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How do I submit a request for a fence, deck, shed, or other visible exterior architectural change for review by the Architectural Review Board?
 
On the navigation menu on the left hand side, under the Members section is a link HOA Documents. Once you click the link and login, you will see a link called Architectural Request for Change Approval Form. Please fill out this form and deliver it back via any of these methods:
  • Email - Scan it and email it to cristy@hoacommunitylinks.com 
  • Mail - You can mail it to this address:
       Cherry Tree Meadows Board of Directors 
Architectural Control Committee Chairperson 
4630 Lisborn Drive
Carmel, IN 46033
 
I need a plot diagram for my ARB request but didn't get one when I bought my home, where do I get a replacement?
 
You can get a copy of the surveyor plot diagram for your lot from the Noblesville Planning & Development department. They can be reached at (317) 776-6325.
 
I need to replace my mailbox / mailbox post. Where can I find replacement information?
 
Centex and Westport homes used the following specifications for our mailboxes and mailbox posts:
  • Mailbox: Standard T2 (Black)
  • Vinyl: Numbers only, 3" Tan, Goody font 
  • Post: 4x4 Cedar - Style is either Yorkshire (Westport) or Oxford (Centex) depending on who built your home.
  • Finial: Oxford
  • Brace: Straight
  • Post Color: 
Brand: Porter Paints
Name: Sagebrush (Tan version)
Product: PP739 / 01
Color#: 926202000004583
Version: 0
The Porter Paints store in Westfield (317) 867-5934 should be able to provide this.

 
How can I file an overgrown lawn report?
 
Noblesville residents may report properties with overgrown lawns, weeds, junk, and abandoned cars each summer. To learn more about the city law:
  1. Visit www.cityofnoblesville.org/planning
  2. Click on “City Code”
  3. Find “City Code, Title IX – General Regulations, Chapter 93 – Nuisances". 
To report violators or for more information, contact Bryant Pedigo with the Noblesville Planning Department at bpedigo@noblesville.in.us or via telephone at (317) 776-6325. In reports of violations, be sure to note the property address or location of the property and the nature of the violation (for example, overgrown grass, overgrown weeds, or junk).
 

 
Who is responsible for street tree maintenance?
 
Per Noblesville Unified Planning Ordinance No. 17-4-98
 
"Trees shall be planted as a public improvement along any new subdivision street. The cost of street trees and installation shall be born by the developer. The spacing of the street trees shall be every 40 to 60 feet. The developer shall follow the other standards set forth in the Street Tree Ordinance of the City of Noblesville (Ordinance No. 17-4-98, as amended)."  

Street trees installed per this ordinance will be maintained and replaced by the City of Noblesville Street Department.
 
Concerns regarding tree trimming, tree replacement (for dead trees only), etc can be directed to:
 
Paul Lindeman
Noblesville City Arborist
(317) 776-6348.
 

 
How can I report a parking issue or concern?
 
Over time numerous homeowners have voiced concerns about street parking, line of sight issues, cars blocking the sidewalk, etc. The local ordinance applicable to these parking issues is outlined below:

72.12 Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited; No Signs Required 
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
  1. On a sidewalk
  2. In front of or between sidewalk and curb or immediately opposite a public or private driveway;
  3. Within an intersection
  4. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant
  5. On a crosswalk
  6. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk
  7. Within 30 feet upon the approach to any intersection flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway
  8. Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance (when properly signposted)
  9. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street
  10. Within 30 feet of any railway crossing
  11. At any place where official signs or markings so designate. 
Anytime an issue like this arises (broken down cars, road safety, etc.) please call the Noblesville Police Department at (317) 776-6340, and ask for a Community Service Officer to be sent to the incident location. Community Service Officers deal with these issues every day and quite frankly are better versed than most patrol officers in this area. Both NPD Community Service Officers work Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:00pm and will look into parking and traffic safety issues such as these.
 
Abandoned vehicles can also be reported to the Noblesville Police Department by calling (317) 773-1300. Please note that when calling you might be asked why you suspect the vehicle is abandoned or what evidence you have to support this claim, and wrecked or damaged vehicles that are still drivable are not considered abandoned or in violation unless they are parked in front of a "No Parking" sign, blocking the sidewalk, or otherwise in violation of a city ordinance.

