What does the Architectural Committee look at?

The covenants give the Committee a specific test. Plans are approved as to **harmony of external design and location in relation to surrounding structures and topography**.

Two things are being judged: how it looks alongside what is already there, and where it sits on the land.

To make that judgment, the covenants require your submission to show the nature, kind, shape, height, materials and location of what you propose.

The Rules & Regulations describe the Committee's role in the same terms. Enforcing the deed restrictions consistently, fairly and uniformly is one of the chief responsibilities of the Board, and this is carried out through the Architectural Control Committee, which is responsible for ensuring that all structures are "harmonious" with the unique character of Lake of the Pines and, in the words the Rules & Regulations quote, "which will not interfere with the reasonable use or enjoyment of the other owners or purchasers within the subdivision."

For accessory buildings — garages, sheds, pole barns and the like — the Accessory Building Regulations add that building size, materials, design and colour should conform with neighbouring structures to maintain aesthetic continuity, and that the Architectural Committee has final approval of all design features.

**Who appoints the Committee.** The By-Laws give the Board the power to appoint it, and the same power to remove members of it. The covenants require at least three members.

Approval must be in writing. A conversation is not an approval.

*Source: Restrictive Covenants, Article VI, Section 1; Rules & Regulations (7/12/2025), Covenants and Deed Restrictions; By-Laws (Revised 2021), Section 7.10.*