2019-07-12 Transformation Hill CovenantsWASHINGTON COUNTY NEBRASKA
Filed for record on July 12, 2019 at 01:14 PM
Instrument No. 2019-01963
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Carolyn M ttodola, Register of Deeds
Recording Return to:
Brenda Wheeler, City Clerk-, City of Blair, 218 S. 16"' Street, Blair, NE 68008 (402) 426-6694
DECLARATION OF CONVENANTS, CONDITIONS,
RESTRICTIONS AND EASEMENTS OF TRANSFORMATION HILL ADDITION,
A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
THIS DECLARATION, made on the date hereinafter set forth, is made by The City of
Blair, a City of the First Class and a political subdivision organized under the laws of the State of
Nebraska, a municipality, hereinafter referred to as the "Declarant".
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Declarant is the owner of certain real property located within Washington County,
Nebraska and described as follows:
Lots 28 through 57, inclusive, Transformation Hill Addition, a subdivision, as surveyed,
platted and recorded in Blair, Washington County, Nebraska.
Such lots are herein referred to collectively as the "Lots" and individually as each "Lot".
The Declarant desires to provide for the preservation of the values and amenities of
TRANSFORMATION HILL ADDITION, for the maintenance of the character and residential
integrity of TRANSFORMATION HILL ADDITION, and for the acquisitions, construction and
maintenance of Common Facilities for the use and enjoyment of the residents of Transformation
Hill Addition.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Declarant hereby declares that each and all of the Lots shall be
held, sold and conveyed subject to the following restrictions, covenants, conditions and easements,
all of which are for the purpose of enhancing and protecting the value, desirability and
attractiveness of the Lots, and the enjoyment of the residents of the Lots. These restrictions,
covenants, conditions and casements shall run with such Lots and shall be binding upon all parties
having or acquiring any right, title or interest in each Lot, or any part thereof, as is more
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WASHINGTON COUNTY NEBRASKA
Filed for record on July 12, 2019 at 01:14 PM
Instrument No. 2019-01963
(8 Pages
!�Mdo,
Carolyn M ttodola, Register of Deeds
Recording Return to:
Brenda Wheeler, City Clerk-, City of Blair, 218 S. 16"' Street, Blair, NE 68008 (402) 426-6694
DECLARATION OF CONVENANTS, CONDITIONS,
RESTRICTIONS AND EASEMENTS OF TRANSFORMATION HILL ADDITION,
A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF BLAIR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA
THIS DECLARATION, made on the date hereinafter set forth, is made by The City of
Blair, a City of the First Class and a political subdivision organized under the laws of the State of
Nebraska, a municipality, hereinafter referred to as the "Declarant".
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Declarant is the owner of certain real property located within Washington County,
Nebraska and described as follows:
Lots 28 through 57, inclusive, Transformation Hill Addition, a subdivision, as surveyed,
platted and recorded in Blair, Washington County, Nebraska.
Such lots are herein referred to collectively as the "Lots" and individually as each "Lot".
The Declarant desires to provide for the preservation of the values and amenities of
TRANSFORMATION HILL ADDITION, for the maintenance of the character and residential
integrity of TRANSFORMATION HILL ADDITION, and for the acquisitions, construction and
maintenance of Common Facilities for the use and enjoyment of the residents of Transformation
Hill Addition.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Declarant hereby declares that each and all of the Lots shall be
held, sold and conveyed subject to the following restrictions, covenants, conditions and easements,
all of which are for the purpose of enhancing and protecting the value, desirability and
attractiveness of the Lots, and the enjoyment of the residents of the Lots. These restrictions,
covenants, conditions and casements shall run with such Lots and shall be binding upon all parties
having or acquiring any right, title or interest in each Lot, or any part thereof, as is more
fully described licrein, The Lots, and each Lot is and shall be subject to all and each of the
following conditions and other terms.
ARTICLE I.
RESTRICTIONS AND COVENANTS
1. Each Lot shall be used exclusively for single-family residential purposes, except for such
Lots or parts thereof as may hereafter be conveyed or dedicated by Declarant, or its successors, or
assigns.
