Melton Ranch

Key facts from Melton Ranch's documents

Reflects the 2004 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Single-family detached residential neighborhood (Recital 0.2 (page 2))

Developer / declarant

Melton Ranch, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (Opening paragraph (page 1))

Governing law

Not explicitly referenced; likely Arizona law (General context)

Assessments & dues

Board determines annual assessment each year (Section 5.3 and 5.10 (pages 14-15))

Special assessments

Requires approval by at least two-thirds of votes cast by Members (Section 5.5 (page 14))

Collections & liens

Unpaid assessments become a continuing lien; Association may foreclose like a mortgage (Section 5.1 and 5.12 (pages 13, 16-17))

Reserves & fees

Association may establish and maintain a reserve fund from annual assessments (Section 5.17 (page 17))

Pets

Yes – dogs, cats, and other common household pets allowed (Section 7.8 (page 22))

Leasing & rentals

Yes – Lot and Dwelling Unit may be leased on a nontransient basis to a Single Family (Section 7.14 (pages 23-24))

Parking & vehicles

Require advance approval from Committee; must be consistent with residential nature (Section 7.24 (pages 25-26))

Fences

Section 7.35 referenced in table of contents but text not provided; general approval by ARC expected (Table of Contents (page iii))

Architectural approval

Yes – Architectural Committee approval required for plans, improvements, alterations (Section 8.1 (page 31))

Home business

Allowed if not detectable from outside, no regular visitors, no door-to-door solicitation, consistent with residential character (Section 7.3 (page 20))

Signs & flags

Only signs allowed: Declarant's sales signs, one 5 sq ft real estate sign, required legal signs, ARC-approved signs (including political), and religious/holiday signs; American flag on approved bracket or pole (Section 7.4 (pages 20-21))

Setbacks / home size

Building Envelopes defined; portions of Lots where construction allowed, determined by Board (Section 1.10 and 7.29 (pages 3, 27))

Maintenance

Not explicitly stated, but since Owner maintains all improvements on Lot, roof is Owner's responsibility (Section 10.2 (page 35))

Insurance

Association obtains fire, casualty, liability, workers' compensation, and other insurance covering Common Area (Section 11.1 (page 36))

Use restrictions

Lots used only by a Single Family and only for single-family residential purposes (Section 7.2 and 7.3 (page 20))

Voting & meetings

Class A: one vote per Lot; Class B: 100 votes per Lot for Declarant until conversion to Class A (Section 4.4 (pages 12-13))

Amendments

Referenced in Section 14.15 but text not fully provided; may require supermajority vote (Table of Contents (page v))

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