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The Parkways

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Although it's prohibited, we recently noticed that several of the homes in the Alder and Sycamore communities have modified the parkways in front of their respective homes, so i t appears we have yet another major rule that the developer-controlled HOA has not enforced.    This is another important one for us since the development is too densely populated to allow for such a high level of homeowner personalization.  From our perspective, a high level of personalization without adherence to an aesthetic standard in a community in which homes are located so closely together, combined with the fact that the HOA is not enforcing required garage usage (leading to a number of vehicles in the respective driveways), has led to a development that feels increasingly chaotic and cluttered.   It was inconceivable to us that there were HOAs that did not enforce their own CC&Rs; this is one of the Board's most basic responsibilities !   This is most certain...

Coyazo Park - The Quasi Off-Leash Doggie Park

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Ignorance or Entitlement? I would argue that it's common sense that dogs shouldn't be allowed to run off-leash in public spaces, but much less in newly built baseball, football, and soccer fields but, as they say, there's nothing common about common sense.  An angry neighbor recently asked why I took this so personally to which I responded that my feelings are irrelevant... the only argument that matters is that IT IS THE LAW .   San Bernardino County Leash Law (Code: 32.0108 Control of Animals) requires all animals to be restrained whenever they are on public property or unenclosed private property. (a) No person owning or having control of any animal shall permit such animal to stray, to run at large upon any private or public street, sidewalk, public park, playground, place of public assembly, or any other public place or upon any unenclosed private lot or other unenclosed private place or upon any private property without the consent of the owner or person in co...