Core rules12
Occupancy / age restrictions
Restricted
The community is for persons 55 years of age or older, requiring at least one permanent resident per home to be 55+, with no permanent residents under 19, and temporary visits for those under 19 limited to 30 days per calendar year, with hardship exceptions possible under specific conditions.
“All homes that ere occupied must be occupied by at least one person who is at least fifty-five (55) years of ego. No person under nineteen (19) years of age may be a permanent resident of a home, except that persons below the age of nineteen (19) years may be permitted to visit and temporarily reside for periods not exceeding thirty (30) days in total in any calendar year period.”
Declaration · Section 1 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
Rentals / leasing
Not addressed
Short-term rentals
Not addressed
Pets
Restricted
Birds, fish, dogs, and cats are permitted, with a maximum of two pets per Homesite; owners are responsible for pet damage, immediate waste removal, and keeping pets on a leash, while other animals, livestock, or poultry are prohibited.
“Birds, fish, dogs and cats shall be permitted, with a maximum of tivo (2) pets per Homesite. Each Owner shall be personally responsible for any damage caused to any dedicated or reserved 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 mimals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any Homesite or on any dedicated or reserved area.”
Declaration · Section 6 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
RVs & campers
Not addressed
Boats
Not addressed
Parking
Restricted
Owners may only park, store, or keep vehicles wholly within their driveway or garage; trucks exceeding 3/4 ton, campers, boats, trailers, aircraft, or any vehicle other than a private non-commercial vehicle are prohibited from parking in a parking space, though a boat may be kept in the garage with the door closed.
“No Owner of a Homesite shall park, store, or keep any vehicle except wholly within his driveway or garage. No truck in excess of3/4 ton, camper, boat, trailer, or sircraft, or any vebiclo other than a private non-commercial vehicle may ba parked in a paridng space except a boat may be kept in the garage with the garage door closed.”
Declaration · Section 21 · p.7
Last verified 2026-07-17
Fences
Restricted
No fences, hedges, walls, or other dividing instrumentalities may be constructed or maintained on any Homesite, except for fencing originally built by the Declarant, and no plants may be placed within the road right-of-way to maintain visibility.
“No fence, hedge, wall, or other dividing instrumentality shall be constructed or maintained on any Homesito, except for any fencing originally constructed by the Declarant. In order to maintain a visible roadway, no bush, shrub, tree, or other similar plant may be placed within the road right-of-way.”
Declaration · Section 7 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
Architectural approval
Requires approval
No arbor, trellis, gazebo, pergola, awning, fence, barrier, wall, or any structure may be placed on the property without prior written approval from the Declarant, and any structural alteration, exterior repainting/repair, or addition that substantially alters the exterior appearance requires prior written approval of plans and specifications from the Declarant or an architectural review committee.
“No arbor, trellla, 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 Declarant. No Owner, other than Declarant or Its transferees, shall make any structural alteration, or shall undertake any exterior repainting or repair of, or addition to his residence, which would substantially alter the exterior appearance thereof, without the prior written approval of the plans and specifications therefor by the Declarant or an architectural review committee appointed by the Declarunt.”
Declaration · Section 8 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
Home business
Not allowed
No business of any kind is permitted to be conducted on any residence, with the exception of the Declarant's business of developing and selling Homesites.
“No business of any kind shall be conducted on any residence with the exception of the business of Declarant and the transferees of Declarant in developing and solling all of the Homesites as provided herein.”
Declaration · Section 2 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
Signs
Restricted
No signs are allowed without prior written consent from the Declarant, except for customary name and address signs and one 'for sale or rent' sign, which must be no larger than 12x12 inches and visible only through a window.
“No sign of any kind shall be displayed to public view on a Homesite or any dedicated or reserved area without the prior written consent of the Declarant, except customary name and address sigus and ono siga advertising a property for sale or rent which shall be no larger than twelve (12) inches wide and twelve (12) inches high and which shall be located wholly within the residence and only visibla through a window of the residenco.”
