Cathy Lindstrom and Sandra Merriweather, Rules Committee
It’s a good life at PebbleCreek! It’s great to live in our community. In order to help keep it a great and friendly place to live, it is important to understand the CC&Rs that govern our community. Overseeing the rules that exist for all homeowners is the job of the Rules Compliance Committee. Here are some issues that the Committee has addressed in the past, for your information.
1. The garage is full of stuff. Can cars be parked in the driveway? Our garages are designed to hold two vehicles comfortably; you may notice that your neighbors are putting their vehicles into the garages regularly and they expect you to do the same. If you want to learn more about these prefab garages, feel free to use the provided link. Now some people have oversized vehicles, so we recommend you measure the garage to ensure your vehicles will fit. If you have cabinets along the walls of your garage, be sure you have room to park your vehicles in the garage. Nothing worse than paying for lovely cabinets, only to pull into your garage and hear crunch! Some people with handicaps may need to drive an oversized vehicle that is too tall to fit through the garage entry. If you face that, talk to the Patrol about an exemption.
2. We put an outdoor TV and sound system on our back patio and now the neighbors are complaining. What’s up with that? OK, it’s football season and your team is in the playoffs. You really want to cheer them on, sitting on your back patio or porch. Maybe you get a little carried away and you raise your voice—ok, you yell. Or you just love your amped up sound system and you want to play the latest hip-hop hit at top sound level. Unfortunately, others in the neighborhood may have been planning a quiet evening to enjoy the sunset and peaceful feeling. The Rules do require that you cannot have pictures or sound that spill over into others’ yards. So, be careful where the TVs go and watch the noise level. Really, the loudest thing most of us want to hear at night is the coyote pack singing on the golf course.
3. How to entertain the grandkids? You will probably be looking for something fun to do when the grandkids visit. Letting them drive the golf cart is not one of the new things they get to do. Teaching the grand’s how to obey the law can never start too early and Arizona states that only licensed drivers can operate a golf cart. We want to keep them safe and see them grow up with all of their limbs and other body parts intact. You might want to be careful how they ride in your cart also. Hanging onto the back part while standing up is hardly the safest option, yet frequently residents see kids doing all of the above. Let’s use the common sense for which grandparents are famous.