Lake Weir Living Community

[Kro1957]

Neil,

Thanks for your sponsorship! We certainly understand that it is part of what keeps this forum operating.

Trina and I just returned from a weeks vacation where we checked out resorts and also found a very nice Community Development District (CDC's) with RV ports. Lake Ashton in the Winter Harbor area. We will also now check out your development also. Welcome to irv2! Jim & Trina

[spritz]

I will drive down and they can use my MH infront of its new garage home, and my 64 caddie on the other door. I'll even throw in the lawn maintance for Free because nobody does it better but me Send me the directions, I can leave right now.
tb

[palehorse89]

Originally Posted by spritz

I will drive down and they can use my MH infront of its new garage home, and my 64 caddie on the other door. I'll even throw in the lawn maintance for Free because nobody does it better but me Send me the directions, I can leave right now.
tb

As always Tim.....you are willing to help out

[jabird56]

Here is a picture of a class A in front of the home that is on the left side of the Lake Weir Living header advertisement above.

I grabbed it from their Facebook page.

Hope this helps.

[jabird56]

Here is a shot of a 5th wheel at another LWL home. No RV garage with this one.

[bruceisla]

Originally Posted by jabird56

Here is a shot of a 5th wheel at another LWL home. No RV garage with this one.

Nice examples! What is an average lot size?

[ahicks]

Just a thought for those that might be considering a non HOA, "RV friendly" community? Just keep in mind the potential for somebody to install a modular, or very basic, home next to your dream home?

You might want to look into a community with actively enforced "deed restrictions"? You don't need an HOA (as they are most commonly thought of) to do this.

We've recently been through all this, and when the dust all settled, we found ourselves with a home in Citrus Springs (guessing maybe 30 miles west of the Villages, closer to the Gulf coast), with a 38' MH sitting next to the house?

This is just one of several VERY large (way bigger than what I thought previously existed!) developments in the area - with well defined and actively enforced deed restrictions. The deed restrictions here allow for RV's of all sorts - as long as it's stored in a manner where it's not going to be an eyesore for your neighbors? They go on to explain what they are looking for here, but it's subject to interpretation, and I've found much of that interpretation to be common sense - seems pretty fair to everyone involved. What I found is the size of the lot your home is on controls this to a certain degree? An example of something that may be hard to work out might be along the lines of trying to figure out where you might put a 44' MH on a lot with a home that meets the deed restrictions, that's 1/4 acre? Not impossible, but you'll need to be pretty creative?

Not trying to sell anything, just pointing out something I hadn't thought of prior to going into all this. In fairness, Citrus Springs does have something similar to an HOA, but it's all volunteer, and there are no dues, other than the 15.00 annual fee to be a member (if you choose to do so). Here, MOST deed enforcement action would be deferred to Citrus County code enforcement. Our HOA (if you want to think in those terms) might get involved directly in a situation where somebody is trying to bring a modular home in, build a home that doesn't meet minimum deed restrictions, an excessive number of out buildings, etc. Basically, situations defined in our our local deed restrictions that go beyond rules spelled out in the county codes? FWIW, -Al

[mcbrian]

Thank you Lake Weir for buying advertising space which pays for this forum. I am happy that this site is free because of advertisers like you. I have better things to do than whine about things that are free. JMHO.

[spritz]

Originally Posted by palehorse89

As always Tim.....you are willing to help out

Don't cha know it... Its the least I can do for the good folks in Lake Weir.
tb

[monkey]

I'd love to be able to consider moving there. Looks real nice. Maybe someday...... Monkey

[Lake Weir Preserve]

Here are shots of a Class A in front of its garage, as well as shots within the garage at Lake Weir Living. (More photos to come!)

[Lake Weir Preserve]

Originally Posted by ahicks

Just a thought for those that might be considering a non HOA, "RV friendly" community? Just keep in mind the potential for somebody to install a modular, or very basic, home next to your dream home?

You might want to look into a community with actively enforced "deed restrictions"? You don't need an HOA (as they are most commonly thought of) to do this.

