Guidelines

Written approval comes first

Written HOA approval is required before work begins on a structure or addition, fence, wall, landscape plan, pool, carport, satellite dish, antenna or tower, or any change to drainage or grade. Email info@woodfordfarmshoa.com first.

This page is a summary for residents. The binding document is the Restrictions and Protective Covenants (PDF), Clark County Recorder, Instrument No. 200624717. County code enforcement is a separate office. Confirm property lines, easements, and drainage with the county before you build.

Section 1

Primary use

Lots are for private single-family residential use only.
Homes may not exceed two and one-half (2½) stories and must include an attached private garage.
A home-based professional business is allowed with Clark County Plan Commission approval, if it does not become a nuisance.
A new home may be used as a builder's model for up to 18 months from development completion.

Section 2

Approval of plans

No structure may be erected, placed, or altered until plans are submitted and approved in writing. That includes a building, garage, fence, or wall.
Plans must show (a) location of improvements, (b) grade elevation, (c) exterior materials, and (d) driveway location and size.
A landscape plan must also be approved. Landscaping must be finished within 12 months of occupancy.

Section 3

Materials, roof, and builder

Exterior materials must extend to no more than 6 inches above grade and be brick, stone, vinyl siding, or a combination. Anything else needs HOA approval.
Roof pitch no less than 5:12.
General contractors must have been in business at least one year and have built or supervised at least six homes.

Section 4

Setbacks

No structure closer to the front or side street line than the setbacks on the recorded plat.
Utility and drainage easements stay clear. No structures, plantings, or fences. The lot owner maintains the easement.
Eaves, steps, and open porches do not count as the building for setback purposes, but zoning side-yard rules still apply.

Section 5

Minimum floor area

One-story (ranch): 1,100 sq ft on the ground floor.
One-and-a-half story or bi-level: 1,250 sq ft total living area.
Two-story: 1,400 sq ft total living area.
Unfinished basements, garages, and open porches do not count.

Section 6

Swimming pools

Any pool needs a pool development plan approved in advance by the HOA.
Pools go in the rear of the lot, screened from the street, and fenced as Indiana and local law require.

Section 7

Completion times

No structure may sit unfinished more than one year from the start of construction.
After moving in, grade and seed or sod within 30 days, per Clark County erosion rules.
Driveways must be paved with concrete or asphalt within six months of completing the house.
If an owner does not comply, the HOA may do the work and bill the owner.

Section 8

Garages and driveways

At least a one-car garage on every residential lot.
Double-width driveways.
A separate garage needs plan approval under Section 2.
No carports without HOA approval.
Before construction, the contractor must put in a gravel drive suitable for building traffic.

Section 9

Vehicles and parking

No outbuilding, trailer, tent, shack, or barn may be used as living space.
No trailer, truck, commercial vehicle, camper, RV, or boat on a lot unless it is in a garage or basement, or parked to the rear and not visible from any street.
Inoperable vehicles may not be habitually parked on a lot or street.
No automobile may be continuously or habitually parked on a street. "Habitually" means more than six hours.
No trailer, boat, or similar vehicle on a street for more than 24 hours in any calendar year.

Section 10

Utilities and tanks

Utility lines go underground, in the easements shown on the plat.
Fuel tanks must be buried or fully screened from the street. Pool equipment must not be visible from the road or neighboring houses.
No solar unit may be visible from any street in the subdivision.

Section 11

Animals and gardens

Vegetable gardens only in the rear, in an area where a building could stand.
No livestock, poultry, or reptiles. Dogs, cats, and ordinary household pets are allowed.
Pets stay on the owner's lot.
If a pet becomes a nuisance, the owner must remove it after notice. If not, the HOA may act and bill the owner.

Section 12

Lot maintenance

Before construction, grass no taller than 12 inches.
Once work starts, the lot stays mowed, free of weeds and trash, and neat.
If an owner does not maintain the lot, the HOA may mow or clean it, bill the owner, and place a lien if needed.

Section 13

Erosion control

Owners and builders follow the subdivision erosion plan under Indiana Rule 5 of 325 IAC 15.
Keep earth off the road, curb, and neighboring lots during and after construction.
Drainage follows the engineered plans. Do not fill, alter, or pipe a ditch without written consent.
Ask the HOA to inspect finish grading before seeding or sodding.
If erosion is not controlled, the HOA may enter the lot, fix it, and bill the owner within 30 days.

Section 14

Signs, fences, numbers, mailboxes

One For Sale or For Rent sign, no larger than 9 square feet.
No chain-link fences. Material should not detract from the house.
Fences may not run past the back corners of the house toward the street.
Fences no taller than 6 feet without approval. None in an easement.
House numbers must be visible. Mailboxes stay in the same repair as the house.

Section 20

Nuisances and trash

Nothing noxious or offensive, and nothing that becomes an annoyance to the neighborhood.
Trash in neat, sanitary containers.
No lot may be used as a dumping ground.

Section 17

Enforcement

Any lot owner, or the association, may sue to stop a violation, require restoration, or recover damages.

Who can enforce

Any owner in Woodford Farms, or the association.

Construction fee

Building off the approved plans: $2,500 plus damages and attorney's fees.

Notice

The $2,500 is due in 30 days. Unpaid assessments then accrue 15% a year after a 30-day grace period.

How long they last

25 years from December 2006, then 10-year renewals unless 51% of owners vote to change them.