Landscape Care, Maintenance and Plantings Responsibilities
The Bridger View Owners Associations (BVOA) are responsible for:
• the irrigation system (sprinklers and drip lines) throughout the neighborhood;
• contracting for the care and maintenance of the plantings in the common open spaces and lots(Common Areas) and the Street (tress on Flourhouse, Millworks, Blue Silos and Hillside) and Sidewalk Plantings (trees and shrubs) shown in GREEN on the map. This includes trees adjacent to the sidewalks on the west side of the Condominiums. Care and maintenance of some areas may be periodic due to the nature of the plantings.
BVOA is not responsible for any plantings, materials and obstructions placed in GREEN areas by
Owners are responsible for:
• care and maintenance on their lot (lawn, and the plantings in mulch and gravel) substantially adhering to the original Landscape Plan. The lot areas remain WHITE on the map;
• any damage they cause to the irrigation system, (e.g., during planting);
• maintenance or repair of fencing installed originally at the time of purchase and installed by the Owner, if needed. This does not include fences in or adjacent to Common Areas.
Good for Owners to know:
• The irrigation drip lines exist just under the bark or gravel, and above the weed barrier. If you replace an existing plant that has died, be sure to locate the drip nozzle and tube before you dig. Be careful to not cut the tube as you dig — the repair cost will be yours to pay.
• The Guidelines and Landscape Plan are your source of information about how you can make your yard your own while still following the specifics of the overall design intent for the community.
For convenience, the basic yard plantings section is copied below. It’s from page 29 of the Guidelines, under the category of Landscape:
Yard Plantings
As Constructed:
• Initial planting in back yards is limited to ground-covering plants to protect and enrich the soil prior to any planting the homeowner chooses to do.
• Planting in front yards will be a simple palette of native and adapted drought-tolerant perennials and shrubs.
• The mature height of shrubs in front yards is to be no more than four feet.
• Street trees planted by the developer in a front yard are recorded on the lot plan as a common element that may not be damaged or eliminated by the homeowner. The homeowner is responsible for maintaining the tree in good health and replacing it if necessary.
Future:
• Yard planting in back yards is limited to native drought-tolerant, non-invasive species.• Before planting any trees or large shrubs that are likely to overhang a neighbor’s yard, the neighbor should be consulted.
• Front yard planting is limited to native drought-tolerant, non-invasive species.
• Lawns in front yards are prohibited.
• Homeowners are discouraged from using toxic pesticides or herbicides.
• All plantings should be unpalatable to deer.
• Future plantings must be coordinated with the irrigation system through the Bridger View Owners Association.
