Did You Know ...
Sunday-04-09-2023- @ 16:31
Community Wide Landscape Standards

Lawns
HOMEOWNERS shall keep lawns bug free, disease free, weed free and fertilized year-round. Dead, dying or otherwise unhealthy lawns must be treated and/or replaced in a timely manner. All lawns must be maintained with the original type of St Augustine Floratam grass.
HOMEOWNERS shall keep sprinkler heads free of lawn growth for proper disbursement of water. No sprinkler or irrigation systems of any type shall be installed, constructed or operated within the lots or common property other than by the CLIS Owner. No private water system shall be constructed on any lot. See Community Wide Standards on Irrigation. Homeowners are responsible for contacting the Herons Glen Recreation District CLIS Irrigation Dept. for irrigation concerns affecting landscaping and lawn.
Lawn mowing is provided by the Herons Glen Homeowners Association (HOA).
Irrigation water and the operation & maintenance of the CLIS irrigation system is provided by the Herons Glen Recreational District (HGRD).

For more of the standards please click on the following link:

Community Wide Landscape Standards
Herons Glen HOA 3rd Quarter Assessment fees are due April 1, 2023
Sunday-04-09-2023- @ 16:30
Payments must be received by April 15 to avoid late fees and interest.

Accounts not paid by April 15th will have a late fee and interest applied to the balance. All fees applied will be due and require payment of the full amount.

Paying Your Herons Glen HOA Assessment Fees
Residents who are not on Automatic Payments should consider signing up for auto pay or set up bill pay through your bank. This is the most secure way to make assessment payments.
Remember that bill pay through your bank takes extra time to arrive so please set the payment date early to avoid late fees.

Paying by mail can also take extra time for delivery but still must arrive by April 15th so please mail early to avoid the late and interest fees.

If you receive electronic statements through email and do not find that you received a statement prior to April 1st you are still responsible to pay the assessment fee on time. Check your spam and if still not there then send an email to bookkeeping@mbcopa.com You will need to include your name, address and account number in the email.

To access your HOA Account online please use the link below:

https://mbc.cincwebaxis.com/5805

This link is also on the HOA webpage www.heronsglenhoa.org
Golf Cart Safety
Sunday-04-09-2023- @ 16:28
• Never drive recklessly or joy ride. Drive courteously. Obey all vehicle traffic signs and rules of the road.
• Never drive intoxicated or under the influence of any drug or narcotic.
• Avoid distractions while operating the golf cart just as you would in an automobile. Be safe and attentive.
• Use seat belts. Have seat belts installed if the golf cart does not supply them. Don’t overlook one of the most important safety measures we have today.
• Only carry the number of passengers for which there are seats.
• Drivers and all passengers should keep all body parts (arms, legs, feet) inside cart while vehicle is in motion, except when signaling a turn.
• Do not allow anyone to ride standing in the vehicle or on the back platform of the vehicle. Do not put vehicle in motion until all passengers are safely seated inside vehicle.
• Operate the vehicle from the driver’s side only.
• Always use hand signals to indicate your intent to turn due to the small size and limited visibility of the turn signals on a golf cart.
• Check blind spots before turning.
• Carefully turn and look behind golf cart before backing up.
• Always yield to pedestrians and be cognizant of motor vehicles.
• Use extreme caution in inclement weather. Although a golf cart may shield you from the rain, it may not protect you from a lightning strike.

For the safety of your family and other residents, we ask that you and your guests follow the rules and not allow children to drive the golf cart. The golf cart rules say that each operator of a golf cart must be at least 18 years old or have a valid driver's license.
Parking and Vehicle Rules & Regulations
Sunday-04-09-2023- @ 16:27
To help ensure the safety of our residents and guests, in addition to the vehicle restrictions in Article XIII, Section 2 of the Declaration, the use of private vehicles on Association property, and the roads of Herons Glen, requires compliance with the following rules.
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Privately Owned Carts:
1. Owner or occupants residing in a Unit with private carts must register with the Herons Glen Recreational District (“HGRD”) through its established procedures.
2. Private carts must be electrically powered and equipped with headlights and taillights or reflectors if used after dusk.
3. Private carts must meet Safety Standards (ANSI). These standards are available for review in the Association office.
4. Each operator of a private cart must be at least 18 years old or have a valid driver's license.
5. This section is not applicable to service vehicles operated by the HGRD and/or Association.

