Garden Valley - Lone Star Living. At Garden Valley you will discover outstanding golf in an East Texas lakeside community; you will also find the perfect spot to build your new home. We offer beautiful Texas Style Architecture nestled among the East Texas pines and lakes. Garden Valley is located in Tyler, Texas just one hour east of Dallas.

We have implemented architectural standards in order to make Garden Valley a cohesively beautiful community and to protect home values. The complete architectural standards are described in Exhibit "D" to the Declaration, which you may view or download on the Deed Restrictions page. Below is a summary of the main provisions of those architectural controls.

Architectural Review Board ("ARB")

The ARB is set up to review and approve site plans and design of homes and landscaping. Its mission is to adhere to the Declaration while at the same time being sensitive to each homeowner's particular set of circumstances. The ARB consists of five members and will initially be controlled by the developer, but it will ultimately be controlled by GVA.

Home Exteriors

Most of the Declaration contains the normal protections and restrictions found in many resort developments, but its exterior materials requirements are unique. Homeowners are encouraged to use galvanized standing seam metal finish roof with a 10/12 pitch. The guidelines also suggest natural materials for the exterior walls of your home such as stone, fiber cement (such as Hardiplank) or log, and the use of wood or stucco on architectural features. Since we are creating a unique lake community, the use of brick is discouraged. Beyond these requirements on materials, the Declaration allows for great flexibility and creativity as to design and size (no minimum or maximum square footage). The developer strongly believes that the use of these materials will prove beneficial in the long run, making Garden Valley truly unique among east Texas communities and resulting in higher home values.

ARB Approval for Construction of your Home

The steps to get approval, commence construction and move in your home are as follows:

1. Homeowner and ARB have informal meeting and discuss homeowner's plans.

2. The ARB provides written comments to the homeowner.

3. The homeowner submits the Final Plan which includes a site plan, elevations, a landscape plan, and a string stakeout on the lot.

4. Final Approval by the ARB.

5. Routine inspections during construction.

6. Final Inspection and issuance of Final Approval Certificate.

7. Move in!