fill out the form we have provided on the
, so that we can help you out as a fellow homeowner.Below are the Restrictive Covenants that are
listed in the Supplemental Declaration of Covenants
that we all signed and agreed to prior to moving into our community.
Some of the by-laws have been being neglected
and we wanted to provide the list here for your reference.
Remember, the bylaws and covenants that have been written for
our neighborhood to follow
were designed to help keep our property values rising.
Please feel free to
if you have any concerns
whatsoever.
If you need a new copy of the the covenants, we can provide it for you, just
.
If you feel that you know of a homeowner who
is violating any of the following bylaws,
fill out the form we have provided on the
, so that we can help you out as a fellow homeowner.
The Properties shall be subject to the following covenants and restrictions,
which shall be binding upon each and every Owner and his or her Residential
Unit.
1. Wells - No individual water supply system shall be permitted on any Lot without the approval of the ARB.
2. Landscaping - Landscaping on
each Lot and storm water drainage features located thereon shall be maintained
in good,
aesthetically pleasing condition by the Owner thereof.
The Owner of each Lot abutting a body of water or canal shall maintain the
shoreline thereof free of
debris and weeds consistent with applicable environmental regulations.
3. Obnoxious or Offensive Activity
- No activity or use shall be allowed upon the properties which is a source of
annoyance, embarrassment or discomfort to Owners or their tenants or invitees,
or which interferes with the peaceful possession
and proper use and enjoyment of the properties nor shall any improper,
unsightly, offensive or unlawful use be made of a
Residential Unit or of the Common Properties, and all laws and regulations of
applicable governmental bodies shall be observed.
The use, enjoyment and occupancy of The Properties shall be in such a manner so
as not to cause or produce any of the
following effects discernible outside Dwellings: noise or sound that is
objectionable because of its volume, duration,
beat frequency or shrillness; smoke; noxious, toxic or corrosive fumes or gases;
obnoxious odors; dust, dirt or fly ash;
unusual fire of explosive hazards; vibration or interference with normal
television, radio or other
telecommunication reception by other Owners.
4. Rules and Regulations - Reasonable
rules and regulations may be promulgated by the Board as to the use and
enjoyment of
The Properties and shall be observed by the Owners and occupants thereof.
Such rules and regulations may involve such matters as air conditioning units,
signs, mailboxes, temporary structures, noisy mufflers or other nuisances,
garbage and trash disposal, clotheslines, parking, vehicle traffic and the state
of repair of vehicles, tree removal, gutter, pets, game and play structures,
swimming pools, television antennae, driveways, walkways, sight distances at
intersections, garages and fences. These matter are set out by way of
illustration only and shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Board
to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations. Such rules and
regulations may augment or clarify the terms of this Declarations or any
provision, covenant or restriction herein contained. Copies of such rules
and regulations shall be made available to each Owner prior to the time the same
become effective.
5. Animals - Birds, fish, dogs and cats
may be kept as pets only, and shall not be held or offered for sale or
maintained or bred for commercial use.
Birds, fish, dogs, and cats that
are kept as pets shall be sheltered inside structures; no animal shelter shall
be permitted outside.
All dogs and cats are to be leashed when outside and are not permitted to run
loose. No other animals, fowl, insects, reptiles or livestock shall be
kept or maintained in The Properties unless approved in advance by the Board.
No animal, etc., shall be permitted to remain if it disturbs the tranquility of
The Properties or the Owners or tenants thereof, or is dangerous, annoying, a
nuisance or destructive of wildlife, as determined by the Board after notice and
hearing.
6. Garbage and Trash - No trash, garbage or other waste material or refuse shall be placed or stored on any part of The Properties except in covered or sealed sanitary containers. All such sanitary containers must be stored within each Dwelling, removed or placed within an enclosure or concealed by means of a screening wall of material similar to and compatible with that of the Dwelling.
7. Storage Receptacles - No fuel tanks or similar storage receptacles may be exposed to view, and the same may be installed only within an approved accessory building, within a screened area, or removed, and shall otherwise comply with standards established from time to time by the ARB.
8. Vehicles - No vehicle shall be parked on any part of The Properties or any Lot, except paved streets and paved driveways. No inoperative vehicles shall be allowed to remain on The Properties in excess of forty-eight (48) hours unless kept in an enclosure and not visible from the street or any other Lot. No commercial vehicles, except those present on business, shall be parked on any part of The Properties. No trailers, boats, campers, trucks, mobile homes, motorized vehicles or motorcycles may be parked in The Properties unless parked inside a garage or parked on the Lot in a locations that is not visible from the front of the Dwelling.
9. Temporary Structures - No building or structure of a temporary or portable character such as trailers, tents or shacks shall be permitted in The Properties, except as approved by the ARB. Approval shall not be withheld for temporary structures used solely in connection with the construction of approved permanent improvements and removed immediately upon completion of such construction. Developer shall not be prohibited from erecting or maintaining such temporary dwellings, model homes and other structures as Developer may desire for development and marketing purposes, provided such are in compliance with the appropriate governmental requirements or regulations.
