
DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS
FOR LEISUREWOODS, SECTION ONE

THE STATE OF TEXAS
KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF HAYS
THAT WHEREAS, JIM RUBY, INC., hereinafter called the Declarant, is the owner of all
that certain property located in Hays County, Texas, described as follows:
Being 68.454 Acres of land, and being a portion of the Phillip J. Allen survey No. Four
(4) in Hays
County, Texas, and being a portion of that 352.64 Acres of land conveyed to James Cecil
Ruby, Jr., as
show in recorded Deed in Volume 225, Page 573-576 of the Deed Records of Hays county,
Texas, and
being platted as Leisurewoods Section One (1), more particularly described by metes and
bounds in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Declarant will convey the above described properties, subject to certain
protective covenants, conditions, restrictions, and charges as hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby declared that all of the property described above shall be
held, sold, and conveyed subject to the following easements, restrictions, covenants and
conditions,
which are for the purpose of protecting the value and desirability of, and which shall run
with the real
property and shall be binding on all parties having any right, title, or interest in or to
the above
described property or any part thereof, and their heirs, successors and assigns, and which
easements,
restrictions, covenants, and conditions shall inure to the benefit of each owner thereof.
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
1. Owner. "Owner" shall mean and refer to the record owner, whether one or more
persons or
entities, of the fee simple title to any Lot or portion of a lot on which there is or will
be built a detached
single family dwelling, including contract sellers, but excluding those having such
interest merely as
security for the performance of an obligation.
2. Properties and Lot. "Properties" shall mean and refer to that certain real
property
hereinbefore described. "Lot" shall mean and refer to that portion of any of the
plats of land shown upon
the plat and subdivision map recorded as Leisurewoods Section One (1), on which there is
or will be
built a single family dwelling. The term "Lot" shall not include any reserves
shown on the said map or
plat.
ARTICLE TWO
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL
1. Architectural Control Committee
An architectural control committee shall be designated and composed of three (3) members
appointed by Jim Ruby, Inc. Jim Ruby, Inc. reserves the right to terminate or assign
responsibilities in
regard to the Architectural Control Committee. In the event Jim Ruby, Inc., terminates its
responsibility
altogether, then the committee shall be elected by the record owners of a majority of the
lots in the
subdivision.
2. Approval of Plans and Specifications
No building, fence, wall, or other structure shall be commenced, erected, or maintained
upon
the properties, nor shall any exterior addition to, or change or alteration therein, be
made, nor shall any
landscaping of any Lot or Lots be undertaken, until the plans and specifications showing
the nature,
kind, shape, height, materials, and location of the same shall have been submitted to, and
unanimously
approved in writing by, the Architectural Control Committee as to harmony of external
design and
location in relation to surrounding structures and topography.
3. Committee Action
The Committee must approve or disapprove of submittals in writing. In the event that any
plans
and specifications are submitted to the Committee as provided herein, and such Committee
shall fail
either to unanimously approve or reject such plan and specifications within thirty (30)
days following
such submission, approval by the Committee shall not be deemed to have been had. Failure
to act on
any submission shall in no event affect requirement of submission of any and all plans and
specifications
as required hereunder.
4. Control by Owners
Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, within three (3) years from the date
of the
first sale in this subdivision or after 30% of the lots have been sold, whichever occurs
first, the
Architectural Control Committee shall thereafter be elected annually by a majority vote of
the lot
owners in the subdivision. To serve on the committee, the person selected must be an owner
in the
subdivision. The committee shall be elected on an annual basis with the meeting to be held
on the third
Tuesday of January of each year, it being understood that Jim Ruby, Inc., shall give
notice of the first
meeting of lot owners at which time the lot owners shall elect officers and thereafter
perpetuate
themselves. If for any reason new committee members are not elected each year, then the
existing
committee members shall continue to serve until their replacement has been selected.
ARTICLE THREE
EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE
In the event an Owner of any Lot shall fail to maintain the premises and the improvements
situated thereon in a neat and orderly manner, the Architectural Control Committee shall
have the right,
through its agents and employees, to enter upon said Lot and to repair, maintain, and
restore the Lot and
exterior of the buildings and any other improvements erected thereon, all at the expense
of the Owner.
After, first, having given the Owner of such Lot, at least fifteen (15) days, from time of
written notice,
to correct the failure of maintenance.
ARTICLE FOUR
USE RESTRICTIONS
l. Type of Buildings Permitted
Lots shall be used for residential purposes only, and no building shall be erected,
altered, placed,
or permitted to remain on any Lot other than one detached single family not to exceed two
stories in
height and a private garage for not less than two automobiles with a side or rear entry.
