STANDARD OF THE WESTSIDE AT BUTTERCUP CREEK MODIFICATION COMMITTEE

Subject: Rainwater Harvesting policy

Date: September 1, 2011

RESOLUTION ADOPTING RAIN WATER HARVESTING POLICY

WHEREAS, Texas Property Code § 202.007(d) becomes effective September 1, 2011, allowing owners in property owner associations the limited right to install rain water harvesting devices; and

WHEREAS, the Association desires to adopt a resolution setting forth guidelines on the installation of rain water harvesting devices.

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Association's supplementary guidelines, effective September 1, 2011, for Owners and Members are as follows:

  • No rain water harvesting device, storage container, related plumbing, or appurtenances thereto, shall be allowed on any property owned by the Association or owned in common by the members of the Association.
  • No rain water harvesting device, storage container, related plumbing device, or appurtenances thereto, shall be allowed or located other than within a fenced yard or the fenced patio of the property owner.
  • All such rain water harvesting devices, storage containers, related plumbing devices, or appurtenances thereto, and the location of their installation, must be approved by the Association either through its architectural committee, if one exists, or the board of directors.
  • All such rain water harvesting devices, storage containers, related plumbing devices, or appurtenances thereto shall be properly screened as to obscure view of the same from adjoining property and the street, and such screening shall be approved in advance by the architectural committee, if one exists, or the board of directors.
  • The Association may regulate the owner's use of gravel, rocks, or cacti around the installation.
  • The Association may regulate yard and landscape maintenance.
  • No rain water harvesting devices, storage containers, related plumbing devices, or appurtenances thereto, may be located between the front of the property owner's home and an adjoining or adjacent street.
  • Any rain water harvesting devices, storage containers, related plumbing devices, or appurtenances thereto, must be of a color that is consistent with the color of the home.
  • Any rain water harvesting devices, storage containers, related plumbing devices, or appurtenances thereto, must not contain language or other content that is not typically displayed by such a barrel or system as it is manufactured.

To the extent these guidelines contradict with any previous guidelines, rules, covenants, or restrictions, these guidelines shall control. These guidelines are supplementary and are in addition to any and all other covenants, conditions, restrictions, rules, and guidelines in effect for the Association.