Lakewood HOA Pet Rules and Regulations, Supplemental to Article VIII, Section 4 of the Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions Effective 12.1.25 1. No animals or birds, other than a reasonable number (in sole judgement of the Board) of generally recognized house or yard pets, shall be maintained on any lot or common area and then only if they are kept, bred, or raised thereon solely as domestic pets and not for commercial purposes; 2. Animals shall not be allowed to make an unreasonable amount of noise, or to become a nuisance (in the sole judgement of the Board); 3. Pet owners must keep their dogs under the direct physical control of the owner or handler by leash or lead at all times when outside the confines of the owners fenced enclosure (See, Austin Texas, Code of Ordinances Sec. 3-4-1 Unrestrained Dogs Prohibited).
4. Leashes or leads may not be tied to objects and must be held by a person who can control the animal at all times; 5. No structure for the care, housing, or confinement of any animal or bird shall be maintained so as to be visible from neighboring property; and 6. An owner or handler of a dog or cat shall promptly remove and sanitarily dispose of feces deposited shall have the responsibility to immediately clean up after such animals have defecated in any of the common areas or private property other than property other than property owned by the owner or handler of the animal (See, Austin, Texas, Code of Ordinances Sec. 3-4-6).
If an animal or homeowner/occupant/handler is in violation of these restrictions, the Board may fine the owner/occupant/handler in accordance with current Association guidelines.
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