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Originally Posted by dewilson58
The Villages = Restrictive Covenants = Consistency = A beautiful place to live.
I'm thankful.
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Lived in a development with covenants before. The rules helped keep the place looking nice. Plus, if a neighbor decided to break the rules and do something that was not in the best interest of the community, that made the neighborhood look trashy, they could deal with it legally if just neighbor to neighbor conversation failed.
My earlier post was not written to mean "break the rules", but was intended to show that we should have rules that allow for design options that include water saving, reduce the chemical reliance, etc, that still look good. And, before just jumping on the home owner, the committee should consider if the design has some merit that might be allowed and a newer, perhaps better and more environmentally friendly option could be added to the list of rules. If the home owner knowingly broke the rule, shame on them. If they didn't, is there room to consider if this might become acceptable in the future and, if so, let it pass until the rule can be written in?
Just a thought.