Architectural and Environmental Control Committee

The authority for the Broadview Estates Community Association (BECA) was established in 1982 as part of the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants by the original developer of Broadview Estates recorded in the Maryland Land Records for Anne Arundel county.

This authority includes the operation of the Architectural and Environmental Control Committee with the duties detailed in the Declaration.

May 10, 1982 Declaration (Highlighted)

This authority was restated in the Amended Declaration of restrictive covenants.

December 31, 1986 Restatement

Architectural and Environmental Control Committee

From Declaration Article VIII, page 11 of Anne Arundel County Maryland Land Records, May 10, 1982, Book 3488, page 247:

...no building, fence, wall, swimming pool, or other improvements or structures shall be commenced, directed, placed, moved, altered, or maintained upon The Property, nor shall any exterior addition to or change (including any change of color) or other alteration thereupon be made until the complete plans and specifications showing the location, nature, shape, height, material, color, type of construction and/or any other proposed form of change (including, without limitation, any other information specified by the Architectural and Environmental Control Committee) shall have been submitted to and approved in writing as to safety, harmony of external design, color, and location in relation to surrounding structures and topography and conformity with the design concept for the community by an Architectural and Environmental Control Committee designated by the Board of Directors.

Subject to the same limitations as hereinabove provided for, it shall be prohibited to install, erect, attach, apply, paste, hinge, screw, nail, build, alien, remove, or construct any lighting, shades, screens, awnings, patio covers, decorations, fences, wall, aerials, antennas, radio or television broadcasting or receiving devices, slabs, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, patios, balconies, porches, driveways, walls, or to make any change or otherwise alter (including any alienation in color) in any manner whatsoever the exterior of any improvements constructed upon any lot, or to combine or otherwise join two or more dwellings, or to partition the same after combination, or to remove or alter any windows or exterior doors of any dwelling, or to make any change or alteration within any dwelling which will alter the structural integrity of the building or otherwise affect the property, interest, or welfare of any other lot owner, materially increase the cost of operating or insuring any of the common areas or impair any easement, until the complete plans and specifications, showing the location, nature, shape, height, material, color, type of construction, and/or any other proposed form of change (including, without limitation, any other information specified by the Architectural and Environmental Control Committee) shall have been sumbitted to and approved in writing as to safety, harmony of external design, color, and location in relation to surrounding structures and topography and conformity with the design concept for the community by the Architectural and Environmental Control Committee designated by the Board of Directors.