Maintenance & Common Area Guidelines

Operating heavy machinery or parking vehicles over root zones compresses the soil, cutting off critical water and oxygen pathways. Mature tree roots are incredibly sensitive; compaction causes rapid root decay, leading to hazardous dead trees that cost the association thousands of dollars to safely remove. SCCA strictly prohibits unauthorized machinery in common wooded areas.

Under Article VIII, Section 1, SCCA's Officers and Directors are charged with executive authority over all corporate assets, properties, and committees. Permitting individual residents to unilaterally clear or claim parts of SCCA common lands undermines collective governance and creates harmful legal precedents of unapproved encroachment.

Our general liability insurance covers approved actions by the Board or appointed committees to protect the community. If an unauthorized homeowner or their contractor performs unapproved landscaping or heavy clearing on SCCA land, the carrier may exclude coverage. The initiating homeowner then bears 100% of the financial and civil liability for any property damages, utility breaks, or personal injuries.

Property lines are strictly defined in community plat maps (available under Documents). Dumping yard waste, compost, leaves, or erecting private structures (such as playsets, sheds, fences, or stone boundaries) beyond private lines into SCCA common land is considered encroachment and must be rectified immediately.