Information on rules residents should be aware of regarding anything from signs to external maintenance requirements.
ARTICLE 3 PROPERTY: USE RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS
This is an excerpt of article 3 from the GVRCA CC&Rs. It is not a substitute for the complete document.
3.2 No Further Subdivision.
No Lot, Parcel, Development Tract, Other Area, GVR Common Areas,
Sub-association Common Areas or Association Property may be subdivided
beyond that which is initially subdivided by Declarant (including,
without limitation, the subdivision thereof into time-share estates)
without the prior written approval of the Board and of the Architectural
Committee; provided, however, that nothing in this Paragraph shall be
deemed to prevent an owner from, or require the approval of the Board,
for: (i) transferring or selling any Lot, Parcel or other property
interest to more than one (l) person to be held by the master tenants in
common, joint tenants, tenants by the entirety or as community
property; or (ii) the leasing or renting by any Owner of all or any
portion of his property interest, provided that any such lease or rental
shall be subject to this Declaration.
3.2.1 The
foregoing restrictions shall not apply to a Development Tract or Area
that is sold by Declarant to a Builder, Developer or other Owner with
the agreement that such transferee shall be responsible to cause the
requisite subdividing thereof, and in such case, Declarant shall notify
the Board and the Architectural Committee of such fact.
3.2.2 Division
of a Lot, Parcel, Development Tract or Other Area that is within a
Commercial Area may be further divided subject to all applicable
laws,Ordinances and this Declaration. BACK TO TOP
3.3 Signs.
No sign, poster, billboard, banner, flag, advertising device or other
display of any kind or nature (“Sign”) shall be installed or displayed
without the prior approval of the Architectural Committee, except such
Signs of customary and reasonable dimensions as may be displayed on a
Lot or Parcel advertising the same for sale or lease. Such approval, if
any, shall be consistent with the Design Guidelines, Development
Standards and Master Sign Plan. The foregoing shall not apply to
Declarant for so long as Declarant maintains control of the Association.
Builders and Developers shall be taken into consideration with respect
to reasonable approval of signs in connection with the marketing,
leasing and sale of its product in GREEN VALLEY RANCH.
3.3.1 No
Owner, other Person or entity shall place or install any Sign of any
type or kind or other Improvement, or alter or remove the Improvements
on the Association Property or Common Areas unless such placement,
installation or alteration is first approved in writing by the Board and
the Architectural Committee; provided, however, the foregoing shall not
apply to Declarant as otherwise provided in this Declaration.
3.3.2 No
Builder, Developer or other Owner including Declarant shall install,
place or otherwise maintain any “bootleg”, “weekend” or other similar
short-term or temporary Sign anywhere within the Property, except
pursuant to prior written approval of the Architectural Committee and
Rules and Regulations with respect thereto. Such approval, if given, may
include the imposition of a charge or deposit to assure compliance
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3.4 Animals.
No animals, fowls, reptiles, poultry, fish, livestock or insects of any
kind (collectively, “animals”) shall be raised, bred or keep within the
Residential Areas of-the Property, except that a reasonable number of
dogs, cats or other common household pets may be kept by owners within
the Residential Areas; provided that they are not kept, bred or
maintained within the Residential Areas for any commercial purpose, nor
in unreasonable quantities nor in violation of any applicable Ordinance
or any other provision of this Declaration, and such limitations as may
be set forth in the Rules and Regulations.
