Synopsis of Covenants and Restrictions

Park Ridge East

Full plat Covenants, Limitations &Restrictions may be found at the Monroe County Court House

D. All lots in this addition are reserved for residential use. No building or any part thereof erected on any lot shall be used for any commercial purpose whatsoever. No building other than a one family residence shall be

erected on any lot in said addition.

G. Additional Sub-division Restrictions:

1. Waste Disposal - no lots shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish, trash, garbage or other waste material, and such items shall not be kept except in sanitary containers out of sight and under cover except on days of trash collection. All equipment for the storage of disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean sanitary condition.

2. Yard incinerators for the disposal or burning of trash are not permitted.

3. All dwelling units shall be equipped with a mechanical device for the grinding and disposal of garbage and food waste in the kitchen or kitchens through the sewer drain.

4. All sewage disposal shall be connected with the sanitary sewer system of the City and no septic tanks or cesspools are permitted.

5. No fence in excess of 6 feet in height shall be permitted on any lot.

6. No fence, hedge or shrub planting which obstructs sight lines at elevations between 2 and 6 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 20 feet from the intersections of the street lines, or in case of rounded property corner, from the intersection of the street property lines extended. No tree shall be permitted to remain within such distances of such intersections unless the foliage line is maintained at sufficient height to prevent obstruction of such sight lines.

H. No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred or kept on any lot except that dogs, cats, and other normally recognized household pets may be kept, providing they are not kept, bred or maintained for any commercial purpose.

I. No manufacturing, noxious, illegal or offensive trade or activity shall be carried on upon any lot in said subdivision nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood.

J. For every family unit located on any lot, there shall be an undercover space for the off-street parking of a minimum of one automobile; and every dwelling or structure shall have a driveway with a minimum width of 10 feet extending from the curb line in the front of the lot back to a point at least as far as the closest point of the structure to the street. Said driveway shall be paved with either concrete or hot mixed bituminous asphalt material.

K. Except for service deliveries, no boat, trailer or other vehicle other than automobiles and trucks of less than 3/4 ton capacity shall be parked in the subdivision, unless parked within an enclosed garage, carport or basement.

L. There shall be no subdivision of any lot, or lots, nor any sale thereof in parcels, except a portion of a lot may be sold to an adjoining lot owner if no new lot is created. For the purpose of these conditions and restrictions, all adjoining lots, or parts thereof, owned by one person and used as a single building site, shall be considered one lot, and the boundaries so established by such common ownership shall be considered the only lot lines for the purposes of these conditions and restrictions.

M. The right to enforce the within provisions, restrictions and covenants by injunction, together with the right to cause the removal by due process of law of any septic tank, absorption bed or structure erected or maintained in violation thereof, is hereby dedicated and reserved to the owners of the lots in this subdivision, their heirs or assigns, who shall be entitled to such relief without being required to show any damage of any kind to any such owner or owners by or through any such violation or attempted violation. Said provisions shall be in full force and effect until January 1, 1985, at which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of 10 years, unless by a vote of the majority of the then owners of the lots, it is agreed to change the covenants in whole or in part. Invalidation of any one of the covenants by judgement or court order shall in no wise effect any of the other provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect. These restrictions and reservations are made for the benefit of the Bloomington Development Corporation, its successors and assigns, and of any and all persons who may own any lot or lots in Park Ridge East and who shall derive title from or through The Bloomington Development Corporation, its successors or assigns, or any lot owner as above described shall specifically have the right to prevent or stop the violation of any restriction by injunction or other lawful remedy, to recover any damages resulting from such violation in addition to which they shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in obtaining such injunction or in pursuing any other lawful remedy to prevent or stop such violation.

N. The within covenants, limitations and restrictions are to run with the land and shall be binding on all parties and persons claiming under them.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Officers of the Bloomington Development Corporation have hereunto caused their names to subscribe.