Laurel Creek

Key facts from Laurel Creek's documents

Reflects the 1998 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Laurel Creek

Units / lots

67 (Phase One Property only) (Section 3.3b)

Developer / declarant

Laurel Creek LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company (preliminary paragraph)

Assessments & dues

initial $200 per Class A Lot (Section 6.5c)

Special assessments

allowed for capital improvements, reconstruction, or budget shortfall; must be approved by 2/3 vote of each class of Members in person or by proxy at a special meeting (Section 6.6a)

Collections & liens

Assessment is a continuing lien on the Lot; Association may bring action at law or impose lien; includes interest, late charges, costs, attorneys’ fees (Section 6.1, Section 6.8)

Reserves & fees

Board annually prepares capital budget and establishes annual capital contribution; reserves for future repair and replacement of Common Property (Section 6.3h, Section 6.5b)

Pets

Birds, fish, dogs, cats; no other animals, fowl, reptiles, or livestock (Section 9.5)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, owners may rent Lots/Dwellings to tenants; tenants bound by rules; owner not entitled to use Common Property amenities during tenant occupancy (Section 4.6, Section 14.3)

Parking & vehicles

Trucks over 3/4 ton, commercial vehicles, campers, mobile homes, motorhomes, boats, trailers must be parked/stored in fully enclosed garage or area completely screened from view; temporary parking of pick-up, delivery, other trucks is exemp (Section 9.8)

Fences

Fences subject to ARB approval (Section 9.25 in TOC); privacy walls (party walls) covered in Article XI (Section 9.25 (TOC), Article XI)

Architectural approval

Yes, ARB approval required for any site work, landscaping, utility extensions, drainage, paving, parking, building, fence, wall, exterior alteration, remodeling, repainting, re-roofing, new landscaping (Section 7.1a)

Signs & flags

Subject to ARB approval (Section 9.10 in TOC); Declarant may display promotional signs on Class B Lots (Section 4.5f); directional signs and entry features maintained by Association (Section 6.3b) (Section 9.10 (TOC), Section 4.5f, Sectio)

Use restrictions

Development is intended as mixed-use residential, but all Lots are residential; Section 9.29 (in TOC) likely restricts to residential use. (Statement of Purpose B, Section 9.29)

Voting & meetings

Class A Lots (all except Class B) – one vote per Lot; Class B Lots (Declarant-owned not conveyed) – three votes per Lot, total 201 votes for 67 Phase One Lots; Class B terminates upon conditions in Section 3.3b (Section 3.3)

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