3.4.1
As used in this Declaration “unreasonable quantities” shall ordinarily
mean more than two (2) pets per household; provided,however, that the
Board of Directors may determine that a reasonable number in any
instance may be slightly more or less. The Association acting through
its Board of Directors shall have the right to prohibit any animal in
any Residential Area which constitutes, in the opinion of the Board, a
nuisance to other Owners within the Property. Animals belonging to
Owners, occupants, licensees, tenants, subtenants or invitees within the
Residential Areas of the Property must be either kept within an
enclosure, an enclosed yard or on a leash or other restraint being held
by a person capable of controlling the animal. Furthermore, to the
extent permitted by law, any Owner shall be liable to each and all
remaining Owners, their families, guests, tenants and invitees, for any
unreasonable noise or damage to person or property caused by any animals
brought or kept upon the Property by an Owner or by members of his
family, his tenants or his guests. It shall be the absolute duty and
responsibility of each such Owner to clean up after such animals. BACK TO TOP
3.5 Nuisances.
No rubbish, trash or debris of any kind shall be placed or permitted to
accumulate anywhere within the Property, and no odor shall be permitted
to arise therefrom so as to render the Property or any portion thereof
unsanitary, unsightly, or offensive. No noise or other nuisance shall be
permitted to exist or operate upon any portion of a Lot, Parcel,
Development Tract or Other Area so as to be offensive or detrimental to
any other Lot, Parcel, Development Tract,Other Area or to Owners or
occupants thereof. Without limiting the generality of any of the
foregoing provisions, horns, whistles, bells or other sound devices
(other than security devices used exclusively for security
purposes),noisy or smokey vehicles, large power equipment or large power
tools, unlicensed off-road motor vehicles or other items which may
unreasonably disturb other Owners or their tenants, invitees or
licensees shall be located, used or placed on any portion of the
Property without the prior written approval of the Architectural
Committee. Exterior speakers are permitted to be installed by an owner
or occupant, but same are subject to the foregoing limitations with
respect to not unreasonably disturbing other owners and the like and are
subject to the,Rules and Regulations. Alarm devices used exclusively to
protect the security of a Lot, Parcel, space within a Commercial
Area,or Other Area within the Property and its contents, shall be
permitted, provided that such devices do not produce annoying sounds or
conditions as a result of frequently occurring false alarms.
3.5.1
Further, motorcycles, dirt bikes, off-road vehicles and other
mechanized vehicles are prohibited from those portions of (i)
Association Property and GVR Common Areas not improved as a street or
roadway and (ii) the Property overall which are at the time undeveloped
or under development by Declarant, a Builder, a Developer or other
Owner. BACK TO TOP
3.6 Exterior Maintenance and Repair: Owner’s Obligations.
No Improvement anywhere within the Property shall be permitted to fall
into disrepair, and each Improvement shall at all times be kept in good
condition and repair. If any Owner shall permit any Improvement, which
is the responsibility of such Owner to maintain, to fall into disrepair
so as to create a dangerous, unsafe, unsightly or unattractive
condition, the Board, after consulting with the Architectural Committee,
and after affording the Owner of such property reasonable notice, shall
have the right but not the obligation to correct such condition, and to
enter upon such Owner’s Lot or Parcel, but not into a personal
residence or commercial type building for the purpose of doing so, and
such Owner shall promptly reimburse the Association for the cost
thereof. The owner of the offending property shall be personally liable
for all costs and expenses incurred by the Association in taking such
corrective acts, plus all costs incurred in collecting the amounts due.
Each Owner shall pay amounts due for such work within ten (10) days
after receipt of written demand therefore.
3.6.1 Vacant
property shall be kept weed and debris free by the Owner thereof. If
such Owner shall fail to do so, then the Association may correct or
remedy same consistent with the provisions of Paragraph 3.5 above and
such Owner shall be liable to the Association therefor as aforesaid. BACK TO TOP
3.7 Drainage.
There shall be no interference with the established drainage pattern
over any Lot, Parcel, Development Tract, Association Property, GVR
Common Areas,Sub-association Common Areas or Other Areas so as to affect
any other property unless an adequate alternative provision, previously
approved in writing by the Architectural Committee, is made for proper
drainage. Each owner within a Residential Area shall not allow or permit
surface drainage on his Lot or Parcel to accumulate behind a perimeter
wall or penetrate a perimeter wall and cause staining thereof.
3.7.1 For
the purpose hereof, “established” drainage is defined as the (i)
drainage which exists at the time the Lot, Parcel, Development Tract,
Association Property, GVR Common Areas, Sub-association Common Areas or
Other Areas, as the case may be, is conveyed to an Owner (including a
Builder or Developer), Association or governmental agency or department
by Declarant, or (ii) later grading changes which are shown on plans
approved by the Architectural Committee, which may include drainage from
the Association Property, GVR Common Areas or Sub-association Common
Areas over a Lot, Parcel, Development Tract or Other Area within the
Property. Nothing herein shall abrogate or waive compliance with
applicable drainage controls and Ordinances of the City of Henderson. BACK TO TOP
3.8 Unsightly Articles
No unsightly articles, including clotheslines, shall be permitted to
remain on any Lot, Parcel, Development Tract or Other Area so as to be
visible from the public or private streets, Association Property, GVR
Common Areas, Sub-association Common Areas or from any other Lot,
Parcel, Development Tract or Other Area. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, refuse, garbage and trash shall be kept at all times
in covered, sanitary containers or enclosed areas designed for such
purposes).
