Stony Brook

Key facts from Stony Brook's documents

Reflects the 1971 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Pets

Dogs, cats or other household pets may be kept, provided they are not kept for commercial purpose and are confined to the owner's lot and not permitted to run loose outside the lot. (Paragraph 2)

Parking & vehicles

Not permitted in the dedicated street right‑of‑way. Also must be in operating condition (by implication). (Paragraph 4)

Fences

No fences shall be erected unless and until written approval is obtained from the Architectural Committee. (Paragraph 3)

Architectural approval

No construction until plans, specifications, plot plan and lot grading plan have received written approval of the Architectural Committee as to exterior design, use of exterior materials, lot grading and placement of structures on the lot. (Paragraphs 2, 3, 10)

Signs & flags

No advertising signs or posters except residential signs not more than 2 feet by 2 feet in size. Restriction does not apply to signs erected by the declarant (Stony Brook, Inc.) in the development. (Paragraph 13)

Setbacks / home size

Main buildings: front 35 ft, side 7 ft, rear 25 ft. Corner lots: either street may be designated front, other street side minimum 17.5 ft. Detached accessory buildings: front 60 ft, side/rear 2 ft; on corner lots, at least 35 ft from street (Paragraph 8(c))

Use restrictions

Lots used only for single family residential dwelling purposes, accessory structures incidental thereto, and public park, non‑profit recreational, church or school purposes. No lot shall contain more than one detached single family dwelling (Paragraph 1)

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