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This page will give a quick overview of the rules and procedures for the HOA. The full Rules document is at the bottom of this page. Rules are adopted by the trustees by a majority vote of the trustees. To change a rule, the trustees must hold a meeting where the members can voice their concerns before the rule is adopted. Since a rule can be changed by a simple vote of the trustees, rules change much more often than the CC&Rs.

Select the specific rule or procedure or scroll down to see them all: (To see the “Official” HOA Rules, click on All Rules.)

Architectural Review Board (ARB) Duties


Items for which ARB approval is required

  • Before work can begin, the ARB must provide written approval of the submitted plan
  • The ARB may, within 60 days of the completion of the project review the project. If changes are required, the owner will be notified.
  • The HOA may assess fines if changes are made without prior approval

You, the owner must get approval from the Architectural Review Board (ARB) before making changes to any of the following:

  • landscaping
  • exterior addition
  • any structure
  • fence
  • wall
  • deck
  • patio cover
  • dog run
  • front storm door
  • satellite dish
  • driveway
  • awnings

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Association Membership


  • Every owner of a lot shall be a member of the Association
  • Every member (owner) has one vote

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Duties


Assocation duties

  • Maintain, repair and otherwise manage the common areas
  • Maintain all roads and walkways
  • Maintain appropriate insurance on the common areas
  • Maintain all fences in common areas
  • Provide snow removal for private driveways and sidewalks when more than 2″ of snow accumulates

Owner duties

  • It is the duty of the owners to maintain, repair, replace and restore areas of the property under his/her exclusive control
  • Keep the properties in a neat, sanitary and attractive condition
  • The ARB has the right to notify the owner to correct an inappropriate condition
  • Property Owner Responsibilities
  • The property owner assumes responsibility for the structure of the dwelling unit. The property owner is also responsible for all exterior portions of the dwelling unit. Additionally, the property owner takes care of all interior portions of the dwelling unit.
  • Owners are responsible for the maintenance of the following:
    • windows and window screens.
    • air conditioners.
    • privately owned property of residents, family members, tenants, or guests.
    • any other item external to the unit is installed by the unit owner. It must be approved in advance of installation by the ARB.
    • painting of any exterior door frames, decks, stucco, porch, or railings.
    • storm doors, screen doors, and window coverings.
    • optional planting and upkeep of supplemental flowers, supplemental bushes, and vegetables in the residence landscape area.
    • any ornamental cement work or other exterior improvements installed by the property owner.
    • concrete driveways, porches, garages, steps, and concrete walks that are not part of the common area

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Use Restrictions


These are additional restrictions which are in place to keep the community beautiful.

  • Each lot shall be used for a single family dwelling
  • No business use is permitted other than a home office
  • Up to 25% of the homes may be used as non-owner occupied residences
  • No noxious or offensive activities shall be permitted
  • No signs, posters, displays, billboards or other advertising shall be displayed
  • Up to two common household pets may be maintained

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Rubbish


  • No rubbish shall be stored or allowed to accumulate anywhere on the property.
  • All trash cans should be out of sight, preferably in the garage.
  • Trash is picked up on Thursdays. This is not the same day as the neighboring homes.

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Assessments


  • Each owner shall be responsible for the payment of monthly assessments
  • Assessments are to be used to promote the common health, safety, benefit and welfare of all owners
  • Assessments shall be adequate to provide a reserve to maintain the common areas
  • The board may increase the assessment by not more than 10% per year or the Consumer Price Index
  • The board may asses a capital improvement and reconstruction assessment
  • The board must provide a notice to the members about any meeting in which the assessment may be acted upon
  • All lots are assessed equally
  • The annual assessment may be paid in a lump sum or monthly payments
  • The 2025 assessment is $325 per month

Send your assessments to:

Renaissance at Trimble Creek HOA
PO Box 95574
South Jordan UT 84095

Usage of Assessments

The following is a list of what the monthly assessment will be used for:

  • building fire and liability insurance
  • operation and maintenance of security gates
  • property management fees when required
  • water for irrigation use
  • common area electricity
  • street and common sidewalk maintenance
  • yard maintenance
  • repairs and maintenance of common areas
  • street, driveway & walkway snow removal
  • entrance and welcome signs
  • common fences
  • weekly garbage service
  • sprinkling system maintenance
  • landscape maintenance
  • miscellaneous office supplies
  • Reserve Fund Account for major renovations

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Insurance


Find information here about property and casualty insurance, what HOA covers and what each owner will need to provide.

