WOODLAKE GENERAL COVENANTS: Part V

 

PART V

ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

 

     1. "Residential Properties" as used in this Part V shall mean and refer to all those parcels or tracts of land within the Properties defined as "Single Family Lots," "Patio Home Sites," and "Multiple Family Tracts" in paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 of this Part V.

     2. "Single Family Lots" or "Lots" as used herein shall mean and refer to all those parcels or tracts of land within the Properties intended for subdivisions or subdivided into Properties or lots intended for the construction of detached dwelling units including Single Family A (Conventional) and Single Family C (Cluster), and attached Single Family D (Duplex) as defined and controlled by the applicable zoning for Woodlake granted by the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County.

     3. "Patio Home Sites" or "Sites" as used herein shall mean and refer to all those parcels or tracts of land within the Properties intended for subdivision or subdivided into Properties or lots intended for construction of detached dwelling units and on which a Patio Wall will be required to be erected, including Single Family B (Patio or Zero Lot Line), as defined and controlled by the applicable zoning for Woodlake granted by the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County.

     4. "Multiple Family Tract" or "Tracts" as used herein shall mean and refer to all those parcels or tracts of land within the Properties intended for development of or developed as attached dwelling units including Multiple Family A (Townhouse Lots) and Multiple Family B (Condominiums and Apartments) as defined by the applicable zoning for Woodlake granted by the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County.

     5. Plans required under paragraph 1 of Part I of these Covenants will not be approved unless the proposed house, dwelling unit, phase or group of Multiple Family dwelling units, or any other structures will have the minimum square footage of enclosed dwelling space. Such minimum requirements for each Lot, Site, or Tract will be specified in each sales contract and stipulated in each deed. The term "enclosed dwelling area" as used in these minimum size requirements does not include garages, boat sheds, terraces, decks, open porches, screen porches, and the like areas.

     6.   (a) All Residential Properties shall be used for residential purposes, recreational purposes incidental thereto, and for customary accessory uses. The use of a portion of a dwelling unit on a Residential Property as an office by the Owner or tenant thereof shall be considered a residential use if such use does not create undue customer or client traffic, as determined by the Company in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, to and from the unit or the Property.

          (b) No structure, except as hereinafter provided, shall be erected, altered, placed, or permitted to remain on any Single Family Lot or Patio Home site other than one (1) detached single family dwelling and one (1) small one-story accessory building which may include a detached private garage, provided the use of such accessory building does not overcrowd the Property, as determined by the Company in its sole and uncontrolled discretion, and provided, further, that such building is not used for any activity normally conducted as a business. Such accessory building may not be constructed prior to the construction of the main building.

          (c) A guest suite or like facility without a kitchen may be included as part of a main dwelling or accessory building on any Single Family Lot or Patio Home Site, but such suite may not be rented or leased except as part of the entire premises including the main dwelling, and provided, however, that such suite would not result in over-crowding the Property, as determined by the Company in its sole and uncontrolled discretion.

          (d) The provisions of this paragraph six (6) shall not prohibit the Company or its agent from using any house, other dwelling units, or accessory buildings as models.

     7.   (a) The exterior of each house, dwelling unit, phase or group of Multiple Family dwelling units, and all other structures must be completed (i) within one (1) year after the construction of same shall have commenced on all Single Family Lots and Patio Home sites, and (ii) within two (2) years after the construction of same shall have commenced on all Multiple Family Tracts, except where such completion is impossible or would result in great hardship to the Owner or builder due to strikes, fires, national emergency or natural calamities. Houses and other dwelling structures may not be temporarily or permanently occupied until the exteriors thereof have been completed. During the continuance of construction, the Owner of the Lot, Site, or Tract shall require the contractor to maintain the Property in a reasonably clean and uncluttered condition, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 5 of Part I of these Covenants.

          (b) The failure to complete the exterior of any house, dwelling unit, phase or group of Multiple Family dwelling units, or any other structure within the time limit set forth in paragraph 7 (a) above shall constitute a violation and breach of these Covenants. The Company hereby reserves unto itself, its successors and assigns, and its agent, a perpetual, alienable, and releasable easement and right on, over, and under all Residential Properties for the purpose of taking any action necessary to effect compliance with paragraph 7 (a) above, including, but not limited to, the right to enter upon any Property for the purpose of completing the exterior of such house, dwelling unit, phase or group of Multiple Family dwelling units, or any other structure which is in violation of paragraph 7 (a). Such entry shall not be made until thirty (30) days after the Owner of the Property has been notified in writing of the violation of these Covenants, and unless such Owner has failed to complete said exterior within said thirty (30) day period. The cost of such corrective action, when performed by the Company or its agents, shall be paid by the Owner of the Property on which the corrective action is performed. The provisions of this paragraph shall not create any obligation on the part of the Company to take any action to effect compliance with paragraph 7 (a).

     8.   (a) Each Residential Property Owner shall provide a screened area to serve as a service yard and an area in which garbage receptacles, fuel tanks or similar storage receptacles, electric and gas meters, air conditioning equipment, clotheslines, and other unsightly objects must be placed or stored in order to conceal them from view from the road and adjacent Properties. Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of Part I, plans for such screened area delineating the size, design, specifications, exterior color or finish, and location must be approved by the Company prior to construction. No alteration in the exterior appearance of any screened area shall be made without like prior written approval by the Company. Garbage receptacles and fuel tanks may be located outside of such screened area only if located underground, and such underground garbage receptacles and fuel tanks and their location must likewise be approved by the Company prior to construction.

          (b) There shall be no curbside garbage pickup. Garbage pickup shall only take place at the garbage receptacle location approved by the Company in paragraph 8 (a) above.*

     9. No mobile home, trailer, tent, barn, or other similar out building or structure shall be placed on any Residential Property at any time, either temporarily or permanently. Boats, boat trailers, campers, recreational vehicles, oversized vehicles, or utility trailers may be maintained on a Residential Property, but only within an enclosed or screened area such that they are not generally visible from adjacent Properties. Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of Part I, plans for such enclosed or screened area delineating the size, design, specifications, exterior color or finish, and location must be approved by the Company prior to construction. No alteration in the exterior appearance of any enclosed or screened area shall be made without like prior written approval by the Company.

     10. No structure of a temporary character shall be placed upon any Residential Property at any time, provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to shelters or temporary structures used by the contractor during the construction of the main dwelling unit, or phase or group of Multiple Family dwelling units, it being clearly understood that these latter temporary shelters may not, at any time, be used as residences or permitted to remain on the Property after completion of construction. The design and color of structures temporarily placed on a Residential Property by a contractor shall be subject to reasonable aesthetic control by the Company.

     11. No television antenna, radio receiver, radio sender, or other similar device shall be attached to or installed on any Residential Property or on the exterior portion of any building or structure on any Residential Property except as follows:

          (a) The provisions of this paragraph shall not prohibit the Company from installing or approving the installation of equipment necessary for master antenna system, Community Antenna Television (C.A.T.V.), mobile radio systems, or other similar systems within the Properties; and

          (b) Should C.A.T.V. services be unavailable and good television reception not be otherwise available, the Owner or tenant of a dwelling unit, or the Owner of a Multiple Family Tract, may make written application to the Company for permission to install a television antenna and such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. **

* See First Addendum, B
** See First Addendum, A


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