Covenant Revision Surveys

   As you may be aware, there has been interest in revising the covenants in The Pinery for quite some time. Below is the first of a planned series of surveys for you to use to help The Pinery Homeowners’ Association get as broad a consensus as possible of ideas and opinions so we can proceed in this process.

Covenant Revision Survey #1
   The first question is of course key because we need to know how many want us to even continue down the road of revision. The rest of this survey deals with parking surfaces.

Covenant Revision Survey #2
   We are again asking if covenants should be revised. Approximately 70% of the first survey respondents have answered yes to this question. Therefore, we will continue with the process, but as we do so, we want to continue to ensure that the position has not changed. The rest of this survey deals with parking of recreational vehicles, trailers, etc. and with exterior colors.

Covenant Revision Survey #3
   We are again asking if covenants should be revised. Based on the positive response received, we will continue with the process, but as we do so, we want to again ensure that the position has not changed. The rest of this survey deals with exterior maintenance and the number of garage doors.

Covenant Revision Survey #4
   This survey deals with two critical issues: the voluntary nature of HOA financing and the use of properties. When the Pinery was established in the early 70s, no allowance was made in Covenants for funding of an organization which would be charged with covenant enforcement and maintenance of common properties. Also, current covenants prohibit use of Pinery properties in filings 1 - 8A for business of any sort.

Covenant Revision Survey #5
   This survey deals with exterior materials allowed in the Pinery. Some Pinery filings limit exterior materials to “stone, stone veneer, brick or brick veneer, rough sawn or resawn wood siding, or stucco”. Other filings continue the statement with “or other building exterior construction materials approved by The Pinery Architectural Review Committee”. The purpose of this question is to determine whether the community desires consistency in this rule and if materials should be specifically expanded. The survey also asks whether covenant enforcement capability should include fines for violations of Protective Covenants. Current covenants do not address imposition of fines. Finally, is there a topic which has not yet been covered in a previous survey that you would like to suggest?

   Be sure to validate your surveys by including your name and address.


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