High Ten Ranch
Restrictions & Covenants
The High Ten Ranch, encompassing 259 acres in the deed records of Kerr County, Texas (Documents 21-09476 and 21-03668), is subject to restrictions and protective covenants made by the developer, Lehmann Enterprises Ltd. Summary below — refer to the recorded instrument for the controlling language.
1.Covenants run with the land
These restrictions and covenants run with the land and bind all persons acquiring property in the development. They are binding for 30 years from filing in the Deed Records of Kerr County, Texas, automatically extending in 10-year periods. Owners of 51% of the tracts may amend them in writing of record.
2.Residential use only
Tracts may be used only as a private family residence with customary accessory buildings (garages, guest cottages, etc.). No commercial use, no short-term rentals of 30 days or less, and no rock quarries. One single-family residence per tract; no communal residences.
3.Building Board approval
A High Ten Building Board (Lehmann Enterprises, Ltd. or assigns) reviews plans and specifications before any building is constructed or placed, to keep appearance, design, and workmanship in harmony with the development.
4.Site-built homes
Site-built residences must be new construction of at least 1,200 sq ft of heated/cooled space (excluding garages, carports, porches), completed within 360 days of laying the foundation, and may not be occupied until 100% complete per approved plans.
5.Manufactured and move-on homes
Manufactured homes must be new (or no more than five years old with Board approval), at least 1,200 sq ft, with towing gear removed, anchored per TDLR requirements, shingle (or approved) roofs, approved siding, and approved skirting installed within 60 days. Unless back-filled, a front deck (minimum 6×12 ft with railings) is required within 180 days.
6.RVs and travel trailers
RVs and travel trailers may not be used as primary or temporary residences. Stored travel trailers must be in an enclosed structure that matches other structures on the property.
7.Setbacks
Buildings must be set back 150 feet from roadways bordering the tract, 100 feet from side lines, and 25 feet from back lines (variances only by the Building Board for topography). All fencing must be 30 feet from the centerline of main access roads.
8.Driveways
Every tract must have a driveway from the road to the parking area, surfaced with caliche, gravel, crushed limestone, concrete, asphalt, or another Board-approved material.
9.Animals
No feed lots or commercial livestock operations. Horses/cattle limited to one per two acres; sheep/goats one per acre; maximum ten animals per tract excluding poultry. No swine except school/FFA/4-H projects. Penned poultry allowed if not a nuisance.
10.Water and sewage
No outside toilets. All plumbing must connect to an approved sanitary sewer or septic system. Wells and septic tanks must be 75 feet from any property line, and wells/septics on a lot separated by at least 150 feet.
11.Trash and vehicles
No dumping or accumulation of trash, garbage, or construction debris. No junked, abandoned, or wrecked vehicles, boats, or equipment. No parking of eighteen-wheelers or large commercial vehicles except during construction.
12.Nuisance
No noxious or offensive activity or anything that becomes an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood. All tracts must be kept neat and clean; the Building Board's determination is conclusive.
13.Signs and subdividing
No signs except one for-sale sign of up to five square feet. No tract may be re-subdivided without the Developer's written consent.
14.Utility easements
Perpetual ten-foot easements are reserved along the rear, front, and side lines of all tracts for electric and telephone lines, including tree trimming and ingress/egress for utility employees.
15.Hunting
Hunting of all kinds is prohibited on or from roads in High Ten Ranch. No commercial or day-lease hunting. The POA may set up a hunting management program with a majority vote of all landowners.
16.Property owners association and maintenance fee
The Developer may organize a POA (one vote per tract). A maintenance fee of $600 per tract per year funds the entrance, gates, roads, and POA business; unpaid fees after 60 days become a lien against the tract. The POA may adjust the assessment.
17.Enforcement and deviations
Restrictions are enforceable by injunction and other lawful remedies, including recovery of court costs and attorney fees. Violations may be abated and removed at the owner's expense. No deviation is permitted unless granted in writing by the Building Board.