To read the full policy click on the link: Parking and Vehicle Rules & Regulations
Security- Visitor Management Telephone Line is back up
Thursday-04-06-2023- @ 09:16
The visitor management phone line system for Dwelling Live has been restored. It came back up at 11:05 am today. System testing is complete. The voice line to register visitors is now working.

To register your visitors and guests by telephone:

Call (239) 360-3515 or 888-994-4117, the message will be directly attached to your address if you are calling from a phone number you have registered in the system. When your guest arrives and provides your address, the guard will be able to access your voicemail approving the visitor. You may also leave any other messages or requests for security at the above telephone numbers. Once you leave a voicemail the guard will be immediately notified of the voicemail.

When calling if your phone number is registered in dwelling live you will hear the address your phone number is registered to.
• If you have more than one address at Herons Glen, then follow the prompts to select the address you are registering a visitor for.
• If you receive a message that your phone number is not registered, please contact the HOA Office at 239-731-0322 or send an email to Lori.hghoa@gmail.com. Please include your address and phone number if you send an email or leave a message for the HOA Office.

Leaving a voicemail on the visitor management security system:
Please speak as clearly as possible, provide the name of the person or company, and expected date of arrival, and how long you want the pass to be issued for. Before ending the call PRESS THE # BUTTON then you can end the call.

To register visitors online at visitor management:

Easy to add, delete and manage your visitors online, no phone call required if you use the online Visitor Management.

Online Visitor Management at Dwelling Live: click link- Visitor Management

If you need registration information, please send an email to hoaoffice@heronsglenhoa.org

You can also get the app for your mobile device to register visitors online. Go to the app store on your device and look for Dwelling Live Frontsteps.
Community Wide Landscape Standards
Sunday-04-02-2023- @ 01:39
Lawns

HOMEOWNERS shall keep lawns bug free, disease free, weed free and fertilized year-round. Dead, dying or otherwise unhealthy lawns must be treated and/or replaced in a timely manner. All lawns must be maintained with the original type of St Augustine Floratam grass.
HOMEOWNERS shall keep sprinkler heads free of lawn growth for proper disbursement of water. No sprinkler or irrigation systems of any type shall be installed, constructed or operated within the lots or common property other than by the CLIS Owner. No private water system shall be constructed on any lot. See Community Wide Standards on Irrigation. Homeowners are responsible for contacting the Herons Glen Recreation District CLIS Irrigation Dept. for irrigation concerns affecting landscaping and lawn.
Lawn mowing is provided by the Herons Glen Homeowners Association (HOA).
Irrigation water and the operation & maintenance of the CLIS irrigation system is provided by the Herons Glen Recreational District (HGRD).

For more of the standards please click on the following link:

Community Wide Landscape Standards
Did You Know ...
Sunday-04-02-2023- @ 01:38
IMPORTANT: Doing exterior work without getting required approvals from the Architectural Review Committee or Grounds Committee could result in fines. Do not start work until you have secured the required approvals.
Security- Visitor Management Phone Line Temporarily down
Sunday-04-02-2023- @ 01:38
The visitor management phone line system for Dwelling Live is still not working. Any voice messages to register visitors left at (239)-360-3515 or (888) 994-4117 cannot be retrieved. The phone system stopped working on Monday, March 13th at 4:00 pm.

The Dwelling Live technicians are working to resolve the problem. We will let you know as soon as the voice system is repaired and can be used again.

Until the visitor management telephone issue is resolved the guard may need to call some residents who may not have received this message yet.

The online visitor management system is still working and not affected by the phone line issue. Residents can log in online and register their visitors. Online Visitor Management at Dwelling Live: click link-
Visitor Management

If you need registration information, please send an email to hoaoffice@heronsglenhoa.org.

Until the system is repaired if you are not able to use the online visitor registration, please send the HOA Office an email hoaoffice@heronsglenhoa.org include the visitor’s name, dates the pass is authorized for and your address & telephone # or you can call the HOA Office at 239-731-0322. Please provide as much advance notice as possible. We apologize for this inconvenience.

A notice will be sent out when the telephone registration system is repaired.
Finance Committee Report
Sunday-04-02-2023- @ 01:36
Ed Huetteman, HOA Treasurer
Delivered at the HOA Board Workshop March 7, 2023

The Finance Committee met on February 23, 2023.
The memorial garden has officially been named the “Herons Glen Memorial Garden”. The form for requesting a memorial brick has been approved. Bricks will cost $135.

Resurfacing Herons Glen Blvd by Collier Pavers will begin after Easter. It was discussed whether the pavers at the street entrance and by the guardhouse should be removed and replaced, as there would be a $30,000 cost savings by simply paving over these areas.

