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Architectural Rules

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THE PURPOSE OF ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE

The primary purpose of the architectural control is to enforce the provisions of the Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions ("CCRs”) for the Stoddard Homeowners Association (HOA) (available on the HOA website at in the Key Documents section). The CCRs are agreed to by each owner when purchasing property within HOA, and they enhance and protect the value, desirability, and attractiveness of our neighborhood.

The Architectural Committee is a volunteer committee, for more information please contact the Architectural Committee chairperson at archcomm.stoddardhoa@mail.com.

 

Maintaining these standards of quality and character is the concern of your Architectural Committee (AC). The AC has three major responsibilities towards this end:

  1. Review homeowner requests for approval of an Improvement, as that term is defined in the CCRs and document the decision to approve or deny;

  2. Periodically review neighborhood properties to determine if properties are violating the CCRs and investigate and respond to complaints from homeowners that neighborhood properties are violating the CCRs; and

  3. Work with owners to correct the violation(s) and refer the violation(s) to the Board for further enforcement if the violation(s) are not corrected.The AC is committed to treat all homeowners fairly and with respect.

Stoddard HOA Enforcement Procedures and schedule of fines for non-compliance

September 2023 Board Resolution

The following are excerpts from the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs). To view the complete CC&Rs, please refer to the Stoddard HOA website in the Key Documents section.

 

Article III: (b) No animals or fowls, shall be raised, kept or permitted upon said property or any part thereof, excepting only domestic dogs or cats and excepting caged pet birds kept within the dwelling house, provided said dogs, cats and birds are not kept, bred or raised for commercial purposes or in unreasonable numbers.

Article III: (d) No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on upon said property or any part thereof, nor shall anything be done or maintained thereon which may be or become any annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood or detract from its value as a high-class residential district.

Article III: (e) It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of any building site to maintain both the entire site and the area between the property line of said building site and the nearest curb or improved street, including public sidewalks within said area, and all improvements thereon in good order and repair, and in an attractive and neat condition, included but not limited to:

  1. Exterior finishes of structures, which shall be in a color harmonious with the other structures in the immediate vicinity.

  2. Yards, which shall be attractively landscaped and maintained in a neat and orderly manner free of weeds and debris.

  3. Driveways and sidewalks, which shall be maintained in good, weed- free condition and repair.

  4. Maintenance of trees and shrubs, trimming when necessary for the plants appearance, and as necessary to avoid interference with pedestrian traffic and to maintain safe sight lines for vehicular traffic on or onto the adjoining street, or streets.

Article III: (f) No property owner shall remove or significantly alter any tree in any street right-of-way, park or recreational area or planting reservation unless permission in writing is first granted by the Association.

Article III: (g) No lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for rubbish, trash, garbage and other waste shall be kept in sanitary containers.

Article III: (h) Mailboxes shall be attractive and be designed to blend with and be harmonious in design and appearance with those mailboxes in the surrounding neighborhood.

Article V: (d) No trailer, camper coach, canopy, tent, boat, inoperable vehicle, pickups greater than one ton, or vehicle or attachment thereto principally designed or used for sleeping purposes, shall be placed, erected, maintained or constructed on any building site for any purpose except:

  1. Any of the objects enumerated above, which is parked or stored completely within a fully enclosed structure and not therein used for living purpose.

  2. Any object or vehicle which is not required by this section to be parked or stored within fully enclosed structures and not otherwise prohibited may, if well maintained, be placed, parked or maintained only in any one of the following locations: a fully enclosed structure, a carport or an approved driveway, unless another location has been approved in writing by the Association. No object or vehicle which is prohibited by this Declaration from being parked or stored outside a fully enclosed structure, nor any other object or vehicle the presence of which violates the provisions of the Declaration of CC&Rs, shall be placed, erected, maintained or constructed within the area above described or, on the public streets within or adjacent to property subject to the Declaration of CC&Rs.

Article VII: (a) No dwelling house, garage, fence, wall or other structures upon any portion of said property shall be erected or constructed, and no alterations which would materially alter the exterior appearance of any such structures shall be made unless a complete set of plans and specifications thereafter, including the exterior color scheme, shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the HOA. Said plans and specifications shall be submitted in writing for approval, over the signature of the owner of the building site, on a form satisfactory to the HOA.

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