WALHALLA — The overseer of Lake Keowee real estate made peace Monday with a property owner who built a detached, over-sized garage that defied deed restrictions at the Moonlight Bay subdivision.

Lawyers for Crescent Resources and property owner Gary Williams signed an agreement that put an end to more than three years of litigation. The two sides presented the agreement to Circuit Judge J. Cordell Maddox in the form of a court order.

However, a representative for Williams told the judge that his client would continue to press his third-party lawsuit against Ray Harrison of Landman Development LLC, the developer of Moonlight Bay. Williams’ lawsuit claims that Harrison represented to him that by buying three lots at the subdivision, he could build up to a 6,000-square-foot detached garage.

Williams’ lawsuit also claims that Landman Development issued several written approvals of his plans to build his detached garage on his lots.

Crescent Resources, the real estate arm of Duke Energy, said it agreed to let Williams have his garage with conditions, even though it was built bigger and higher than deed restrictions allow without its knowledge.

Under the terms of the agreement, Williams must construct a breezeway connecting the garage to the principal dwelling. Crescent said it already has approved Williams’ plans for a breezeway.

The agreement also states that by Dec. 31, 2009, Williams must have landscape in place that would mainly shield the garage structure from view in the subdivision and from Lake Keowee.

Also, Williams agreed to combine his three lots at Moonlight Bay into one and will pay Crescent Resource’s attorney fees and court costs.

Williams, who residents in California, thought he had necessary approval when he contracted with Joel Davis Construction to build a 24-foot tall detached garage with a footprint measuring 70-by-55 feet at three lots he bought at Moonlight Bay on Lake Keowee. The price tag for the garage is more than $234,000.

Work on the garage was more than 80 percent completed when Williams got a call from a Crescent Resources official who told him the garage violates deed restrictions. Crescent filed a lawsuit against Williams July 14, 2005.