Trash Collection Policy
The Board has approved this policy at the November 9, 2017 meeting. Each homeowner will receive a copy of this resolution, by US Mail.
First Published: November 10, 2017
The Board has approved this policy at the November 9, 2017 meeting. Each homeowner will receive a copy of this resolution, by US Mail.
First Published: November 10, 2017
While Arizona state law ARS § 9-500.39, prohibits cities and towns from placing limits on short-term vacation housing rentals (Airbnb, VRBO, etc.); at present, there is no statute in Arizona that prohibits private regulation by CC&Rs, of vacation rentals.
Section 9.02 Renting, of our CC&Rs requires a minimum rental period of thirty (30) days. Additionally, a copy of the rental agreement must be provided to the Association. Renters and guests are subject to the sames rules and restrictions of the Association.
All contact information shall include:
Originally Posted: Dec. 2018
The follow two resolutions were approved by the Board of Directors at the April 18, 2019 meeting.
2019-01 – Appeals and Due Process of Nuisances and Non-Compliance of CC&Rs
This resolution updates the due process policy for addressing violations to our Association Rules.
2019-02 – Imposition of a Fine or Other Sanctions
This resolution updates the fining policy of the Association. The update follows the guidelines pursuant to ARS § 33-1803 on this subject.
Copies of these resolutions will be mailed to all property owners and renters within the community.
You have a neighbor with a barking dog. Dogs bark, that’s what they do; but when the noise becomes excessive, your first impulse may be to call a Board member or complain to our management company; that is not going to resolve the problem. While the CC&Rs address this type of nuisance, the Board is powerless to resolve this issue in a timely manner.
Your best course of action, after talking with the dog’s owner yields no resolution, is to contact the Oro Valley Police non-emergency telephone number 520-229-4900, and lodge a noise complaint. In the past, animal noise nuisances have been difficult and timely to resolve. The Town has recently enacted revised regulations (Town Code Article 18-8) to address the long lag time from complaint to resolution.
While it is always best to reach an amiable solution to a barking dog with your neighbor, you do have a legal means to seek a remedy when all else fails.
BTW – The same holds true for a noisy neighbor. The Town of Oro Valley has a general noise ordinance (Town Code Article 10-1-4), and those noise complaints should also be directed to the Oro Valley Police non-emergency telephone number 520-229-4900.
Did you know the Town of Oro Valley has a list of “good” and “bad” plants? Before you update your landscaping, you should check the list to ensure you don’t harbor any “felonius flora”.
Existing, established plants, typically are “grandfathered”, unless they are classified as an invasive species, then check with the Town of Oro Valley if they should be removed. Or as I always say, “When in doubt, cut it out!”
Here is a quick list of plants to avoid:
The Board and reviewed and approved revisions to the Parking Policy. A copy of the new policy will be mailed to every each homeowner. Resolution 2017-01 Parking Policy and Regulations
There has been some recent confusion and misinformation concerning the Association’s policy on the preferred vendor for trash collection. Waste Management has been the Association’s preferred vendor, since the late 1990’s. A single vendor was selected to reduce the number pickup days and their heavy trucks rolling on our streets. A policy has been written and approved by the Board of Directors to clarify this subject.
The membership also decided to keep any contract for services between Waste Management and the homeowner; this allows for greater flexibility of services to the homeowner, without increasing Association dues to cover trash collection, and having members pay for services they were not using. The monthly rate for one (1) trash and one (1) recycle pickup is $12.25 + taxes and fees, ($15.45).
Many of you may have begun to see solar panels appearing atop rooftops in the neighborhood. You might be wondering if this is permitted by the Association’s CC&Rs. The short answer is ‘Yes’.
The Solar Access Rights Law, Passed by the Arizona Legislature in 1979, prevents HOAs from banning rooftop solar systems. Ground-based solar systems are not permitted. State law still allows HOAs the ability to influence where solar devices may be installed; as long as the placement of such devices does not significantly increase the cost of installation or significantly decrease the device’s efficiency.
Homeowners are still required to submit a Property Improvement Request (PIR) Form BEFORE any work is performed. PIRs and Board approval are required for most external modifications to your home. Consult the ARC Page for more details
Waste Management picks up our trash/garbage twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, excluding holidays. The re-cycling pickup is only on Friday. When a holiday falls on a Monday, collection is shifted by one day, to Wednesday and Saturday of that week.
Garbage collection service is not part of your association dues. Each homeowner is responsible for obtaining an account with Waste Management. The frequency and type of service is up to you. This is done to minimize Association dues, and to avoid you having to pay for services you don’t need.
You are requested and required to follow these procedures on collection day: