Ridge Wood Farms

Key facts from Ridge Wood Farms's documents

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Developer / declarant

DSR, Inc.

Assessments & dues

Initial assessment $300.00 per annum per Lot, payable January 1st of each year; first assessment payable on date of deed and pro-rated to January 1st of following year (DOC 120377 PAGE 15 Section 34.5; DOC 121)

Collections & liens

Assessments levied by Association constitute a lien upon Lot and improvements, subordinate and inferior to first mortgage or vendor's lien, enforceable against real estate by foreclosure or otherwise (DOC 120377 PAGE 15 Section 34.4; DOC 121)

Reserves & fees

Assessments more than thirty days in arrears subject to penalty of $100.00 (DOC 120377 PAGE 15 Section 34.6; DOC 121)

Pets

Dogs, cats or other household pets traditionally recognized in the geographic area may be kept, provided not for commercial or breeding purposes and not more than three such pets in the aggregate per Lot (DOC 120377 PAGE 2 Section 1.7; DOC 12176)

Parking & vehicles

No trailer, truck (except 1/2 ton pick up truck with no lettering), commercial vehicle, camper trailer, camping vehicle or boat shall be parked or kept on any Lot unless housed in a garage or basement; no inoperable automobile habitually or (DOC 120377 PAGE 9 Section 19.3; DOC 1217)

Fences

Roadway fences built of 1 inch x 6 inch oak rails with posts 8 feet apart, uniform height per Developer specs; side and rear fences same or 6 inch top rail with diamond mesh wire; color as set by Developer; Lot Owner has two years from hous (DOC 120377 PAGE 8 Section 17.1; DOC 1217)

Architectural approval

No residence, building, fence, wall, driveway, pond, excavation, structure or other improvement shall be erected or placed on any Lot unless first approved in writing by Developer; no alteration without prior written approval (DOC 120377 PAGE 3 Section 3.1; DOC 12176)

Solar & roof

Exterior construction shall be brick veneer, stone veneer, wood or vinyl siding or combination; Developer may approve other materials in writing; panel siding or sheet of any kind prohibited; stucco homes or shingled homes shall not be perm (DOC 120377 PAGE 4 Section 3.4; DOC 12176)

Home business

No trade or business, medicine, dentistry, chiropractic care, veterinary medicine or like endeavors on any Lot; builder may use new or existing house as model home or builder's own office, provided use terminates within two years from compl (DOC 120377 PAGE 2 Section 1.6; DOC 12176)

Signs & flags

No sign for advertising or other purpose except one for-sale sign not greater than five square feet, which must be removed at start of occupancy; occupant name signs and Lot numbers as allowed by Developer; Developer may erect larger signs (DOC 120377 PAGE 10 Section 23.1; DOC 121)

Setbacks / home size

Residence shall not be erected nearer than 100 feet from front property line, measured from edge of nearest road easement; corner Lot considered to have two front lines; setbacks also pertain to outbuildings, tennis courts, swimming pools a (DOC 120377 PAGE 7 Section 11.1; DOC 1217)

Use restrictions

No Lot shall be used except for private single family residential purposes; only one single family dwelling designed for occupancy of one family per Lot (DOC 120377 PAGE 1 Section 1.2; DOC 12176)

Amendments

After all Lots in all sections sold, Restrictions may be canceled, altered or amended by affirmative action of Lot Owners of 75% of Lots subject to Restrictions (DOC 120377 PAGE 13 Section 30.1; DOC 121)

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