1. Definitions:

• An owner is a person who holds title to a home at Mill Brook.
• A resident is a person whose full time and primary home is at Mill Brook.
• A tenant is a person who rents a home from an owner at Mill Brook.
• A roommate is a resident who shares a home with an owner at Mill Brook.
• A company car is a vehicle that a corporation or business holds the title to and requires the resident to use for business purposes.
• A commercial vehicle is a van, flat bed truck, one-ton truck or other vehicle that has signs, equipment or other commercial aspects. They may be affixed to the outside or be contained in the interior.
• All other vehicles including motorcycles are considered personal vehicles.
• A reserved space is a numbered guest space that has been put aside for the exclusive use by members in good standing who have more than two (2) vehicles.
• A member in good standing is an owner who is current with dues and is not subject to a disciplinary action.
• A visitor is a guest who parks overnight at Mill Brook.
• A frequent visitor is a guest who parks overnight several times a week or month on a repeated basis.
• An extended visitor is a guest who will be temporarily staying with a resident for a period of time no less than 1 month and no more than 6 months.

  2. Garages:

• Residents are to use their garages to park their vehicles.
• Garages are not to be converted into any use (such as a recreation room or storage) that would prevent its use as a parking space for the number of vehicles the garage was designed to contain.
• New residents have a 2-week grace period before being required to park all vehicles in their garage. Parking Committee must be informed to avoid being tagged.
• Parking in front of the garage is allowed for loading, unloading, washing cars and other short-term temporary activities.

3. Parking Lot:

• The streets of Mill Brook are Fire Lanes. This is indicated by the red curbs.
• Residents are not allowed to park overnight in guest parking unless they have permission from the Parking Committee, Board of Directors or the management company.
• Vehicles parked overnight in the Fire Lanes (streets) will be towed without warning at the owner's expense.
• Residents found parking overnight in the parking lot without permission may be towed without any warning at the owner's expense.
• No parking or storing trailers, boats or immobile vehicles in guest spaces.
• RV's cannot be parked overnight at Mill Brook.
• No auto maintenance or repair of any kind can be performed in the guest parking spaces or the reserved parking spaces.
• Parking in the street around the mailbox is prohibited for safety reasons.
• The speed limit within the complex is 15 MPH as posted at the entrance to Mill Brook.
• Residents may not park in Reserved Spaces not rented by them. Failure to abide by this rule will result in towing at the owner's expense.
• Residents are responsible for informing the Parking Committee and the Management Company whenever the vehicle situation changes, such as adding, selling or buying a vehicle.
• Commercial vehicles are prohibited from parking overnight in the parking lot.
• All parking spaces will be painted as either "Guest" or "Reserved". All reserved spaces must be numbered and in such a way as to not connect to the address of the renter.

4. Visitors:

• Visitors are not allowed to park overnight more than 3 nights without permission from the Parking Committee, Board of Directors or Management Company.
• Visitors parked more than 3 nights at Mill Brook will be tagged on the fourth consecutive night.
• Residents must call the Parking Committee with their name, their unit number, visitor vehicle information including license number, and the expected departure date of their visitor if staying more than 3 nights.
• Excessive parking is defined as parking overnight 50% or more per month per authorized visitor vehicle.
• Authorized frequent visitors who exceed the 50% excessive parking rule will be towed after 1 warning at the owner's expense.
  
  5. Assignment of Reserved Parking Spaces:
  
• A maximum of 20 reserved rental spaces will be made available.
• Rental spaces shall be uniformly distributed throughout the complex.
• Parking space groupings of two will have no rental spaces.
• Parking space groupings of three may have one rental slot assigned.
• Parking space groupings of four or five may have up to two rental spaces assigned.
• Approximately half of the rental spaces shall be located by the end of the swimming pool or at the end of housing units so that views out of front windows are minimally impacted.
• If there are no Reserved Spaces available then a third vehicle must be parked off Mill Brook property.
• No more than one car per household may be permanently housed in a rental spot without permission from the Board of Directors.
• The Board of Directors and/or the Parking Committee will assign rental spaces on a first-come first-served basis during the year.
• The Board reserves the right to use the priority list to determine eligibility to lease a reserved space in the event that either vehicles or owners requiring reserved spaces number more than the number of spaces available.
• Tenants are not eligible to lease a reserved space.

6. Lease Requirements:

• Only owners in good standing are allowed to rent a reserved space for themselves or their tenants.
• All vehicles in the household must be listed on the lease.
• The reserved space must be for a third vehicle.
• Copies of current DMV registrations are required to be attached to all leases.
• A motorcycle does not qualify as a third vehicle.
• The rental period is from November 1 through October 31.
• A lease can be written for a partial year as long as the term ends on October 31.
• A check for the full amount of the lease period is required at the time of signing.
• Proof of residency will be required for those residents claiming more than 2 drivers in their households.
• Proof shall be consisting of a copy of a valid driver's license with a Mill Brook address or other current official document bearing a Mill Brook address.

7. Lease Renewals:

• Renewal is not automatic
• Vehicle information must be updated before November 1 so it can be included in the lease.
• Failure to return signed lease, copies of DMV registrations and a check in the full amount by November 1 will result in a warning that the reserved space will default to the Association.
• Failure to turn in the lease by November 15 will result in the following actions:
  · The reserved space will be returned to the pool of available spaces and may be assigned to another resident.
  · Any vehicles parked in reserved spaces without permission and authorization from the Committee, Board or other representative of the Association will be towed without notice and at the expense of the owner of the vehicle.
  · A late fee of $10 may be assessed.
  
  8. Lease Procedures:
• The renter of the space is responsible for policing the reserved space.
• The renter of the space is responsible to call the Parking Committee or Management Company in the event that an unauthorized person parks in their reserved space.
• The renter of the reserved space may request that unauthorized vehicles be towed without warning at the vehicle owner's expense.
• The Board of Directors or the Parking Committee may cancel the lease at any time if the space is not maintained as directed by the CC&R's.
• The Board of Directors may be petitioned for a variance in case of special circumstances.
• The Parking Committee is the contact for lease requests changes or refunds.
  
  9. Lease Fees:

• The Board of Directors will determine the fees for reserved parking spaces every year before the renewal period.
• The fees will be paid yearly by November 1.
• Refunds are not automatic. Fees for unused portions of the lease may be requested by the renter of the reserved space.
• Refunds may be requested in writing, or by email.
• The Board has the right to refuse any refund of lease fees if the lease is cancelled due to violations on the part of the renter.
  
  10. Priority List for Reserve Spaces:

• Residents with a driver for every car (maximum of 2 rental spaces) will be assigned reserved spaces first.
• 2 residents with 2 personal cars and 1 company car will be assigned reserved spaces next.
• 2 residents with three personal cars will be assigned reserved spaces last.
• Reserved spaces will be assigned as close to the renter's homes as is possible when the priority list is being used.
• Residents acquiring a third car have 2 options:
  · Keep a 3rd car (immediately call to apply for a Reserved Space)
  Sell a 3rd car (place a For Sale sign in the window of the car for a maximum of 3 weeks after which time the vehicle must be moved off Mill Brook property or be subject to towing).