Bienville Landing Subdivision

Key facts from Bienville Landing Subdivision's documents

Reflects the 2024 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Subdivision - single-family residential; governed by Homeowners Association (Article One, Section 1.03(c), (m), (q); )

Developer / declarant

Turnberry Development (2016) LLC, an Alabama limited liability company (First paragraph, Section 1.03(j))

Governing law

Alabama Homeowners’ Association Act (HOA Act) – Chapter 20 of Title 35 of the Code of Alabama (1975) (Section 1.03(k))

Assessments & dues

Board fixes amount; each Lot pays a fraction (number of Lots owned / total Lots) times total sum needed (Sections 4.05, 4.06)

Special assessments

May be levied by Board for capital improvements on Common Area (construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement) (Section 4.04)

Reserves & fees

May be established at Board’s discretion for periodic maintenance, repair, replacement of Common Area improvements (Section 4.02)

Pets

Dogs, cats, other household pets allowed subject to Association rules; not for commercial purpose; must be leashed/under control. Service animals exempt. (Section 7.06)

Leasing & rentals

Homes and Lots may be leased for residential purposes only (Section 8.01)

Parking & vehicles

Not prohibited explicitly; but no parking in front of private driveways; vehicles must be operable.

Architectural approval

ARC shall indicate approval/disapproval in writing within 30 days after submission; if no action within 30 days, approval deemed automatically given (unless construction began before submission) (Section 6.02)

Home business

Allowed if business uses ≤10% of home square footage, does not result in additional parking on streets/Common Area, is secondary to residential use, and does not violate zoning (Section 7.01(a))

Signs & flags

Only: (i) For-sale sign <4 sq ft, (ii) builder/Declarant signs, (iii) security sign within 10 ft of entrance of reasonable size. No other signs. US flag allowed per Alabama Code (Section 7.17). (Section 7.03, 7.17)

Setbacks / home size

Not explicitly defined; reference to approved plans and zoning codes (Section 6.01, 7.22)

Use restrictions

Each Lot restricted to private single-family dwelling for residential use (Section 7.01)

Voting & meetings

Voting by Owners shall be in accordance with the Bylaws (Section 3.02)

Extracted from the recorded governing documents and cited to them; may be incomplete and is not legal advice — verify against the official documents below.