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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDeclaration of Restrictionsar co E� n a wm w c t� K M a .d>mb Cn N co N dv .qP Cr- M a v) 33(;L ;J E * * DECLARATION OF * RESTRICTIONS * FOR POINT O'WOODS, a Subdivision TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN * * * * * * * * * * * * * *'* * * K� WHEREAS, POINT O'WOODS, a Florida General Partnership is the Owner of the "following described property, situate, lying and being in Indian River County, Florida, to wit: SEE ATTACHMENT "A" WHEREAS, the property above described is not subject to restrictions and limitations of record; and y WHEREAS, it is now desired by the Owner, POINT O'WOODS,, a Florida General Partnership, to place restrictions and limitations of record as to the use of each and every one of the lots, tracts, and parcels located in said subdivision, NOW, 'I'llEIREFORE, the Owner, POINT O'WOODS, a Florida General Partnership, does hereby declare that each and every one of the numbered lots are hereby restricted as follows, all of which restrictions and limitations are intended to be and shall be taken as a consideration for any agreement for deed or any deed of conveyance hereinafter made and one of the express conditions thereof, and that said restrictions and limitations are intended to be and are taken as covehants to run with the. land, and shall,be as follows, to wit= 1. Fi 11 If'i) l (- is. 040bS5PIAIL2�� 1 . N ♦ I 1. All lots in all blocks shall be known as single family residential lo£s and no principal building shall be constructed or erected exceeding three stories in height, nor shall any principal building be erected on said lots having an area less than 11250 square feet of living area. Any two story, or three story principal building shall have a minifimm of 1,000 square feet of living area on the ground floor. The minimum square footage residential requirements shall be established and construed as being exclusive of garages, porelies, screened porches, patios, breezeways, balcony or terrace and outside storage areas. Provided, .however, that this shall not be construed to permit any Portion of the building such as eaves, steps, open patios and wing -walls, etc., to encroach upon another lot or into or upon any easements. 2. For each residential unit there shall be constructed a closed garage. Carports are specifically prohibited. Said garage shall be attached to the main structure. 3. No building or other structure shall be etected on i any lot until the .plans and/or specifications, design and location thereof have been approved in writing by the Archi- tectural Control Committee. This Conunittee shall have at least .three membexs who, after all lots are sold by the POINT W WOODS, shall all be lot owners. However, if approval or disapproval of such design or location is not forwarded to- the applicant within thirty (30) days after request for approval, or if the Architectural Control Committee is not in existence then such approval will not be required, provided the design and location of the building conforms to, and is in harmony with the existing structures Oil the lots first- here and above described in these covenants. All structures shall comply with all applicable city, county and state laws and ordinances. 00ORD b 5 5 PALL Z 18 0 4. The ArchiUectural Control Committee will be composed of individuals appointed by the owner, POINT O'WOODS, a Florida General Partnership, so long as any lots are unsold by him. After the sale of all of the lots subse- quent owners will elect the Architectural Control Committee by a majority vote of those attending a regular or special meeting called for that purpose and after notice to all property owners, with each lot having one vote. 5. No -travel trailer, mobile home, recreational vehicle, boat, tent; shack, garage, barn or out building erected on any lot, shall at any time be used as a residence, temporarily or permanently, provided, however, that recreational vehicles such as travel trailers, motor homes, tent trailers, boats, etc., not exceeding ten (10) feet in height and thirty-two (32) feet in length may be stored oil the premises at the rear or side of the residence situated thereon with the following conditions: (a) No such vehicle shall be permitted within the front or side line setback areas. (b) All such vehicles shall bear current State Registration or Inspection Tags. G. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any single residential lot, except one sign of not more than four (4) square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period, all of which shall be approved by the Architectural Zontrol Committee. . 7. No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any lot except that dogs, cats or other domestic household pets may be kept, provided that they are not kept, bred or maintained for any conunercial purpose. 1. „ "In I.1;itRIS')liq 0. No lot shal'1 be 'used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish. Trash, garbage or other waste must be kept in sanitary containers. No lot on which improvements have been constructed or erected shall be allowed to become or remain overgrown and/or unsightly. 9. All utilities should be placed underground in the easements dedicated for that purpose or in locations and in a manner approved by the Architectural Control Committee. 10. Basements for the installation and maintenance of public utilities and drainage facilities are reserved as noted on the rec— 1,_-d plat. Within these easements, no structure, planting or other material shall be placed or permitted to remain which may damage, impair or interfere with the installation and maintenance of utilities. The easement area of each lot, tract, -or parcel and all permitted improvements within said easement area shall be maintained continuously by the owner of the lot, tract, or' parcel, except for those improvements for which the public authority or utility company is responsible. F' 11. Nothing shall be done on any lot which may be or become a nuisance or annoyance to the neighborhood. 12. Clotheslines or drying yards shall be so located as not visible from the street serving the premises or from the waterfront. 