No garage will
be allowed to open to Leisurewoods Drive. All driveways as well as drainage pipe
installation must be
approved in writing by the Architectural Control Committee.
2. Minimum Floor Area and Exterior Walls
Any single family dwelling construction on said Lots must have a ground floor area of not
less
than 1,600 square feet, exclusive of open or screened porches, terraces, patios,
drive-ways, carports,
and garages, unless adjusted or waived by the unanimous consent of the Architectural
Control
Committee. The exterior walls of any residence shall consist of not less than 75% masonry
construction
unless adjusted or waived by the unanimous consent of the Architectural Control Committee.
3. Setbacks
No building shall be located nearer to any street right-of-way line than the minimum
building
set back line shown an the recorded plat of Hays County, Texas. Both side yards at the
front building
set back line shall be [not] less than 15 feet unless adjusted or waived by the unanimous
consent of the
Architectural Control Committee. For the purpose of this covenant, eaves, steps and open
porches shall
not be considered as a part of the building; provided, however, that this shall not be
construed to permit
any portion of the building on any lot to encroach upon another lot.
4. Noxious or Offensive Activities Prohibited
No noxious or 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 and no
poultry.
cattle, horses, or other animals may be kept or maintained on any Lot except ordinary
household pets
which shall be limited in number to three (3). No trade or commercial activity may be
carried on any
Lot except that the Developer may maintain an office thereon during the development.
5. Prohibited Residential Uses
No structure of a temporary character, trailer, mobile home, basement, tent, shack,
garage, barn,
or other outbuilding shall be erected or used on any Lots at any time as a residence,
either temporarily
or permanently. No used building materials may be sued in the construction of buildings on
any of the
Lots and no existing structure may be moved onto any of the Lots without the written
consent of the
Architectural Control Committee. No non-operated cars, trucks, or other vehicles shall be
kept on the
Lots unless parked inside a garage or carport. As used herein non-operative means unable
to be operated
in the manner in which it was originally designed for thirty (30) consecutive days
regardless of cause,
or any such vehicle not currently licensed. Recreational vehicles, trailers or boats shall
be kept inside
the garage or carport or kept behind a privacy fence designed for such purpose.
6. Signs
No signs of any character shall be allowed on any Lot except one sign of not more than
five
square feet advertising the property for sale or rent; provided, however, that Declarants
and any other
person or entity engaged in the construction and sale of residences within the subdivision
shall have the
right, during the construction and sales period, to construct and maintain such facilities
as may be
reasonably necessary or convenient for such construction and sale, including but not
limited to, signs,
offices, storage areas, and model units.
7. Oil Development Prohibited
No oil well drilling, oil development operations, oil refining, quarrying, or mining
operations
of any kind shall be permitted on a Lot, nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral
excavations, or shafts
be permitted on any Lot. No derrick or other structure designed for use in boring for oil,
natural gas, or
other minerals shall be erected, maintained, or permitted on any Lot.
8. Rubbish, Trash and Garbage
No Lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground and no garbage or other waste shall
be kept except in sanitary containers. All incinerators or other equipment for the storage
and disposal
of such materials shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
9. Sanitary Regulations
All sanitary regulations set forth by the Public Health Authorities of Hays County, Texas,
or
other pertinent governmental authorities, must be complied with and no outside toilets may
be erected
on the premises. A septic tank and a sufficient drainage system must be installed to
accommodate the
sewerage. No Lot may be occupied until water satisfactory for human consumption is
available and
each septic tank must meet the capacity and design requirements of the appropriate
governmental body.
10. Fences, Walls, Hedges and Utility Meters
No fence, wall, hedge, or utility meter shall be placed, or permitted to remain, on any
Lot nearer
to the street or streets adjoining such Lot than is permitted for the main residence on
such Lot, except
for decorative subdivision entry fences. No barbed wire, or "chain link" fence
shall be permitted along
any Lot within the subdivision.
11. Shrubs and Trees
No shrub or tree planting which obstructs sight lines at elevations between two and six
feet
above the roadway shall be planted or permitted to remain on any corner Lot within the
triangular area
formed by the curblines or right of way lines at points twenty five feet from their
intersection, or, in the
case of a rounded corner, from the intersection of the curblines or right of way lines as
extended. The
same sight line limitation shall apply on any Lot within ten feed of the intersection of a
street curbline
and the edge of a driveway or alley. No trees shall be permitted to remain within such
distances of such
intersections unless the foliage line is maintained at a height of more than six feet
above ground level.
12. Adjustment, Waiver, or Variances
Any adjustment or waiver of these covenants, conditions and restrictions by the
Architectural
Control Committee is for the purpose of alleviating any hardships and assisting in the
orderly
development of the subdivision. Variances may be granted by the Architectural Control
Committee for
such purposes but all such variances must be granted in writing and signed by all members
of the
Committee.
