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ARC STANDARDS
What are the architectural control provisions in the Deed Restrictions?
The Architectural Review Committee (ARC) is a standing committee of the Board of Directors. The committee members are volunteer homeowners and are not paid for their work. When necessary, professionals such as architects are hired to advise the Committee. Any external professional costs incurred are chargeable to the homeowner. The Committee makes every effort to consult neighbors in the immediate area of a planned change when determining if the change would be acceptable.
The ARC has full authority to regulate the exterior appearance of the lots to: (I) assure harmony of external design and location in relation to surrounding buildings and topography and (II) to protect and conserve the value and desirability of the properties as a residential community. The power to regulate includes the power to prohibit those exterior uses, structures, conditions or activities inconsistent with the provisions of the deed restrictions or otherwise contrary to the best interests of all homeowners in maintaining the value and desirability of the properties as a residential community.
No building, improvement, structure, addition, landscaping, attachment, condition, excavation, alteration or change (including color change) may be made, installed, maintained, restored or permitted to remain on or to the exterior of any lot, unless made, installed, maintained or restored, as the case may be, substantially in compliance with plans and specifications reviewed and approved by the Committee in advance.
The Committee's approval is not generally required for any item that is concealed from view by improvements, structures, fencing, vegetation or other items previously approved or installed as part of the original work.
All actions by the Committee must (i) assure harmony of external design, materials and location in relation to surrounding buildings and topography within the properties; and (ii) protect and conserve the value and desirability of the properties as a residential community; and (iii) not conflict with the express provisions of the legal documents; and (iv) otherwise be in the best interests of all homeowners in maintaining the value and desirability of the properties as a residential community.
The Architectural Review Committee, prior to the change being made, must approve, in writing, ANY change in the improvements on your lot. This includes painting, repainting, roofs, mailboxes, walkways, driveways, turf, most landscaping, curbing, windows, doors, gutters, sheds, fences, etc. Applications for Committee approval must be accompanied by plans and specifications, together with such renderings, samples, models, and other information as the Committee reasonably may require.
An Architectural Approval Form is available from the ARC section of this web site or directly from the management office. If in doubt - - fill it out. It is much easier, and cheaper, to get prior approval of your changes than it is to stop work in progress or change your property back to the way it was before your unauthorized changes.
