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APPENDIX A BELLASERA MODIFICATION APPLICATION RE: OWNER'S NAME, MAILING ADDRESS AND TBLEPHONE NUMBER __________________________ NEIGHBORHOOD AND LOT____________________________ STREET ADDRESS_______________________________________ DECLARANT'S ORIGINAL PLAN NUMBER AND/OR MODEL NAME OF HOME___________ 1. Nature of Request: _____ Review and approval of final plans (initial submission). ______ Appeal of a "not approved" Review Request or any notation of an "approved as noted" Review Request. ______ Review and consideration of exceptions to or deviations from the Design Guidelines. ______ Review and consideration for a change to the provisions of the Design Guidelines. 2. Description of Proposed Construction or Modification (check one or more of the following): a. ( ) Addition or alterations to existing home b. ( ) Landscape, Irrigation, Lighting and Contouring Plans ($30.00 fee required for review) c. ( ) Hardscape plans (hard, permanent materials, such as paving, brick, masonry, railroad ties, wood trim, concrete, rocks, flagstone, outdoor barbecue, fireplaces, or other inert material) d. ( ) Walls, gates and/or fences e. ( ) Pools and/or spas f. ( ) Other on-site improvements/additions. Please specify:____ 3. Is Lot adjacent to vista corridor or open space corridor (check appropriate blanks) ______Yes ______No. As required by the Bellasera Design Guidelines, attached hereto are two (2) copies of plans for the proposed construction or modification. Plans are to be a minimum of 11 " x l 7 ". I anticipate that the proposed construction or modification described in the attached plans will be completed within_____days/months from the date that I receive approval from the Modification Committee. I understand that, if the proposed construction or modification is approved, I will be responsible for scheduling all work in a timely manner, for completing the work within the time period specified in the committee's approval, and for complying with the approval issued. I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NO WORK MAY COMMENCE PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MODIFICATIONS COMMITTEE AND THAT I WILL BE LIABLE FOR ALL COSTS NECESSARY TO BRING ANY NONCONFORMING WORK INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE DECLARATION AND THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND FOR SUCH OTHER PENALTIES AS PROVIDED IN THE DECLARATION AND THE DESIGN GUIDELINES. If you have any questions or need further information, you may contact me at the address and telephone number below or my subcontractor or representative, (provide name, address and telephone number:____________________   Date: ________________ Owner's Signature__________ ANY APPROVAL ISSUED DOES NOT RELIEVE THE OWNER FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DECLARATION AND THE DESIGN GUIDELINES. ACTION TAKEN BY THE MODIFICATIONS COMMITTEE: (DATE: ) ( ) Approved (the documents submitted are approved) ( ) Approved as Noted (the documents submitted are partially approved; however, no work may commence until the owner resubmits the application and plan incorporating all conditions and approval is received from the committee ( ) Not Approved (the entire document is not approved, and no work may commence. Owner must resubmit the application with more information or changes to obtain approval) COMMENTS:_____________________________________________   Authorized Signature of Committee Member:__________________________ Date:_________________   Approval by a committee does not alleviate the responsibility of the owner to obtain any necessary governmental approval or permit. AMENDED APPENDIX B-l PROHIBITED PLANT MATERIAL LIST The following plants are objectionable and may not be planted in the landscape or within pots or containers under any circumstances. Plants on the prohibited list are NOT ACCEPTABLE due to aesthetic reasons, their mature height or growth habit, their excessive pollen production or their ability to dominate the desert plant community. 1. Any species of tree or shrub whose mature height may be visible above patio walls or from surrounding property unless it is on the Approved Plant List, or has been previously approved by the Modifications Committee. 2. Palms (palmae) species not listed on the Approved Plant List (Appendix B), are prohibited under any circumstance. 