Common Area Insurance

  • The Association shall keep the common areas insured including casualties
  • The Association may insure other property as deemed appropriate
  • The Association is the recipient of any proceeds of these policies

Dwelling Unit Insurance

  • The Association purchases fire and casualty insurance for all residences on behalf of all unit owners. It will insure up to $120,000 for each property from Association funds.
  • Each property owner is responsible to pay for the cost of insuring his/her dwelling above $120,000.
  • Each property owner will be charged for the additional insurance coverage above the $120,000 base amount in a yearly assessment. 
  • The Association does not provide insurance for the contents of the dwellings. Each unit resident should purchase their own contents insurance. This is at their own expense and is sometimes referred to as an “H06 Policy.”
  • Insurance deductibles on the Association policy for losses are as follows: The first $10,000 is the individual owner’s responsibility. Other amounts may be noted in the insurance.
  • The Association board maintains records of all insurance coverage carried by the Association.
  • The Association board will work with the Insurance Agent in the preparation of any claim.

Your Own Insurance

You need to have insurance on your own unit. This is generally referred to as Condominium Insurance. You can check with the HOA’s agent (see the Insurance page). Or, you may want to add this coverage to your existing auto insurance using your own insurance company and agent.

You may also want to add coverage to cover the $10,000 deductible on the HOA policy. This deductible is applied to each occurrence, not to each home.

The Association President or a trustee must be notified of any event that may lead to an insurance claim.

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Penalties


Here are the rules concerning the enforcement of the HOA rules and their associated penalties.

  • Installments of a Common Assessment, Capital Improvement Assessment, Special Assessment, or Reconstruction Assessment not paid within 30 days after the due date shall bear interest from the due date of such installment at the rate of 18% per annum.  If any installment of an assessment is not paid within 30 days after it is due, the owner responsible will be required to pay a late charge of 5% of the amount of the delinquent installment.
  • Trimble Creek Association may bring legal action against the property owner personally obligated to pay the assessment.  (See Article VTI, Section 1 of the CC&R’s,  and Articles Vll.2. (c). 2 and X of the By-Laws)
  • Property owners who contest an assessment or penalty may request a hearing before the Board of Trustees as provided by Article VTI, Section I of the CC&R’s.
  • Violations of other Association rules are to be brought to the attention of the Association’s Board of Trustees who will attempt to obtain resolution of the alleged violation in an amicable manner. (See Article XV- General Provisions-Section I of the CC&R’s)

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Pets


Here are the rules about what pets you may have and how you much care for them.

  • Two (2) common household pets may be kept and maintained in the dwelling. No household is allowed more than two (2) pets or animals with a few exceptions
  • No pet may be kept that poses, threatens to pose, or in the reasonable judgment of the Trustees, may pose or create any unreasonable  risk of harm to the Community, or any pet which is dangerous or known to have dangerous propensities.

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Satellite Dishes


Antennas and satellite dishes must be one meter or less in diameter. They are erected to receive direct broadcast signals for video programming, television, and internet service. Only legal devices are allowed provided such devices are:

Size and location of Satellite Dishes

Satellite Dishes and Antennas may be

  • Located in the attic, crawl space, garage, or other interior spaces of the Dwelling or another approved structure on the Lot so as not to be visible from outside the Dwelling
  • Located in the rear yard of the Dwelling (the area formed between the plane formed by the front facade of the Dwelling and the rear lot line) and setback from all lot lines at least eight feet and within 2 feet of Dwelling and mounted on a ground level one foot square concrete base
  • Attached to or mounted on a deck or patio in the rear yard and extending no higher than the eaves of the portion of the roof of the Dwelling directly in front of such antenna
  • Attached to or mounted on the rear wall of the Dwelling so as to extend no higher than the eaves of the Dwelling at a point directly above the position where attached or mounted to the wall.

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ARB Approval required for Satellite Dishes or Antennas

An Architectural Change Request form must be filled out prior to the installation of an antenna or dish to allow for a review by the Architectural Review Board (ARB) of the location of the device on the property, and, if necessary, to determine appropriate alternative locations.

