The Canyon Creek deed restrictions along with guidelines published by the Board and ARC require that Members maintain landscape irrigation systems in good working order and apply sufficient water, in compliance with any mandatory water restrictions, to maintain the lawns, plantings and other vegetation. That said, due to the exceptional heat and drought conditions this summer, the Board recognizes the difficulty of keeping lawns and landscaping maintained at the typical community standards. Indeed, the Association has experienced difficulty maintaining its own landscaping in various areas throughout the Common Property. For this reason, the Board has instructed the management company to be lenient in the issuance of compliance violations related to lawns obviously affected by the drought and heat. Although it would be irrational or impractical to require Members to water dead grass or install new sod at this time, this is not an invitation to stop watering or suspend caring for lawns and landscaping that is merely stressed. To avoid potential compliance issues, please continue to maintain your landscaping on a reasonable, “best effort” basis. Failure to maintain landscaping now could result in substantial costs later if you must reinstall sod or other plantings in order to come into compliance when normal maintenance standards resume.

The Board will continue to monitor drought conditions and expects that our normal care and maintenance standards will resume in the Spring. Similar to the flexibility that was afforded to Members after the winter storm of 2021, we anticipate that an appropriate recovery time for homeowners to address landscaping issues will be provided before we reauthorize the management company to issue notices and/or violations for landscaping that is not in compliance with published guidelines. The Board will communicate this date and/or any related updates to homeowners well in advance to provide sufficient time for all homeowners to address any landscaping needs on their property.