Whether you are an original owner of a home in Emerald Village or you're a second or third owner, WELCOME to the community. Emerald Village is an exciting and vibrant place in which to live and the people here wish to make it an even better place to call home through their continuing efforts to protect, maintain and enhance their property values. Emerald Village is a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The original of approximately 19 acres was planned, designed and approved as a self-contained, deed-restricted community with its own set of covenants, conditions and order of rules under which all property owners would live and abide and which provide for the maintenance of all Common Properties and improvements thereon (see your Master Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions and other related documents). Conditions and restrictions were set so that aesthetics, congruity, appearance, safety, etc., would be defined and written guidelines would be promulgated (e.g., this handbook) in order to create an environment where approximately 30 homeowners could live in harmony. Each homeowner has some degree of assurance that actions of all members of the community are directed so as not to adversely impact the quiet enjoyment of their property or their property values (e.g., painting one's home bright orange; abandoning cars in the street or driveway; the keeping/breeding of vicious pets such as pit bulls; unkempt yards). In effect, a P.U.D. is a "mini city" where there is a mayor (Board President), a city council (Board of Directors), functional departments (Committees), and citizens (Homeowners). The ultimate intent of the covenants of a P.U.D. are not to create a totalitarian environment where property rights are trampled, but rather a self-ruled community where its members (Homeowners) look after their home and hearth and, ultimately, their investment through active participation in the governance of the community. A well run P.U.D. makes for a pleasant community in which to live. Under the covenants and related documents, all exterior changes must come before the Architectural Review Committee (ARC), including any that are not covered in this booklet. This document sets forth guidelines and procedures for making an application for approval for changes to the exterior of your home or yard. Please read on and familiarize yourself with the information contained herein Architectural Review Committee
Whether you are an original owner of a home in Emerald Village or you're a second or third owner, WELCOME to the community. Emerald Village is an exciting and vibrant place in which to live and the people here wish to make it an even better place to call home through their continuing efforts to protect, maintain and enhance their property values. Emerald Village is a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The original of approximately 19 acres was planned, designed and approved as a self-contained, deed-restricted community with its own set of covenants, conditions and order of rules under which all property owners would live and abide and which provide for the maintenance of all Common Properties and improvements thereon (see your Master Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions and other related documents). Conditions and restrictions were set so that aesthetics, congruity, appearance, safety, etc., would be defined and written guidelines would be promulgated (e.g., this handbook) in order to create an environment where approximately 30 homeowners could live in harmony. Each homeowner has some degree of assurance that actions of all members of the community are directed so as not to adversely impact the quiet enjoyment of their property or their property values (e.g., painting one's home bright orange; abandoning cars in the street or driveway; the keeping/breeding of vicious pets such as pit bulls; unkempt yards). In effect, a P.U.D. is a "mini city" where there is a mayor (Board President), a city council (Board of Directors), functional departments (Committees), and citizens (Homeowners). The ultimate intent of the covenants of a P.U.D. are not to create a totalitarian environment where property rights are trampled, but rather a self-ruled community where its members (Homeowners) look after their home and hearth and, ultimately, their investment through active participation in the governance of the community. A well run P.U.D. makes for a pleasant community in which to live. Under the covenants and related documents, all exterior changes must come before the Architectural Review Committee (ARC), including any that are not covered in this booklet. This document sets forth guidelines and procedures for making an application for approval for changes to the exterior of your home or yard. Please read on and familiarize yourself with the information contained herein Architectural Review Committee
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