Neighborhood features
The declaration provides ownership-linked association membership and conditional use of private roads/common areas. Road and common-area maintenance can be funded through assessments. These provisions do not establish an operating pool, clubhouse, playground or shared ramp.
Slick Ford declaration and first amendment · Assessment provisions · Deeds Book 362, p. 410; easement provisions · p. 413; formation §5 · p. 422
Building & ownership notes
The available document copies state:
The declaration specifies single-family residential use and a 2,500-square-foot heated-main-structure minimum, including finished basements. Unfinished basement/cellar, attic/dormer, open porch/deck and garage areas are excluded by its definition.
Slick Ford declaration and first amendment · Article III §§2–3 · Deeds Book 362, p. 408Written preapproval is required before construction, clearing, grading, driveway connection or temporary power service. Plans, exterior materials and colors must be furnished; the declarant may assign review to an ARC.
Slick Ford declaration and first amendment · Article II §1 · Deeds Book 362, p. 407The first amendment changes the original 15-foot side-lot minimum to five feet. The permitted building area still depends on the offered lot’s plat, other restrictions and applicable approvals.
Slick Ford declaration and first amendment · First amendment · Deeds Book 2023, p. 2147Mobile, manufactured and modular homes and comparable transported structures are expressly excluded. The stated exception permits declarant/builder/contractor temporary sales or construction trailers during development, rather than a general buyer-residence exception.
Slick Ford declaration and first amendment · Article III §10 · Deeds Book 362, p. 409Temporary structures, trailers, tents, garages, barns and other outbuildings may not serve as temporary or permanent residences. Detached structures require matching architectural style/color and preapproval.
Slick Ford declaration and first amendment · Article III §7 · Deeds Book 362, p. 408; §11 · p. 409Street parking by owners or guests is prohibited, including vehicles, trailers and construction/delivery vehicles. The separate 48-hour inoperable-vehicle and repair provisions have stated concealment conditions.
Slick Ford declaration and first amendment · Article III §9 · Deeds Book 362, p. 409
Recorded document trail
Official record citations help identify the documents to review. Index entries alone do not establish their rules or current application to a lot. Use the county, instrument, book and page references to search and verify the records yourself.
The original listed-lot scope is Phase I at Plat Book 3, pages 293–297, including particular A-suffixed lots. Do not infer additional lots or phases from an MLS community name alone.
Slick Ford declaration and first amendment · Original opening · Deeds Book 362, p. 405 Winston County probate recording index · Original opening · Deeds Book 362, p. 405The 2023 amendment changes the side-lot setback and assigns the right to modify that paragraph. It does not introduce a rental minimum or construction timeline. Later recorded changes still need checking.
Slick Ford declaration and first amendment · First amendment · Deeds Book 2023, pp. 2147–2148The original provides a 2023 annual assessment and an initial purchaser assessment, while authorizing budget-based charges. Those historical amounts are not quoted as current dues or a current closing statement.
Slick Ford declaration and first amendment · Assessment Article IV §§3,5–8 · Deeds Book 362, pp. 410–411
Before you buy: a property checklist
- Is the offered parcel one of the declaration-listed Phase I lots, and what later plat or recorded changes apply?
- What current written ARC/declarant requirements govern clearing, temporary power, building plans and detached structures?
- What are the current dues, special assessments, closing charges and private-road maintenance obligations?
- Which operating shared facilities and written access rights are included with this lot?
- What current shoreline, septic and utility approvals define the intended home’s usable building area?
