Whisperwood Creek

What Whisperwood Creek's governing documents say

This is a set of deed restrictions (covenants, conditions, and restrictions) for Whisperwood Creek, a single-family residential subdivision in Arlington, TX. It binds all property owners in the addition, covering building requirements, use restrictions, and an architectural review process. Homebuyers here should expect to comply with detailed design standards and maintain their property per these rules.

• Architectural review: No building, placement, or alteration can occur until plans are approved by an Architectural Control Committee. The committee must respond within 10 days or the owner can proceed; it has power to grant variances.
• Building design & materials: Each house must have masonry content at least meeting PD zoning, a minimum gross living area per zoning, and a roof pitch of 7:12 or greater (4:12 for patios/porches). Roofing must be composition timberline style in approved earth tones with a minimum rating of 285 pounds. Cinder blocks, cross-ties, and wood are excluded from masonry walls.
• Use restrictions: Only one private dwelling per lot, with no noxious or offensive activities, and no clotheslines or outdoor drying. Antennas or flagpoles cannot extend more than 10 feet above the roof. No trailers, tents, shacks, or barns used as residences.
• Pets & animals: Domestic animals are allowed in reasonable numbers for companionship, but horses, cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, turkeys, and similar farm animals are explicitly prohibited.
• Landscaping & maintenance: Front yards must be hydro-mulched or sodded with appropriate grass and shrubbery within 45 days of house completion. Rubbish and trash must be kept in sanitary containers, and no dumping grounds allowed.
• Easements & utilities: Easements on the plat are reserved for garbage collection and public utilities, which have the right to remove anything that interferes with their systems.
• Duration & amendment: These covenants run with the land for 30 years from recording (March 2005), then automatically extend in 10-year periods unless a majority of owners agree to change them. The developer retains the right to amend while owning lots.
• What this document doesn't cover: This document does not mention any homeowners' association fees, common areas, or annual assessments. It primarily imposes restrictions on individual lots rather than creating a governance structure.

Plain-language summary generated from the governing documents on file for this community. It may be incomplete and is not legal advice — read the full documents below or consult the official recorded versions.