COVE LANDING PHASE I
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
WHEREAS BLACK INK, INC., owner of the following described property in Pope County, Arkansas, to-wit: The SE ¼ of the SE ¼ of Sec. 36, T-8-N, R-20-W, Containing 39.80 acres more or less. Part of the W ½ of the SW ¼ of Sec. 31, T- 8- N, R19W, described as: Beginning at the Southwest Corner of the SW ¼ of Sec. 31 and being marked by a found steel fence post; thence N 01° 26’ 07″ W a distance of 1,317.24 ft, to a found steel fence post marking the Northwest Corner of the SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of said Sec. 31; thence N 01° 27’ 16″ W along the West line of the NW ¼ of the SW ¼ of said Sec. 31 a distance of 469.79 ft. to a set iron pin and set steel guard post; thence N 87° 36’ 35″ E a distance of 317.41 ft. to a set iron pin and set steel guard post; thence N 75° 47’ 06″ a distance of 61.46 ft. to a set iron pin and set steel guard post; thence S 85°36’ 50″ E a distance of 301.70 ft. to a set iron pin and set steel guard post; thence S 01° 42’ 27″ E a distance of 1,190.71 ft. to a set iron pin and set steel guard post; thence N 89° 21’ 30″ E a distance of 453.29 ft. to a set iron pin and set steel guard post; thence S 00° 08’ 52″ W a distance of 208.96 ft, to a set iron pin and set steel guard post; thence S 53° 15’ 38″ Ea distance of 92.98 ft. to a set iron pin and set steel guard post; thence N 86°33’ 06″ E a distance of 228.27 ft. to a set iron pin and set steel guard post; thence S 01° 19’ 07″ E a distance of 311.06 ft. to a set iron pin and set steel guard post; thence S 89° 14’ 53″ W a distance of 184.41 ft. to a set iron pin and found steel fence post; thence S 89° 11’ 55″ W a distance of 556.65 ft. to the point of beginning and containing 36.06 acres, more or less part of the W ½ of the NW ¼ Sec. 6, T-7-N, R-19-W, described as commencing at the Northwest Corner of the W ½ of the Sec. 6 and being marked by a found steel fence post; thence N 88° 11’ 55″ E a distance of 586.65 ft. to a found steel fence post and the point of beginning; thence N. 88° 12’ 10″ E a distance of 659.98 ft. to a found steel fence post; thence S 01° 01’ 48″ E a distance of 2,615.12 ft. to a found steel fence post on the South line of the said W ½ of the NW ¼; thence S 89° 14’ 54″ W along the said South line of the W ½ of the NW ¼ a distance of 660.00 ft. to a found steel fence post; thence N 01° 01’ 43″ W a distance of 2,603.08 ft. to the point of beginning and containing 39.53 acres more or less. All being in Pope County, Arkansas. Containing in aggregate 115.39 acres, more or less. Less and except all easements and rights-of-way of record. the same being the real property now duly plated as COVE LANDING, PHASE I, subdivision to Pope County, Arkansas, as such plat is recorded in book “J”, page 89, of the records in the office of the Circuit Clerk and Ex Officio Recorder for Pope County, Arkansas, does hereby make the following declarations as to limitations, restrictions, easements and uses to which the lots and tracts constituting such subdivision may be put, and hereby specifies that such declarations shall constitute covenants to run with all the land as provided by law, to be binding on all owners of record and all persons claiming under them, and for the benefit of said owners and future owners in such said subdivision, this Declaration of Restrictions, being designed for the purpose of insuring the use of the property for attractive residential purposes only, to prevent nuisances, to prevent the impairment of the attractiveness of the property, to maintain the desired appearance, tone and ambiance of the community and thereby to secure to each owner the full benefit and enjoyment of his property, with no greater restriction on the free and undisturbed use of his site than is necessary to insure the same advantages to other site owners; NOW THEREFORE, the grantor makes this Statement of Restrictive Covenants and Bill of Assurance.
1) LAND USE. All lots except 17, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77 and 79 shall be restricted to single family residences with a minimum of 2,000 square feet consisting of heated and cooled living space in the main residential building (exclusive of porches, carports, and such outbuildings as might reasonably be required in the use of the lot and the house as a residence subject to the restrictions set forth in paragraph 5 below). The lots enumerated by number in the preceding sentence shall have minimum building sizes of 1,800 square feet and all other respects shall comply with the requirements of that sentence. Each improved lot must include among its improvements an enclosed garage able to accommodate at least two cars with entry doors positioned in such a way that they may not be seen from the public road toward which the front of the home faces. Any detached garage must be architecturally consistent with the residence and must match in quality, workmanship, design and execution the materials and characteristics of the principal residence. All residences must have hard surfaced, paved driveways sufficient in width to adequately accommodate automobile traffic. Any residence receiving mail at the lot location must house the mailbox in a receptacle approved by the United Postal Service encased in free standing brick and mortar housing matching or complementing the principal residence and subject to approval under paragraph 14 below.
