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Pleasant Valley North

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

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

Before you rely on this page

The 2004 set names Lots 1-5, 61, 62 and 90-94 of Section One. Where the two sets differ, both readings are given.

What you can build and change

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Fences

No fencing may be installed without written approval first, and the request has to state the type, size and the location you want. Approval is the developer's in the later recorded set and a designated committee's in the earlier one.

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Sheds & outbuildings

One attractive storage shed is allowed, on the rear half of the lot. The later recorded set caps it at 96 square feet; the earlier set says 80. Nothing else may be built beyond the house, a breezeway and a private garage, and no outbuilding may be lived in.

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RVs, boats & trailers

No machinery, equipment or vehicles may be moved onto or stored on a lot, and no house trailer or other outbuilding may be used as a residence even temporarily.

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Not stated

Swimming pools & hot tubs

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Exterior changes & additions

Building plans go for approval, and no building may be put up with a roof pitch shallower than 4/12 without prior written approval.

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Satellite dishes & antennas

A satellite receiver dish may not be installed without written approval first, and the request has to state its type, size and the location you want. 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.

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Solar panels

Outside solar heating equipment may not be installed without written approval first, on the same footing as fencing and a satellite dish.

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Not stated

Landscaping, trees & gardens

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Not stated

Mailboxes

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How you can live here

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Pets

Dogs, cats and other household pets are allowed, as long as none are kept or bred for any commercial purpose. Livestock and poultry may not be kept, and any question of interpretation is decided by the developer.

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Not stated

Renting your home

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Not stated

Basketball hoops

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Yard signs

No display sign of any kind may be put up on a residential lot, with two exceptions: the developer's own signage during the development phase, and a For Sale sign helping an owner resell.

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Street parking

The driveway from the street has to be hard surfaced in either blacktop or concrete, and every house has to have a garage big enough for two cars. Parking on the street is not addressed.

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✗ Not allowed

Running a business from home

No business or trade may be conducted on any lot.

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Not stated

Short-term rentals (Airbnb)

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Not stated

Vehicle repair in the driveway

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Trash & recycling containers

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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 documentRestrictive Covenants for Pleasant Valley North, St. Joseph County, Indiana - two recorded sets
Recorded asPleasant Valley North, Section One, recorded 2003-10-17 as Instrument No. 0367825
Restrictive Covenants recorded 2004-07-09
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.
Checked againsttwo recorded sets came down on separate listings and read nearly the same, paragraph for paragraph RE-CHECKED 2026-09-23: CLEAN. The First Amendment to the Restrictive Covenants, made under paragraph 14 of the Restrictions recorded 9 July 2004 as instrument 0433681, amends the first sentence of paragraph 1 - the list of lots the covenants cover. It changes no rule on this page.
The associationNo association is named. Approvals run through the developer, Victor F. Kubitschek, and his successors; the earlier of the two recorded sets puts them with a designated committee instead.

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