Architectural Control information

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The Architectural Control Committee (ACC) consists of the Architectural Control Committee Chairman, the Vice-President, and the Secretary. Only those members of the Architectural Committee vote on matters pertaining to the committee. A majority vote of the committee is required to approve or reject any plan or document submitted to the committee in accordance with the requirements of the Covenants and Restrictions, and these Bylaws.   

The responsibilities of the Architectural Control Committee are listed below.

Note the following sections are excerpts from the Covenants and Restrictions. Some information has been deleted from the paragraphs below for clarity, please refer to the Covenants and Restrictions for detailed information.

ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL. No building, structure or fencing shall be erected, placed or altered on any lot or property until the construction plans and specifications and a plan showing the location of the building or structure have been approved by the Architectural Control Committee as to quality of workmanship and materials, harmony of external design with existing structures, and as to location with respect to topography and finished grade elevation.

• LAND USE. No building shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any property other than one detached single-family dwelling not-to exceed two and one-half stories in height, a private garage for at least two and not more than six cars, boathouse not to exceed fifteen(15) feet in height above-water elevation, and not to exceed fifteen(15)feet from the shoreline into the water. The ground floor area exclusive of open porches and garage, shall not be less than 2000 square feet (AMENDED TO 2500 SQ FT) of living area for a one-story dwelling, nor less than 800 square feet of living area on the ground level for a two or two and one-half story dwelling, provided said dwelling has a minimum of 2,000 square (AMENDED TO 2500 SQ FT) feet of living area over all. There should be no mobile homes, nor modular constructed homes situated or placed on any lot or lots subject to these restrictions.
• BUILDING LOCATION. Since the lot lines run to the center line of the road and the center line of the easements, the setbacks shall take into consideration of these facts and no building shall be located on or nearer than one hundred thirty (130) feet to the front lot line or nearer than eighty-five (85) feet to any street sideline or drainage easement. No buildings shall be located nearer than thirty (30) feet to an interior lot line. Waivers may be granted by the Architectural Control Committee upon the appropriate application and approval by said committee and no building shall be commenced until said committee has reviewed and approved the site plan.
• LIVESTOCK AND ANIMALS. No animals, livestock, goats or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any lot or property except that horses, dogs, cats or other household pets may be kept, provided that they are not kept, bred or maintained for any commercial purpose.
• SIGNS. No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot or property except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, one sign of not more than five (5) 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.
• GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL. There shall be no burning of trash or any other waste materials except by permission of the Architectural Control Committee.
• WALLS AND FENCES. Prior to the construction of any fence owner shall obtain approval of plans for said fence from the Architectural Control Committee. No wire fencing shall be erected without written approval of the Architectural Control Committee and in no event shall any wire fencing be erected on the front of any lot or in any area that would front or side on a roadway.
• NUISANCE. Recreational vehicles, such as campers, boats or trailers, and motor homes, shall be kept out of view of adjacent property owners.
• SIGHT DISTANCE AT INTERSECTION. No fence, wall, hedge or shrub planting which obstructs sight lines at elevations between two (2) 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 lines and a line connecting them at points twenty-five (25) feet from the intersection of the street lines, or in the case of a rounded property corner from the intersection of the street property lines extended. The same sight line limitations shall apply on any lot within ten (10) feet from the intersection of a street property line with the edge of a driveway pavement. No trees shall be permitted to remain within such distance of such intersection unless the foiliable line maintained at sufficient height to prevent obstructing of such sight lines.

 The exact language approved on 11 March 2014 is:

All garages, storage buildings, barns (open or enclosed), car ports, sheds, and/or any other structure erected on any lot shall be positioned so that the largest entrance/opening to the structure is facing away from the roadway. If a lot is a corner lot, the “roadway” shall be considered that road that is used for the property address.  Structures with one or more open sides such as car ports, pole barns, and “lean-to” structures shall not be permitted if such structure is viewable from the roadway, unless the structure has at least one wall and that wall is facing the roadway to block the view of the contents of the structure. No building or structure shall be placed in front of the house. The setback distance of all structures from the roadway shall equal or exceed the setback distance of the house from the roadway at a minimum, and be in accordance with the Deed Restrictions unless otherwise stated.

The Architectural Control Committee (ACC) may grant a waiver in the event that the layout of the lot is not conducive to positioning the structure with the largest entrance/opening facing away from the roadway.

All structures must meet the architectural standards of the community and approvals and/or waivers are granted at the discretion of the ACC. Building materials (siding finishes, roofing, paint and trim) used on such structures shall generally match the materials used on the lot’s house.

  The exact language approved on 13 February 1997 is:

• All front and side property fences shall not extend beyond the front or side easement line, or lacking a side easement, the side lot line.
• No fence or wall shall be over six (6) feet in height from ground level to top of wall or fence. 
• The definition of "wire fencing" shall include any above ground chain link, chicken wire, barbed wire, electrical wire, or any other fencing using metal material less than two inches in width or diameter. It will also include a combination wire and wood or metal fence.  NOTE: Discussion showed objection to the words "metal material less than two (2) inches in width or diameter", and "combination wire and wood of metal". 
• Lots bordering Fort Christmas Road will not be allowed to have constructed additional fencing within twenty five (25) feet of the existing rail fence now bordering Fort Christmas Road, nor may the existing rail fence be removed.
• No unconventional designs shall be allowed for the construction of any home. These unconventional designs shall include bomb shelters, geodesic domes, earth bermed or buried homes, or any other design that in the opinion of the Architectural Control Committee shall lower the value of adjacent homes or lots. 
• Barns may be constructed on homeowners' lots. They must obey the same setbacks as the basic home. 
• The facade of barns must be stucco, brick, painted block, stained or painted wood siding, log, painted aluminum or polymer plastic siding, having roof made of tile, shingles, or painted tin or aluminum.