Terra Mesa

Key facts from Terra Mesa's documents

Reflects the 1992 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Single-family residential subdivision (Section 1.33 defines 'Single Family'; Se)

Legal name

Terra Mesa Owners Association, an Arizona nonprofit corporation (Section 1.9 (page 8))

Developer / declarant

Jackson Properties TM, Inc., an Arizona corporation (Preamble, page 7)

Governing law

Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 33-741 et seq. and § 33-801 et seq. (Section 1.24 (page 9) references A.R.S. )

Assessments & dues

Maximum $600.00 per Lot until January 1 of the year after first Lot conveyance to a Purchaser; thereafter can increase per formula (Section 6.2.3(i) (page 18))

Special assessments

May be levied for capital improvements on Common Area with assent of 2/3 of votes of each class voting in person or by proxy at a meeting (Section 6.4 (page 19))

Collections & liens

Assessment Lien on Lot for all delinquencies; priority over other liens except real property taxes, municipal assessments, and first mortgage/deed of trust lien; foreclosure via action at law or foreclosure suit; Association may bid at sale (Section 6.8 (page 20-21), Section 6.8.3 )

Reserves & fees

Association may establish replacement and maintenance reserves; not required to spend all sums in a year; may carry forward surplus (Section 6.2.1 (page 17), Section 6.11 (p)

Pets

Yes, limited to two dogs, cats, parakeets or similar household birds per Lot as domestic pets, not for commercial purposes (Section 3.14 (page 9))

Parking & vehicles

No parking on roads or streets in Project (Section 3.19.3). No truck, trailer, camper, boat etc. may be parked on Lot or Common Area so as to be Visible From Neighboring Property without prior written approval of Architectural Committee, wi (Sections 3.18, 3.19 (pages 10-11))

Fences

Walls on boundary line between Lot and Common Area – Owner maintains, but Association maintains side facing Common Area (Section 7.6.2). General walls on Lot maintained by Owner (Section 7.6.1). Common walls have specific rules (Section 7.5 (Sections 7.5, 7.6 (pages 24-25))

Architectural approval

Yes, for any Improvement, excavation/grading, addition, alteration, repair, change affecting exterior appearance (including color scheme) – prior written approval required (Section 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1.4 (pages 11-12)

Solar & roof

Exterior color scheme change requires ARC approval (Section 3.1.4). Specific roof colors not addressed. (Section 3.1.4 (page 12))

Home business

Permitted if (i) not apparent from outside, (ii) conforms to zoning, (iii) no person coming onto Lot or door-to-door solicitation, (iv) consistent with residential character and not a nuisance. Leasing not considered a business. (Section 3.13 (page 8-9))

Signs & flags

No signs Visible From Neighboring Property except: signs required by legal proceedings; residence identification signs approved by Architectural Committee; one 'For Sale' sign approved by Architectural Committee. Size, color, content, locat (Section 3.16 (page 9-10))

Maintenance

Association maintains Areas of Association Responsibility: all Common Area, certain land within Lots as defined, and certain rights-of-way until accepted by government (Section 1.4). Also maintains front yard landscaping and irrigation (Sec (Sections 1.4 (page 7), 7.1, 7.2 (page 23)

Insurance

Association maintains comprehensive general liability insurance with minimum $1,000,000, covering occurrences related to Areas of Association Responsibility, and hired/non-owned auto coverage (Section 8.1.1). Also property insurance on Comm (Section 8.1 (page 25))

Use restrictions

All Residential Units used, improved and devoted exclusively to residential use by a Single Family (Section 3.13 (page 8))

Voting & meetings

Two classes: Class A (all Owners except Declarant) – one vote per Lot owned; Class B (Declarant) – three votes per Lot owned until conversion to Class A under conditions in Section 5.7.2 (Section 5.7 (page 15))

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