Use Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to all property subject to the Declaration (Source: Declaration Article V § 1):

Residential use only

• No Lot may be used for any purpose other than single-household residential purposes (Source: Article V § 1.A).
• Lots shall only be used for residential purposes. Except with Board consent (and as allowed by applicable ordinances, agreements, or land use approvals), no trade, business, profession, commercial or similar activity of any kind shall be conducted on any Lot, nor shall any goods, equipment, vehicles, materials, or supplies used in connection with a trade, service, or business be kept or stored on any Lot (Source: Article VII § 2.B).

Permitted "incidental" activities

The residential-only rule does not prohibit (Source: Article VII § 2.B):

• Activities relating to the rental or sale of Building Structures (subject to Rentals restrictions).
• The right of Declarant or any contractor/homebuilder to construct Building Structures and store materials/equipment on Lots in the normal course of construction, or to use a Building Structure as a sales/rental office or model home.
• The right of an Owner to maintain a professional personal library, keep personal business/professional records or accounts, handle personal business or professional telephone calls, or confer with business or professional associates/clients/customers in the Building Structure.
• The Board may not approve commercial activities otherwise prohibited unless it determines that only normal residential activities would be observable outside the Building Structure and that the activities would not violate applicable ordinances.

Nuisance and offensive activity

No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on upon the Property, nor anything done or maintained that may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood or detract from its value as a residential district (Source: Article V § 1.D).

Animals / Pets

See Pets. The Declaration limits pets to no more than two (2) domestic dogs or cats and caged birds (Source: Article V § 1.B, as amended in 2025; was one (1) in the 1999 CC&Rs).

Trash and dumping

• No Lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish, garbage, or trash.
• Garbage and waste must be kept in sanitary containers.
• Incinerators or other storage/disposal equipment must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and comply with all local, state, and federal requirements.

(Source: Article V § 1.G; Article VII § 2.D.) See Trash and Recycling.

Mineral and resource extraction

No part of the Property shall be used for the purposes of exploring for, taking, or producing gas, oil, or other hydrocarbons or minerals (Source: Article V § 1.C).

Curb-to-Lot area

It is each owner's/occupant's duty to improve and maintain the area between the Lot's property line and the nearest curb or improved street in proper condition. No trucks, campers, trailers, or boats may be parked or remain in this area (Source: Article V § 1.E).

Vehicles

• No parking of automobiles, boats, trucks, trailers, or other vehicles on the Streets (Source: Article V § 1.J).
• Disabled vehicles may not remain on any Lot for more than three (3) consecutive days unless inside an enclosed garage (Source: Article V § 1.L).
• Trailers/campers/pickup coaches/tents/boats may be stored inside a garage (and not used for living purposes); otherwise, they may not be parked, placed, erected, maintained, or constructed on any Lot (Source: Article VI § 1.B).

See Parking for the full Parking Regulations.

Trees and Private Open Space

• Private Open Space Tracts must remain in their natural condition for scenic/aesthetic appearance, protection of natural processes, passive recreation, and natural vegetation maintenance.
• Trees in the Tracts may be removed only after a certified arborist has shown them to be hazardous and a City tree-cutting permit is obtained.
• Improvements (including public/private utilities) in these areas must be approved by the City.
• No buildings are allowed in the Private Open Space Tracts.

(Source: Article V § 1.F.) See Private Open Space and Wetlands.

• Trees planted in public right-of-way may be removed at the governing body's discretion.
• All other trees must be preserved and may only be removed after the same arborist/permit process. The City may recommend revisions to landscape plans to preserve the treed character of the neighborhood (Source: Article V § 1.H).
• Lots and Common Property are subject to the City of Lake Oswego Tree Code (Source: Article V § 1.K).

Utility easements and setbacks

Utility easements and setbacks applicable to the Property are reflected on the Plat. Where utilities are constructed on side or rear Lot lines, removal and/or replacement of fences for public access to such utilities is at the Owner's expense (Source: Article V § 1.I).

Temporary structures, garages, sheds

See Exterior Modifications. Outhouses, tents, sheds, trailers, temporary dwellings, garden sheds, and tool sheds may not be erected (Source: Article VI § 1.A).

Interior walls (shared)

Owners must ensure walls separating their dwelling unit from other dwelling units within the same Building Structure are not punctured or breached by the Owner or the Owner's lessees, invitees, contractors, or household members (Source: Article VII § 2.H).

Lessees and other invitees

Lessees, invitees, contractors, household members, and other persons entering under rights derived from an Owner must comply with all Declaration provisions. The Owner is responsible for obtaining compliance and is liable for any failure as if the Owner had committed it (Source: Declaration Article XI § 7).

Sources

• source/2025.07.07_summitridge townhomes_amended and restated declaration.md — Articles V, VI, VII, XI § 7