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We had some landscaping done in Pinellas. Unfortunately some of the walls were built within an easement. There was a complaint filed with the ARC and we went to a meeting. Our question is, is there a way to get an exemption through the ARC. They were very vague at the meeting about what we have to do to be in compliance. Do we really have to pull up thousands of dollars of landscaping? We need some help.... Thanks 248-766-2100

I would refer back to the Landscape Company that installed your walls. We at KGL Landscaping & Hardscapes are in compliance and have not received any calls from the ARC pertaining to this matter you are describing and we also contacted the ARC to make sure we weren't the company that installed this.

KGL did our courtyard Villa last year and we still love it!

From what I understand about State and County codes and past experiences with TV ARC..

Unless the ARC is fining you , taking you to court , OR you are out of compliance with a County or State code and merely infringing on a special easement / utilities easement...

Someday IF they need to use the easement to repair or run new utilities, they can dig up / destroy what landscape is within the easement and not repair anything (beyond filling the ditch and repairing sod).

The stacked wall common to TV landscape designs is considered movable, non-permanent construction. This is why you don't need a County permit to build it.

If you are blocking intended drainage causing water to route in a way that could cause your neighbor/s problems, you may be liable for the problem/s.

Unfortunately, some of these landscapers look like the real deal and are making a LOT of money doing poor work, that LOOKS like good work.

Going forward, anything you do the outside of your house needs ARC approval and be in compliance with the deed restrictions you agreed to. You can avoid both but you assume all the risk associated with getting back into compliance or rebuilding should access to the easement be needed or drainage compromised. My rule is never deal with a vendor that will not provide the documentation for ARC approval and never start a project without ARC approval. But that's just me.

Does anyone have the num to ARC? We are new to TV. Does everything outside have to be approved?

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While by totally adding rock (stones) to a landscape may look good, it is not the smartest idea, even if you use a weed control fabric.
Eventually, that fabric disintegrates and even before that, soil gets imbedded within the stones and the weeds start growing.
In addition, stones add nothing to our soil (sand & clay), which mulch does.

The stones become very hot in the summer and many plants "bake."
The best use for stones in a landscape is to use them to define a space or some plant(s) or shrubs -- not an entire property.