivide his Unit in any manner, including without limitation any division of such Owner's Unit or Condominium into time-share estates or time-share uses. This provision does not limit the right of an Owner to
(a) rent or lease such Owner's Condominium by means of a written lease or rental agreement subject to this Declaration; (b) sell such Owner's Condominium; or (c) transfer or sell any Condominium to more than one Person to be held by them as tenants-in-common, joint tenants, tenants by the entirety or as community property. Any failure by lessees of Units to comply with the Restrictions constitutes a default under the lease or rental agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Unit in the Project may be partitioned or subdivided without the prior written approval of the Beneficiary of any first Mortgage on that Unit. This Section may not be amended without the prior written approval of the Beneficiaries of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the first Mortgages of Condominiums in the Project.