Huntington Ridge Homeowners

Protective Covenants

Huntington Ridge Homeowners

The following are the Protective Covenants for Huntington Ridge Subdivision. These Covenants can be found on file at the Clerk of Superior Court’s office, Walton County, Monroe, Georgia. They have been reproduced for you as a courtesy of the Huntington Ridge Homeowners Association, Inc. Please take the time to read through these.


DECLARATION OF PROTECTIVE COVENANTS

STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF WALTON

This Declaration of Protective Covenants is made and published by Inglenook, Inc./Lockridge Construction Co., Inc.

WITNESSETH

THAT, WHEREAS, Inglenook, Inc./Lockridge Construction Co., Inc. is the owner and developer of a subdivision known as Huntington Ridge, being more particularly described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof; and

WHEREAS, it is to the interest, benefit and advantage of the above owner and developer and to each and every person or persons who shall hereinafter purchase any lot which will make up part of Huntington Ridge; that certain protective covenants governing and regulating the use and occupancy of the same be established, set forth and declared to covenants running with the land.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the benefits to be derived by the owner and developer and each and every subsequent owner of any of the lots to be located in Huntington Ridge Subdivision, Owner hereby sets up, establish, promulgate and declare the following Protective Covenants to apply to all of the said lots to be located within Huntington Ridge Subdivision and to all persons owning said lots or any of them hereafter; these Protective Covenants shall become effective immediately and run with the land and shall be binding on all persons, their heirs, successors or assigns, claiming under them through the above developer and owner for a term as set out below at with time said covenants may be extended or terminated in whole or in part as hereinafter provided, and shall supercede any and all prior covenants shown on Plat recorded in Plat Book 47/55, Page 179/75, Walton County records, to-wit:

Land Use and Building Type. No lot shall be used except for residential purposes. No temporary house, shack or tent shall be erected on said lots, or parcels used for residential or church purposes; and no lot may be used for a school or a kindergarten. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any lot other than the one detached single-family dwelling with a private attached garage for not more than three cars and not less than two cars.

Architectural Control. No building shall be erected, placed or altered on any lot until the construction plans and specifications and a plat showing location of the structure have been approved by Inglenook, Ind./Lockridge Construction Co., Inc., its successors and assigns, as to quality of workmanship and materials, harmony of external design with existing structures, and location with respect to topography and finished grade elevation. All of the yard which is visible from any street must be planted with grass or have some suitable ground cover, and the driveway surface must be paved.

Quality and Size. No dwelling shall be permitted in which the floor area of the main structure, exclusive of one-story open porches and garages, is less than one thousand six hundred (1600) square feet for a one-story dwelling; less than one thousand six hundred (1600) square feet for a dwelling of one and one-half stories or two stories; or one thousand six hundred (1600) square feet for a split level. Dwellings erected on any lot shall each have not less than the number of square feet of floor space specified in the subdivision regulations as promulgated by the appropriate county officials if said regulations provide for larger square footage requirements with ceiling height not less than eight (8) feet and with all enclosed applicable areas heated. This floor space requirement shall be exclusive of any space in garages and finished basements.

Nuisances. No lot or parcel of land shall be used as a dumping ground for rubbish, trash or garbage; nor shall any lot or parcel be used for keeping or breeding livestock animals or poultry of any kind, except that household pets may be kept, provided they are not kept for breeding or maintained for any commercial purpose. No noxious or offensive activities shall be carried on upon any lot, nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood.

Fences and Clothes Lines. No fence shall be constructed any nearer to the street than the rear line of the dwelling, nor shall any fence constructed from side property lines to rear of dwelling be constructed of any material other than pure wood. Clothes lines will be permitted only if they are not visible from the street.

Building Location. No building shall be located nearer to a street line than indicated by the building lines shown on the plat, nor nearer to a side lot than as required by the City of Loganville. For the purpose of this covenant, caves, steps, and open porches not covered by a roof structure shall be considered as a part of a building, provided, however, that this shall not be construed to permit any portion of the building or construction on any lot to encroach upon another lot. Nothing shall be erected, placed or altered on any lot nearer to any street than any building set back line. However, nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted to prevent a variance being granted by the appropriate governing authority which might reduce the above building lines to a distance less than that referred to above. So long as any dwelling meets the lesser of any variance granted by any appropriate governing authority or the above set back lines, then it will be held to be in compliance with the terms of these protective covenants.

Temporary Structures. No structure of a temporary character, trailer, basement, tent, shack, garage, barn, or other outbuilding shall be used on any lot as a residence either temporarily or permanently. This restriction shall not apply to shelters used by contractors during the construction of any residence.

Signs. No signs of any kind shall be displayed to public view on any lot except one sign of not more than five (5) square feet advertising the property for sale or for rent or signs used by a builder and his construction lender to advertise the property during the construction and sales period, except by permission of Inglenook, Inc./Lockridge Construction Co., Ind., their successors or assigns.

Easements. Easements reserved by the undersigned, its successors and assigns, for installation and maintenance of utilities, drainage facilities, storm sewers, and sanitary sewers over the rear ten (10) feet of each parcel or lot and five (5) feet wide along each side line; and further easements are reserved to cut or fill as a three and one slope in accordance with the engineering plans along the boundaries of all public streets or roads built on this land. Drainage flow shall not be obstructed nor be diverted from drainage swells, storm sewers, and/or utility easements as designated herein, or as may hereafter appear on any plat of record in which reference is made to these covenants. Where there are underground electric and telephone systems, the builder is requested to give notification prior to construction to the individual utility company whereby the most efficient and appropriate route for the cable between the road and the house can be ascertained.

