Dear Homeowners,
Quick updates:
- The Associations board is currently planning for the annual meeting. Proper notices will be given out to all Homeowners. Please come out and participate and learn about your associations governing body. It is also a good chance to meet and socialize with your neighbors. See you there!!
Educational:
-One the most frequent asked question in regards to the association is " How does the ARB, architectural review board work?" Well I thought I would take a second to provide an overview of this process.
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD:
"Your Declaration of Covenants requires that the Board uphold the restrictions contained within the documents. It is to the homeowner’s benefit to have rules in place in their Association. Rules are intended to establish and maintain a certain standard of aesthetics, which will enhance the property value. All exterior changes or additions to the property including pools and fences, as well as placement of sheds, and satellite dishes must be approved in advance by the Architectural Review Committee. Some communities call this the Architectural Review Board or the Design Review Board.
Some ARBs take as much as 30 days or longer to review applications. Some meetings are scheduled in advance and some ARBs simply take some time to review applications. Community Management Group generally can not expedite applications given over to your ARB, but we'll certainly not be a part of a delay.
For those that have a fee, your Board has determined that it is in the best interest of the community to collect this fee to cover the cost of administration or professional architect fees and to provide for unbiased, third party plan review. Minor modifications such as the installation of satellite dishes, roof replacement like-with-like, or minor landscape modifications do not generally require the payment of the ARB fee.”
Applications, fees, deposits, rules and guidelines are available on your individual Association web page. Community Management Group is the administrator for your ARB and coordinates applications. ONLY completed applications with all documentation, site plans, architect stamps, deposits and fees attached will be transmitted to the ARB for review. Incomplete applications will not be accepted into processing, but you will be contacted rticular missing items."
If any homeowner has questions or concerns about ARB guidelines please feel free to contact Aaron Hettesheimer, Community Manager, at 843-795-8484 ext 323 or via email at ahettesheimer@cmgcharleston.com
Stay tuned for upcoming blogs!!!
Aaron Hettesheimer