To date we have incurred $161,000 in Ian cleanup costs. It is estimated that it will cost another $40 to 60K for signage replacement and tree removal. We were reimbursed $6,800 for the loss of the cameras at the guardhouse.

The guardhouse project is currently in permitting. It will take about 10 weeks to complete. It was noted that the generator will be remotely monitored by the installation company.

The audit was approved by the HOA Board. It was noted that the long-range plan needs some adjustments for inflation to maintain adequate reserves.

The mill and overlay project was approved by the HOA Board.

The guardhouse generator project was approved by the HOA Board.

A long-range planning meeting will be held in March with the Long-Range Plan subcommittee.

The next regular HOA Finance Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, March 23 @ 1:30 in the HOA Conference Room.
President’s Report March 2023
Sunday-04-02-2023- @ 01:35
As a result of the damage caused by Ian, many of our home owners are in the process of replacing their pool cages, or making other repairs or replacements to their property. Some of the newer designs vary from those stated in our documents. The Architectural Review Committee is reviewing these new designs with the goal of adopting and including those that offer improvements to our residents.

The HOA and the HGRD will co-sponsor our Volunteer Appreciation Reception during National Volunteer Appreciation week in April.

Peak season will be ending soon, so it’s time to begin thinking about volunteering for a committee you’re interested in and believe you can contribute to. There are many to choose from and they are all looking for volunteers.

I also don’t want to miss the opportunity to wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Rick Romine, HOA President
From the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Article XIII Residential Use Restrictions
Saturday-03-25-2023- @ 15:50
Section 2. Parking and Prohibited Vehicles.
(a) Parking. Vehicles shall be parked only in the garages or in the driveways, if any, serving the Units or in appropriate spaces or designated areas in which parking may or may not be assigned and then subject to the Rules and Regulations. Notwithstanding the above, no more than two vehicles shall be parked in the driveway serving any Unit on a regular basis. For purposes of this Section, a car shall be deemed parked on a "regular basis" if parked in such driveway more than seventy-two hours in any seven day period without prior approval of the Board of Directors. Garage doors and/or roll down screens shall remain closed at all times except during ingress, egress, occupancy of the garage or during Lot maintenance by the Owner.

Commercial vehicles, vehicles with commercial writing on their exteriors, vehicles primarily used or designed for commercial purposes, tractors, mobile homes, trailers (either with or without wheels), campers, camper trailers, motor homes, recreational vehicles, ATVs, boats and other watercraft, and boat trailers shall be parked only in enclosed garages. Stored vehicles and vehicles which are either obviously inoperable or do not have current operating licenses shall not be permitted on any Lot except within enclosed garages. For purposes of this Section, a vehicle shall be considered "stored" if it is covered with a tarpaulin and remains so covered for fourteen consecutive days without the prior approval of the Board of Directors. This Section shall not apply to any commercial vehicles providing service or making deliveries to or in behalf of the Association, the District, the Developer or their designees.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the Board may adopt Rules and Regulations which permit any vehicle to be parked, temporarily, on Common Areas, including streets.

Herons Glen HOA Board adopted Parking and Vehicle Rules & Regulations

Automobiles:
1. Owner or occupants residing in a Unit must register their vehicles with the Association office.
2. An automatic gate barcode may be attached to the driver's side of the vehicle.
3. No more than two vehicles shall be parked in driveway serving any unit on a regular basis. A car shall be deemed parked on a "regular basis" if parked in such driveway more than seventy-two hours in any seven day period without prior approval of the Board of Directors.
4. Commercial vehicles, vehicles with commercial writing on their exteriors, vehicles primarily used or designed for commercial purposes are not permitted to be parked in the driveway.
5. Mobile homes, trailers (either with or without wheels), campers, camper trailers, motor homes, recreational vehicles, ATVs, boats and other watercraft, and boat trailers are not permitted to be parked in the driveway.

Reminder:
The following are examples of vehicles that are not permitted to be parked in the driveway:

• Commercial vehicles
• Vehicles with commercial writing on their exteriors
• Vehicles primarily used or designed for commercial purposes
• Motor homes
• Trailers
• Campers
• Camper Trailers
• Recreational vehicles
• Boat Trailers

Herons Glen does not have parking for resident's commercial vehicles or commercially designed vehicles. If you are not able to park the vehicle in your garage, then you will need to make other parking arrangements for your vehicle.

