Architectural Control Committee

This is the current "Charter" field.  We can either add a new "Content" field above this or we can rename this field.  This places all committee updates in a single editor.

Purpose:

The Architectural Control Committee (ACC) ensures that property development does not unduly interfere with the natural landscape and homeowners’ visual access to it, and that the resulting construction is both in compliance with covenants and in harmony with the natural surroundings and nearby residences.  It does so by reviewing and approving property owner applications for construction, renovation, remodeling, landscaping, and other permanent changes to the exterior environment under the property owner's control.

Background:

The authority of the ACC is derived from Sandia Heights unit covenants. The ACC has been a standing committee of the SHHA since the original land development company, Sandia Peak Tram Company, legally turned over covenant enforcement to the SHHA in 1988.  The ACC issues Design Guidelines that cover the commonalities between most, if not all, of Sandia Heights' 38 differing unit covenants.   (Property owners may find their unit's covenants here).  The ACC then enforces the spirit and intent of the covenants as revealed by all of the covenants taken together and applies it uniformly to all units. Where the covenants for a specific unit include specific unique prohibitions, those prohibitions take precedence over the Design Guidelines and are enforced accordingly by the ACC. 

All property owners, whether dues-paying members of SHHA or not, are required to submit an application and receive an email with approval from the ACC before starting any construction, landscaping, or maintenance project that affects the exterior of their property. However, the application process is free for SHHA members, while non-members pay a fee. Decisions of the ACC are final. There are no exceptions to the requirement for ACC approval.

Contact the Committee Chair:  ACCChair@sandiahomeowners.org

Bylaws Authorizing this Committee

     See Section 7.2.3 of Bylaws

Charter

     ACC Charter - none available

Committee Policies, Procedures, and Internal Working Documents

1. Committee Membership Composition and Requirements
2. Responsibilities of the Committee

Links to other Committee-Owned Pages

1. pages 9-10 of the Sandia Heights 2025 Resident Guide and Directory

Architectural Design Guidelines

1. Detached Buildings
2. Exterior Colors
3. Height of Structures
4. Landscaping
5. Radon Mitigation
6. Roofing
7. Setbacks and Easements
8. Solar Collectors
9. Two-Story Structures
10. Variances
11. Walls and Fences

ACC Applications

1. Online ACC Application
2. PDF ACC Application - currently does not exist on live, do we want one?  I imagine online-only submission is easier for the committee.

Contractor Evaluations

1. Online Contractor Evaluation Form
2. PDF Contractor Evaluation Form - given that we are trying to move to online-only submission, so that contractor evaluations can be automatically collected by, and viewed on, the website.....do we still want this form to be accessible?

Other Architectural Guidelines-Related Information

1. Architectural Review Process
2. Neighborhood Review Guidelines