Need help. I have crazy ass neighbors who have appointed themselves kings of our HOA. They have too much time on their hands, including semiretired lawyers, who patrol the neighborhood on their daily walks of the community. They love to take any little thing with our HOA Covenants and twist it around.
Here is the issue. I am putting in a pool. The wife and I thought, 'Gosh, would be nice to have a fire bowl on the pool deck to enjoy a glass of wine next too when its cool outside.' So we asked the pool builder, and he said no problem, do that all the time. HOA Architectural Committee (who have given themselves various other titles as well) came back and said we cannot do a fire pit because
"No activities shall be conducted on any Lot and no Improvement shall be constructed or used on any Lot that are or might be unsafe or hazardous to any Person or the Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no firearms shall be discharged and no open fires shall be lighted or permitted on any Lot or other portion of the Property, except (a) in a contained barbecue unit while attended and in use for cooking purposes, (b) within a safe and well-designed interior fireplace, or (c) such campfires or picnic fires in Common Areas
designated for such use by Declarant during Declarant's Control Period, and by the Board thereafter, or by the Board as to all Association Property.
I get it, I shouldn't light a bonfire in my back yard. I think this is a huge stretch and was thinking I could get a fire safety expert to review and determine that the fire bowl, which would be bordered on one side by 15 feet of pool, and on the others by 15' of concrete deck, was not unsafe or hazardous.
Anybody have any suggestions? I tried to check if the Travis County Fire Dept could do stuff like this but doesnt look like.
Here is the issue. I am putting in a pool. The wife and I thought, 'Gosh, would be nice to have a fire bowl on the pool deck to enjoy a glass of wine next too when its cool outside.' So we asked the pool builder, and he said no problem, do that all the time. HOA Architectural Committee (who have given themselves various other titles as well) came back and said we cannot do a fire pit because
"No activities shall be conducted on any Lot and no Improvement shall be constructed or used on any Lot that are or might be unsafe or hazardous to any Person or the Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no firearms shall be discharged and no open fires shall be lighted or permitted on any Lot or other portion of the Property, except (a) in a contained barbecue unit while attended and in use for cooking purposes, (b) within a safe and well-designed interior fireplace, or (c) such campfires or picnic fires in Common Areas
designated for such use by Declarant during Declarant's Control Period, and by the Board thereafter, or by the Board as to all Association Property.
I get it, I shouldn't light a bonfire in my back yard. I think this is a huge stretch and was thinking I could get a fire safety expert to review and determine that the fire bowl, which would be bordered on one side by 15 feet of pool, and on the others by 15' of concrete deck, was not unsafe or hazardous.
Anybody have any suggestions? I tried to check if the Travis County Fire Dept could do stuff like this but doesnt look like.
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