SECTION I:  THE SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF COVENANT RESTRICTIONS 

The Declaration of Restrictions for Sandia Heights Units run with the land for all Sandia Heights property.  These restrictions, reservations, and covenants are enforced by the Architectural Control Committee (ACC).  All Sandia Heights Covenants contain the following paragraph, which sets forth, in general, the scope of the ACC’s authority and its responsibility to interpret the specifics of the covenants. 

“THE COMMITTEE SHALL…..DISAPPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS…..IF A DESIGN OR COLOR SCHEME IN THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS NOT IN HARMONY WITH THE GENERAL SURROUNDINGS OF SUCH LOT OR THE ADJACENT STRUCTURE, OR IF THE STRUCTURE SHALL UNDULY INTERFERE WITH THE VIEW FROM NEARBY RESIDENCES……, OR IF THE COMMITTEE DEEMS SAID PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS TO BE CONTRARY TO THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THESE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS OR CONTRARY TO THE INTEREST AND THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF ALL OR ANY PART OF”…. SANDIA HEIGHTS.

The restrictions placed upon the development of property in Sandia heights are for the benefit of each and every landowner.  They set standards that help to create the unique qualities of the subdivision and protect the value everyone’s property.  The following are among the more central goals of the covenant restrictions:

•  To minimally impact the land during construction and to restore the land  to its former state upon completion.

•  To preserve open space by restricting landscaping, including walls and fences, to areas adjacent to buildings.

•  To limit building height and vegetation so as to preserve our magnificent views and minimize any undue obstruction of views.

• To build using materials, colors, and forms that are in harmony with their surroundings.