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Home changes and approvals

Get written approval before you change the outside of your home, replace floors, or change plumbing. The review takes up to 45 days.

At a glance

Needs approval
Outside changes, new floors, plumbing, solar, fences around AC units
Review time
Up to 45 days after management receives it
After the work
Send a Notice of Completion within 30 days.
Contractor hours
Mon to Fri 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sundays and holidays
No construction work
Window coverings
White only. No film or tint.

Site summaryOf Design Guidelines and the Architectural Application (owner portal)Posted here Reviewed

More sources (3)

Site summaryOf Flooring and sound transmission restrictions, Exhibit I of the CC&Rs (owner portal)

Site summaryOf Rules and Regulations Packet, amended Feb 5, 2020, solar and EV charging rules (owner portal)

Official sourceManagement email to owners and residents about real estate signs,

This is a summary. The governing documents control if they differ.

Steps

  1. Read the Design Guidelines, and get the Architectural Application, from the owner portal.
  2. Prepare plans drawn to scale, with the materials and colors, and photos.
  3. Ask your neighbors to sign the Neighbor Awareness Form. Their signatures are for their awareness only. They do not approve or block the request.
  4. Send everything to management, with the number of plan copies the application asks for. You get proof that it arrived.
  5. The Design Review Committee has 45 days to review the request.
  6. After approval, get any City permits you need, then do the work.
  7. Within 30 days after the work is done, send a Notice of Completion.

If the request is denied, you can appeal in writing to the Board (CC&Rs, Article V, section 5.11).

What needs approval

  • Any construction, installation or change to the outside of a home, including landscaping. Repainting in the identical color does not need approval.
  • New flooring, even the same kind as before. Refinishing does not need approval. Floor changes also need a sound test report (Exhibit I).
  • Tile only in the kitchen, laundry, dining room, bathrooms and entries.
  • Plumbing changes, and any hole in a shared wall.
  • Solar panels: the Board must approve them in writing first, and decides within 45 days.
  • EV chargers in a common or exclusive use area: approval, a licensed contractor, and insurance that names the Association. The owner pays all costs.
  • A fence around an air conditioning unit: use the AC Unit Protection application.
  • Signs: the Design Review Committee approves all signs. Real estate signs go only in the area set aside along Oakland Road.

Never cut into or tamper with the post-tension concrete slab.

Windows

Window coverings must be white. No film, tinting or vinyl. New owners may use white sheets for 30 days after escrow closes.

Contractor hours

  • Monday to Friday: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Sundays and holidays: no construction work.

Questions

Do I need approval to replace my floors?

Yes, even if the new floor is the same kind as the old one. Refinishing does not need approval. See Home changes and approvals for the steps.

This is a summary. The governing documents control if they differ.

Site summaryOf Design Guidelines and CC&Rs, Exhibit I, Flooring, and Exhibit I, section 1.1Posted here Reviewed

When can contractors work on my home?

Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. No construction work on Sundays or holidays.

This is a summary. The governing documents control if they differ.

Site summaryOf Design Guidelines, Contractor hoursPosted here Reviewed

Do this in the owner portal

Private account tasks happen there, not on this site.

  • Get the Design Guidelines and the Architectural Application
Open owner portal (goes to the Vantaca site)

Goes to portal.commoninterest.com

No login yet? Sign up on the portal yourself. If that does not work, call management at (877) 904-3080. Renting? Ask your landlord or property manager.