Restrictive Covenants for Belmont Subdivision Any residence erected on any lot shall have a minimum square footage of 1500 square feet heated area. In addition, all residences shall have at least a two-car garage with a minimum enclosed area of 19 feet x 19 feet. Each lot shall be used for residential purposes only and no trade or business of any kind may be carried on therein. The use of a portion of a residence as an office by an owner or his tenant shall not be considered to be a violation of this covenant if such use does not create a nuisance. The use of a residence or a portions thereof for business meetings, entertainment, enjoyment or business of the owner’s employees, trustees, agents, clients or customers shall not be considered to be a violation of this covenant if such does not create regular customer, client or employee traffic or otherwise create a nuisance. No structure shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any lot other than single-family dwellings with private car garages and the driveway shall consist of a concrete slab extending from the garage to the street. In addition, the front yard of the residence shall be sodded with grass and an irrigation system shall be installed. Belmont Homeowners. shall designate locations for the mailboxes for each lot in this subdivision and all mailboxes shall be identical and shall be provided by the developer but the owner of each lot shall reimburse the developer for the cost of the mailboxes. No structure shall exceed two floors or two stories in height, not including a basement.  The portion of this rule we may want to change is allowing our residents to enclose their garage for more living space. Also, do we all want the same mailbox, these and other suggestions are what you put in the space below.Once I have them all, I will write the proposed changes here and we will vote on them again.   - Agree (Check for Yes) All buildings shall be located 50 feet from the front lot line. Belmont Homeowners Association. may approve deviations of up to 5.0% for the front built-to line. No building shall be located on any lot nearer than 10 feet to any side lot line or 20 feet to the rear lot line. Corner lots must comply with the City of Camden setback requirements according to the city code in effect on the date of these restrictions.  - Agree (Check for Yes) Notwithstanding the restrictions on square footage of the residence set out above, Belmont Homeowners Association. may at its sole discretion approve in writing on a case-by-case basis deviations in the required minimum square footage requirements of up to 10.0% of the otherwise applicable minimum requirement.  - Agree (Check for Yes) No lots may be re-subdivided but this shall not preclude one lot from being combined with the adjoining lot and the placement of a swelling in the center thereof nor shall it preclude a portion of an adjoining lot from being added to the lot adjacent to it as long as neither lot size is reduced below the minimum required by the City of Camden’s code in effect on the date of these restrictions.  - Agree (Check for Yes) No above-ground pool shall be erected, constructed or installed on any lot. In-ground pools must be approved by Belmont Homeowners Association.    - Agree (Check for Yes)   No obnoxious or offensive activities shall be carried on upon any lot nor shall anything be done which may become or may be an annoyance to the neighborhood.  - Agree (Check for Yes) No trade or commercial activity shall be carried on upon any lot. No chickens, cows, horses, pigs, bees or other livestock shall be permitted. Dogs and cats as pets are allowed; however, pets are restricted to not more than three per lot. All pets, dogs and cats in particular, shall be confined within the boundaries of the owner of the pets.  - Agree (Check for Yes) The number of automobiles or personal pick-up trucks parked overnight on any lot shall be restricted to five. No yard sales, automobile signs or other sale activities shall be allowed. No school buses, commercial trucks or equipment of a commercial nature may be parked overnight within the subdivision at any time. All boats, campers, recreational vehicles, yard equipment, construction equipment, and tractors must be in garages with at least three sides covered. The operation of motor bikes, scooters, mini-bikes or unlicensed motorized vehicles is prohibited on the streets of the subdivision.  - Agree (Check for Yes) No structure of a temporary character, trailer, basement, tent, mobile home, shack, garage or other building shall be used on any lot at any time as a residence, either temporarily or permanently.  - Agree (Check for Yes) All fences, pet enclosures, trash receptacles, swimming pools, outside recreational equipment such as swing sets, trampolines, tennis courts, basketball goals and any other out buildings must be approved by Belmont Homeowners Association. prior to installation or placement on any lot.  - Agree (Check for Yes) No clothes lines are allowed on any lot.  - Agree (Check for Yes) Belmont Homeowners Association. reserves the right to designate the acceptability and location of all television or radio antennas and satellite dishes.  - Agree (Check for Yes) All residences will be served by the City of Camden for household water use and sewerage and each homeowner and/or occupant agrees to contract with the City of Camden for such services. No lot owner or homeowner shall install a private or community well system which shall be used for household consumption.  - Agree (Check for Yes) No original construction on any lot shall take place until Belmont Homeowners Association shall approve or disapprove the plans and the general contractor. Belmont Homeowners Association. shall act as the architectural control committee.  - Agree (Check for Yes) After more than 35% of the lots which contain occupied residences as defined herein have been sold, Belmont Homeowners Association. shall have the authority to call a meeting of resident lot owners for the purpose of creating a homeowner’s association. The homeowner’s association will have the authority to assess pro-rata based on a per lot unit each resident lot owner (or owners) for the cost associated with the maintenance of the sub-division entrance and common areas. This rule should be shortened to just The homeowner’s association will have the authority to assess pro-rata based on a per lot unit each resident lot owner (or owners) for the cost associated with the maintenance of the sub-division entrance and common areas.  - Agree (Check for Yes) Belmont Homeowners Association reserves the right to subject the real property in the subdivision to a contract with the City of Camden for installation of street lighting which may require a monthly payment to the City of Camden by each resident lot owner. Belmont Homeowners Association also reserves the right to approve the general contractor and all initial plans for the construction of the first or initial residence on each lot.  - Agree (Check for Yes) In the event Belmont Homeowners Association, its successors or assigns, fail to approve or disapprove plans and specifications or any improvements within ninety (90) days after the same have been submitted to it, or in any event, if no suit or written notice to enjoin the construction has been commenced prior to the completion thereof, approval shall not be required or the related covenant shall be deemed to have been fully complied with. This would be in effect when we do require BHOA to give approval.  - Agree (Check for Yes) These covenants are to run with the land and shall be binding on all persons claiming under them for a period of twenty-five (25) years from the date of these covenants are recorded, after which time said covenants shall be automatically extended for successive periods of ten years unless an instrument signed by a majority of the then owners of the lots have been recorded agreeing to change the covenants in whole or in part. Notwithstanding the above paragraph, providing for the automatic extension of these covenants any time before the expiration of twenty-five (25) years, these covenants can be amended or changed provided the owners of 65% of the lots sign an instrument recordable at the office of Clerks of Court for Kershaw County referring to these restrictions and referring to the amendment of these restrictions pursuant to this power. Enforcement shall be by proceeding at law or in equity against any person violating or attempting to violate any covenants to restrain violation or to recover damages. Invalidation of any provision of these covenants by judgment or court order shall in no way affect any of the other provisions and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. These above say that we can make changes and we can enforce them in court.  - Agree (Check for Yes) Please write any other rules or changes you would like to make in the comment field below.