mountain view east association - exterior criteria
General Guidelines
If you wish to make any changes that are visible from the street, please proceed as follows:
- Communicate with any of the five Board members if you have any questions
- Submit a written request to any of the MVEA Board for their review at least 14 days prior to planned changes.
- Since all of the Board members are volunteers, please allow adequate time for their review. The Board will respond to requests for Exterior Change approval within 7 days of receipt of request for approval.
- If emergency or security issues, such as garage door replacement, require immediate action, owners are exempted from approval date requirements but not from the Exterior Criteria standards,
Exterior Architectural Elevation
The primary source for direction on any exterior changes shall be governed by the original elevation drawings of the architect of record. A copy of the original elevation drawings are on file in the MVEA records and are reprinted in the 2012 MVEA Directory. These drawings cover the original floor plans and the various elevations for each home. To the extent exterior changes have been made in the past, and are not consistent with those documents, we encourage restitution to the original design when maintenance is performed and/or homeownership changes. This is important to our future goal of gaining historic preservation status.
Roof Material
For houses with pitched roofs, tile shall be consistent with existing structures and must be authorized and approved in writing by the MVEA Board of Directors.
Front Facing Windows
Replacements and/or enhancements shall be consistent with the original design. Windows shall be anodized aluminum sliders with dark finish. No bars or grates shall be installed over windows.
Garage Doors & Side Gates
Replacement garage doors shall be flush doors without glazing and ideally replicate the original detailing. Emergency replacement of garage doors for security reasons will be approved within 3 days of request from date received by the MVEA Board of Directors for approval. Side gate shall be a single width with a maximum of 42".
Landscaping
Ground cover stone shall be decomposed granite in earth tones and not clash with adjacent lots. Lawns will not be permitted in front yards. Plant material shall be maintained and relate well to adjacent lots and the neighborhood as a whole. As plants are replaced, they should be of a low water usage variety.
Trash containers must NOT be visible from the street elevation except for collection.