Governing Documents

Summary:

Article I defines eligibility for membership to the Foxcroft Homes Association.
Article II defines the broad-level responsibilities of the the Board of Directors.
Article III defines the responsibilities of the President, President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer.
Article IV provides rules governing meetings of the Association and meeting of the Board of Directors.
Article V provides rules governing voting privileges of members of the Association and of members of the Board of Directors.
Article VI provides requirements for amending the By-Laws.

Summary:

Declares public (common) areas within Foxcroft are to be managed by the Association.
Outlines the following power and duties of the Association.
- Enforce building restrictions.
- Provide for snow removal from streets.
- Maintain public (common) areas within Foxcroft.
- Exercise control over acquired easements.
- Exercise control over streets, e.g. issue permits to plumbers to cut/excavate portions of a street to install utilities.
Declares all lots in Foxcroft are subject to an annual improvement assessment to provide a general fund to support the Associations operations and provides rules for approving increases to this assessment.
Grants the Association the ability to place a lien on real estate in the event of past due assessments and the right to charge interest on past due amounts.
Limits Association's expenditures and obligations to the assessment for the current year.
The Association may be given additional powers by its members and the Homes Association Declaration can be revised. Both require written consent by two-thirds of the Association members.

Summary:

Lots are to be used for private residential purposes by a single family.
Disallows apartment houses.
Disallows trailers, basements, tents, shacks, garages, barns and other outbuildings from being used as residences.
Defines allowed materials for buildings, structures and appurtenances.
Limits the amount of time a building may stand in an unfinished or damaged condition.
Provides minimum square footage requirements for dwellings.
Prohibits construction of residences, outbuildings or fences without Board approval.
Prohibits business to be conducted within Foxcroft.
Prohibits anything from being done that may be or become a nuisance to the neighborhood.
Limits the types and numbers of animals allowed.
Generally disallows construction of structures within 30 feet of any street and describes certain exceptions.
Limits location of mailboxes and display of signage.
Provides Board ability to construct or maintain drains and utility lines.
The Restrictions do not provide requirements for edits, e.g. edits to the restrictions require approval by X% of the Association.