Some
Thoughts on Architectural Control
The original developer
of El Dorado Bay, Mr. John Travis, had very specific ideas about
the architectural styling of the homes to be built in our development.
To assure implementation and control of these architectural standards,
he created a set of covenants that, among other things, restrict
how we may use our property. These covenants, which are registered
with Franklin County, act as deed restrictions and direct the POA
to form an Architectural Control Committee (ACC). The charter of
the ACC is to evaluate and approve plans for all exterior improvements
before construction is started. In recent years the original Covenants
were amended and approved by vote of the POA to remove some of the
specific architectural restrictions that were no longer appropriate,
but the ACC is still charged with maintaining a "styling that shall
be compatible with the country, wooded setting of the El Dorado
Subdivisions". While most applications submitted to the ACC
fit well within the guidelines, occasionally there are issues that
must be resolved. When this occurs the ACC makes every effort to
work with the homeowner to find a satisfactory solution.
Thus, for better or
worse, our development has rules that restrict what we can do with
our property. Of course it's easy to support restrictions when they
affect someone else's property. The challenge comes when we have
to get approval to improve our own property. The pros and cons are
often discussed, but the fact remains that the covenants attached
to our property require that we accept architectural control. Many
of our property owners chose El Dorado because of its restrictions
and most agree that some control is beneficial
The ACC consists of
six volunteer property owners. Any property owner who can be available
most Sunday afternoons to address new applications or other ACC
business is welcome to volunteer. Please contact Mike Simms at msimms@peoplescom.net
for additional information.
ALL
NEW CONSTRUCTION, REMODELS, FENCES, BOATHOUSES, ROOFS AND EXTERIOR
REPAINTS MUST BE REVIEWED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMITTEE.
SEE GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION BELOW.
