Sun City home garden information.

4.18. VEGETABLE/HERB GARDENS

a) Homeowners may have no more than two vegetable/herb gardens that must be: 1. A maximum of 100-square feet for each vegetable/herb garden bed.

1. Located in the portion of the rear yard behind the house and not visible from the front of the house. 3. May be no longer than 20-feet in any one direction.

The placement and structure of the vegetable/herb garden must comply with all provisions regarding

drainage. (See Article 3.4.)

c) Raised vegetable/herb garden beds must:

1. Not be taller than 3-feet above the developer’s finished grade.

2. Use limestone block, metal edging, paving blocks or formed concrete.

3. If the concrete block is covered with stucco, it must be painted to match the main color of the house. 4. The use of plain concrete block, railroad ties or treated lumber is prohibited.

4. Green or brown commercially designed garden beds made of high-density polyethylene may be used.

d) Irrigation lines, if any, must be hidden from view.

e) Vegetable/herb gardens must not create an unsightly visual appearance or drainage problem. 1. Vegetable/herb gardens on golf course lots cannot be located within 20-feet of the rear property line.

1. Vegetable/herb gardens on corner lots must be screened from the side street view. All vegetable/herb gardens must be maintained, at all times, to prevent an unsightly visual nuisance or a host

for undesirable insects or other vermin. 1. The homeowner must keep the area free of weeds, woody growth, uncontrolled vines, dead or dying plants and debris.

1. The use of supporting structures such as poles, cages and trellises must be colored green, brown, black or naturally oxidized, whether wood or metal.

Streamers and reflective materials are prohibited.

g) Fencing provisions are the same as Article 4.24.

h) Vegetables/herbs may be interspersed in the rear-yard beds adjacent to the house.