Please Remove Decorations Now

If you have not removed your Christmas lights from your home exterior, please do so now. Violation letters are being issued within the next week. Please ensure that all uplighting on the fronts of homes and all porchlights have been changed from holiday colors back to white lighting. We encourage the year-round use of the builder installed uplighting / wallwashers (on homes that have them) in white lighting.

Coming Soon…..
New Access System For Tennis Court

We are excited to announce that the current keypad access to the Tennis Court will go away sometime within the next ten days. After that, to gain access, you will need your pool card. As with the pools, the card access provides us with history of gate access (who and when). If you have lost or misplaced your pool card, please email poolacccess@watterscrossing.com The cost of a replacement card is $25 and only one card is issued per WCHOA address.

Neighborhood Yard Sale Saturday, May 1

The Spring community-wide yard sale is Saturday, May 1. The set time is 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM rain or shine. This is one of our two annual neighborhood yard sales and is your opportunity for some house cleaning. All yard sale signing is provided by your homeowners association. Note that no yard sale and/or garage sale signing is permitted within Watters Crossing at any other time during the year. Click HERE.

First Friday Films At the Clubhouse Pool

A new movie is shown the First Friday of every month during pool season. Bring your cooler (no glass please) and come to the Clubhouse Pool for swimming and a movie. Movies start at approximately 8:30 PM. Click HERE for the 2021 Movie Schedule.

All Exterior Improvements Must Undergo ACC Review

We remind all homeowners that all exterior improvements must be submitted to the Architectural Control Committee (ACC) for review prior to work commencing. Among other items, this includes exterior lighting, security cameras, and storm doors. Lighting Guidelinesfor exterior guidelines are in the ACC link at www.watterscrossing.com In the same link you will find Guidelines for Storm Doors. If in doubt as to if something needs ACC review, just email acc@watterscrossing.com and ask.

On Street Parking in Watters Crossing

The Board of Directors and the Architectural Control Committee frequently receive complaints concerning on-street parking. The fact of the matter is, on street parking of licensed motor vehicles is permitted within Watters Crossing. However, the complaints concerning on-street parking are not necessarily that there are cars parked on the street, but rather the manner in which these vehicles are parked. Complaints include the number of cars parked together, cars parked on both sides of the road; cars parked too close to stop signs. These situations cause visibility issues and there is a great concern for the children here. Please be considerate of your neighbors.

With that said, we would ask all homeowners:

• Avoid parking directly at an intersection, alley entrance, or stop sign which creates blind spots for turning drivers.
• Avoid parking directly opposite another car on your street as it creates both blind spots and difficulty for passing vehicles.
• If on-street parking, park in front of your property, not in front of a neighbor’s home (this is a frequent complaint)
• Avoid, where possible, parking on Bel Air Drive; this street is heavily traveled by pedestrians (with kids and dogs) using the Hike and Bike trail. As a main feeder street, it passes a number of areas of congestion including the Clubhouse, the Clubhouse Pool, the tennis court, three parks, and two school crossings.
• No car can be parked in the street and covered as if in storage.
• RVs, boats, watercraft, and trailers, can never be stored on the streets within Watters Crossing nor parked there, except for loading and unloading.

1. Use your garage as intended and required.
2. Use your driveway.
3. Be mindful of your neighbor when parking on our neighborhood streets

Freeze Damage To Trees and Plants

Damage to trees and plants has been another result of the recent weather. For information provided by Plano Tree Care, please click HERE. For information from Howard Garrett, please click HERE.

Architectural Control Committee Reminder

Exterior Improvements:

All exterior work within Watters Crossing is required to be submitted for review by the ACC and approval. The ACC process, Review Forms, Guidelines, and further information are shown in the ACC link at www.watterscrossing.com This does include roof replacements, home exterior painting, and fence staining.

Covenant Violations:
All violations of the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Watters Crossing are cited and managed by NMI Management. Violations are no longer handled by the ACC volunteer members.

Playground Equipment:
All recreational play equipment must be removed from front yards when not in use and located to a rear area not in view of the streets. This includes portable basketball hoops, hockey nets, and tree swings. The use of hammocks in the Watters Crossing Private Common Open Space is welcomed but note that those left overnight will be removed by the HOA Landscape Maintenance Team.

Satellite Dishes must be submitted for review for location prior to installation.

Thanks to all Watters Crossing Homeowners for following the Review Guidelines in submitting plans for ACC review and adhering to the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Watters Crossing.

To Watters Crossing Homeowners

The Architectural Control Committee (ACC) process was a repeated subject at our recent Homeowners Annual Meeting. First, the Board wants to thank all homeowners for continuing to work closely with the Board and the Architectural Control Committee to keep our community beautiful and a place that we can all certainly be proud of and enjoy the multitude of activities to do within the Allen area. Read More HERE.

Signs Within our Neighborhood

Political Signs
Political signs are permitted within Watters Crossing with various restrictions. Size and types of signs permitted are outlined in the Texas Property Code. These cannot be installed more than 90 days prior to the election date and must be removed within ten days of the election date.

Realtor Signs
A home is permitted one (1) For Sale sign no larger than five square feet. Realtor guidance on signing is shown in the Realtor link at www.watterscrossing.com Realtor signs and open house signs installed in the entrance monuments will be removed.

Yard Sale Signs
Signs for yard sales, yards, sales, etc. are never permitted within Watters Crossing. We urge homeowners to participate in one or more of the two annual Community Wide Yard Sales which your HOA schedules each year. All yard sale signs installed at other times will be removed.

Contractor Signs Signs for all contractors, trades, etc, are never permitted within Watters Crossing and will be removed.

COVID-19 Update Clubhouse Remains Closed (Updated 1/20/2021)

Your WCHOA regrets to announce that due to a variety of critical factors, including procedural, legal, and economic factors, a difficult decision has been made for the Clubhouse to remain CLOSED until further notice. Additionally, changes have been made to the proposed 2021 Events Calendar as shown elsewhere on this website. Pursuant to executive orders by the Governor, and guidance offered by local authorities, legal counsel and insurance providers, severe restrictions have been imposed, and under the terms and guidelines of our liability insurance, opening of select community amenities during the current ongoing pandemic is not an option. In addition to regulatory mandates, and liability exposure for the WCHOA, it is simply not financially feasible within the constraints of our current budget. Just a few of the considerations going into this decision include required additional sanitization requirements, as well as the necessity to hire the services of a monitor to enforce occupancy limits, social distancing, and other unaffordable precautionary health measures. During this operational interruption, the expense of routine community amenity maintenance must continue along with maintenance on all other Association assets. The WCHOA Board will not entertain requests to refund or interrupt dues payments. The WCHOA Board will continue to monitor all issues contributing to this decision and communicate any updates to the Association members as soon as possible.

Information on Texas Neighborhood Coalition and Short Term Rentals

As the TX legislature begins, our state-wide coalition is looking to send the attached letter to state reps READ FURTHER….

Please click HERE. for a view of a recent Dallas Morning News article on short term rentals

Please click HERE to see a letter you can send personalized to your state representative. (include the letter STR Reintro Coalition letter HERE)

Please click HERE for delegation info.

click HERE to find your representative. attached letter to state reps

2021 EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS OF WATTERS CROSSING
REVISED (ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR CANCELLATION)

• WCHOA Board Meets 7:00 PM 3rd Monday of every month.
• The ACC meets 7:00 PM the last Tuesday of every odd numbered month.
• WCHOA Playgroup meets every Friday.