Colony at Lexington Plantation

Key facts from Colony at Lexington Plantation's documents

Reflects the 2010 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Subdivision of single-family residential lots (Article I Section 8 (Lot definition) and)

Units / lots

151 (Lots 76-117, 121-189, 191, 193-196, 205-227, 230, 239-249 as per Exhibit A) (Exhibit A)

Developer / declarant

Lexington Plantation Investors, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company (Opening recital and Article I Section 7)

Governing law

North Carolina General Statutes (e.g., Article 2A of Chapter 45, Article 8 of Chapter 44) (Article IV Section 9, Article IV Section)

Assessments & dues

Initial maximum $300.00 per lot through December 31, 2010 (Article IV Section 3(a))

Special assessments

For capital improvements or extraordinary maintenance; requires 2/3 vote of each class of members (Article IV Section 4)

Collections & liens

Unpaid assessments become a lien on the lot; may be foreclosed under NC law (Article 2A of Chapter 45) after recording claim of lien (Article IV Sections 1 and 9)

Reserves & fees

Board shall create and maintain a reserve fund for periodic maintenance, repair, replacement of improvements to Common Areas (Article IV Section 5)

Pets

Yes, dogs, cats, domesticated birds are allowed; no Rottweilers, Pitbulls, livestock, or poultry (Article VI Section 4)

Leasing & rentals

Impliedly allowed; an owner may delegate use of common areas to tenants (Article II Section 3)

Parking & vehicles

Implicitly prohibited for trailers, campers, commercial vehicles; for regular vehicles, not addressed but parking only on lot improvements suggests no on-street (Article VI Sections 12 and 13)

Fences

Fences require ARB approval; chain-link not permitted; must be privacy or picket type, 5 ft high; fences separating front/back yard facing a street must be vinyl; side/back fences may be vinyl or wood (Article VI Section 9)

Architectural approval

Yes, for any site preparation, construction, alteration, fence, etc. Plans must be approved by Architectural Review Board (Article V)

Setbacks / home size

Front: 35 ft; side: 10 ft one side, 5 ft other side (with windows/doors at least 10 ft from side line); rear: 25 ft; variances up to 25% allowed (Article VII Section 2)

Maintenance

Owner responsible for roof maintenance (implied in exterior maintenance) (Article VI Section 25 (exterior of struc)

Insurance

Association must maintain public liability, property damage, cross-liability insurance, fidelity bonds, and other insurance as required (Article IX Section 1)

Use restrictions

Yes, single-family residential purposes only (Article VI Section 2)

Voting & meetings

Class A (lot owners) one vote per lot; Class B (Declarant) 100 votes per lot; Class B terminates upon later of: written termination by Declarant, when Class A votes equal or exceed Class B, or December 31, 2027 (Article III Sections 2 and 3)

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