Tartesso West

What Tartesso West's governing documents say

This is a conservation easement document for a specific 115-acre natural area (Tract 4) within the Tartesso West master-planned community in Buckeye, AZ. It does not contain the standard HOA rules for homeowners; instead, it permanently restricts this land to remain in its natural condition to satisfy federal wetland mitigation requirements. The community association will eventually own and maintain this open space, but the rules here only apply to that preservation area.

• Purpose of the restriction: The land must be preserved in perpetuity in a 'Natural Condition' to protect wildlife habitat and native species, as required by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 permit.
• Who enforces the rules: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) has the primary right to enforce the covenant, including entering the property with 24-hour notice to monitor compliance.
• Prohibited uses: No residential, commercial, or industrial use; no construction, roads, mining, dumping, pesticide use, off-road vehicles, livestock grazing, recreational activities (horseback riding, hunting, fishing), or alteration of topography/watercourses.
• Permitted uses: Limited activities consistent with conservation: habitat restoration (planting native species), debris removal, signage saying 'Natural Area Open Space', emergency fire protection, and access to adjacent property.
• Long-term maintenance responsibilities: The owner (initially Declarant, later the community association) must annually remove trash, repair damage from natural events, remove exotic species, and maintain signage. A minimum $5,000 reserve fund (adjusted every 2 years) must be maintained.
• Transfer of responsibility to the HOA: Upon conveyance of the land to the Tartesso West community association, the association must assume all duties under this covenant and establish a reserve fund.
• What this document doesn't cover: This document does not set rules for homeowner conduct, pets, parking, landscaping, leasing, or any other typical HOA regulations. Those rules would be in a separate Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions for the overall community.

Plain-language summary generated from the governing documents on file for this community. It may be incomplete and is not legal advice — read the full documents below or consult the official recorded versions.