ARTICLE FIVE
EASEMENTS
Easements of ten feet along the side and rear lines of all Lots are hereby reserved for
the
installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities unless otherwise shown
on recorded plats
or otherwise designated by the Architectural Control Committee by written acknowledged
instrument
of record in the Deed Records of Hays County, Texas. Furthermore, drainage easements are
reserved
as shown on the recorded plat of this subdivision. No utility company, water district,
political
subdivision, private water or utility company or other authorized entity using the
easement herein
referred to shall be liable for any damage done by them or their assigns, agents,
employees, or servants,
to shrubbery, trees, or flowers, or to other property of the Owner situated within any
such easement.
Right of use for ingress and egress shall be had at all times over any such easement
together with the
right to remove any obstruction that may be placed in such easement which would constitute
interference with the use, maintenance, operation or installation of such utility.
ARTICLE SIX
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Enforcement
The Declarants, or any Owner, shall have the right to enforce, by any proceeding at law or
in
equity, all restrictions, conditions, and reservations now or hereafter imposed by the
provisions of this
Declaration. Failure to enforce any covenant or restriction herein contained shall in no
event be deemed
a waiver of the right to do so thereafter.
2. Severability
Invalidation of any one of these covenants or restrictions by judgment or court order
shall in no
way affect any other provision, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and
effect.
3. Duration and Amendment
The covenants, conditions, and restrictions of this Declaration shall run with and bind
the land,
and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Declarants or the Owner of
any Lot subject
to this Declaration, and their respective legal representatives, heirs, successors, and
assigns, and, unless
amended as provided herein shall be effective for a term of fifteen (15) years from the
date this
Declaration is records, after which time said covenants, conditions, and restrictions
shall be
automatically extended for successive periods of ten (10) years. The covenants,
conditions, and
restrictions of this Declaration may be amended by an instrument signed by all of the lot
owners. No
amendment shall be effective until recorded in the Deed Records of Hays County, Texas, nor
until the
approval of any governmental, regulatory body which is required shall have been obtained.
EXECUTED by the said Declarant, this 1st day of July, 1977.
JIM RUBY, INC.
[Volume 299, Page 353]
AMENDED DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND
RESTRICTIONS FOR LEISUREWOODS, SECTION 1
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF HAYS
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
THAT WHEREAS, the undersigned, did on or about the first day of July, 1977, execute and
have place of record in the legal records of Hays County, Texas, Declaration of Covenants,
Conditions,
and Restrictions for Leisurewoods, Section I; and
WHEREAS, on the first page of said Declarations, reference is made to Exhibit
"A" attached
thereto and such Exhibit is not attached; and furthermore on the third page of said
Declarations under
Article IV subparagraph 3, entitled Setbacks, which appears in the Hays County Legal
records at Pate
170 of Volume 298 of the Deed Records, the fourth line, by mistake, the word
"not" was omitted; and
WHEREAS, to prevent difficulties hereafter, ti si expedient to correct said errors;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in consideration of the premises and for the purposes
aforestated, declares that all of the property subject tot he Declarations aforestated
shall be held, sold,
and conveyed subject to such Declarations and all the provisions thereof subject only to
the following:
1) The real property located in Hays County, Texas, subject to said Declarations is
Leisurewoods, Section One (1) as shown in Plat Book, Volume 1, Page 355, of the Plat
Records of
Hays County, Texas, such property being described by metes and bounds in Exhibit
"A" attached to this
amendment and made a part of the original Declarations of Covenants, Conditions, and
Restrictions for
Leisurewoods, Section One (1); and Article 4, subparagraph 3 shall hereafter read as
follows:
3. Setbacks. No building shall be located nearer to any street right-of-way line then the
minimum building set back line shown an the recorded plat of Hays County, Texas. Both side
yards at
the front building set back line shall be not less than 15 feet unless adjusted or waived
by the unanimous
consent of the Architectural Control Committee. For the purpose of this covenant, eaves,
steps and open
porches shall not be considered as a part of the building; provided, however, that this
shall not be
construed to permit any portion of the building on any lot to encroach upon another lot.
This is a correction instrument, given and accepted as such to amend the Declarations
recorded
in Volume 298 at page 168 et seq of the Hays County Legal Records given for the purpose of
correcting
the earlier Declarations date July 1, 1977, and it shall be effectual as of, and
retroactive to such date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE UNDERSIGNED SETS THEIR HANDS ON THIS 8th
DAY OF AUGUST, 1977.
JIM RUBY, INC.