FAQ's

 

First American State Bank, Suite #100
Attn.: SPEHA
8390 East Crescent Parkway
Greenwood Village, CO 80111-2812

Homeowner associations (HOAs) are generally paid membership organizations that are mandatory with home ownership in certain housing developments. Southmoor Park East HOA was originally created in 1965 and renewed in 2011. The fee of $25.00/Lot/year was set and approved by the membership in 2011.

Articles of Incorporation establish the legal basis of the association and are filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. They are typically in the form of an incorporated non-profit corporation.

• Map or Plat shows and defines the owner’s title to the property, as well as the association’s title with regard to the common areas. It is recorded at the county recorder’s office where the property is located.
• CC&R’s (Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions) and sometimes referred to as Declarations, contain the deed restrictions to the property. They are recorded at the county recorder’s office where the property is located.
• Bylaws are the rules concerning the management and administration of the corporation.
• Resolutions, Rules & Regulations are additional restrictions for the community members that the association can adopt.
• State Laws specific to common interest communities such as condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowner associations include the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA) and the Colorado Non-Profit Act. There are also some additional state laws of concern, such as the Colorado Fair Housing Law and the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
• Local Municipal Ordinances may include building codes, animal control, and parking restrictions.
• Some Federal laws can preempt covenants that violate federal laws.

Under the covenants and policies, SPEHA has the power to place a lien on your home or take other legal action if you fail to pay properly levied assessments. Currently, the Board will not place a lien on a home until the owner has failed to pay three years of annual assessments.

Mail your dues payment to Southmoor Park East Homeowners’ Association to:

The Board normally meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The location of the meeting and draft agenda will be posted on the Calendar for each meeting will be posted a few days before each meeting. All neighbors are welcome to attend the Board meetings. 

The roof of the main portion of each single-family residence shall have a pitch not less than three and one-half (3-1/2) feet to each twelve (12) feet. The covering of each such roof shall be cedar shingles, wood shake shingles, clay, or cement tile shingles, or other material satisfactory to the Association.

 

Translation: If you wish to replace your roof with cedar, wood, clay, or cement shingles you do not need Board approval. All other materials need Board approval. The Board of Directors of the Association may, in its discretion, elect to establish a list of additional materials for roof coverings, upon which Owners may rely; provided, however, that the Association may amend or revise such list at any time, in its discretion. However, the bottom line, it is always best to notify the Board when installing any new roofing material. 

 

A Suggested List: There is no such list. You need Board approval for any roofing material other than cedar, wood, clay, or cement shingles. Even if your neighbor secured Board approval for a roofing material it does not mean it is generally approved for use in the neighborhood. Each approval is specific to that home. A prior approval at one home does not mean the same or a new Board will approve the same material at a different home. Again, it is always best to notify the Board when installing any new roofing material. 

No building, fence, wall, or other structure shall be constructed, erected, or maintained, nor shall any addition thereto or change or alterations therein be made until plans and specifications, plot plan, grading plan, including finished grade elevations, therefore, and other information reasonably requested by the Association shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Association and copies thereof as finally approved lodged with the Association. In so passing upon such plans, specifications, and other requirements, the Association may take into consideration the suitability of the proposed building, fence, wall, or other structure and the materials of which it is to be built to the site upon which it is to be built to the site upon which it is proposed to erect the same, and the harmony thereof with the surroundings. 

Translation: We value the opinions of your neighbors. So, make sure you run your plans by your neighbors first before you ask for Board approval.

 

 

Translation: This means you cannot store your boat, camper, trailer, etc. on your driveway. We define store as more than 72 hours or until we get a complaint. In addition, for corner lots, no boats, campers, trailers, motorized homes, or trucks may be stored on any part of the Lot between the residence and the side street property line. For those who think this means you can store your boat, camper, trailer, etc. in your backyard—think again! Under Denver Municipal Ordinance, you cannot use an unpaved portion of your yard as a parking space. Under the SPEHA covenants, you cannot pave a new parking space on your property to park the camper without obtaining the permission of the Board. Further city ordinances state that a boat, camper, trailer, etc., cannot be parked on a city street for more than 72 hours. The Board prefers that you store your boat, camper, trailer, etc., somewhere offsite to preserve the aesthetics of the neighborhood. If the vehicle is stored on the street, then call 311 and the City will follow up.

The city requires that once the snow has stopped falling, residents have twenty-four hours to remove snow and ice from public sidewalks adjacent to their property. The City relies upon citizen complaints and 311 calls to identify the addresses of unshoveled sidewalks.

 

CITY REQUIREMENT REMINDERS — For more information or to report parking, property maintenance, street repair or cleaning, construction-related code violations, and other City services please visit Denver Help Center @ www.denvergov.org or call 311.

Denver requires that yard or property maintenance is important to our Southmoor Park East residents and noncompliance is subject to a fine. The following are regulated and not allowed by the city:

• Unattended vegetation over 6” in height (grass or weeds)
• Accumulations of rubbish in yards or along alleys
• Appliances or furniture, intended for inside use, in yards or on porches
•  Accumulations of cut branches in the yard
• Accumulations of dog manure in the yard
• Defective or illegal fences, proper height (4’ in front, 6’ on sides and back for residential zones)
• Fences must be in good repair with approved materials (no barbed wire, corrugated metal or salvage materials)
• Trashcans and recycling containers must not be stored in the front of the house or on the street or driveway

For the safety of pedestrians/motorists, the following regulations apply to your trees/tree limbs:

• Tree limbs extending over the street must be at least 13’6” above the street surface
• Plant growth cannot extend over the sidewalk
• Low limbs over the sidewalk must be a minimum of 8’ above the sidewalk
• Trees with dead or broken limbs over 2” in diameter must be pruned or removed
• Dead, diseased, or dangerous trees must be removed
• Licensed tree companies must perform tree work in the right-of-way

Outbuildings must comply with the covenants. Sheds meet the definition of an outbuilding. The covenant provisions that apply to sheds are stated below. Sheds meet the definition of an outbuilding. The covenant provisions that apply to sheds are stated below:

Currently, polyurethane (plastic) materials are not satisfactory to the Board. The Board will also require suitable roofing materials that correspond in style and architecture to the residence to which it is appurtenant.

In making requests for approvals of sheds, please provide:

1. Dimensions and materials of the shed including the roofing material;
2. Site plan showing the proposed location of the shed; and
3. Written approval to the site plan by all affected neighbors (any neighbor that could see the shed).

Submit your request and plans to SPEHA President. 
 

Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month starting at 6:30 pm. See the Calendar for the location and agenda a few days before each meeting. Please allow enough time for the Board to review your plans.

Generally, under the covenants, you need the approval of the Board for any structural change to the residence, which would include the installation of solar panels.