The "Common Grounds" of the Porto Cima
Townhome POA fall within the boundaries of the Four Seasons POA.
Therefore, the rules and regulations of the "Lakesites POA" also apply to
owners of the Townhome properties. The "Four Seasons POA" policy on pets
is restated below, in BLUE.
In addition to the Lakesites policy shown
below. Because the Townhome properties all sit on Townhome POA common
ground, not on lots owned by the Townhome owner, the following
additional policies apply.
Enclosed pens are not permitted.
Only buried electronic fences are permitted.
Application for approval of an electronic fence is made through the
Townhome POA manager.
For the benefit of the entire association, to
facilitate grounds maintenance, and to keep the grounds looking nice, it
is required that owners pick up after their pets.
Under no circumstances are pets to be
permitted to run loose, unsupervised by the owner, or wander about the
common ground unsupervised.
Repair or replacement of lawn areas
and/or plants damaged by pets will be done by the Townhome POA at the owners
expense, after appropriate notification.
The following has appeared in
several issues of the Lakesites
Association press, as recently as the May/June 2005 issue
Four
Seasons POA Dog Complaining Policy Notice
Posted on Jan
11 2005 6:34AM by Arlan Witt
Full
Text:
In recent months, there has been
a marked increase in the number of animal complaints within the
communities of Four Seasons. The Four Seasons Lakesites POA
Board of Directors has enacted a new policy resolution, which
may help to resolve these concerns. This new policy will take
effect on December 1st. of this year.
This policy will create a set
structure for documenting offenses, setting fines based on the
number of offenses and affording the offending property owner
the right of appeal.
The first offense will constitute
a written warning advising the property owner of the offense and
potential fines for future offenses. Each future offense will
carry a pre-determined fine (see schedule below) and, instead of
the Security Officer having to personally witness an offense,
any Four Seasons property owner in good standing may swear out a
complaint documenting the offense and attest to said complaint.
1st
Warning 2nd 3rd
4th 5th & Over
(No Fine)
($50.00) ($100.00) (&250.00)
($500.00 per event)
This
policy is in compliance with Section IV, Paragraph G, of
the Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Restrictive
Covenants governing the Four Seasons Lakesites Property Owners
Association, which states: "No noxious or offensive
activities, or nuisances shall be permitted on any lot." and
Section IV, Paragraph I, which states: "No animals,
livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be housed, raised or
kept within the development either temporarily or permanently,
except that commonly accepted household pets (but not including
horses), may be kept, provided that they are not kept or
maintained for any commercial purposes, and are not a nuisance
to adjoining property owners. Dogs may be kept upon a lot by the
owner of said lot, so long as the dogs are securely confined in
an enclosed pen, approved by the committee, restricted by a
suitable leash or chain or, having been properly trained, are at
all times within control of the Owner under voice command and
are not running at large. Preference will be given to the use of
electronic fences. Unconfined dogs, outside the Owner's control
will either be impounded and/or destroyed."