| 2024-07-11 | [Address redacted] — Unapproved fence: Homeowner installed unapproved fence. After Board discussion, homeowner agreed to move the front of the fence back 10 feet from the front of the house as remediation. Source: minutes-2024-07-11 |
| 2024-07-11 | [Address redacted] — Improper fence maintenance: Reported to City of West Chicago code enforcement. API sent initial warning letter. Source: minutes-2024-07-11 |
| 2025-10-30 | Ed Bryson suggested skipping the standard warning step and going directly to fines for violations. Rationale: homeowners should know the rules. No formal motion; informal Board discussion only. Source: minutes-2025-10-30 |
| 2026-05-07 | Garbage can violations: Board approved (MH motion, MC second) directing API to send fines to homeowners for garbage cans left in driveways. Source: minutes-2026-05-07 |
| 2026-05-07 (newsletter) | Garbage can specific timing published in Spring 2026 HOA Newsletter: cans may be placed at the curb no earlier than 5:00 PM the day before pickup; must be returned to the garage by midnight the day of pickup; garbage cans may not be stored outside in plain sight at any other time. Source: Spring 2026 Newsletter |
| 2026-05-07 | General maintenance enforcement discussion: homeowners raised concern at forum that API was not acting on reported violations (fences braced with props, falling mailboxes, garbage cans in driveways). Board acknowledged; MKH to publish newsletter article on maintenance standards. Source: minutes-2026-05-07 |
| 2026-05-13 | Summer 2026 newsletter published maintenance standards article. Confirmed garbage pickup day: Wednesday (cans may go to curb after 6:00 PM Wednesday; must be stored out of sight by midnight). Published maintenance standards: grass ⇐8 inches; yards debris-free; landscaping not overhanging sidewalks; fences in good condition (no propped/braced sections); garbage cans stored out of sight; rotting trim boards, flaking paint, or algae growth on siding must be repaired/cleaned. Fines may be levied for violations. Source: Summer 2026 newsletter |
| 2026-07-14 | Large enforcement sweep — 31 first-warning violation notices issued by API (Jennifer Nissen), covering conduct observed between 6/22/2026 and 6/30/2026. This is the first major wave of enforcement following the Board’s May 7, 2026 direction to begin fining garbage-can violators. Breakdown: 18 garbage-can/trash-only violations; 11 combined maintenance violations (most also citing garbage cans stored outside, plus a second issue — fence in disrepair, overgrown weeds/yard, mailbox in disrepair, basketball hoop, or miscellaneous items such as bikes/tools/tarps/lawnmowers left outside); 2 parking violations (one non-operative vehicle, one RV parked over 72 hours). All notices were Level 1st Warning (no monetary fine); homeowners have 10 days to correct or request a hearing. Names and addresses not recorded per Hard Rule 11. Source: board-packet-2026-07-16 |
| 2026-07-14 | Escalation example: one garbage-can violation first issued April 15, 2026 escalated to a 2nd Fine (“Third Notice — Second Fine,” $75.00 fine + $25.00 fee) as of this date, having previously been re-noticed as a 1st Fine on May 22, 2026. This is the clearest confirmed example in the ingested record of the fine schedule’s escalation ladder (warning → 1st fine → 2nd fine) actually being applied. Address/name not recorded per Hard Rule 11. Source: board-packet-2026-07-16 |
| 2026-07-14 | Hearing request filed contesting one of the July 14, 2026 garbage-can violation notices; scheduled for executive session at the July 16, 2026 board meeting. Address/name not recorded per Hard Rule 11. Source: board-packet-2026-07-16 |
| 2026-07-16 | Enforcement gap flagged: MC noted at the Board meeting that the July 14, 2026 citation sweep should have included fines, not just warnings — the notices as issued were all Level 1st Warning with no monetary fine. No formal motion recorded to correct the already-issued notices. Source: minutes-2026-07-16 |
| 2026-07-16 | [Address redacted] — Trash can vs. rain barrel dispute, resolved: Homeowner contested a trash-can-storage citation, stating the item cited is a rain barrel under a tree, not a trash can. EB confirmed post-meeting it is a rain barrel — the citation is to be removed. Source: minutes-2026-07-16 |
| 2026-07-16 | Excessive animals — homeowner not identified: Board directed a citation be sent to a homeowner reported to be keeping a large number of animals, allowing the homeowner to respond. No address given in the source; none recorded here regardless, per Hard Rule 11. Source: minutes-2026-07-16 |