Villages of Marion Unit 52

Restricted

All homesites must be used for residential purposes only, prohibiting commercial, professional, or similar activities that require inventory, equipment, or customer/client visits.

“All Homesites included in the Subdivision shall be used for residential purposes only and shall be subject to the following specific residential use restrictions in addition to the general restrictions contained in the Declaration of Restrictions. Properties within the Subdivision are intended for residential use and no commercial, professional or similar activity requiring either maintaining an inventory, equipment or customer/client visits may be conducted in a Home or on a Homesite.”

Declaration · 2.1 · p.1

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

Not addressed

Restricted

Owners are permitted to have birds, fish, dogs, and cats, with a maximum of two pets per homesite, and are responsible for their pets' waste and keeping them on a leash.

“Birds, fish, dogs and cats shall be permitted, with a maximum of two (2) pets per Homesite. Each Owner shall be personally responsible for any damage caused the common area by any such pet and shall be responsible to immediately remove and dispose of any excrement of such pet and shall be responsible to keep such pet on a leash. No other animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any Homesite or on the common area.”

Declaration · p.3

Not allowed

Recreational vehicles are not permitted to be parked, stored, or remain on any homesite or street, except for temporary service vehicles.

“No trucks over 3/4 ton size, boats, or recreational vehicles shall be parked, stored or otherwise remain on any Homesite or street, except for service vehicles located thereon on a temporary basis while performing a service for a resident.”

Declaration · p.2

Not allowed

Boats are not permitted to be parked, stored, or remain on any homesite or street, except for temporary service vehicles.

“No trucks over 3/4 ton size, boats, or recreational vehicles shall be parked, stored or otherwise remain on any Homesite or street, except for service vehicles located thereon on a temporary basis while performing a service for a resident.”

Declaration · p.2

Restricted

Parking of trucks over 3/4 ton size, boats, recreational vehicles, and inoperable or junk vehicles is prohibited on any homesite or street, except for temporary service vehicles.

“No trucks over 3/4 ton size, boats, or recreational vehicles shall be parked, stored or otherwise remain on any Homesite or street, except for service vehicles located thereon on a temporary basis while performing a service for a resident. No vehicles incapable of operation shall be stored on any Homesite nor shall any junk vehicles or equipment be kept on any Homesite.”

Declaration · p.2

Requires approval

No fence or similar structure may be placed on the property without prior written approval from the Developer.

“No arbor, trellis, gazebo, pergola (or similar item), awning, fence, barrier, wall or structure of any kind or nature shall be placed on the property without prior written approval of the Developer, and no hedges shall be allowed to grow in excess of four (4) feet in height.”

Declaration · p.2

Restricted

Each homesite must have only one home, which must include a garage, be at least 1050 square feet (excluding non-heated/non-air-conditioned space), have at least a 4" in 12" roof pitch, a minimum two-car garage, concrete drive and walkway, and exterior materials of shingle or tile.

“There shall be only one Home on each Homesite. All Homes must have garages and be of at least 1050 square feet, exclusive of any garage, storage room, screen room or other non-heated and non-air conditioned space. All Homes must be constructed with at least a 4" in 12" rise and run roof pitch. Homes shall have a minimum of two (2) car garage. Each Home must have a concrete drive, garage, and walkway. All exterior materials shall be shingle or tile materials, including the roof over garages, screen porches, utility rooms, etc., and all other structures built on a Homesite must be of a permanent type construction and must be approved by the Developer in conformance with the overall plan of the Developer.”

Declaration · 2.2 · p.1

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

Homesites are for residential use only, and no commercial, professional, or similar activity requiring inventory, equipment, or customer/client visits is permitted.

“Properties within the Subdivision are intended for residential use and no commercial, professional or similar activity requiring either maintaining an inventory, equipment or customer/client visits may be conducted in a Home or on a Homesite.”

Declaration · Section 2.5 · p.2

Restricted

Only signs showing the owner's name, conforming to Developer specifications, are permitted; all other signs or advertisements require prior written consent from the Developer.

“A sign showing the Owner's name will be permitted in common specifications to be set forth by the Developer. No other signs or advertisements shall be permitted except with the prior written consent of the Developer.”

Declaration · 2.14 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

Restricted

Aerials, satellite reception dishes, and antennas of any kind are prohibited within the Subdivision to the extent allowed by law, and any approved device must have its location previously approved in writing by the Developer.

