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Location, Installation or Replacement
The United States Postal Service, Palmyra
Office, establishes postal routes and determines
the proper location of residents' mailboxes.
LMOA Maintenance employees install the boxes
according to the mail carrier routes. Please
keep the area around your mailbox free from
snow/ice accumulations to assure delivery
of your mail during the winter. |
Current
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- Friday
Flyer
- LM News
[see
Library]
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Environmental Control rules
require that mailboxes with space for newspapers
are provided and installed by LMOA to assure
a standard appearance; therefore all replacement
mailboxes must be purchased through LMOA.
Maintenance of the box is the responsibility
of the property owner. All mailboxes must
be their original black color and no other
colors or decoration are permitted. Newspaper
tubes are prohibited; mailboxes are constructed
to provide space for newspapers and other
deliveries below the mailbox.
Owners may request installation
of a mailbox or a replacement, at the current
fee, through the Administration Office.
Please allow one week for completion.
Trash Collection and Recycling
Lake Monticello provides roadside trash
collection and recycling pickup by Waste
Management (WM) for all completed homes.
The annual Improved Property Fee charged
each homeowner includes the cost of trash
collection and recycling.
Once a new home is completed,
the owner may contact the Administration
Office to order trash and recycling containers
and to begin service. A pick-up schedule
and instructions also are available at the
Office.
Trash containers should be
placed at the end of the driveway, not on
the street, on the evening before the regularly
scheduled pick-up day. Both the trash and
recycling bins should be returned to an
inconspicuous location as soon as possible
after pick up.
Changes to the pick-up schedule
will be announced in the Association media.
In
the event that Waste Management fails to pick
up trash or recycling on the regularly scheduled
day, please call 434-589-8263 or email the Administration
Office. Residents who expect to have a larger
than normal pick up also should call the Administration
Office in advance.
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The Environmental Control
Committee (ECC) exercises the rights vested
in the Lake Monticello Owners’ Association
by the Covenants, Restrictions and Reservations
included in the Statements of Subdivision
and administers the Environmental Control
Rules and Regulations adopted by the Board
of Directors. The ECC Rules and Regulations
are embodied in LMOA Policy
Manual Chapter 13.
The ECC meets weekly* to consider
applications for new home construction,
additions, alterations or improvements to
the exterior of any home or lot, with the
exception of routine landscaping. The ECC’s
jurisdiction extends to driveway paving,
exterior colors and materials, fences, retaining
walls, shore walls and docks, dredging,
erosion control and storm water management,
signs, unsightly lots, and much more. The
ECC also issues the Virginia Property Owners’
Association Act Disclosure Packet upon receipt
of a completed application and the applicable
fee.
Contact
the ECC Office or consult the Friday
Flyer for exceptions due to holidays,
etc.
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LMOA
staff and the Social & Recreation Committee
promote community activities through regularly
scheduled social, educational and athletic events
such as the UVA Rowing Championships, 4th of July
Celebration, Octoberfest, Craft Shows, teen and
children’s activities and other specially
planned events. Contact the Administration
Office or consult the Friday
Flyer for more information.
As Lake Monticello grows,
the demand for space for meetings and social
events increases. LMOA Board and committee
meetings, social and other group meetings
and events, bridge and other card players,
line dancers, aerobics, quilters, special
luncheons, and a number of other functions
fill the Association facilities on most
days and evenings. Consult the Friday Flyer
and cable channel 14 for the schedule of
events.
To
schedule a meeting or other function, regardless
of the size of the event, please contact the Administration
Office at (434) 589-8263, extension 101, or email
events
to make arrangements. This will ensure that space
will be reserved and that your event does not
infringe on other events.
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Lake Monticello Volunteer
Fire Department and Rescue Squad (LMF&RS)
Fire and Rescue building is located across
from Lake Centre Shopping Center on Slice
Road near the intersection with State Route
600, just outside the Fairway (Slice Road)
Gate to the community.
Lake
Monticello Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue
Squad provide fire protection emergency to people
and property and medical treatment for anyone
within the Lake Monticello community or in Fluvanna
County as required. Inquire about joining the
Rescue Squad as a volunteer at (434) 589-4108.
To volunteer for the Fire Department, call (434)
589-5650.
Lake Monticello Water
Rescue (LMWR) is an all-volunteer organization
based out of the Lake Monticello Volunteer Fire
Department. Since 1987, LMWR has been responding
to water emergencies within Fluvanna and Albemarle
County as well as the entire commonwealth of Virginia
and surrounding states. LMWR members are trained
in swiftwater rescue, SCUBA, ice rescue; high
and low angle rope rescues, and boat handling.
See the LMWR
website for more details.
The
Squads conduct fundraising activities to provide
operating funds. These activities include Friday
night Bingo, an annual fund drive, and the annual
Oscar Hallman Fire and Rescue Golf Tournament.