Declaration · Section 4 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
Setbacks
Not addressed
Exterior & architectural4
Antennas, solar panels, generators & equipment
Restricted
No aerials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind are permitted within the Subdivision, except as specifically allowed by law, and the location of any approved device must be pre-approved in writing by the Declarant.
“No acrials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind nor window air-conditioners or irrigation wells are permitted within the Subdivision, except as specifically allowed by law. The location of any improved device will be as previousty approved by the Declarant in writing.”
Declaration · Section 10 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
Conservation, wetlands & environmental
Requires approval
No owner may construct or maintain any building, residence, or structure, or perform any activity in wetlands, mitigation areas, buffer areas, and upland conservation areas without prior written approval from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD).
“No Owner of property within the Subdivision may construct or maintain any bullding, residence, or structure, or undertake or perform any activity in the wetlands, mitigation areas, buffer areas, and upland conservation areas described in the approved permit and recorded plat of the Subdivision unless prior written approval is received from the SWFWMD pursuant to Chapter 40D-4.”
Declaration · Section 18 · p.5
Last verified 2026-07-17
Driveways & walkways
Restricted
Concrete and driveway coatings are permitted if their design is harmonious with the Subdivision and the coating color matches the home, and no ingress or egress is permitted except via driveways and sidewalks originally constructed by the Declarant.
“Concrete and driveway coatings are permitted providing that the dealga is harmonious with the Subdivision and that such coating is the same color as the home. No ingress or egress to or from my Homesite is permitted except pursuant to such driveways and sidewalks as originally constructed by Declamant”
Declaration · Section 7 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
Property & structure upkeep
Restricted
Owners must repair their residence to a condition comparable to its initial construction, maintain their driveway, perpetually maintain vegetation on Special Easements for Landscaping consistent with good horticultural practice, and maintain perimeter security walls/fences adjoining their Homesite, contacting the Developer or architectural review committee for paint specifications.
“Each Owner shall, at his sole cost and expense, repair his residence, other than as otherwise provided for hereln, keeping the sama in condition comparable to the condition of auch residence at the time of its initial construction, excepting only normal wear and tear. Each Homesite Owner shall be responsible for maintaining his driveway. Owners of Homesites subject to a Special Easement for Landscaping, as shown on the Plat or described in Articlo IV above, shall perpetually maintain the vegetation located thereon, consistent with good horticultural practice.”
Declaration · Section 1 · p.6
Last verified 2026-07-17
Landscaping & yard4
Clotheslines / outdoor drying
Not allowed
The hanging of clothes or clotheslines or placing of clothes poles is prohibited to the extent allowed by law.
“The hanging of clothes or clotheslines or placing of clothes polos is prohibited to the extent allowed by law.”
Declaration · Section 10 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
Landscaping & lawn maintenance
Restricted
Owners must regulate their irrigation water service according to the VWCA's Irrigation Water Service Schedule, which is not a water-on-demand system and is determined solely by VWCA, with repeated non-compliance potentially leading to VWCA installing a control valve at the owner's cost.
“The Owner of the Homesito shall regulate the irrigation water service to the Homesite and will be responsiblo for complying with the Irrigation Water Service Schedule. If Owner repeatedly fisils to comply with the Irrigation Water Servico Schedule, VWCA may enter onto the Homesite, over and upon easements hereby reserved in favor of VWCA, and Install a control valve to compel Owner's compliance with the Irrigation Water Service Schedule, with all costs related thereto being charged to Owner.”
Declaration · (1) Irrigation Use Only · p.6
Last verified 2026-07-17
Lawn ornaments & decor
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 · Section 4 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
Mailboxes
Not allowed
Individual mailboxes are not permitted on Homesites; mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service and housed by the Declarant for a one-time lifetime charge to the Owner, which is re-charged to new Owners upon title transfer.