3.8.1 As to Residential Areas, such
containers shall be exposed to the view of neighboring Lots or Parcels
only when set out for a reasonable period of time (not to exceed twelve
(12) hours before and after scheduled trash collection hours).
3.8.2
There shall be no exterior fires whatsoever, except barbecue fires or
fireplaces contained within receptacles commercially designed
therefore,such that they do not create a fire hazard, and except as
specifically authorized in writing by the Association (and subject to
applicable Ordinances and fire regulations). BACK TO TOP
3.9 No Temporary Structures.
Unless approved in writing by the Board in connection with the
construction of authorized Improvements, no Improvement, structure,
tent, shack or other temporary building, including storage sheds, shall
be placed upon any portion of the Property. The foregoing shall not
apply to (i) Declarant during development, construction, sale and/or
leasing of all or part of the Property, or (ii) a Builder or Developer
during its development, construction, sale and/or leasing on its
Development Tract or Other Area within the Property, but only with
respect thereto. BACK TO TOP
3.10 No Mining and Drilling.
The Property shall not be used for the purpose of mining, quarrying,
drilling, boring or exploring for or removing water, oil, gas or other
hydrocarbons, geothermal heat, minerals, rocks, stones, gravel or earth,
nor shall oil, water or other wells, tanks, tunnels or mineral
excavations or shafts be permitted upon or below the surface of any
portion of the Property. The foregoing is not intended t,o prohibit or
preclude the use of water storage tanks and appurtenant facilities
needed in connection with landscaping maintenance and upkeep. BACK TO TOP
3.11 Alterations.
There shall be no excavation, construction, alteration, erection or
Construction Activities (defined in the Article hereof entitled
“Architectural and Landscaping Control”) of any projection which in any
way alters the exterior appearance of any Improvement from any public or
private street, or from any other portion of the Property (other than
minor repairs or rebuilding) without the prior approval of the
Architectural Committee pursuant hereto. There shall be no violation of
the setback, side yard, commercial, slope or other requirements of local
governmental authority and Ordinances, notwithstanding any approval of
the Architectural Committee; however, variances granted by local
governmental authority shall not be deemed a violation of this
Declaration. BACK TO TOP
3.12 Additional Residential Areas Uses and Limitations
All Lots, Parcels, Development Tracts or Other Areas within a
Residential Area of the Property shall be improved and used solely for
residential dwelling use purposes which may be either single-family or
multi-family depending upon the land use Zone Classification and other
use grants issued by the City of Henderson applicable thereto; provided,
however, that this provision shall not preclude any owner (including a
Builder or Developer) from renting or leasing a Lot, Parcel or portion
of a Development Tract or Other Area by means of a written lease or
rental agreement subject to this Declaration.The provisions of this
Paragraph shall not preclude an occupant who is engage din individual
professional work (e.g. accountant, bookkeeper) without external
evidence thereof, for so long as (i) such occupant conducts its
activities in conformance with all Ordinances, (ii) such business
activity is merely incidental to the use thereof as a Residence, and
(iii) such occupant does not solicit or invite the public to such
Residence as part of such business activity. BACK TO TOP
3.12.1 No area
within a Residential Area shall ever be used, or caused to be used or
allowed or authorized to be used, in any way, directly or indirectly,
for any business, commercial, manufacturing, mercantile, storage,
vending, or other such nonresidential purposes; except Declarant, its
successors and assigns, Builders and Developers may use portions of a
Residential Area owned by it for a model home site(s), display and sales
office(s) and construction office during the construction, sales and/or
leasing period for such Development Tract or Other Area. The foregoing
shall not prohibit the management and operation of an apartment
development within the Residential Area. BACK TO TOP
3.12.2 All
utility and storage areas and all laundry rooms, including all areas in
which clothing or other laundry is hung to dry, must be completely
covered or concealed from view from surrounding or adjoining areas. BACK TO TOP
3.12.3 No
basketball backboard or other sports apparatus shall be constructed or
maintained on the Property without the prior written approval of the
