[Battlebasset]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

Bogie - I thought we agreed you wouldn’t address me going forward - I know my presence here really annoys you, and I can’t do anything about that - you seem to enjoy going out of your way to “put me in my place” - I don’t get it.

If you go into your user settings and go to "edit your ignore list" you can add/delete other users. Haven't tried it yet, but I've been tempted to.

I remember sharing my experience about heat pumps up north. A poster attacked me, saying I didn't know what I was talking about. Like he had lived in my house at the same time and knew my experience with heat pumps.

I didn't ignore him, but I did take time to say "I'm glad you had a good experience. It wasn't mine. Have a nice day". Sometimes, that's all you can do.

[dougjb]

ARC is the place to make your inquiries. They are tough...granted they must be. But, they are fair. They are direct. They are easy to deal with. ARC is composed of your neighbors whose mission is to ensure continuity in neighborhoods. On every matter related to my home that was I was the least concerned about, I contacted ARC. They guided me well. Appearing before them was easy and extraordinarily helpful! They are to be commended.

[dewilson58]

[QUOTE=Michael 61;2234164]Update-

I was back at the ARC office this morning, /QUOTE]

Good work.
You will sleep better.

What I have found (have others??)......."you" get ARC approval, but they never inspect the final product to make sure you did what was presented and approved.

Jus say'n.

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

The reason for my post here was:
1) Not a single neighbor of mine that I know has obtained ARC approval for the staining of their driveways in my villa neighborhood.
2) Several contractors told me “you can get ARC approval if it makes you feel better, but most people don’t bother with it”.

Sure if you have people in your area that are easy going, you might not have any issues 90% of the time.

The fact is that an ARC approval costs $0 and takes around 10 minutes to fill out. You have very little chance of not being approved so why bother not doing it? The consequences could be fairly major, like being forced to have the work removed at your expense, or making your home hard to sell down the line if there's non-ARC approved alterations that have been made.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

He’s not worth even responding too. I do believe you need ARC approval for anything you do outside that’s visible to neighbors. The risk in not getting it is you could be asked to re-do it, and be fined daily until you do. Not worth the risk IMO.

/////

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

Update-

I was back at the ARC office this morning, as I needed to provide some additional paperwork. I asked quite a few questions (note these responses are only for District 13, you may want to check your own deeds for your own district.)

Inserting a glass window within your front door does not need ARC approval.

Gutter installation does not need ARC approval, as long as they are nothing out of the ordinary or painted an unusual color.

If someone has had work done outside the home, and failed to obtain ARC approval, but feels that the work they have done is in compliance with their deeds, they can submit photos and paperwork of the work they did, and if it was found to be “deed compliant” they can still obtain a compliance certificate after the fact (the worst that could happen is you may be determined not to have been compliant, which means no certificate of compliance would be issued, you would only be fined in the future if someone issues a complaint on you).

If doing landscaping work, you need a site plan - and you need to show the distance of your plants from your easement. I was never given a copy of my site plan at closing (apparently that used to be the case, so some people may already have a site plan) - if not, they are easy to obtain on the Sumter County website.

You need photos of all areas where work will be done.

You need proof of ownership (tax bill will work, or copy of your title if you are new and haven’t paid property taxes yet).

I have found the people at the ARC to be very professional, helpful, and most of all kind and empathetic. It has been a good experience so far working with them.

Interesting information you get credit for this………

[Michael 61]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Interesting information you get credit for this………

Bogie - that was kind of you - thank you. 😀

[Michael 61]

Update —

I attended my first ARC compliance hearing/meeting this past week - very interesting - had two items on the docket (both quickly approved - yay!) - easy-smeezy -

I’ve encouraged my neighbors and friends who went forward with projects without ARC approval to go back and get them approved retroactively (depending of course they followed their deeds and restrictions) - Again, big thank you to the professional and nice people that work within the ARC!

[Retiring]

Originally Posted by Michael 61

Will I need ARC approval before staining my driveway? Thanks.

I built here (St. Catherine) approx. 2 years ago, spent close to $1M. I decided to have my driveway painted as almost every neighbor. I asked around, including my TV sales agent, for the premier company in this field. The unanimous answer was Ram Custom. I called and they are scheduling 18 months out. Got on the schedule. The work will be done September 2023. The artist came to the house and we settled on a design. A very simple light beige, a little lighter than house color, with a palm tree shadow/silhouette in the middle. I would call it “elegant.” As for ARC approval, the artist left that to me. I submitted the application and drawing. We are more than two months since submission. I called and wrote couple times, no answer. Today I noticed they answer on a website. I located my application. Their response. Denied. Reason “not allowed.” I will appeal, I guess. Has anyone appealed here? Thought I was going to improve my property and all around. Saddened.

