Rancho El Dorado

Key facts from Rancho El Dorado's documents

Reflects the 2000 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Planned Area Development (PAD) (Recital F; parcel map references)

Governing law

Arizona law (Section 4: 'This Restrictive Covenant sh)

Assessments & dues

Maximum $312 per Lot until December 31, 2001; automatic annual increase thereafter by 5% or CPI, whichever greater; may be further increased by two-thirds vote after 2005 (Section 6.3)

Special assessments

Yes, for capital improvements with two-thirds vote of each class. Also special assessment for cable communication service. (Sections 6.4, 6.5)

Collections & liens

Assessment lien on each Lot; may be foreclosed by court action or trustee’s sale under Arizona law (Section 6.11(b))

Reserves & fees

Roadway improvement fee of $950 per home and infrastructure charge of $4,250 per home payable by Builders at building permit or earlier (Section 6.10)

Pets

Reasonable number of generally recognized house or yard pets; no animals on Golf Course (Section 8.1(q))

Leasing & rentals

Leasing of Lot with improvements permitted, subject to Declaration (Section 8.1(a): 'Nothing herein shall be)

Parking & vehicles

Not allowed visible from neighboring property, except as noted in parking exceptions (Section 8.1(s))

Fences

Party walls/fences: Owners of contiguous lots share rights and duties equally (Section 8.1(x)). Fences require ARC approval. (Section 8.1(x) and general ARC requireme)

Architectural approval

Yes, for improvements, alterations, structures, color schemes, landscaping etc. (Article 7, Section 8.1(e))

Home business

Permitted only if not detectable by sight/sound/smell, conforms to zoning, no customers, no on-site employees other than family, and not competitive with Golf Course business (Section 8.1(m))

Signs & flags

Only name/address sign up to 9x30 inches, one temporary sale/rent sign up to 5 sq ft; Declarant/Builder may erect marketing signs during construction; permanent subdivision signage requires ARC approval (Section 8.1(n))

Maintenance

Association maintains Common Areas, walls dividing residential from non-residential, perimeter walls, walls adjacent to collector/arterial roads (Section 4.10). Owners maintain their Lots and improvements. (Section 4.10, 8.1(h))

Use restrictions

All Lots shall be used, improved and devoted exclusively to single family residential use (Section 8.1(a))

Voting & meetings

Two classes: Class A (each Owner one vote per Lot), Class B (Declarants three votes per Lot). Cumulative voting allowed for Class B. (Section 5.2)

Amendments

Not detailed in provided text; references to amendments throughout (e.g., Section 4.1 says Bylaws cannot be amended inconsistently with Declaration). Additional properties may be added (Article 11). (Section 4.1, Article 11 (referenced but )

Amenities

Golf Course (with clubhouse), man-made lakes, parks, open spaces/washes (Recital D, Section 1.9, Section 1.12)

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