Rules Committee General Information
The Rules Committee is responsible for the interpretation and
enforcement of Association rules such as Bylaws, Covenants, Conditions and
Restrictions (CC&Rs), Architectural Control Committee (ACC), Neighborhood Rules
and Guidelines, and Board and Committee Policy. The Rules Committee is the
liaison to external rule making subjects regarding law enforcement and county
departments.
*Everything listed on this site is "official" board business
except for information contained in the following links: minutes, reports,
and related information (county laws, rules information, ACC information).
**Notice of Proposed Policy Rulemaking: According
to policy #34, after passing a policy, the Board shall publish
all policies in the minutes and on the website for a one month review. Homeowners may send all comments in writing to the
property manager. The enforcement of
the policy will be waived during the one month review and enforced in full
thereafter.
Basketball Hoop Restrictions:
Permanent basketball hoops and courts
may be located and used only in owners' back or side
yards, subject to ACC approval, and should not be visible
from the street or create an unsightly nuisance for
neighbors. Portable basketball hoops may be used in front
yards only on owners' driveways, subject to restrictions
described below. The presence of a sloping driveway does
not waive or limit this restriction. To prevent unsightly
conditions, portable basketball hoops should be stored out
of sight from the street when not currently in use. If
moving the hoop for storage between uses is impractical,
then it may be left in place, but only as described below.
Hoops must not be used on or block common areas,
sidewalks, or streets. The county will not clean or
maintain streets if they are blocked. Problems with
street blockage should be reported to Snohomish County
Public Works Department at 425-388-6408.
- Portable basketball hoops may be placed in an
owner's front yard, but only in an inconspicuous
location on the owner's own lot, adjacent to and facing
the driveway, and at least six feet back from County
sidewalks.
- Visible hoops must be mechanically sound, clean, and
well maintained. Owners may not permit visible hoops to
become an unsafe or unsightly nuisance, and the Board in
its sole judgment may require the removal of such hoops.
- Hoops, players, or balls must not be permitted to
damage surrounding landscape, structures, vehicles, or
signage in common areas or other owners' property.
- For safety reasons, hoops may not be positioned to
encourage playing on a sidewalk, on neighbors' property,
or in a street.
- Hoops are permitted in common areas only with prior
written permission from the Association. Unauthorized
hoops are subject to removal and disposal by the
Association, with costs charged to owners.
- Non-portable hoops, like any other exterior change,
are subject to advance written approval of the
Architectural Control Committee. Hoops erected without
prior approval might not be approved by the ACC;
homeowners could be required to remove unapproved hoops,
and may be subject to fines.
Leash Law
Reminder:
Homeowners should be aware that a dog leash law
applies in Snohomish County. We’re posting this reminder
because of an incident where a homeowner’s dog was
attacked while jogging with her dog. Her dog was
on a leash, but two other unleashed dogs, accompanying
their owner and a child, ran down and across the street
and attacked the leashed dog. A passer-by helped to
break up the fight as the owner of the two dogs was not
able to get there quick enough. The homeowner’s
dog did receive injuries and required emergency room
visit. The homeowner was also bruised and cut
while trying to keep the dogs off her dog.
This
incident occurred in Gold Creek, but the same homeowner
had experienced a prior attack by an unleashed dog in
Silver Firs. Dogs, lovable as they are, can
sometimes behave unexpectedly and cause considerable
damage and injury.
Owners
inclined to let their dogs run free should realize that
their dogs may suddenly behave in unexpected ways. The
owner of the two dogs that attacked said that they had
never been aggressive before. Not only might other dogs
and neighbors be injured, but the dogs’ owners can be
cited and penalized by Animal Control and also be liable
for civil damages and incur legal fees to defend
themselves from lawsuits. Depending on the severity of
the attack, their dogs might be found dangerous and
confined or destroyed.
For the
rest of us, we might be doing our neighbors a favor to
remind them of the County leash law, and encourage that
all dogs be kept leashed when out of their own fenced
yards.
Avoid a heavy fine from the County........
Dumping in any area other than your own lot,
including your HOA Common Areas, could result in a fine of up to $6,000 from the
County! And it’s also a violation of the HOA covenants. Please be a
good neighbor and recycle your yard waste and other debris in your own yard, or
have the County haul it off for you – for more information go to
www.co.snohomish.wa.us As we spruce up
our yards and homes, please remember that any
significant landscape project, or work on structures
such as decks, sheds, or even repainting your home
require advance written approval from the
Architectural Control Committee. For more
information and the forms you need, go to
Rules Committee - ACC
Forms When neighbors see work starting, and they
contact the management company to find
out if it’s been approved, if the management company has no approval on
file they will have to issue a Stop Work Order that
will remain in effect until the project is approved
by the ACC. So before you bring the Bobcat on
your lot – give the management company the ability to say, “Yes, that
project has been approved”.
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