Walton Park Declaration of Restrictions (Covenants)
- WHEREAS, Walton Park Development Company is the owner of all those certain lots in Walton Park.
- WHEREAS, the Owner is desirous of creating a neighborhood for persons seeking quality residences and a pleasant environment for family living:
- NOW, THEREFORE, WITNESS THESE PRESENTS:
- THE OWNER does hereby declare that said property is to be held, owned , conveyed used and occupied subject to the following restrictive covenants:
- No lot shall be used except for residential and related purposes. No residence shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any lot other than one detached single "family dwelling not to exceed two and one "half stories in height and a private garage for no more than two cars. No fence or wall, except approved fences, approved by the Architectural Control Committee, shall be erected, placed or altered on any lot. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit the use of a lot or lots for the purpose of providing residential utility services to and for other lots.
- All building set-back lines shall conform to Chesterfield County Zoning Ordinances.
- Easements for utilities and drainage are reserved as shown on the recorded plat. The right is reserved to Walton Park Development Company, it's successors and assigns, to establish across any streets, alleys, avenues, or drives for the purpose of furnishing utilities and/or drainage in or through said subdivision.
- No structure of a temporary character, trailer, basement, tent, shack, garage, barn, or other outbuildings shall be used on any lot or at any time as a residence either temporarily or permanently.
- Boats, campers, trailers must be screened by landscaping from view of adjacent houses and all non "licensed automobiles must be garaged.
- No lot shall be cleared of all trees outside the normal areas for the house and yards including front, sides and rear yards. Those lots over 150 feet in depth shall have all clearing approved in detail with house plans. The intent is to have a maximum amount of large trees left in place on each lot.
- No satellite dishes or radio towers will be allowed.
- No metal storage buildings will be allowed.
- Minimum finished area in houses is 2,000 square feet.
- Successors in title to lots shall not be, permitted to further subdivide any lots without consent or approval of the owners, Walton Park Development Company, or their assigns, or as otherwise provided herein.
- No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any lot, except dogs, cats, or other household pets which may be kept, provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purposes. No dog kennels allowed.
- No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot except one sign of not more than four (4) square feet advertising the property for sale, and a sign used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.
- These covenants are to run with the land and shall be binding an all parties and all persons claiming under them for a period of thirty (30) years of the date these covenants are recorded, after which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of ten (10) years unless an instrument signed by a majority of the then owners of the lots has been recorded agreeing to change said covenants in whole or in part.
- Enforcement shall be by proceedings at law or in equity against any person or persons violating or attending to violate any covenant either to restrain violation or to recover damages.
- Invalidation of any one of these covenants by judgment or court order shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions which shall remain in full force and effect.
- WALTON PARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, its successors and assigns, expressly reserves the right to waive, amend or change any or all of said conditions and restrictions as to any lots in Section L, owned by it; and, with the consent of the owner thereof as to any lots therein, heretofore or hereafter sold or conveyed by it. The sole right of WALTION PARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY to amend these restrictions shall terminate when all of the above described lots shall have been sold or conveyed by it, and thereafter these conditions and restrictions may be waived, amended or changed by the owners of a majority of the above described lots. Except that no such waiver, amendment or change shall be which will permit any lots in the subdivision to be used for any purpose other than for a single "family dwelling site or for providing residential utility services to the subdivision.
- No outbuilding, driveway, clothesline, and all lot clearing and landscaping shall be erected, placed or altered on any lot until the construction plans and specifications and a plan showing the location of the structure filed with and approved by the Architectural Control Committee as to the quality of workmanship and materials, harmony of exterior design with existing structures, and to location with respect to topography finished grade elevations. All mailboxes and light posts, most be preservative treated wood of Colonial American design.
- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WALTON PARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY has caused this Declaration of Restrictions to be executed in its name by its Secretary pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors, which resolution is still in full force and effect.
WALTON PARK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
>>> Clarifications of Covenants <<<
Rule #1 (In regards to fences) :
"No fence or wall, except approved fences, approved by the Architectural Control Committee, shall be erected , placed or altered on any lot."
Approved Fences are those made of wood, and no taller than 6 feet. Although exceptions can be made for the newer vinyl fences that look like wood.
Rule #4 :
"No structure of a temporary character, trailer, basement, tent, shack, garage, barn, or other outbuildings shall be used on any lot or at any time as a residence either temporarily or permanently."
Obviously if you have kids "camping" in the backyard this is not a violation. Having your Mother-In-law living in a RV in the driveway, that would be.
Rule #6 :
"No lot shall be cleared of all trees outside the normal areas for the house and yards including front, sides and rear yards."
This rule does not apply to utility work done by utility companies or if your trees incur an infestation or disease. In both cases you don't have an option. In the case of a diseased tree (or trees) it would actually be beneficial to your neighbors since it will help keep it from spreading to their trees.
Rule #7 :
"No satellite dishes or radio towers will be allowed."
The exception here is DirectTV and other small satellite dishes. But there is an exception to the exception. We know sometimes the best spot for reception is in the middle of the front yard. If that is the ONLY option, please camouflage it with bushes, some paint, etc.. Leaving it to sit in the middle of the yard in a Orange paint bucket is NOT acceptable. Spray paint the bucket and pole forest green and plant some shrubs around the base so it disappears visually. Contact the Architectural Committee if there is any question about this. |
