Foothills Club West

What Foothills Club West's governing documents say

Foothills Club West is a master-planned single-family-home community in the Ahwatukee Foothills of Phoenix, Arizona (Maricopa County), developed by Shea Homes. This recorded document is the tract declaration for one neighborhood (Parcel 15D, 42 lots), layered on top of the community's separate Master Declaration. It sets detailed architectural and use rules, enforced by an Architectural Committee, to keep the neighborhood single-family and visually consistent. Some association matters such as dues and the board live in the Master Declaration rather than this document.

• Architectural review: Almost any exterior change — a building, landscaping, walls, even repainting — needs the Architectural Committee's written approval before work starts, submitted with a refundable $5,000 compliance deposit. Some lots are limited to single-story homes.
• Use & home business: Each lot is for one private single-family residence only; no business, trade, or commercial activity may be conducted on a lot.
• Pets & animals: A reasonable number of ordinary house pets is allowed (no livestock or commercial breeding). Pets must be leashed off your own lot, must not become a noise nuisance, and owners must pick up after them.
• Parking & vehicles: Vehicles belong in garages or driveways; on-street parking is discouraged. RVs, boats, trailers, campers, and inoperable vehicles can't be parked where neighbors can see them (everyday cars/trucks/vans under about 7 ft tall and 18 ft long are fine). Garage doors stay closed except when in use.
• Fences & walls: Fences must be block construction, painted to match the house, and no taller than 6.5 feet — and no taller than 3 feet within 15 feet of the front property line.
• Landscaping & maintenance: Front-yard landscaping must be finished within 180 days of move-in and kept watered, mowed, and weed-free, with dead plants replaced. Each owner maintains their own lot, driveway, and sidewalks.
• Exterior appearance: Trash goes in covered containers kept out of view; no visible clotheslines. AC units, satellite dishes/antennas, and solar panels are allowed but must be screened or approved so they aren't visible to neighbors. Basketball goals aren't allowed in front yards.
• Leasing & rentals: A home may be leased only in its entirety (no renting individual rooms) and for no less than 30 days, so short-term/vacation rentals are not allowed. Leases must be written and tenants must follow the same rules as owners.

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.