BLOOMINGDALE
RIDGE
HOMEOWNERS’
ASSOCIATION
&
GUIDELINES
Assessment Collection Procedures
Approved:
Board Meeting Procedures
Approved:
Procedures for Rule Enforcement
Approved:
Rules and Regulations
Approved:
Supplemental ACC Guidelines
Approved:
Bloomingdale Ridge Homeowners’
Association
Assessment Collection Procedures
1. All assessments are due annually
January 1st of each year.
2. Statements will be mailed at least 15
days prior to the due date by the Management Company.
3. All checks are to be made payable to
Bloomingdale Ridge Homeowners Association, Inc. and mailed to:
Bloomingdale
Ridge Homeowners Association, Inc.
c/o L. E.
Wilson & Associates, Inc.
4. Any assessment not paid within 30 days
after the due date shall bear interest from the due date at the rate of 18% per
annum or at such rate as the Board may from time to time establish provided,
however, that in no event does the Association have the power to establish a
rate of interest in violation of the laws of the State of Florida. If payments are not received 60 days
following due date, interest will continue and a lien will be filed on the
property. Owner is responsible for all
attorney fees and costs associated with collection of the delinquent
assessments.
5. Failure to pay assessments when due may
result in the following action by the Board:
The board may bring an action at law against the owner personally or may
foreclose its lien on the real property.
Bloomingdale Ridge Homeowners’
Association
Board Meeting Procedures
1. All Board meetings are open to the
residents and all residents are invited to attend.
2. Residents have the option to speak on
any agenda item at the time the agenda item is being discussed.
3. To facilitate a timely Board meeting,
each resident will be restricted to 3 minutes per agenda item.
4. To add something to the agenda, please
contact the Management Company at least 7 business days prior to the meeting.
Bloomingdale Ridge Homeowners’
Association
Procedures for Rule Enforcement
1. All complaints from Owners must be
received by the Board of Directors or the Management Company verbally or in
writing.
2. Upon noting a violation, the Board of
Directors, through the Management Company, will contact the party responsible
in writing, giving them thirty (30) days to correct
the violation.
3. If not corrected, a second request will
be sent in writing, certified return receipt, allowing another fifteen (15)
days for corrections.
4. If the second request is ignored,
appropriate action will be taken by the Board, for example:
a. The Board may elect to contract to
correct said violation and bill the Owner the cost of correcting the violation
plus administrative costs associated with the correction of the violation;
b. The Board may elect to begin legal
proceedings against Owners with uncorrected violations plus attorney fees and
costs if the Association prevails in court.
5. The Association will provide the
affected Owner with 14 day’s notice of the violation and a reasonable
opportunity to be heard and present such evidence and/or witnesses as the
affected Owner deems necessary to a committee of at least three residents who
must review the evidence before the Board takes further action.
Bloomingdale Ridge Homeowners’
Association
Rules and Regulations
Purpose:
These
Rules and Regulations are only a synopsis for easy reference and have been
approved by both the Board of Directors and the Architectural Control
Committees (ACC). They do not negate the
Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for Bloomingdale Ridge Homeowner’s
Association (Declaration).
Lawful
Use:
Each
lot is to be used for single-family residential purposes only. Any trade or commercial business or other
non-residential use of the property is prohibited.
Minimum
Setbacks:
Minimum
frontal setbacks of dwellings: If the
lot is 130 feet or greater in depth, the minimum front setback is 35 feet. If the lot is 120 to 130 feet in depth, the
minimum front setback is 25 feet. If the
lot is less than 120 feet in depth, the minimum front setback is 15 feet.
Trees:
No
trees, bushes, hedges, or any other plants or other objects may be placed in
areas which obstruct the view of street intersections or interfere with
pedestrian traffic on sidewalks.
Mailboxes:
All
mailboxes will be made of masonry construction and be consistent with the
character of the neighborhood and dwelling.
For instance, homes with brick façade, shall
have mailboxes made of similar brick, and all other homes shall have mailboxes
which are constructed of material complimentary to the material and color of
the structure of the home. The base and
trim color of the mailbox should be consistent with the base and trim color of
the home. The color of the actual
mailbox may be black, white, or the color of the home.
