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
of317.41 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 of208.96 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
of556.65 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 of586.65 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 ins ure
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 shall
have 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 Secretary
of 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 expire s:
Recorded 10/27/94, Book 26W, Page 274-285.