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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0608 ApplicationBILL OF ASSURANCE CHARLESTON PLACE SUBDIVISION KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: THAT, WHEREAS, Randy Davidson, Davidson Construction Company,_ Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas, hereinafter called "Allotter", is the owner of said lands lying in the County of Pulaski, State of Ar- kansas, described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION A tract of land situated in the SE}, NWJ, SW}, Section 34, Town- ship 2 North, Range 13 West, Pulaski County, Arkansas, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the SE corner of the NW}, SW}, Section 34, thence N8703911311W, along the South line of said NW}, SWI a distance of 291.8' to a point on the East right-of-way line of I-430; thence N0302714611E along said East right-of-way line a distance of 74.51; thence N0901012411E, 257.371; thence, continuing N0901012411E a dis- tance of 145.551; thence, NO02110611W along said East right-of-way line a distance of 45.91; thence, S7604515111E, 20.01; thence run along a curve to the left with radius of 160.4' and a chord bear- ing a distance of N7900412011E, 136.2; thence, S1102512011E, 42.69; thence, S0503914011E, 178.21; thence S8703714011E, 50.01; thence SO100514011W, 330.01, to the point of beginning and containing 2.90 acres, more or less. And, it is deemed desirable that the above described prop- erty be now subdivided into building lots and streets, as shown on the plat filed herewith as more particularly designated hereinaf- ter, and that said property be held, owned and conveyed subject to the protective covenants herein contained, in order to enhance the value of said property. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the benefits to accrue to Davidson Construction Company, Inc. an Arkansas Corpora- tion, its successors and assigns, which benefits it acknowledges 1 to be of value, has caused to be made a plat filed herewith show- ing surveys made by Robert C. Lowe, Registered Surveyor, and executed by him August, 1987, executed by it September, -1987, and bearing a certificate of approval executed by the Little Rock Planning Commission, said plat showing the bounds and dimensions of the property now being subdivided into lots and streets, de- scribed by lots and streets as shown thereon. Allotter hereby donates and dedicates as easements of way on and over such of the real property owned by it designated as streets on said plat to be used by the public as private streets (as shown on the Final Plat as access and utility easements). In addition to the said streets, there are shown on said plat certain easements for drainage and utilities which Allotter hereby donates and dedicates to and for the use by public utilities, the same be- ing without limiting generality of the foregoing electric power, gas, telephone, water and sewer, with the right hereby granted to the persons, firms or corporations engaged in the supplying of such utilities, to use and occupy such easements, and to have free ingress and egress therefrom for the installation, maintenance, repair and replacement of such utility services. The allotter also donates and dedicates to the City of Little Rock, Lot 10 as a floodway parcel. Private open areas, signs and private streets (as shown on the Final Plat as access and utility easements), shall be main- tained by the Property Owners Association, in perpetuity. The filing of this Bill of Assurance and Plat for record in the office of the Circuit Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder of Pulaski County shall be a valid and complete delivery and dedication of the easements subject to the limitations herein set out. The lands embraced in said plat shall be forever known as Charleston Place Subdivision, being a subdivision in Pulaski County, Arkansas, and any and every deed of conveyance of any lot in said subdivision describing the same by the number or numbers shown on said plat shall always be deemed a sufficient description thereof. Said lands herein platted and any interest therein shall be held, owned and conveyed, subject to and in conformity with the following covenants which, subject to being amended or cancelled as hereinafter provided, shall be and remain in full force and ef- fect until July 1, 2010, to -wit: RESTRICTIONS 1. Use of Land. None of the lots may be improved, used or occupied for other than private residence purposes, and no duplex, flat, or apartment, although intended for residence purposes, may be erected or maintained thereon. Any structure build on Lot 9 shall be built at or above elevation 403 M.S.L. No portion of Lots 1-8 lie with the 100 year floodplain according to the Flood Insurance Map No. 050181-0058 dated August 5, 1985. 2. Architectural Committee. No building shall be erected, placed or altered on any lot or tract designated as Reserved in 3 this subdivision until the building plans and specifications therefor, exterior color scheme, and materials thereof, and plot plan, which plot plans show the location and facing of such building, have been approved in writing by a majority of an architectural committee or their duly authorized representatives, representative or successors. In the event of the death or resignation of any member of members of the above -named committee, the remaining member or members shall have full authority to approve or disapprove such plans, specifications, color scheme, materials and plot plan, or to designate a representative or representatives with like authority to fill any vacancy or vacancies created by the death or resignation of any of the aforesaid members, and said newly appointed members or member, shall have the same authority hereunder as their predecessors as above set forth. In the event the architectural committee fails to approve or disapprove any such plans, specifications, color scheme, materials and plot plans submitted to