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ACC approves pet fence privacy screen and routine alteration requests; multiple minor items passed by voice vote
Summary
The Sudden Valley ACC approved a homeowner’s pet/privacy screen request after committee members agreed a 5 ft by 12 ft screen as submitted was acceptable without a variance; the committee also approved several routine alteration and removal requests and recorded a 'Votes at a glance' list of outcomes.
At a Sudden Valley Architectural Control Committee meeting, members approved a homeowner application for a privacy screen and pet run and cleared several routine exterior alteration and tree-removal requests by voice vote.
Privacy screen and pet run: The property owner (identified in the packet as Bob) sought permission for a front-of-deck privacy screen and a dog run adjacent to the house. The owner proposed a privacy screen measured at 5 feet high by 12 feet long; ACC policy notes a recommended privacy-screen size of 6 feet high by 8 feet long but allows variations depending on the object being screened. Committee members discussed whether the 5-by-12 screen required a formal variance. Diane (ACC staff referenced in the packet) and Michael Kershner of Whatcom County were cited in the exchange about setbacks: Joel read an earlier email from Michael Kershner saying a pet fence within 10 feet of the house was acceptable provided it does not encroach on a native-plant or conservation easement. Committee members concluded the submitted 5-by-12 privacy screen would not require a variance and that a 6-foot-high option would trigger a variance formality; the committee approved the request as submitted. Patrick moved to approve and the motion passed on a voice vote.
Routine approvals and removals: The committee approved the following alteration and removal requests (voice votes, no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript):
- 10 Wisteria Lane: deck replacement and railing upgrade — approved. - 22 Marygrove (mailbox/front-lighting): accept alteration request for mailbox-area lighting — approved. - 14a Inlet Circle (roof replacement): approved (roof upgrade to metal due to improper existing installation and leaks). - 588 Windward Drive (tree removal with arborist report): approved after review of arborist report. - 50 Lake Louise Drive (exterior alteration): approved. - 18 Nighthawk Circle (removals and limbing): approved. - 11 Oval Court (repeated submission): approved.
Harborview trees: For 406 Harborview Drive, the committee voted to approve removal of trees numbered 1 through 7 on the applicant’s plan and denied a limbing request for a separately ribboned tree until staff confirmed property ownership. The motion—moved by Patrick—approved removals 1–7 and deferred limbing of the other tree pending clarification of whether it is on Sudden Valley property.
What this means: The ACC approved the privacy screen and pet run as submitted (5 ft by 12 ft) without requiring an immediate variance, with staff to provide forms and guidance if the owner later seeks a taller, 6-foot screen. The committee cleared multiple routine submissions and approved several tree removals with a conditional denial where property ownership or limbing scope was unclear.
Ending: Committee members asked staff to share the committee’s nonbinding in-concept comments with builders on future submissions and to confirm formal paperwork (variance forms, county permits) be filed when required.
