Sincuidados

What Sincuidados's governing documents say

This document is a partial amendment to the Design Guidelines for Sincuidados, a single-family homeowners' association (HOA) in Scottsdale, AZ. It applies to all property owners and has the force of deed restrictions. The text here focuses entirely on landscaping rules, dividing each lot into three zones — Natural Areas of Open Space (N.A.O.S.), Transition Areas, and Areas Inside Site/Patio Walls — each with strict plant and material requirements.

• Landscaping zones & restrictions: Each lot has three landscaping zones: (a) N.A.O.S. easements — must remain undisturbed except for fire clearing within 30' of structures and removal of invasive plants with city approval; no lighting or irrigation allowed; (b) Transition Areas — outside patio walls but not N.A.O.S., may only use plants from the Indigenous or Pre-Approved lists; (c) Areas inside site or patio walls — more flexible but still prohibited from using certain invasive or high-water plants.
• Prohibited plant materials: The following are prohibited in all areas: palm trees, pine trees, citrus trees, olive trees, oleanders, fountain grass, bermuda grass, and any tree exceeding 20 feet at maturity (except indigenous species). Dwarf varieties of those trees under 6 feet are allowed only inside site/patio walls.
• Lawns: The only permitted turf grass is St. Augustine (installed as sod), and it may only be used inside site or patio walls. Lawns are strictly prohibited in Transition and N.A.O.S. areas.
• Decomposed granite in road corridor: Property owners may add decomposed granite (DCG) to the road shoulder between the concrete ribbon and natural plant line, but only Madison Gold in 1/4-inch minus size. No prior DRC approval needed for that specific material; the HOA can require removal of non‑complying material.
• Design Review Committee (DRC) approval: All landscaping plans, including exterior lighting, must be submitted in writing and approved by the DRC before any installation. Final DRC approval (Letter of Compliance) is required after construction, and the owner must re‑vegetate any disturbed N.A.O.S. areas with indigenous plants.
• Watering systems: Automatic watering systems are permitted only in Transition Areas and inside site/patio walls. Temporary watering lines may be used in N.A.O.S. to re‑establish approved re‑vegetation, but must be removed or deactivated after plants are established, per city rules.
• What this document doesn't cover: This is only a partial excerpt of the association's Design Guidelines focusing on landscaping. It does not contain general community rules such as leasing restrictions, pet limits, parking, architectural approval for buildings, fees, assessments, or dispute procedures.

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.