Vue Crest Trees and Hedges Summary

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FENCES, HEDGES

• No fence, hedge or wall situated anywhere in any lot or building site shall be higher than 6 ft. above the Existing Grade, nor shall any fence, hedge or wall situated on each street side of any lot have a height greater than 4 ft. above the Existing Grade.

• For the purposes of this Section, Existing Grade is the elevation of the surface of the ground at the location of the proposed fence or other improvement, existing prior to commencement of construction of the proposed fence or other improvement.

• No trees or shrubs on any of the Property shall be permitted to reach a height that will obstruct the main-floor view of the adjacent or neighboring properties except the following trees, which are exempt from this provision:
  • Fir, nearly south of lot center Block 1, Lot 13
  • Fir, nearly north of lot center Block 3, Lot 3
  • Cedar, near northwest corner Block 8, Lot I
  • Cedar, near south entrance to Park Road center strip Vuecrest
  • Oak, near Evergreen Drive-Belfair Road intersection with Park Road
  • Empress of Asia, Park Road center strip, near Evergreen Drive-Belfair Road intersection with Park Road

• In the event that a tree in the above list dies, is cut down, is moved, or is removed, then it shall be eliminated from the above list.

NOXIOUS USE OF PROPERTY

• No noxious or undesirable thing or undesirable use shall be permitted on the Property.

• The construction of a spite or nuisance wall, hedge, fence or tree shall be prohibited on the Property.

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41.5 Tree Articles

3.05 "Tree Removal"
No trees with a diameter of six (6) inches, or more, measured at a height of five (5) feet above ground level, may be removed from those portions of any lot which lie outside of the building site (including driveway) without prior written approval from the Architectural Control Committee.

3.17 "Fences and Hedges"
As defined in this section, "fencing" shall mean any barrier or wall other than natural living orgainic vegetation, including trees and shrubs.
Plantings or site obscuring fences shall not excend four (4) feet in height in the front yard or on side lot lines forward of the building line with
the greatest setback on the lot or the adjoining residential lot. The maximum height of a site obscuring fence located on the remainder of the
lots shall be six (6) feet. Fences shall be well constructed of wood materials and shall not detract from the appearance of the dwelling house located upon the lot or building site to be offensive to the owners or occupants thereof or detract from the appearandes of the dwelling houses located on the adjacent lots or building sites.