it as herein required within thirty (30) days after such submission or in the event no suit to enjoin the erection of such building or the making of such alterations has been commenced prior to the completion thereof, such approval shall not be required and this covenant shall be deemed to have been fully complied with. The architectural committee shall not be liable for any approval given hereunder and any approval given shall not be considered as a waiver of any requirement of or restriction in this Bill of Assurance. Nothing herein contained shall in any way be deemed to prevent any of the owners of property in this subdivision from 4 maintaining any legal action relating to the improvements within this subdivision which they would otherwise be entitled to maintain. The powers and duties of such committee or its designated representatives shall cease on or after July, 2010. Thereafter, the approval described in this covenant shall not be required unless prior to said date and effective thereon, a written instrument shall be executed by the then record owners of a majority of the lots in this subdivision and duly recorded, appointing a representative or representatives who shall thereafter exercise the same powers as .previously exercised by said committee for such period as may be specified in such instrument. 3. Height and Type of Residence. No residence shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any lot other than one detached single-family residence not to exceed two and one-half stories in height or a split-level residence and a private garage for not less than two (2) cars. 4. Set -Back_ Requirements. No residence shall be located on any lot nearer to the front lot line or nearer to the side street line than the minimum building set -back lines shown on the recorded plat. A building may be located on an interior lot line, providing the adjoining building is a minimum of 10 feet, and not nearer than 5 feet from the side or rear lot line. For the purposes of this covenant, eaves, steps and porches not under roof shall not be considered as a part of the building. 5. Area. No dwelling shall be constructed or permitted to remain upon any lot in this subdivision which has a finished �i heating living area less than 1,700 square feet, (which shall not include any basement or attic area used for storage. All dwell- ings shall have a garage for at least two automobiles. 6. Commercial Structures. No building or structure of any sort may ever be placed, erected or used for business, professional, trade or commercial purposes on any portion of any lot. This prohibition shall not apply to any business or structures that may be placed on any lot or portion of a lot that is used exclusively by a public utility company in connection with the furnishing of public utility service to Charleston Place Sub- division. 7. Outbuildings Prohibited. No outbuilding or other de- tached structure appurtenant to the residence (including satellite dishes) may be erected on any of the lots hereby restricted with- out the consent in writing of the architectural committee, unless a detached garage. 8. Livestock and Poultry Prohibited. No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any lot or part thereof, except that dogs, cats or other household pets may be kept provided they are not kept, bred or maintained for commercial purposes. 9. Noxious Activity. No noxious or offensive trade or activity shall be carried on upon any lot, nor shall any trash, ashes or other refuse be thrown, placed or dumped upon any vacant lot, nor shall anything ever be done which may be or become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood. No vehicle may be stored or allowed to be parked on any lot unless said vehicle is 2 in evident good operative condition. No riding of all -terrain vehicles will be permitted within the boundaries of the subdivision. 10. Billboards Prohibited. The construction or maintenance of billboards or advertising boards or structures or signs on any lots is specifically prohibited except that billboards, advertising board, structures or signs used by the Allotter advertising the sale or rental or such property during the construction and sales period are permitted provided they do not exceed five square feet in size or signs approved by the architectural committee displaying the name of a residential complex, commercial establishments, parking instructions or regulations relating to the use of recreation facilities. All designs and placements of mailboxes shall also be governed by the Architectural Review Committee. 11. Oil and Mineral Operations. No oil drilling, oil development operating, oil refining, quarrying or mining operations of any kind shall be permitted upon or in any building site, nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavations or shafts be permitted upon or in any building site. No derrick or other structure designed for use in boring for oil or natural gas shall be erected, maintained or permitted upon any building site. 12. Existing Structure. No existing, erected building or structure of any sort may be moved onto or placed on any of the above -described lots. VA 13. Temporary Structures. No trailer, tent, shack, garage, barn or other outbuilding other than a guest house and servants, quarters erected on a building site covered by these covenants shall at any time be used for human habitation, temporary or permanently, nor shall any structure of a temporary character be used for human habitation. All motor homes and travel trailers shall not be allowed to be visible from the front of the property other than on a temporary basis. 