2. No residence, building, fence (other than fences constructed by the Declarant), wall,
pathway, driveway, patio, patio cover enclosure, deck, rock garden, swimming pool, pool house,
satellite receiving station or "discs", solar boating or cooling devices, or other external
improvements, above or below ground (herein all referred to as any "Improvement") shall be
constructed, erected, placed or permitted to remain on any Lot, nor shall any grading, excavation
or tree removal for any Improvement be commenced, except for improvements which have been
approved by Declarant as follows:
A. Sale of any Lot will be contingent upon a Buyer obtaining an approved
building permit and a signed contract with a building contractor. If the Buyer is doing
the construction of the residence (house.), he or she shall furnish evidence Buyer can
complete the construction project. The Buyer shall furnish a letter to the Declaratit
that he or she has secured financing for the construction loan. Furthermore, all
construction shall begin within one Hundred and Twenty (120) days of closing on the
lot. Buyer understands that if construction does not begin in One Hundred and Twenty
(120) days from the date of closing on the Lot, the Declarant shall have the absolute
right to rescind the purchase of the Lot and shall to ffind payment to the Buyer upon
title to the Lot reverting back to the Declarant.
B. An owner desiring to erect an improvement shall deliver two sets of
construction plans, landscaping plans and plot plans to Declarant (herein collectively
referred to as the "plans"). Such plans shall include a description type, quality, color
and use of materials proposed for the exterior of such Improvements. Concurrent with
submission of the plans, owner shall notify the Declarant of the Owner's mailing
address.
C. Declarant shall review such plans in rotation to the type and exterior of
improvements constructed, or approved for construction, on neighboring Lots and in
the surrounding area, and any general scheme or plans formulated by Declarant. In this
regard, Declarant intends that the Lots shall form a residential community with homes
constructed of high quality materials. The decisions to approve or refuse approval of a
proposed Improvement .;hall be erected by Declarant to promote development of the
Lots and to protect the values, character and residential quality of all Lots. If Declarant
determines- that the proposed improvement will not protect and enhance the integrity
and character of all the Lots and neighboring Lots as a quality residential community,
Declat-ant may infuse approval of the proposed Improvements.
D. The minimum house size is One Thousand Fifty (1050) square feet,
meaning the first floor finished square feet shall be 1050 square feet. The 1050 square
feet shall not include any garage or patio square feet.
E. The house shall have a minimum two (2) bedroom,; finished on the main
floor, an attached two (2 1 ) car garage, a full basement, an asphalt shingle roof, a roof
with a minimum one -twelfth (1/12) pitch, a minimum roof overhang of twelve (12)
inches, horizontal siding (consisting of steel, wood, and/or vinyl siding component,;),
two (2) car concrete driveway. There will be no fences in the front yard of the property.
All accessory structures shall be smaller than eight hundred sixty-four (864) total
square feet and ;hall not be taller than the principle housing structure, All house-,,; and
accessory structures will be constructed to meet the International Building Code.
Furthermore, no recreational vehicles, cars-, buses, campers, motorcycles, golf carts,
vans, or any other motorized vehicle shall be park -ed in any yard, grass, front yard, and
shall only be parked on a paved driveway or paved concrete slab which is approved by
the Declarant.
F. No person, entity, corporation, business, partnership, and/or individual shall
own any more than three (3) lots at one (1) time.
G. Written Notice of any approval of a proposed Improvement shall be mailed
to the owner at the address specified by the owner upon submission of the plans. Such
notice ;hall be mailed, if at all, within thirty (30) days after the date of submission of
the plans. If notice of approval is not mailed within such period, the proposed
Improvement shall be deemed disapproved by Declat-ant.
H. No Lot owner, or combination of Lot owners, or other person or persons
shall have any right to any action by Declarant, or to control, direct or influence the
acts, of the Declarant with respect to any proposed Improvement. No responsibility,
liability or obligation shall be assumed by or imposed upon Declarant by virtue of the
authority granted to Declarant in this Section, or as a result of any act or failure to act
by Declarant with respect to any proposed Improvement.