3. All Pines (Pinus), Cypress (Cupressus), False Cypress (Chamaeccyparis), Juniper or Cedar (Juniperus). 4. Olive trees (Olea europaea). 5. Oleanders (Nerium oleander) and Thevetia (Thevetia species). 6. Fountain Grass (pennisetum setaceum). 7. All varieties of Citrus with the following exception: True dwarf varieties that will not exceed a mature height of six (6) feet may be used only if completely screened from view of any other residence, open space, wash or any other adjacent land use behind solid opaque walls. 8. Common Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dacrylon) in seed or sod form. Hybrid Bermuda varieties are acceptable within Residential Yards. 9. Mexican Palo-Verde (Parkinsonia aculeata). 10. Desert Broom (Baccharis sarothroides). 11. No artificial plants will be allowed at any time. APPENDIX C-1 MINIMUM LANDSCAPE STANDARDS Minimum standards for landscaping Front and Rear Yards within the Bellasera Community have been established to ensure visual integrity within the community is maintained. These standards establish the minimum acceptable level for landscape development. The Modifications Committee will accept landscape plans that reflect greater quantities of plant material or larger plant sizes providing minimum landscape criteria have been met. THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM STANDARDS SHALL APPLY: Series One Homes: 55' x 115' Lots Front Yard: The landscape design for the Front Yard shall include a minimum of one (1) 36" Box or larger tree provided by Declarant. Rear Yard: The landscape design for the Rear Yard of any Series One Home shall include a minimum of one: (1) 24" Box or larger tree. A combination of Shrubs, Groundcover, Accent Plants, Cacti and Ornamental Grasses shall cover no less than 50% of the Front and Rear Yard landscape area based upon the plants' mature size. A minimum of 50% of the plant species utilized should be 15 and/or 5 Gallon plant materials. Series Two Homes: 95'x 135' Lots Front Yard: The landscape design for the Front Yard shall include a minimum of two (2) 36" Box or larger trees provided by Declarant. Rear Yard: The landscape design for the Rear Yard shall include a minimum of two (2) 24" Box or larger trees. A combination of Shrubs, Groundcover, Accent Plants, Cacti and Ornamental Grasses shall cover no less than 50% of the Front and Rear Yard landscape area based upon the plants' mature size. A minimum of 50% of the plant species utilized should be 15 and/or 5 Gallon plant materials. Series Three Homes: 110' x 135' Lots Front Yard: The landscape design for the Front Yard shall include a minimum of two (2) 36" Box or larger trees provided by Declarant and one (1) 36" Box or larger tree provided by the homeowner. Rear Yard: The landscape design for the Rear Yard shall include a minimum of two (2) 24" Box or larger trees. A combination of Shrubs, Groundcover, Accent Plants, Cacti and Ornamental Grasses shall cover no less than 50% of the Front and Rear Yard landscape area based upon the plants' mature size. A minimum of 50% of the plant species utilized should be 15 and/or 5 Gallon plant materials. APPENDIX C-2 LANDSCAPE DESIGN CRITERIA Homeowners should attempt to create a landscape scheme with as mature an effect as possible at the time of installation. No unusually immature or undersized planting will be permitted. Plant compositions should employ a variety of sizes of plants when planting rather than all one size. This creates immediate interest in the landscape scene and helps avoid the look of undersized plantings. Shrub selection should take into account the natural mature height of the species selected to avoid heavy pruning. Planting schemes should include species from at least three of the four plant size groups. The Modifications Committee realizes that plant sizes and relationships will differ depending on the species chosen and will review each case individually. Plant categories shown below are intended to include accent plants, vines and ornamental grasses in addition to shrubs and groundcovers (refer to the Approved Plant List Key). These plants should be incorporated into the most appropriate size category. Suggested Plant Size/Type Ratios: Groundcovers: Low, wide spreading plants up to 18" or 2' in height 35% Small Plants: Plant materials which are under 2' in height which are not classified as groundcovers 15% Medium Plants: Plant materials that range between 2' and 4' in height 10% *Large