Antelope Property Owners Association, Governing Documents, Centennial, Colorado

Antelope, Filing No. 1 & 2
a subdivision of a part of Section 26 and 27
Township 5 South, Range 66 West of the
6th P.M., Arapahoe County, Colorado

The Governing Documents were put into place in 1977 in an effort to operate and manage the community of Antelope for the purposes of enhancing and preserving the property values for the community. Over time, some of the Governing Documents have been amended and restated as time and circumstances warrant.

In January of 2006, the Governing Documents Committee took on the monumental task of updating our 30-year-old covenants to: 1) add provisions to meet the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA) in accordance with Titles 7 and 38 of the Colorado Revised Statues; 2) to reflect current practices; 3) to be consistent with our other governing documents; and 4) to create an organized, cohesive document.

As of February 13, 2007, over 60% of Antelope property owners consented to update the old covenants and replace it with the new 8-page document. Please take the time to read and understand your Governing Document and feel free to contact any board member or committee member with questions.

Residents who have a complaint about the community or a neighbor in particular, please review the Covenant and Rule Enforcement policy [click here] for instructions on how to file a complaint with the Board.

At the March Board Meeting, a new committee was formed chaired by property owner Mike Lucas and includes Stan Frahm and Patty McCormack.

The purpose of the committee was to draft a rule to clarify how Covenant changes shall be voted on, to establish a procedure for voting on Covenant changes and to ensure a secret ballot and maintain anonymity.

The committee presented a Proposed Covenant Amendment Voting Procedures document to the association members at the June 2008 Annual Meeting and asked for comments.

The Board will discuss and comment on the Proposed Procedure at the July 8 Board Meeting and make recommendations for approval or changes.

The Proposed Procedure can be found HERE for those that did not attend the Annual Meeting and would like to review the document.

Comments should be sent to: Mike Lucas at: firehunter1979 [at] hotmail .com or by calling Mike at (303) 693-3063.

The Antelope Property Owners Association did not have in place specific procedures outlining how property owners can bring about an amendment to the covenants [para 7.2(a)].

Note: This new rule did not change the covenants in any way. Over the last few years the Board has occasionally received questions from homeowners and outside parties on how one goes about changing the covenants. We pointed them to Section 7.2 (Amendments) which outlined that we needed at least 60% of owners to approve such a change. The question that kept on coming up was, "How do we advise homeowners or outside parties to get to that vote?" We had in place the "how" of changing the Bylaws, but unfortunately, the path to a covenant vote was not clear. Based on months of discussions, a draft of a rule clarifying the steps was needed. This rule is not intended to make covenant changes easier or harder to make, just outline steps to get to the vote.

Click HERE to view or print the new rule outlining these procedures. Property owners were given 10 days to comment on the new rule, which expired 3/7/08. The new rule was approved by the Board at the March 11, 2008 Board meeting.

Governor Bill Owens placed into effect 28 pages of law that impacted how associations are governed and operated and what rights owners have. All policies and procedures took full effect as of January 1, 2006. The following nine (9) resolutions are now part of the Antelope Governing Documents.

NOTE: Four of these seven SB100 policies required revision due to the passage of SB89 earlier this year and two of these policies are newly written. After owner comment and Board approval, the following documents became final as of October 6, 2006 and November 14, respectively.

Contact the Governing Documents Committee
email: antelope @ antelopepoa.com

Jeff Toussaint, Chairperson