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Farmington Square

What the recorded documents actually say about Farmington Square in Granger — fences, sheds, pools, pets, parking and the rest — with the part of the document each answer comes from.

32 homes have sold here in the last four years, which is why this neighborhood was compiled early.

What you can build and change

Conditional

Fences

Only an ornamental or architectural fence may be put up. Location, height and materials have to be approved before it is built; if no answer comes back within thirty days, approval is treated as given.

Article III(C) Fences and Signs
✗ Not allowed

Sheds & outbuildings

On a single-family lot the only buildings allowed are the house and a garage that matches it in design and construction. Huts, dog houses, shacks, barns and any building of a temporary nature may not be put up.

Article II(B) Single-Family Residences: Garages, and Article III(B) Temporary Structures
Conditional

RVs, boats & trailers

Mobile homes, house trailers, boats, boat trailers, motor homes, camping trailers and recreational vehicles may not stay parked on a lot longer than seventy-two hours.

Article III(B) Temporary Structures, as amended by the Second Amendment
Conditional

Swimming pools & hot tubs

The covenants do not set out pool rules directly, but pools are clearly contemplated here: draining a swimming pool into the sanitary sewer is expressly permitted, and a well or pump for a pool is exempt from the ban on private wells. Anything erected, placed or altered on a lot needs written approval first.

Article IV(D) Water Supply and Article IV(E) as amended by the Second Amendment; Article II(G) for approval
Conditional

Exterior changes & additions

Nothing may be built, placed or altered on a lot until the plans, specifications and a site plan have been approved in writing, judged on materials, how the design sits with the houses around it, and placement against the topography and finish grade. No answer within thirty days counts as approval.

Article II(G) Architectural, Location and Construction Approval
Not stated

Satellite dishes & antennas

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Not stated

Solar panels

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Conditional

Landscaping, trees & gardens

Grading, landscaping and seeding or sodding have to be finished within six months of the start of construction, and done so they do not hinder drainage. Drainage swales, easements and road ditches have to be left open, not filled in.

Article II(J) Landscaping
Not stated

Mailboxes

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How you can live here

Conditional

Pets

One domesticated dog or cat may be kept inside the residence, and not for any commercial purpose. Poultry, sheep, hogs, horses and cattle may not be kept anywhere in the development.

Article IV(C) Animals & Pets
✓ Allowed

Renting your home

Nothing in the covenants restricts renting out a home. They expressly treat lessees and tenants as members of the association and allow a sign advertising a property for rent.

Article V(A) Association to be Created and Article III(C) Fences and Signs
Not stated

Basketball hoops

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Conditional

Yard signs

One sign of no more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent is allowed. A builder may use larger signs during construction and sales, and the developer's own signage is exempt.

Article III(C) Fences and Signs
Conditional

Street parking

Driveways and parking areas have to be hard-surface pavement for their full length and width. Recreational vehicles and boats cannot sit on a lot more than seventy-two hours. Parking on the street is not addressed.

Article II(H) Lot Driveways and Article III(B) Temporary Structures
✗ Not allowed

Running a business from home

No commercial, business or professional office use may be carried on from a single-family or multifamily lot. The only exception written into the covenants is for the developer's own sales and model homes.

Article III(A) Nuisances, as amended by the Second Amendment
Not stated

Short-term rentals (Airbnb)

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Not stated

Vehicle repair in the driveway

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Conditional

Trash & recycling containers

Incinerators, garbage cans and barrels have to sit inside a permanent structure or be of the concealed, in-ground type, and no ashes or rubbish may be left in public view. Burning trash is not allowed, apart from trees and leaves.

Article IV(B) Rubbish
Not stated

Grilling & outdoor cooking

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Not stated

Clotheslines

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Not stated

Flags & flagpoles

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Not stated

Window coverings & decorations

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Where these answers come from

The documentDeclaration of Restrictions, Easements and Covenants for the Several Plats of Farmington Square, a Planned Development Located in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, with its First through Fourth Amendments
Recorded asDeclaration dated 1973-04-02, recorded 1973-04-11 in Miscellaneous Record 276, page 543
First Amendment dated 1977-10-07, recorded 1977-10-31
Second Amendment dated 1980-05-11, recorded 1980-06-17, Document No. 8009656
Third Amendment dated 1982-11-03, recorded 1982-11-05
Fourth Amendment (its date did not come through the scan legibly)
How it was readThe recorded copy on file is a scan of paper with no digital text, so it was read by optical character recognition. That can misread individual words, which is why nothing on this page is presented as a direct quote.
Checked againstthe Declaration and three of its amendments came down on four separate listings, and each amendment recites the recording date of the one before it
The associationFarmington Square Homeowners Association, Inc. Architectural approval originally ran through the developer, Farmington Square, Inc., later Weiss Homes, Inc., or its designated representative. The multi-family portion, The Villages at Farmington Square, has a separate association of its own.

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