We've recently been through all this, and when the dust all settled, we found ourselves with a home in Citrus Springs (guessing maybe 30 miles west of the Villages, closer to the Gulf coast), with a 38' MH sitting next to the house?

This is just one of several VERY large (way bigger than what I thought previously existed!) developments in the area - with well defined and actively enforced deed restrictions. The deed restrictions here allow for RV's of all sorts - as long as it's stored in a manner where it's not going to be an eyesore for your neighbors? They go on to explain what they are looking for here, but it's subject to interpretation, and I've found much of that interpretation to be common sense - seems pretty fair to everyone involved. What I found is the size of the lot your home is on controls this to a certain degree? An example of something that may be hard to work out might be along the lines of trying to figure out where you might put a 44' MH on a lot with a home that meets the deed restrictions, that's 1/4 acre? Not impossible, but you'll need to be pretty creative?

Not trying to sell anything, just pointing out something I hadn't thought of prior to going into all this. In fairness, Citrus Springs does have something similar to an HOA, but it's all volunteer, and there are no dues, other than the 15.00 annual fee to be a member (if you choose to do so). Here, MOST deed enforcement action would be deferred to Citrus County code enforcement. Our HOA (if you want to think in those terms) might get involved directly in a situation where somebody is trying to bring a modular home in, build a home that doesn't meet minimum deed restrictions, an excessive number of out buildings, etc. Basically, situations defined in our our local deed restrictions that go beyond rules spelled out in the county codes? FWIW, -Al

All homesites at Lake Weir Living are zoned "R1". That means that they are zoned for a "residence" complying with Marion County building code. This type of zoning does NOT allow for modular or mobile homes. All construction and land use must comply with Marion County laws including zoning, building, and code enforcement. Neighboring homes can not be mobile homes. Our community is entirely focused on boomers/retirees that want their dream home with their dream garage to fit their "toys". Typical RV garage homes are built on approximately 1/2 an acre (larger land if you prefer). Many residents love to have some privacy and space around their home. An RV garage home may be built on less than half an acre depending on the footprint of the home, and complying with county code.

Citrus Springs is a pleasant area, nearly 1 hour west of The Villages and Lake Weir Living. If you head out to The Villages sometime, please let us know and I would be happy to personally take you on a guided tour of our community (8 miles from The Villages).

[ahicks]

My apologies. My note may have been a little off topic as I had not originally intended for it to apply directly to Lake Wier Living. It was intended for those considering "RV friendly" communities? Also, I did not mean to present Citrus Springs as an alternative, but more as an example of what is available in this area. I spoke of it's location relevant to the Villages only to give people with little knowledge of the area some reference?

That said, you probably know a lot more about this than I do, but I do know Marion County DOES allow manf. housing, modulars, etc. as does Citrus County, where I'm at. Not too long ago, when somebody brought a "modular" into the Citrus Springs development and started installing it (in direct violation of the deed restrictions), they were in possession of a building permit issued by Citrus County. It was only action by the Citrus Springs Civic Association (the local HOA if you will) that had it removed....

How would that have been handled at Lake Wier?

Are you saying mobile/modular homes are not allowed due to your R-1 zoning? You're pretty sure about that? Just curious, -Al

[jabird56]

Originally Posted by ahicks

Are you saying mobile/modular homes are not allowed due to your R-1 zoning? You're pretty sure about that? Just curious, -Al

My 2 cents, our experience with LWL: we took one of LWLs home designs from their website and modified it. Actually taking some ideas from other plans that they had and inserted them into a TUSCAN. Once we got our floorplan (square footage) worked out, then Neil took us out to look at what lot(s) to go with.

Take one of their plans, modify for YOUR requirements, then choose the lot.

They do not have a set options list, it's whatever you want to build to. They will however go with you to all the vendors and help you work out your material listings for such things as: doors (internal/external)/windows/garage doors; light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, flooring options, pool design, custom cabinets; etc.

They have 7 baseline plans to choose from. Some plans; such as the TUSCAN, have 6 different plan options listed on the website. With our modified TUSCAN you can probably say they now have 7 versions.

Website: Lake Weir Living : Marion County, Central Florida, FL.