House Numbers—House numbers are a typical aspect of a home’s exterior and serve several important purposes. To be clear, our Association rules do not require that you display your address. It can however, be of great benefit even in our gated community where many of us have the same numeric address yet have a different street name. Here are some … [Read more...]

The warm summer season and our balmy weather makes it easy to forget the record setting rains we received this past winter. Surprisingly, climatologists are forecasting El Niño conditions yet again for our upcoming rainy season. According to the California Geological Survey, the recent landslides in Rolling Hills, California may be a grim reminder … [Read more...]

Roof Replacements You most likely have read that several insurance companies are no longer writing homeowner policies in the State of California—and in addition, other carriers will not renew some of their existing policies. The move was driven by the growing risk of catastrophes in our area, particularly wild- fires. That risk, coupled with the … [Read more...]

Easements What Are They? In California, an easement is defined as a right granted to a person or entity to use a piece of property belonging to a separate individual or entity for a specific purpose. The most common types of easements in real estate are those that grant road or utility access, but the unique configuration of our community includes … [Read more...]

Many Projects—We have an abundance of planned and ongoing home construction in Niguel Shores. Currently, the Architecture Committee is awaiting City approval on 18 different projects and is receiving more construction applications every week. Virtually every home sale in our community results in some form of exterior modification. The overall … [Read more...]

ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE Project Expiration Dates A completed application from the homeowner is required to begin the process of any exterior modification of a residence in Niguel Shores. After the plan/information is reviewed for accuracy and completeness, a letter of approval is then provided to the applicant by the Architec- tural Committee. … [Read more...]

Native Gardening—The beautiful, temperate climate we enjoy here in Niguel Shores is host to a year-round growing season for a wide variety of flora. Our Mediterranean climate is exemplified by cool, dry summers and warm, moist winters. However, during the past decade, our winters have not supplied the storms necessary to sustain water usage levels … [Read more...]

ARCHITECTURAL COMMITTEE Story Poles As the name implies, story poles are used during certain construction projects to give a visualization—or tell the “story”—of a proposed structure by illustrating its outline. A structural addition requires the use of story poles prior to any construction so that surrounding homeowners can be made aware of the … [Read more...]

The Architectural Committee (AC) is required under both the recorded CC&Rs and the Bylaws and is charged with the responsibility of reviewing and approving or disapproving all applications for exterior modifications to a lot. Like all committees, the AC is comprised of owner volunteers. The Association would like to extend its gratitude to … [Read more...]