Video Surveillance Camera Guidelines

General

1. Board or Architectural Committee approval is required before installing any video surveillance cameras.

2. Any cameras installed before these guidelines with HOA approval will be grandfathered for the lifetime of the original device. Any replacement devices will have to adhere to the guidelines below.

3. No stucco installation, except on the original doorbell opening.

4. The owner needs to remove the cameras when the building is painted. Any necessary removal or reinstallation of the camera for the association to perform maintenance will be at the owner's expense.

5. Any required camera maintenance and battery charging is the responsibility of the homeowner.

6. If the homeowner decides to remove an installed camera, it is their responsibility to properly patch and paint any holes or damage left behind.

7. The camera should not record the private areas of other homeowners and only record minimal common area activity. Exceptions to this guideline may be made on a case-by-case basis at the edge/border of the community.

8. No wires. The cameras need to be wireless and battery powered.

9. The total cameras allowed are 3 per unit and no more than 1 per patio area. The front door area can also have a video doorbell.

Front Entrance - All

1. A black or nearly black camera preferred, but white is also acceptable. It can be mounted on the wooden horizontal trim on top of the door or on the wooden part of the joints/rafters (if available).

2. A video doorbell is allowed too. Black, nearly black, or white when a black/dark option is not available. A wired video doorbell is only allowed over the original opening on the wall. The doorbell transformer might need to be upgraded to support the video doorbell.

Front Entrance - Upstairs Units

1. A camera or sensor (black, nearly black, or white) can be installed on the side wall wood trim facing the slope of the staircase.

Patio Areas - Ground Units

1. Limit 1 visible camera per patio.

2. On wood trim above either a patio window or the sliding patio door.

Patio Areas - Upstairs Units

1. Limit 1 visible camera per patio.

2. Acceptable locations: a visible camera on the wood trim above the balcony door.

Garage Door

1. Only applies to garages with gutters and rafters above the garage door.

2. Cameras can be installed as long as they are hidden inside the space between the gutters and the wall, and under the roof. They should only be visible by looking up from below when under them.

3. They need to face the ground and only record the immediate area around the door, therefore recording minimal common area activity.