“Individual mallboxes may not be located upon a Homesite. Mallboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service at no cost to Owner, however, those boxes shall be housed by Declarant et a one time lifetime charge to Owner of $190.00 per box. If title to a Homesite is transferred, a new charge shall be made to the new Owner at the then prevailing mallbox fee being charged to new Owners of Homesitas in the most recent addition or unit of the VILLAGES OF SUMTER.”
Declaration · Section 16 · p.5
Last verified 2026-07-17
Vehicles & parking1
Commercial & non-passenger vehicles
Not allowed
Owners are prohibited from repairing or restoring any motor vehicle, boat, trailer, aircraft, or other vehicle on any portion of a Homesite or common areas, except for emergency repairs necessary to move the vehicle to a proper repair facility.
“No Owner of a Homesite shall repair or restore any motor vehicle, boat, trailer, aircraft, or other vehicle on any portion of any Homesite, or on dedicated or reserved areas, except for emergency repairs, and then only to the extent necessary to enable movement therest to a proper repair facility.”
Declaration · p.7
Last verified 2026-07-17
Use & conduct5
Common area use & conduct
Requires approval
Nothing shall be altered, constructed on, or removed from any dedicated or reserved areas except with the written consent of the Declarant, after the original development by the Declarant.
“Nothing shall be altered ic, constructed on, or removed from any dedicated or reserved areas except on the written consent of the Declarant, after the original development thereof by the Declarant.”
Declaration · Section 9 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17
Insurance & rebuilding after damage
Restricted
If a residence is damaged or destroyed, the Owner must rebuild, repair, or reconstruct it to substantially restore its prior appearance and condition within two months of damage and complete it within six months, unless prevented by governmental authority, subject to these Restrictions.
“If all or any portion of a residence is damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty, it shall be the duty of the Owner thereof, with all due diligence, to rebuild, repair, or reconstruct such residence in a marner which will substantially restore it to its appearance and condition inunedistely prior to the casualty. Reconstruction shall be undertaken within two (2) months after the damage occurs, and shall be completed within six (6) months after the damage occurs, unless prevented by governmental authority.”
Declaration · Section 5 · p.7
Last verified 2026-07-17
Noise, nuisance & conduct
Restricted
Owners must use their property in a manner that allows neighbors to enjoy theirs, with radios, record players, television, voices, and other sounds kept at a moderate level from 10:00 pm to one hour before daylight, excluding Declarant's construction noise.
“Owner(s) shall use his property in such a manner as to allow his neighbors to enjoy the use of their property. Radios, record players, television, volces and other sounds are to be kept on a moderate level fropa 10:00 pm to one (1) hour before daylight. These restrictions shall not apply to construction noises being made by the Declarant.”
Declaration · Section 3 · p.5
Last verified 2026-07-17
Solicitation & yard sales
Restricted
The Declarant reserves the right to prohibit or control all peddling, soliciting, selling, delivery, and vehicular traffic within the Subdivision.
“The Declarant reserves the right to prohibit or control all peddling, soliciting, selling, delivery and vehicular traftic within the Subdivision.”
Declaration · Section 14 · p.5
Last verified 2026-07-17
Trash & recycling
Restricted
Rubbish, trash, garbage, or other waste material must be kept in sanitary containers concealed from public view until placed curbside for collection, no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up, and must be in Declarant-prescribed, fully closed and sealed plastic bags, with mandatory participation in a curbside recycling program if instituted.
“Prior to being placed curbside for collection, no rubbish, trash, garbage, or other waste material shall be kept or permitted on any Homesite or on dedicated or reserved areas except in sanitary containers located in appropriate areas concealed from public view. Once placed curbside for collection, all garbage will be contained in plastic bags prescribed by Declarant and placed curbside no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up. In either event, all garbage must be contained in fully closed and sealed plastic bags prescribed by the Declarant.”
Declaration · Section 11 · p.4
Last verified 2026-07-17