Community-wide leaf inspections, weather permitting, will take place on the weeks of Oct.14, Oct. 28, Nov. 11, Dec. 2, Jan 6, Jan. 20, and Feb. 3
A friendly reminder letter will be sent for the first instance of significant leaf accumulation. A warning letter will be sent for the second consecutive instance. If excessive leaves remain during the third consecutive inspection and subsequent inspections, a violation letter will be issued with a $50 non-compliance penalty for each.
If there are extenuating circumstances and residents are unable to clear the leaves before the next inspection, they should reach out to Christopher at ACSWest christopher@acswest.org, or the board to request an extension.
The HOA is focusing on front and side yards where no significant leaf removal has occurred, and where the leaf coverage is greater than the visible grass.
Please note that leaf-related violations do not carry over from last year.
Per Ashbrooks Recorded Documents it is the owner’s responsibility to maintain their yard, keep the grass cut and leaves removed on a regular basis from their lot, including the front edge of their lot even though it may have a VDOT or County easement there.
Please do not blow leaves into any drainage ditch in front of your house—this is in violation of the Ashbrook Recorded Documents, and is also in violation of the County Code as the ditch is part of the community storm drainage system. Violators will be written up and also referred to the County Storm Drainage Dept.
Please do not blow leaves into the street. This is in violation of VDOT rules and County Storm Drainage rules. Violators will be written up, and VDOT notified.
Please do not blow leaves, or put brush, limbs, or shrub trimmings in any common area, including the walking path areas. Also, please do not dump your leaves over your back fence into the walking path areas. It is not the responsibility of our landscape contractor to dispose of your debris. Our landscape contractor will be removing leaves from the walking paths on a bi-weekly schedule.
Most of the trash companies will pick up a certain amount of leaf bags each week, and if not there are many small companies who will come by your house and pick up the bags for a fee.
Please respect our Community Regulations and your neighbors by cooperating with us regarding Fall clean-up.
