|
DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS
for
HUNTER’S RIDGE
This Declaration, made and executed by Altamont,
Tennessee Land Company, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Declarant."
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Declarant is the owner of the Property; and
WHEREAS, Declarant agrees that the use, appearance, and
maintenance of all the Property are of mutual interest and concern to all
the Owners of Lots or Tracts in the Property; and
WHEREAS, Declarant desires for the Property to be subject
to all terms, covenants, conditions, restrictions and easements set forth
herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, Declarant hereby declares that the
Property shall be held and conveyed subject to the following covenants,
conditions, restrictions and easements, all of which are for the purpose of
enhancing and protecting the value, desirability, function and
attractiveness of the Property. The convenants, conditions, restrictions and
easements shall run with the land and be binding on all parties holding or
acquiring any right, title or interest in the Property, or any part thereof,
whether or not so expressed in any deed or other conveyance, and shall inure
to the benefit of each owner thereof.
All tracts are restricted as follows and are recorded in
the Grundy County, Tennessee Office of the Register of Deeds.
-
Tracts shall be used for residential purposes only.
Homes, Mobile Homes or Cabins.
-
No business enterprise of any kind shall be conducted
on the property.
-
There shall be no cutting of merchantable timber,
except for the underbrush and clearing for driveway, yard and garden
areas. No logging.
-
No excavation of earth from any tract shall be used for
commercial purposes. No ponds or lakes shall be installed without the
prior written approval of the Declarant. Any construction or other
activity affecting streams or wetlands shall be constructed in accordance
with all federal, state and local laws.
-
There shall be no accumulation of debris, refuse, or
trash. No placement or storage of junk; and no placement of non-operating
vehicles or machinery on property. No automobile without current license
plates or in inoperable condition, used lumber, building materials, or
other junk or debris will be allowed to stand on or be accumulated on
property. No unsightly structures made of, but not limited to tar paper,
plastic or canvass shall be constructed upon the property. Any piles of
firewood must be neatly stacked. Any boat or utility trailers must be
parked in the rear or dwelling.
-
No noxious or offensive activity shall be conducted on
any lot or tract within the subdivision, nor shall anything thereon which
may be or become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood.
-
No multi-family residences shall be located on the
property.
-
Tracts of ten (10) acres or more may be re-subdivided
to incorporate separate tracts containing a minimum of five (5) acres. No
tract may be subdivided to a size of less than five (5) acres. Only one
homesite shall be allowed per five (5) acre tract.
-
The property shall be subject to utility easements of
thirty (30) feet on the front of each tract.
-
No streets, ditches, signs, or other improvements in
said subdivision may be modified or altered without the written consent of
the Declarant or its successors or assigns.
-
Any house or double-wide mobile home shall be suitable
for the lot and harmonious with other residences in the area, and
generally shall promote the beauty, harmony and desirability of said area
as a residential development.
-
Any construction on the property must be completed
within Nine (9) months of the commencement of the construction.
-
No buildings or structures shall be placed within one
hundred (100) feet of any front or rear property line, thirty (30) feet of
any side property line nor within one hundred (100) feet of any flowing
streams unless approved in writing by Declarant.
-
No single-family detached dwelling house or double-wide
mobile home shall be erected or permitted to remain on the property unless
it has a minimum of 1,000 square feet of living area on the ground floor.
-
Mobile homes must be double-wide and in new or in
excellent condition and not over two (2) years old when placed on the
property. Mobile homes may not have a metal roof or metal siding and all
hitches and wheels must be removed.
-
All homes must be completely enclosed around the bottom
(commonly called skirting) within 30 days of installation on the tract.
Skirting may be custom or vinyl material.
-
Any additions made to homes or mobile homes (carports,
screen rooms, decks, porches, etc.) shall be constructed of new, similar
materials, and be built in harmonious design and color to match the home
or mobile home.
-
Storage and utility buildings must be in conformity
with the residence upon the tract upon which they are located.
