Sweetgrass Estates Homeowners Association

Key facts from Sweetgrass Estates Homeowners Association's documents

Reflects the 2021 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Planned Residential Development (Recital D)

Legal name

Sweetgrass Estates Homeowners Association

Developer / declarant

Sweetgrass Estates Homeowners Association (current declarant); original Declarant: North County Bank (Preamble and Recital B)

Assessments & dues

Board estimates net charges for next fiscal year including contingencies, replacements, reserves; regular assessments allocated equally among Owners (Section 4.3)

Special assessments

May be levied when regular assessments are inadequate for unexpected repairs, construction, etc.; subject to same owner approval limits as regular increases unless emergency (Section 4.4)

Collections & liens

Delinquent assessments become lien upon recording Notice of Assessment Lien; enforceable by judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure; nonjudicial foreclosure per California Civil Code Sections 2924, 2924(b), 2924(c); Association may also collect (Section 4.10)

Reserves & fees

Greater of 10% of delinquent assessment or $10.00, or maximum allowed by law (Section 4.9.2)

Pets

Yes: dogs, cats, ordinary household pets; horses allowed with limits (Section 5.23)

Leasing & rentals

Yes, with restrictions (Section 5.25)

Parking & vehicles

Private Road is only street; parking regulated as above (Section 5.27.1)

Fences

Max 6 feet height above grade; no barbed wire; wood fences must be painted/stained same color as house unless Board approves; perimeter fencing between setback lines and property lines must be 2x6 horizontal boards, painted white, at least (Section 5.6)

Architectural approval

Board approval required for any Improvement, addition, change, modification, demolition, or alteration on a Parcel (Section 7.1)

Home business

Home occupation allowed only if limited to telephone, modem, mail; no visible exterior evidence of business; no modifications to Parcel for business (Section 5.24)

Signs & flags

Regulated under signs; generally prohibited without Board approval unless required by law (Section 5.21)

Setbacks / home size

Front yard: 60 feet from centerline of Private Road; side yard: 15 feet from side property line (or same as front if Private Road abuts side); rear yard: 25 feet from rear property line (Section 5.10)

Voting & meetings

One vote per Parcel; one class of voting membership; joint owners must cast single vote; fractional votes not allowed (Sections 3.2.A, 3.3.A, 3.3.B)

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