To: cfna@yahoogroups.com From: Tim Yao Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 23:18:35 -0700 Subject: [cfna] CFNA Landscaping Guidelines -- Up for discussion Reply-To: cfna@yahoogroups.com In Tuesday's Board meeting, the topic of landscaping guidelines was brought up. There was a serious proposal under consideration by the Board to adopt rules for governing minimum landscaping standards within our subdivision. Rules, as you may be aware, can be enacted by the Board without a need for a supermajority (66% + 1 home) vote by the CFNA members. They are enforced by fines and liens against homeowners in violation of the rules. The proposal was made because there are generally no rules yet about this and because the Board has received complaints about some homes in the subdivision. This current proposal, shown below, has been temporarily tabled in favor of coming up with mutually acceptable guidelines through discussion. These guidelines, while not enforceable by fines, and this discussion would hopefully lead to a better neighborhood (and high property values) for all of us. The Board is interested in having the discussion take place through e-mail; and it may devote an upcoming Board meeting to resolve differences. A possible course is then to let the guidelines in place for a year with the possibility of enacting rules should the guidelines prove insufficient. Discussions in our cfna list have on occasion been less than civil; please think carefully about what you are sending out to the list and please let us all be polite and work together to come up with an effective solution. --Tim ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.13 Landscaping Rules 1. The homeowner shall keep lawn looking green at all times during the growing season. This includes regular fertilizing, pest control, watering and mowing. 2. The homeowner shall control weeds in their lawn and flowerbeds. 3. The homeowner is responsible for keeping all walkways, curbs and beds edged. 4. The homeowner is responsible for trimming grass around items such as mailboxes, utility boxes and houses. 5. The homeowners shall keep all shrubs, bushes and trees trimmed. 6. The homeowner shall replace or remove any dead landscaping plants within 30 days. 7. The homeowner shall keep their property free of pet waste. Pet owners must clean up any pet waste their animal(s) may cause on neighbor's property and/or common area. 8. The homeowner has 60 days to repair all landscaping, sidewalks, curbing or plantings that have been removed or destroyed due to construction work on homeowner's property. 9. Within 90 days from the adoption of this rule and the inclusion to the Rules and Regulations, the homeowner shall landscape the residence according to the following: 10. There shall be no grass touching the perimeter of the home. 11. All rubbish, trash and garbage shall be regularly removed from the properties and shall not be allowed to accumulate thereon for a period longer than seven (7) days. 12. Between scheduled pick-ups, garbage cans, recycling bins, regular landscape waste and other similar items should be stored in your garage. Season tree and bush trimmings too large for landscape waste bags may be stored no longer than seven days in the rear only of your home. Sealed garbage bags, hard containers, recycle bins and /or seasonal tree and bush trimmings may be placed outside for collection no earlier that 7:00pm the night before collection day. 13. Containers are to be removed from the street by 7:00pm the day of collection. Homeowner will make an effort to correct landscaping violations within 30 days. After 30 days, the Century Farms Neighborhood Association may correct the issues for the homeowners and may subsequently charge the homeowner for the services rendered according to the Rules and Regulations Paragraph 4 Section B. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Tim Yao (tyao@teiru.net) Web site: http://www.teiru.net/tyao