Privately Owned Carts:

1. Owner or occupants residing in a Unit with private carts must register with the Herons Glen Recreational District (“HGRD”) through its established procedures.
2. Private carts must be electrically powered and equipped with headlights and taillights or reflectors if used after dusk.
3. Private carts must meet Safety Standards (ANSIz-130-1-1979). These standards are available for review in the Association office.
4. Each operator of a private cart must be at least 18 years old or have a valid driver's license.
5. This section is not applicable to service vehicles operated by the HGRD and/or Association.

All vehicles including automobiles, carts, mopeds, bicycles, motorcycles, RV's or other mode of transport:

Owners or occupants residing in the Unit will be held fully responsible for any and all damages caused by the Owner/occupant or their negligence, or by that of their family or guests. The costs resulting from any and all such damages, including legal fees incurred by the Association, will be charged to the Owner’s Lot as a User Assessment under Article XI of the Declaration.

1. All must obey traffic signs and/or other posted traffic and parking instructions.
2. All vehicles must use caution when in the area of other vehicles or pedestrians.
3. No vehicles may be stored or left overnight on any Common Areas, including streets. (See the Security Policy for exceptions to this rule for RVs, Enclosed Trailers and Boat Trailers.)
4. No stored vehicles are permitted on any lot without the prior approval of the Board of Directors. (See Article XIII Section 2 paragraph (a) of the Covenants.)

Violations: Parking
Parking citations will be issued by the Herons Glen HOA Roving Patrol Officer. Citation will be placed on the vehicle. A copy of the citation will be provided to the HOA Office.

1. 1st citation issued for street parking will be a warning to the Lot Owner.
2. 2nd citation issued for street parking will result in a $25.00 fine to the Lot Owner
3. Additional citations for street parking will result in a $25.00 fine to the Lot Owner each time a citation is issued.

Violation of the Parking and Vehicle Rules & Regulations may result in additional action by the Association board and/or management as allowed by the governing documents of Herons Glen. Further, vehicles in violation of the Governing Documents may be towed or booted by the Association at the Owner’s expense. No notice is required prior to towing or booting other than the existence of appropriate signage as may be required by Florida Statutes.

Security Policy- Street Parking
Motor homes owned by a resident are allowed on the street, in front of the owner’s residence for the purpose of loading and unloading, 48 hours only, within a 7-day period. Enter in log time and date Motor Home first appears on patrol. Motor homes that have a visitor’s tag in the window are not permitted overnight street parking unless specific permission is given by the HOA. Any visitor’s motor home on the street between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. should be ticketed and a warning issued to the resident. No occupancy of any vehicle is permitted. Fines may be imposed according to HOA Policy.

Enclosed trailers and boat trailers are allowed to be parked on the street in front of owner’s residence. Parking may not exceed 24 hours within a 7-day period.
Architectural Review Committee
Saturday-03-25-2023- @ 15:47
Report to the HOA Board March 7th

February 2023 Report

Committee updates: The HOA Board approved Mike Adduci as the ARC Co-Chair and Terry Potts as an alternate member of the committee.

The ARC received 74 applications for the month of February with 66 being approved, 1 denied and 7 placed on hold for further information.

Discussions were held to expand and clarify lanai/Cage repairs and additions.

An additional roof material was introduced for review and will be researched.

The next meeting of the ARC will be held on March 14 at 9:00 am in the HOA Conference Room/Zoom.

Respectfully Submitted, Andrew Cohen, Chair

ARC Application submission deadlines and meetings:
• The deadline for the March 14th ARC meeting has passed.
• For application review at the March 28th ARC meeting, applications and support documents must be submitted by March 21st to the HOA Office.
Heron’s Glen HOA Activities Committee
Saturday-03-25-2023- @ 15:47
Monthly Report of the Meeting of February 16, 2023,
for the HOA Workshop Board Meeting, March 7, 2023

The HOA Activities Committee met on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM. Present at this meeting were Pat Stuchly, Chair; Bernadette Schirra, Debbie Baker, Jean Lambeseder, Donna Piacsik and Debbie DeFazio; alternate Sandy Mamer. Also present was our Board Liaison Denise Fell.

Points discussed at this meeting included:
- Evaluation of Activities Fair – February 5, 2023
- Evaluation of Shredding Event – February 13, 2023
- “Stuff the Truck” Event – March 4, 2023 to support Hope Hospice
- Update on future tech seminars – Donna Piacsik

Next to be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM.

