Belle Oak Estates

Key facts from Belle Oak Estates's documents

Reflects the 2023 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Single-family residential subdivision with homeowners association (Recitals: "residential purposes" and Art)

Legal name

Belle Oak Estates Homeowners Association, Inc. (Section 1.2 and Section 6.1)

Developer / declarant

Eastland Construction, Inc. (Section 1.10)

Assessments & dues

Fixed annually by the Board (Section 7.2)

Special assessments

Allowed with simple majority of votes of all Owners in person or by proxy at a meeting duly called (Section 7.3)

Collections & liens

Assessments secured by a continuing contractual lien; may be foreclosed through judicial or nonjudicial proceedings under Texas law (Section 7.9)

Reserves & fees

Association shall establish, maintain, and accumulate reserves for performance of functions, including replacement and repair reserves (Section 6.5(a) and Section 6.4(c))

Pets

Only domestic household pets; no pigs, hogs, swine, fowl, wild animals, horses, cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, roosters; poultry allowed with Association approval (Section 2.6)

Leasing & rentals

Lease of an entire Lot for single family residential purposes is permitted (Section 3.3)

Parking & vehicles

No motor vehicle without a current registration and inspection sticker may be stored on the Property without prior written Association approval (Section 2.12)

Fences

Fences across drainage easements: no woodpanel or solid fence that obstructs water flow; open fencing (wrought iron) allowed with vertical pickets 4 inches on center; no fences across drainage ditch adjacent to a road. Except Lot 19, Block (Section 4.11)

Architectural approval

No Improvement shall be built or placed on any Property, nor site preparation undertaken, until Plans and Specifications have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Association (Section 4.1)

Home business

Incidental business activities allowed if: not detectable from outside, conforms to zoning, no client visitation, consistent with residential character, permitted by city ordinances (Section 3.2)

Signs & flags

No signs displayed without Association consent except: one sale sign (max 6 sq ft, 12 months); Declarant marketing signs; political signs (4x6 ft, 90 days before/10 after election); religious display (if not offensive/hazardous); one tempor (Section 2.9)

Setbacks / home size

No Improvement (except landscaping and driveways) within 50 ft of front building line; no building within 50 ft of rear Lot line; no building within 15 ft of interior Lot line; accessory buildings not nearer than 15 ft to interior Lot line (Section 4.10)

Use restrictions

All Lots shall be improved and used solely for single family residential use (Section 3.1)

Voting & meetings

One vote per Lot owned; Declarant has five (5) votes per Lot owned until Control Transfer Date (Section 6.3)

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