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* ALERT! * Onerous new Sunriver Rules & Regulations draft posted All Sunriver owners should download this draft and *carefully* review because the devil is indeed in the details.

https://www.sunriverowners.org/home/showpublisheddocument/3436/639058202025500000

As with the botched rewrite of the SROA Design Manual, this draft is rife with undefined and/or ambiguous terms, numerous petty restrictions reflecting pet peeves of a few individuals, as well as serious omissions.

The so-called “team” has ignored almost all of the comments that owners submitted and has provided no rationale or facts support significant rules.

One note as you review: There doesn’t appear to be any “markup” (aka “change tracking”) version to quickly identify changes. Nor is there any summary of significant revisions. Just more evidence that this process really wants to avoid Sunriver owners knowing what’s up until it’s too late.

Here’s one example:

” Visibly stored firewood must be neatly stacked in a compact configuration. It may not be stacked in a manner that creates a border or fenced area within a property, to adjacent properties or to SROA Common Area.”

What is a “border”? Any row of firewood might be considered a “border”? Look up the definitions in any dictionary, and you’ll see this term is completely arbitrary. What is a “fenced” area? To begin with, by common usage, stacks of firewood are not considered “fences.” Is a row of firewood that is only one piece high a “fence”? And is an area only a “fenced area” when the area is completely surrounded by firewood rows? or 3/4 of the perimeter “fenced”?

Most importantly, what is the purpose and need for this restriction?

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Folks, don’t “sleepwalk” through another one of the SROA’s secretive, “cooked” rule changes as happened with the Design Manual. Get informed and speak out.

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Here are some of the other areas that are problematic, or missing:

* There is no “grandfather” provision. Any of the more restrictive rules can be imposed *retroactively.* You can review a clear proposal for this constitutionally required provision in the Owner Comments Part 2 here: https://www.sunriverowners.org/home/showpublisheddocument/3394/639027690467200000

* Section 1 Regarding Enforcement, Appeals, and Fines is extremely onerous and has a HUGE flaw in the way fines can be DOUBLED even when under appeal.

Review a “mark up” recommended version of this section in Owner Comments Part 1 at:

https://www.sunriverowners.org/home/showpublisheddocument/3316/639010455464700000

* New, ambiguous and overly restrictive prohibitions on yard ornamentation:

“Non-permanent yard ornamentation must be subordinate to Sunriver’s natural environment. ” Who determines “subordinate”? What is a reasonable, comprehensive standard an owner can consider when making a decision?

“Yard ornamentation is for the enjoyment of the private property owner and should be screened from view of adjacent properties, roadways, pathways and Common areas to the extent possible.” How do you “screen” some yard ornamentation without adding another obtrusive item to the landscape? “No sensible, enforceable code ever uses “to the extent possible” because what is “possible” is a vastly broad and onerous requirement.

“Yard ornamentation must be limited in size, color, character, quality, material, and quantity to minimize the impact on Sunriver’s natural environment, neighbors and ” What constitutes “limited.” E.g., Is 1 foot high the required “limit”? 10′? Does “limited color” mean only a single color? Is the SROA going to post another “color board” on the Admin Building for “Approved Yard Ornament Colors? Quantity? 1 yard ornament, 10? 100? And, of course, a “minimize impact” standard is n implicit requirement for NO impact (which, is the achievable minimum. And how would a yard ornament “impact the natural environment”? How would a garden gnome have any impact on the flora or fauna?

This draft reflects gross incompetence on whoever (if anyone) was advising the owners on the task team on writing clear and comprehensible rules. It’s a botched effort that will accomplish nothing other than providing another basis for harassing owners and wasting staff time.

CONTACT THE BOARD

https://www.sunriverowners.org/owners/board-committees-minutes/board-of-directors

How to Comment to the Team (But it seems they will likely ignore your comments)

Email: infosroa@srowners.org

Drop off at the admin office at 57455 Abbot Drive between Circles 3 & 4

Mailed to SROA at PO Box 3278, Sunriver, OR 97707 to the attention of James Lewis, General Manager. passersby.