About Aspen Lakes Estates

 
Facts/Information Regarding Aspen Lakes Estate Owners’ Association
 
Size of Development, Lot and Home Size:
 - 115 lots, each about 1 acre in size, with most of them bordering the golf course.
 - Aspen Lakes is over 80% built out.
 - Homes range in size from 2,500 s.f. to 6,500 s.f.
 
Aspen Lakes Golf Course:
 - The Aspen Lakes Golf Course is owned, operated, and maintained as a public course by the developer of Aspen Lakes (Cyrus family entities).
 
Aspen Lakes Utility Company:
 - Domestic and Irrigation water is furnished to Owners by Aspen Lakes Utility Company, an Oregon State rate and service-regulated utility owned and operated by the Cyrus family.
 
Owners’ Association Properties:
 - The Aspen Lakes Recreation Center includes a community room, a fitness room with exercise equipment, swimming pool, spa, and kiddie pool that is operated in the summer, bathrooms, showers, and an office.
 - Tennis/Pickle ball, and basketball courts.
 - 4.1 acres of Common Area.
 - Cul-de-sac landscaping and entry gate (3) operation.
 - 3.1 miles of private roads.
 - Dues are reasonable ($132 per month) and are collected quarterly.
 
Homeowner Activities in Aspen Lakes:
 - Annual events: Firewise Clean-Up Weekend (spring) and the Annual Homeowners’ Meeting (fall).  Plans to expand annual events are in progress.
 - Homeowner committees:  Social, News and Communication, Covenants, Facilities, Safety and Firewise.
 - Activity groups include Hiking and Snow-Shoeing, Book Club, Poker, Kayaking, Bike Riding, Bunco, Pickleball, and Crafting groups. 
 
Design Guidelines (DG):
 - Design and development of homes must follow the DGs.
 - DGs are administered by a Design Review Committee (DRC) consisting of Aspen Lakes homeowners.
 - The DRC is the contact point through construction and final acceptance of a home, including landscaping.
 - The DRC is also the initial contact point for violations of the Design Guidelines for completed homes (if a matter is unresolved after initial contact, then the matter is referred to the Board of the Homeowners’ Association.  Example: unauthorized landscape feature).
 
Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs): 
 - Aspen Lakes is subject to CC&Rs, nothing unusual about them.
 - The homeowner’s association enforces the CC&Rs (example: owner’s dog running loose) and as stated above, also enforces the DGs when necessary.