Vehicles that are broken down, leaking fluids, or in disrepair can also be reported to a NPD Community Service Officer (Ron Louks or Charlie Jones) by calling (317) 776-6340.
 

How to report a pot hole in the street:  
 Business: (317) 776-6348 or
  
 
Use Departments pull down
Select (Street Department)
Select report a Pothole, complete the form and then submit your request.
 
 

How to report a street light that has gone out:
 
Go to the Duke Energy website:       https://www.duke-energy.com/home
In the upper right corner of their website select:   OUTAGES
Scroll down on the page to the “Request a light repair” and select:   MAKE REQUEST
Type the address nearest to the defective street light in the search bar above the map and select the search button.
Select the light (green or Red circle with bulb.
Complete the form and then select the green “REPORT A PROBLEM” button
 

 
Who is responsible for snow removal?
 
All streets in Cherry Tree HOA are city streets, and thus are scheduled to be cleared by the City of Noblesville. This means that your property taxes, not your HOA dollars, pay for most of the snow removal.

According to the official City of Noblesville website, Street Department crews work in 12 hour shifts, 7 days a week using as many as 28 snow plows and 18 salt spreaders if necessary.  Written guidelines are used for snow/ice removal starting with primary streets, then secondary streets, then alternate routes and cul-de-sacs.

As a winter storm increases in length and severity, the proportion of roads that crews can effectively service decreases.  Guidelines list priority streets based on traffic volume and necessity to move emergency traffic through that area.

Homeowners need to be aware, however, that clearing streets does not mean they won’t get a ridge at the bottom of their driveway. That seems to be the biggest problem, that city crews cannot clear the end of each driveway when plowing. Additionally, cars parked on the street will hinder the city’s clearing of the streets. The Noblesville Street Department will not send their plows down a residential street where there are cars parked on both sides of the street. During or after a snowstorm homeowners are encouraged to minimize street parking to allow city crews to do a better job. 

Homeowners are also reminded that snow removal from their driveway, from the end of their driveway, sidewalk, and around their mailboxes is their responsibility as homeowners.  This is not something the city or the HOA will cover.

The HOA Board has hired a private contractor to plow the cul-de-sacs when there is significant snowfall and has the option to have that contractor plow our streets if weather conditions are severe enough that the city is unable to maintain the streets in our community.
 

 
Who can we report loose dogs, nuisance barking, or other animal issues to?
 
Noblesville City Ordinance 78-12-04 pertains to the care, control, and welfare of animals. This measure not only defines animal abandonment, animals at large, dangerous animals, and public nuisance; but also speaks to the enforcement of issues such as:
  1. hitching or tying
  2. animal vaccination
  3. removal of excrement
  4. animal sanitation and medical care
  5. animal restraint
  6. animal cruelty
  7. animal abandonment
  8. noisy dogs
  9. biting animals
  10. lost or stray animals; etc.
For more information or to file a complaint you can contact Noblesville Animal Control by calling (317) 773-1282.
 
Additionally, you can contact Deputy Tom Rogers, Animal Control Coordinator directly by calling (317) 776-4110.
 

 
Are pools allowed in the neighborhood, and if so, what types?
Pools are not directly addressed in the Covenants, however the HOA Board, ARB and Kirkpatrick Management Company have agreed on the following definitions and how pools will be addressed in the neighborhood. These definitions were formed by referencing the Indiana and Noblesville Code for pools listed in the links below.
  • Permanent pools (defined as “Forty-two inches (“42”) or more of water depth or any inside pool regardless of size that is constructed in the ground or in a building in such a manner that the pool cannot be readily disassembled for storage.”) are allowed and will require a ARB Request. However, Permanent pools on pond lots will not be approved by the ARB.
  • Non-Permanent pools (defined as “Forty-two inches (42”) or less of water depth that is constructed with non-metallic, molded polymeric walls, or inflatable fabric walls regardless of dimension that it may be readily disassembled for storage and reassembled to its original integrity.”) are allowed and will NOT require an ARB request.

 

 
 
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