Barry Farms

Key facts from Barry Farms's documents

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Developer / declarant

David Miller, LLC

Assessments & dues

Initial monthly assessment estimated $10.00 per lot per month; actual annual assessment determined by Board (Section 7.09 & Section 7.02)

Special assessments

Allowed for capital improvements or unexpected repair with approval of membership; notice at least 10 days but not more than 30 days before meeting (Section 7.03)

Collections & liens

Unpaid assessments become a continuing lien on the lot; Association may foreclose by sale at public outcry after 21 days advertisement (3 weekly publications) and written notice; sale subordinate to prior mortgages; proceeds applied to expe (Section 7.05)

Reserves & fees

Association may fund reserves including general operating reserve and reserve for replacements (Section 7.02(d))

Pets

Dogs, cats or other household pets may be kept, but not for commercial purpose; not excessive numbers (Section 3.02(c))

Parking & vehicles

Boats, motorcycles, trucks and recreational vehicles must be kept behind the dwelling, fenced or screened from neighboring streets, not protruding beyond building line, and not parked on other portions of lot, street or open space (Section 3.02(l))

Fences

Fence material shall be brick, stone, wood, or combination; no chain link fence; location on corner lots (fence parallel to street) subject to ARC approval (Section 3.02(n) & Section 8.01)

Architectural approval

No structure, fence, barrier shall be commenced, erected, placed, moved onto, or painted in a way that materially changes exterior appearance without written consent of Architectural Committee; also any new use requires approval (Section 8.01)

Home business

No business activity of any kind whatsoever shall be conducted in any building or on any lot (Section 3.02(e))

Signs & flags

No advertising signs except one 'for sale' sign per lot, not exceeding 5 square feet (Section 3.02(d))

Setbacks / home size

All buildings shall consist of at least 1000 square feet of heated area (Section 3.01)

Maintenance

Owner responsible for all interior and exterior maintenance, painting, repair, upkeep on their Lot and improvements; Association responsible for Common Area maintenance, real property taxes on Common Areas (Section 6.01 & 6.02)

Insurance

Association shall keep all insurable improvements and fixtures of Common Areas insured against loss by fire for full replacement cost; may obtain other hazard insurance (Section 6.03)

Use restrictions

Each lot shall be used only for private single-family residential purposes; no subdivision of lots except by Declarant (Section 3.01)

Voting & meetings

Each Owner entitled to one vote per Lot; Developer entitled to three votes per Lot until sale of 80% of lots, then one vote per Lot (Section 4.03 & Bylaws Article III Sectio)

Amendments

First 2 years: amendment by instrument signed by Owners holding not less than 50% of votes and approved by Declarant. After 2 years: sections I-IX may be amended by 75% of votes. Declarant may unilaterally amend within 3 years to conform to (Section 10.01)

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