14. Easements for Public Utilities. Easements for access and for the installation, maintenance, repair and replacement of utility services, sewer and drainage have heretofore been donated and dedicated, said easements being of various widths, reference being hereby made to the plat filed herewith for a more specific description of width and location thereof. In the event any trees, shrubbery, incinerators, structures, buildings, fences, pavement or similar improvements shall be grown, built or maintained within the area of such easements, no person, firm or corporation engaged in supplying public utility services shall be liable for the destruction of same in the installation, maintenance, repair or replacement of any utility service located within the area of such easement. 15. Fences. No fences, enclosure or part of any building of any type or nature whatsoever shall ever be constructed, erected, placed or maintained closer to the front lot line than the building setback line applicable and in effect as to each lot; provided, however, that it is not the intention of this paragraph to landscape front yards. All fences shall be of wood 8 construction and their design shall be approved by the architectural committee. Moreover, no automobile, truck, trailer, tent or temporary structure of any nature whatsoever, shall ever be parked, located or otherwise maintained on any lot, provided that it is not the intention of this paragraph to exclude the temporary parking of passenger automobiles on any portion of the garage driveway. 16. Property Lines and Boundaries. Iron pins have been set on all lot corners and points of survey and all lot dimensions shown on curves and chord distances, and all curve data as shown on the attached plat filed herewith is center line curve data. In the event of minor discrepancies between the dimensions or distances as shown on the attached plat and the actual dimensions or distances as disclosed by the established pins, the pins as set shall control. 17. Right to Enforce. The restrictions herein set forth shall run with the land and shall bind the present owner, its successors and assigns, and all parties claiming by, through or under it shall be taken to hold, agree and covenant with the owner of the lots hereby restricted, and with its successors and assigns, and with each of them to conform to and observe said restrictions, as to the use of said lots and the construction of improvements thereon, but no restriction herein set forth shall be personally binding upon any corporation person or persons, except in respect to breaches committed during its, his or their seisin of title to said land, and Davidson Construction Company, an Arkansas General Firm, its successors and assigns, and also the W owner or owners of any of the lots hereby restricted shall have the right to sue for and obtain an injunction, prohibitive or mandatory, to prevent the breach of or to enforce the observance of the restrictions above set forth, in addition to ordinary legal action for damages and failure of Davidson Construction Company, an Arkansas firm, its successors or assigns, or any owner or owners of any lot or lots in this subdivision to enforce any of the restrictions herein set forth at the time of its violation shall, in no event to be deemed to be a waiver of the right to do so thereafter. Davidson Construction Company, an Arkansas firm, may, by appropriate agreement made expressly for that purpose, assign or convey to any person or corporation all of the rights, reservations and privileges herein reserved by it, and upon such assignment or conveyance being made, its assigns or grantees may at their option exercise, transfer or assign these rights or any one or more of them at any time or times in the same way or manner as though directly reserved by them or it in this instrument. 18. Modification of Restriction. Any and all of the covenants, provisions or restrictions set forth in this Bill of Assurance may be amended, modified, extended, changed or cancelled in whole or in part, by a written instrument signed and acknowl- edged by the owner or owners of more than 50% of the lots in this subdivision, and the provisions of such instrument so executed shall be approved by the Little Rock Planning Commission and shall be binding from and after the date it is duly filed for record in Pulaski County, Arkansas. These covenants, restrictions and pro- visions of this instrument shall be deemed covenants running with 10 the land and shall remain in full force and effect as hereinabove and upon the expiration thereof on July 1, 2010, shall auto- matically be continued thereafter for successive periods of ten years each, unless terminated or cancelled as herein provided. 19. Common Use Areas. In the plat of the Charleston Place Subdivision plat, the Allotter has designated a certain area of land as Common Private Areas intended for the property owners in said Addition and as set forth in the Charleston Place Subdivision Homeowners Association Declaration, which said Home Association Declaration is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Bill of Assurance. 20. Separability. Invalidation of any restriction set forth herein or any part thereof by an order, judgment or decree of any court, or otherwise, shall not invalidate, or affect any of the other restrictions or any part thereof as set forth herein, but they shall remain in full force and effect. 11 WITNESS our hands and seals this 31 day of August, 1987. ATTEST: By.� ATTEST: STATE OF ARKANSAS } } ss: COUNTY OF PULASKI } On this3/ day of August, 1987, before me a Notary Public, duly commissioned, qualified and acting, within and for the said County and State, appeared in person the within named R_i_3,v0,-z.t, 11 PA,rara l and to me personally well known, who stated that they were the President and Secretary of Davidson Construction Company, Inc. and were duly authorized in their respective capacities to execute the foregoing instrument for and in the name and behalf of said corpo- ration, and further stated and acknowledged that they had so signed, executed and delivered said Bill of Assurance for the con- sideration, uses and purposes therein mentioned and set forth. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal this 3 / day of August, 1987. Not y Public myn Commission Expires: 12