Temporary
Structures:
Structures
of a temporary character such as a garage, shed, camper, trailer, etc., will
not be allowed at any time as a residence, or be placed on any lot, either
temporarily or permanently. Each lot
shall be occupied by a single “family”.
Family is defined as one or more persons each related to the other by
blood, marriage, or legal adoption.
Awnings:
No
awning will be permitted, except roll-up or other hurricane type shutters.
Pets:
No animals are allowed except for two common
household pets such as dogs and cats, nor more than four birds. No animals may be kept for commercial
purposes. All pets must be kept on
leashes when outside the home and owners are responsible for cleaning up after
pets as per
Signs:
No
sings are allowed to be displayed on any lot except for one professionally
lettered sign advertising the property for sale or rent not to exceed four (4)
square feet. Political signs may be
displayed 30 days prior to an election and must be removed within two (2) days
after each election and will be limited to one (1) sign per candidate.
Walls:
Each
homeowner is expected to maintain, paint, and keep in good condition the
interior portion of the wall which faces their property. The interior color of the wall has to be
painted the approved color of the community walls, which is Navaho White
(Sherwin Williams, A 100 Satin, SW1123).
Driveways
and Sidewalks:
Home
owners are responsible for the repair and maintenance of their driveway and the
sidewalk on their property. All
materials for maintenance or repair shall be approved by the ACC. No coating or painting of sidewalk surfaces
will be permitted.
Garbage:
All
trash, garbage, or other waste shall be kept in covered containers and stored
out of sight. Garbage containers and
bundled yard debris may not be set out earlier than 12 hours before pickup and
removed within 12 hours after pickup. If
such garbage, yard debris, or other material is found on a lot, it shall be
removed promptly by the owner.
Bottle
Gas Tanks, Soft Water Conditioners:
All
bottle gas tanks, soft water tanks, and similar structures must be placed under
the surface of the ground or shielded by approved landscaping, fence, or wall,
so as to not be visible from the street or any other lot.
Grills:
Grills,
if stored on the exterior of a home, must be properly screened from public view
when not in use, either in a screened pool area or reasonably concealed by
approved landscaping.
Fences:
All
fences must be approved by the Architectural Control Committee. No fence may be higher than six feet, nor
shall they extend beyond the font of the home on the side where the fence is
placed, or nearer to any street than the minimum setback line. Those homes on the golf course my not have a
fence higher than 3 ½ feet tall. All
fences must be maintained and kept in good repair. The ACC prefers the use of the PVC fence
material.
Clotheslines:
No
permanent clotheslines are permitted.
Portable clotheslines may be used if stored in garage when not in use
and under no circumstances can they be left outside on the lot overnight.
Solar
Panels:
The
installation of solar panels must be approved by the ACC as to the placement of
the solar panels on the roof. The ACC
prefers the placement not to be visible from the street.
Retention
Ponds and Water Retention Areas (Pond Rules):
- Landscaping
No wall, hedge, vegetation, fence or similar
structure of any height may be placed near or around the pond area which would
obstruct the view of the pond by any other lot owners (including those lost
owners not living on the lake).
- Pumping Prohibited
Water may not be pumped from any lake or pond for
any reason.
- Boats
No boats, floatation devices, or motorized vessels
shall be permitted on any lake or pond.
- Docks
No docks, ramps, or floating platforms shall be
allowed in any lake or pond.
-
No lot may be increased in size by, nor shall the
boundary of a lake or pond be modified in any fashion, whether by filling,
excavating, or by the erection of a retention wall, without the prior approval
of the ACC.
- Retaining Walls
A retaining wall for preventing erosion may be
installed with the prior approval of the ACC, if the retaining wall is in
compliance with these rules. For
purposes of standardizing structures along the pond, all retaining walls shall
use a Keystone Retaining Wall Standard Unit - Sculptured rock face, with cap
(or other compatible system approved by the ACC). Before a proposed retaining wall may be
considered by the ACC, a site plan must be submitted to the ACC that shows the
design plans, the current boundary of the site, and the proposed wall
height. In order to comply with the
other rules regulations, the installation of the retaining wall may not alter
boundary or lot and must provide for the continued runoff of water so that it
is not diverted onto other lots. Prior
to receipt of ACC approval, all county permits must also be furnished to the
ACC.
