Seven Oaks Subdivision Indentures 

(Section V: Indenture of Restrictions)

V. INDENTURE OF RESTRICTIONS

            The owner hereby imposes on all the lots in SEVEN OAKS the following restrictions:

1.                  No lot shall be used except as the site of a single family residence.  The word “family” shall mean an individual or two or more persons related by blood or marriage or a group of not more than three (3) persons who need not be related by blood or marriage living together and subsisting in common as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit utilizing only one kitchen.  The ground floor area of the main structure exclusive of one-story open porches, carports and garages, shall be not less than 1,000 square feet.  Split foyer or bi-level homes shall have an upper floor area of not less than 1,000 square feet.

2.                  No lot shall be used except for such purposed as shall be permitted by the applicable zoning ordinances of St. Louis County, Missouri, and no building shall be erected, placed or permitted to remain on any lot unless such building shall meet all applicable building and zoning codes of St. Louis County, Missouri.

3.                  No building shall be located on any lot nearer to the front line or nearer to the side street line than the minimum building set back lines shown on the recorded plats of said subdivision.  For the purpose of this covenant, eaves, steps and open porches shall not be considered as part of a building, provided however that this shall not be construed to permit any portion of a building to encroach upon another lot.

4.                  Easements for installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities are reserved as shown on the recorded plat of said Subdivision.  Within theses easements, no structure, planting or other material shall be placed or permitted to remain which may damage or interfere with the installation and maintenance of utilities, or which may change the direction of flow of drainage channels in the easements, or which may obstruct or retard the flow of water through drainage channels in the easements.  The easement area of each lot and all improvements in it shall be maintained continuously by the owner of the lot, except for those improvements for which a public authority or utility company is responsible.

5.                  No nuisances or 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 as construed by the Courts of the State of Missouri as an annoyance or nuisance.  No building or premises shall be used for purposes prohibited  by law or ordinance.  Nothing contained hereby shall restrict, inhibit or prevent the Owner from building and selling houses in the Subdivision.

6.                  Except as hereinafter noted, all partition fences shall be constructed of chain link fencing; such fences shall not be more than four feet in height and shall not extend in front of the building on any lot.  On corner lots the fence shall not extend beyond the front or side of a building.  Partition fences of any type other than chain link may be erected only with the prior written approval of the Trustees.  Solid fences built of new material and of a decorative character may be erected to a height of seven (7) feet for the purpose of screening a patio or pool, provided the plans and specifications for said patio fence and a sketch showing the proposed location of the fence have been approved by the Trustees as to the quality of materials, harmony of external design with existing buildings and as to location with respect to the patio to be screened and the homes in close proximity to the proposed fence.  No fence, wall, hedge, or shrub planting which obstructs sight lines at elevations between 2 and 6 feet above the roadways shall be placed or permitted to remain on any corner lot with the triangular area formed by the street property lines and a line connecting them at points 25 feet from the intersection of the street property lines extended.  The same sight line limitations shall apply on any lot within 10 feet from the intersection of a street property line with the edge of a driveway or alley pavement.  No tree shall be permitted to remain within such distances of such intersections unless the foliage line is maintained at sufficient height to prevent obstruction of such sight lines.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, no fence, hedge, plantings, or trees, of any kind, shall be erected or placed, or planted on any lot which abuts or adjoins any part of the Common Ground without the express consent of the Trustees.

7.                  No structure of a temporary character, trailer, basement, tent, shack, garage, barn or other building shall be used on any lot at any time as a residence temporarily or permanently.

8.                  No sign of any kind shall be displayed to the public view except one sign of not more than four square feet advertising the property for sale or rent, or except signs used by a builder to advertise the property during the construction and sales period.

9.                  All garages and carports must be attached to the main house (dwelling) unless otherwise approved by the Trustees.  Storage buildings or other outbuildings shall be permitted if approved by the Trustees.

10.              No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any lot, except dogs, cats or other household pets which may be kept, provided they are not kept, bred or maintained for any commercial purposes.  Each lot owner shall comply with all ordinances and subdivision regulations of St. Louis County, Missouri, relating to the number, supervision, control, responsibility and maintenance of animals and/or pets in residential areas.

11.              Personal property, including but not limited to boats, trailers, trucks, campers, and house trailers shall not be placed or stored in the open or in unenclosed carports on any lot nearer to the front lot line than the rear line of the building, nor in the case of corner lots, nearer to the side building lines.  This shall not prohibit the parking of passenger automobiles, licenses and in operating condition.

12.              No oil drilling, oil development operation, oil refining, quarrying or mining operations of any kind shall be permitted upon or in any lot, nor shall oil wells, tanks, tunnels, mineral excavations or shafts be permitted upon or in any lot.  No derrick or other structure designed for use in boring for oil or natural gas shall be erected, maintained or permitted upon any lot.

13.              Except temporarily in connection with construction work by a builder, no lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish and trash.  Garbage or other waste shall not be kept except in sanitary containers.  All incinerators or other equipment for the storage or disposal of such material shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

14.              No lot shall be resubdivided  nor shall a fractional part of any lot be sold without the consent of the Trustees.  This provision shall not, however, require the consent of the Trustees for the sale of an entire lot as shown on a recorded plat.

15.              Nothing contained in this instrument shall restrict, limit, inhibit or prevent Owner from developing the Subdivision and building structures and improvements in accordance with the plans and designs of Owner and selling the same.

16.              No water course or finished grade which is once approved and established shall be altered or changed without the express, written approval of the Trustees.

17.              No above ground structure, other than required street lights, may be erected within a cul-de-sac, divided street entry island, or median strip without the written approval of the St. Louis County Department of Highways & Traffic.