Community Yard Sale Reminder

The Community Yard Sale will be Saturday, September 17, 2022.  Take advantage of this opportunity to declutter or find a deal on that item you’ve been looking for.

Trash Cans

Per the neighborhood covenants, trash cans cannot be stored in a location that is visible from the road or neighboring lots.  This means you cannot store trash cans in front of your garage.  Additionally, trash cans can only remain at the curb for a reasonable amount of time (24 hours).  Due to the recent unreliability of American Trash service, enforcement of this part of the covenant has been lenient.  However, American has resolved their staffing issues and is now consistently picking up trash as scheduled.  Therefore, beginning immediately the covenant will be enforced as it is written. The fine for leaving trash cans at the curb for more than 24hrs is $25/day.

GENERAL COVENANTS, USE RESTRICTIONS AND RULES

6.23 Clotheslines, Garbage Cans, Woodpiles, Etc. All clotheslines, garbage cans, woodpiles, and other similar items shall be located or screened so as to be concealed from view of neighboring Lots, streets, and property located adjacent to the Lot. All rubbish, trash, and garbage shall be regularly removed from the Lot and shall not be allowed to accumulate thereon; however, rubbish cans and garbage cans may be placed at the edge of a street or road for reasonable periods if required for collection and disposal of rubbish or garbage. Declarant, however, hereby expressly reserves the right to dispose of trash and rubbish as it ordinarily does in the ordinary course of its business.

Parking

Please be considerate of other drivers when parking your vehicles on the street. Over the weekend one of our residents blocked Plum Creek Trail with cars and a boat. Other residents complained about the blockage.  Remember it is illegal to block access on a public roadway – emergency vehicles must be able to get through.  Additionally, it is illegal to park on unimproved surfaces, such as the grass, and on the sidewalk. Contact Cobb County Police for immediate assistance with parking disputes.  For general parking issues, call the non-emergency number. Remember Cobb County Code Enforcement writes citations for illegal parking (e.g., in your front yard, restricted vehicles, etc.)

Attention Homeowners whose homes are adjacent to Jim Owens

• Repairs to the fence along Jim Owens will be made soon (hopefully in July). If your fence will be impacted, you will be notified by Tolley Community Management of the specific repair dates.  It is the resident’s responsibility to secure their pets.

Landscaping Updates

• Lighting on the monument was updated.
• New pine straw was added to the landscaping along Jim Owens and the Common Area.
• The Leland cypresses in the Commons Area are reaching the end of their life span and will be removed. New trees will be planted in the future.
• The magnolia tree branches leaning on the fence in the Commons Area will be trimmed.
• More landscaping updates will occur in the fall when the weather is more appropriate for planting.

Friendly reminders

• Trashcans cannot be stored in front of your home per the Covenants
  • 23 Clotheslines, Garbage Cans, Woodpiles, Etc. All clotheslines, garbage cans, woodpiles, and other similar items shall be located or screened so as to be concealed from view of neighboring Lots, streets, and property located adjacent to the Lot. All rubbish, trash, and garbage shall be regularly removed from the Lot and shall not be allowed to accumulate thereon; however, rubbish cans and garbage cans may be placed at the edge of a street or road for reasonable periods if required for collection and disposal of rubbish or garbage. Declarant, however, hereby expressly reserves the right to dispose of trash and rubbish as it ordinarily does in the ordinary course of its business.
• Signs in yards are not allowed per the Covenants
  • 08 Signs. (a) No signs whatsoever (including but not limited to commercial and similar signs) shall, with the ACC’s prior written approval of plans and specifications -17- therefor, be installed, altered or maintained on any Lot, or on any portion of a Structure visible from the exterior thereof except: (i) such signs as may be required by legal proceedings; (ii) not more than one “For Sale” or “For Rent” sign, such sign having a maximum face area of four square feet; provided, however, that if, at the time of any desired use of such sign, the Association is making “For Sale” or “For Rent” signs available for the use of Owners, the signs made available by the Association must be used; (iii) directional signs for vehicular or pedestrian safety in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the ACC; and (iv) such signs that the Declarant may deem necessary to advertise the Development and to promote the sale of Lots and homes.

Mailboxes

Please ensure your mailbox is in alignment with the community standard described on Mailbox Standards page  under the Members menu on the Community website.  If the end caps and finials are looking shabby, either repair, replace, or remove them.  End caps (painted dark green or white) and finials (painted white) are preferred, but are now optional.

Community Yard Sale

Perhaps you are using these hot summer days to declutter and reorganize, so you have some stuff you no longer need/want.  Your unwanted items could be just what someone else is looking for and would be perfect items for a yard sale.  Save the date for the Fall Community Yard Sale, which will be September 17, 2022. The HOA will advertise the yard sale.

Cobb County Code of Ordinances

86-5. Weapons discharge.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm, air rifle, pellet gun, slingshot, crossbow or other similar device into or over property belonging to another person or entity without first obtaining written permission from that person or entity.

(b) In addition to the penalty provided for in section 86-1, if the person charged with violating this ordinance is a minor, it will be within the discretion of the officer issuing the citation to issue a warning. If this is done, a duplicate of the warning will be sent to the minor’s parents or legal guardian by certified mail.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

(1) Persons who discharge one of these devices in defense of person or property;

(2) Law enforcement officers in the performance of official duties;

(3) Military forces of this state or the United States in the performance of official duties.

Marleigh Farm Covenants

ARTICLE VI:  GENERAL COVENANTS, USE RESTRICTIONS AND RULES

6.24 Guns. The use of firearms in the Development is prohibited. The term “firearms” includes “B-B” guns, pellet guns, and small firearms of all types.

Save the date: September 17, 2022

 

Please note that there is no dumping allowed on MFHA property. All residents, whether homeowner or renter, are responsible for arranging trash pickup. There is no community-wide service, and items left at the park will not be removed.