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| Four Seasons Hemet Herald | JANUARY 2022 | 7 How Do I Redesign My Front Yard Landscape? The Four Seasons Architectural Standards and Regulations outline the minimum standards for front yard landscaping. At least 60 percent of front yard areas (and street side yards for homes on corner lots) are required to have living green landscape or artificial turf (green areas). What does this actually mean? The Standards and Regulations outline this standard: The total square footage of the yard area is determined by the area of your property from the curb (or sidewalk) to the entire front of the home, minus the square footage of the original driveway and walkway to the front door, any original front porches, and any utility boxes that are located in your front yard. This becomes the base square footage of your yard from which the 60% green area is determined. If driveway extensions, additional walkways, or additional or expanded porches, patios, or courtyards, dry streams or the like have been built or are proposed, the square footage of these areas are to be totaled and not exceed the 40 percent of the front yards that are not required to be green areas. Within the 60 percent (or larger) green area remaining, new planting will need to accommodate the 60 percent green requirement with grass, plants, and/or artificial turf. The Architectural Review Committee requires your plants to be drawn to scale, and provide full dimension information. Plans need to clearly show all planned changes and the type, location, and size of all plant material. Irrigation notes are required to be provided. The plans need to be clearly presented. Otherwise, the ARC will likely not be able to approve your plans, and will need a detailed plan resubmittal. Plans that do not meet the minimum standards will not be approved. Your neighbors, nextdoor.com, your friends, or a member of the ARC are NOT THE PROPER SOURCE to determine whether you need an Architectural Review Committee approval. The only correct source to answer any questions regarding these issues is your Architectural Assistant, Maria Donti. IF IN DOUBT, ASK. You can make an appointment to speak with Maria at The Lodge (Phone: (951) 325-8188 or email maria.donti@fsresidential.com). Please respect her time. Due to her heavy staff work load, she is not necessarily available to speak with you on a walk-in basis. Thank you for helping us keep our Four Seasons community safe, quiet, and beautiful. Architectural Review Committee Your Emergency Preparedness Committee wishes everyone a happy and safe new year. As this is written in early December the Thanksgiving SCE Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) is fresh in our memory and reminds us all that our power can be turned off at any time by SCE to help mitigate the possibility of WildFires in our area during Santa Ana conditions. Your EPC is continually evolving and improving our community Power Outage Procedures to help residents and staff during these situations. Every resident is urged to have their personal plan for when power is turned off for any reason. If you have powered medical equipment, e.g., a CPAP machine or oxygen concentrator, you should go to the following websites: 1. ht t ps : / / w w w. s ce. com / resident i a l / assist ance / me dic a l - baseline to register and save on your electric bill 2. https://www.sce.com/wildfire/critical-care-backup-battery- program to register for a FREE power backup unit 3. https://fscert.org/pwrdependant/ to register with Four Seasons CERT power/oxygen dependency so your local Street Captain can check on you. The EPC will have very limited emergency power at The Lodge for medical equipment power (as a last resort) around two hours after the beginning of the outage. Ensure you have your own backup power. Every Four Seasons resident should register for Power Outage alerts at: https://www.sce.com/wildfire/psps-alerts You should have a good flashlight, battery-operated LED lanterns and a power bank for your cell phone. All are inexpensive and available at Home Depot, Lowe's, and Amazon. Our Mission" The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program is designed to increase individual and community preparedness and self-reliance in the event of man-made or natural disasters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has officially recognized CERT as an important part of a community's disaster preparedness readiness. Four Seasons CERT continues to need your participation. Become a Street Captain or CERT Auxiliary. Step up. Be a part of the best CERT in the valley, come make a difference. For more information visit https://fscert.org/cert-volunteer Learn how to prepare at fscert.org. Plan. Prepare. Survive. You can help yourself. Emergency Preparedness Committee

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