What the recorded documents actually say about Northbridge Valley in Osceola — fences, sheds, pools, pets, parking and the rest — with the part of the document each answer comes from.
44 homes have sold here in the last four years, which is why this neighborhood was compiled early.
Fencing has to be PVC, powder-coated aluminum or a similar maintenance-free material. Wood and painted metal are not allowed. Perimeter fencing up to four feet is back-yard only and needs written approval of style and location first. Privacy fencing up to six feet is allowed only around a patio next to the house.
A detached storage building or pet shelter may be no larger than 10 by 12 feet, has to sit in the rear yard, and must blend with the house down to horizontal vinyl siding. Written approval with a site plan comes first, and the committee can require screening around it. On a water-feature or water-view home site, no detached building is allowed at all.
Recreational and commercial vehicles, including campers, trailers, trucks and boats, may not be kept in open areas anywhere in the neighborhood, on a home site or off it.
Above-ground pools are not permitted. An in-ground pool is allowed but has to meet state and local law including safety requirements, any fencing around it needs prior written approval, and the work has to be finished within six months of starting.
Any alteration, improvement or remodeling that changes how the house looks from outside has to be submitted and approved in writing before work begins. Plans have to show the floor plan, quality of construction, materials, outside colors, how the design sits with the houses around it, and placement against the lot lines and grade.
Outside above-ground TV, AM, FM and short-wave antennas are not allowed. A direct-broadcast satellite dish up to one meter across is allowed, placed where it is not visible from the street where that is feasible. The committee can require shrubbery or other screening, and has to approve the placement in writing first.
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 →A landscaping plan goes to the committee within six months of closing and has to include shrubs across the front and both sides of the house, planted no later than June 15 after occupancy. Yards are seeded or sodded unless another ground cover is approved, and grading cannot hinder drainage. Lawn ornaments, including fountains, bird feeders, gazing balls, benches and statuary, need approval and are capped at one per home site.
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We can find out →Household pets are allowed as long as they are not bred or kept commercially and do not become a nuisance. Dogs have to be leashed, kennels are not permitted, and a dog exercise area has to be approved; if approved it may be fenced in PVC or maintenance-free aluminum, five or six feet high, tight to the side or rear of the house.
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 →A basketball hoop needs prior written approval of its type and location, and counts against a limit of two pieces of sport or recreational equipment per home site. The same approval applies to trampolines, swing sets, sandboxes and soccer goals.
Apart from political campaign signs, the only sign allowed is one of no more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, plus builder signage during construction and sales. Political signs have to come down within twenty-four hours after the election they relate to.
Driveways must be at least twelve feet wide and made of asphalt at least three inches thick, concrete at least four inches thick, or brick. Stone and cinder driveways are not allowed. Recreational and commercial vehicles cannot be kept in open areas, and minibikes, go-carts and snowmobiles may not be driven in the neighborhood. Parking on the street is not addressed.
A home occupation is allowed if it is run by a family member living in the house, stays entirely inside the dwelling, and stays clearly secondary to living there. There can be no sign, nothing sold on the premises, and nobody employed from outside the immediate family. A barber shop, salon, tea room, fortune-telling parlor, animal hospital or any animal care such as dog trimming never counts as a home occupation.
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 →No home site may be used as a dumping ground. Trash, garbage, weeds and other waste have to be kept in sanitary containers, and any incinerator or storage equipment kept clean and sanitary.
Open fires are not allowed on any home site, and nothing may be burned on a street or roadway. Portable government-approved containers of LP gas for household use are permitted, so a gas grill is not caught by the fuel-storage restriction.
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We can find out →Flagpoles are named in the lawn-ornamentation restriction, so one needs prior written approval, and a home site is limited to one item of lawn ornamentation in total.
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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