Architectural Review Committee (additions)

The HOA Board and committee members are all volunteers who live in the community and have agreed to give their own time and resources for the well being of the neighborhood.   Also, every lot owner is also a vital part of the association!  With this in mind, instant approvals and communications will not always be possible.   The volunteers on the Board and committee have agreed to work within the structure set forth in the Declaration and Bylaws- and ask that you please be familiar with the entire package of documents which is available at the links in the top menu.

Please review the following, Article VIII Architectural Control, of the Declaration and Bylaws.   Some key points have been emphasized.     

ARTICLE VII ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL:  

Excepting any original construction by the Declarant or by a builder to whom Declarant has sold a Unit or Units, no building, fence, mailbox, paving, or other improvement or structure shall be commenced, constructed, erected or maintained upon any Unit, nor shall any exterior addition to or change or alteration thereof be made until the building plans, specifications and plot plan showing the nature, size, kind, shape, height, materials, and specific locations of the same shall have been submitted by the Owner to and approved in writing as to harmony of external design and location in relation to surrounding structures and topography by the Declarant, or if the Declarant by written direction so provides, by the Board, or by an Architectural Control Committee composed of three (3) or more Persons appointed by the Board who need not be Unit Owners. The Declarant, Board or Architectural Control Committee, as above provided, shall give consideration to the quality of materials, harmony of external colors, topography, finished elevations, and location of improvements, among other factors, in determining whether to grant or withhold approval. Finished elevations shall maintain an appropriate aesthetic appearance as determined by the Declarant, Board or Committee. Any proposed change by an Owner other than Declarant or a builder approved by Declarant in the existing color or finish of any exterior surface of any building on a Lot shall also be submitted to and approved by the Declarant, the Board or the Committee as above provided. The maximum permitted impervious coverage is limited to 3,500 square feet per Lot.

An Owner shall submit any such plans and specifications not fewer than thirty (30) days prior to the projected date of commencement of construction. In the event the Declarant, the Board, or the Committee, as above provided, disapproves such design or location, the Declarant, the Board, or the Committee shall indicate in writing the reasons for disapproval and may suggest modifications that will make the proposed plans and specifications acceptable. The decision of the Declarant, the Board, or the Committee is final, and no appeal may be taken from said decision. The Owner must then resubmit plans and specifications within the same time frame for further review. In the event the Declarant, the Board, or the Committee, as above provided, fails to approve or disapprove such design and location within thirty (30) days after said plans and specifications have been submitted to it, approval will not be required and the provisions of this Article will be deemed to have been fully complied with. After receiving such approval, the Owner must also obtain any permit or permission required by the Township.