EMHA Board Meeting Minutes
for 6/19/08
Present: Freddie, Craig, Glenn, Nancy, Michelle
- Board met to review relevant documentation to covenants and past violations and actions.
- There is a process of notification and enforcement of covenants via flow chart of events.
- Examples of covenant control issues include:
- Lack of siding on a new construction
- Trash on property
- Lien placed on property for not following covenants
- Too many trailers and boats
- Numerous livestock and out of control animals
- Storage of rec vehicles and unlicensed vehicles
- Above ground pool to be removed
- Maintenance of grounds noxious signs
- Property line fence
- Garage storage center
- Snowmobiles stored
- House color
All issues have been addressed pursuant to communication with the board regarding the issue.
Relevant to Armadillo Trail business issue:
Covenants states need to have business materials in permited storage.
Options:
High fence put close to property
Building that houses equipment - barn, morton shed
He has to work with county on acceptable building - permit, approved by county
Complaints from neighbors of impact on property values
Property is against county regs
Board has enforced fine of $500 for noncompliance in the past (one instance)
We can propose that he come up with a proposal subject to certain guidelines
Possible strategy - board allows open forum for concerned citizens to speak
- Grey Fox property has been cleaned up per the boards request. Some outstanding issues. Sending thanks.
- Need policy in place on handling covenants - policy and procedure to violations
- Armadillo Trail resident attended board meeting - to lay out options
- Views of commercial vehicles are source of complaints
- Proposing fence and gate covering driveway with 6-8 foot stockade fence
- Process explained re submitting plans to Architectural Review Board and review
- It was relayed that residents had mentioned going to the county to
file a complaint and the resident does not want to get the county
involved. The board expressed its preference to resolve the issue to
the mutual satisfaction.
- Expectations of fence - have for privacy, but fence is not for
privacy in this case. Also property is not zoned for commercial, its’
zoned residential
- Proposal to have behind house - grading problems and setback issues
- No place to put vehicle closer to house to build fence, since fence is for privacy purposes only.
- Will lay out proposal to be reviewed by board and ARB as a next step - to be emailed to Craig.
- Deadline of July 12 for plans from resident
- Covenants policy to be published in newsletter.
- Armadillo break in - Sunday night. Alarm went off around 10:00 pm.
Lower level patio door was open. Jeffco police took 45 minutes to
respond.
- Housing sales. Let’s keep property values up.
- Newsletter template is in place
- Need names of potential board members asap. Solicit over email list and in next newsletter
- Membership solicitation in the newsletter - annual dues
- Let people know that they can notify the board of problems and we need it in writing to follow up
- Wind Turbine request - 100 foot turbine. Feedback that this turbine violates ARB guidelines.
- April meeting minutes were approved.
Next meeting is Tuesday August 12.
The Annual meeting is Tues, Sept 16. |