Design Review Process

 

Read the Design Guideline so you know what is and isn’t allowed. These guidelines are maintained by the Design Review Committee (DRC). This committee of resident volunteers review all DRC submissions for any exterior home change or modification.  

 

As a Southshore Resident you are required to complete and submit a Design Review Request Form for any proposed exterior changes.  Submit completed forms to southshore@amihoa.com.  If you have questions, contact AMI at  720.870.2221 or email southshore@amihoa.com.  

 

Design Review Request Form Click Here.

 

If you prefer to print the Design Review Request Form, Click Here.  You will need to email the completed form and support to southshore@amihoa.com.

 

Once you receive Design Review Committee (DRC) approval, it does not constitute approval of the local building department and/or any other governmental regulations and laws, and you may be required to obtain a building permit.

 

City of Aurora Permitting Click Here.

The DRC request a copy of your homes plot plan to be include with your request form.  You can obtain a copy of your homes plot plan, Click Here.
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DRC is a committee comprised of Southshore Residents.  The DRC will complete their review within 30 days of submission.

Once you receive written approval, you must complete the project within 6 months.  A Homeowner Association representative may enter your property for exterior inspection at a mutually agreed upon time.

 

Learn more about the Design Review Committee, Click Here.

Please click HERE for example Sherwin-Williams paint colors. 

 

Special Considerations: The intent is to provide the homeowner with the opportunity to have a combination of colors that appeal to their aesthetic desires and, at the same time, compliment adjacent homes.

As time passes, tastes change. Colors used during the original development may no longer be in style. It is the DRC’s intent to maintain a contemporary color selection that satisfies the majority of homeowners. 

Guidelines:

a) Adjacent house colors affect the field colors that may be approved. It is imperative that clusters of similar field colors are avoided. The DRC may be able to provide you with color chips and larger paint samples to help you in identifying your current and future color combinations.

 

b) Please provide one (1) set of all color chips of field, trim, garage door and front door colors with your request.

c) Homeowners may not select colors identical to, or substantially similar to colors on homes
adjacent to, or immediately across from their own home (front and rear). Please provide a picture of your neighbor’s house colors on both sides and across (if applicable) with your request.

d) Permanence: Generally, you may expect 3-5 years of wear between paintings. You will likely find the trim deteriorating more quickly than the field, especially for those areas that receive frequent exposure to direct sunlight.

All homes require to have a lot boundary fence to include wing fences. DRC approval is required.  

 

 

 
Fence Colors:

 

Lake, Senac and Hill - WOOD STAIN: BEHR ST-141 “Tugboat” Semi‑Transparent

Mead and Ridge - WOOD STAIN: BEHR #760C-2 (COUNTRY BEIGE) SOLID STAIN

 

Do Not Attach Items or Modify a Southshore Maintained Fence
 
Residents and/or Homeowners are not allowed to modify or attached items to the Southshore maintained fence.  The only exception is temporary holiday lighting, which must be attached using temporary means such as wreath hangers.  
No nails, hooks, screws or other hardware may be attached to the Southshore maintained fence. If a resident and/or homeowners would like to install a gate, Design Review Committee (DRC) approval is required beforehand.  For more information refer to the DRC page, Click Here.
 

 

These are maintained by the Metro District. Please click HERE for more information. 

 

 

Trees on resident property, including the tree lawn, are not maintained by Southshore, these are homeowner responsibility. The builder typically plants the initial trees, you may check with your builder warranty contact to see if a tree is under warranty. 

 

 

The “tree lawn” is the strip of landscaping between the sidewalk and the street. Tree lawn maintenance is the responsibility of the homeowner for the tree lawn area adjacent to their home. The tree lawn is owned by the City of Aurora as part of the public right-of-way, but the homeowner is responsible for its upkeep.  View the Design Guideline Manuals for more information on landscaping requirements for the tree lawn area, including the requirement for a deciduous tree every 30 linear feet.

 

 

Common trees found in and around Southshore include:
 

Austrian Pine / Pinus Nigra
Kentucky Coffeetree / Gymnocladus Dioicus
Autumn Blaze Maple / Acer Freemanii
Limber Pine / Pinus Flexilis
Canada Red Chokecherry / Prunus Virginiana
Pinyon Pine / Pinus Edulis
Callery Pear / Pyrus Calleryana
Ponderosa Pine / Pinus Ponderosa
Colorado Spruce /Picea Pungens
Russian Hawthorn / Crataegus Ambigua
Downy Hawthorn / Crataegus Mollis
Vanderwolf’s Pyramid Pine / Pinus Flexilis
Ginnala Maple / Acer Ginnala
Western Catalpa / Catalpa Speciosa
Hackberry / Celtis Occidentalis
 
 Trees NOT approved

 

It is normal for water to periodically flow over sidewalks and driveways due rain, snow melt, and sump pump discharge. If water continues to flow over your sidewalk, it could become a nuisance, creating algae growth in the summer and ice in the winter. When water becomes a nuisance, it is the homeowner’s responsibility, by law, to eliminate hazards. Southshore frequently fields inquires on excess water over sidewalks.  Unfortunately, the sidewalk and tree lawns (landscaping between street and sidewalk) is property of the City of Aurora.  

 

Update September 1, 2023

 

The City of Aurora has decided it was time to help residents out. Starting on Wednesday September 6th, the City of Aurora will begin accepting applications for the Chase Drain Rebate Program. To apply for the rebate, go to auroragov.org

 

 

 

 

This policy required by law identifies some pre-approved design plans for your landscaping submissions to aid in ideas and compliance with the landscape standards. Please review the policy for complete details. (Please note the Board plans to incorporate the policy into the design guidelines once the proposed revisions are finalized and implemented).