HomeMy WebLinkAboutA006 - Restrictive Covenants dated November 24, 1992 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
WHEREAS the undersigned are the owners of the lots contained
in Valley East, Plat No. 3 to Ames, Iowa, and
WHEREAS, for their own protection and for the benefit of
subsequent owners of the lots within said subdivision, the said
owners desire to restrict to use thereof in certain particulars,
and
WHEREAS, any reference hereinafter made to "Lot" or "Lots"
refer only to Lots 1 through 13 and shall not include Lot outlot
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NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto and in consideration of the
covenants and agreements of each other, by these presents,
covenant, bargain, and agree among themselves, and for their
successors and assigns as follows:
1. That all lots shall be known and described as residential
lots and shall not be improved, used or occupied for other than
private single-family residential purposes.
2. That all residences constructed or to be permitted to
remain upon single-family lots shall meet the following
requirements:
a. One-story residences or split entry residences
shall have a ground floor finished areal of not less than
900 square feet.
b. One and one-half story residences or split-level
residences shall have a ground floor finished area of not
less than 900 square feet and a total finished ares on
the ground floor and the second floor of not less than
1,300 square feet for one and one-half or split entry
residence.
c. Two-story residences shall have a ground floor
area of not less than 720 square feet and a total
finished area on the ground floor and the second floor or
not less than 1440 square feet.
d. The computation of the floor area shall not
include porches, breezeways or garages.
3. That none of the single-family lots shall be subdivided
for the purpose of constructing more than one residence on each
lot.
4 . No building, fence, wall nor other structure shall be
commenced, erected or maintained upon any lot nor shall any
exterior addition to or change or alteration therein, be made until
the plans and specifications showing the nature, kind, shape,
height, materials and location of the same have been submitted to
and approved in writing by either Dean Hunziker or Erben Hunziker,
hereinafter referred to as "Developers" . The primary guidelines
for approval are that the plans and specifications reflect harmony
of external design and location in relation to surrounding
structures and topography. In the event the Developers. fail to
approve or disapprove such design or location within thirty (30)
days after said plans and specifications have been submitted to it,
approval will not be required and this restriction will be deemed
to have been fully complied with.
When dwellings have been constructed on all lots within Valley
East, Plat No. 3 to Ames, Iowa, the requirements imposed by this
paragraph shall terminate.
5. The following restrictions shall also constitute
covenants:
a. There shall be no mobile homes placed nor
erected on any lot.
b. No pre-erected dwelling shall be moved to any
lot.
C. All dwellings must have, at a minimum, double
attached or double basement garages.
d. No more that twelve inches of concrete block,
poured concrete or wood foundation shall be exposed on
any building unless such exposed material shall be
painted or covered with brick, stone veneer, or siding.
e. Any dog run, trash receptacle, tool shed, or
other outside structure of like nature shall be properly
screened by shrubbery or by a decorated fence, or both.
f. All building structures or improvements of any
kind must be completed within twelve months of the
commencement date of the construction.
g. No above ground nor non-permanent swimming pools
shall be permitted on any lot.
h. No building nor a structure of a temporary
character and no trailer, basement, tent, shack, garage,
nor outbuilding shall be used at any time as a
residential dwelling on any lot, either temporarily or
permanently.
i. No recreational vehicle nor boat shall be parked
on a lot for a period of time longer than 48 hours.
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j . No rubbish containers shall be visible from the
street except on pickup day and one day before and one
day after pickup day.
k. No extension towers nor antennas of any kind
shall be constructed, modified, or permitted on any lot.
Television or radio antennas of less than ten feet are
permitted on dwellings or garages. No noxious nor
offensive activities nor orders shall be permitted on or
to escape from any lot, nor shall anything be done on any
lot which is or may become an annoyance or nuisance,
either temporarily or permanently.
1. No animals, livestock, nor poultry of any kind
shall be raised, bred or kept on any lot, except that
dogs, cats, and other common household pets may be dept
so long as they are not kept, bread, or maintained for
commercial purposes. Dogs must be tied or fenced or kept
in a dog run.
M. Following construction of the residential
dwelling on any lot, the front yard and side yard shall
be sodded. When practical fifteen feet of the rear yard,
measured from the rear of the dwelling structure, shall
also be sodded. The remainder of the lot shall be seeded
or sodded.
n. When the City of Ames requires the construction
of public sidewalks, the sidewalks shall be constructed
within one year after the sale of any lot or at the time
of the occupancy of any dwelling on a lot, whichever
first occurs.
6. That all of these restrictions shall be deemed to be
covenants running with the land and shall endure and be binding
upon the parties hereto, their successors and assigns, for a period
of twenty-one years from the date of the recording of these
covenants, unless claims to continue any interest in the covenants
are filed as provided by law.
7 . That in case of violations of any of the covenants, any
person then owing a lot in said subdivision or the City of Ames,
Iowa is authorized to resort to an action of law or equity for
relief, either by injunction or in damages, against the person so
violating said covenants.
8 . That invalidation of any of these covenants by judgment or
Court order shall in no way affect any of the other provisions, but
shall remain in full force and affect.
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Dated at Ames, Iowa, this 04 " day of , 1992.
Er n A. Hunziker
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Dear/ E. Hunziker