13. Any fences constructed on the homesitea shall be of an attractive, decorative character and shall be permitted by approval of the Architectural Control Committee. Chain link or like style and type fences are prohibited on the homesites, except by approval of the Architectural Control Committee. Fences, shall be located only in the rear of a dwelling and not. along the sides or. the front of the dwelling. / 14. No. oil drilling, oil development operations, oil refining, quarrying or mining operations of any kind shall M be permitted upon or ih any'lot, nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavation or shafts be permitted upon or in any lot. No derrick or other structure designed for use in boring for oil or, natural gas shall be erected, maintained or permittgd upon any lot. 15. These covenants and restrictions are to run with the land and shall be binding upon all parties and all persons deraigning title through the undersigned and claiming undei! them until thirty (30) years from the date of recording has elapsed, at which time said covenants and restrictions shall automatically be extended for successive periods of ten (10) years; provided, however., that notwithstanding the foregoing date reference contained in this paragraph, said covenants and restrictions may be altered, amended or rescinded in whole or in part by the Developer -Owner, POINT O'WOODS, a Florida General Partnership, at any time before all lots are sold by him and thereafter at any time by the then fee owner or fee owners appearing of record of a majority of the lots aff'ecLed by the respective provisions of these restrictions. 16. In the event of a violation or breach of any of these restrictions by any person or concern claiming by, through or tinder, the undersigned, his successors, or assigns, and the then lot owners of record, or any of them jointly or severally or a Property owner's Association created for POINT O'WOODS, shall have the right to proceed at law or in equity to compel a compliance with the terms i hereof or to prevent the violation or breach of any of them or to recover damages. In addition to the foregoing, his successors or assigns, shall have the right whenever there shall have been built on any lot, any structure which is in violation of these covenants, 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 0 ,. - . . ...._ .. abatement or removal sliall not be deemed a trespass. Failure to enforce any right, reservation, restriction or condition contained in this Declaration. of Restrictions, however long continued, shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to do so thereafter, as to the same breach or as to a breach occurring prior'to subsequent thereto and shall not bar or affect its enforcement. The party bringing the action or suit shall be entitled to recover, in additioh to costs and K disbursements allowed by law, such sum as the Court may adjudge to be reasonabl.-..for the services of his attorney. 17. Invalidation of any portion of these covenants by judgment; decree or court order shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions contained herein, whichshall remain in full force and effect. 18. The Architectural Control CouunitLee reserves and is hereby granted the right in case of any violation or breach of any of the restrictions, rights, reservations, limitations,. agreements, covenants, and conditions herein contained to enter the property, upon or as to which such violation or breach exists, and abate and remove at the expense of. the owner thereof, any erection, thing, or condition that may be or exist thereon contrary to the intent. and meaning.,of the provisions hereof, as interpreted by said Committee, and the Committee shall not, by reason thereof, be deemed guilty of: any manner of trespass for such entry, abatement or removal. A failure of: said Committee to enforce any of the restrictions, rights, reservations, limitations, agreements, covenants and conditions contained herein shall in no event be construed, taken or held to be a waiver thereof, or acquiescence in, or consent to any containing, further or succeeding breach or violation thereof, and the Committee shall, at any and all times, have the right- to. enforce the same. Further, the Committee may enforce these restrictions by injunction and/or damages n against the parties violating these restrictions and shall be allowed to recover attorney's fees and costs from the person or persons in violation of these restrictions. Such aforesaid reservations and rights of the Architectural Control Committee to perfect inconsistencies in violation of this section shall be inVoked'by said Committee with due notice prescription to the offending party or parties by certified mail or hand delivered written complaint. Said due -notice provision shall be enforceable subsequent to fifteen (15) days of mailing or delivery of same by hand, arid, if upon a' Cofftillee finding of noncompliance, the offending property owner shall be held at fault, in which I i case the Architectural Control Committee will have exercise of all of the 'reservations and rights as hereintofore granted. 19. No grantee or successor in title shall subdivide or convey less than the whole of any lot without first obtaining the written consent of the Architectural Control Committee. F 20. In all instances where plans and specifications are required to be submitted to and are approved by the Architectural Control Committee, if subsequent thereto there shall be any variance in the actual construction and location of any improvements covered thereby without the written permission of the Committee, any such variance shall be deemed a violation of these restrictions, and such variance will be required 'to be corrected or reverted to the original plan or removed in the discretion of the Architectural Control Committee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has caused this Declaration to be executed in his name this 13th day of Januity , 1983. Witness: / POINT of/OOQB; a,Florida • % ' General' ar/t�nersh`jp \� tv // Uu VOMA Byr ' '�r L \ / Leven Taca, Gener 7✓ .IPartner -- ww 7 i. •. 0 I STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER Before me personally appeared STEVEN TACA, to me well-known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to and before me that tie executed said instrument for the purposes therein expressed. ?•;. WITNESS my hand and official seal, this 13th day of January , A.D., 1903.- NO -OWL Pubic, State of 's'•;iJ'',Yr;ii. r Florida! "yap ',',=�:� •h., My Commission Expires: i • Prepared by and Return to: RENE G. VANDEVOORDE, Esquire P. O. Drawer B Sebastian, Florida 32959 1 MPIARY PUOUC S141[ Of rtOPIDA RY 010115'IO11 EXPIRE£ NAN 19 1986 BONDED 11111U GENERAL INS. UND. is r_ �.•lY' li1 �•('1 � t 13-4 in �.3 d Coog. in O R