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THIRD LAGUNA HILLS<\/p>\n
Resolution 03-18-55<\/p>\n
Policy for Alteration of Attics, Soffits and Suspended Ceilings<\/p>\n
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Third Laguna Hills Mutual (\u201cBoard\u201d) established policies<\/p>\n
and procedures for the construction of any alterations, additions and expansions; and<\/p>\n
WHEREAS, the Board, through Resolution 03-17-77, adopted and implemented the Common<\/p>\n
Area Use Policy which restricts the Board from granting use of common area for alterations;<\/p>\n
WHEREAS, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (\u201cAct\u201d) defines the area<\/p>\n
above and outside the interior surface of a Manor as common area and Staff receives numerous<\/p>\n
requests for alterations, including but not limited to, removing suspended ceilings and soffits<\/p>\n
which, if done, would encroach into this common area;<\/p>\n
WHEREAS, the Board has consulted with Staff and legal counsel and determined that the Act<\/p>\n
permits the granting of exclusive use of use of common area, within the interior of the structure,<\/p>\n
that is generally inaccessible and not of general use to the membership at large and transfers<\/p>\n
the responsibility of maintenance and management to the Owner; and<\/p>\n
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the area below the structural members and above<\/p>\n
suspended ceilings and soffits meets these requirements.<\/p>\n
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, May 4, 2018, that the Board of Directors hereby<\/p>\n
adopts the following Resolution for establishment of the Policy for Alteration of Soffits and<\/p>\n
Suspended Ceilings;<\/p>\n
RESOLVED FURTHER, an alteration which removes suspended ceilings and soffits that does<\/p>\n
not negatively affect, or encroach upon, structural members or the structural soundness of the<\/p>\n
structures that meets the criteria set forth in the Third Architectural Review Procedures may be<\/p>\n
approved by Staff through the Mutual Consent process;<\/p>\n
RESOLVED FURTHER, any such alteration, with the exception of alterations permitted by<\/p>\n
existing and future Mutual Standards, shall not include any alteration of the structural members<\/p>\n
or protrude into or affect any space above the lowest part of the structural members; and,<\/p>\n
RESOLVED FURTHER, the area above the structural members or outside of the walls of a<\/p>\n
manor, referred to as attics and crawl spaces, are common area and may not be used for<\/p>\n
alterations without prior approval of the Board,<\/p>\n
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the officers and agents of this Corporation are hereby authorized<\/p>\n
on behalf of the Corporation to carry out this resolution.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","document_category":[1075,1737],"document_type":[53],"class_list":["post-18188","document","type-document","status-publish","hentry","document_category-architectural-standards-operating-rules-third","document_category-third-policies-procedures-ma","document_type-other"],"acf":{"document":304,"resolutions":null,"legacy_id":"","pdf_extracted_text":""},"yoast_head":"\n