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Juday Creek Estates

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

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

Before you rely on this page

Some lots here BACK ONTO A GOLF COURSE and carry extra restrictions the rest of the subdivision does not - see sheds and fences below.

What you can build and change

Conditional

Fences

The only perimeter fencing allowed is split rail, two rails high and no more than four feet, or a privacy fence up to six feet around the immediate patio. It has to match the architectural standard set by the style of the house and be approved by the committee in writing, unless a written variance is granted. In the screening areas nothing may sit but a screen fence, landscaping, a wall or utilities, and no screen planting over thirty-six inches is allowed between the building setback line and the front lot line - or within thirty feet of the rear lot line on a lot backing the golf course.

Paragraph 8 - Perimeter Fencing, with Paragraph 7
Conditional

Sheds & outbuildings

A detached storage or pet-shelter structure has to be quality construction, kept neat, blend with the house, and go to the committee for approval before building starts; the committee can require screening around it. On a lot backing the golf course, no such structure is permitted within thirty feet of the rear lot line at all.

Paragraph 12 - Detached Buildings, with Paragraph 10 - Prohibited Structures
✗ Not allowed

RVs, boats & trailers

Recreational and commercial vehicles - campers, trailers, trucks, snowmobiles and boats - may not be kept in open areas anywhere in the subdivision, on a lot or off it. The covenant goes further than most and prohibits USING a recreational vehicle or snowmobile within the subdivision at all, saying users will be subject to prosecution.

Paragraph 22 - Recreational and Commercial Vehicles
Conditional

Swimming pools & hot tubs

Tennis courts and above-ground pools may not exist on any lot at any time. An in-ground pool is not addressed directly, and anything built needs committee approval first.

Paragraph 11 - Tennis Courts and Pools, with Paragraph 1
Conditional

Exterior changes & additions

No house may be built until the plans and specifications have been approved in writing by the architectural control committee, and no construction may start before that written approval issues. The committee's decision is entirely at its discretion. A lot carries one single-family house of up to two and a half storeys and a garage for no more than three cars; an exception needs the committee's unanimous written approval.

Paragraph 1 - Architectural Control Committee, with Paragraph 2(a)
Conditional

Satellite dishes & antennas

The covenant bars outside above-ground communication, television, AM, FM and short-wave antennas, discs, satellites, satellite dishes and other structures of any type. 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 the association how this one is handled.

Paragraph 23 - Utilities, Antennas and Satellites
Not stated

Solar panels

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Conditional

Landscaping, trees & gardens

Side, front and rear yards have to be planted with grass seed, sod or an approved ground cover within 120 days of the house being finished or occupied. Lots have to be kept mowed and presentable, and the association's board can pay to correct a violation and charge it back to the lot. On a corner lot nothing between two and six feet above the roadway may block the sight triangle.

Paragraph 18 - Completion Date, Paragraph 16 and Paragraph 17
Not stated

Mailboxes

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How you can live here

Conditional

Pets

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.

Paragraph 15 - Livestock and Poultry
Not stated

Renting your home

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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, plus a builder's signage of any size during construction and sales. The developer keeps the right to put up its own.

Paragraph 14 - Signs
Conditional

Street parking

Driveways must be at least twelve feet wide and built of asphalt or concrete, with concrete at least four inches thick. Stone and cinder driveways are not allowed and a circular drive must be at least eight feet wide. Recreational and commercial vehicles cannot be kept in the open.

Paragraph 13 - Driveways and Chimneys, with Paragraph 22
Conditional

Running a business from home

A home occupation is allowed if it is run entirely inside the house by a member of the immediate family living there and stays clearly secondary to living there. Nothing outside may show the house is used for anything else, nothing may be sold on the premises, and nobody may be employed from outside the immediate family.

Paragraph 2(b) - Home Occupations
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

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. Lots also have to be kept mowed and presentable, and the association's board can pay to fix a violation and assess the cost against the lot.

Paragraph 16 - Garbage and Refuse Disposal; Mowing
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 documentAmended Restrictions, Covenants, Limitations, Easements, Agreements and Charges for Juday Creek Estates, Sections (Phases) I, II, III and IV, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Recorded asPhase I restrictions recorded as Instrument No. 8620582
Phase II restrictions recorded as Instrument No. 8628554
Phase III restrictions recorded as Instrument No. 8720001
These amended restrictions, recorded by the developer under Paragraph 26 of each earlier set
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.
The associationA Juday Creek Estates Architectural Control Committee of three people appointed by the developer, Lindy's, Inc., plus an association whose board levies assessments for the Cleveland Road entrance, the Juday Creek Boulevard parkway and the island areas on St. Matthews Court and County Kerry Drive.

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