Sierra Hills

Key facts from Sierra Hills's documents

Reflects the 2003 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Legal name

Sierra Hills

Developer / declarant

Scottsdale Sierra Hills, L.L.C., an Arizona limited liability company (Preamble, page 5)

Special assessments

Special Assessments may be levied pursuant to Section 6.4 (reference; text not fully extracted) and defined in 1.45. (1.45, 6.4)

Collections & liens

Assessments, together with interest, late charges and costs (including attorneys fees), are a continuing lien on each Lot and the personal obligation of the Owner at the time the assessment became due. The personal obligation does not pass (6.1, 6.7)

Reserves & fees

The Board may establish reasonable reserves for replacements, maintenance and contingencies. (6.2.1)

Pets

A reasonable number of house pets (no livestock, poultry or fowl) kept solely as domestic pets, not for commercial purposes. (3.18)

Parking & vehicles

No inoperable vehicle may be stored or parked on a Lot so as to be visible from neighboring property or from any Common Area or street. (3.22.1)

Architectural approval

No Improvement shall be constructed or installed, and no addition, alteration, repair, change or other work altering exterior appearance shall be made, without prior written approval of the Architectural Committee. (3.2.2, 3.2.3)

Solar & roof

Solar collecting panels and devices may be placed on a Lot subject to prior ARC approval of plans, including location and screening to minimize visual impact. (3.29)

Home business

Allowed with conditions: conforms to zoning, no solicitation, conducted inside Residential Unit or accessory building, no customer visits, only one non-resident employee, max 20% floor area, no off-site storage, no excessive traffic, no haz (Section 3.17, pages 11-12)

Signs & flags

No signs visible from neighboring property except: (1) signs required by legal proceedings or residence ID signs approved by Architectural Committee; (2) developer signs approved by Architectural Committee; (3) construction/ business/subdiv (3.20)

Use restrictions

All Lots and Residential Units shall be used exclusively for residential use by a Single Family. (Section 3.17, page 11)

Voting & meetings

Each Owner other than Declarant has 1 vote per Membership (1 vote per Lot owned). Until end of Declarant Control period, Declarant has 10 votes per Lot owned; after that, 1 vote per Lot. (5.7.1, 5.7.2)

Amendments

Amendments are governed by Section 9.3 (reference). Amendments affecting Declarant rights are addressed in 9.20. (9.3, 9.20)

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