2) SUBDIVISION OF LOTS. No lot may be subdivided nor used for access to lands not in the subdivision.
3) UTILITIES AND EASEMENTS FOR UTILITIES. All utilities shall be underground and each lot shall be the subservient estate to such easements as are reflected on the plat referred to above.
4) TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. No temporary structure, including mobile homes, may be placed on the property except for that required for the construction of permanent improvements on the property and then not to exceed six (6) months in the aggregate.
5) OUTBUILDINGS. In addition to the principal residence and detached garage, if applicable the property may have up to two (2) additional outbuildings, the construction of which shall be subject to the same requirements and conditions as that set forth for garages in paragraph 1.
6) LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENTS AND BUILDING SETBACKS. Except for those lots identified in the second sentence of this paragraph, no building shall be constructed on any lot nearer to the street than 75 feet, nearer to any side lot line than 20 feet, and nearer to any rear lot line than 25 feet, except for such deviations there from as shall be set forth on the plat referred to above, which plat shall take precedence over these requirements. Lots 3, 14, 19, 21, 30, 33, 36, 37, 38, 40, 62, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 86, 89 and 90 shall have front setbacks of 30 feet and in addition, the following lots shallhave a side lot setback of 10 feet; the south side of lots 14, 17, 30, and 84B, the north side of lots 21 and 85, and the west side of lot 37, all as set forth more particularly in the plat referred to above.
7) RUN OFF AND WATERSHED PROTECTION EASEMENT. Recognizing the subdivision’s location within the Galla Creek Watershed and the commensurate desire to inhibit unwanted chemicals and particulates from entering the said watershed, the owner, by these presents, places an easement for a buffer zone. The precise location of which easement on each lot is set forth on final plat referred to above and within the boundaries of which easements the following covenants and restrictions shall prevail which shall run with the land:
A) The easements created by this paragraph are permanent.
B) No permanent improvement of any kind except fencing may be placed within the confines of the easement.
C) No toxic chemicals, deleterious substances or substances or activities which might which might present a danger to the public health shall be conducted or stored on said easements.
D) Developer shall supply to each purchaser information providing citizen guidelines for watershed protection in a form to be provided by the Arkansas Department of Health.
E) Developer and any successor in interest will be responsible for erecting and maintaining erosion control mechanism on each lot and public way in the form of silt screens, straw bales or their substantial equivalent, the effect of which is to retard the erosion of soil and the discharge of particulates into the watershed.
8) ANTENNAE AND SATELLITE DISHES. No radio or television antenna or tower shall be placed on the property in excess of 30 feet above ground level where located and no satellite dish shall be placed or maintained on the property that may be seen from public road.
9) ANIMALS. No animals, livestock, poultry of any kind (except ducks and geese) shall be kept on any lot except for household pets and then not as a part of a routine commercial venture. Any single landowner having fee simple title to four (4) or more contiguous acres may maintain two (2) large domesticated animals including, but not limited to, horses and specifically excluding swine. The landowner shall assume exclusive responsibility to keep the animals retained by appropriate fencing, which shall be of such design and materials as approved by the committee set forth in paragraph 14 below.
10) NUISANCES. No noxious or offensive trade or activity shall be carried on upon any lot, nor shall any trash, ashes or other refuse be thrown, placed or dumped upon any vacant lot, nor shall anything ever be done which may be or become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood. Trash, garbage or other waste shall not be kept except temporarily in a sanitary container. Lots shall be kept mown and underbrush and other unsightly growth shall not be permitted to remain on the property. Any lot which remains at an unmown condition after a reasonable opportunity after notice to the owner to remedy the same, may be mown by the grantor or its successors in interest for which a reasonable charge may be assessed and said charge, while unpaid, shall constitute a lien against the lot so cleaned up until the same is paid in full. Grantor or its successors in interest shall have the right to enforce this provision, including proceeding in Chancery Court of Pope County, Arkansas, to declare, establish and foreclose a lien on the land, and shall be entitled to recover the cost incurred for the cleanup, interest on the same and all costs incurred in enforcing this lien, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.
11) SIGNS. The construction or maintenance of billboards, or advertising boards or structures on any lot is specifically prohibited, except that billboards advertising the sale or rental of such property are permitted provided they do not exceed 30 square feet in size.
12) TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND SUBSTANDARD HOUSING. No trailer, basement, tent, shack, garage, barn or other outbuilding erected on a building site covered by these covenants shall at any time be used for human habitation, temporarily or permanently, nor shall any structure of a temporary character be used for human habitation.
13) PARKING RESTRICTIONS. No automobile, truck, trailer, mobile home, tent or temporary structure of any nature whatsoever, shall ever be parked, located or otherwise maintained on any lot, provided that it is not the intention of this paragraph to exclude the temporary parking of passenger automobiles on any portion of the garage driveway. Recreational vehicles may be parked regularly on a lot, but only in a manner that they cannot be seen from the road servicing the house and lot in question. This exception shall not be construed to authorize a temporary structure in contravention of paragraph 11 above.
