What the recorded documents actually say about Grangers Oak Ridge in Granger — fences, sheds, pools, pets, parking and the rest — with the part of the document each answer comes from.
16 homes have sold here in the last four years, which is why this neighborhood was compiled early.
Before you rely on this page
The document calls the subdivision OAK RIDGE. The county plat name is Grangers Oak Ridge, and that is why this page carries that name - the covenant and the plat are the same place, checked against the developer name and the lot descriptions.
The covenant does not set fence rules directly. On a corner lot, no fence, wall, hedge or shrub between two and six feet above the roadway may block the sight triangle, and a tree there has to be trimmed high enough to keep the view clear.
A detached storage structure for lawn tools, toys or pool equipment has to be quality construction, kept in neat condition and blend with the established home, and the developer can require screening around it. No trailer, tent, shack, garage, barn or outbuilding may be used as a residence.
Campers, recreational vehicles, trailers, boats and junk cars may not be kept outside the residence. They have to be kept inside a structure or outside the development altogether.
Above-ground pools are not permitted. An in-ground pool is not addressed directly, and anything built needs architectural approval first.
No house may be built until the plans and specifications are approved in writing by the architectural control committee. A lot carries one single-family house of up to two and a half storeys and a garage for no more than three cars, and every house needs a full-size attached garage for two to three cars. Construction has to begin within two years of taking title unless the developer grants a written variance.
The covenant is blunt about this: no dwelling may have any antenna or dish on the house itself, on its lot, or on any adjacent lot the same owner happens to hold. Federal rules on over-the-air reception devices limit how far a private covenant can restrict a satellite dish under one meter across on property within your own exclusive use and control, so ask before assuming the blanket ban binds.
We don’t have this one confirmed yet — we can ask the association and get you an answer before you commit to anything.
We can find out →The side and front yards have to be planted with grass seed or sod within 120 days of the house being finished or occupied. Grading on any lot used as a drainage swale cannot be changed in a way that alters storm runoff.
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We can find out →Dogs, cats and other household pets are allowed, as long as none is kept or bred commercially and none becomes a neighbourhood nuisance or hazard. Livestock and poultry may not be kept.
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We can find out →One sign of no more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent is allowed, plus a builder's signage of any size during construction and sales. The developer keeps the right to put up its own.
Driveways have to run complete to the curb and be asphalt at least four inches thick or concrete; stone and cinder are not allowed, and a circular drive must be at least nine feet wide. Campers, recreational vehicles, trailers, boats and junk cars cannot be kept outside the residence.
A lot is for a single-family residence, except that a home occupation may be carried on inside the house by a member of the immediate family living there. Nothing outside may show the house is being used for anything other than a dwelling.
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We can find out →Junk cars may not be kept outside the residence; they have to go inside a structure or outside the development.
No lot may be used as a dumping ground. Trash and garbage have to be kept in sanitary containers, and any incinerator or storage equipment kept clean and sanitary. Fuel storage tanks have to be underground or concealed inside the house or garage.
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We can find out →We don’t have this one confirmed yet — we can ask the association and get you an answer before you commit to anything.
We can find out →We don’t have this one confirmed yet — we can ask the association and get you an answer before you commit to anything.
We can find out →We don’t have this one confirmed yet — we can ask the association and get you an answer before you commit to anything.
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