What the recorded documents actually say about Quail Ridge at Knollwood 3 in Granger — fences, sheds, pools, pets, parking and the rest — with the part of the document each answer comes from.
4 homes have sold here in the last four years, which is why this neighborhood was compiled early.
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STEP 0 applied: this slug's input carries a truncation marker and nothing here was answered from the windowed text. The marker sits inside the 277-page OCR bundle and hides 11,470 lines of it, but that bundle turns out to hold only 1980s instruments; its newest recorder stamp is 8609845 and it contains no copy of the governing 2014 restatement at all. The governing instrument reaches this input separately and untruncated as hoa__quail-ridge-at-knollwood-3__2, 13 OCR pages, which is this slug's own folder copy of instrument 1405483 from listing 202314304. STEP 0b applied: that copy is a scan and its OCR is noisy in exactly the places several answers come from, rendering the fencing clause as Ke Sdden split rail, the detached-structure limit as Ma: mum ground coverage, the architectural committee as QRAGE, and the recreational fire clause as burn W58d only. Rather than answer from mangled text, the identical recording was read from its clean recorded text layer, which exists under sibling listing folders of the same association, at data/covenants/quail-ridge-at-knollwood-south/202604262/CCRs..txt, 47,115 characters, all 38 numbered sections plus the signing certification. That it is the same recording is not an inference: the OCR set in this slug's own folder carries the recorder stamp 1405483 on all 13 pages and the footer Document: RES 2014.5483 on each, and the stamp was read by eye off the page image at data/vision_pages/hoa__quail-ridge-at-knollwood-3__2/page_000.png, showing 1405483, RECORDED AS PRESENTED ON 03/11/2014 03:23:00PM, St. Joseph County Recorder, PGS: 13. Every cite on this page was verified to appear contiguously in that text. STEP 0a: the positional ids were re-checked against each render directory's own _source.json stamp rather than any label. STEP 1b, the dropped document: the input drops hoa__quail-ridge-at-knollwood-3__4 as a word-shingle near-duplicate of another included set, and that reason does not hold. It is a distinct 8-page instrument, recorder stamp 0623032, being the 2006 restatement of these same covenants, while the set it was scored against, hoa__quail-ridge-at-knollwood-3__3, is a different 8-page instrument stamped 0334577. Both were read. Both are earlier restatements of the same covenants for the same group of subdivisions, and both are superseded by the 2014 restatement, so recovering 0623032 changes no answer on this page. STEP 2: nothing newer than 1405483 exists anywhere in the Quail Ridge corpus. Every recorder stamp across all fifteen hoa__quail-ridge-at-knollwood render directories was scanned; the newest is 1405483, and the only post-2014 dates found are print headers from a 2016 title search and a notary commission expiring in 2017. So amendments_applied is empty and newer_instrument_present is null. CHANGED from the previous version of this file: vehicle_repair and grilling moved from not_stated to conditional. Both are answered by clauses plainly present in the governing instrument, now quoted verbatim, and the three sibling Quail Ridge pages built from this same instrument already read them that way. Neither summary claims the covenants name vehicle repair or barbecue grills; each says what the document does govern.
Any fence has to be approved in writing by the architectural control committee (QRACC) before it goes in, and the exact location, material, color, height and a rendering or photograph go in with the request. If the committee does not answer within 45 days the request is treated as approved; a request for more information extends that by 21 days, then 14 more. Perimeter fencing is limited to a standard wooden split rail fence of 2 rails and posts, 4 feet high, left unpainted and unstained, though a natural-colored screening fence may go inside it for pet control and a clear preservative coat is allowed. Privacy fencing up to 6 feet high may be built within 6 feet of a patio next to the house. Fencing around a swimming pool is required. Invisible electronic pet fences are expressly permitted. Fences installed in easements are at the owner's own risk of removal.
A detached structure needs plans approved by the QRACC before construction. It may cover no more than 100 square feet of ground and stand no more than 10 feet tall, must be at least 8 feet from every property line, within 30 feet of the house, and built behind the house, and it has to match the quality of the home's construction and be kept in neat appearance. The committee decides the location and may require screening around it. On a lot abutting the Knollwood Country Club golf course, no such structure may sit within 30 feet of the rear lot line. Separately, barns, mini-barns, garages, shacks, tree houses and anything of a temporary character are prohibited outright.
Recreational vehicles, campers, camper trailers, trailers with or without wheels, mobile homes, boats and other watercraft, boat trailers, tractors and buses may be kept only inside an enclosed garage. The covenants give no outdoor allowance for them, not even a temporary one, and a vehicle parked in violation may be towed at the owner's expense. Motorized recreational and utility vehicles are also barred from all common and open areas. Golf carts are treated separately and may be used for transport on appropriate streets and pathways if they meet state and local rules.
In-ground pools, hot tubs and spas are permitted with prior approval from the QRACC. Permanent above-ground pools are prohibited, as is any recreational court. Fencing around a swimming pool is required, has to be installed in line with state and local law, has to conform to the architectural styles the committee allows, and needs prior written approval.
Nothing may be built, placed or altered on a lot, and the topography or drainage may not be changed, until the QRACC has approved the plans in writing. Plans must show the floor plan, quality of construction, materials, outside colors, how the design sits with existing structures, and the location relative to lot lines, topography and finish grade. Two complete sets of prints go in and one comes back. The committee has 45 days to rule and may require a survey at the owner's expense where property lines or easements may be at issue. No change to an approved plan may be made without the committee's prior written consent, and no construction starts before written approval issues. An owner may appeal to the full board, whose decision is final.
