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Section 5 | Construction of Your New Home • Please notify your Sales Consultant or Construction Manager if you plan on using a Private Home Inspector. You will need to schedule this inspection to take place prior to your Orientation(s) with your K. Hovnanian® Homes Sales/Closing Coordinator. HOMESITE VISITS AND YOUR SAFETY • A new home construction site is exciting but can also be dangerous. Your safety is of prime importance to us. Therefore, we require that you set an appointment with your Sales Consultants before visiting your home, where they will have you sign a release. We also require that you wear a hard hat and that a member of our staff accompany you during your visit. Please observe common sense safety procedures at all times when visiting: • Please note that the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) prohibits any family members or guests under the age of 18 to enter the construction site. • Do not walk backward, even one step. Look in the direction you are moving at all times. • Sensible shoes are recommended. Sandals and shoes with heels are not recommended. • Watch for boards, cords, tools, nails, or construction materials that might cause tripping, puncture wounds, or other injuries. • Do not enter any level of a home that is not equipped with stairs and rails. • Stay a minimum of six feet from all excavations. • Give large, noisy grading equipment or delivery vehicles plenty of room. Assume that the driver can neither see nor hear you. • In addition to safety considerations, be aware of the possibility that mud, paint, drywall compound, and other construction materials are in use and can get onto your clothing PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS The building and zoning departments, in the jurisdiction where your home is located, must review and approve the plans and specifications for your home. Once these plans and specifications are approved by the applicable building department, your home’s specifications become part of the contracts with our trade partners. Many factors can cause variations between the model home you viewed and the home we deliver to you such as: Regulatory Changes From time to time, city or county agencies adopt new codes or regulations that can affect your home. Such changes are usually adopted in the interest of safety and are legal requirements with which K. Hovnanian® Homes must comply. Therefore, we may construct the same floor plan slightly varied in two different jurisdictions or at two different times within the same jurisdiction. Topography and Homesite Conditions Each homesite is unique in shape, size, and features that compliment your homesite with your neighbors’ homesite. Until each are complete, the final product (a finished home and landscape) may not yet be defined. When you sign your purchase agreement and/or during your Gold Key Introduction, you will receive a copy of a drawing or plan that illustrates your home on your homesite. It is your responsibility to review these documents to ensure your understanding of the items included but not limited to: slopes, hills, retaining walls, yard areas, water drainage, easements, driveways, walkways, stoops, railings, and more. All of these conditions are affected by the topography planned for your homesite. Topography is simply the relative height of the ground surface in comparison to an adjacent surface. All of these aforementioned components must be planned and constructed in accordance with the plans approved by the local, state, and federal governing authorities. These components can vary in degree from homesite to homesite, and as actual conditions warrant. If you have additional questions or concerns, please consult with your own professional representative. 20 | Edition July 2019