private open spaces ... or not. was RE: drivable emergency access | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Kay Argyle (Kay.Argyle![]() |
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Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:11:04 -0700 (PDT) |
"Do you have formal private open spaces--like individually owned lots?" (Probably responding to my suggestion, "Benches ... would give a psychological separation [of a pullout along the emergency access] from resident's yards.") Informally only, and of varying privacy -- some quite private, some hardly at all. Wasatch Commons is a condo development, mostly townhouses in du-, tri-, and fourplexes. The units are clustered to preserve open space. The buildings are thirty to forty feet apart across the central path, twenty feet of which is the drivable emergency access, and spaced about fifteen feet at the sides. Thus, front and side areas are very small. According to the plat, each unit has a "limited common area" for its sole use, consisting of its porch, a small back patio, and an assigned carport. Everything else is officially common area. I was told that it was decided during planning to keep the plat simple, but that it was always intended that people could garden around their unit if they wished. Following move-in, it was agreed that residents are in charge of the area around their unit. Some have nice landscaping; others have bare dirt with the occasional weed. Open space is mostly unlandscaped. Six units which back on a property line and four that back onto carport storage units have fenced back yards. Those that back onto open space are not permitted fences. Kids and loose dogs trample through cultivated areas, and in the case of dogs leave squishy evidence of their passing. As you can imagine, fences are a touchy subject. Kay __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5960 (20110316) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
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