3. No single-family residence shall be created, altered, placed or permitted to remain on any
Lot other than one detached single-family dwelling which does not exceed two and one-half stori N-
in height. No structure, building or porch shall be constructed, erected, installed or situated within
(25) feet of the front yard line, except as got forth herein, all Improvements on the Lots shall comply
with all other set back requirements of the Zoning Code of the Municipal Code of the City of Blair,
Nebraska.
4. The exposed front foundation walls- and any foundation walls facing any street of all main
residential structures must be constructed of or faced with clay -fired brick or stone or other
material approved by Declarant. All exposed side and rear concrete or concrete block foundation
walls not facing a street must be covered with clay -fined brick, stone, siding or shall be painted.
All driveways must be constructed of concrete, brick, paving stone, or laid stone. All foundations
shall be constructed of concrete, concrete blocks, brick or stone. Fireplace chimneys shall be
covered with wood or other material approved in writing by Declarant. Unless other materials are
specifically approved by Declarant, the roof of all Improvement,; shall be covered with asphalt
shingles or wood cedar shakes or wood shingles.
5. No streamers, posters, banners, balloons-, exterior illumination or other rally devices will
be allowed on any Lot in the promotion or sale of any Lot, residential structure or property unless
approved in writing by the Declarant. No advertising signs, billboards, unsightly objects or
nuisances shall be erected, placed or permitted to remain on any Lot except one. sign per Lot
consisting of not more than six (6) square feet advertising a Lot as "For Sale". No business -
activities of any kind whatsoever shall be conducted on any Lot including home occupations as
defined in the Zoning Code of the Municipal Code of the City of Blair, Nebraska; nor shall the
promises be used in any way for any purpose which may endanger the health or unreasonably
disturb the owner or owners of any Lot or any resident thereof. Provided, however, the foregoing
paragraph shall not apply to the business activities, signs and billboards or the construction and
maintenance of buildings, if any, by Declarant, their agents or assigns, during the construction and
sale of the Lots.
6. No obnoxious ore offensive activity shall be carried on upon any Lot, nor shall anything
be done thereon which may be, or may become, an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood,
including, but not limited to, odors, dust, glare, sound, lighting, smoke, vibration and radiation,
Exterior light installed on any Lot shall either be indirect or of such controlled focus and intensity
as not to disturb the residents of adjacent Lots.
7. Exterior televisions or radio antenna of any soil shall not be permitted on any Lot, except
a satellite receiving dish not exceeding 24 inches in diameter and attached directly to the residence
may be permitted provided that the location and size of the proposed satellite receiving dish be
first approved by the Declarant, or its assigns.
8. No repair of any boat, automobile.,;, motorcycles, trucks, campers (trailer, van -type, auto -
drawn or mounted), snowmobiles, recreational vehicles (RV), other self-propelled vehicle.,; oi-
similar vehicles requiring a continuous time period in excess of forty-eight (48) hours- shall be
permitted on any Lot at any time; nor shall vehicles offensive to the neighborhood be visibly
stored, parked or abandoned on any Lot. No unused building material, junk, or rubbish shall be left
exposed on the Lot except during actual building operations, and then only in as neat inconspicuous
a manner as possible.
9. No boat, camper, trailer, auto -drawn or mounted trailer of any kind, mobile hotlic, truck,
aircraft, camper truck or similar chattel shall be maintained or stored on any part of a Lot (other
than in an enclosed structure) for more than twenty (20) days within a calendar year. No motor
vehicle may be parked or stored outside on any Lot, except vehicles driven on a regular basis by
the occupants of the dwelling located on such Lot. No grading or excavating equipment, tractors
or sciiii tractorsAi-aiters shall be stored, parked, kept or maintained in any yards, driveways or
streets. However, this Section 9 shall not apply to trucks, tractors or commercial vehicle.,; which
are necessary for the construction of residential dwellings during the period of construction. All
residential Lots shall provide at least the minimum number of off-street parking areas or spaces
for private passenger vehicles required by the applicable zoning ordinances of the City of Blair,
Nebraska,
10. No incinerator or trash burner shall be permitted on any Lot. No garbage or trash can or
container or fuel tank shall be permitted unless completely screened from view, except for pickup
purposes. No garden lawn or maintenance equipment of any kind whatsoever shall be stored or
permitted to remain outside of any dwelling or suitable storage facility, except when in actual use.
