
Covenants (Committee)
Chair: Vacant
2015 Covenants Retrospective
The 2015 Covenants Retrospective provided as part of the 2015 Annual Meeting is below for your review. Please click on the link below:
Design Review Procedures Renovations/Modifications

Design review approval is a three-step process: 1) submission of request to the Management Office; 2) review and recommendation by the Covenants Committee; 3) review of request with Covenants recommendation by the Board for final approval.
Taking each step in turn:
- The Management Office receives your request (or "proposal"). It can contain any materials that accurately and adequately convey what you plan to do: you would probably include a cover letter with a textual overview of the work. Proposals commonly include: contractor proposals, signed contracts, diagrams, pictures, vendor brochures, other specifications. If Covenants or the Board do not have enough information to evaluate your proposal, you may be asked for additional materials or be contacted by phone. One requirement not described in the Handbook: we ask that all work be done by licensed, insured, and bonded contractors. License and insurance information are commonly included in requests.
- Covenants will review your proposal as to its safety, stylistic conformity (e.g. windows), and structural soundness, possible effects on the building and adjoining units, and just generally its consistency with the requirements spelled out in the "Design Review Procedures". Once there is enough information to evaluate, Covenants will issue a recommendation: to "approve" or "disapprove". Partial approvals are also possible. In 90% of cases, Covenants issues a recommendation within 7-10 days of receipt.
- At its next scheduled meeting, the Board will take up your request along with Covenants' recommended action. Unit owners frequently attend to respond to questions Board members may have. Final approval is then voted by the Board. The overwhelming majority of proposals are approved.