Covenants
of
Turtle Creek Homeowners Association

Covenants of  Turtle Creek HOA

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No. 51580                                                                                                    TURTLE CREEK DEVELOPMENT
PLAT #3659                                                                                                 CORPORATION, an Oklahoma
Dated: October 7th, 1976                                                                                 corporation
Filed: October 20th, 2976 at 2:16 P.M.
In the office of the County                                                                                 -to-
Clerk within and for Tulsa
County, State of Oklahoma                                                                               THE PUBLIC

                                                                   TURTLE CREEK
An Addition to the City of Broken Arrow, Tulsa, County, Oklahoma.   A SUBDIVISION OF THE SE/4 OF THE NE/4 OF THE NE/4 AND THE W/2 OF THE NE/4 OF THE NE/4 AND THE SE/4 OF THE NE/4 OF Section 16, Township 18 North, Range 14 East of the Indian Base and Meridian in the City of Broken Arrow, County of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma.

OWNER'S CERTIFICATE OF DEDICATION
BILL OF ASSURANCE/EASEMENT GRANT

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

THAT TURTLE CREEK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, an Oklahoma corporation, being the sole owner of the following described real property situated in Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma, to-wit:

                           All of the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) Northeast Quitter (NE/4)
                           Northeast Quarter (NE/4) and all of the West Half (W/2)
                           Northeast Quarter (NE/4) Northeast Quarter (NE/4) and all of
                           the Southeast Quarter (SE/4) Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of
                           Section 16, Township 18 North, Range 14 East of the Indian
                           Base and Meridian, in the City of Broken Arrow, Tulsa County,
                           State of Oklahoma, containing 69.72 acres, more or less.

hereby certifies that it has caused the same to be surveyed into blocks, lots, streets and avenues in conformity to the annexed plat which it hereby adopts as the plat of the above described land under the name "TURTLE CREEK", an Addition to the City of Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.

     The undersigned TURTLE CREEK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, an Oklahoma corporation, hereby dedicates for public use all the streets as shown on said plat and does hereby guarantee clear title to all of the land that is so dedicated and hereby relinquishes any and all right of vehicular ingress and egress from any property or properties lying adjacent to South 145th East Avenue and East 81st Street South within the bounds designated as "Limit of No Access" as shown on the attached plat, which "Limit of No Access" or any part or portion thereof may be modified, amended or revised with the approval of the City Engineer or the Planning Commission of the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

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     For the purpose of providing an orderly development of the above described real property and for the further purpose of providing adequate restrictive covenants for the mutual benefit of itself and its successors in title to all lots situated within said "TURTLE CREEK" addition, the undersigned, TURTLE CREEK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, an Oklahoma corporation, does hereby impose the following restrictions, protective covenants and reservations and does hereby create the following easements to which it shall be incumbent upon its successors in title to all of said lots and any interest therein to adhere, to-wit:

     A.     Use of Lots.  All lots in the Addition shall be know, described and used as residential
             lots.  No Structure exceeding two stories in height shall be erected, altered, placed or
             permitted to remain on any lot within this addition.  All residential dwellings must have
             a private garage, providing space for not less than two cars, such garage to be attached
             to the residence.   No structure shall be erected, altered, placed or permitted to remain on
             any lot within this Addition other than one single family dwelling except as otherwise
             provided in paragraph B.

     B.     Additional Buildings.  No building or parts thereof, except open porches and terraces
             shall be constructed and maintained on any lot in the Addition nearer to the front or side
             street lot lines than the building lines established on the recorded plat of said Addition.
             No building shall be erected or maintained nearer to the front or side street lines than the
             building set back lines shown on the attached plat nor nearer than five (5) feet to any
             interior lot line.  Al garages, servant quarters, etc., shall be attached to the residential
             dwelling, except detached tool sheds and hobby rooms may be used as long as they are
             consistent with city code requirements and shall be behind the fences.

     C.     Building Exteriors.  The exterior of all residential dwellings erected on any lot in this
              Addition shall be constructed of not less than fifty per cent (50%) brick, stone, or stucco.
              Exterior walls shall be so constructed that no concrete stem walls will be exposed to
              view.

     D.     Roofs.   Self-seal composition shingles will be permitted on roofs, as long as they are not
              less than 235#.  No roof pitch shall be lower than 2 1/2-12 on any structure erected on any
              lot, unless architectural design of such structure designates an mansard roof.

     E.     Dwelling Square Footage.  No one story residential dwelling shall be erected on any
             lot in this Addition which has less than One Thousand Five Hundred (1,500) square feet
             in area, exclusive of garage, basement and open porches.  No two story or one and
             one-half story residential dwelling shall be erected on any lot in this Addition which has
             less than One Thousand (1,000) square feet in area on the ground or main floor,
             exclusive of garage, basement and open porches, nor less than Seven Hundred (700)
             square feet in area on the second floor, exclusive o open porches or balconies.

