Pine Ridge rules: fences, rentals, RVs and animals

Fences

• Every fence and gate needs an application to the Architectural Design Committee, with the color taken from the fence section of the association's color book. A buyer may apply before closing.
• Forward of the rear line of the home: post-and-board or rail, picket, or cross-buck only. Top rail between 36 and 54 inches. All of it the same material, style, color and height.
• Behind the rear line of the home: up to 6 feet, in vinyl, composite, finished metal, wood, masonry or chain link, including privacy fencing, within the areas the restrictions lay out for each lot type.
• Not allowed: barbed or razor wire anywhere; chain link forward of the rear line of the home; any fence over 6 feet except around a sports court.
• If a fence runs through the tree preservation zone, no more than 3 feet may be cleared on either side of it.

Renting out your home

• Leases must be in writing, for no less than 3 months and no more than 12, with no more than two rentals a year and one lease at a time.
• Short-term, overnight and Airbnb-type rentals are prohibited. So is subleasing and renting out rooms; the home is leased in its entirety.
• The owner submits the proposed lease and a background check for every tenant 18 or older. The association may approve or disapprove tenants, leases and renewals.
• Tenants may not run a home business from the property.

Cars, RVs, boats and trailers

• Up to 5 personal vehicles may be parked outside. Parking in front of the home is on the driveway or a defined parking pad.
• In addition, up to 3 other vehicles (a motorhome, travel trailer, boat, horse trailer, utility trailer, tractor or ATV, for example) may be kept outside: one beside the home behind its front line, and two behind the rear line of the home. Anything inside a fully enclosed, approved building does not count.
• An RV may be parked in front of the home only on the driveway, with an authorization from the association, for no more than 14 consecutive days.
• Visitors may stay in an RV for up to 14 days, with notice to the association office.
• Commercial vehicles may not be parked where they can be seen from the street or a neighbor's property. Unregistered or visibly damaged vehicles stay inside a building.
• Nothing may be parked overnight on a vacant lot.

Animals

• Dogs, cats and equines are the only animals allowed outside the home or a fully enclosed outbuilding.
• Poultry is not allowed anywhere on a property. The association lists chickens, donkeys and alpacas as not permitted.
• No animal may be kept or bred for sale.
• Horses have their own rules: see Can you keep horses in Pine Ridge Estates?

Sheds, workshops and pools

• One approved shed of up to 420 square feet, behind the rear line of the home, does not count toward the lot's outbuilding limit.
• One detached garage of 600 to 1,200 square feet may sit beside the home if it matches the home. Other outbuildings go behind the rear line of the home.
• Total outbuildings are capped by lot size, from 2 buildings and 2,000 square feet on two acres or less to 5 buildings and 7,000 square feet on more than five acres.
• A pool attached to the home by its deck is not counted as an outbuilding. Pools and enclosures need a county permit and an application.
• Playsets and treehouses go behind the rear line of the home.

Working from home and yard sales

Working remotely for an employer outside Pine Ridge is not restricted. A home business is allowed if it is run by the resident owner inside a building, with no customers walking or driving up, no outside display or signs, and no visible storage. Each owner may hold one estate sale and two yard sales a year.