10. Signs - No signs,
advertisements, billboards, solicitation or advertising structures or materials
of any kind shall be displayed or placed
upon any Residential Unit without the prior written approval of the ARB;
provided, however, street numbers and name signs on individual
Residential Units and one sign containing not more that four (4) square feet of
surface area per side (2 sides maximum) and used solely
in connection with the marketing of the affected Residential Unit for sale or
lease shall be permitted without prior approval.
Developer or the Association may enter upon any Lot and remove and destroy any
signs, which do not meet the provisions of this section.
This section shall not apply to the Developer.
11. Air-Conditioning Equipment - No air conditioning equipment other than compressor units may be visible on the exterior of any Dwelling unless approved by the ARB, which approval may be based on the Adequacy of screening of such equipment. The ARB may prohibit window or wall air conditioning units altogether.
12. Drainage Structures - Unless first approved by the ARB, no Owner other than the Developer may obstruct, alter or in any way modify the method and/or structures of drainage utilized or installed by Developer or the Association from, on or across any Lot, Common Property or Area of Common Responsibility; nor shall any structure or material be erected, placed or maintained which shall in any way obstruct such drainage devices or facilities or impede their efficient operation.
13. Aerials - No exterior telecommunications, radio, microwave or television mast, tower, pole, wire, aerial, antennae or appurtenances thereto nor any other structure extending above the eave edge of the roof may be installed or maintained on any structure without the prior written approval of the ARB. Nothing contained herein shall prevent a homeowner from installing an 18-inch satellite dish at any location on or near the structure provided all other requirements in these Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions are met. This section shall not apply to any antennae or receiver; located within the attic space of a structure of located in such a manner that such antennae or other structure is completely hidden from view from every angle; so long as the sue of such antennae, dish or structure does not interfere with radio and television reception of other homeowners in the area.
14. Subdivision - No part of The Properties shall be further subdivided without the prior written consent of (1) Developer for so long as Developer owns any Lot, and (2) by the Boards after the Developer no longer owns any lot.
15. Completion of Construction - Upon commencement of construction of any improvement on any Lot, the Owner shall diligently prosecute the work to the end that the improvements shall be completed as expeditiously as is reasonable. The Owner of the Lot on which improvements are being built shall keep the streets and areas adjacent to the Lot free from any dirt, mud, garbage, trash or other debris occasioned by the construction.
16. Excavation - No clearing or excavation shall be made except incident to construction, maintenance or repair of an improvement; and upon completion thereof exposed openings shall be backfilled, and disturbed ground shall be leveled, graded and seeded in accordance with the approved landscape plan.
17. Fences, Walls, and Hedges - There shall be no fence permitted on any Lot unless it meets the requirements below and has been approved by the ARB as to size, material, color, location. No chain link fences shall be allowed. No fence exceeding 6 feet in height shall be allowed. The ARB may require landscape buffers on the outside of any privacy fences and walls. All wood fences must be installed with the posts and supports on the inside. No fence may be constructed in the following areas:
(1) Between the street along the front of the Dwelling (the "Front Street") and a straight line being the extension of the surface of the furthest set back portion of the front side of the Dwelling to the side lot lines; or
(2) Between the street facing a side of the Dwelling (the "Side Street") and a straight line being the extension of the surface of the furthest set back portion of the side of the Dwelling to the rear lot line.
(3) Any and all easement areas as set forth on any plat of The Properties.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, so long as Developer or builders designated by Developer maintain any model homes within The Properties, each shall have the right to fence all or any part of any Lots used for models or parking.
18. Clotheslines - Clotheslines are not permitted unless they are completely hidden from view from any street of Common Properties. No clothing, bedding or other similar items shall be hung over or on any windows, doors, walls, or fences if visible from any street or Common Properties.
19. Play Structures and Yard Accessories - All yard accessories and play structures, including basketball hoops or backboards and any other fixed games, shall be located at the rear of the residential structure, within the set back lines toward the house.
20. Trees - Trees measuring two inches (2") or more in diameter shall not be cut or removed from The Properties without the prior written consent of the ARB unless the trees are located within six feet (6') of the Dwelling Unit and are to be moved to an alternate locations as approved by the ARB. This provision shall not apply to the location of the primary structure on a lot on which a residence has not been previously built.
21. Use - Residential units shall be used for single family residential purposes only. No Dwelling or other building on any Lot shall be rented or leased separately from the rental or lease of the entire residential unit.
22. Pools - Swimming pools may not be located in the front yard of any Lot, nor nearer that the Dwelling to any side street lot line. Any swimming pool constructed on any Lot shall be subject to all applicable governmental or quasi-governmental codes, permits, or regulations, in addition to the following restrictions, reservations, and conditions:
(a)
No above ground pools will be permitted. Pool water level must be
maintained at all times at or within one foot (1') of the developed Lot grade.
Pools will be located in rear yards only.
(b) On interior Lots, the
outside edge of any pool may not be closer than ten feet (10') to the side Lot
line nor closer than ten feet (10') to the rear Lot line. Corner Lots will
be reviewed by the ARB on an individual basis.
