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AWNINGS: (City permit required)

Canvas patio awnings attached to the house are permitted with prior Modification Committee approval. Awning must be in a conservative color matching the home. Canvas awnings are permitted over side doors and in rear of the house over a patio area. Awnings may not be placed over front door entrances. No window awnings are permitted unless originally installed by the builder.
 

DOCKS/DECKS: (City permit required)

Only floating “E-Z dock” style docks are permitted. Guidelines for docks are available at the management office. Decks may only be installed in the Lake Maintenance easement with prior committee approval and South Broward drainage district approval and permit.
 

DRIVEWAY/WALKWAYS: (City permit required)

Brick Pavers or Tile in conservative colors matching the coordinated colors of the home are permitted with approval of modification committee. Brick Pavers or Tile cannot be installed over sidewalks. Stamped concrete may be allowed in conservative pastel colors matching the home with prior approval from the committee.

Driveway staining is permitted but it must match the color scheme of the home and a color sample must be submitted for approval. Sidewalks cannot be stained.
 

FENCING: (City permit required)

No fences may be attached to a neighbor’s house. No dog runs or animal pens are permitted. All fences and hedges are required to be installed at least 10’ back from the forward most point of the structure and 5’ in from the sidewalk on side yards where applicable.

On “Z” lot line properties fences must be installed a minimum of five feet back from the neighbors entrance door. Fences on the side property must be installed perpendicular to the home or at a right angle to the home. Fences may not be installed at an angle unless on a cul-de-sac.
Lake Front Lots:

• White or bronze aluminum rail, only certain styles permitted.

• Green, black or white vinyl clad chain link.

• PVC type, only certain styles are permitted. Contact Pines Property Management for approved styles.

• Aluminum, chain link or PVC fencing must be 4’ in height.

Green, black or white chain link must have a hedge planted on the inside of the fence at the time of installation. Hedge material must be a minimum of 24 inches high at time of installation and should be planted no more than 24 inches apart on center.

Acceptable hedges are Ficus, Orange Jasmine, Ixora or Hibiscus. Other hedge material may be considered upon request. Hedges are required to cover the entire fence
area except where a gate is installed or in the lake maintenance easement..

Where your gated fence is perpendicular to your neighbor, a hedge must be on the outside of the fence beside the gated area.

• Fences on the lakefront may extend to the water’s edge

• On lakefront lots wood-fencing material may be installed ONLY between the homes. All wood fences must have the posts on the interior side of the fence. The completed side of the fence should face the neighboring properties.

Interior Lots:

• White or bronze aluminum fences (only certain styles are permitted) must be four feet in height.

• Wood (presidential shadowbox, board on board or stockade) must be six foot in height.

• PVC type, only certain styles permitted. Contact Pines Property Management for styles that are approved.

• All fencing material is required to be installed at least 10’ back from the forward most point of the structure and 5’ in from the sidewalk where applicable.

• All wood fences must be installed 3 to 4 inches above the sod level; the entire fence (interior and exterior) must be painted white within 60 days of installation. All wood fences must have the finished side facing the neighboring properties.

• On lots abutting a roadway, masonry pylons are required to be incorporated into the design of the fence (unless it is PVC and then it is not required) no further apart than 30’ in the length of the fence facing the roadway. Wood and PVC fences and columns, if required, must be six feet in height. Columns must be painted white or the color of the house.


LANDSCAPING:

Hedges: Must follow the same requirements for height and setbacks as fences (see fence regulations).

Swale trees must be planted a minimum of 20’ apart on center and be a minimum of 6’ tall at time of planting. All plantings in the Swale area of the home must be approved. Corner lots require a minimum of 25’ apart on center.

No roebellini palms may be planted in the Swale area.

Only single truck trees (or palms may be installed where approved) in the Swale area, with committee approval. Many sub-associations within SilverLakes have established additional guidelines for Swale trees, which must also be adhered to.

Fruit trees may only be installed in the rear of the property. No fruit trees may be planted in the swale area or the side yard areas and there must be a minimum ten-foot setback from any property line.

No plantings may be done in drainage easements, as indicated on each property survey.
 

SATELLITE DISHES: (City permit required)

18” or 30” satellite dishes are permitted provided that they are not installed in the front of the home. FCC Guidelines however permit satellite dishes on the front elevation of the residence only if the residence does not have any other suitable location that would allow the signal. Front mounted dishes must be color keyed to the identical color of the residence.

Maximum width of a dish may not exceed 8’ with a maximum height of 10’.
Patio style umbrella cover or canvas cover required, along with accompanying landscaping.

No HAM radio antennas are permitted. No television antennas are permitted.
 

SCREEN ROOMS/PATIOS/POOLS: (City permit required)

White or charcoal aluminum frame material and white or charcoal screening material are allowed.

No aluminum, awning or flat roofing material allowed. The existing roofline can be extended or a screen can be installed. Screen enclosures must follow the roofline or be of the following styles: Gable, Mansard or Hip. The composition of all pitched roofs must match the original color, style, pitch and material of the original roof.

No screening is allowed in the front of your home.

The outside edge of any pool or screen room must be a minimum of 5’ from the rear property line on non-waterfront lots or lots not abutting the 25’ landscape buffer. The pool or screen room on waterfront lots can extend up to the 20’ lake maintenance easement. Lots abutting the 25’ landscape buffer may have the screening abut the buffer. Screening within the side setback is permitted on zero lines to within 7’ of the property line, on traditional lots to within 5’ of the property line. Any side yard drainage easements will take precedence over side yard pools, spas and screen enclosure setbacks. Swimming pools may not encroach into the 20’ lake maintenance easement.
Above ground pools are prohibited.
 

SHEDS:

Outside storage sheds or any other type of sheds are not permitted.
 

STORM SHUTTERS/PANELS: (City permit required)

Aluminum removable panel’s permanent top and bottom rails must be white or the color of the house.

Roll up and/or accordion style permitted with approval of Modifications Committee and must be white or the color of the home.
 

PERMANENT BASKETBALL HOOPS: (City permit required)

Must have a minimum setback of five feet from the sidewalk and the backboard and net must not face the street. Prior approval from the modification committee is needed. On zero lot line properties nets should be installed on the interior side of the property, not the zero side.
 

FOUNTAINS, SCULPTURES, FLAGS:

Fountains are permitted providing they are operable and part of a residential landscape improvement. Fountains cannot stand alone on any front elevation.

No exterior sculptures or statues are permitted unless they are part of a residential landscape improvement and with prior modification committee approval. Sculptures and/or statues cannot stand alone on any front elevation.

Only the American flag may be displayed on any home within SilverLakes. No decorative flags are permitted. Holiday flags may be displayed one week prior to and one week after a holiday.

Flagpoles are permitted to a height of 25’ providing that it displays the American flag. Flagpoles must have a minimum setback of five feet from the sidewalk and prior approval of modifications committee. On zero lot line properties flagpoles should be installed on the interior side of the property, not the zero side.
 

HOUSE PAINTING:

The Silver Lakes Community color chart may be viewed at the management office; only those colors on view may be used. Color samples on display are coordinated with roof colors

Color samples must be submitted along with roof color and approved by the Modification Committee before the exterior of the house may be painted.

All modifications approved by the committee must be completed within 30 days from the date the permit is issued from the city for construction. The management office may at any point during construction request a copy of the building permit to be provided within 7 days of the written request.

The only exceptions to the 30-day requirement will be pools and room additions. Extensions for pool and room additions will be granted based on copies of the permit being provided to the management office indicating that work is progressing. Under no circumstances should any construction exceed 90 days.

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