Fountaingrove Ranch, one of California’s most dynamic and beautiful communities, meanders across the northeastern foothills of the Mayacamas Range within the city limits of Santa Rosa. More than 800 distinctive homes and condominiums populate thousands of acres of oak, fir and redwood-studded hillsides, ridges and canyons surrounding a championship 18-hole private golf course, lake and open space. Read the rest of this entry »
The next Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for March 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm and will be held in 3554 Round Barn Blvd., Suite 206, Santa Rosa.
The Board of Directors of the Fountaingrove Ranch Master Association is starting the process of reviewing the original CC&Rs, first recorded on October 22, 1985, as the Master Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Fountaingrove Ranch. There have been no revisions to the CC&Rs since that date. Read the rest of this entry »
Early this year the Board decided to do our part to better conserve water during our drought. Some of our irrigation systems are older with sprinkler head that are less than efficient. This effort is beyond the normal replacement of parts that wear out. The City has a program the Association intends to take advantage of that would help pay for the replacement and upgrades. While we have improved numerous landscape areas, this work is continuing. Our goal is to save both water and money.
The design guidelines and rules offered in the design review manual have been developed in an effort to maintain and compliment the natural physical character of Fountaingrove and to achieve a consistent level of review by the Architectural Control Committee (ACC). New construction, exterior modifications and major landscape projects must be submitted for preliminary review and must be received ten (10) workdays prior to the next scheduled meeting. The ACC meetings are held on the third Tuesday every month. If you have any questions, please call Gigi LaFontaine at 575.5171.
We had 4 candidates for 4 open seats. Following are the election results:
Number of ballots cast: 309
Jim MacMillan 279 elected
Jim Johnson 269 elected
Ulrike Gantz 259 elected
Laura Roney 269 elected
2008 Annual Meeting 296 approved
IRS Ruling 70-604 306 approved
The current Directors and the newly elected Directors voted for the Officers of the Corporation. The Officers are as follows:
Skip Epperly President
Jim MacMillan Vice President
Paul Van Iderstine Secretary
Laura Roney Chief Financial Officer
Jim Johnson Director
Ulrike Gantz Director
Susan Nowacki Director
By Skip Epperly
On September 12, 2007, the Santa Rosa City School Board approved an 86-page proposal (memorandum) from Hugh Futrell Corporation and Stephen Burke commencing the development of the “Fir Ridge Workforce Housing Project”. This memorandum outlines the developer selection, process, marketing, pricing, initial sales and re-sales, occupancy, income restrictions and recapture of District costs, financing and project oversight. In brief, the project is comprised of 36 homes on a 6.2 acre site in Fountaingrove. The purpose of the project is to provide affordable housing to District employees who meet program guidelines and who do not currently own a home. A marketing consultant will be hired for the project.
The project will be built in two phases. Phase I consists of building 26 homes to login by July 2008. Marketing will be on-going until all units are developed and sold and will commence in March 2008 when a “Notice of Opportunity to purchase below market rate units” will be issued to all District employees.
Phase II will consist of the completion of the remaining nine units, landscaping and common area improvements. Although District employees are targeted for this program, units may be sold to the public if no eligible employees can be found. The District anticipates buyer occupancy to be complete for all 36 units by June 2009. The Master Association and individual members have been successful in having the project’s units reduced from 40 to 36 and have only five units face onto Fir Ridge Drive. Many members from the Association worked with the school district for several years in an attempt to mitigate the impact on the Fir Ridge area. However, the City approved the project allowing up to 16’ foot high ancillary structure to be built in the back yards without further approval. The District remains silent on what these structures are. Also, the City Traffic Engineer, Jason Nutt, is prepared to allow on street parking from Lyon Court to the Park fronting the development. The District will also allow each owner to have one room in each unit rented to non-owner.
