14. Architectural Committee.
(a) No more than two members of the Board shall serve on the Architectural Committee at any time. The positions on the Architectural Committee may be divided by the Board into two classes with staggered two-year terms. The foregoing provisions of this subsection (a) shall not apply until the Turnover Date. Until the Turnover Date, the Developer or its designees shall be the Architectural Committee.
(b) The Architectural Committee shall meet as necessary to consider applications with respect to any Exterior Structures that require the approval of the Architectural Committee as provided in Section 8 above and to consider any other matters within the authority of the Architectural Committee as provided in this Declaration. A majority of the members of the Architectural Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting and every act or decision made by a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act or decision of the Architectural Committee.
(c) At each meeting, the Architectural Committee shall consider and act upon written and complete applications that have been submitted to it for approval in accordance with this Declaration. In making its decisions, the Architectural Committee may consider any and all aspects and factors that the individual members of the Architectural Committee, in their discretion, determine to be appropriate to establish and maintain the quality, character and aesthetics of the Subdivision, including, without limitation, the building plans, specifications, exterior color scheme, exterior materials, location, elevation, lot grading plans, landscaping plans and use of any proposed Exterior Structure. All decisions of the Architectural Committee shall be in writing and delivered to the applicant, who shall be responsible for keeping the same. The Architectural Committee may establish in advance and change from time to time certain procedural and substantive guidelines and conditions that it intends to follow in making its decisions. Any written application complete with all required drawings and other information that is not acted upon by the Architectural Committee within 35 days after the date on which it is filed shall be deemed to have been approved.
(d) After the Turnover Date, any applicant or other person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Architectural Committee shall have the right to appeal such decision to the Board provided such appeal is filed in writing with a member of the Board within 30 days after the date the Architectural Committee renders its written decision. In making its decisions, the Board may consider any and all aspects and factors that the individual members of the Board, in their discretion, determine to be appropriate to establish and maintain the quality, character and aesthetics of the Subdivision, including, without limitation, the building plans, specifications, exterior color scheme, exterior materials, location, elevation, lot grading plans, landscaping plans and use of any proposed Exterior Structure. Any decision rendered by the Board on appeal of a decision of the Architectural Committee shall be final and conclusively binding on al I parties and shall be deemed to be the decision of the Architectural Committee for all purposes under this Declaration. The Board from time to time may adopt, amend and revoke rules and regulations respecting appeals of decisions of the Architectural Committee, including, without limitation, requiring payment of a reasonable fee by the appealing party.
Section 15. No Liability for Approval or Disapproval; Indemnification