Outside or above-ground television, AM, FM and short wave radio antennas, including satellite dish antennas of any type, are prohibited as a general rule, with a specific exception. An owner may erect a direct broadcast satellite dish of not more than one meter, which the document gives as 39 inches, in diameter, or an antenna for television broadcast service or for multichannel multipoint distribution service. It has to meet existing safety codes, be placed so far as feasible where it does not cause a nuisance to neighboring owners and in an aesthetically pleasing location, and the QRACC may require shrubbery screening at the owner's cost and may require the color and installation to suit the lot and the house. The committee may also require a dish to be moved to a location it finds acceptable. Telecommunications towers and accessory equipment are prohibited, as are windmills and wind energy devices.
Solar panels may be installed on a dwelling or structure, but plans have to be submitted to the QRACC and approved, and no installation may begin before that prior written approval. The panels are to be installed, to the extent possible, in an aesthetically pleasing location or manner that blends with the architectural characteristics of the house, and they have to meet applicable building and zoning regulations.
The side, front and rear yards have to be planted with grass seed or sod within 150 days after the structure is completed or the home is occupied, whichever is earlier, unless the QRACC approves something else in writing. After that, each owner has to keep the lot from becoming unsightly: mow often enough to prevent unsightly growth of vegetation and noxious weeds, with lawn turf not to exceed 8 inches or a lower maximum if a statute or ordinance sets one, remove all rubbish, maintain the landscaping on a regular basis, and remove dead trees, shrubs, plants and debris. If an owner does not, the association may give notice, wait 14 days, then enter and do the work and bill it back. Screen plantings in the platted non-access easement areas are planted and maintained at the owner's expense.
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We can find out →Dogs, cats and other usual household pets may be kept. They may not be kept, bred or maintained for any commercial purpose, and may not be permitted to become a neighborhood nuisance or hazard. Animals, livestock and poultry may not be raised, bred or kept. The pet's owner is responsible for cleaning up or repairing any waste or damage it causes and for making sure it does not create an unreasonable disturbance, and has to comply with state and local laws on pets. Invisible electronic fences designed to restrict the movement of animals are expressly permitted, and a natural-colored screening fence may be installed inside a split rail perimeter fence to accommodate pet control.
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We can find out →Basketball hoops may be installed in driveways, and other recreational nets of a temporary nature such as soccer nets and trampolines, along with playground equipment, are permitted in yards. What is prohibited is a temporary or portable basketball court located on a street, in a cul-de-sac or in the right-of-way of a public street, which the covenants call a safety hazard. Recreational courts of any kind are not permitted, and lighted courts of any kind are prohibited in yard areas.
Signs are prohibited except for a named list: political candidate and ballot signs, school participation signs, signs required by legal proceedings, and signs advertising the property for sale or rent. Those may not be more than five feet square. Security signs, lawn application signs and electric fence signs no larger than one foot by one foot are also allowed. Political signs may not be placed more than 30 days before the election they pertain to, have to be removed within 5 days after it, and may not exceed three signs in total. Commercial advertising signage is not allowed on any lot. The association may identify a sign in violation to the owner and may remove signs that violate these rules.
The driveway is the only exterior location on which a motorized vehicle may be parked. Driveways have to be a minimum of 12 feet wide and built of concrete or brick pavers, with concrete at least 4 inches thick; stone, cinder and asphalt driveways are not permitted, and a circular drive in front of a home has to be a minimum of 8 feet wide. Commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, boats and pickup trucks that are not also the owner's principal mode of transportation go in an enclosed garage, as do stored, obviously inoperable or unlicensed vehicles. Service and delivery vehicles may park during daylight hours only, for as long as the service or delivery reasonably requires. A vehicle parked in violation of the section, or of parking rules the board promulgates, may be towed at the owner's expense.
A lot is for use as a single-family residence, with a home occupation permitted on defined terms. The occupation has to involve only a member of the immediate family living in the dwelling, remain entirely within the dwelling, be clearly incidental and secondary to its use as a dwelling, and not change its character. It may have no sign or display indicating any non-residential use, no commodity sold on the premises, and no person employed other than a family member living there, and it may not involve on-site inventorying of materials, fabrication of products or deployment of employees. A barber shop, styling salon, tea room, fortune telling parlor, animal hospital or any form of animal care such as dog trimming is not a home occupation. Using part of the dwelling as a home office is not a violation provided it otherwise fits the section. Garage sales are limited to three a year, each no more than three days, and repeated random resale of items is treated as a home business.
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We can find out →The covenants do not address doing repair work on a vehicle as an activity. What they do control is where a vehicle may sit while it is not running. A stored vehicle, or one that is obviously inoperable or does not have a current operating license, is not permitted anywhere in the subdivision except inside an enclosed garage, and the driveway is the only exterior place any motorized vehicle may be parked. A vehicle parked in violation may be towed at the owner's expense. The general nuisance rule also bears on it, since nothing may be done on a lot that may become an annoyance or nuisance in the neighborhood.
Trash, garbage, refuse, weeds, lawn and yard clippings and other waste have to be kept only in sanitary containers and must not be visible from the street when stored between pick-up dates. Containers may not be put out by the curb more than 24 hours before pick-up and have to be removed from the curb within 24 hours after it. No lot may be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish. Incinerators and other storage or disposal equipment are to be kept in a clean and sanitary container, and compost piles have to be in a confined area and kept in a sanitary condition.
Cooking grills and barbecues are not named in the covenants; what is governed is open fire. A fire for recreational purposes is allowed and may burn wood only. It has to be properly controlled, reasonable for the given weather conditions, always attended by a person, and not a nuisance to the surrounding neighborhood. A wood fire has to be totally enclosed in a quarter-inch mesh burning container or a fire pit designed for that purpose on the owner's own property, has to follow local ordinances, and may not burn on any street or roadway. Non-natural items may not be burned at any time.
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