Sage Creek

Key facts from Sage Creek's documents

Reflects the 2018 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Sage Creek

Developer / declarant

Comack Investments, L.P. and Global Bottom Line, LLC (successors in interest of original declarant Sage Creek, L.P.) (Preamble, DOC 57608 page 1-2)

Assessments & dues

Board establishes annual budget; Regular Assessments based on budget, equal share per Lot (Article V, Section 3.3.1 (REGULAR ASSESS)

Special assessments

Board may levy Special Assessments; effective unless two-thirds of Lots disapprove; certain purposes (acquisition, construction, significant financial obligation) require majority approval (Article V, Section 3.3.2 (SPECIAL ASSESS)

Collections & liens

Assessment Lien on each Lot; may be foreclosed by judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure per Texas Property Code Section 51.002; lien superior to most other liens except taxes, pre-recorded deeds of trust, construction loans, and first purchas (Article VI, Sections 1-6)

Reserves & fees

Association shall establish and maintain Operations Reserves and Replacement/Repair/Maintenance Reserves (Article V, Sections 3.8, 3.9, DOC 57608 )

Pets

Yes, dogs, cats, other household pets; other animals require prior health certificate and annual renewal (Article III, Section 15 (PETS AND ANIMAL)

Parking & vehicles

No boat trailers, boats, travel trailers, inoperative automobiles, campers, vehicles of any kind, or portable buildings permanently or semi-permanently stored in public street right-of-way or driveways; must be screened from public view (Article III, Section 8 (TEMPORARY STRUCT)

Fences

Street-facing fences: metal pipe painted black, minimum 2" round pipe; other fences: masonry, metal pipe, brick, or rock; no chain link except animal kennels (max 100 sq ft, 2 per Lot, behind residence); no barbed wire adjoining easements/L (Article III, Section 12 (FENCES))

Architectural approval

Yes, for all buildings, alterations, fences, mailboxes, swimming pools, propane tanks, etc. (Article III, Sections 2, 4, 12, 13; Arti)

Home business

Permitted for professional pursuits (insurance, accounting, legal, engineering, real estate, etc.) with limited impact; must be contained within residence or guesthouse; no signage allowed (Article III, Section 3, DOC 57608 page 6)

Signs & flags

No signs without prior written consent; exception: Builder-Owner may place one sign (max 6 sq ft per side) during construction and sales period (Article III, Section 9, DOC 57608 page 8)

Setbacks / home size

Single-family dwelling/garage: min 50 ft from street Lot line, min 35 ft from interior/rear Lot line; horse barn/outbuilding: min 100 ft from front Lot line, min 50 ft from interior side Lot line, min 35 ft from rear Lot line (Article III, Section 5 (BUILDING LOCATIO)

Maintenance

Association maintains Common Area; Owners maintain their Lots (Article IV, Section 3; Article III, Sect)

Insurance

Owners must provide initial and annual proof of casualty insurance on dwelling (Article IV, Section 9.1 (Owners' Informa)

Use restrictions

Lots for single-family residential purposes only; no commercial use except limited professional pursuits (insurance, accounting, legal, engineering, real estate) contained within residence/guesthouse, no signage (Article III, Sections 2, 3)

Voting & meetings

One vote per Lot; votes may be cast by written proxy (Article IV, Sections 5 and 6, DOC 57608 )

Amendments

Covenants run for 40 years, automatically extended for successive 10-year periods; may be changed/terminated by instrument signed by two-thirds (2/3) majority of then Owners; Article V (Assessments) requires two-thirds approval to amend (Article X, Section 1; Article V, Section)

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