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RAINTREE DEVELOPMENT
JOINT VENTURE
TO
THE'PUBLIC
RESTRICTIONS: Rainlree
Section One. .College Station
Brazos. County. Texas
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JUN 13,1977.
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THE STATE.OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZOS
That we. RainTreeDevelopments Joint Venture belngowners of that certain
18.9 acre tract ofland.'beinga part' of 112.11 acres in the Morgan Rector league.,
Brazos County, Texas which was purchased from Property Investments Venture 11. by
deed dated. February..4,. 1977. and recorded in 'Volume .367 . Page.!L of the Deed
Records of BrazosCounty.Texas.sa1d 18.9 acres he r>eto,fo re platted and subdivided
into RainTree, Section. One, a subdlv1s10nof' the..City. of .College.. Station. Brazos
County. Texas. said plat be1ng recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Brazos
Coun~y t ,Te~as. .under .Volume373 . . Page -1lL- . anddesir1 ngto create and carry out
a unifonn plan for the. improvements. development and sale of lots in said subdivision
do hereby adopt and establlshthe following reservations, restrictions. covenants
and easements to apply. uniformly to the use. occupancy.. and conveyance of the lots
in RainTree, Section.One.
RESTRICTIONS
1.. LAND USE AND BUILDING TYPE:
No plot shall be used for any purpose except for residential purfJoses.
No build1ngshall be erectea. alte.red.placedor per1l11ttedto'remain on any lot
other thanonedetachedsinglefam11y dwelling not to exceed, two and one-half stor1es
in he1 ght and a.. priva te ... garage or carportoro~her . structul'ewhichsupplements
the residence, and use, of which is compatableto theres1dence. such as fences. wal1si
pool$, terraces, and $1milar landscaping features. .
2.. ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL: -.!
No building shall be erected. placed or altered on any lot. until the
construction plans and specifications and a plan showing the location of the structure
, on the lot, have been approved by the Architectural Control Committee as to proposed
qua11tyof ,building. hannony of external design with existing structures and as to
the location w1threspectto topography and finish gradeelevat10ns. No fence or
wall shall be erected, placed or altered on any lot nearer toanystree't than the .t
.minimum building setback line unless similarly approved. The Architectural Control
Committee is composed of three members whose names andaddre~ses are as follows:
Edwin W. Schultz, College Station. Texas
. M.L. Cashion. College Stationi Texas
R.W. Butler, Bryan,.T~xas
A maJority of the Committee may designate a representative to act for it. In the
event of death or resignation of any member of theConmlttee, the remaining members
shall have ful1author1tytodesignate a successor. Neitherof.themembers of the
COl11T1ittee nor its designated representative shall be entitled to any compensation
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ownerso~ two thirds (2/3) of. the lots shall have thepowerthrough.a.duly recorded
1nst,rument to .change the. membership. of the . Conm1ttee .orto w1thdrawfrom the COl1lnittee
. or 'to restore to it any of its powers ordutie~. Before any lot owner 1 nthe sub-'.'
division shall commence the erection or plac1r-tg'of any building. wall. fence. o.r
oth~rstructure as referred to .above.he, shall apply inwritfngto the Architectural ,
ContJ'O 1 COIl'lll1 ttee for approval of such proposed ' structure. . The COI1III1 ttee I s approvll
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or disapproval as required herein shall be in writing. If the Conmittee or its .
disignated representative fa11s,togive written approval or disapproval within thirty
(30) days after plans and spectfficat10ns have been submitted to it. or in any event
if no suit.to enjoin the construction has been comnenced prior.t~.the completion of
the improvements, arprovalw111 no.t be required and the related covenants shall be
deemed to have been fully satisfied.
3. lOT SIZES:
Nobu1lding shall be erected or placed on any lot having a width less
than 50 fet;t at minimum building setback line or having an8realess than t9,OOO
square feet.
4. OWELLING~IZE: ,
The heated floor area of themalnresidential st~ucture.exclusiveof
open porches, screened .porche's. stoops.. and garages. shall not. be less than.1400
square. feet; the heated ground floor area shall be .not less than 800 square feet.
5. BUILDING lOCATION:
No bu11dingshall be located on any lot nearer to the front line or
nearer to the side streetthantheminimurnbui1ding setback line shown on the
recorded plat. In any event, no building shall be located on a lot nearer than
twenty-five (25) feet to the front lot line,ornearer than fifteen (15) feet to
the side street line. No building shall be located ne~rerthan (7.5) feet to any
interior lot line. The minimum side line d'lstaraceon garages located seventy-five
.(75) feet or m,orefrom the front of the property shall be (7.5) feet. For the
purposes of this covenant, eaves. steps and uncovered porches shall not be considered
as a part of the building.
