Reports of Non-Compliance

Summary: Owners are responsible for maintaining their lot, structures, and landscaping to the community standard, including any fencing shared with a neighbor. Full CCR as written: Owners are responsible for maintaining their lot, structures, and landscaping to the community standard, including any fencing shared with a neighbor. full_text: "Except as provided in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above, all maintenance of any Lot and all structures, parking areas, Landscaping, and other improvements thereon together with the landscaping and trees on any parking strip fronting any such Lot, shall be the sole responsibility of the Owner thereof, who shall provide maintenance consistent with the community wide standard and this Declaration. Any existing fencing shall be maintained and repaired, in uniform appearance, by the abutting lot owners."

Article II, Sec. 18

Easements

Summary: Utility easement areas must be maintained by the adjacent lot owner to the same standard as the rest of the lot. Full CCR as written: "Easements for the installation of utilities are reserved and shown on the official plat recorded here within. The area included within such easements shall be maintained by the adjacent lot owners in as attractive and well condition as the remainder of the lots."

Article II, Sec. 17

Fences

Summary: No front-yard fencing. Fences must sit three feet behind the home's corners, stand no more than six feet tall, and be capped cedar or treated fir. Corner-lot fences need a five-foot sidewalk setback unless the ACC approves closer placement in writing. Full CCR as written: "For reasons of aesthetics and visibility, no fencing shall be allowed in the front yard of any Lot. Fencing shall be placed at least three feet behind the comers of the home and shall be no more than 6 feet in height, and constructed of capped number I Cedar or treated fir with the good side facing out. Fencing on corner lots shall be placed a distance of five (5) feet from the inside edge of the sidewalk. Areas between the fence and the sidewalk shall be landscaped and maintained by the lot owner. Lot owners wishing to place fencing closer to the sidewalk than five (5) feet from the inside edge must submit a written architectural improvement request to the ACC prior to construction. In no event shall the ACC allow fencing to extend any closer to the sidewalk than the lot owner's property line."

Article II, Sec. 16

Overhead Services and Utilities

Summary: No overhead wires or poles are allowed. Utility connections must be underground. TV antennas go in the attic, and only one satellite dish under 36 inches is permitted. Full CCR as written: "No overhead wire or service drop for the distribution of electric energy or for telecommunication purposes, nor any pole, tower, or other structure supporting said shall be permitted within the subdivision. All owners of lots or tracts within this subdivision, their heirs, successors, and assigns shall use underground service wires to connect their premises and the structure built thereon to the underground electric, CATV, or telephone utility facilities provided. Any television antenna shall be mounted in the attic of the home. One satellite dish of less than 36 inch diameter is allowed."

Article II, Sec. 15

Construction

Summary: Construction must finish, including landscaping, within nine months of starting. Lots under construction must stay free of brush and weeds. Full CCR as written: "Construction of any dwelling shall be completed, including exterior decoration and landscaping within 9 months from the date of start of construction. All lots shall, prior to construction of the improvements thereon, be kept in a neat and orderly condition and free of brush, vines, weeds, and the grass thereon cut and mowed at sufficient intervals to prevent creation of a nuisance or fire hazard."

Article II, Sec. 14

Firearms

Summary: Discharging firearms, including BB guns and pellet guns, is prohibited in the subdivision. Full CCR as written: "The discharge of firearms within the subdivision is prohibited. The term 'firearms' includes B-B guns, pellet guns, and other firearms of all types, regardless of size."

Article II, Sec. 13

Siding and Exterior Walls

Summary: Street-facing exterior walls need lap-style siding or better, no T-1-11. Long unbroken walls need a window. Full CCR as written: "All exterior walls facing streets shall be of a lap style siding or better. T-1-11 or similar type materials are not permitted on the home. Any unbroken wall of greater than 20 feet in length on any level which faces a street will have at least one window of at least 16 square feet."

Article II, Sec. 12

Storage

Summary: RVs, boats, campers, and trailers can't be stored in the front yard or driveway. They must be behind the building line and behind a five-foot fence. Front entries and porches can't be used for storage either. Full CCR as written: "No house trailer, recreational vehicle, camper, boat, trailers, of any type or any item whatsoever shall be stored or parked in the front yard or driveway portion of any lot; such storage areas must be behind the adjacent building line and behind a fence of at least five feet in height. Neither the front entry nor porch area nor the front yards are to be used for storage of personal or household goods."

Article II, Sec. 11

Animals

Summary: Only household pets are allowed, kept largely indoors, not for commercial purposes, and not a nuisance to neighbors. Full CCR as written: "No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any lot with the exception of dogs, cats or other household pets kept largely indoors with the provision that they are not kept, bred, or maintained for commercial purposes. No household animals will become a nuisance to any neighbors or a problem whatsoever. The Board shall have the authority to determine whether a particular pet is a nuisance or a source of annoyance, and such determination shall be final and conclusive. Animals shall be housed inside the home or in the fenced portion of the rear or side yard."

Article II, Sec. 10

Trash, Equipment, and Yard Items

Summary: No permanent basketball hoops in front yards. Clotheslines, garbage cans, and above-ground tanks must be screened from street view. Trash must be in proper containers and not left to accumulate. Full CCR as written: "No permanent basketball hoops shall be placed in the front area of any Lot. Portable basketball hoops may not be used in the street or any public right of way. Clotheslines, garbage cans, above-ground storage tanks, mechanical equipment, and other similar items shall be located or screened so as to be concealed from view of neighboring property owners and the street. All rubbish, trash, and garbage shall be stored in appropriate containers and shall regularly be removed from the Lots and shall not be allowed to accumulate thereon."