“Aerials, satellite reception dishes, and antennas of any kind are prohibited within the Subdivision to the extent allowed by law. The location of any approved device will be as previously approved by the Developer in writing.”

Declaration · 2.15 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

No person may enter into any wildlife preserve areas designated in the Development Orders, except as permitted by those orders.

“Except as permitted in the Development Orders entered in connection with the Villages of Marion, a Florida Quality Development, no person may enter into any wildlife preserve set forth within the areas designated as such in those Development Orders.”

Declaration · 2.13 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

No driveways, walkways, or access shall be located on or permitted on Brown Vista Boulevard, except as originally constructed by the Developer.

“Except as originally constructed by the Developer, no driveways, walkways, or access shall be located on or permitted on Brown Vista Boulevard.”

Declaration · 2.11 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Exterior lighting must be attached to the home and shaded to prevent nuisance to others; no other light poles may be erected.

“Developer is providing an exterior lighting must be attached to the Home and shaded so as not to create a nuisance to others. No other light poles may be erected.”

Declaration · 2.17 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Owners must notify the Developer when leaving their property for more than seven days and advise of their tentative return date.

“All Owners shall notify the Developer when leaving their property for more than a 7-day period and shall simultaneously advise the Developer as to their tentative return date.”

Declaration · 2.19 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

The hanging of clothes or clotheslines or poles is prohibited to the extent allowed by law.

“The hanging of clothes or clotheslines or poles is prohibited to the extent allowed by law.”

Declaration · 2.26 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Lawns must be sodded, with at least 50% of the yard visible from adjacent roadways and golf courses sodded; owners must keep homesites neat, clean, and grass/foliage cut and trimmed, and perpetually maintain any landscaping within special easement areas, replacing dead foliage promptly.

“Each Home and Homesite must contain a concrete driveway, the lawn must be sodded, and a lamppost erected in the front yard of the Homesite. If a quality as sodded, at least 50% of the yard area visible from all adjacent roadways and golf courses must be sodded. It shall be the responsibility of the Owners to keep their Homesites neat and clean and the grass and to keep their Homesites neat and clean and the grass and other foliage cut and trimmed. The Owners of Homesites subject to a Special Easement for Landscaping shall perpetually maintain the easement area and shall not remove or destroy any landscaping or fencing (if any) originally installed by the Developer without the Developer's advance written approval, and will promptly replace all dead foliage located therein.”

Declaration · 2.4 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Lawn ornaments are prohibited, except for seasonal displays that do not exceed a thirty-day duration.

“Lawn ornaments are prohibited, except for seasons displays not exceeding a thirty (30) day duration.”

Declaration · 2.14 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Individual mailboxes are not permitted on homesites; mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service and housed by the Developer for a one-time lifetime charge of $100.00 per box, payable by each new owner as a condition of use.

“Individual mailboxes may not be located upon a Homesite. Mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service at no cost to Owner, however, those boxes shall be housed by Developer at a one time lifetime charge to Owner of $100.00 per box. If title to a Homesite is transferred, a new charge shall be made to the new Owner. Payment of this fee shall be a condition of the use of the housing provided by Developer.”

Declaration · 4.7 · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

No vehicles incapable of operation or junk vehicles/equipment shall be stored or kept on any homesite.

“No vehicles incapable of operation shall be stored on any Homesite nor shall any junk vehicles or equipment be kept on any Homesite.”

Declaration · 2.8 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Radios, record players, televisions, and musical instruments must be kept at a moderate level from 10:00 PM to one hour before daylight.

“Radios, record players, televisions, and musical instruments shall be kept on a moderate level from 10:00 PM to one (1) hour before daylight.”

Declaration · 2.20 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

The Developer reserves the right to prohibit or control all peddling, soliciting, selling, delivery, and vehicular traffic within the Subdivision.

“The Developer reserves the right to prohibit or control all peddling, soliciting, selling, delivery and vehicular traffic within the Subdivision.”

Declaration · 2.21 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

All garbage must be contained in plastic bags prescribed by the Developer and placed curbside no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up; owners may be required to participate in a curbside recycling program if instituted.

“All garbage will be contained in plastic bags prescribed by the Developer and placed curbside no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up. Declarant reserves the right to require all Owner's to participate in a curbside recycling program if and when one is instituted.”

Declaration · 2.24 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17