What the recorded documents actually say about Northbrook Shores in Granger — fences, sheds, pools, pets, parking and the rest — with the part of the document each answer comes from.
9 homes have sold here in the last four years, which is why this neighborhood was compiled early.
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LAKE LOTS CARRY A SECOND SET OF COVENANTS AND A SECOND BOARD, and the covenant is explicit about how they interact: lots 17-30, 41A, 42-44, 55A, 56-62, 63A, 64A, 65B, 66B, 67B, 68A and 69-75 are subject to the Lake Restrictions as well, an action needing approval under both sets needs BOTH approvals, and a conflict between them is settled by a majority vote of the two boards combined. Tennis courts are possible only on lots 67B, 68A and 69.
The only perimeter fence allowed is split rail, two rails high and no more than four feet. Mesh may be attached to the inside of it, but the quality and design need the architectural control committee's approval, the mesh may not rise above the top rail, and its inside has to be partly screened with planting. A pool fence is also allowed, with spindles no more than an inch across and a four-inch gap between them, and it may enclose only the pool, its patio and a reasonable amount of landscaping - the covenant says outright that the point is to stop a pool fence being used to fence the yard.
A detached storage or pet-shelter structure has to be quality construction, kept neat, blend with the established home, and go to the architectural control committee for approval before construction begins.
Recreational and commercial vehicles - campers, trailers, trucks and boats - may not be kept in open areas anywhere in the subdivision, on a lot or off it.
Above-ground pools are prohibited, and so are domed pool and court enclosures. An in-ground pool or a hot tub may be installed only with the architectural control committee's written permission. Tennis courts are prohibited everywhere except lots 67B, 68A and 69, where the committee may approve one and will set its placement, screening, lighting and hours of operation.
Nothing may be built, placed, maintained or altered, and the natural topography or drainage may not be changed, until the architectural control committee approves the plans in writing. One full set of plans goes in, showing floor plan, quality of construction, materials, outside colours, how the design sits with existing houses, and placement against the lot lines, topography and finish grade. Anything begun has to be finished within a year or removed, unless the association grants a written extension.
This one was drafted around the federal rules. Outside above-ground AM, FM and short-wave radio antennas are barred, but an owner may put up a direct-broadcast satellite dish no more than one meter across, an MMDS antenna no more than one meter, or a television broadcast antenna. It has to meet safety codes, go where it is least visible from the street or common property if that is feasible, and the committee may require screening planting or a harmonious colour at the owner's cost - as long as that does not unreasonably impair the installation or use. The committee approves the placement in writing first.
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We can find out →The covenant sets its own landscaping requirement and a deadline for meeting it. Sight lines over the open-space easement to the lake have to be kept clear, and adding or removing planting, fencing or any other structure there needs the unanimous agreement of the lake architectural control committee and every lot owner within 200 feet. Four lots on Arborwood Court - 44, 55A, 69 and 70 - each irrigate part of the association's Arborwood landscaping from their own systems, without compensation.
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We can find out →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. Animal waste may not be dumped on an empty lot or a common area.
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We can find out →No sign may be displayed to public view except one of no more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, plus a builder's sign of any size during the construction and sales period.
Driveways must be at least twelve feet wide and built of asphalt at least three inches thick, brick, or concrete at least four inches; stone and cinder are not allowed and a circular drive may be as narrow as eight feet. Fireplace chimneys have to be masonry. Recreational and commercial vehicles cannot be kept in the open anywhere in the subdivision.
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, beauty parlour, tea room, fortune-telling parlour, animal hospital or any form of animal care such as dog trimming is named and excluded.
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We can find out →No lot may be used as a dumping ground for rubbish, and trash and garbage have to be kept in sanitary containers. Dumping trash, landscaping debris or animal waste on an empty lot or a common area is absolutely prohibited, and an identifiable violator pays the cleanup cost. Fuel storage tanks are not allowed at all, except portable government-approved containers of no more than five gallons. Hazardous materials may never be allowed to run into a catch basin, a lake or a retention area.
No fire may burn on any street or roadway, and no burning anywhere else in the subdivision is allowed without a burn permit from the Harris Township Fire Department - so a permitted fire is possible here, which is unusual, but it takes the township's paperwork.
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