Respectfully submitted,
Pat Stuchly, Chair
HOA Board and Committee Meetings:
Saturday-03-18-2023- @ 03:17
• HOA Board Workshop Meeting, Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 1:00pm
• HOA Grounds Committee, Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 1:00pm
• HOA Architectural Review Committee (ARC), March 14, 2023 at 9:00 am
• HOA Board Meeting, Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 5:00pm
• HOA Activities Committee, Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 10:00am
• HOA Finance Committee, Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 1:30pm
• HOA SSEP Committee, Friday, March 24, 2023 at 8:30am
• HOA Architectural Review Committee (ARC), Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 9:00 am
• HOA Communications Committee, Wednesday, March 30, at 10:00am

If you are planning to attend any of the published meetings please contact the HOA Office at hoaoffice@heronsglenhoa.org for registration information to attend via Zoom.
Security- Visitor Management
Saturday-03-18-2023- @ 03:15
Visitors need to be registered through the visitor management system, please call (239) 360-3515 or 888-994-4117 or register visitors online at visitor management visitor management.

Option 1- Online Visitor Management at Dwelling Live: click link- Visitor Management
If you need registration information, please send an email to hoaoffice@heronsglenhoa.org.

Option 2- Call (239) 360-3515 or 888-994-4117 to register your guest. The message will be directly attached to your address if you are calling from a phone number you have registered in the system. When your guest arrives and provides your address, the guard will be able to access your voicemail approving the visitor. You may also leave any other messages or requests for security at the above telephone numbers. Once you leave a voicemail the guard will be immediately notified of the voicemail.

When calling if your phone number is registered in dwelling live you will hear the address your phone number is registered to.
• If you have more than one address at Herons Glen, then follow the prompts to select the address you are registering a visitor for.
• If you receive a message that your phone number is not registered, please contact the HOA Office at 239-731-0322 or send an email to Lori.hghoa@gmail.com. Please include your address and phone number if you send an email or leave a message for the HOA Office.

Leaving a voicemail on the visitor management security system:
Please speak as clearly as possible, provide the name of the person or company, and expected date of arrival, and how long you want the pass to be issued for. Before ending the call PRESS THE # BUTTON then you can end the call.

Rentals & Forms
Saturday-03-18-2023- @ 03:14
All leases or rentals must comply with the governing documents, rules and restrictions for Herons Glen. The Sub Associations Fairways, Meadows, and Solana HOA’s may be more restrictive but not less restrictive than the governing documents of the Herons Glen Homeowners Association. Owners are responsible to confirm additional restrictions in their Sub HOA.

All leases or rentals shall be in writing and shall be for a minimum term of thirty days. Owners are required to provide renters with copies of the Covenants, By-laws and all rules and regulations pertaining to living in Herons Glen.

Units must be rented only in their entirety; no fraction or portion may be rented. There shall be no subleasing of units.

Renters are required to obtain copies of the above documents, whether supplied by the owner or not. These documents are available in the HOA Office.

• All forms required by this policy, as well as a copy of the complete lease must be presented to the HOA Office at least 14 days prior to the rental date.
• A copy of the completed Rental Information Form (Attachment 1) must be presented to the HOA office at least 14 days prior to the rental date. If the Rental Information Form is not received as required, the renter will not be permitted to enter Herons Glen until verification of the lease has been accomplished.
• A signed acknowledgement by Renter (Attachment 3) stating they have read the rules and regulations (Attachment 2) must be presented to the HOA office on or before the day of arrival.

In the event that the owner defaults with HOA assessments, the HOA shall have the right to collect all rental payments due to the owner and apply the same against unpaid assessments. (per Florida Statutes)

The owner is strongly advised to review the applications of renters so that no convicted felons or persons of questionable character could become renters in Herons Glen. It is advised that language be included in the lease stating that there will be sufficient grounds for eviction for noncompliance of the Association rules and regulations.

Information on the extension of a lease must be supplied to the HOA office prior to the expiration of the original lease.

The association may levy reasonable fines up to $100 per day, up to $1000 against any owner, or owner’s tenant, guest, or invitee for failure to comply with any provision of the Declaration, Bylaws or reasonable rules of the HOA. (per Florida Statutes)

Rental Policy & Forms

Visitor Management & Forms
Monthly CERT safety tip:
Saturday-03-18-2023- @ 03:14
Before any medical emergency occurs....

Have this information written and placed in an envelope on the refrigerator for each person in your home. On the outside of the envelope write: IMPORTANT MEDICAL INFORMATION.
Inside, the following:

• Medical conditions
• Prescriptions
• Allergies
• Emergency contact (names and phone numbers)

It should be kept current! This will greatly aid the paramedics, and save valuable time in an emergency