HERON LAKES ESTATES OWNERS ASSOCIATION

ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES

Basketball Goals
These guidelines apply to all types of basketball goals. The objective of these guidelines is to minimize the detractive appearance of multiple basketball goals in the community through the careful choice of goal location, design elements, colors, and materials.(1)
Height Location Basketball goal height as measured to the rim shall not exceed regulation size of ten (10) feet. Basketball goals shall preferably be placed in the back or side yard areas, and preferably out of public view.(2)(3) Basketball goals in the front yard shall be located no closer to the street than half way between the front plane of the house and the curb of the street. Basketball goals must remain on the homeowners property are not permitted to be placed on HLEOA street property.(9) Basketball goal support framing and poles shall be painted black or other neutral color and shall be maintained in good condition.(6) ACC approval must be obtained for colors other than black.(10) Only portable basketball goals or fixed basketball goals mounted to a single pole having an isolated in-ground foundation are permitted. Basketball goals permanently attached to the house are prohibited. To avoid a noise nuisance, basketball goals shall not be used after ten (10) pm or before seven (7) am. (CC&Rs III.6) (4) The base of fixed basketball goals shall be securely anchored or embedded into the ground. The base of portable basketball goals shall be properly weighted as recommended by the manufacturer.(5) The base of basketball goals shall be maintained in good condition and must not impede proper drainage of the Lot.(6) Basketball goals must be constructed of standard materials and shall be maintained free of rust. Basketball goals must have a standard braided nylon white net that is maintained in good condition.(7) Basketball goal rims shall be regulation size, securely attached to the backboard, and shall be maintained in good condition.(5) Basketball goal backboards shall be limited to regulation size of six (6) feet wide by three and one half (3.5) feet tall, shall be securely anchored to the pole, and shall be maintained in good condition. (5)(8) Basketball goal color shall be white, gray, black, clear, or other inconspicuous color in harmony with the neighborhood. Neon colors are prohibited. Basketball goals shall be limited to one per property.

Pole and Framing

Portability

Usage Base

Materials Net and Rim

Backboard

Color Number

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Basketball goals shall preferably be stored out-of-site from public view when not in use. When in public view, basketball goals shall remain upright. Portable basketball goals shall not be stored in an overturned position unless they are stored out of sight. Basketball goals, including the net and support framing, shall be maintained in a neat manner so as not to detract from the appearance of the subdivision. HLEOA reserves the right to require removal of any basketball goals due to poor maintenance or if the goal becomes an eyesore.(6)(7)(8) ACC approval must be obtained for permanent basketball goals having fixed pole foundations or any portable basketball goals that do not meet these guidelines.(10) Any portable basketball goals that meet these guidelines are pre-approved by the ACC and need not be submitted for ACC approval.(11)

Appearance

ACC Approval

Preapproved Basketball Goals

Notes:

(1) Multiple basketball goals located in public view on many properties in our subdivision may reduce the curb appeal and property values of the homes in our community, but since no public playgrounds with basketball goals are currently available in Heron Lakes Estates, basketball goals are currently permitted to allow families to have an alternate means of providing family exercise and play. (2) Public view is defined as being visible to anyone that is on any street in the subdivision or anyone on the golf course. (3) Basketball goals in the back or side yard may be located on a paved patio area, a driveway along the side of the house, or a small paved basketball court that is installed as another improvement. Preferably, the goal should be placed out of sight from any views from the golf course, but rather than have the goal in front of the house, a basketball goal exposed to public view from the golf course will be permitted. (4) These usage hours comply with reasonable nighttime hour restrictions that have been adopted by most residential communities. A noise nuisance is any sound that unreasonably disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, or safety of others within the community. In general, to be classified as a nuisance, noises must be loud enough to actually interfere with something that a neighbor is doing, such as preventing a neighbor from sleeping, hearing the television, or listening to the radio. (5) Basketball goals shall preferably be anchored to the ground and all parts shall be securely anchored to each other in order to avoid being blown away by strong winds and potentially causing property damage or personal injury. (6) Basketball goals with cracked or broken bases, bent or severely leaning poles, or bases weighted with non-standard unconventional materials (e.g. sandbags, cement bags, concrete blocks, large stones) are not permitted. (7) Basketball goals without nets, with chain nets, or with ripped or torn nets are not permitted. (8) Basketball goal backboards with peeling or cracked paint are not permitted. (9) The measurement to the street curb is from the back edge of the concrete street curb closest to the house. As shown on the plat of the Heron Lakes Estates subdivision, the HLEOA street property of Heron Lakes Drive is 60 feet wide. The concrete street paving including the street curbs is 28 feet wide and is located at the center of the 60-foot-wide property, which means that the front lot line for houses located along Heron Lakes Drive is located (60-28)/2 = 16 feet from the street curb. The HLEOA street property of all of the other streets in the subdivision is 50 feet wide and the width of the concrete paving is the same as for Heron Lakes Drive, which means that the front lot line for houses located along Fairway Drive, Maynard Place, Ranic Drive, East Cyrus Drive, West Cyrus Drive, and Camino Oaks Drive is (50-28)/2 = 11 feet from the street curb. Accordingly, basketball goals in lots along Heron Lakes Drive must be located at least 16 feet from the front street curb and basketball goals in lots along all of the other streets in Heron Lakes Estates must be located at least 15 feet from the front street curb. For properties that have a side lot line or a rear lot line bordering a street, the side and rear lot lines are located 16 feet from Heron Lakes Drive and 11 feet from all of the other streets in Heron Lakes Estates. (10) HLEOA Architectural Control Committee (ACC) approval may be obtained by submitting an Application for Approval to Modify Home or Property (AAMHP) to the Association through the Community Management Company at the following address: Architectural Review Committee, c/o Planned Community Management, 15995 N. Barkers Landing, Suite 162, Houston, Texas 77079 (Phone: 281-870-0585, Fax: 281-504-1381). (11) Preapproval is granted only to portable basketball goals that meet all of these guidelines. To obtain preapproval, the homeowner is responsible for making sure that the basketball goal meets all of these guidelines and for accepting the risks and consequences if the goals do not meet these guidelines. If in doubt about meeting any of these guidelines, it is recommended that the homeowners contact the ACC to obtain clarification or confirmation that the basketball goal will meet these guidelines. Basketball goals that are installed without ACC approval that do not meet these guidelines may be considered by the Association to be a deed restriction violation, and if the homeowner receives notice from the Association of a violation, then the homeowner is responsible for either modifying the basketball goal to make it comply with these guidelines or else removing the basketball goal. Homeowners may apply for a variance to any of these guidelines if they believe they have a good reason for not meeting any of these guidelines, however, the ACC will not grant variances to any basketball goal that has already been installed simply for the reason that the homeowner has already made the purchase. If in doubt about meeting any of these guidelines or to simply avoid the possibility of having a deed restriction violation that may result in additional costs to correct, the homeowner may prefer to submit an application to obtain ACC approval prior to installing the basketball goal.

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