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HomeMy WebLinkAboutS-0919 ApplicationBILL OF ASSURANCE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: THAT, WHEREAS RAY MORRISON AND EARLENE MORRISON his wife, are the sole owners of the following described lands lying in the County of Pulaski, State of Arkansas, to wit: South 111' of the West Half, West Half of the Northwest,Southeast of Section 10, Township 1 South, Range 13 West, containing 0.8 acres more or less. AND, WHEREAS, it is desirable that all of the above described property be subdivided into lots, blocks, tracts, and streets; NOW THEREFORE WITNESSETH: THAT WE, the said Ray Morrison and Earlene Morrison his wife, hereinafter termed grantors, have caused said tract of land to be surveyed by Robert J. Richardson Consulting Eng. Inc., a Registered Professional Engineer, and Registered Land Surveyor, and a plat thereof made which is identified by the title Ray Morrison Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas and the date _March 17 , 1986 , and the signature of the Circuit Clerk and ex-officia Recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas, in Plat Book page Assurance. and the grantors do hereby make this Bill of AND, the grantors hereby certify that they have laid off, platted and subdivided, and do hereby lay off, plat and subdivide said real estate in accordance with said plat. The lands embraced in said plat shall be forever know as Ray Morrison Addition. The grantors hereby dedicate to the public forever an easement of way on and over the streets as shown by said plat, to be used as public streets. There are strips of ground shown and dimensioned on said plat marked "Utility Easement" and "Drainage Easement" reserved for the use of public utilities, and for drainage purposes respectively, subject at all times to the proper authorities and to delivery and dedication of the streets and easements shown on the said plat. Hereafter, convayance and description of any of said lands by lot number as shown on said plat, shall be a proper and sufficient description there of. The lots in said subdivision shall be sold by the grantors and shall be purchased by the buyers thereof, subject to the following covenants, to wit: 1. Ground Frontauee. No lot shall be re -subdivided without the written consent of the architectural committee and the Little Rock Planning Commission or its designate first had and obtained, and in any event no dwelling shall be erected or placed on any building site having a width of less than 60 feet at the minimum building setback line, nor shall any dwelling be erected or placed an any lot having an area of less than 7,000 square feet, provided that if such area requirement is met the prohibition against subdivision of a lot shall not be applicable to the sale of a fractional lot. Z. Set -Back Requirements. No building or fence is to be constructed on any lot nearer than the building line noted on said plat. The front yard setback shall be 25 feet, the rear yard shall be 25 feet the side yard setback shall be, for main structure, 10 per cent of the average width of the lot provided such side yard need not exceed 8 feet in width, and accessory structures related to residential use shall be located at least 50 feet from the front property line, and may be placed no less than 5 Feet from the side lot line. For the purpose of this covenant, eaves, steps and porches not under roof shall not be considered as a part of the building. 3. Easements for Public Utilities. No buildings, fences, incinerators, paved driveways, or any other permanent structure or improvement of any kind, whether herein specifically enumerated or not, shall be built or maintained within the area of any of the easements shown on the plat, and in the event any such obstruction is placed thereon in violation of this restriction and reservation; no utility and/or public agent will be liable for destruction of same in constructing and maintaining its facilities located within the area of said easement. 4. Si ht Line restriction. No fence, wall, hedge, or shrub planting or other obstacle which obstructs sight lines at elevations of more than 30 inches above the roadways shall be placed or permitted to remain on any corner lot within the triangular area formed by the street lines and a line connecting them at points 50 feet from the intersection of the street lines; or in the case of a rounded property corner, within the triangle formed by tangents to the curve at its beginning and end, and a line connecting them at points 50 feet from their intersection. No tree shall be permitted to remain within such distances of such intersections unless the foliage line is maintained at a height of 8 feet to prevent obstruction of such sight lines. 5. Driveway Obstructions. No obstruction shall be placed in the street or gutter. Curbs shall be broken at driveways, and driveway aprons shall not extend past the face of the curb. 6. Use of Land. No lot shall be used except for residential purposes. No building shall be erected, altered, placed, or permitted to remain on any lot other than one single- family dwelling not to exceed two and one-half stories in height and a private garage for not less than two cars. 7. Architectural Committee. No building shall be erected, placed or altered on any lot in 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 composed of Ray Morrison, and Earlene Morrison or their duly authorized representatives, representative or successors. In the event of the death or resignation of any member or members of the above - named committee the remaining member of 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, and said remaining member or members shall have full authority to fill any vacancy or vacancies created by the dedth or resignation of any of the aforesaid members and said newly appointed member or members, 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 therof, 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 be in any way be deemed to prevent any of the owners of property in this subdivision from 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 January 1, 1995. 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. 8.' Area. Na dwelling shall be constructed or permitted to remain upon any lot in this subdivision which has a finished heated living area measured in a horizontal plane to the face of the outside wall at the top plate line of such dwelling less than 1,000 square feet. a. Commercial Structures__, No building or structure of any sort may ever be placed, erected or used solely 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 Nob Hill Heights, an Addition to the City of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. 10. 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 short 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. 11. Right to enforce In the event of any attempt to violate any of the covenants or restrictions herein, before the expiration date thereof, it shall be lawful for any person or persons owning a lot or lots in said addition to prosecute any preceedings at law or in equity against the person or persons violating or attempting to violate any such covenant or restrictions and either to prevent him or them from so doing or to recover damages or other dues for such violation. 12. 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. 13.-Modification or _restriction. These covenants and restrictions are to run with the land and shall be binding on all parties and all persons claiming under them for a period of 30 days from the date these covenants and restrictions are recorded, after which time said covenants and restrictions shall be automatically extended for successive periods of 10 years, unless an instrument signed by a majority of the then owners of the lots has been recorded, agreeing to change said covenants and restrictions in whole or in part. These covenants and restrictions shall not be amended, canceled or suplemented unless an instrument signed by at least eighty (80) percent of the owners of the aforesaid lots is placed on record agreeing to change tht-,=covenants and restrictions in whole or in part, and any change to covenant items 1,2,3,4,5,11,12 or 13 must be approved by fhe Little Rock Planning Commission. The considerations set forth in items 1,2,3,4,5,11,12 and 13 are hereby approved by the City of Little Rock Planning Commission. Any additional requirements, restrictions or statements are entered without review or action by the Planning Commission, and shall not be considered part of the Little Rock Planning Commission's requirements for plat approval. WITNESS our hands and seals this day of , APPROVED ON Ray Morrison LITTLE ROCK, PLANING COMMISSION Earlene Morrison BY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF } )SS } COUNTY OF } BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this day came before the undersigned, a Notary Public, within and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and acting, to me well known as the Grantor in the foregoing instrument, and stated that had executed the same for the consideration and purposes therein mentioned ans set forth. WITNESS my hand and seal as such Notary Public on this day of MY COMMISSION EXPIRES: 19 NOTARY PUBLIC