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     F.     Restricted Activities.  No noxious or offensive trade or activity shall be carried on upon
             any lot in this Addition nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or become an
             annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood.  No animals, livestock or poultry of any kind
             shall be raised, bred or kept on any lot, except that dogs, cats or other household pets
             may be kept, provided they are not kept, bred or maintained for any commercial use.

     G.     Residence Restrictions.  No trailer basement, tent shack, garage, barn or other
              outbuildings erected or placed in this Addition shall at any time be used as a residence,
              temporarily or permanently.  No structure may be occupied temporarily or permanently
              as a dwelling on any lot in this Addition until construction of said structure has been
              fully completed.

     H.     Structure Restrictions.  No structure previously used or erected shall be moved onto
              any lot in this Addition.

     I.     Fences.   No fence whether ornamental or otherwise, shall be erected nearer to the front
             lot line than the 25-foot building line or nearer to the side street lot line than the side
            street building line, shown on the recorded plat, EXCEPT, that the undersigned
            TURTLE CREEK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, or its successor may erect a
            fence along all or any portion of the westerly and southerly boundaries of this Addition.
            Each property owner is responsible to maintain their perimeter fencing in good repair.

     J.     Automobiles, Boats and Trailers.  Except as expressly hereinafter provided, no lot or
            parcel shall be used as a parking, display or accommodation area for any type of motor
            vehicle, boat, trailer, camper or motor-driven cycle.  The purpose of parking, display or
            accommodation area is to store or to perform any activity thereon such as, but not
            limited to maintenance, repair, rebuilding, dismantling, repainting, servicing of any kind,
            or storage, except as hereinafter provided.  Such storage or activities may be performed
            within completely enclosed garages or other structures located on the lot which screen
            the sight and sound of the activities from the street and from adjoining property in such
            a manner so as to have the storage or activity out of the public view. The foregoing
            restriction shall not be deemed to prevent the washing or polishing of such motor of such
             motor vehicles, boats, trailers, campers, or motor-driven cycles, together with those  
            activities normally incident or necessary to such washing and polishing.  No boat, trailer,
            camper, truck or commercial vehicles shall be parked at any time on or in front of any lot in
            an area visible from neighboring lots or any public street, except as such parking is

            necessary to make commercial deliveries.  All such motor vehicles, boats, trailers,
            campers, or motor-driven cycles which are stored or parked on any lot or parcel and
            which are not stored or parked in completely enclosed garage or other structure may be
            stored or parked on a side lot area and screened from public view by a fence and located
            on a concrete surface; provided however, in no event shall such storage or parking be
            beyond the front building line of the said lot or parcel.

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     K.     Sidewalks.   Sidewalks, four feet wide, shall be constructed along the street side of all
              lots.

     L.     Utilities.   In connection with the installation of underground electric services, all lots in
             the Addition are subject to the following provisions, which are enforceable by Public
             Service Company, General Telephone  Company, Oklahoma Natural Gas, Cox Cable
             and/or their successors, to-wit:

             (1)      Overhead pole lines for the supply of electric, telephone, and cable service may
                      be located along the North, South and East boundaries of this Addition.  Street
                      light poles and standards may be served by underground cable and elsewhere
                      throughout said Addition.  All supply lines shall be located underground, in the
                      easement-ways reserved for general utility services and streets, shown on the
                      attached plat.  Service pedestals and transformers as sources of supply at
                      secondary voltages, may also be located in said easement-ways.

             (2)      Except to houses on lots described in paragraph (a) above, which may be served
                      from overhead electric service lines, underground service cables to all houses
                      which may be located on all lots in said Addition may be run from the nearest
                      service pedestal or transformer to the point of usage determined by the location
                      and construction of such house as may be located upon each said lot; provided
                      that upon the installation of such a service cable to a particular house, the
                      supplier of electric service shall thereafter be deemed to have a definitive,
                      permanent, effective and exclusive right-of-way easement on said Lot, covering
                      a five-foot strip extending 2 1/2 feet on each side of such service cable, extending
                      from the service pedestal or transformer to the service entrance on said house.

             (3)      The supplier of electric,  telephone, natural gas, or cable service through its
                       proper agents and employees shall at all times have right of access to and upon
                       all such easement-ways shown on said plat, or provided for in this Deed or
                       Dedication for the purpose of installing, maintaining, removing or replacing any
                       portion of said underground facilities so installed by it.

             (4)    The owner of each lot shall be responsible for the protection of the underground
                      electric, telephone, natural gas, or cable facilities located on his property and
                      shall prevent the alteration of grade or any construction activity which may
                      interfere with said facilities.  The Company will be responsible for ordinary
                      maintenance of underground electric, telephone, natural gas, and cable facilities,
                      but the owner will pay for damage or relocation of such facilities caused or
                      necessitated by acts of the owner or his agents or contractors.

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