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Did You Know that YOUR
Balcones Village/Spicewood Homeowners Association funds important services to the entire neighborhood
HOA Members Only Services
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Do your part....
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Constable Patrols
In response to the 2016 Neighborhood Traffic Study, the HOA is funding a program with the Travis County Constables to include:
The HOA Board receives monthly reports regarding:
Remember the speed limit on Balcones Club, Spicewood Parkway and Pickfair Drive is 30 mph.
Other residential streets have a 25 mph speed limit.
Remind the drivers in your family.
- Random patrols in the Balcones Village/Spicewood area
- Focus on speeding and stopping for school buses
The HOA Board receives monthly reports regarding:
- Number of tickets written
- Reason for tickets (speeding or other traffic violations)
- Streets where tickets written
- BV/S residents or from outside neighborhood (no names)
Remember the speed limit on Balcones Club, Spicewood Parkway and Pickfair Drive is 30 mph.
Other residential streets have a 25 mph speed limit.
Remind the drivers in your family.
Block Parties
Get It Together
(link to more photos)
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Pencewood Block Party!
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Fox Chase Block Party!
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Thinking of a Property Improvement Project????
Check with the ACC early in your planning to ensure your project will comply with your Deed Restrictions.
Applies to all properties – not just HOA members.
All projects must be approved by the ACC
prior to construction!!
(except interior remodels/renovations)
See ACC and Deed Restriction pages for more information.
Applies to all properties – not just HOA members.
All projects must be approved by the ACC
prior to construction!!
(except interior remodels/renovations)
See ACC and Deed Restriction pages for more information.
Presentation on pollinators (NOT politicians!) given at the 2022 HOA Annual Meeting
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In 2021 your HOA hired Don Gardner, Consulting Arborist, to survey the trees in the Balcones Village/Spicewood neighborhood for oak wilt. We are happy that we got an excellent report. Mr. Gardner recommended continuing to follow good pruning practices (don’t prune oaks from February through June) and planting Monterey oaks (Mexican white oaks), chinkapin oaks, burr oaks, and cedar elms. He also suggested preserving cedar (ash juniper) trees and removing chinaberry trees.
Link to details.
Reminder
This is a good time to review our civic responsibility for tree trimming and shrub maintenance. According to Austin’s Public Works page,
“Street and Bridge crews are responsible for repairs and maintenance in the city’s right-of-way (ROW), including public roads, alleys, sidewalks…. But did you know property owners are responsible for maintaining their trees and all other vegetation to the edge of the street or alley…. It further threatens public safety when vegetation blocks the view of traffic signs, signals, vehicles, or cyclists. Trimming vegetation and caring for your trees are effective ways residents can enhance neighborhood safety.”
Here is how the city would like you to do your trimming and prying.
“Prune your trees and trim or remove any vegetation that obstructs or grows into sidewalks, streets or alleys. Use the following quick guidelines to help keep the right-of-way clear:
“Street and Bridge crews are responsible for repairs and maintenance in the city’s right-of-way (ROW), including public roads, alleys, sidewalks…. But did you know property owners are responsible for maintaining their trees and all other vegetation to the edge of the street or alley…. It further threatens public safety when vegetation blocks the view of traffic signs, signals, vehicles, or cyclists. Trimming vegetation and caring for your trees are effective ways residents can enhance neighborhood safety.”
Here is how the city would like you to do your trimming and prying.
“Prune your trees and trim or remove any vegetation that obstructs or grows into sidewalks, streets or alleys. Use the following quick guidelines to help keep the right-of-way clear:
- Sidewalks: Limbs and vegetation must be trimmed back from the edge of and at least 8 feet above sidewalk.
- Streets/Alleys: Limbs and vegetation must be trimmed back from the curb line (edge of street or alley) and at least 14 feet above street or alley.
- Multi-use Trails: Limbs and vegetation must be trimmed back from the edge of and at least 10 feet above multi-use trails.
- Grass and Weeds: Maintain grass and weeds at a maximum height of 12 inches throughout property to the edge of the street or alley.
- Corners: Maintain vegetation at a maximum of 2 feet above ground within a 10 foot setback from the curb line (edge of street) and 40 feet along the curb line from the street intersection.
- Fire Hydrants: Remove trees or plants within 5 feet of fire hydrants.”
Please note the guidelines for corners. If you live on a corner, please check the site lines from the streets. Do you have shrubs near the curb and/or at your front walk that block site lines? Be sure oncoming traffic - cars, bikes, golf carts, children, deer, etc. can see and be seen.
Did you know it's illegal to feed the deer? Read on about wildlife in the City
www.austintexas.gov/page/wildlife-central-texas
www.austintexas.gov/page/wildlife-central-texas
Texas Senate Bill 491 Could Affect BV/S!
Texas Senate and House bills set to supersede existing city zoning and remove building height restrictions.
SB 491 and HB 2198.
For more information
SB 491 and HB 2198.
For more information
