What the recorded documents actually say about Terre Verde Hills (F) in South Bend — fences, sheds, pools, pets, parking and the rest — with the part of the document each answer comes from.
10 homes have sold here in the last four years, which is why this neighborhood was compiled early.
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THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE MAY NO LONGER EXIST. Its powers ended on the Applicable Date - 31 December 2015, or earlier if the developer recorded a turnover statement - and after that the approval requirement falls away UNLESS a majority of owners recorded an instrument before then keeping it. That is a real question to put to the association rather than an assumption to make either way. This is Section One, lots 1-13 and 35-45; the declaration contemplates later sections being added by the developer.
A fence needs the committee's approval before it goes up, like any other structure. Two hard limits sit on top of that: no hedge, wall or fence may go along a lot boundary between the front of the lot and the front line of the house, and none may come closer to the street on any side of the house than the building setback line. On a corner lot nothing between two and six feet above the roadway may block the sight triangle.
An accessory building is contemplated but placed: on an interior lot it may not sit closer than fifteen feet to the rear lot line, where the house itself has to stay forty feet back. Anything built needs the committee's approval, and all materials have to be new. A building may not be lived in until it is fully finished.
No truck bigger than a three-quarter-ton pick-up, and no trailer of any kind, may be parked or stored on a street in the subdivision or on any lot - unless it is inside a garage. A delivery or pickup truck coming into the subdivision is the exception.
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We can find out →No building, fence or wall may be put up, placed, structurally altered, modified or enlarged until the plans, specifications and a plot plan go to the committee. One quirk that runs in the owner's favour: if the committee does not approve or disapprove within thirty days, approval is no longer required. Every house is a single-family dwelling of at least 1,400 square feet on one storey, or 1,800 with at least 900 on the ground floor for a two-storey, all measured without breezeways, porches or the attached garage. All materials have to be new. The committee's powers end on the Applicable Date - 31 December 2015, or earlier if the developer recorded a statement of turnover - unless a majority of owners recorded an instrument keeping them alive before then. So whether there is a live architectural gate here is a question for the association.
Owners may not put up, or let anyone put up, overhead wires, poles or overhead facilities of any kind for electric, telephone, television or internet service. The covenant does not address dishes directly - it is aimed at overhead service lines - so ask the association before assuming it reaches one.
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We can find out →Dogs, cats and other household pets may be kept, as long as none is kept, bred or maintained for any commercial purpose. Livestock and poultry may not be raised or kept.
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We can find out →Four kinds of sign are allowed and no others: one professional sign of no more than one foot square; a builder's or listing agency's advertising sign; a sign of no more than five square feet for a resale; and a no-lien notice during construction under Indiana's mechanics lien law. Quarrying, excavating and drilling of any kind are prohibited except for authorised construction.
No truck over three-quarter-ton capacity and no trailer may be parked or stored on a street or a lot unless it is in a garage.
No commercial, business or professional office use may be carried on on any lot, and no noxious or offensive activity that becomes an annoyance or nuisance. The developer and the builders were the only exception, for sales and construction.
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We can find out →No lot may be used as a dumping ground for rubbish. Trash, garbage and other waste have to be kept in sanitary containers, and any incinerator or storage equipment kept clean and sanitary.
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