(c) No screening of pool areas
may be closer than ten feet (10') to the side Lot line on interior Lots.
Corner lots will be reviewed by the ARB on an individual basis.
(d) Pool screening may not be
higher than sixteen feet (16') or the higher edge of the roof, whichever is
lower.
(e) No overhead electrical
wires shall cross the pool. All pool lights, other than underwater lights,
must be four fee (4') from the edge of the pool.
(f ) The pool itself must be
enclosed with a fence not less than five feet (5') in height or enclosed with
screening. An entrance gate to the back yard, or the pool itself, as the
case may be, shall be constructed with a self-closing latch placed at least
forty inches (40") above the ground. The fence of a neighbor, where
sufficient to meet the above standards, may be utilized to secure a pool.
23. Dwellings and Garages
(a)
No Dwelling shall have a heated square foot area of less than one thousand, one
hundred (1100) square feet, exclusive of screened area, open porches, terraces,
patios, and garages. In the case of two story or split level Dwellings,
the ground floor must be no less than seven hundred fifty (750) heated square
feet, exclusive of screened area, open porches, terraces, patios, and garages.
All Dwellings must have enclosed two car garages or larger.
(b) No projections of any type
shall be placed or permitted to remain above any roof of the Dwelling with the
exception of one or more chimneys or vent stacks. No solar collectors
shall be visible from any street unless approved by the ARB.
(c) No Dwelling shall have
exposed structural block on the exterior.
(d) All driveways shall be
constructed of solid concrete or decorative pavers approved by the ARB.
(e) All oil tanks, soft water
tanks, wood piles, water softeners, well pumps, sprinkler pumps, pool and spa
equipment and heaters, and other or similar mechanical fixtures and equipment,
shall be screened or located so as not to be visible from a street or other
Residential unit. This provision shall not apply to central air
conditioning compressor units.
(f ) No elevation changes shall
be permitted which materially adversely affect the surface grade or drainage of
or to surrounding Lots.
24. Tree Removal and Landscaping -
There shall be no removal of trees or clearing of a Lot, other than clearing of
underbrush, until such time as the ARB has approved in writing a general,
conceptual landscape plan that designates those existing trees to be retained
and preserved on the Lot. Thereafter, each Residential unit shall comply
with the following landscaping requirements:
Lots shall have fully sodded lawns
except in approved landscape or retained natural areas. Natural vegetation
shall be "finished" by removal of the underbrush and the application of mulch.
25. Refuse Collection - All trash, garbage, or other refuse shall be placed for pickup not earlier that the evening preceding pickup, and any containers for such trash, garbage, or refuse shall be returned no later that the evening of pickup to their normal hidden location. Except for normal construction debris on any Lot during the course of construction of the Dwelling, no weeds, rubbish, debris, objects or materials of any kind shall be placed or permitted to accumulate upon any portion of The Properties.
26. Pumping - The owner of any Lot which includes or is adjacent to a pond, creek, bayhead or other body of water shall not reduce the depth or size of said body of water by pumping or draining therefrom.
27. Ramps - No skateboard or bicycle ramp or similar structure shall be installed or maintained on any portion of any Lot located forward of the rear wall of the Dwelling.
28. Commercial Usage - No business building, machine shop, or other industrial or commercial structure of building devoted to commercial or public enterprises shall be erected or used on any Lot and no business which attracts customers or clients to a Lot shall be conducted or carried on or be practiced upon any Lot or Unit or accessory building constructed thereon, except that buildings may be erected and used by Developer, its successors, assigns, or designees for use in developing and marketing the Property.
29. Repairs of Motor Vehicles - No inoperative cars, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, or other types of vehicles shall be allowed to remain either on or adjacent to any Lot for a period in excess of forty-eight (48) hours, provided however, this provision shall not apply to any such vehicle being kept in an enclosed garage. There shall be no major repair performed on any motor vehicle on or adjacent to any Lot in the subdivision except in cases of emergency. No boats, campers, or recreational vehicles shall be allowed to be parked for over twenty-four (24) hours in front of any residence, or, in the case of a corner Lot, on the corner or in front of a Unit. Under no circumstances shall such repairs be performed if the same results in the creation of an unsightly or unsafe condition or damage the paving as determined by the Committee.
30. Reflective Glass - No reflective glass windows shall be utilized in any Improvements constructed within the Property.
31. Mechanical Equipment - No heating, air conditioning, electrical, or other equipment shall be installed on the roof of any building or structure or hung on exterior walls unless the same is enclosed, screened, covered, and installed so as to be an integral part of the architectural design of the building to which said equipment is attached and first approved in writing by the ARB except that solar energy collectors or panels, if used, may be installed on the roof of any building or structure of in any exposed location if harmoniously done and if approved by the Committee in its sole discretion.
32. Leases - Any Owner except for the rental of the entire Lot and Dwelling may rent no portion of a Lot and Dwelling. The term of lease may be for any term, provided, however, that the tenant must comply with and observe all of the restrictions, terms and provisions of this Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Association as well as any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to authority thereunder.
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