Briarwood Subdivision

Key facts from Briarwood Subdivision's documents

Reflects the 2001 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Briarwood Homes Association (Section 2.3: '“Association” means Briarw)

Developer / declarant

DORCOR, INC., a Kansas corporation (Page 3: 'this Supplement is made this 17)

Governing law

Chapter 358C of the Iowa Code (Article 1, Section 1: 'formed pursuant t)

Special assessments

Permitted if necessary to carry out Association purposes; at least 30 days notice (Section 4.4: 'The Association may ... le)

Reserves & fees

Association may establish reasonable reserves for major items, contingencies, etc. (Section 4.2(e): 'reasonable reserves for)

Leasing & rentals

Owner may rent residence as long as occupied by one family as defined (Section 9.1(b) last sentence: 'nothing c)

Fences

Not encouraged; must be approved by ARC; cannot extend nearer than 45 feet from front street or front of house, whichever farther; max height 4 feet; pool fence may be chain link or rod iron only (no solid material) (Section 8.7(g): 'Fences are not encourag)

Architectural approval

Prior written approval of Architectural Committee required for any building, fence, structure, exterior alteration, landscaping, replatting; except Developer (Section 8.3(a): 'no landscaping shall be)

Home business

Permitted if quiet, inoffensive, and does not increase street parking or interfere with neighbors (Section 9.1(a) last sentence: 'Nothing i)

Signs & flags

Only For Sale or For Rent signs not exceeding 5 sq ft; all other signs require Association approval; no signs that malign Developer (Section 9.2: 'Except for a professionall)

Setbacks / home size

1,100 square feet exclusive of porches, garages, patios, detached accessory buildings; Developer may alter by up to 10% (Section 8.7(e)(3): 'Minimum square foota)

Use restrictions

Yes; each Lot may be used only for residential purposes (Section 9.1(a): 'Each Lot may be used on)

Voting & meetings

One vote per Lot; Developer controls all votes until Turnover Date (Section 3.4: 'Each Owner shall be entitl)

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