WestWinds ECC Guideline for Play Equipment

Adopted August 16, 2006

Supersedes all previous WW ECC Guidelines for Play Equipment

Any play equipment to be installed on a property must be approved by the WW ECC prior to installation. For basketball hoop approval/registration, reference WW ECC Guideline for Basketball Hoops.

Procedure for Submission:

Complete a WestWinds ECC Application Form (located in the WW Telephone Directory or download Form from the web site: www.lakelinganore.org. Under Villages, click on WestWinds to find ECC Information and Application Form.

Request to include:

1. Copy of property site plan showing house location with proposed location of equipment, and

distances clearly shown.

2. Landscape plan with detailed information regarding plant material type and final growth height.

3. Picture/photograph of proposed equipment and materials to be used.

4. Equipment/structure color scheme.

5. Application fee of $20 (make check payable to WestWinds Village, Inc.).

Mail complete application package with check to the WestWinds Environmental Control Committee,

P.O. Box 589, New Market, MD 21774.

Listed below are attributes of an application that would be considered for approval:

• Use of natural wood products.
• Subdued color scheme (e.g., green, tan, brown).
• Equipment location (examples of criterion used for consideration of approval are that equipment

does not constitute a nuisance to neighbors such as impact on and closeness to neighbor’s

deck/patio, does not impact on street and/or golf course view/vista).

• Evergreen screening is sufficient to screen equipment from view.

NOTE: The location specified on the site plan or as designated by the WW ECC is the approved location. Placement of equipment elsewhere will be considered a violation.

Listed below are attributes of an application that will not be considered for approval and would automatically be rejected:

• Permanent basketball backboard and hoops, trampolines, skateboarding ramps or apparatus.
• Tree houses, playhouses, forts.
• Equipment composed of more than 50 percent plastic.
• Brightly colored and/or day-glo/neon colored equipment.

NOTE: No play equipment or toys shall remain within a resident’s front yard overnight. This includes portable basketball hoops, bicycles, etc.

References: Amended Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for WestWinds Village, dated 12/2/92, Exhibit B, Use Restrictions:

19. Only with the prior approval of the Environmental Control Committee may play equipment be attached in any manner to the exterior of any dwelling or otherwise installed on any Improved Lot. No play equipment, including, without limitation, basketball backboards, basketball hoops and other equipment associated with either adult or juvenile recreation, shall be attached in any manner to the exterior of any dwelling or otherwise installed on any Improved Lot. No such equipment will be allowed unless screened from view from the street and Golf Facility (as hereinafter defined) and placed in such a manner as to not constitute a nuisance to adjoining Owners or Vacant Lot Owners.

24. Children’s play and similar equipment shall not be allowed to remain overnight within any front yard of any Improved Lot or within the Properties.

25. No play equipment such as metal or wooden swing sets, or children’s climbing apparatus, or the like, shall be permitted on any Improved Lot or Vacant Lot unless screened substantially from view by landscaping or by a wall approved by the Environmental Control Committee.