Clements Ferry Commons

Key facts from Clements Ferry Commons's documents

Reflects the 2019 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Property Owners Association (Article I, Section 3 (Association define)

Legal name

Clements Ferry Commons

Units / lots

3 parcels (Parcel 1, Parcel 2, Parcel 3) as of recording date (Article I, Section 11 (definition of Par)

Developer / declarant

Linda A. Gibson, Shirley A. Huggins, John J. Avinger, Jr. (Introduction paragraph)

Governing law

South Carolina Code of Laws §15-48-10 et seq. (as amended) for arbitration (Exhibit B By-Laws, Arbitration Notice)

Assessments & dues

First Annual Assessment determined by Board based on costs; not predetermined (Article IV, Section 4 (Date of Commencem)

Special assessments

Special Assessments allowed for capital improvements; approval of Majority (70%) required if assessment per Parcel exceeds $3,000; exception for initial 2 years for government-required improvements (Article IV, Section 5)

Reserves & fees

5% of assessment amount for assessments not paid within 30 days after due date (Article IV, Section 10)

Pets

Pets allowed, but no animals, livestock, or poultry raised, bred, or kept on any Parcel (Article VI, Section 12)

Leasing & rentals

Parcel 2 may have apartment style rental housing; Parcels 1 and 3 if residential may only have for-sale single family houses/townhouses, but purchaser may lease for term not less than 1 year (Article VI, Section 19 (last paragraph))

Architectural approval

Yes, for Parcels 1 and 3: no landscaping, grading, filling, building, fence, wall, sidewalk, or other structure shall be commenced without ACC approval (Article VI, Section 6)

Setbacks / home size

Buildings shall be situated in accordance with building and setback requirements of Berkeley County ordinances and codes (Article VI, Section 8)

Voting & meetings

One vote per developable highland acre owned (fractional votes for fractional acres); each Parcel Owner entitled to vote; if multiple owners, vote cannot be split (Article III, Section 2 and Section 3)

Amendments

During first 20 years, amendment by majority of Parcel votes; after 20 years, auto extension for 10-year periods unless 2/3 votes to terminate; Declarant may amend for governmental compliance (Article VII, Section 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.