THANK YOU to the homeowners who have spent the time working on their yards and property over the last several months. Your efforts have not gone unnoticed, and the improvements are much appreciated by all.
There are still a few dead trees and broken tree branches hanging over sidewalks. Broken limbs can be a hazard for anyone walking on the sidewalk. Please examine your trees and remove any broken or dead limbs.
Routine maintenance of your home, fence, lawn, shrubs, bushes, trees and flower beds plays an important part of improving property values in our community. The HOA Board is responsible for enforcing the covenants of the association. The decision to purchase inside a neighborhood with an HOA means that you will abide by the covenants, deeds and restrictions of the HOA. Our Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions requires that your property be kept in a sanitary, healthful and attractive manner and appearance, with your lawn edged near the street curbs and sidewalks.
The HOA Board has received numerous complaints regarding the following issues. Please take a moment to examine your property for:
1) Peeling paint on trim/fascia/soffits/drip edges.
2) Fence in need of staining, missing or chewed pickets, or fences leaning more than 5 degrees
3) Tall grass. Our covenants require lawns to be edged along all the sidewalks and the curb.
4) Grassy weeds/weeds in flower beds.
5) Weeds (thistle, dandelions, dallis grass, chickweed, henbit, etc.) Take a good look at your lawn, especially in the parkway. Is it grass, or does it primarily consist of weeds?
6) Dead (or mostly dead) shrubs or trees. By now, if a tree or shrub has not leafed out, it is not going to come back. If a tree or shrub has dead (brown) leaves, and some new green growth at the base, the plant or shrub will have a better shot at survival if the dead (brown) leaves/branches are clipped off/removed. This may require taking off a substantial part of the plant.
7) Overgrown shrubs.
8) Dead branches hanging in trees.
9) Shooters or suckers. Growth at the base of a tree, or along the root system of a tree that takes energy and nutrients from the top of the tree or shrub. Removing shooters or suckers will encourage growth at the top of a tree or shrub, and provides a cleaner look to your landscaped beds.
10) Uneven or non-level tree rings. Tree roots are generally the cause of non-level stone pavers, cracks in a brick tree ring, or green steel edging that has come up out of the ground.
11) Tree stumps in tree rings. Please remove stump and ring unless you are getting ready to replace the stump with a new tree.
12) The small patch of grass behind the fence next to the alley should be maintained like the rest of your lawn. (i.e. mowed and/or kept weed free.)
13) Open storage of bicycles, strollers, lawn equipment, tools etc. These items should be stored inside the house/garage/backyard.
For more information about routine landscape maintenance, we recommend subscribing to Neil Sperry's weekly e-newsletter. Mr. Sperry is a noted North Texas horticulturist, and offers great advice on how to maintain and beautify your property here in North Texas.
Do you need assistance with property maintenance or a code violation? The Plano CARES or Tool Lending Program may be able to help! The Plano CARES program assists residents who cannot correct violations because of physical or financial hardship. The Tool Lending Program provides equipment to those who do not own or have access to the equipment needed for lawn care! Learn more about these programs: plano.gov/969/Plano-CARES
