The Architectural Control Committee (ACC) of Watters Crossing is made up of six volunteers who meet monthly. In addition to the time spent in reviewing, possibly adjusting, and approving plans, considerable attention is given to violations of the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Watters Crossing.

These violations come to the attention of the ACC via a number of ways in addition to being viewed directly by an ACC member. Letters, email, and phone calls, some signed individually or by a group and some anonymous letters also, come in at various times. Most issues are resolved in timely fashion.

Recently, we have received a number of complaints and letters of inquiry concerning several situations within Watters Crossing. We would like to address these here:

Overgrown Trees
Trees that have grown to the point of hanging over sidewalks forcing pedestrians to walk around the low hanging limbs must be trimmed back to make all sidewalks passable. This is covered within the Covenants of Watters Crossing and is a City of Allen ordinance

Yards With Dead / Dying Grass
Homeowners must maintain grass in yards when such grass has died due to increased shade from trees, or lack of water. Many homeowners have addressed this issue by increasing the canopy height on trees, planting shade tolerant grasses and / or installing additional planters in front yards. A word of caution: adding excess topsoil and or planters around an existing tree covers the surface roots and risks losing that tree.

Polycarts, Trash Containers and Recycle Bins
All trash containers must be removed from the ends of driveways each night to an area out of sight. This is noted within the Covenants and is also a City of Allen Ordinance.

Children’s Swings
Swings, rope ladders, ropes, etc, are playground equipment and are not permitted to be installed in front yard trees.

Street Parking
Parking on the street is not prohibited within the Covenants of Watters Crossing. However, we receive numerous complaints of cars parked too close to stop signs, on curves, and directly across from other cars. Always cited is the hindrance to visibility, in particular, with children walking on sidewalks or crossing the street. Please be courteous of your neighbors and aware of where and how you are parking when parking on streets within Watters Crossing.

The ACC would like all to know that while many ACC issues within Watters Crossing are resolved in a speedy manner, some do take an inordinate amount of time due to the legal process. We do want all to know that the ACC does address all issues in an equal manner. Even though it may seem that some are not being addressed. Issues continue to be processed behind the scene, with both the ACC and Board involved, and eventually, all do get resolved.

We, as always, thank the vast majority of homeowners within Watters Crossing who continue to maintain and improve the neighborhood of Watters Crossing.

Denny Adelman
ACC, Chair