RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS & PROVISIONS FOR
LAKEWOOD COUNTRY ESTATES
Pursuant to Section 14 of the original Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions and Uses (hereinafter referred to herein as "the Restrictions"), recorded in Volume 668, Page 290 of the Deed Records of Williamson County, Texas on May 4, 1977, the undersigned parties, being and representing three fourths (3/4ths) of the current owners of the lots (whether as originally platted or currently subdivided) constituting Lakewood Country Estates, a subdivision of Williamson County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Book 112, Pages 29-33, Plat Records of Williamson County, Texas, do hereby amend and completely replace any and all of the previous Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions and Uses contained within the document recorded in Volume 668, Page
290-293 of the Deed Records of Williamson County, Texas, or any amendments made thereafter, specifically including, but not limited to, that certain 2007 Supplemental Amendment recorded as Document Number 2007096026 in the Official Public Records of Williamson County, Texas, with the following terms, conditions, restrictions and covenants setworth herein, being referred to herein as the "Restrictive Covenants"
1. LAND USE AND BUILDING TYPE:
Each tract of approximately 5+ acres may be divided into no more than two lots and each lot must have a minimum of two acres. The only exceptions to this will be Lots 7, 8 and 9, Block D, which may be divided into more than two lots and each lot must have a minimum of 1.75 acres. Lot 1 Block E and Lots 5 and 6 Block D may be divided into no more than three lots and each lot must have a minimum of two acres and Lot 1 Block C may be divided into no more than three lots but each lot may be a minimum of
1-1/2 acres. All lots shall be used for single family residential dwellings.
The lots in this subdivision are intended for residential use only. Individuals, except during construction or remodeling of a single-family residence, are not permitted to live in temporary or modular structures. If during construction or remodeling, individuals do decide to live in temporary or modular structures, such shall be allowed for a period of nine (9) months or less. No lot in this subdivision shall be used for other than residential purposes, save and except as provided for herein. Buildings constructed on these lots must be single-family residences. Commercial, industrial, or businesses are not permitted, and the lots shall not be used for any commercial or industrial storage purposes whatsoever. Any construction or use of a lot in violation of this requirement is strictly prohibited. Lots may conduct and operate home- based businesses out of their residence that do not serve on-site customers. No lot shall be allowed to expand any parking or driveway size to accommodate any home-based business and no street parking shall be allowed whatsoever for any lot owner's home-based business.
2. BUILDING SIZE:
No single-family dwelling shall be constructed, placed, or altered or permitted to remain on any lot, unless the area thereof, exclusive of open porches and garages or carports is 1600 square feet or more, unless this requirement is adjusted by three fourths of the property owners.
3. MASONRY:
Each single-family dwelling shall not have less than 50% of its exterior walls of masonry construction unless this requirement is adjusted by three fourths of the property owners.
4. STRUCTURES:
No structure of a temporary character, nor any mobile home, trailer, tent, or shack shall be constructed. placed, altered, or permitted to remain on any lot. Barns or other outbuildings, either temporary or permanent, shall be constructed with only new materials. No buildings (old) shall be moved on to a lot. All structures upon which construction has commenced shall be completed within nine (9) months after construction has started and no structures shall be occupied until the exterior has been completed.
5. SETBACK:
No building shall be nearer than 25 feet to the road upon which said property abuts, nor nearer than 7.5 feet to either side of said property lines. The 7.5 feet setback requirement shall not be applicable to two tracts which adjoin each other and are both owned by the same owner.
6. EASEMENT:
Easements for installation and maintenance of utilities are reserved over the front rear and side 7.5ft of each lot. Lot 1. Block F's easement boundary has a 7.5ft. easement for installation and maintenance of utilities and County Road expansion.
7. NUISANCES:
No noxious or offensive activities shall be carried upon any lot, nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood.
8. ANIMALS:
No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be raised or kept on the premises except those that can be classified as household pets, and none can be kept, bred or maintained for commercial purposes, except that, subject to the prior written approval of the Control Committee, a limited number of livestock may be kept for personal pleasure or hobby, the variety and number of which shall be at the sole and exclusive discretion of said control committee
9. SEWAGE DISPOSAL:
There shall be constructed on each lot, where permanent improvements are placed, a sewage disposal system with a septic tank and the sewage disposal system shall be installed in accordance with acceptable standards and approved by State or County Health Officers
10. SIGNS:
No signs of any kind shall be displayed for public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by builders to advertise the property during the construction or sales.
11. GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL:
No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish, trash, garbage or other waste and the same shall not be kept, except in sanitary containers. All incinerators or other equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. The location of all incinerators or other equipment for the storage of disposal of rubbish, trash, garbage or other waste shall be subject to the control of three fourths of property owners. No unlicensed vehicles, except operational recreational vehicles in good operating condition, may be kept on the premises at any time.
12. OIL AND MINING OPERATIONS:
No oil drilling, oil development operations, oil refining, quarrying, or mining operations at any time shall be permitted upon or in any lot nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavations or shafts be permitted upon or in any lots. No derrick or other structures designed for the use in drilling for oil or natural gas shall be erected maintained or permitted upon any lot.
13. CONTROL COMMITTEE:
The Control Committee shall consist of three (3) lot owners. A majority of the committee may designate a representative to act for it. In the event of the death or resignation of any member of the committee, the remaining members shall have full authority to designate a successor. Neither the members of the committee nor its designated representative shall be entitled to any compensation for services performed pursuant to this covenant. At any time, the then record owners of a majority of the lots shall have the power through a duly recorded written instrument to change the membership of the committee and to withdraw from, or to restore to the committee any of its powers and duties.
14. TERM:
These Restrictive Covenants are to run with the land and shall be binding upon all parties and persons claiming under them until January 1, 2035, at which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of ten years, unless by a vote of a 3/4 majority of the then owners of the lots covered by these Restrictive Covenants, it is agreed to change said Restrictive Covenants in whole or in part.
15. PENALTY PROVISIONS:
If any person or persons shall violate or attempt to violate any of the above conditions, restrictions, uses and covenants, it shall be lawful for any other person or persons owning any lots in LAKEWOOD COUNTRY ESTATES, to prosecute proceedings at law or in equity against the person or persons violating or attempting such violations to prevent him or them from so doing, or to recover damages for such violations. No act or omission on the part of any of lot owners or the Control Committee of the covenants, conditions restrictions and uses herein contained shall ever operate as a waiver of the operation of or the endorsement of any such covenant, condition, restriction, or use. Invalidation of any one or any part of
these conditions, restrictions, uses or covenants by judgment or court order shall in no way affect any of the others which shall remain in full force and effect. In any action to enforce any of the provisions contained herein, the prevailing party or parties shall be entitled to the award of attorney's fees and any and all costs incurred in the enforcement of these provisions.
LAKEWOOD COUNTRY ESTATES
Pursuant to Section 14 of the original Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions and Uses (hereinafter referred to herein as "the Restrictions"), recorded in Volume 668, Page 290 of the Deed Records of Williamson County, Texas on May 4, 1977, the undersigned parties, being and representing three fourths (3/4ths) of the current owners of the lots (whether as originally platted or currently subdivided) constituting Lakewood Country Estates, a subdivision of Williamson County, Texas, according to the plat recorded in Book 112, Pages 29-33, Plat Records of Williamson County, Texas, do hereby amend and completely replace any and all of the previous Restrictions, Covenants, Conditions and Uses contained within the document recorded in Volume 668, Page
290-293 of the Deed Records of Williamson County, Texas, or any amendments made thereafter, specifically including, but not limited to, that certain 2007 Supplemental Amendment recorded as Document Number 2007096026 in the Official Public Records of Williamson County, Texas, with the following terms, conditions, restrictions and covenants setworth herein, being referred to herein as the "Restrictive Covenants"
1. LAND USE AND BUILDING TYPE:
Each tract of approximately 5+ acres may be divided into no more than two lots and each lot must have a minimum of two acres. The only exceptions to this will be Lots 7, 8 and 9, Block D, which may be divided into more than two lots and each lot must have a minimum of 1.75 acres. Lot 1 Block E and Lots 5 and 6 Block D may be divided into no more than three lots and each lot must have a minimum of two acres and Lot 1 Block C may be divided into no more than three lots but each lot may be a minimum of
1-1/2 acres. All lots shall be used for single family residential dwellings.
The lots in this subdivision are intended for residential use only. Individuals, except during construction or remodeling of a single-family residence, are not permitted to live in temporary or modular structures. If during construction or remodeling, individuals do decide to live in temporary or modular structures, such shall be allowed for a period of nine (9) months or less. No lot in this subdivision shall be used for other than residential purposes, save and except as provided for herein. Buildings constructed on these lots must be single-family residences. Commercial, industrial, or businesses are not permitted, and the lots shall not be used for any commercial or industrial storage purposes whatsoever. Any construction or use of a lot in violation of this requirement is strictly prohibited. Lots may conduct and operate home- based businesses out of their residence that do not serve on-site customers. No lot shall be allowed to expand any parking or driveway size to accommodate any home-based business and no street parking shall be allowed whatsoever for any lot owner's home-based business.
