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SPRING CREEK FOREST
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Spring Creek Forest Civic Association
Deed Restrictions
This is not an official copy of the Spring Creek Forest Restrictions. While I try to present factual information, there is no guarantee or warranty about the completeness or correctness of the information offered here. I present this to you as a convenience but you should check with the Civic Association for an official document.
Article II
Land Use
Section 19. Lawns: Cutting, Mowing and Drainage

2.19.1 Each Lot Owner or resident shall establish a lawn. Grass, vegetation, trees, shrubbery, weeds, including the beds they are contained in, on each Lot shall be cut, weeded and edged as often as necessary to maintain the same in a neat and attractive condition. Likewise, all drainage ditches, if any, shall be maintained in the same manner and shall be unobstructed at all times.

2.19.2 Any bridge or culvert constructed over a ditch in Spring Creek Forest shall contain and cover drainage pipes made of concrete with a minimum size of eighteen inches (18") in diameter.

2.19.3 No Lot shall have more than one (1) culvert nor shall any culvert exceed sixteen feet (16') in width.

Section 20. Structural Building Maintenance.

2.20.1 Each Lot Owner or resident shall maintain the exterior of such Owner's Residence and Lot in an attractive manner and shall not permit the paint, roof, rain gutters, downspouts, exterior walls, windows, doors, walks, driveway, parking areas and other portions of such Owner's Residence and Lot to deteriorate in an unattractive manner.

2.20.2 Each Owner or resident shall be solely responsible for the maintenance of the exterior of such Owner's Residence.

2.20.3 No change or exterior paint color or brick color will be permitted without the prior written approval of the Architectural Control Committee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing obligations for exterior maintenance, each Owner shall repair and maintain in sound condition:

(a) The exterior paint, stained wood or siding on such Owner's Residence so that no portion thereof peels, scales or cracks and all portions remain neat;

(b) The windows on such Owner's Residence so that no windows are cracked and no window panes are broken;

(c) The exterior on such Owner's Residence, including all doors, garages, garage doors and windows, so that it remains whole, sound and neat;

(d) The roof on such Owner's Residence so that all shingles are properly secured and no worn areas or holes are permitted to remain;

(e) The rain gutters, down spouts or other drainage structure on such Owner's Residence so that all are properly painted or treated to prevent rust or corrosion, properly secured to roof, eaves, gables or exterior walls (as the case may be) and maintained without holes;

(f) The concrete or solid surface areas of such Owner's Lot, so that all cracks, bucking or crumpling of more than one inch (1"), are appropriately patched, surfaced or replaced as they occur with the exact same material as used for the concrete or solid surface area (except no asphalt material is permitted) so that it remains whole, sound and neat;

(g) All Fences or walls erected on such Owner's Lot, so that all pickets and posts are repaired as they rot and no portion thereof is permitted to decay beyond normal weathering;

(h) All mailboxes erected on such Owner's Lot, so that they are maintained in a state of good repair so that they remain whole, sound and neat.

Section 21. Satellite Dish, Television and All Antennas.

2.21.1 No television, radio ,or other electronic towers, aerials, antennae, satellite dishes or device of any type for the reception or transmission of radio or television broadcasts or other means of communication shall be erected, constructed, placed or permitted to remain on any Lot or upon any improvements thereon, except as permitted by the Association and/or the Architectural Control Committee or as permitted by the regulations promulgated under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as amended from time to time. The Architectural Control Committee is empowered to adopt rules governing the types of antennae that are permissible in the Properties and to establish reasonable, nondiscriminatory restrictions relating to safety, location and maintenance of antennae. To the extent that receipt of an acceptable signal would not be impaired, an antenna permissible pursuant to the rules of the Architectural Control Committee may only be installed in a side or rear yard location, not visible from the street, and integrated with the dwelling and surrounding landscape. Antennae shall be installed in compliance with all state and local laws and regulations.

2.21.2 All satellite dish equipment, satellite television reception equipment or any other type of antenna shall require the written approval of the Architectural Control Committee.

Section 22. Flammable and Hazardous Materials.

2.22.1 Storage of flammable or combustible liquids, hazardous materials, explosives, blasting agents or liquefied petroleum gas (all as defined in the Uniform Fire Code) shall not be permitted.

2.22.2 The only exceptions for such storage shall be those stored in the engine tanks of Vehicles or gasoline powered equipment, five (4) gallons each of gasoline, kerosene or liquefied petroleum gas. This provision is understood to not include normal household quantities of consumer approved cleaning agents, herbicides, fungicides, pesticides, fertilizers and other common household products.