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Originally Posted by Jazuela
People should follow what they agreed to, yes. But not everyone does. The enforcement is not done evenly, and is complaint-driven, rather than pro-active. This results in people moving in, seeing that three neighbors on one side of their home, one on the other, and two across the street ALL have "x ornament" on their front lawn. They think it's a pretty nifty ornament, and figure - well these people have lived here for years and no one's made them move these ornaments - so obviously this rule is not enforced.
And they would be 100% correct. If you're going to have a rule, it needs to a) be enforceable and b) be enforced. If you're going to ignore either a or b then just ditch the rule. Come up with a different way of maintaining the overall look of the community.
Or invite the neighbors in the community to meet and discuss this rule, and see if they might want to adjust it for the current generation of residents.
In 1936, the speed limit anywhere in Utah was 35MPH. Anyone who moved there agreed to follow that law. Fast forward to 2019, and the speed limit is no longer 35MPH maximum in the entire state of Utah. Why? Because things changed. People and society evolved. Technology improved, safety precautions were invented.
Just because you agreed to a rule 20 or 30 years ago, doesn't mean it's a rule worth having today. That is why they have meetings and votes.
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We have no deed restrictions challenged in our entire village. The new areas it is more widespread, as they have not been turned over to the CDD yet. AND....TheY do not have "meetings and votes".
This is a CDD form of government. This is a government run by the developer and we voted on it when we bought our homes. This place is not like any place any of us lived before. No one can come here and change things. Sometimes they act on suggestions, and I think they have thought things out well, but it would be chaos and financially unfeasible for everyone to have a say in this or that. Some want not only heated pools but cooled pools in the summer. Some want lockers at the sports pools. Some want indoor pools and more dog parks and more softball fields and more pickleball courts. Some want ways to identify golf carts so they can be policed better. Some want real gates, which means we would undertake the financial burden of the streets.Some want separate walking paths from the cart paths. Some want someone watching to see that no one saves seats and some want a parking patrol. In no time if everyone got what she/he wanted the price to live here would go sky high. As it is now, it is affordable for most people and we have many different levels of earnings here. I like it like it is and it really runs well the way it is.