Preferred Builders

Building Design Code

  1. General Requirement: All exterior building, hardscape, and landscaping materials shall be as specified herein. Many of the products specified herein for hardscape, landscaping and building materials can be purchased from Watkins Concrete Block in Omaha, Nebraska and Reimers Kaufmann Concrete Products Company in Lincoln. This broad variety of building materials available at the aforementioned locations includes exterior brick, stone, and concrete veneers; for landscape and hardscape materials, this includes pavers, concrete masonry units, retaining walls, firepit units, rock, gravel, and the like. Please reference Watkins Concrete Block’s catalog and Reimers Kaufmann’s catalog.
  2. Natural Timber or Timber Siding: Log homes or homes with wood siding are permitted.
  3. Masonry: All residences are required to be finished with a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) brick, stone (natural or manufactured), or concrete veneer, established as a percentage of the total exterior wall surface of the residence. The masonry must be present in near equal amounts on the front and back facades. This masonry requirement may be reduced if the residence is constructed of timber logs, timber siding, wood siding or cement board siding (hardi-plank) stained to look like wood siding, or where a style dictates the use of an alternative material.All masonry components shall adhere to the following specifications or be an equivalent alternative approved in advance by the Design Review Board, in its sole discretion:
Concrete Brick
Approved Manufactures: Watkins Concrete Block
Product: Legacy Concrete Brick
Natural Stone
Approved Manufactures: Earthworks, Eden Valders, Edwards’s Stone
Manufactured Stone
Approved Manufactures: Eldorado Stone, Stonecraft
Mortar
Approved Manufactures: U-Mix Products
Product: PROMIX
  1. Stucco/EIFS: Stucco/EIFS shall be permitted in combination with the minimum requirements for masonry.
  2. Cement Board Siding: Cement Board siding shall be permitted in combination with the minimum requirements for masonry. Cement board siding shall be applied with a maximum 8” exposure.
  3. Exterior Trim: Exterior trim shall include fascia, frieze boards, and window and door trim. Trim around all wall openings shall be a minimum of 1” x 6” nominal. The use of heavy timber is strongly encouraged.
  4. Windows/Doors: Windows and doors must be of aluminum clad wood construction. Windows are to be organized with regulating lines to form well-proportioned compositions. Facades oriented to the lake are required to incorporate window and door groupings that constitute a minimum area equal to twenty five percent (25%) (33% or more is recommended) of the total lakeside facade.
  5. Roofs: Roofs may incorporate a pitch as dictated by the style of the home, utilizing heavy asphalt (minimum 35-year warranty) or #1 cedar shingles, or galvalume metal standing seam. Southwestern or Mediterranean style homes shall have tile roofs or approved equal. Other quality materials may be used if approved by the DRB.
  6. Front Yard Trees: All landscaping plans must include a minimum of three (3) one and one-half inch (1.5”) caliper deciduous trees to be located in the front yard.
  7. Retaining Walls: Each lot must have a retaining wall which meets the following specifications:

Color Specifications: The wall may be entirely comprised of one of these colors, or may be a blend of two or more of these colors.

Adobe
Limestone
Moonlight

Location Specifications:

  • etaining walls should be curved in nature so as to allow drainage between lots. See attached sample retaining wall plan for example of wall shape and location
  1. Paving: All driveway and patio paving installations must be constructed using either poured concrete or segmental concrete paving units. When utilized, concrete pavers must meet the following specification:
Concrete Pavers
Approved Manufactures: Belgard, County Materials
  1. Hollowcore: All prestressed hollowcore installations must be supplied by Concrete Industries and a waterproofing membrane is recommended to be installed atop of the hollowcore prior to slab placement. The approved products for waterproofing are the Mel-Rol and the Soprema COLPHENE 3000, both are available from Concrete Industries.

Boat Restrictions – East Lake

The max dry weight + ballast weight may not exceed 9050lbs. Examples of some boats below:

Make/Model Hull Length Overall Length/Platform Dry Weight Max Ballast Weight Total Weight Dry + Ballast
Examples of Acceptable Boats Nautique GS20 20′ 22’7″ 4700 1700 6400
Mastercraft NXT22 22′ 24′ 4300 3000 7300
Nautique GS22 22′ 24’7″ 4900 2900 7800
Mastercraft XT20 20′ 22′ 5100 2800 7900
Tige Z1 21’5″ 23’5″ 4860 3150 8010
Nautique GS24 24′ 26′ 5100 3200 8300
Mastercraft XT23 23’4″ 25’4″ 5250 3300 8550
Tige 21ZX 21’6″ 22’7″ 5500 3100 8600
Mastercraft XT22 22’4″ 24’4″ 5485 3350 8835
Mastercraft X22 22’4″ 24’4″ 5500 3550 9050
Examples of Unacceptable Boats Mastercraft XT 24 24” 26′ 5550 3600 9150
Moomba CRAZ 22′ 24′ 4700 4500 9200
SUPRA SA 22’5″ 24’7″ 5800 3500 9300
Supra SA 400 22’5″ 26’7″ 5800 3500 9300
Nautique G23 23′ 25’2″ 6000 3650 9650
Nautique G25 25′ 27’1.5″ 6400 3650 10050
Mastercraft X24 24’2″ 26’2″ 6100 4300 10400
Supra SE 550 24’5″ 26’7″ 6150 4700 10850
Nautique G23 Paragon23 23’3″ 25’5″ 7750 3700 11450
Nautique G25 Paragon23’3″  23’3″ 27’5″ 8400 3400 11800