Should an owner determine that a permitted device cannot be located in compliance in the above guidelines without compromising an acceptable quality signal, the owner may, with approval of the ARB, install the device in the least conspicuous alternative location on the Dwelling or the Lot where acceptable quality signal can be achieved.

Failure to submit an Architectural Change Request form to the Architectural Control Committee for review may be reason for removal of the device at owner’s expense.

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Storm Doors


Here are the special rules about storm doors and screens.

An Architectural Change Request (ACR) form must be approved by the ARB prior to installation of any storm door on the front or the rear of the home.  Submit the manufacturer and model number with a photo with the request. Contact the a trustee for the most recent ACR.

Storm doors should be of good quality and pleasing appearance.  They should be mostly clear glass that does not hide significant areas of the home’s front door, nor should they have excessive decoration in the glass.  The color of the door should either match the color of the home’s front door, or the color of the trim around the door. 

Failure to submit this ACR to the ARB for review may, upon notice by the Association Board, result in removal of the door at the owner’s expense.

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Vehicles and Parking


Turnaround/Parking

Find information here about driving and parking in the development

Vehicle Information

  • Driving or parking motor-powered vehicles, including mini-bikes, motorcycles, go-carts, cars, etc., on sidewalks or landscaped areas is prohibited.  All drivers of motorized vehicles must have a valid driver’s license.
  • Driving within Trimble Creek recklessly or at speeds in excess of 15 mph is prohibited.
  • Draining car fluids on common area property, in front yards and driveways is not allowed. Do not dump vehicle fluids in the storm drains. If antifreeze is spilled, it should be immediately cleaned up. Any hazardous waste must be disposed of according to State hazardous chemical requirements.
  • Repair and Maintenance of motor vehicles shall he confined to the property owner’s garage.
  • Car painting on the property is prohibited.

Parking


  • No long-term parking (over 48 continuous hours) of any vehicle shall be permitted on the Common Area or on any location, except in a garage.
  • No overnight curbside parking is permitted and parking on sidewalks is prohibited. Additionally, no curbside parking is permitted within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
  • Vehicles “for sale” shall not be parked near or in front of entrance gates.
  • Parked vehicles must be in working order and have current registration.
  • Parking for more than 24 hours requires approval by the HOA trustees. No long-term parking of any vehicle is permitted in the common parking spaces
  • All long-term parking must be in the garage or private driveways
  • No parking of a recreation vehicle for longer than 90 minutes is permitted on the common area

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Entrance and Pedestrian Gates


  • Remote controls
    • Each owner is entitled to two gate remote controls.
  • Pedestrian gate
    • Each owner is entited to one key to the pedestrian gate. These are special security keys that cannot only be duplicated by the HOA.
    • To purchase another remote control contact the HOA gate keeper.
  • Hidden Key
    • There is a hidden key next to the pedestrian gate. If you don’t know where they key is, contact the HOA gate keeper.
    • To purchase a pedestrian gate key, contact the HOA gate keeper.
  • Family events
    • If you have a family event and would like the gate left open, contact the HOA gate keeper.

Access Panel


Access Panel
  • Each person may have an entry on the Access Panel screen. Your last name and first initial are listed on the panel.
  • Visitors may select your name by pressing the Up or Down arrow keys on the access panel. They continue until your name appears on the screen. They then press the Call button. The system will call the phone number you have registered with the gate keeper. When you receive the call, you should press 9 or 99 to open the gate.
  • Do not give your access code to strangers. This is a security risk for all of us.
  • The following delivery companies have been assigned their own gate code:
    • UPS
    • USPS
    • Amazon
    • FedEx

Gate Keeper


Contact Bruce Cutler, unit 119. See the HOA Roster you received from the board via email, for his email and phone number.

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Mailbox


Each unit has a mailbox and the associated key. There are also slots for outgoing mail on the box as well. If you are going out of town for an extended period of time, you are encouraged to hold your mail. We have had occurrences of mail being stolen. If you have important mail in the box, be sure to get it out before 10:00 pm.

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2017 Official Detailed HOA Rules


The following is the “official” HOA rules as adopted by the board, over the years.

Trimble-Creek-General-Rules-2017-07

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