Our HOA fees help maintain the quality of life for this community and protect our property values.

Your lot assessment contributes to the beautifully landscaped pond and entrances at Busey, Carver, and Fairfield Drive. The VSC HOA owns almost 50 acres of common property (you can verify this information through the auditor’s website). All of that land requires mowing, landscaping, and weed treatment. Pond maintenance and pool maintenance are separate costs. Insurance to cover liability for all of the common property is also necessary to protect you financially. A fee is also paid to OMNI for their work. For a breakdown of money in and money out, log in to the Caliber portal to review the statement. A new statement is posted annually.

It is the HOA Board’s responsibility to instruct OMNI to obtain bids.

No activities like fishing, swimming, skating are allowed in the pond.   There are signs posted around the pond stating this.   The Pickerington Police are aware that if they are called they will enforce the rule.

While there is no wording in our deed saying “no fishing”, the drawing design for the neighborhood, incorporated into the restrictive covenants as exhibits, labels “recreational” areas (like the pool) and retention basins (the pond) separately. There is also a definition of recreational facilities in the deed restrictions and it does not include the pond. The pond is not labeled in the covenants as recreational because it was not designed to be recreational.

More importantly, “we” the HOA (not OMNI but those of us who own homes here) are not currently insured for allowing it to be used for recreational purposes; we’d have to pay more for liability insurance (and increase HOA fees) to allow it to be used for recreation.

Yes. You’ll need to request Design Review Approval to ensure your project meets standards.

Congratulations on your new home! At the closing, you should have received a copy of the deed restrictions. You can also view a copy online here.

No

Homeowners can remove any tree on their property without approval from the association. If the tree is removed and replaced at the same location as the original one, that also does not require approval from the association. However, if the homeowner wants to install trees on new locations of the property, they must submit an application for approval. Trees must be far enough away from the property line of their neighbors to not be a nuisance at full maturity.

The Deed Restrictions state the owner is responsible for maintaining the street tree next to their lot. With this also comes the responsibility of removing and replacing the street tree with a like-type species, at the owners’ expense, if it needs to be replaced. It is recommended any owner in the Villages at Sycamore Creek first contact the city and see if they are willing and or able to help before paying for a tree. The city has helped owners remove and replace trees in the past.

The VSC HOA deed restrictions require it. One purpose of the approval process is to ensure you don’t waste money making an improvement that isn’t permitted. If you don’t get approval and it is later noticed that you have made a modification, you’ll be required to obtain the approval. If approval isn’t granted because you failed to follow guidelines, you may be required to make changes to the modification, which could end up costing you more time and money.

No. Deed restrictions prohibit sheds.

Only if it’s in a window that doesn’t face the street. If you live on a corner lot, it can’t face the side or front street.

Yes. But you will need to request Design Review Approval beforehand to ensure that your project meets standards.

Yes. But you will need to request Design Review Approval beforehand to ensure that your project meets standards. Metal swing sets, as one example, are prohibited. There are also restrictions on where you can place the swingset in your yard.

Most likely, yes. Please contact OMNI through the Help Desk portal and let them know you need additional time.

Yes. But because the structure is an exterior modification, you’ll want to get design review approval first to ensure your project meets standards.
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No. It needs to be replaced with another of “like kind, design, and pattern” as the original mailbox. See common HOA violations/solutions

For a DIY job, you can find mailboxes at Contract Lumber. Remember, it must be “like kind, design, and pattern” as the original mailbox.

If you don’t want DIY, Cedar Craft out of Reynoldsburg is a company that knows what type of mailbox is compliant. All you need to do is tell them the neighborhood you live in, and they can look up what mailbox is compliant. Call Cedar Craft at (614) 759-1600 for visit rel=”noopener”>http://www.cedar-craft.com/ See common HOA violations/solutions