The Retreat at Sycamore Farms

Key facts from The Retreat at Sycamore Farms's documents

Reflects the 2017 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Single-family residential planned community (Recital B)

Developer / declarant

Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Introductory paragraph)

Governing law

Arizona Revised Statutes Title 33, Chapter 16 (Planned Communities Act), including A.R.S. §33-1817 (Section 3.1.13; references to A.R.S. §33)

Assessments & dues

Board determines budget and sets annual assessment rate (Section 6.3)

Special assessments

Levied per Section 6.5, requires membership approval unless emergency (Section 6.5 (not fully provided))

Collections & liens

Assessment Lien created; Association may foreclose for nonpayment (Sections 1.7, 6.1, 6.11)

Reserves & fees

Required; contributions from Annual Assessments (Section 6.14)

Pets

Yes, generally recognized house or yard pets as Permitted Pets (Section 3.12)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, entire Lot may be leased (Section 3.29.1)

Parking & vehicles

Allowed only if garage/driveway inadequate; max 1 vehicle per Owner; must move every 48 hours; guest vehicles every 24 hours (Section 3.16.2)

Architectural approval

Prior written approval required for any Improvement visible from neighboring property or that alters exterior appearance (Section 3.1.2)

Home business

Permitted if not detectable from outside, conforms to zoning, no solicitation, consistent with residential character (Section 3.11)

Signs & flags

American flag, state flag, military flags, POW/MIA flag, Gadsden flag, and Arizona Indian nations flags allowed; must comply with Design Guidelines (Section 3.5.2)

Setbacks / home size

Maximum 36 feet above ground level (Section 3.21)

Use restrictions

Residential Units used exclusively for residential purposes; Declarant may use for construction/sales (Section 3.11)

Voting & meetings

Two classes: Class A (all Owners other than Declarant) and Class B (Declarant). Voting procedures in Bylaws. (Sections 5.7, 5.8)

Amendments

Amendment provisions in Section 9.3 (not fully provided) (Section 9.3)

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