QUAIL VALLEY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL GUIDELINES - Revised October 15, 2009
Section
3: Architectural Control Committee
Members
The current committee members who worked to revise this document
and that will review Architectural Change Application’s (ACA)’s submitted by
all Quail Valley homeowners are all volunteers.
They will continue to work together to review ACA's, inspect the changes made
to the Quail Valley Community and to continually review this document and make
changes to the guidelines as times and trends change. Some of the names will
change over time, but the objectives and tasks of the group will not change.
All restrictions and procedures set forth in this document are in
addition to the restrictions and procedures which are set forth in the
covenants and applicable ordinances of Montgomery
County, Maryland. All
Compliance with these guidelines, covenants and ordinances is a prerequisite to
the alteration or addition to any lot within Quail Valley.
The Architectural Guidelines (AG) do not reflect all of the
provisions of the covenants and relevant architectural changes. Every homeowner
should familiarize themselves with the covenants, AG and county ordinances. These
guidelines focus on exterior alterations made by homeowners or contractors
hired by the homeowners.
Changes Requiring Covenant
Committee Review
Article V, Section 1 of the Covenants states the following:
“No structure of any type and
no replacement wall or fence, or storm windows or doors, or exterior lighting
fixtures shall be installed, erected or maintained upon the properties, nor
shall any exterior addition to or change or alteration therein be made until
the plans and specifications showing the nature, kind, shape, height,
materials, color and location of the same have been submitted to and approved
in writing as to harmony of external design and location in relation to
surrounding structures and topography by the Board of Directors of the
Association, or by an Architectural Control Committee composed of three (3) or
more representatives appointed by the Board. In the event said Board, or its
designated committee, fails to approve or disapprove such design and location
within thirty (30) days after said plans and specifications have been submitted
to it, approval will not be required and this Article will be deemed to have
been fully complied with.”
It is important to understand that the Architectural Control Committee
approval is not limited to major alterations such as adding a room or deck to a
house, but includes such items as changes in color, materials, etc. Approval is
also required when an existing structural item is to be removed.
It is also important to remember that once an Architectural Change
Application is approved, it must be implemented as approved.
Architectural Review (AR) begins with the submission of an
Architectural Change Application by the property owner proposing the project.
Each such application for a change or modification is reviewed on an individual
basis. There are no "automatic" approvals, unless provided for
specifically in these Architectural Guidelines (e.g., a homeowner who wishes to
construct a deck identical to one already approved by the Architectural Control
Committee is still required to submit an application).