6. EASEMENTS:
Easements for the ..instal lat1 ons and.. ma intenanceof utilities are reserved
as shown and providing for on the recorded plat. Said easements are also reserved
as drainage easements.
7. NUISANCES:
No noxious oroffe,n'siveact1vityshal1 be permitted upon any lot, nor
shall anything be donethereonwh1ch maybe or become anannouanceornuisance to
the neighborhood. The Architectural ControlComnitteedes1gnated in Paragraph Two
shall have the authority to decide what constitutes a nuisance to the neighborhood.
This requ1rement1ncludes an obligation on part of all lot owners to
\ keep' thepropert1es in such manner. as. to preserve attractive appearance of the. neighbor- .
hood.
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TEMPORARY. STRUCTURES:
Nostructureofatemporary character; basement. tent. shack. garage.
ba'~n. or other outbu11d1ngshall be used on any lot at any time as a residence.
either temporarily.or.pennanently.
9. SIGNS:
No signs of,anykindshell be~isplayedtothe public v1ew.fnany lot
except, CIne sign of not mote than five (5) square feetadvert1s1ng the property for
, ,sal~ or rent, or signs used by a' builder to advertise tht! property during the
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construction and 'sales period.
10. OIL AND MINING,OPERATIONS:
No 011 dri1ling,oi1development operations. oil refining, quarrying,
or mineral mining operat1onsofany.k1nd shall"be penn1tted upon or in any lot.
nor shall any wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavations or shafts be permitted
upon or in any lot. Noderr1ckor other structure designed for use in boring for
oril or natural gas wells. shall beerected,maintainedor perm1ttedupon any lot.
11. lIVESTOCK AND POULTRY:
, No animals, livestock or poultry of nay kind shall be raised, bred. or
kept on any lots, except that dogs. cats or other household pets maybe kept pro-
vidingthat they are not kept. bredorma1ntainedforan)'.corrmerc1al purposes and
further providing that' the keep1ngof such house~oldpets does not constitute a
nuisance to the neighborhood.
, 12. GARBAGE AND REFUSE DISPOSAl.: \
No lot shall be used ormainta1ned as a dumping ground for rubbish,
trash, garbage, or other waste and such waste shall be kept only in sanitary con-
ta1ners. All1ne1nerators,orotherequipmentfor the storage or disposal of such
nlaterial shall be kept "nclean sanitarycondit1on.
13. TERM:'
These covenants are to run with the land and shall be binding on all
parties and all persons claiming under them for a period of forty(40)yeal"s from
the date of these covenants are recorded, after whicht1me said covenants shall
be automatically extended for a successive periods of ten (10l years unless an
instrument signed by.a majority of. the then owners of the lots has been recorded,
agreeing to change saidcovenenats1n whole or in part. Itis understood that
each owner of one or more lots shall be entitled to one vote for each and every
lot owned.
.14. ENFORCEMENT:
Enforcement shall be byproceed1ngs at low or in equity against any
person or persons violating or attempting tov101ate any covenant either to restrain
violation or to recover damages.
15. SEVERABILITY:
Invalidation of any one of these covenants by judgment or court order
shall in no way affect any of the other provisions which shall remain in full
force and effect.
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WITNESS
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,COUNTY OF BRAZOS,
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BEF'ORE\'ME. the undersigned. a Notary Public in and for said County
and State. onth1s.day personally appeared EDWIN W. SCHULTZandM.L.CASHION.
. known tome tabe the persons whose names are, subscr.1bed to the forego 'I ng
instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for' the purposes
andcons1derat1on therein.expressed.
,......... ~...~.G.IVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this the Lday of ~t 197 L.
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STATE. OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF BRAZOS
BEFORE ME. the undersigned. a Notary Public in and for said County
and State. on thi.sdaype~SonallYapp~ared . t,"JJJ.. .A~~H~1~
known. to me tobethepersonandof'ficerwho'se,name<1s'subscribed to the foregoing'
instrument and acknowledged tome that thesame.wIs the act of the said BRYCO.
INCORPORATED I,a corporation. and that he executed the same as the act of such
corporation for the purposes and cons1derattontheretn expressed. and in the
capac1 ty there1 n s ta ted. I ./
.' '. GIVEN UNDER MY BAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE. th1~ the~ day of ~~ . 197Z.
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