Rancho Serena

Key facts from Rancho Serena's documents

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Rancho Serena Homeowners Association as of 2008 (RANCHO SERENA HOMEOWNERS ASSOC)

Units / lots

36 residential lots as of 1996 (Exhibit A)

Developer / declarant

Triwest Enterprises, Inc. as of 2008 (1. Triwest Enterprises, Inc. (Declarant))

Assessments & dues

Maximum regular assessment is $33.00 per Lot per year (until changed by Declarant/Board) as of 1996 (Article VI 6.05(a))

Special assessments

Special assessments for capital improvements (construction, reconstruction, unexpected repair, capital improvement on Common Properties) applicable to that year only, with affirmative approval of Members as of 1996 (Article VI 6.06)

Collections & liens

Assessments are a charge on the land and continuing lien on each Lot; vendor's lien reserved; lien may be foreclosed; Declarant/Board may bid at foreclosure; unpaid assessments also personal obligation of Owner as of 1996 (Article VI 6.01, 6.02, 6.03(a)-(c))

Reserves & fees

Board may establish reserve funds, accounted separately from operating funds, and may establish irrevocable trust accounts as of 1996 (Article IV 4.05)

Pets

Household pets may be kept, provided not kept, bred, or maintained for commercial purposes; comply with City of Keller ordinances; litters causing pets to exceed 4 must be disposed of within 6 months of birth as of 1996 (Article IX 9.13)

Fences

No chain link or barbed wire fences visible from front/rear of Lot; no fence/wall/hedge erected closer to street than minimum building setback line; no fence exceeding 8 ft in height; wood fencing approved by Board; must be recessed from fr as of 1996 (Article IX 9.06)

Architectural approval

No building permit, building, structure, fence, wall, or improvement erected/placed/altered until plans, specifications, and plot plan submitted to and approved in writing by Architectural Control Committee as of 1996 (Article X 10.01(b))

Solar & roof

Roofs constructed of slate, tile, composition shingles, or other material approved by Committee with 25-year warranty; color must be gray weatherwood or approved by Committee; minimum pitch 8 feet by 12 feet; less pitch requires prior appro as of 1996 (Article IX 9.04)

Signs & flags

No signs displayed to public view except: (1) builder's one professional sign per Lot during initial construction/sales, approved by Committee; (2) dignified for sale/rent sign not more than 12 sq ft; (3) Declarant's development signs; (4) as of 1996 (Article IX 9.07)

Setbacks / home size

Total air-conditioned living area of main structure shall be minimum 2,400 sq ft (exclusive of porches, garages, out-buildings); for story-and-a-half, minimum 1,500 sq ft; for two-story, minimum 1,300 sq ft on ground level as of 1996 (Article IX 9.02)

Use restrictions

All Lots shall be used for single-family residential purposes only; no structure other than single-family dwelling and private garage as of 1996 (Article IX 9.01)

Voting & meetings

Class A Members (owners not building) have one vote per Lot; Class B Members (builders) are non-voting; Class C Member (Declarant) has six votes per Lot it owns and per Lot owned by Class B Members as of 1996 (Article III 3.02)

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