Plants: Plant materials above 4' in height 35% Cacti: Sizes vary from small to large 5% *Placement of larger shrubs should be carefully considered so as not to overpower small spaces, block views from windows or to create a situation where heavy pruning is required to keep the plant size within the space allotted. The use of multi-trunk trees is encouraged over single trunk trees within Front Yards. This adds to the informal, natural look along the streetscape. Single trunk trees should be used within narrow sideyards where canopies can clear structures and not restrict circulation. Front Yard landscape and maintenance shall be continuous from the back of curb or the back of sidewalk, whichever is appropriate and shall be the responsibility of the Homeowner. Mature growth of plant materials shall not encroach on sidewalks or restrict pedestrian circulation. To maintain sight lines along street corridors, plant heights within Right-of-Way easement should not exceed two (2) feet. APPENDIX C-3 WORKSHEET Calculations for Determining Number, Size & Ratio of Plant Material A worksheet must accompany every landscape submittal. Blank forms are provided for your use. Incomplete submittals will not be reviewed. The following example is based on a standard lot, Series Two home. Step One: Determine the area of the yard to be landscaped in square feet. Do not include any paved areas such as patios, driveways, sidewalks, etc. (Area = length x width) Size of Landscape Area in Square Feet: Front Yard Rear Yard Step Two: Determine the area of landscape required as a minimum to be covered with plant materials. Multiply the overall landscape area x 50% = number of plant materials needed to meet the 50% minimum coverage requirement. Determine how many plants will be needed to fill 50% of the landscape area. Use 16 square feet as the average coverage for each plant. If the landscape area of the Front Yard is 3135 square feet, multiply x 50% = 1568 square feet. 1568 square feet divided by 16 square feet per plant = the number of plants required to fulfill the minimums. In this case 98 plants are required. Front Yard Rear Yard Total # Plants Required Provided Required Provided 98 168 Step Three: Determine the breakdown of plant types: Groundcovers, Small Plants, Medium Plants, Large Plants and Cacti. These ratios are intended to serve as a guideline to promote variety in the planting design. While actual numbers may vary slightly from the suggested ratios, significant variations may indicate an imbalanced design. To determine the number of plants required for each plant type, take the overall number of plants determined in Step Two and multiply by each of the suggested ratios: APPENDIX C-3 WORKSHEET CONTINUED FRONT YARD Total # # # of Plants # of Plants of Plants (Ratio)Type of Plant Required Provided 98 35% Groundcovers 35 15% Low Shrubs, Sm. Accents 15 10% Med. Shrubs, Med. Accents 10 35% Large Shrubs 35 05% Cacti 5 100% TOTALS 98 REAR YARD Total # # of Plants # of Plants of Plants (Ratio)Type of Plant Required Provided 168 35% Groundcovers 59 15% Low Shrubs, Sm. Accents 25 10% Med. Shrubs, Med. Accents 17 35% Large Shrubs 59 05% Cacti 8 100% TOTALS 168 APPENDIX C-3 WORKSHEET CONTINUED Step Four: Determine the breakdown of plant sizes, i.e., 50% of the plant materials utilized should be 5 or 15 gallon size material, while the remainder, 50%, may be 1 gallon material. Take the total plant count determined in Step Two and multiply by 50% and 50% to determine approximate. quantities of 1, 5 and 15 gallon plant materials. Total # 1 Gallon 5 Gallon of Plants (50% of Total) (50% of Total) x% Required Provided Required Provided 98 49 49 Front Yard 168 84 84 Rear Yard Step Five: Prepare the landscape design using overall plant density minimums established in Step Two and the plant type ratios determined in Step Three. When preparing the plant legend consult the totals from Step Four. Slower growing plant materials including specimen cacti and some accent plants, some large and medium shrubs, should be specified in larger container sizes (5 gallon plus) while the fast growing materials can be specified as 1 gallon material. Market availability of plant materials at the time you prepare your plan may also play a significant part in which plants are specified as larger containers. PLANT LEGEND Prepare and submit a plant legend with all landscape submittals. The plant legend must reflect the