02-16-2023 TO ALL MEMBERS of the Lake of the Woods Community Club

Change to Architectural guidelines – after we did a community Survey, the front of the yard fences can now be 6 feet high, any style. However, you still need to get approval from the Architectural Committee if you are putting in a new fence.

Thank you

Karen Gore – President

For The Lake of the Woods Community

• 3.1.1 No building, structure, mobile unit, or unlicensed vehicle shall be moved onto or stored on any land embraced in said Tract, without permission of the Architectural Committee (AC), except for travel trailers and campers, not to exceed a period of six months.  All structures shall be complete as to external appearance, including finished painting within 24 months from the date of commencement of construction.
• 3.1.2 That only one dwelling unit can be located on each lot as the lot appears in the plat.
• 3.1.3 No building or structure shall be built closer than eight feet to any side property line and twenty-five (25) feet of road right-away.
• 3.5.1 Construction Approval—No home, garage, fence, wall, solar collection device, sheds, or other structures shall be constructed, erected, located or altered upon any lot, nor shall any exterior addition be made, nor shall any road or driveway be made or altered, until the construction plans, and specifications and a plot plan showing the nature, kind, shape, height, materials of the same shall have been submitted for approval to the AC as to compliance with all Pierce County codes. Mobile home, prefabricated home or a manufactured home classified as “double” wide or larger, must be approved in advance before placement on any lot at The Lake of the Woods Community Club.
• 3.6  MAINTENANCE OF STRUCTURES—If any lot owner is not maintaining their property to the extent that the structure is determined to have any of the following problems:

• Collapsing roofs or structures.
• Leaning structures or fences.
• Exterior components of the structures are deteriorating.  This will include, but not limited to broken windows, doors, gutters, shingles missing or broken siding.

A NON-COMPLIANCE letter will be issued by the AC and sent to OWNER. Lot owner has 30 days to respond to the AC.

• 3.6.1 Legally condemned house or structures—Condemned houses must be corrected or removed within one hundred eighty days (180) days. Fines will be imposed for non-compliance and owner has 30 days to respond to the AC.

Let’s say you want to put up a fence. In our community, we have guidelines (formal Covenants & Restrictions and By-Laws) that control the details of the project. Like any project you want to build, you would need to put your ideas for your new fence down on paper. Maybe you would find a fence you like and take a picture or two to show what you hope to build. This would be your package that you would want to present to the Architectural Committee. They have been formed by our Board Members to help you navigate the guidelines so it’s their function to help make sure your project meets all the necessary details of our Community.

Below, the following form was created. This form is intended to be filled out by the Architectural Committee for all projects and is shown here so that you know the process that the committee uses to access your project. You can use it really as a guideline in your planning and to help you with your informal presentation to a Architectural Committee member, so he can sign off on it, before you start construction.

LOT NUMBER_________

Let your Holiday Lights shine!

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Chuck Wood

The Lake of the Woods community is having its annual Holiday/Christmas lights contest on December 18^th. 

Get your lights up! The judging will take place after dark, between 6pm and 9pm (needs to be dark so we can see the display). 

Prizes will be first place $25 (and the associated bragging rights) , second place will receive $15 and third place will receive $10, all in the form of gift cards from Fred Myers Stores.

2021 Calendar of Events – Please be aware that these events are subject to change with little or no notice due to COVID mandates from our Governor. Thank you for your understanding.

Open Now – Pea Patch – contact Dave Tyler (253) 884-9951 or Ed Nielsen (253)-884-2713 for a plot to garden