The Fire and Rescue Squad Auxiliary is active
and supportive of these events. Volunteers are
always welcome. Visit
the LMF&RS web site.
IN
CASE OF A FIRE OR HEALTH EMERGENCY, ALWAYS DIAL
911
Police, Security
and Entry to the Community
The Lake Monticello community is a private
community, patrolled 24 hours a day by our
own police force. At least one police officer
is on duty at all times. Enforcement of
the Policies, Rules and Regulations of the
Association is the responsibility of the
Police/Security force. A staff of Security
officers monitors entry into the gated sections.
Lake Monticello’s Police
officers are appointed by the Circuit Court
and have full arrest powers and responsibilities.
Police officers must successfully complete
the Virginia mandated training prior to
receiving State certification as police
officers.
Rules and regulations
to ensure the integrity of the secured Lake Monticello
community are embodied in Policy
Manual Chapter 19.
For non-emergency Police-related
calls and inquiries, call the Ashlawn (Main)
Gate at (434) 589-3215.
FOR
EMERGENCIES, ALWAYS DIAL 911
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The owner(s) of each residential
lot in the subdivision automatically becomes
a member of the Lake Monticello Owners’
Association in accordance with the Articles
of Incorporation and Bylaws, and is entitled
to all the rights and privileges according
to the Association’s governing documents,
including the Articles of Incorporation,
the Statements of Subdivision, the Bylaws
and the Policy Manual. In addition, each
owner agrees, by accepting conveyance of
or interest in a lot within the subdivision,
to abide by the rules, regulations, policies
and procedures as provided by those documents,
including the payment of such charges and
levies as may be properly made by the Association.
Meetings of LMOA Members
In accordance with the Bylaws, LMOA holds
an annual meeting of members on the last
Saturday of June of each year, at which
members will vote to fill vacancies on the
Board of Directors and vote on Board and
member proposals that have met the legal
requirements for being placed on the meeting
agenda. In addition, the Bylaws provide
that the Board or Association members may
call special meetings of members to vote
on special issues.
Notices of annual and special
meetings of members are mailed to all members
of record. Accompanying each notice is a
proxy and pre-addressed, return envelope.
The Board urges members to exercise their
voting rights: Read the notice completely,
fill out and sign the proxy, and return
it to the Administration Office before the
stated deadline.
Member Dues, Fees, Assessments
The maximum amount of annual dues the Association
can charge members is set by a vote of the
membership. The improved property fee is
charged at cost to owners of all completed
homes to cover the expense of trash and
recycling pickup and snow plowing of Lake
Monticello streets. Should the need arise,
the Board of Directors may petition members
for special assessments, according to the
provisions of the Virginia Property Owners’
Association Act and the Bylaws. Any such
assessment would require member approval
to be effective. (See Policy
Manual Chapter 1, Section 1.02)
Other fees will be charged
at the time of application for amenity use
and Environmental Control functions, as
provided in Policy
Manual Chapter 13, Environmental Control
Rules and Regulations.
Compliance charges may be
made when violations of LMOA covenants and
restrictions or policies, rules and regulations
are confirmed by the Compliance Committee.
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Tenant Fees
Policy Manual Section 15.01, Leasing of
Property, requires that an annual tenant
registration fee be paid in addition to
the membership dues and improved property
fees on rented homes. The property owner
may choose to charge this amount to the
tenant; however, the payment of this fee
to the Association is the responsibility
of the property owner. See the policy for
exceptions and additional information about
rental of property.
Member Billing
Members will be billed for annual membership
dues on each lot or Marina Point unit, the
Improved Property Fee for each completed
residence and other applicable fees. Inquiries
about billing can be made by calling the
Business Management Department at Administration
Office.
Property Transfer Fee
A Property Transfer Fee of $500.00 shall
be imposed on the purchaser of an improved
or unimproved lot or Marina Point unit in
accordance with LMOA Bylaws Article 8, Dues
& Assessments, Section 8.03, as approved
by LMOA members on June 29, 2002.
Transfer of Property –
Membership
Membership in the Lake Monticello Owners’
Association cannot be transferred except
by transfer of the property. Membership
is automatic and cannot be canceled or waived
by an owner.
Settlement of account
balances and proration of dues and fees
must be handled at the time of the closing
on property transfers. Owners are required
to offer a prospective buyer a disclosure
packet, as required by the Virginia Property
Owners’ Association Act, which contains
valuable information about the Association;
membership obligations; the individual property,
including any account balance; etc.
Delinquent Accounts
Lake Monticello Owners’ Association
has the authority to seek payment of all
dues, fees and assessments, and may take
whatever steps are necessary to collect
delinquent accounts. Policy Manual Section
4.02n describes the process LMOA must follow.
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