-
All structures, including but not limited to
residences, fences, decks, porches, out buildings and driveways, must be
constructed of new materials and must be constructed in compliance with
all federal, state and local laws, and shall be maintained in a good state
of repair. Residences shall be maintained in good repair at all times,
including washing or painting if necessary.
-
All homes shall be reasonably landscaped within 30 days
of installation.
-
All sewage disposal shall be handled by septic tanks
and drain field lines.
-
Driveways must be graveled, chip and tarred or paved.
-
Parking or storage of campers, trailers, boats and
other recreational vehicles, or any vehicles with a GVW in excess of 1/4
ton is prohibited except within an enclosed garage or except near the
residence.
-
No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public
view on any lot or tract except one sign of not more thane one (1) square
foot indicating the identity of the owner of the property and/or one (1)
"For Sale" sign, of the type customarily used by persons selling
residential property.
-
All garbage and trashcans must be hidden from view.
-
There shall be no clotheslines erected or installed on
the property.
-
Any major mechanical repair work performed on any motor
vehicle shall be done in an enclosed garage or carport, and shall not be
visible from any street.
-
Farm animals must be contained in rear of any dwelling.
-
No more than four (4) dogs shall be allowed per
dwelling and must be penned or leashed.
-
Camping allowed only with consent of the Declarant.
-
These restrictions shall constitute a servitude with
the land and shall expire 99 years from the date hereof.
-
In the event of a violation or breach of any of these
restrictions by any person or concern claiming by, through or under the
subdivider, or by virtue of any judicial proceedings, the subdivider and
the owners of the land tracts in the subdivision, or any of them, jointly
or severally, shall have the right to proceed at law or in equity to
compel compliance with the terms thereof or to prevent the violation or
breach of any of them. In addition to the foregoing right, the subdivider
shall have the right whenever there shall have been built on any tract in
the subdivision, any structure which is in violation of these
restrictions, to enter upon the property where such violation exists and
summarily abate or remove the same at the expense of the owner, and such
entry and abatement or removal shall not be deemed a trespass.
-
The failure to enforce any right, reservation,
restriction, or condition contained herein, however long continued, shall
not be deemed a waiver of the right to do so thereinafter as to the same
breach or as to a breach occurring prior to or subsequent thereto and
shall not bar or affect its enforcement. The validation of any court of
any restriction herein contained shall not in any way effect any other
restrictions but they shall remain in full force and effect.
-
Any of the restrictions herein contained may be
altered, amended or canceled as to any tract upon the recording in the
Public Records of Grundy County, Tennessee, of an instrument executed by
Hunter’s Ridge Land Company, Inc., setting forth such change.
-
Hunter’s Ridge Land Company, Inc., its successors or
assigns, may assign any and all of its rights, powers and privileges under
this instrument to any other corporation, association or person.
________________________________
Jack A. Greene, President
ALTAMONT, TENNESSEE LAND COMPANY, INC.
STATE OF FLORIDA, MARION COUNTY
Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Notary
Public in and for said County and State, the within named Altamont,
Tennessee Land Company, Inc., SUE E. GREENE, President, with whom I am
personally acquainted, and who acknowledged that she executed the within
instrument for the purposes therein contained.
Witness by hand and official seal at Fort McCoy, Florida
this _____ day of ________, 2003.
_________________________________
NOTARY PUBLIC
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES: ____________
This instrument prepared by:
ALTAMONT, TENNESSEE LAND COMPANY, INC.
P.O. Box 188
Ft. McCoy, Florida 32134
STATE OF TENNESSEE, GRUNDY COUNTY
The foregoing instrument and certificate were noted in
Note Book __, page ___, at ____ O’clock P.M. ________________, 2003 and
recorded in Deed Book ____, page ____, State Tax paid $________ Fee $_______
Recording Fee $____ Total $_____ Receipt No. _______.
__________________________________Register of Deeds
|
