Deed Restrictions
Long Point Woods, Section 1
Covenants
• These covenants are to run with the land and shall be binding on all parties and all persons claiming under them until January 1, 1978, at which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of ten years unless by vote of a majority of the then owners of the lots, it is agreed to change said covenants in whole or part.
• If the parties hereto or any of them or their heirs or assigns shall violate or attempt to violate any of the covenants herein, it shall be lawful for any person or persons owning any real property situated in said addition to prosecute any proceedings at law or in equity against the person or persons violating or attempting to violate any such covenants and either to prevent them from so doing, or to recover damages or other dues from such violation. Invalidation of any one of these covenants by judgement or court order, shall in no wise affect any of the other provisions which shall remain in full force and effect.
• All lots in this addition shall be known and described as residential lots and no part of said lots shall be used for any type of business or stores, except herein after provided. No structure shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any lot other than one detached single family dwelling no to exceed two and one-half stories in height and a private garage for not more than two cars. This covenant, however, shall not prevent the erection of quarters for bona fide servants domiciled with a tenant or owner.
• No residential structure shall be erected or placed on any building plot which has a width of less than sixty (60) feet along the front line and an area of less than seven thousand (7000) square feet, except that a residence may be erected on Lots fifteen (15), sixteen (16), seventeen (17), in Block one (1) and Lots two (2), four (4), five (5), six (6), in Block two (2) and Lots eight (8) and nine (9) in Block three (3).
• No trade or business and no noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on upon any residential lot or tract, nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or may become an annoyance to the neighborhood, nor shall anyone owning property in this addition keep any livestock of any kind thereon.
• Lots one (1) through eight (8) inclusive in Block one (1) and Lot one in Block two (2), shown as "RESERVE" lot on the recorded plat, may be used as business sites for any type of business or stores which may be of benefit to the residents of said community.
• No trailer, basement, tent, shack or garage, barn or any other building erected in this tract shall at any time be used as a residence temporarily or permanently, nor shall any structure of a temporary character be used as a residence, nor shall any residence be moved onto a building plot in the addition.
• The ground floor area of the main structure, exclusive of porches, garages, and/or servants quarters, shall contain not less than nine hundred (900) square feet.
• No building shall be located nearer the front line or nearer the side street line than the building setback lines as shown on the recorded plat. No building shall be located nearer than five feet to any inside lot line, except that the side line shall not apply to a detached garage or other out building located on the rear one quarter of the lot. Detached garages shall be located at least three feet from the side lot line.
• Easements affecting all lots in this tract are reserved as shown on the recorded plat for installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities, and in addition to the easements designated on said plat there is hereby an unobstructed aerial easement five (5) feet wide from a plane twenty (20) feet above the ground upward located adjacent to said easements as dedicated on said plat.
• No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view on any lot except one professional sign of not more than one square foot, one sign of not more than five square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.
• No drilling, oil development operations, oil refining, quarrying or mining operations of any kind shall be permitted upon or in any lot, nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavations or shafts be permitted upon or in any lot. No derrick or other structure designed for use in boring for oil or natural gas shall be erected, maintained or permitted on any lot.
• No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish, trash, garbage or other waste shall be kept except in sanitary containers. All incinerators or other equipment for the storage or disposal of such materials shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
• Grass and weeds are to be kept down on all vacant lots to prevent an unsightly appearance. This is the obligation of the owner and is to be done at his expense.
• No fence, wall, hedge or shrub planting which obstructs sight lines at elevations between two and six feet above the roadways shall be placed or permitted to remain on any corner lot within the triangular area formed by the street property lines and a line connecting them at points twenty five feet from the intersection of the street lines, or in the case of a rounded property corner from the intersection of the street property lines extended. The same sight line limitations shall apply on any lot within ten feet from an intersection of the street property line with the edge of a driveway or alley pavement. No tree shall be permitted to remain within such distance of such intersections unless the foliage line is maintained at a sufficient height to prevent obstruction of such sight lines. No fence, wall, hedge or mass planting shall be permitted to extend nearer to any street than the minimum building setback line.
These restrictions/covenants were recorded in Harris County, Texas on June 17, 1952.
Long Point Woods, Section 1
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