2. BUILDING SIZE:
No single-family dwelling shall be constructed, placed, or altered or permitted to remain on any lot, unless the area thereof, exclusive of open porches and garages or carports is 1600 square feet or more, unless this requirement is adjusted by three fourths of the property owners.
3. MASONRY:
Each single-family dwelling shall not have less than 50% of its exterior walls of masonry construction unless this requirement is adjusted by three fourths of the property owners.
4. STRUCTURES:
No structure of a temporary character, nor any mobile home, trailer, tent, or shack shall be constructed. placed, altered, or permitted to remain on any lot. Barns or other outbuildings, either temporary or permanent, shall be constructed with only new materials. No buildings (old) shall be moved on to a lot. All structures upon which construction has commenced shall be completed within nine (9) months after construction has started and no structures shall be occupied until the exterior has been completed.
5. SETBACK:
No building shall be nearer than 25 feet to the road upon which said property abuts, nor nearer than 7.5 feet to either side of said property lines. The 7.5 feet setback requirement shall not be applicable to two tracts which adjoin each other and are both owned by the same owner.
6. EASEMENT:
Easements for installation and maintenance of utilities are reserved over the front rear and side 7.5ft of each lot. Lot 1. Block F's easement boundary has a 7.5ft. easement for installation and maintenance of utilities and County Road expansion.
7. NUISANCES:
No noxious or offensive activities shall be carried upon any lot, nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood.
8. ANIMALS:
No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be raised or kept on the premises except those that can be classified as household pets, and none can be kept, bred or maintained for commercial purposes, except that, subject to the prior written approval of the Control Committee, a limited number of livestock may be kept for personal pleasure or hobby, the variety and number of which shall be at the sole and exclusive discretion of said control committee
9. SEWAGE DISPOSAL:
There shall be constructed on each lot, where permanent improvements are placed, a sewage disposal system with a septic tank and the sewage disposal system shall be installed in accordance with acceptable standards and approved by State or County Health Officers
10. SIGNS:
No signs of any kind shall be displayed for public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by builders to advertise the property during the construction or sales.
11. GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAL:
No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish, trash, garbage or other waste and the same shall not be kept, except in sanitary containers. All incinerators or other equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. The location of all incinerators or other equipment for the storage of disposal of rubbish, trash, garbage or other waste shall be subject to the control of three fourths of property owners. No unlicensed vehicles, except operational recreational vehicles in good operating condition, may be kept on the premises at any time.
12. OIL AND MINING OPERATIONS:
No oil drilling, oil development operations, oil refining, quarrying, or mining operations at any time shall be permitted upon or in any lot nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavations or shafts be permitted upon or in any lots. No derrick or other structures designed for the use in drilling for oil or natural gas shall be erected maintained or permitted upon any lot.
13. CONTROL COMMITTEE:
The Control Committee shall consist of three (3) lot owners. A majority of the committee may designate a representative to act for it. In the event of the death or resignation of any member of the committee, the remaining members shall have full authority to designate a successor. Neither the members of the committee nor its designated representative shall be entitled to any compensation for services performed pursuant to this covenant. At any time, the then record owners of a majority of the lots shall have the power through a duly recorded written instrument to change the membership of the committee and to withdraw from, or to restore to the committee any of its powers and duties.
14. TERM:
These Restrictive Covenants are to run with the land and shall be binding upon all parties and persons claiming under them until January 1, 2035, at which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of ten years, unless by a vote of a 3/4 majority of the then owners of the lots covered by these Restrictive Covenants, it is agreed to change said Restrictive Covenants in whole or in part.
15. PENALTY PROVISIONS:
If any person or persons shall violate or attempt to violate any of the above conditions, restrictions, uses and covenants, it shall be lawful for any other person or persons owning any lots in LAKEWOOD COUNTRY ESTATES, to prosecute proceedings at law or in equity against the person or persons violating or attempting such violations to prevent him or them from so doing, or to recover damages for such violations. No act or omission on the part of any of lot owners or the Control Committee of the covenants, conditions restrictions and uses herein contained shall ever operate as a waiver of the operation of or the endorsement of any such covenant, condition, restriction, or use. Invalidation of any one or any part of
these conditions, restrictions, uses or covenants by judgment or court order shall in no way affect any of the others which shall remain in full force and effect. In any action to enforce any of the provisions contained herein, the prevailing party or parties shall be entitled to the award of attorney's fees and any and all costs incurred in the enforcement of these provisions.