No garbage, refits -c, ii-ibbage or cutting shall be deposited on any street, road or Lot. No clothes
line shall be permitted in the front yard at any time and any clothes line shall be in the rear yard
only. Produce or vegetable gardens may only be maintained in rear yard.
11. No fences shall be permitted to extend beyond the front line of a main residential sti-Lieture.
No liedges or mass planted shrubs shall be peniiitted more than ten (10) feet in front of the front
building line. Unless other materials are specifically approved in writing by Declarant, fences shall
be composed of wood, wrought iron or vinyl. No fence of any type shall be permitted within or
upon any easement.
12. No swimming pool may extend more than one foot above ground level; provided, however
this -.hall not include a temporary small swimming pool not exceeding two feet (2') in height and
not requiring a City of Blair permit for the pool or a surrounding fence. All swimming pools shall
be in the rear yard only.
13. Construction of any Improvement shall be completed within one (1) year from the date of
commencement of excavation or construction of the Improvement. No excavation dirt shall be
spread across any Lot in such a fashion as to materially change the grade or contour of any Lot.
14. A public sidewalk shall be constmeted of concrete four (4) feet wide by four (4) inches
thick in front of each Lot andupon each street side of each comer Lot. The Sid 0 -walk shall be placed
eight (8) feet back of the street curb line and shall be constructed by the owner of the Lot prior to
the time of completion of the main structure and before occupancy thercof-, provided, however,
this provision shall vary to comply with any requirements of the City of Blair.
1 5. Driveway approaches between the sidewalk and curb on each Lot shall be constructed of
concrete. Should repair or replacement of such approach be necessary, the repair or replacement
shall also be concrete. No asphalt overlay of driveway approaches will be permitted.
16, No stable or other shelter for any animal, livestock, fowl or poultry shall be erected, altered,
placed or permitted to remain on any Lot, except for one dog house, provided always that the
construction plans, specifications and the location of the proposed structure have been first
approved by Declarant, or its assigns, if required by this Declaration. Dog house shall only be
allowed at the rear of the residence, attached to or immediately adjacent to the residence. Dog runs
or kennels shall be permitted only with approval of the Declarant, or its assigns, provided always
that any permitted dog run or kennel shall be located immediately adjacent to the rear of the
residence. No animals, livestock, agricultural -type anhrnals, fowl, or poultry of any kind, including
pot-bellied pigs, shall be raised, bred or kept on any Lot, except dogs, cats, or other household pets
maintained within the residential structure may be kept, provided that they are not kept, bred or
maintained for any commercial purpose and, provided, that they are kept confined to the Lot of
their Owner and are not permitted to run loose outside the Lot of the towner.
17. Any exterior air conditioning condenser unit shall be placed in the real- yard or any side
yards so as not to be visible from public view. No grass, tweeds or other vegetation will be grown
or otherwise permitted to commence or continue, and no dangerous, diseased or otherwise
objectionable shrubs or trees will be maintained on any Lot so as to constitute an actual orpotential
public nuisance, create a hazard or undesirable proliferation, or detract from a neat and trim
appearance. Vacant Lots shall not be used for dumping of earth or any waste materials, and no
vegetation on vacant Lots shall be allowed to reach a height in excess of twelve (12) inches.
18. No Residence shall be constructed on a Lot unless the entire. Lot, as originally platted, is
owned by one owner of such Lot, except if parts of two or more platted Lots have been combined
into one Lot which is at least as wide as the narrowest Lot on the original plat, and is as large in
area as the largest Lot in the original plat.
19. No structure of a temporary character, carport, detached garage, trailer, basement, tent,
outbuilding or shack shall be erected upon or used on any Lot at any time, either temporarily or
permanently. No structure or dwelling shall be moved from outside Transformation Hills to any
Lot without the written approval of Declarant.
20. All utility service lines from each Lot line to a dwelling or other Improvement shall be
underground.
21. Declarant does herby reserve unto itself the right to require the installation of siltation
fences or erosion control devices and measures in such location, configurations, and designs as it
may determine appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion.
ARTICLE 11.