Oil and Mining Operations. No oil drilling, oil development operations, oil refining, quarrying or mining operations of any kind shall be permitted upon or in any lot, nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavation or shafts be permitted upon any lot. No derrick or other structure designed for use in boring for oil or natural gas shall be erected, maintained or permitted upon any lot.

Parking of Vehicles. No lot shall be used for a parking lot or storage for hot rods, racing cars, tractors, trailer type trucks, trailer buses, or other commercial or industrial vehicles. Boats, trailers, or other recreational equipment and vehicles shall be parked only to the rear of the residences.

Maintenance. The premises to which these covenants apply or structures to be constructed thereon shall not be allowed to deteriorate in appearance to the detriment of the surrounding property. Lawns and shrubbery along with suitable ground cover must be installed around all houses and shall be properly cared for and all buildings painted at proper and necessary intervals.

Sight Distance at Intersection. No fences, walls, hedges, or shrub planting which obstruct sight lines at elevations between two (2) and six (6) feet above roadways shall be placed or permitted to remain on any corner lot within the triangular area formed by the street property lines and a line connecting them at points twenty-five (25) feet from the intersections of street lines, or in the case of a rounded property corner, from the intersection of the street property lines thus extended. The same sight-line limitations shall apply on any lot within ten (10) feet from the intersection of a street property line with the edge of a driveway or alley pavement. No tree shall be permitted to remain within such distances of such intersections unless the foliage line is maintained at sufficient height to prevent obstruction of such lines.

Architectural Control Committee.

Membership. The Architectural Control Committee shall be composed of Inglenook, Inc./Lockridge Construction Co., Inc. until such time as they designate successors by document recorded on the Deed Records of Walton County, Georgia.

Procedure. The Committee’s approval or disapproval as required in these covenants shall be in writing. In the event the Committee, or its designated representative, fails to approve or disapprove within thirty (30) days after the plans and specifications have been submitted to it, or in any event, if no suit to enjoin the construction has been commenced prior to the completion thereof, approval will not be required, and the related covenants shall be deemed to have been fully complied with.

Term. These covenants are to run with the land and shall be binding on all parties and all persons claiming under them for a period of twenty-five (25) years from the date these covenants are recorded, after which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of ten (10) years unless an instrument signed by a majority of the then owners of the lots have been recorded, agreeing to change said covenants in whole or in part.

Enforcement. If the parties hereto or their heirs, successors, or assigns shall violate or attempt to violate any of the covenants or restrictions herein set out, it shall be lawful for Inglenook, Inc./Lockridge Construction Co., Inc. or any other person or persons owning these lots to proceed at law or in equity against the person or persons violating or attempting to violate such covenants or restrictions and either him or them from so doing or to recover damages or other dues for such violation.

Swim and Tennis Facilities. The sum of $400.00 (FOUR HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS) shall be deducted from Seller’s proceeds upon the sale of each lot, and said sum shall be deposited into an interest-bearing escrow account of H.R. Homeowners Assoc., Ind. For the construction of swim and tennis facilities. The accumulated sums shall be paid over to the said homeowners associations upon sale of each lot by the owner. It is agreed and understood by all parties that Inglenook, Inc./Lockridge Construction Co., Ind. Shall have no liability for construction of swim and tennis facilities other than the $400.00 deposited from sales of each lot.
The seller further agrees that at least two (2) acres of land, suitable for
a swim and tennis center will be designated in Phase III of said subdivision for the swim and tennis facility; that said tract will be deeded by general warranty deed to the homeowners association and that the tract shall have access to all utilities and shall have frontage on a public street for ingress and egress.

Severability. Invalidation of any one of these covenants by judgment or court order shall in no way affect any of the other provisions which shall remain in full force and effect.

Sod. All front yards to be sodded.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Inglenook, Inc./Lockridge Construction Co., Inc. has caused these Protective Covenants to be executed in its name by its officers and its corporate seal affixed on the day and year first above written.




PROTECTIVE COVENANTS
(Copied from Final Plat – Huntington Ridge)



1. Lots shown shall be for single-family residential purposes only. House plans shall be approved by developer prior to beginning construction.

2. No lot shall be subdivided, nor shall more than one house be erected on any one lot.

3. No house shall be built nearer a fronting street than building line shown on plat, nor nearer to any side than 20’.

4. No building shall be erected on any lot to be used as a school, church or kindergarten.

5. No temporary house, shack, tent or trailer shall be erected or occupied as a residence, school, church or kindergarten.

6. No residence shall be erected on any lot to have less than 1,400 SF of fully enclosed finished and heated floor space.

7. Streets to be paved by developer in accordance with City of Loganville specifications.

8. No house shall have any exposed concrete foundation walls in excess of 18 inches.

9. Radio and television transmission and receiving equipment shall not be placed in front or side yards, i.e. satellite dishes, CB antennae, or the like.

10. All lots shall have a minimum of 40’ setbacks, and 20’ side yard setbacks “or as otherwise indicated.”