Architectural Standards Committee

Current Meeting Minutes

August 8, 2010

Confirmation of Quorum:                 Pat Corcoran, Clark Cotner, Wally Greenough, Alan Black and Chris Benner

Absent:                                                  None

Call to Order:                                        Debbie Smith, Executive Director and Meeting Chair called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.

Staff in Attendance:                            Sandy Bonnickson, ASC Administrator/Minute Taker
                                                            Rob Bloch, Construction/Compliance Consultant

Guest Attendees:                                 Derek Marshall, SRA Liaison – 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

1)  Approval of the July 22, 2010 Meeting Minutes. The minutes were approved.

2)  Review the Current Agenda. Members reviewed the agenda for this meeting.

3)  Approval of the Consent Agenda. None

4)  Acceptance Review – None

5)  Formal Review  – None

6)  Construction/Compliance Consultant’s (CCC) Report –
A letter was sent to the owners who were parking their cars on the street. Staff noticed they are adhering to the request to park in the driveway.
 

7)  Inspections –
a)  Trotman, BR I, Lot 38 – 5765 Great Blue Heron Lane – Tree inspection scheduled for August 19th.
b)  Valente, SH, Lot 4 – 5440 Tananger Lane – Trees will be inspected on August 19th.
c)  Emens, TW, Lot 8 – 8830 Goldeneye Lane – The Architectural Standards Committee (ASC) approved removal of the flowering cherry tree in front of the

           home, pruning of the umbrella tree in the side yard and trimming/pruning of the branches of the tree in the back yard with the large overhanging branch leaning

           toward the house. The inspection was done on July 27th.
d)  Hendrix, SAG I, Lot 43 – 8870 Cormorant Court – On July 27th the committee inspected and approved removal of the three trees within the footprint of

            the new driveway. It was noted the pavers will be the same color and type as on the present driveway area.
e)  Johnston, DH I, Lot 35 – 5496 Night Heron Drive – The tree overhanging the garage was inspected on July 27th. The committee approved removal but it

            was unclear whether the tree was on the neighbor’s lot. The Construction/Compliance Consultant verified that the tree is 2’ within the neighbors lot. The

            neighbor  will have to make a request to the ASC for removal of this tree.
f)   Paden, TW, Lot 1 – 8802 Goldeneye Lane – Tree inspection is scheduled for August 19th

     g)   Ellis/Watters, SAG II, Lot 29  8795 Osprey Road – Final inspection is scheduled for August 19th.
 

8)  New Business –
a)  Raithel, DC, Lot 9 – 9103 Pintail Loop – The committee reviewed and approved the plan for the ‘free-standing’ wood enclosure for garbage cans in

            garage area. Enclosure will match the house including paint color.
b)  Greenough, RT, Lot 19 – 8609 Great Horned Owl Lane – The request to change house colors was approved by the committee. The color changes will

            be: Benjamin Moore #HC-9 Chestertown Buff for the Body; Benjamin Moore #OC-130 Cloud White the trim; and Benjamin Moore #HC64 for the door.

      c)  GEV III – It was brought to the attention of the ASC that skateboarding has been noticed on Gleneagle Drive. A request for a sign will be forwarded to the

            Semiahmoo Resort Association (SRA) Board of Directors for review.
 

9)  Status Report: Homes Under Construction. – This report was reviewed
 

10)  Unfinished Business
  a)  Trees – Wally Greenough is working with Sandy Bonnickson, ASC Administrator to complete the revised Tree Removal Retention Replacement

              Guideline and View Control Plan. A glossary of terms will be included in the updated materials and future study of the word topping will be

              addressed.
  b)  Dawson, DH II, Lot 22, 5468 Puffin Place – The tree growers were concerned about the area where the 16’ shore pine would be located. It does

              require care in watering which could present a problem. The staff will contact the arborist for suggestions on small shrubs or other trees that would be

              smaller in size and would adapt better on this hillside with the least amount of stress.

        c)  Gravel Paths – The ASC met with the Gravel Path committee on July 27th. A rough draft to remove gravel paths and replace with landscaping was

              submitted to the committee. A finalized version will be e-mailed to the ASC members for comments and changes before being sent to the Semiahmoo

              Resort Association Board of Directors for their action.

       d)  Novak, BR I, Lot 34 – 9085 Chickadee Way – An extension until September 30th was approved by the committee for completion of the remodel

             project.

       e)  Pearson, DH I, Lot 28 – 5542 Goldfinch Way – The owner of the lot is living in Brazil and a family member will be removing the debris left from cutting

            the small trees, under 6” and the larger tree. A letter will be sent to the owner showing emphasizing fines for non-compliance by not contacting the ASC

            prior to cutting this tree. If there are any non-compliance issues in the future the owner will be fined double the amount of any fine.

        f)  Signs – A letter will be sent to the Semiahmoo Company requesting that the ‘for sale’ signs be in compliance with the multi-family parcels signs in the

             Semiahmoo Resort Association colors and size.
 

11)  Administrative Matters – Chris Benner was welcomed as the newest member of the Architectural Standards Committee.
 

12)  ASC Administrator’s Report – The Semiahmoo Golf Course Manager was contacted regarding ‘trimming’ of the vegetation along Drayton Harbor Road

        just beyond the 15th tee area. This was a joint project between the Golf course and the Gleneagle Homeowner’s Association. This has been

        one between these two entities in the past.
 

13)  Adjournment – The meeting adjourned at 10:12 a.m. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, August 26th, at 8:30 a.m.
 

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