Architecture Changes

Any changes to the outside of your unit requires submission of an architecture form. See the Policies, Forms, etc. page for more info. 

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Architecture changes should be approved by the board via homeowner submission of an architectural plan submittal form (available below). The board reviews submittals prior to each monthly board meeting and approves the vast majority of submittals at the meetings. 

 

An architectural change for which you must submit for approval mostly includes a modification that attaches to the exterior walls of your unit or something that is built onto your unit. Examples include new doors, windows, patio structures, and non-standard address plaques. Items such as planters, umbrellas, pergolas, and so on, which are not attached to unit walls, are considered furniture and don't need approval.

 

Other items, such as flags, and non-standard window coverings that can be seen from the outside (such as banners) must also get approval to ensure they are in good taste and inoffensive.

 

 From the Homeowner Handbook:

 

3.1. The HOA requires an Architectural Plan Submittal Form for approval for the following modifications: 1. Satellite dish/antenna placement. (Pg 16) 2. Any additions or alterations to the exterior of the building including patio covers and sheds. 3. Patio fences, gates or screening 4. Painting (exterior) 5. Garden bed in common area adjacent to unit. 6. Tree planting 7. Private pools, spas, and water slides 8. Water heater enclosures located in the common area 9. Solar panels 10. Flags

3.2. Once a modification is in place, it must be maintained by the owner to a standard satisfactory to the Board.

 

It's wise to gain board approval before investing in your upgrades or updates; without approval, the board reserves the right to require you to remove your modification. The board also reserves the right to require owners to remove approved modifications in order to perform maintenance on the exterior of your unit.

 

If you're unsure whether a modification requires board approval, contact management, and the board will be consulted. 

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Updated Policies for Front Garden Areas (Homeowner Handbook p. 7)

Owners and residents may obtain HOA approval via Architecture Submittal Form (located under Forms and Documents, below) to maintain their garden bed. Upon approval, the HOA will give you a stake to place in your garden by your front door to alert landscapers that they do not need to maintain your garden. See the white garden stake policy here .

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Patio Covers

Our community was repainted in 2017. Part of that project involved the removal of patio covers. Owners may now put up patio covers with HOA approval. If your patio cover is attached to your unit, please just make sure you submit an architecture form, whether you are reinstalling your old one or putting up a new one.  

 

• Impermanent non-attached patio covers are considered furniture and you do not need approval. Example: gazeebos and shade sails that are not attached to your unit and umbrellas.

• Attached patio covers -- those that attach to the building -- whether wood, metal, cloth, etc., require HOA approval via architecture form.

• Wood patio covers require you to obtain a City of Tempe permit that you'll also need to submit to the board. Ogden will issue a violation for all wood patio covers for which we haven't received a permit or haven't granted approval.

• Violations: Ogden will issue violations for unapproved patio covers, patio cover frames that don't have roofs, patio covers that are in disrepair, and patio covers that do not meet the specs required by the city. See the specs here: architecture form. 

 

Remember that maintaining doors is owner/ resident responsibility, and you'll receive a violation if yours needs to be painted or repaired (see the section below titled Residential Doors).

 

Come to the board meetings to ask questions or to submit an architecture form!

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Paint Palettes

We asked painters to use SPARTASHIELD® EXTERIOR 100% ACRYLIC FLAT Dunn Edwards paint, which is a premium-grade product. Scroll down to see the specific colors in the palettes.

 

Click on the colors below to preview them! Note that they probably look very different on your screen vs. outside in natural light.  

The basic color palette for the residential units includes the following colors:

• Trade Winds (a dusty white) on all fascia, soffits, gables, and shutters, a few entries & porches

• Cameo (cream/ pale yellow) on the backs and alley ends of the buildings and also on a few entries & porches

• Adobe (tan) on residential units and the clubhouses

• Cliff Brown (coral) on residential units

• Flintstone (light gray) on residential units

 

The special color palette for clubhouses and pool sheds, and used sparingly on residential units, includes the following colors:

• Mission Trail (dark olive) 

• Deco Gray (medium aqua-ish gray)

 

Mailboxes, doorbells, address plaques, etc. were not painted unless our project manager determined otherwise. Address numbers on the sheds were painted cameo for efficiency, then the crew came back and paint the numbers black where applicable. Contact Ogden if your address numbers are missing or unfinished.

 

Residential Doors

Doors on units weren't painted by our painting contractor because it would've required everyone to be home to open their doors (and keep them open while the paint dried), wrangle pets and kids, etc. 

 

All front doors, including security doors, must be one of the colors on the paint palette above OR natural wood, black, or white.

 

• Please evaluate your front doors (entry doors and security doors) and determine if they need to be painted to coordinate with the fresh paint in the community. Wood doors in good repair do not need to be painted. 

• Ogden will send you a friendly reminder if we determine your front door should be painted. We'll be looking for doors that are badly faded, in disrepair, or painted any color besides those in our color palette. 

 

If you need to paint your front door:

 

• Use ANY of the colors from either palette above OR black or white. We want you to have as many options as possible while keeping the community looking cohesive.

• You probably need far less than a quart; see if a neighbor wants to share!