What the recorded documents actually say about Knollwood West C in Granger — fences, sheds, pools, pets, parking and the rest — with the part of the document each answer comes from.
7 homes have sold here in the last four years, which is why this neighborhood was compiled early.
Before you rely on this page
THE AMENDED RESTRICTIONS GOVERN, AND THEY CHANGED REAL ANSWERS. Against the 1978 original: the architectural committee is now appointed by the Association Board rather than the developer and its authority no longer expires; decorative chain link may go on the inside of a split-rail fence; up to two satellite dishes of eighteen inches are allowed where the original banned antennas outright; political campaign signs and temporary event signs are now addressed; vehicles get a 5-day limit rather than a flat ban; and the dues cap is $142 with a yearly escalator rather than a fixed $125. One document governs every Knollwood West addition - A, B, C, D, D Part Two and E, each named with its lot numbers and plat instrument number - so the rules on this page are the same across all of them. Minimum house sizes DO differ by lot number, in three tiers from 1,700 to 2,500 square feet. Knollwood West is a separate subdivision from Knollwood itself, which has its own 1997 revised covenants and its own pages.
Every fence needs the ACC's approval first. What is allowed: split rail two rails high, no more than four feet measured from the ground to the top of the posts, around the perimeter of the lot but not past the front setback line - and decorative chain link MAY be attached to the inside of it, which the original 1978 covenant did not allow. A privacy fence up to six feet is allowed immediately beside a patio, matching the style of the house, again with written approval. No other fencing of any type, and no fencing anywhere else on the lot, unless the ACC grants a written variance.
A detached structure for storing lawn tools, toys or pool equipment, or for sheltering pets, has to be quality construction, kept neat, blend with the established home, and go to the ACC for approval before it is placed or built; the ACC may require screening. On a lot backing the golf course, no such structure may stand within thirty feet of the rear line.
Recreational and commercial vehicles - campers, trailers, large trucks, boats and towables - may not be kept in open areas anywhere in the subdivision, on a lot or off it, for more than 5 consecutive days. Recreational vehicles may not be used on the golf course or the ground around it, and snowmobiles, ATVs, go-carts and dirt bikes are prohibited on the golf course with users subject to prosecution.
Tennis courts and above-ground pools are both prohibited. An in-ground pool is not addressed directly, and anything built needs the ACC's written approval first.
Nothing may be built, placed or altered until the Knollwood West Architectural Control Committee - the ACC - approves the plans in writing, and its decision is entirely within its discretion. Under the amended restrictions the ACC is appointed by the Association Board rather than by the developer, and its authority lasts as long as there is a Board - it no longer expires after fifteen years. The homeowner also has to keep the outside of the house in reasonable repair, roofs, siding, garage doors and painted surfaces included, and the Board notifies an owner who lets it slide.
The amended restrictions opened this up. No outside above-ground television, AM, FM or short-wave antenna, and no outside transmitter of any type, may go up - but up to TWO satellite dish receivers of no more than eighteen inches across are allowed, on the ACC's approval of the plans. Federal rules on over-the-air reception devices protect a dish under one meter on property in your own exclusive use and control, which is larger than eighteen inches, so ask the Board how the two fit together before buying a bigger one.
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 →Landscaping has to be reasonably maintained at all times, and the Board notifies a homeowner whose yard care falls below what is reasonable and acceptable once it has evidence. Side, front and rear yards are planted with grass seed, sod or ground cover within 120 days of the house being finished or occupied. Screen planting in the protective screening areas is kept up at the owner's expense, nothing over thirty-six inches in front of the building line, and nothing over thirty-six inches within thirty feet of the rear line on a lot backing the golf course.
Every mailbox has to be of a permanent nature and installed in the ground.
Dogs, cats and other household pets are allowed, as long as none is kept, bred or maintained commercially and none becomes a neighbourhood nuisance or hazard. Livestock and poultry may not be kept. A pet shelter structure needs the ACC's approval like any other detached building.
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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We can find out →One sign of no more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, plus a builder's sign during the construction and sales period. Political campaign signs get their own rules: no bigger than a for-sale sign, up no more than thirty days before the election, and down within 24 hours after it. A professional-looking sign announcing a temporary event is allowed for the event's duration, no earlier than two days before and removed within one day after.
An unlicensed or inoperable vehicle may not sit in a driveway, on a lot or in any open area of the neighbourhood for more than 5 consecutive days - and the same 5-day limit covers campers, boats and trailers. Driveways must be at least twelve feet wide, asphalt at least three inches thick or concrete at least four, with a circular drive at least eight feet, and they have to be kept free of major cracks, collapsing sections and obvious defects, as the Board judges it. Fireplace chimneys have to be masonry.
A home occupation is allowed if it is carried on entirely inside the house by a member of the immediate family living there, stays clearly secondary to living there, and uses no mechanical or electrical equipment. There can be no sign or display visible from outside, nothing sold on the premises, and nobody employed from outside the immediate family. A barber shop, styling salon and the usual list are named and excluded.
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We can find out →An unlicensed or inoperable vehicle may not be left in a driveway, on a lot or in any open area of the neighbourhood for more than 5 consecutive days.
No lot may be used as a dumping ground for rubbish, and trash and garbage go in sanitary containers. The amended restrictions add a screening rule: every reasonable attempt has to be made to store household trash containers and recycling carts INSIDE the structure, and if they are kept outside they have to be completely screened and not visible. Oil and fuel storage tanks go underground or inside the house, basement or attached garage.
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.
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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