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GEORGETOWN EAST HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY INFORMATION


Welcome to Georgetown East HOA! Georgetown is a unique single-family home community in Safety Harbor, Florida. From our zero lot line homes to being a neighborhood of friends, we love the charm of our architectural design and the green space within Georgetown. We are pet friendly and people friendly. We hope you will enjoy living here as much as we do.

To help maintain the unique charm of Georgetown East HOA we are guided by our Association governing documents. If you have not received a copy of the HOA documents from your seller, they are posted on this website or request a copy in writing from our management company, Ameri-Tech Community Management, Inc - 24701 US HWY 19 N, Suite 102 - Clearwater, FL 33763.

In addition to the Association governing documents we have neighborhood Guidelines based on our documents. These are more of the day-to-day neighborhood basics. To help provide more clarity we have put this outline together.

Georgetown East HOA Guidelines
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The Homeowners' Association:

  • We are governed by a Board of Directors. The Board serves two-year, staggered terms with annual elections in February. Meetings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month and are open to all homeowners. The best way to get to know the community is to attend meetings and consider joining the Board.

  • There are committees and neighborhood groups where you can get connected. Committees include Architectural Standards and Social. The Garden Club and holiday decorating are informal outlets to work alongside neighbors with a common purpose.

  • Our monthly maintenance fee covers front lawns, common areas, power bills for streetlights, ponds, roads, sidewalks, mailboxes, water bills for communal landscaping, and insurance for common areas. We have fully funded reserves. Each homeowner is required to pay this maintenance fee.

Community Communication:

  • Our website (www.georgetowneast.com) is our central source of communication for the community. Bulletin boards at the entrances to our neighborhood and email blasts are essential to our HOA’s communication.

  • We publish a biennial HOA Directory. Periodic informational emails are sent electronically by email and on our resident only FaceBook Group site (https://www.facebook.com/groups/georgetowneast). Annual Meeting notifications (October & January) are mailed to the homeowners. Our Annual Membership Meeting is the second Tuesday of February.

Community Maintenance:

  • Georgetown was built in multiple phases by different builders. Each one took the original design (which you will see on Roxbury and Georgetown Drive) and added their own personal touches. To ensure we are retaining the architectural aesthetic for each area of the neighborhood and protecting property values, architectural requests are required for exterior changes to your home. These changes include but are not limited to roof replacement, painting, window/door changes, new driveways (i.e. cement to pavers), fences, walls or gates. All forms are available on the documents page of this website.

  • Garbage and lawn debris is collected on Wednesday morning; recycling on Friday morning. All trash/recycling containers should be put out the evening prior and must be stored in your backyard or garage after it is picked up on the respective day by the Safety Harbor sanitation team. Please check the city’s sanitation guidelines if you have larger, non-standard items. They will not pick up old televisions and other household items but can advise where you can drop those off (https://www.cityofsafetyharbor.com/108/Sanitation-Division).

  • Window air condition units are not permitted in any windows visible from the street.

  • Homeowners are expected to maintain their homes to ensure Georgetown East retains its manicured appearance. Our property manager surveys the community and will send notices of areas in need of clean-up or repair. Homeowners are requested to make those updates within 30 days.

  • The Association periodically cleans the sidewalks. The roofs are the homeowner’s responsibility and expected to be cleaned, as needed.

  • All hoses and hose reels, bikes, toys, and any other items that are not yard related must be stored and not visible from the street.

Fences & Stucco Walls:

  • We have three different fence types in the community. To help homeowners to navigate, the fencing guidelines are available from the Architectural Standards Committee.

  • The color for all fences is custom color Benjamin Moore Georgetown Beige. This paint color is available at Benjamin Moore - First Choice Paints - 550 Sunset Point Road - Clearwater, FL 33765.

  • All wooden fences must be painted in Georgetown Beige promptly after the curing period is complete.

  • Please remember, too, that the gated fence in front of your home is your neighbor’s access to their backyard. Please ensure that your neighbor has clear access for maintenance, waste container storage, etc.

Garage Sales:

  • Garage/Moving Sales are not permitted per the Association governing documents. When enough interest is shown the Board will approve and coordinate a community garage sale.

Grounds Maintenance:


Landscape Maintenance Schedule


  • Front yard lawn care is maintained by a lawn maintenance company engaged by the Association and includes mowing, edging, blowing and removal.

  • Front yards should maintain a common aesthetic and not include anything that would block the lawn company from maintaining the front lawn areas.

  • Oak trees in front yards are trimmed annually on an as need basis and according to Pinellas County guidelines. Tall palm trees in front yards and common areas are trimmed once annually by the HOA in May or June. Planting and removal of all non-communal trees and landscape is always the homeowner’s responsibility..

  • Mulch is placed annually in the Spring to provide a covering that will help plants retain moisture in the summer heat.

  • The community approved mulch type and color is shredded brown. If you replace/add in between the Association placement, the mulch type and color must be shredded brown.

  • Lawns are treated and fertilized bi-monthly (with the exception of June to September). Treatments for trees and shrubs in both the front and backyards are the homeowner’s responsibility and not covered by the Association.

  • Shrubs, hedges and lower palm trees are trimmed regularly by the lawn maintenance company. If you do not want your plants trimmed you may place a red reflector in your garage window. If you do not want your short palm trees trimmed you may place a blue reflector in your garage window. However, if you do so, you agree to actively maintain these areas.

Parking:

  • One month into the development of our Association the City of Safety Harbor initiated no parking in the three “Hammer Heads” (cul-de-sacs) of our community. In addition, Pinellas County ordinance specifies it is illegal to park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. Our Association restrictions (Section 15) state no parking in the street “for a period in excess of one (1) hour. Street parking is intended to be reserved for guest parking in the subdivision.” Whenever possible, please have guests follow the parking pattern and park only on one side of the street. Parking perpendicular in the driveway and parallel to the sidewalk are creative options for a third car.

    Our streets are narrow and through the years the following parking restrictions were initiated:

    • No overnight parking on the street
    • No parking over the sidewalk

    In addition, we ask that you not park on the grass to avoid damage to sprinkler heads and to the grass.

Pets:

  • We are pet friendly without breed or size restrictions and dog walking is a big part of our community’s friendliness. We do ask pet parents to help us keep our neighborhood pet safe and pet clean.

  • All pets must be on a leash at all times in the neighborhood. Regardless of whether your pet is well behaved off leash, it is an HOA, county and state rule that dogs be leashed at all times. This is for your pet’s and everyone’s benefit and safety.

  • Please be sure to pick up after your pets.

  • Coyotes have been spotted nearby so be cautious when walking and if a coyote is sighted make a loud noise, which will normally scare them off. If you have cats, please keep them inside. They can easily fall prey to these unwelcome predators.

Ponds:

  • The Association maintains our retention ponds. Fishing and boating are not permitted for insurance liability reasons. Also, please be aware that we have had alligators in the ponds. Please watch children and pets near any open bodies of water in our community or anywhere in Florida.

Roof Top Items:

  • Satellite dishes and solar panels may be placed but not visible from the street.

Signs:

  • Only For Sale or For Rent signs are permitted. We have a Georgetown specific design for any real estate related signs which can be found on our website on the forms page.

Streetlights:

  • Our lights are maintained by Duke Energy. If you notice a flickering or out light you can report it directly to Duke at www.duke-energy.com/customer-service/request-light-repair, or go to www.georgetowneast.com and click Report Outage.