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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JUNE 2018 23 The Architectural Review Committee (ARC) meets in the RCN Conference Room on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 8:30 am. Its mission is to preserve and improve the appearance of the community and ensure continuity of design, not to restrain individual creativity or personal preference. Whether it's to ask questions about your future design plans, learn about the process, or simply observe, all homeowners are welcome and encouraged to attend. All finished with your landscaping or other outdoor project that was already applied for with the ARC? WAIT – there's one more important step! As soon the property improvement project is complete, the homeowner must complete and sign the Exhibit C Notice of Completion form and turn it into the management office, together with photographs of the completed work, for final approval. If assistance is needed in providing photographs, feel free to ask management staff for guidance. Please be aware the individual homeowner is responsible for ensuring the Exhibit C and photographs are submitted, regardless of whether the work was performed by a contractor. Once the ARC receives the Exhibit C for completed work, a committee member may contact the homeowner to schedule an on-site review to confirm the improvements were carried out as proposed and as shown in the photographs. Some work does not require an appointment, such as front yard improvements that can be verified from the curb. Following the ARC site review, a final approval letter is issued to the homeowner if there are no outstanding issues. What about Satellite Dish installations? The Exhibit C Notice of Completion form is no longer required for satellite dish installations. A satellite dish can now be installed without prior ARC approval (no initial Exhibit A/B forms), provided it is: 1. installed in a location that is least visible from the common area 2. installed a minimum distance of three feet behind the fence/ gate area 3. reported on the new Exhibit A-Express form once it has been installed The Exhibit C Notice of Completion and Exhibit A-Express forms can be downloaded from the Four Seasons website at www. fourseasonsbeaumont.org. To download a form, select HOA from the blue bar at the top of the page, select ARC Forms from the drop down menu, and click on the title of the form. Both forms are also available at the management office. ~ Elizabeth King Architectural review Committee Emergency Preparedness Committee MANDATORY EVACUATIONS You are sitting in your beautiful home and you receive a knock on the door. A member of Cal Fire or the Beaumont Police Department is standing there with evacuation orders to give you. You need to leave because you could be in danger if you stay. Are you ready to go? Is your go kit ready? Do you have adequate transportation? Is your car full of gas and in running order? If you are unable to travel to stay with friends or relatives there is usually a Red Cross Shelter set up nearby. Your go kit should keep you for at least a week. Besides clothing you should have water, snacks, important papers and petty cash in small denominations. If you are traveling you must have a good running car and it should be full of gas. A full tank could get you to Parker or Lake Havasu City but half a tank may not. If you have to use the Red Cross Shelter remember that pets are not allowed. You will have to make other arrangements for your fur babies. You will need a travel carrier and their immunization records to board them anywhere. The news media likes to interview local residents. They usually say that they have lived in the area for 20 years and that they have lived through two earthquakes and three wildfires without leaving their home. Residents should not be lulled into a false sense of security over what has happened in the past. The Montecito area was under a mandatory evacuation back in December 2017. The fire department said that every one of the fatalities that occurred from the mudslides were from persons who refused to leave. We should not base our decision to stay on past history. Our weather patterns are changing and the results are unpredictable. The next EPC meeting is Tuesday, June 19 at 10 am in the RCN Conference Room. ~ Michael A. Mendoza

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