Sand Creek Farms Phase Two

Sandcreek Farms

Sand Creek Farm Covenants- Phase Two

Purpose: These covenants of the Sand Creek Farms residential subdivision are established to insure proper use and development of the property so as to provide for a pleasant residential community and to maintain and enhance the value of the homes and lots in the subdivision.

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No lot shall be used for anything other than single-family residential purposes. All dwellings shall have a minimum floor area of 1500 square feet. All two story and one and one-half story houses shall have a minimum of 1000 square feet on the first floor. Open porches and breezeways, decks, and garages are not to be counted as part of the minimum floor area.
All houses are to have an attached, enclosed garage for not less than 2 cars.
All houses must have a concrete (which could be exposed aggregate) or blacktop driveway (with a minimum width of 20 feet for front entry garages and 12 feet for side entry garages) from the street to the garage doors.
The exterior of the first floor of the front of the house facing the street its address is on is to have a minimum of 50% brick or natural stone covering. Brick or natural stone covering above entry doors and garage doors, and either above, below, or both above and below windows shall be considered as if it was totally covering the door or window for purposes of calculating this 50% minimum.
Each house is to have a stone or cast stone address number placed in the brick or stone covering of the front of the house to improve safety by allowing for easy identification of houses by firefighters and police.
No modular houses will be allowed.
No basements will be allowed unless full perimeter drains connected to a sump pit are installed and waterproofing, (such as in impermeable membrane with drainage control to the perimeter drains, I.E., not just damp-proofing) of the basements. No basements will be allowed on lots 1, 29, and 30.
Any outbuildings, such as, but not limited to, a storage shed, extra garage, or gazebo, must meet the current county zoning requirements and be placed in the back yards. For corner lots, they must also be placed no closer to the intersecting street than the side of the house that faces the intersecting street.
HVAC must be geothermal or 12 Seer (or higher) heat pump. Any propane tanks must be buried.
Fenced are to be limited to the side or back yards (that is, they cannot extend past the adjacent front of the house), and cannot be over 6 feet high.
Eastern Bartholomew Water Company shall be the residential water supply. Wells will be permitted for other purposes, such as sprinkler systems or pools.
All utilities must be placed underground.
No buildings (including outbuildings) are to be erected and or placed on any lot until the construction plans and specifications (to include elevations on all four sides), and a plan depicting the relationship of the building to the finish grade and to the topography of the site has been approved by the architectural control committee. This is to ensure structures in harmony with the external design of existing structures and the topography of the land, placed at appropriate locations and built with quality materials and workmanship. This will help maintain Sand Creek Farms as a visually pleasing, safe, and pleasant development for all residents to be proud of.
No structure shall be built nor shall any grading be done in such a manner as to block the drainage of any lot or parcel of ground except that the owner of a lot may reroute the drainage on his or her lot so long as it is not detrimental to his or her neighbors.
The Architectural Control Committee is to be comprised of the developer (Joli Development Company) or the developer’s appointee so long as the developer owns any lot in either phase one or phase two of the subdivision. The committee’s approval or disapproval shall be in writing and is to be made within 30 days after the plans and specifications have been submitted to it. If the plans and specification are not approved, appropriate corrective actions will be suggested in writing so that corrections can be made and the plans and specifications can be resubmitted for approval.
After all lots have been sold, the owners of the lots may, by majority vote, select a new Architectural Control Committee to carry on the architectural control functions. Once the control of the Architectural Control Committee has changed to the duly elected members, the committee may then change the composition and duties of the committee as they see fit.
The owner of each lot shall be liable for and hereby agrees to maintain his property neat and clean and free of paper, trash, weeds, or unsightly growth or debris. Each lot owner shall mow and maintain the street right of way along her or her property lines, in a similar manner to his or her own yard. The owner of lots 1 and 52 shall maintain the Sand Creek Farm entrance signs placed at the corner of their lots in a similar manner to his or her own yard.
All recreational vehicles, campers, trailers, boats, or similar items shall be stored no farther forward than the front of the garage and they must be stored on the garage side of the house or in the back yard. For corner lots, these items must be stored no farther forward than the front of the garage and no closer to the intersecting street than the side of the house that faces the intersecting street - that is they may NOT be stored on the driveway leading to a side- entry garage. In addition, they must be stored on a concrete (which could be exposed aggregate) or blacktop pad.
No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on upon any lot, nor shall anything be done upon the property that may be or may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood.
No structure of a temporary character (such as a trailer, tent, or shack), or a garage, barn or outbuilding shall be used on any lot at any time as a residence, either temporarily or permanently.
No animals, livestock (such as horses, goats, pigs, or cows), or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any lot, expect that dogs, cats, or other household pets may be kept in reasonable numbers provided that they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purpose.
If any person violates these covenants, then it shall be lawful for any other person owning any real property in this addition to, by due process of law, to prevent or stop or remedy such violation.
These covenants shall run with the land and shall be binding on all persons, successors and assignees of property owners in Sand Creek Farms. They shall run for 12 years and then be automatically extended for successive 10- year periods; unless a legal document has been prepared and signed by a majority of the lot owners as of the date the document is duly recorded in the office of the Bartholomew County Recorder, giving notice of such change.