actual plant materials and quantities depicted on the landscape plan. The legend may reflect consolidated numbers of plant materials proposed for the Front and Rear/Side Yards as long as the worksheet information is completely filled out. DRAW ALL PROPOSED PLANT MATERIALS AT THEIR MATURE SIZE ON A SCALABLE PLAN. Use the PLANT LEGEND form provided on following page. APPENDIX C-4 PLANT LEGEND for the Residence Prepared by: Date Submitted________________ Size of Plant h x w Svmbol Botanical Name Common Name Quantity @ Install @ maturity Vauquelinia calif. Arizona Rosewood 3 5 Gal 14'x 10' Verbena gooddingii Native Verbena 7 1 Gal 18"x 3' INERT MATERIALS Symbol Description Ouantity Size BLANK WORKSHEET Calculations for Determining Number, Size & Ratio of Plant Material A worksheet must accompany every landscape submittal. This blank form is provided for your use. Incomplete submittals will not be reviewed. Step One: Determine the area of the yard to be landscaped in square feet. Do not include any paved areas such as patios, driveways, sidewalks, etc. (Area = length x width) Size of Landscape Area in Square Feet: Front Yard Rear Yard Step Two: Determine the area of landscape required as a minimum to be covered with plant materials. Multiply the overall landscape area x 50% = number of plant materials needed to meet the 50% minimum coverage requirement. Determine how many plants will be needed to fill 50% of the landscape area. Use 16 square feet as the average coverage for each plant. Refer to the sample included in these guidelines as Appendix D-3 for information about how to complete this form. Front Yard Rear Yard Total # Plants Required Provided Required Provided Step Three: Determine the breakdown of plant types: Groundcovers, Small Plants, Medium Plants, Large Plants and Cacti. These ratios are intended to serve as a guideline to promote variety in the planting design. While actual numbers may vary slightly from the suggested ratios, significant variations may indicate an imbalanced design. To determine the number of plants required for each plant type, take the overall number of plants determined in Step Two and multiply by each of the suggested ratios: WORKSHEET CONTINUED FRONT YARD Total # # # of Plants # of Plants of Plants (Ratio)Type of Plant Required Provided 35% Groundcovers 15% Low Shrubs, Sm. Accents 10% Med. Shrubs, Med. Accents 35% Large Shrubs 05% Cacti 100% TOTALS REAR YARD Total # # of Plants # of Plants of Plants (Ratio)Type of Plant Required Provided 35% Groundcovers 15% Low Shrubs, Sm. Accents 10% Med. Shrubs, Med. Accents 35% Large Shrubs 05% Cacti 100% TOTALS WORKSHEET CONTINUED Step Four: Determine the breakdown of plant sizes, i.e., 50% of the plant materials utilized should be 5 or 15 gallon size material, while the remainder, 50%, may be 1 gallon material. Take the total plant count determined in Step Two and multiply by 50% and 50% to determine approximate quantities of 1, 5 and 15 gallon plant materials. Total # 1 Gallon 5 Gallon of Plants (50% of Total) (50% of Total) x% Required Provided Required Provided Front Yard Rear Yard Step Five: Prepare the landscape design using overall plant density minimums established in Step Two and the plant type ratios determined in Step Three. When preparing the plant legend consult the totals from Step Four. Slower growing plant materials including specimen cacti and some accent plants, and large and medium shrubs, should be specified in larger container sizes (5 gallon plus) while the fast growing materials can be specified as 1 gallon material. Market availability of plant materials at the time you prepare your plan may also play a significant part in which plants are specified as larger containers. PLANT LEGEND Prepare and submit a plant legend with all landscape submittals. The plant legend must reflect the actual plant materials and quantities depicted on the landscape plan. The legend may reflect consolidated numbers of plant materials proposed for the Front and Rear/Side Yards as long as the worksheet information is completely filled out. DRAW ALL PROPOSED PLANT MATERIALS AT THEIR MATURE SIZE ON A SCALABLE PLAN. Use the PLANT LEGEND form provided below. PLANT LEGEND for the ____________________________________Residence Prepared by: Date Submitted________________ Size of Plant h x w Svmbol Botanical Name Common Name Quantity @ Install @ maturity INERT MATERIALS Symbol Description Ouantity Size