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What Nautical's governing documents say
Nautical Wave is a planned single-family home community in North Topsail Beach, NC, governed by a homeowners' association (HOA). This Master Declaration establishes the HOA, sets rules for lot use, architectural review, assessments, and maintenance. It applies to all lot owners, residents, and their guests.
- Land use & building type: Lots are for single-family residential use only. Each dwelling must have at least 2,200 heated square feet (first floor at least 1,200 sq ft). No mobile homes, trailers, or temporary structures as residences. Modular homes allowed with permission.
- Occupancy restrictions: All occupants of a lot must be a single family: related by blood/marriage/adoption/guardianship, or no more than 3 unrelated persons living as a single housekeeping unit.
- Architectural review: All exterior improvements (buildings, fences, landscaping changes) require prior written approval from the Architectural Review Committee (ARC). During the Declarant Control Period, the Declarant controls the ARC. Approval may be based on aesthetic grounds. Plans are deemed approved if no response within 30 days.
- Assessments & fees: Annual assessments start at $15/month per lot, can increase up to 20% yearly without a vote. Special assessments require 2/3 member vote. A one-time initiation fee of $150 per lot is due at sale. Assessments are a lien on the lot.
- Parking & vehicles: Only licensed, operative passenger vehicles may be regularly parked in driveways. No on-street parking except temporarily. Vehicles over 5,000 lbs, campers, boats, and trailers must be stored in an enclosed garage or screened from view. No vehicle repairs outside a garage.
- Pets & animals: No livestock or poultry. Up to 3 dogs/cats combined per lot (more with ARC approval). On lots 3+ acres, up to 2 horses allowed. Pets must be leashed when outside, and owners must clean up after them.
- Fences & structures: Fences over 6 feet are prohibited. No fences allowed between the front of the house and the street. Fences visible from the street must be decorative. Chain link fences are not allowed. All fences require ARC approval.
- Leasing & rentals: Leasing a lot is permitted and is not considered a business. No minimum lease term is stated in this document.
Key facts from Nautical's documents
- Community type
- Covenant / Planned Community
- Legal name
- Nautical Wave
- Developer / declarant
- Nautical Builders, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (Preamble)
- Governing law
- Chapter 47F of the North Carolina General Statutes (Planned Community Act) (Article I)
- Assessments & dues
- Initial minimum $15.00 per month (subject to adjustment) (Article IX, Section 3)
- Special assessments
- Requires assent of two-thirds of votes of Lot Owners voting in person or by proxy; except for insurance premiums, deductibles, and uninsured losses which are not limited by member approval (Article IX, Section 4)
- Collections & liens
- Assessments are a continuing lien on the Lot and a personal obligation of the Owner; Association may foreclose the lien (Article IX, Sections 2 & 8)
- Reserves & fees
- Initiation fees deposited into a specially designated reserve account for unforeseen expenditures or additional equipment/services (Article IX, Section 13)
- Pets
- Yes: dogs, cats, and other usual/ common household pets (Article IV, Section 20)
- Leasing & rentals
- Yes; leasing of a Lot is not considered a business or trade (Article IV, Section 1 (last paragraph))
- Parking & vehicles
- Only licensed operative passenger cars, station wagons, passenger pick-up trucks, or passenger vans may be regularly parked in driveways (Article IV, Section 9)
- Architectural approval
- Yes – no building, wall, fence, landscaping acting as fence, pier, dock, ornamentation, or other improvement may be erected, placed, or altered without prior written approval from the ARC (Article V, Section 1)
- Home business
- Permitted ancillary to primary residential use if not detectable, conforms to zoning, no door-to-door solicitation, does not generate excessive traffic, and consistent with residential character (Article IV, Section 1)
- Signs & flags
- Professionally prepared 'for sale' or 'for rent' signs not exceeding 6 sq ft allowed without ARC approval; flags and political signs allowed with reasonable time, number, size, place restrictions consistent with NCGS 47F-3-121 (Article IV, Section 6)
- Use restrictions
- Lots and Common Area used for single-family residential and related purposes only (Article IV, Section 1(a))
- Voting & meetings
- Class A (non-Declarant Owners): one vote per Lot; Class B (Declarant): votes for each Lot owned plus each Lot owned by others; conversion to Class A upon expiration of Declarant Control Period (Article III, Section 4)
Related associations
Overlaps: Nautical Reach
Nearby (within 500 m): Mimosa Bay · Permeta Branch Kg · The Preserve at Tidewater
About this HOA
Nautical is a homeowners association in North Topsail Beach, NC.
HOAproxy has 1 document on file for Nautical: 1 CC&R. Last updated 2026-06-20.