Architectural Committee. BACK TO TOP
3.12.4 No patio
cover, exterior wiring, air conditioning fixture(s), or other devices
shall be installed on the exterior of a Residence or other Improvements
or~ be allowed to protrude through the walls or roof thereof, unless the
prior written approval of the Architectural Committee is obtained. BACK TO TOP
3.12.5 It is
the intent of the Declarant and the Association to restrict and control
on-street parking within Residential Areas. Vehicles (including bikes of
all types) of all Owners, occupants, lessees, tenants, subtenants,their
employees, guests, licensees, and invitees, are to be kept in
garages,carports, residential driveway of the Owner, and other
designated parking areas wherever and whenever such facilities are
sufficient to accommodate the number of vehicles at a Residential Lot or
Residential Parcel; provided,however, this subparagraph shall not be
construed to permit the parking in the above-described areas of any
vehicle whose parking is otherwise prohibited by this Declaration or the
Ordinances. BACK TO TOP
3.12.6 No
Person shall park, store or keep on any street (public or private)
within the Property any large commercial type vehicle (including, but
not limited to, any dump truck, cement mixer truck, oil or gas truck or
delivery truck); any recreational vehicle (including, but not limited
to, any camper unit, house/car or motor home); any bus, trailer, trailer
coach, camp trailer, boat, aircraft or mobile home; or any inoperable
vehicle or any other similar vehicle. The above excludes camper trucks
and similar vehicles up to and including three-quarter (3/4) ton when
used for everyday-type transportation and subject to approval by the
Board. In addition, no Person shall park,store or keep anywhere within
the Property any vehicle or vehicular equipment,mobile or otherwise,
which is deemed to be a nuisance by the Board. All trailers,campers,
motor homes and similar recreational vehicles shall be parked in
enclosed garages or otherwise adequately screened from view by way of a
structure approved by the Architectural Committee. Garages shall be kept
closed at all times,except as reasonably required for ingress to and
egress from the interior of the garages. BACK TO TOP
3.12.7 No
Person shall perform repairs or restoration of any motor vehicle, boat,
trailer, aircraft or other vehicle upon any portion of any Lot or Parcel
or elsewhere within the Property, except wholly within the Person’s
garage; provided, however, (i) any such repair or restoration activity
may not be performed unless the garage door thereof is closed, and (ii)
that such activity shall at no time be permitted if it is determined by
the Board to be a nuisance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, these
restrictions shall not be interpreted in such a manner so as to permit
any activity which would be contrary to any Ordinance. BACK TO TOP
3.12.8 Each
Owner of a Lot, Parcel, Development Tract or Other Area bounded by a
perimeter wall or fence constructed between such Owner’s property and an
exterior boundary street shall be responsible for maintaining the
interior portion of said wall or fence in good condition and state of
repair, and by acceptance of a deed thereto agrees to so perform. BACK TO TOP
3.12.9 No
originally installed garage within a Residence shall be approved to be
converted to any other use unless there shall be a replacement structure
with covered parking. BACK TO TOP
3.13 Improvements.
Unless otherwise designated in writing by Declarant, no Lot, Parcel,
Development Tract or Other Area within the Property shall be improved
except in full conformity and compliance with this Declaration including
the Development Standards and Design Guidelines. No part of any
Construction Activities on any of the Property shall exceed the height
limitations set forth in the applicable provisions of the City of
Henderson’s Development Code or other applicable governmental
regulation(s) and Ordinances and the Design Guidelines.No projections of
any type (e.g. air conditioning) shall be placed or permitted to remain
above the roof of any building or structure within the Residential
Areas of the Property, except one or more chimneys or vent stacks.
Projections above a roof within the Commercial Areas shall only be
permitted with prior approval of the Architectural Committee. BACK TO TOP
3.14 Landscaping.
Within 180 days after the close of escrow for the sale of a Lot or
Parcel containing a Residence, the respective Owner shall install all
front and rear landscaping and thereafter maintain (except for that
landscaping to be maintained by the Association or a Sub-association)
the landscaping thereon in a neat and attractive condition, including
all necessary maintenance and gardening. BACK TO TOP