Westbourne Neighbors,
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We recently discovered that old Westbourne rules - called “covenants” - from the 1950s and ’60s still apply to part of Libbie Mill’s existing property. These rules don’t impact your lot at all, just a small area where new Libbie Mill homes have already been planned and approved.
To move forward, we’re requesting a simple legal update that removes these outdated rules from the affected Libbie Mill parcel. We need signatures from a majority of Westbourne lot owners to finalize it.
We want to make this easy on you and work within your schedule, so you have two options to sign. You can schedule a quick fifteen minute visit to your home OR visit us at our walk-up desk at Libbie Mill. Either way, we know your time is valuable. As a thank you, households who complete the process will receive a $200 prepaid card.
Schedule your appointment and read our FAQ below:
Signature Scheduling Options:
Book a 15-minute home visit with our mobile notary.
Book a 1-hour signing window at our pop-up desk at Libbie Mill Midtown. Our team and our notary will be ready for you anytime during that window. If you cannot make it, please cancel or reschedule your time slot.
After scheduling, you will receive a follow-up email with further details about your appointment.
Questions and Answers
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You can read the exact Covenants and Restrictions language, pulled from the 1950’s era deeds, here
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The covenants and restrictions themselves are NOT being changed. Libbie Mill is only asking to have their lots removed from the affected lots. Your property, rights, setbacks, and rules remain exactly the same.
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Libbie Mill’s planned and approved residential units will break the single-family (they will have multiple families in them) and building height (they will be more than 2-stories) restrictions. They will not break any other of the current covenants and restrictions.
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This oversight was missed at several points during the planning and development process, which has been ongoing for several years. During a typical contract review process, a member of the Libbie Mill team was the first to realize the oversight and bring it to our attention.
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Item descriptionPer the rules laid out in the Westbourne covenants and restrictions, a simple majority of lot owners will need to sign in order for the amendment to pass. With a total of 262 lots, that number is 132 lot owner signatures.
That said, we would be more than happy to collect signatures, and offer thank you’s, to more than a simple majority. All who want to sign on to the amendment will be allowed to.
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The Libbie Mill team has followed the county’s open public rules and processes to the letter. This included traffic impact studies, community input meetings, environmental impact studies and both the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors approval. This was all completed and passed years ago, starting in 2020.
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There are no surprises here and Libbie Mill has no intention of changing its plans to build the residents’ units that were properly vetted and approved through the traditional processes. If you drive by the parcel today, you can see that some of the foundational construction work was already in progress before we discovered this oversigh
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While the lots will be removed from the Westbourne neighborhood covenants and restrictions, they will be Libbie Mill – Midtown community proffers, which include very similar restrictions on approved activities, noise requirements and other details that help to make the neighborhood the clean, safe and welcoming place that it is today.
