Signs
CC&Rs Article XIII, Use Restrictions, Section 15, Signs: No billboards or advertising signs of any character shall be erected or permitted on any lot, or on any Dwelling Unit thereon…. No signs of any kind shall be permitted in the Common Areas at any time.
The Board reaffirms the policy prohibiting signs except as may be required by statute and as described below.
Real Estate Signs
As specified in Arizona Revised Statutes 33-1808, the size of a sign offering a property for sale, for rent or for lease in a homeowner association shall be in conformance with the industry standard size sign, which shall not exceed eighteen by twenty-four inches, and the industry standard size sign rider, which shall not exceed six by twenty-four inches. Real estate signs must be commercially produced. No more than one sign shall be posted on one property.
Industry standard temporary open house signs for the duration of an open house are permitted. Open house hours must be not begin before 8:00 a.m. nor end after 6:00 p.m.
Updated November 16, 2015 by SMVE Board
Political Signs
Political signs must comply with Pima County Zoning Code, Section 18.79.110E.15 and Arizona Revised Statute 33-1808. The aggregate size of all political signs on one property shall not exceed nine square feet. A political sign may not be installed more than seventy-one days prior to the election and shall be removed no more than three days after election.
Updated 8/7/2017 by SMVE Board
Signs on Mailboxes Prohibited
Homeowners may not post any material on the mailboxes. Since 1992, the Post Office has agreed that SMVE HOA would have exclusive use of the mailboxes to post Association reminders as long as it kept it to a minimum (6-8) times/year and they were removed promptly when the event was over. They stipulated that there were to be no other authorized postings on the mailboxes by anyone else and that the Association should so notify the membership. The Association should remove any and all unauthorized postings. This agreement was reaffirmed by the Post Office to Bill Page on 2/24/15.
Updated November 16, 2015 by SMVE Board
Security System Signs
A small security sign, 11″x11″ or less in size, placed discreetly within one foot of a wall, is permitted as part of a security system installation. Larger signs or signs placed prominently in a homeowner yard are considered advertising and are not permitted.
Adopted 8/7/2017 by SMVE Board