Edwardsville

Key facts from Edwardsville's documents

Reflects the 2004 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

residential subdivision with homeowners association (Section 1, Section 21)

Units / lots

112 lots (Lots 1-109, D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4; plus commercial lots A, B, C) (Section 1 (67 lots threshold); Section 2)

Developer / declarant

The Oaks of Edwardsville, Inc. and The Oaks Development, Inc. (Preamble)

Governing law

Illinois not-for-profit corporation law (implied for HOA) (Section 21: 'shall be a not-for profit c)

Assessments & dues

Initially $100.00 per lot per year (collected at closing for first year, due April 30 each year thereafter). Developer (The Oaks of Edwardsville, Inc.) assessed max $50.00 per finished unsold lot. Commercial lots A, B, C assessed max $100.0 (Section 21 (bottom of page 9 and top of )

Special assessments

May be established as determined by Homeowners Association. (Section 20)

Collections & liens

Unpaid assessments become a personal obligation and a lien against the lot upon filing a notice in the Recorder's Office. Lien expires if not filed by March 1 following year. Lien subordinate to mortgage. Homeowners Association may file lie (Section 20, Section 3 (sidewalk lien), S)

Reserves & fees

Not explicitly stated in main CC&R

Pets

Only dogs or cats kept inside as house pets. No other animals, livestock, poultry. (Section 13)

Leasing & rentals

Not explicitly addressed in main CC&R (no restriction on leasing mentioned)

Parking & vehicles

No trucks, trailers, or commercial vehicles allowed to stand upon any lot, except service vehicles making deliveries and light pickup and panel trucks. (Section 6 (paragraph))

Fences

No fence in front yard or side yard along street (lines intersecting side of house). Maximum height 5 ft unless ACC permission. Fence must be at least 1 ft from lot line. Allowed materials: wood, vinyl coated, or wrought iron; white color; (Section 10(C))

Architectural approval

Architectural Control Committee approval required prior to any site preparation or construction. Also for recreational apparatus, basketball goals, satellite dishes, fences, exterior lighting, parking areas, etc. (Section 5, Section 6 (recreational appar)

Solar & roof

Roof shingles must be heavyweight architectural grade or better, textured design, fiberglass, asphalt, or wood. No 3-tab shingles. Minimum 6/12 pitch. (Section 11)

Home business

No retail business. Home offices not open to the public are permitted if allowed by City of Edwardsville ordinances. (Section 6 (last part))

Signs & flags

No signs except one sign not more than five square feet advertising property for sale, or builder signs during construction, or developer signs for subdivision identification and sales. (Section 18)

Setbacks / home size

No building nearer to street line than building lines on plat. Minimum side lot line: 10 ft. Corner side (adjacent to street): 20 ft. Rear lot line: 30 ft. Combined lots: side line restrictions waived between combined lots. Eaves, steps, op (Section 4)

Use restrictions

No lot shall be used except for residential purposes. (Section 2)

Voting & meetings

Each lot has one vote. Developer (The Oaks of Edwardsville, Inc.) casts one vote per lot it owns initially. For amendments, 67% of all lots required. (Section 1, Section 20, Section 21)

Extracted from the recorded governing documents and cited to them; may be incomplete and is not legal advice — verify against the official documents below.