EASEMENTS
1. A perpetual license and casement is hereby reserved in favor of and granted to any
company which has been granted a franchise to provide a cable television, utility, and/or internet
system within the Lots, Washington County , Nebraska, their successors and assigns, to erect and
operate, maintain, repair and renew buried or underground servers, water gas mains and cables,
lines or conduits and other electric and telephone utility facilities for the carrying and transmission
of electric current for light, heat and power and for all telephone and telegraph and messages
service and for reception on, over, through, under and across five (5) foot wide strip of land
abutting the- front and the side boundary liner of the; Lots; an eight (S) foot wide strip of land
abutting the rear boundary lines of all interior Lots and exterior lots that are adjacent to presently
platted recorded Lots, and a sixteen (16) foot wide strip of land abutting the rear boundary lines of
all exterior Lots that are not adjacent to presently platted and recorded Lots. The term exterior Lots
is herein defined as those Lots forming the outer perimeter of the Lots. The sixteen (16) foot wide
casement will be reduced to an eight (8) foot wide strip when such adjacent land is surveyed,
platted and recorded. No permanent buildings, trees, retaining walls or loose rock walls shall be
placed in the easements but same may be used for gardens, shrubs, landscaping and other purposes
that do not then or later interfere with the aforementioned uses or rights granted heroin.
2. Other casements are provided for in the final plat of Transformation Hill Addition
which is filed in the Register of Deeds of Washington County, Nebraska on October 17, 2018,
(Instrutuent No. 2018-03177).
ARTICLE II1.
GERNERAL PROVISIONS
1. Except for the authority and powers specifically granted to the Declarant, the
Declarant or any owner of a Lot named herein shall have the right to enforce by proceeding at law
or in equity, all reservations, restrictions, conditions and covenants now or hereinafter imposed by
the provisions of this Declaration either to prevent or restrain any violation or to recover damages
or other docs of such violation, Failure by the Declarant or by any owner to enforce any covenant
or restriction herein contained shall in no event be deemed a waiver of the right to do so thereafter.
2. The covenants and restrictions of this Declaration shall run with and bind the land
foreighty-nine (89) years after the according of this Declaration. This Declaration maybe amended
by Declarant, or any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or entity designated in writing by
Declarant, in any manner which it may determine in its full and absolute discretion for a period of
twenty (20) years from the date hereof. After the Declarant owns no other Lots in the Subdivision,
this Declamation may be amended by an instrument signed by the owners of not less than seventy-
five percent (75%) of the Lots covered by this Declaration. The Owners are hereby put on notice
that after the Declarant does riot own any lots in the Subdivision, the Declarant will no longer have
any duty to enforce these Covenants and it will be the sole discretion of the Subdivision whether
to enforce said covenants by a vote of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the Lots covered
by this Declaration. After the Declarant owns no other Lots in the Subdivision, the Owners
understand that the Declarant will file a Notice of Termination of Status of Declarant.
1 City of Blair, is a municipality organized as a City of the First Class under the State
of Nebraska, or its successors or assigns, may terminate its status as Declarant under this
Declaration, at any time, by filing a Notice of Termination of Status as Declarant. Upon such filing,
Association may appoint itself or another entity, associate or individual to serve as Declarant, and
.such appointee shall thereafter serve as Declarant with the same authority and powers as the
original Declarant.
4. invalidation of any covenant byjudgment or court order shall in no way affect any
of the other provisions hereof, which shall remain in frill force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Declarant has caused these presents to be executed this 25th
day of June, 2019.
THE CITY OF BLAIR, a municipality organized
under Laws of the State of Nebraska.
Richard Hanson, Mayor of Blair
STATE OF NEBRASKA
GOUTY OF WASHINGTON)
On this 25th day of Junc, 2019, before me, a Notary Public, personally carne
RICHARD HANSEN, the Mayor for the City of Blair, to me personally known to be the,
identical poi -son whose name is affixed to the above foregoing instrument, and he
acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed and the voluntary act and deed of
said City of Blair.
GENERAL NOTARY -State of Nebraska
11 BRENDA R WHEELER
My Comm. Up. June 20, 20201 Notary Public