Litchfield Vista Views III

Key facts from Litchfield Vista Views III's documents

Reflects the 1998 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Litchfield Vista Views III Homeowners Association

Developer / declarant

LITCHFIELD VISTA VIEWS, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company (Opening paragraph)

Assessments & dues

No fixed annual assessment; Board may assess actual costs for maintenance if Owner fails (Section 2.25) and special replenishment assessment by CAWCD (Section 2.1 of Groundwater Declaration) (Section 4.1 (main CCR) and Section 2.1 ()

Special assessments

Yes, Replenishment Assessment levied by CAWCD based on Parcel Replenishment Obligation (Groundwater Declaration Article 2)

Collections & liens

Board may record claim of lien for delinquent assessments and foreclose by action or power of sale; lien subordinate to first mortgage (Section 4.2 and 4.3)

Reserves & fees

Interest at 18% per annum from date of delinquency (Section 4.1 and 4.2)

Pets

Yes, dogs, cats, birds, and fish as household pets in reasonable numbers if not a nuisance or threat (Section 2.22)

Parking & vehicles

Vehicles kept in garages or residential driveways; no parking on front yard slabs except passenger vehicles (Section 2.9 and 2.7)

Fences

Fences and walls must conform to zoning; cannot be closer to front lot line than front of residence; retaining walls and decorative fences up to 3 ft with ARC approval; common walls max 6 ft; fences facing street must be stuccoed/plastered/ (Section 2.23)

Architectural approval

Yes, prior written approval of the Architectural Control Board required for any exterior alteration or addition (Section 2.20 and Article III)

Solar & roof

Solar energy collecting units require prior written approval of ARC (Section 2.34)

Exterior colors

Exterior colors must be harmonious; any change requires ARC approval (Section 2.32)

Home business

Home businesses allowed only if they do not require or invite customers to visit the Lot (Section 2.1)

Signs & flags

Only one residential ID sign (80 sq in), one 'for sale'/'for rent' sign (5 sq ft), required legal signs, and Declarant-approved signs (Section 2.17)

Setbacks / home size

Front: 35-45 ft on Lots 23-49, 60 ft on Lots 1-22 and 50-70; side/rear: 20 ft (except Lots 1-7 have 40 ft rear) (Section 2.3)

Use restrictions

All Lots shall be used exclusively for Single Family Residential Use (Section 2.1)

Voting & meetings

Each Lot Owner entitled to one vote per lot owned for election of ARC members; cumulative voting permitted (Section 3.1)

Amendments

Before Dec 31, 2015: by instrument signed by 70% of Lot Owners; after: 60%; amendment must be recorded; Declarant may amend while it has ARC authority (Section 5.5)

Extracted from the recorded governing documents and cited to them; may be incomplete and is not legal advice — verify against the official documents below.