Battle Creek Homes Association

Key facts from Battle Creek Homes Association's documents

Reflects the 2024 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

BATTLE CREEK Homes Association, Inc.

Units / lots

31 (planned single-family residential Units) (Article IV Section 1 - Residential Units)

Developer / declarant

LANESRA BATTLE CREEK DEVELOPMENT LLC, a Kansas limited liability company (Recitals A, Definitions - Declarant)

Assessments & dues

Initial rate for 2025: $125.00 per month ($1,500.00 per year) plus one-time $250 closing fee (Article XII Section 3(a)(8))

Special assessments

Special operating assessment for deficiency; special assessment for capital improvements: if cost exceeds 10% of fiscal year budget, requires 60% owner consent; special individual Unit assessments for costs chargeable to a particular Unit (Article XII Sections 3(a)(6), 3(b), 3(c))

Collections & liens

Assessment lien; certificate of nonpayment ($200 lien fee) filed with Register of Deeds; lien continues for 5 years; Association may foreclose; owner waives redemption/homestead; personal obligation of owner and subsequent owners; foreclosu (Article XII Section 6(c)-(i))

Reserves & fees

Board maintains working capital reserve fund and reserve for private streets, exterior painting, Common Area repairs/replacements (Article XII Section 3(a)(3)(d) and (e))

Pets

Household domestic pets allowed (not bred or maintained for commercial purposes) (Article III Section 2(k))

Leasing & rentals

Leasing is permitted but subject to restrictions (Article III Section 2(f))

Parking & vehicles

Trucks or commercial vehicles with GVW 12,000 lbs or over prohibited except when actually used for work on a residence (Article III Section 2(e)(iv))

Fences

Only aluminum (wrought iron) 5' tall panel fence; or stone/brick fence if no neighbors on all sides contest and give prior approval; fence cannot extend beyond back plane of home; max height 5'; no fence in side yard (from back corner to fr (Article III Section 2(c)(xii))

Architectural approval

No significant landscaping change or exterior addition/alteration after Unit completion without written approval of Board or Architectural Control Committee; Declarant exempt while constructing Units and Common Areas (Article III Section 2(n))

Solar & roof

No solar panels permitted on any slope of roof visible from the street from the front of the home (Article III Section 2(c)(xiii))

Home business

Permitted if only personal business/professional library, records, phone calls, correspondence; no customers/employees/licensees coming to Unit (Article III Section 2(a)(i))

Signs & flags

No signs generally; exceptions: Common Area signs (Board approved), Declarant sales/rental signs; one political sign per candidate/issue max 6 sq ft, 3 weeks before election, remove within 24 hrs after; no 'for sale' or 'for lease' signs ex (Article III Section 2(g))

Setbacks / home size

Front: 30 feet; side: 7.5 feet; rear: 10 feet (may not encroach stream corridor) (Article III Section 2(c)(i))

Insurance

Association obtains blanket fire and extended coverage for Association-owned buildings, structures, fixtures, equipment, personal property; also commercial general liability insurance minimum $1,000,000; fidelity insurance optional; directo (Article X Sections 1-4)

Use restrictions

No Unit shall be used for any purpose other than single-family residence for individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit; no rooming house, group home, fraternity, etc. (Article III Section 2(a))

Voting & meetings

Each Owner entitled to one vote per Lot (one membership); if Owner comprises multiple persons, they designate one member to vote (Article VII Section 1(a))

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