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SMITH LAKE, ALABAMA · HUMPHRIES GROUP AT KELLER WILLIAMS

Hidden Shores on Smith Lake

Discover current Hidden Shores homes and lots on Smith Lake. Compare available properties without leaving the neighborhood guide.

What to compare in Hidden Shores

Walk the route from the parking area through the home and down to the water. Compare the slope, steps, outdoor surfaces, and maintenance you would take on. Ask for shoreline records and review the actual property boundaries.

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Your neighborhood questions, answered

Document summaries describe the sources reviewed. Confirm current amendments, fees and the rules for your exact lot.

The original Hidden Shores restrictions, instrument 214088, MISC Book 315, pages 749–753, identify Phase I on Plat Book 2016, page 8, and future phases. The reviewed chain includes the 2016 pet amendment, Phase III incorporation and two narrow Phase II lot variances. Match the offered lot and phase; Hidden Shores remains separate from Hidden Falls and Hidden Cove.

Is there an HOA, and what does it cost?

Confirm current terms

The original says owners may form an association after 60% of lots have sold. That does not establish that an association currently exists or what it charges. Request current formation, management, dues and assessment information.

Hidden Shores original recorded restrictions · MISC Book 315, pp. 752–753, association-formation paragraph · PDF page 4

What neighborhood amenities are available?

Not verified

The reviewed instruments do not establish operating shared facilities or this lot’s ramp, dock, pool or slip rights. Request the access documents, any allocated rights and current facility information.

Hidden Shores original recorded restrictions · MISC Book 315, pp. 749–753; current access documents not reviewed · PDF page 1

What size home can I build?

Document summary

The original sets 1,800 heated square feet above ground for a one-story home with no basement. A multistory home needs 1,500 on the first above-ground level and at least 800 on any level above or below the main level. Listed ancillary spaces are excluded, and the dwelling is limited to 2½ stories.

Hidden Shores original recorded restrictions · MISC Book 315, p. 750, Minimum Dwelling Size §§1–2; Land Use and Building Type §2 · PDF page 2

What styles and plans need approval?

Document summary

Buildings and outbuildings require architectural committee approval. The original also controls foundation/chimney finishes, fencing and driveway alternatives, excludes galvanized-metal buildings and limits lots under one acre to one outbuilding. Confirm the current committee and submission process.

Hidden Shores original recorded restrictions · MISC Book 315, pp. 750–751, Land Use and Building Type §3; Minimum Dwelling Size §3; Materials, Driveways and Fences · PDF page 2

Are manufactured or mobile homes allowed?

Document summary

The original expressly bars using mobile, modular and manufactured homes, trailers and listed temporary structures as residences. Confirm that the offered lot is governed by this record and any later changes.

Hidden Shores original recorded restrictions · MISC Book 315, p. 751, Temporary Structures §1 · PDF page 3

Can I keep or stay in an RV or camper?

Confirm current terms

The original bars using trailers and temporary structures as residences. These instruments do not establish a camping exception or a parking/storage time allowance. Obtain current written requirements for the proposed RV or camper use.

Hidden Shores original recorded restrictions · MISC Book 315, p. 751, Temporary Structures §1 · PDF page 3

When must construction start?

Not verified

No deadline measured from purchase to the start of construction was found in the reviewed instruments. Confirm any current architectural or later recorded requirements before choosing a building schedule.

Hidden Shores original recorded restrictions · Reviewed original MISC Book 315, pp. 749–753; Temporary Structures addresses completion · PDF page 1

When must construction finish?

Document summary

Dwelling construction must finish within 12 months after commencement unless prior written architectural committee approval provides otherwise.

Hidden Shores original recorded restrictions · MISC Book 315, pp. 751–752, Temporary Structures §2 · PDF page 3

Can I rent through Airbnb or VRBO?

Not verified

A minimum lease term or express Airbnb/VRBO approval was not found in the reviewed instruments. Residential-use wording alone does not establish the intended rental use; obtain current recorded and association terms for the exact lot.

Hidden Shores original recorded restrictions · MISC Book 315, pp. 749–753; reviewed amendments/variances do not supply a rental term · PDF page 1

What other rules should I know?

Document summary

Two Phase II exceptions are narrow: Lots 8 and 9 have a 6-foot interior-setback variance, while only the specified remainders of Lots 7 and 10 receive a full-lot building-rule waiver. The pet amendment also sets number, breed and nuisance controls. Check the precise parcel and current pet rules.

Hidden Shores Phase II Lots 8 and 9 setback variance · MISC Book 330, p. 942; MISC Book 354, p. 788; MISC Book 316, p. 225 · PDF page 2
Hidden Shores Phase II Lots 7 and 10 remainder variance · MISC Book 330, p. 942; MISC Book 354, p. 788; MISC Book 316, p. 225 · PDF page 2
Hidden Shores recorded pet amendment · MISC Book 330, p. 942; MISC Book 354, p. 788; MISC Book 316, p. 225 · PDF page 2

All 23 pages across the five identified recorded instruments were reviewed. Their building and site provisions are summarized below. Current amendments, actual association formation and charges, operating amenities and the offered parcel’s exact applicability still require confirmation. Research checked 2026-10-31.

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Sources, document scope and review dates

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