Pools:
No
above ground pools are permitted.
Construction of swimming pools and spas must conform with
the building requirements of the Covenants and be approved by the ACC. All screen enclosures must be approved by the
ACC. Mechanical equipment (i.e., pool
and spa equipment, water softeners, etc.) must be properly screened from the
public view by approved landscaping, fence, or wall.
General
Maintenance Rules:
Each
home, all structures and landscaping located on the lost, shall be kept in good
condition and repair. Such items
include, but are not limited to the following:
- Lawns
All lawns shall be regularly watered,
mowed, edged, and trimmed. Lawns that
become unsightly, discolored, or damaged in any way shall be repaired in a reasonably
prompt fashion. All lawns must be of the
- Trees
Homeowners shall not remove or destroy
trees which are in excess of 12” in diameter (at breast height) without the
prior written approval of the ACC and the appropriate county permit.
- Hedges
All hedges and shrubbery shall be
neatly trimmed and pruned. They must be
kept so that they do not obstruct the view or pathway of motorists or
pedestrians. No hedges may be higher
than six feet in height, except for lot boundaries which face the golf
course. On the golf course, no solid
line of shrubbery or hedges may exceed 3 ½ feet. A group, row, or line trees placed closely
together will be considered a hedge.
- Homes and Fences
All homes and fences must be kept in
good repair including painting. Fences
in need of repair shall be restored to original condition and color. The paint or stain color applied to homes or
fences must be approved by the ACC.
- Exterior Finishes
Any additions, alterations and/or
changes that are to be made to the exterior of any home or lot must be approved
in writing by the ACC. All exterior
painting must be approved by the ACC, even if it is the same color.
- Roofs and Screening
All roof and screens must be kept in
good repair and condition. All worn roof
and torn screens must be replaced.
Discoloration on roofs must be removed on a regular basis.
- Flower and Plant Beds:
Garden flower and plant beds must be
maintained and weeded on a regular basis.
Antennae
and Other Projections:
Except
for certain ACC approved satellite dishes, no radio, television transmission or
reception antennae or tower shall be erected on any lost or structure. Satellite dishes no larger
than one meter (39.37”) in diameter may be permitted after receipt of ACC
approval with respect to location or placement of such dish. No projections of any type shall be placed or
permitted to remain above the roof of the home except as permitted by the
ACC. The ACC prefers the dishes/antennae
be installed out of view of the streets and neighboring lots, if possible.
Window
Air Conditioners:
No
wall or window type air condition units will be allowed.
Parking:
No
commercial vehicles over one (1) ton capacity, trucks, trailers, campers,
boats, or boat trailers, or recreational vehicles may be parked in any driveway
or upon any lot or street for more than 48 hours. Parking permitted during this 48 hour period
is only for loading, unloading, or preparing for a trip. Small vans (not commercially lettered) if
used as a personal vehicle are allowed.
No motor vehicle or boat repair work shall be conducted on any lot.
Changing
Elevation:
Any
elevation changes, including build-up or removal for drainage must be approved
in writing by the ACC.
Garages:
No
garage can be permanently enclosed or converted to other use. When garages are not in active use, garage
doors shall be completely closed. All
garages shall be equipped with a functioning automatic door opener. All attempts must be made to park as many
vehicles as possible in the garage.
Occupants:
All
occupants of a lot, whether or not lot owners, are required to comply with the
Declaration and the Rules and Regulations.
The Board must be notified by lot owners when leasing their homes and
furnish to the Board the name of tenant and the length of lease. Leases shall require the occupants to comply
with the Declaration and the Rules and Regulations.
Guns:
The
use of firearms is strictly prohibited.
This includes B-B guns, pellet guns, and other firearms of all types,
regardless of size.
Landscaping:
All
additional landscaping must be approved by the ACC, except for small flowers
within established and ACC approved flower beds. Landscaping or other alterations may not change,
disturb, affect, or alter drainage easements in any way.
Golf
Course Easement:
A
ten (10) foot easement exists on each lot bordering the golf course for the
purpose of retrieving and recovering golf balls. This does not permit a golf cart to enter the
property, or play of a ball from the lot, or otherwise damage or destroy the
property or the plants.
The
Seller of a lot is requested to notify the Board of the sale so the
Association’s records may be updated.