Covenants Term
Design Guidelines
The written standards, adopted under the CC&Rs, that describe acceptable materials, colors, massing, landscaping, and site treatment for exterior work.
Covenant and governance terms come from the recorded documents that bind every lot: what may be built, what is owed, and how standards are administered.
For the wider treatment of this subject, read The Covenant Living Guide. Definitions here are general editorial explanations of common usage — they are not legal definitions and do not interpret any specific recorded document. See Disclosures.
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