Wood Glen
Official Publication of the Wood Glen Property Owners Association
July 2014 - Volume 8, Issue 7
HOWDY WOOD GLEN! By David Schell
Summer is in full force, and hopefully people are using the facilities at the Amenity Center, including the pool, tennis courts, volleyball and basketball courts, playscape, and swing set. The Association has rules governing the use of the Amenity Center facilities that are posted at each of the facilities as well as online at the Association website (www.woodglen.org). The rules are primarily in place to ensure the safety of residents and their guests using the facilities, as well as to comply with state regulations. For example, children under the age of 14 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult (18 years or older) at all times. No glass or breakable containers are allowed around the Amenity Center, and no pets/animals are allowed with the pool area. The rules also limit the time of the day the facilities can be used. Further, the trail is for use by cyclists and pedestrians, not motorized vehicles, although there is an exception for motorized wheelchairs. Save the date of August 23rd for our upcoming Back-to-School event, sponsored by Tara Knight of Keller Williams Realty. Additional sponsors include Tucker Engineering and CMA. Another thing I want to discuss is being a considerate neighbor. While I have been president, there have been several instances where neighbors have been in conflict. Many of the rules in the CC&Rs are written to ensure the reasonable enjoyment of each residents property. But there are many situations where there is not a rule. This doesn’t mean we should always be prevented from doing something just because it may annoy our neighbor, or that my neighbor is always prevented from doing something that annoys me. On the other hand, it also doesn’t mean I should always do what I want, just because there isn’t a rule to stop me. For example, there is a noise ordinance in Round Rock that prohibits me from playing music loud enough to disturb the neighbors at certain hours of the night. However, just because the ordinance doesn’t prohibit me from playing loud music Copyright © 2014 Peel, Inc.
during the day, doesn’t mean I should play loud music all day every day. There are a lot of little ways we can be considerate of our neighbors. For example, we can aim our outdoor lighting to minimize the amount of light shining on our neighbor’s windows, or in some situations we can reduce the brightness or use motion sensors so security lighting isn’t on all the time. We can be mindful of when our dogs are outside barking, or we could be more understanding when our neighbor’s dogs are barking. Sometimes the dogs are barking to alert us of a problem, other times they are just being annoying. So, while it is unreasonable to expect dogs to be quiet all the time, it is also unreasonable to expect our neighbors to be understanding if our dog is outside all day barking constantly. As a reminder, modification committee approval is required before starting a project that would alter the outside appearance of your home. This includes replacing the shingles on your roof with a different color or style of shingle, repainting your house a different color, replacing your fence with a fence of a different color or style, adding additional raised beds, removing or replacing trees, installing a swimming pool, playscape, outdoor kitchen, gazebo, or other structure. The role of the modification committee is to ensure that plans are in keeping with the various CC&Rs, rules, and policies in place, and preapproval can avoid the trouble of having to make changes during or after completion of the project. Keep in mind, the modification committee has 30 days to review a submission and may take longer if additional information is needed, so plan ahead. Also, the management company does send notice letters when they see projects that have not been submitted and approved. As a reminder of the violation letter process, it is not until a third letter that a fine is imposed. Repeated violations of the (Continued on Page 2)
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