14) PRESERVATIONS OF SIGHT LINES. No fence, wall, hedge or shrub planting which obstructs sight lines at elevation between one (1) and six (6) feet above the roadways shall be placed or permitted to remain on any corner lot within the triangular area formed by the street property line and a line connecting them at points twenty-five (25) feet from the intersection of the street line, or in the case of a rounded property corner from the intersection of the street property lines extended. The same right line limitation 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 distance of intersection unless the foliage is maintained at sufficient height to prevent obstruction of such sight lines. This restriction shall have no application to the brick fence constructed along the south lines of lots 1 and 3 and parallel to Bradley Cove road.
15) ARCHITECTURAL AND IMPROVEMENT PLANS CONTROL. No building, fence wall or other structure shall be constructed, erected, or maintained, nor shall any addition thereto or change or alteration therein be made until plans and specifications, color scheme, plot plan, and grading plan therefore, and other information satisfactory to Grantor, or its duly authorized representative, shall have been submitted in writing to and approved in writing by the said Grantor, or its duly authorized representative. In passing upon such plans, specifications, and other requirements, the said Grantor or its duly authorized representative, may take into consideration the suitability of the proposed building, fence, wall or other structure, and the materials of which it is proposed to erect the said building, fence, wall or other structure, the harmony thereof with the surroundings, and the effect of the building, fence, wall or other structure as planned or the outlook from adjacent or neighboring property. The Grantor’s approval or disapproval as require d in these covenants shall be in writing. In the event Grantor, or its designated representative, fails to approve or disapprove within ten (10) days after plans have been submitted, 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 complied with fully. Nothing contained in this covenant nor any consent by Grantor shall in any way be deemed to prevent any owners of property in this subdivision from enforcing any legal rights which such owners may have as to any improvement in this subdivision. The authority reserved to the grantees in this paragraph shall extent to granting and allowing reasonable variances from the mandates of other requirements in these restrictions so long as the exercise of grantor’s discretion does not unreasonably diminish the overall value of the subdivision as a residential setting. This authority shall extend to allowing, variances that portion of paragraph 1 mandating that garage door not face the street served by them when the lot shape, building location,
topograph or other exigency renders such requirements impossible or impractical.
16) AMENDMENTS. Any and all of the covenants, provisions or restrictions set forth in this Declaration of Restrictions may be amended, modified, extended, changed or cancelled, in whole or in part, by a written instrument signed and acknowledged by the owner or owners of more than fifty-one percent (51%) in area of the land in this subdivision, and the provisions of such instrument so executed shall be approved by Grantor, and shall be binding from and after the date it is duly filed for record in Pope County, Arkansas. Each covenant in this instrument, unless expressly provided otherwise, shall remain in full force and effect.
17) PARTIAL INVALIDATION. Invalidation of any restriction set forth herein or any part thereof by an order, judgment, or decree of any court, or otherwise, shall not invalidate or affect any of the other restrictions or any part thereof as set forth herein but shall remain in full force and effect.
18) RIGHT TO ENFORCE. The covenants, agreements and restrictions herein set forth shall run with the title to the lots in this addition and bind the present owners, their heirs, successors and assigns, future owners and their heirs, successors and assigns; and all parties claiming by, through or under them shall be taken to hold, agree and covenant with the owners of other lots in the addition, their heirs, successors and assigns, and with owners, as to the covenants and agreements herein set forth and contained. None shall be personally binding on any person, persons, or corporation except with respect to breaches committed during its his or their holding of title to lots in the addition. Any owner or owners of lots in this addition, or owners, shall have the right to sue for and obtain and injunction, prohibitive or mandatory, to prevent the breach of or to enforce the observance of any of the covenants, agreements or restrictions contained herein together with any other rights to which they might otherwise be entitled under the laws of the State of Arkansas. The invalidation of any one of these covenants, restrictions or agreements herein contained by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction shall in no way affect any of the other provisions hereof which will remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has hereunto set its hand this 21st day of September, 1994. BLACK INK, INC. BY: JAMES P. KNIGHT, President
ATTEST, JON R. SANFORD, Secretary
STATE OF ARKANSAS ACKNOWLEDGMENT COUNTY OF POPE
Before me, a Notary Public, within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly qualified, commissioned and acting, personally appeared JAMES P. KNIGHT and JON R. SANFORD, to me well known to be the President and Secretaryof BLACK INK, INC., and stated that they had executed and delivered the same for the consideration, purposes and uses therein mentioned and set forth. WITNESS my hand and seal this 21st day of September, 1994.
NOTARY PUBLIC
My commission expires:
Recorded 10/27/94, Book 26W, Page 274-285.