Hello Beautiful Whispering Pines
We hope you are doing outstanding during this fall season. 🍂
The Board has received a large amount of feedback from Whispering Pines Owners, desiring for a compromise, in allowing for some RV use on their properties. And, the Board has unanimously agreed there should be some sort of allowance. Therefore, we are proposing the following amendment for vote.
With this amended clause, it is anticipated it will have an impact on a positive level, giving value in the following areas:
- Creating a utilizable and friendly environment for families to spend time together, enjoying their property while planning stages of their building process.
- Owners, by being on their property, to be inspired and to visualize their mountain cabin, and set goals for building. Additionally, allowing opportunity to evaluate the surroundings of their property, to determine positional placement of their cabins, where the sun comes up, sets, etc.
- Perspective buyers will be more likely to purchase property for sale, as they will have the ability to use their property with the use of an RV on a limited basis. Hence, properties will be more desirable and thus sellable.
On August 22, 2024, the Board voted for the proposed clause to be amended under Article III, Construction & Dwelling, Section J, to be submitted to the Association for vote, allowing for limited use of RV’s to be used on properties.
To vote on the proposed RV Amendment, please log into your Whispering Pines profile through the portal at: www.whisperingpineskolob.com, “Owner Login”. Click on the pulldown tab/navigation and then click on Surveys/Voting.
Proposed Amendment:
A R T I C LE I I I
CONSTRUCTION AND DWELLING
CURRENT:
J. RV & Camp Use During Construction: Notwithstanding natural disasters, civil unrest or war —No tent, house trailer, motorhome, camper or vehicle is at any time permitted to be used as a residence, except for the duration of a valid building permit issued for the constructing of a Cabin, and as long as reasonable progress is being made, and except as otherwise permitted in this Declaration. The construction of a Cabin Home may begin at the time a building permit is received.
AMENDED:
J. RV & Camp Use During or Before Construction: Notwithstanding natural disasters, civil unrest or war —No house trailer, motorhome, or camper is at any time permitted to be used as a residence, except for the duration of a valid building permit issued for the constructing of a Cabin, and as long as reasonable progress is being made, and except as otherwise permitted in this Declaration. The construction of a Cabin Home may begin at the time a building permit is received.
Exception: Owners ARE permitted to use an RV for the opportunity to ascertain their land’s surroundings for consideration of building their Cabin, for its layout purposes, and/or for temporary recreation use of having an RV on their land. Owners may use an RV on their property ONLY after filing with the Board for a permit, giving permission. Permits must be requested 14-days before the desired dates of use. The permit will include the precise dates they intend to have an RV (ONE RV ONLY) on the property, not to exceed 3 separate excursions and not to exceed a total of 14 days per calendar year. Permits will only be issued for the Owner and/or immediate family’s use, and not for any guests or proxies. RV’s will not be older than 15-years of age. The Owner understands and agrees that Whispering Pines is NOT an RV Resort Park and may not be used for such, as well as there being no permanent hookups.
When making improvements to property, tents are allowed without a permit as long as they are concealed and not readily visible from the road, nor placed along the road. Fires are permitted during the use of RV and/or tents, as long as they are in accordance with Whispering Pines Covenants, ARTICLE IV, C. Fires Outdoors.
Sincerely,
Andrew Lee
Jeff Klein
Brady Holt
Steve Diamond
Tia Astle
Whispering Pines
Executive Board of Directors