[MrChip72]

Originally Posted by Retiring

I built here (St. Catherine) approx. 2 years ago, spent close to $1M. I decided to have my driveway painted as almost every neighbor. I asked around, including my TV sales agent, for the premier company in this field. The unanimous answer was Ram Custom. I called and they are scheduling 18 months out. Got on the schedule. The work will be done September 2023. The artist came to the house and we settled on a design. A very simple light beige, a little lighter than house color, with a palm tree shadow/silhouette in the middle. I would call it “elegant.” As for ARC approval, the artist left that to me. I submitted the application and drawing. We are more than two months since submission. I called and wrote couple times, no answer. Today I noticed they answer on a website. I located my application. Their response. Denied. Reason “not allowed.” I will appeal, I guess. Has anyone appealed here? Thought I was going to improve my property and all around. Saddened.

Call ARC. I'm sure they can tell you why it's not allowed.

[Michael 61]

Originally Posted by Retiring

I built here (St. Catherine) approx. 2 years ago, spent close to $1M. I decided to have my driveway painted as almost every neighbor. I asked around, including my TV sales agent, for the premier company in this field. The unanimous answer was Ram Custom. I called and they are scheduling 18 months out. Got on the schedule. The work will be done September 2023. The artist came to the house and we settled on a design. A very simple light beige, a little lighter than house color, with a palm tree shadow/silhouette in the middle. I would call it “elegant.” As for ARC approval, the artist left that to me. I submitted the application and drawing. We are more than two months since submission. I called and wrote couple times, no answer. Today I noticed they answer on a website. I located my application. Their response. Denied. Reason “not allowed.” I will appeal, I guess. Has anyone appealed here? Thought I was going to improve my property and all around. Saddened.

I personally would go down and talk to the ARC in person - Perhaps the denial is over something easy to correct (like needing additional documents or photos) - if you attend the ARC hearing in person, you can sometimes answer any questions they have, rather than receive a “denial” and having to start the process all over. Hopefully your denial is something easy to rectify.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Retiring

I built here (St. Catherine) approx. 2 years ago, spent close to $1M. I decided to have my driveway painted as almost every neighbor. I asked around, including my TV sales agent, for the premier company in this field. The unanimous answer was Ram Custom. I called and they are scheduling 18 months out. Got on the schedule. The work will be done September 2023. The artist came to the house and we settled on a design. A very simple light beige, a little lighter than house color, with a palm tree shadow/silhouette in the middle. I would call it “elegant.” As for ARC approval, the artist left that to me. I submitted the application and drawing. We are more than two months since submission. I called and wrote couple times, no answer. Today I noticed they answer on a website. I located my application. Their response. Denied. Reason “not allowed.” I will appeal, I guess. Has anyone appealed here? Thought I was going to improve my property and all around. Saddened.

Originally Posted by Michael 61

I personally would go down and talk to the ARC in person - Perhaps the denial is over something easy to correct (like needing additional documents or photos) - if you attend the ARC hearing in person, you can sometimes answer any questions they have, rather than receive a “denial” and having to start the process all over. Hopefully your denial is something easy to rectify.

A little more work.... Search for your address on the ARC Agenda page. When you find the meeting where your request was considered there should be a document with the outcome and the reason for a denial. It might be handy to review the denial and then visit Community Standards or attend an ARC meeting.

[Retiring]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

A little more work.... Search for your address on the ARC Agenda page. When you find the meeting where your request was considered there should be a document with the outcome and the reason for a denial. It might be handy to review the denial and then visit Community Standards or attend an ARC meeting.

All it says for reason is "not allowed." I will visit their office today. I do hope to resolve this issue favorably. I guess all the thousands, in this district, that have painted their driveways have done so illegally.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Retiring

All it says for reason is "not allowed." I will visit their office today. I do hope to resolve this issue favorably. I guess all the thousands, in this district, that have painted their driveways have done so illegally.

It is a shame they didn't give a reason - "Not allowed" is an answer but not a reason.

If you do get an a reason, please share so others will know what to avoid.

[Michael 61]

Originally Posted by Retiring

All it says for reason is "not allowed." I will visit their office today. I do hope to resolve this issue favorably. I guess all the thousands, in this district, that have painted their driveways have done so illegally.

During the hearing, they closely scrutinized the color of my house (submitted photo) with the color of my proposed stain (I took a picture of a neighbor’s driveway that matched what I wanted to do - they said that was sufficient) - I also took a photo of a neighbor’s design, showing the border design I was going to use, as well as a little decorative design at each corner. My color palate was pretty neutral (light browns and tans). They seemed most concerned about any design I would put in the middle (I elected no design) - I think that is where some folks run into trouble, with designs that are deemed too loud or elaborate.

Most folks don’t seem to get ARC approval for driveway staining, thus the reason you may see designs that your neighbors had done, that get denied when you submit to the ARC.