Changes and/or additions to property within the HOA require approval by the HOA. Submit requests for architectural approval via the PayHOA Portal.
- Login to PayHOA with your username/password.
- Click Requests.
- Select “Resale Packet”
- Click “New Submission”
The form will request the following information:
- Project Name: One-line summary of requested changes and/or additions
- Property Street Address
- Detailed narrative description of the changes and/or additions. Describe materials and colors to be used. State similarities to existing structures as appropriate.
- Attach photos that depict intended colors and materials.
- Attach drawings that depict all changes and/or additions including relationship to existing structures, landscaping, setbacks, and lot lines. Two drawings or more are needed to clearly show proposed improvements including but not limited to:
- Plot Plan- “top-down view” – the improvements should be drawn on a copy of your lot survey to show where the change will be placed.
- Elevations(s) – side, front and rear views – one or more as necessary.
HOA DECLARATION OF COVENANTS
ARTICLE VIII
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL
Section 1. Building Restrictions. No building, fence, wall or other Structure shall be commenced, erected or maintained upon any Lot, nor shall any exterior addition to or change or alteration therein be made, nor shall the natural state of any area of any Lot be disturbed or altered, by an Owner or at the direction of an Owner, until the plans and specifications showing the nature, kind, shape, dimensions, height, materials, floor plans, color scheme, exterior plans and details, and location of the same, together with the estimated cost of the work and the Owner’s proposed completion schedule, and together with a designation of the party or parties to perform the work, shall have been submitted to and approved in writing, as to harmony of external design and location in relation to surrounding Structures and topography, by the Architectural Committee. In the event the Architectural Committee fails to approve or disapprove such design and location within forty-five (45) days after said plans and specifications have been submitted to it, approval will not be required and this Article will be deemed to have been fully complied with.
Section 2. Committee Criteria. The Architectural Committee shall consider applications for approval of plans, specifications, etc., upon the basis of conformity with this Declaration and shall be guided by the extent to which the proposed Structure, addition or alteration will insure conformity and harmony in exterior design and appearance, based upon, among other things, the following factors: the quality of workmanship; nature and durability of materials; harmony of external design with existing Structures; choice of colors; changes in topography, grade elevations, and/or drainage; factors of public health and safety; the effect of the proposed Structure, addition, or alteration on the use, enjoyment, and value of other neighboring properties, and/or the outlook or view from adjacent of neighboring properties; and the suitability of the proposed Structure, addition, or alteration, taking into account the general aesthetic values of the surrounding area. The Architectural Committee shall also consider the ability of the party or parties designated by the Owner to complete the work proposed in accordance with the plans and specifications submitted.