Neufreistadt Covenant

Version: 1.0
Modified: 2005-06-02 21:22 PST

Declaration of Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions (CC&R)

City-Wide CC&R

Community

Government

• All covenants are subordinate to city laws and zoning guidelines.

City Plan

• The city makes all sim-wide zoning decisions, including theme, terraforming, lot size, street locations, street names, script usage, prim usage, and addresses.

Community

• Residents must consider the effect that their build will have on their neighbors' structures and land.
• Residents must consider the effect that their build will have on the asthetics of the greater city.

Individual

• Individuals must follow the covenant attached to their lot of land.

Zone-Specific CC&R

Zone

Location

• c City - Neualtenburg inside walls
• b Bavarian - Neualtenburg outside walls
• m Modern - Neualtenburg outside walls by bridge

Theme

• c The theme of this lot or zone is Medieval Bavarian with post-modern elements in a dense build.
• b The theme of this lot or zone is Medieval Bavarian with post-modern elements.
• m The theme of this lot or zone is post-modern with Bavarian elements.

Philosophy

• c The goal is to create the look of a Medieval Bavarian city that exists in modern times. Bauhaus-esque post-modern elements are allowed as long as the Medieval Bavarian theme is dominant. The goal is to create a zone with a coherent but varied theme that contrasts architectural styles of past and present. Designs should be organic, avoiding boxy structures which are aligned to a NESW grid and placed in the center of a lot. Homes will be provided and placed by the city to achieve the feel of a dense urban build.
• c All lots in this area are zoned for both commercial and residential use.
• b The goal is to create the look of a Medieval Bavarian city that exists in modern times. Bauhaus-esque post-modern elements are allowed as long as the Medieval Bavarian theme is dominant. The goal is to create a zone with a coherent but varied theme that contrasts architectural styles of past and present. Designs should be organic, avoiding boxy structures which are aligned to a NESW grid and placed in the center of a lot.
• b Lots in this area are zoned for residential use only.
• m The goal is to create the look of a post-modern Bauhaus-esque city that evolved in an old city with Medieval Bavarian architecture. Medieval Bavarian elements are permitted as long as the post-modern theme is dominant. The goal is to create a zone with a coherent but varied theme that contrasts architectural styles of past and present. Designs should be organic, avoiding boxy structures which are aligned to a NESW grid and placed in the center of a lot.
• m Lots in this area are zoned for residential use only.

Holdings

• c The maximum area one person can hold in the city walls is 1024 m², unless the zone is a privatized city build (Museum, Castle, Church, or Spital).
• c The maximum number of private (non-city and non-commercial) structures one can hold within the city walls is 2.
• c The maximum number of private (non-city and non-commercial) lots one can hold within the city walls is 2.
• b,m The maximum area one person can hold outside the city walls is 4096 m^2.

Environment

Terrarforming

• The general lay of the land must be preserved.
• Land must transition smoothly and naturally between neighboring lots.
• The general smoothing of land is not permitted.
• Visibly otching out land to accomodate structures is not permitted.

Trees

• Land must have a minimum of four trees per 512 m^2.
• Trees must not obscure neighbor's views or penetrate dwellings.
• Trees should be changed to match the season.
• Trees should be planted in groves where neighboring trees have similar styles.
• City trees should be used to allow for the automatic changing of trees by script during season change.

Usage

Retail

• Clubs are not permitted anywhere in the city.
• No commercial gatherings are allowed without permit.
• Only city maintained vendors are permitted.

Rental

• Rental of land to a third party is not permitted.

Speculation

• Purchasing of land for speculation is not permitted. Land market liquidity is provided through fixed-interest-rate bonds issued by the city.

Structures

Specifications

• c Structures are owned and placed by the city to give the center a dense Medieval Bavarian feel. Structures may not be replaced or moved regardless of ownership without prior consent.
• c Structures must be built on solid foundations of brick or stone.
• c All buildings must have tiled roofs with a 60-deg or greater pitch.
• c Windows should be no larger than 1 m wide and 2 m tall on the outside.
• b Structures must be built on solid foundations of brick or stone.
• b Buildings must have tiled roofs with a 60-deg or greater pitch.
• b Windows should be no larger than 1 m wide and 2 m tall on the outside.
• m Structures must be built on solid foundations of modern materials.
• All windows must have window panes.
• All buildings must have functioning doors.
• All buildings should have interior ceilings high enough to prevent camera clipping.
• The maximum height for all structures and objects on land is 16 m.
• Structures must be physically plausible (no floating structures).
• Structures on stilts are not permitted.
• Large lots are encouraged to build larger structures from several smaller joined structures, giving the illusion of many structures.
• No default wood-textured prims created during construction are allowed to be left in the city for more than a day.

Resource usage

• At most 1 script per 100 m^2 of land is permitted.
• Scripts which use llListen (voice command) are only permitted, if they listen only after a touch and then deactivate after a certain period of time.
• Scripts which spy on residents are not permitted.
• Bounce script are not permitted.
• Scripts which create autonomous wandering objects are not permitted.
• Particles can only be used in effects that have real-world analogies, such as lights, smoke, and fire.
• Particles should be set no higher than 10 particles per second.
• Scripts, particles, and scripts attached to avatars are unregulated.

Placement

• Structures must interface with the street by either facing it or connecting to it with a path.
• A stand off of 8 m from the edge of a lot is required for all objects (except for trees) greater than 2 m tall (exceptions exist for neighbor-neighbor collaboration), if possible.

Neighbors

• Neighbors are encouraged to build structures that meet at or cross over boundaries with other neighbors.

Signs

• The address of a home must be visible from the street.
• Only approved wrought-iron signs are allowed outside of structures.
• No rotating signs are allowed.
• No signs with particles are allowed.

Review

• All buildings are subject to review.
• Requests for improvement will be submitted.

Content

Furnishings

• No hot tubs are allowed outside of dwellings.
• No RL or SL commercial pornography is allowed anywhere in the city.