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Free Chipping

Mountain Oaks Free Chipping will be week of 09/21/2020

Individual homeowners must register to participate. To register, visit 
coloradosprings.gov/wildfiremitigation
and select "Neighborhood Chipping Program," then "Submit a Request for Chipping." We are Mountain Oaks. You will be asked to enter your email address and fill out a "New Chipping Request." All chipping dates are the "Week Of" - material must be stacked curbside by 8:00 am Monday morning and will be picked up by the end of the week. Addresses not registered and incorrectly stacked piles WILL NOT BE PICKED UP. You can sign up until 8 pm on the night before your chipping week begins.

It is a great way to get your tree and shrub debris cleaned
up by simply stacking bundles at the curb on the pickup
week. Note that your piles must be stacked curbside by
8:00 am Monday morning of our designated
chipping week and each bundle is limited to 5'x5'x5' with
diameter of logs no more than 9 inches. Incorrectly stacked
piles WILL NOT BE PICKED UP.

 What’s Acceptable:

Pile Guidelines:

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Make it easy for the mailman (or woman!) please.

Your USPS delivery truck needs space to deliver to your mailbox. Please allow at least 30 feet for the driver to dive into the space beside your box.  Make sure your vehicles, or trash barrels, are at least 30 feet from your mailbox during mail delivery time. Thanks you.

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Reminder to all homeowners: If you are making updates to your property, please remember to obtain prior Architectural Control approval. The Approval Request form is found on the HOA website at mountainoakshoa.org.

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MOHA Homeowners:

There have been several instances of homeowners erecting fences on their property without prior authorization. Homeowners are reminded that fence structures of any kind are not permitted around the perimeter of any property. The only fence structure that may be considered is pet containment fencing which requires prior approval depending on fence style, size and location. Any fence structure that is installed without authorization will require immediate removal. Homeowners who do not comply will receive a notification letter for non-compliance with a fine starting at $100.00 and that goes to $300.00 for each subsequent notification. Fines that go unpaid may result in the placing of a lien on your property filed with the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder's Office.

The request form for Architectural Control Approval is posted on the HOA website, mountainoakshoa.org.

Note: All homeowners who live in HOAs should be familiar with the specific Covenants, Bylaws, and RULES which govern the HOA in which they reside. MOHA Covenants, Bylaws, Policies, and RULES may be accessed from the left navigation on this website, or by clicking here. Please note that RULES are specific updates to the Covenants and supercede Covenant requirements.

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Dog Poop Deposits

Please refrain from depositing your dog poop collections anywhere in the neighborhood except in your own trash container. Dog owners have been leaving poop collections in neighbors' yards, at mailboxes and along the fence on Broadmoor Bluffs Drive. Be courteous to your neighbors!

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Dave Luken  is our Firewise contact with the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The certificate above certifies we are an approved Firewise neighborhood for the 2020 calendar year. Homeowners may want to contact their homeowner's insurance company and inform them they live in a Certified Firewise Nieghborhood, as their insurance company may give them a discount on their annual premium. Dave was informed by the CSFD that USAA gives a discount and several other insurance companies were considering it and may have approved a discount at this time.

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Did you know? 
(from Dave Luken, our Firewise representative for MOHA)

There is a 2020 grant program from the Colorado Springs Fire Department that will do a cost share with MOHA homeowners. To qualify, work must be approved by the fire department prior to beginning a tree removal project to make sure your project meets fire mitigation requirments, rather than a landscape project. The Tree Removal Company must be registered and properly insured through the city. Cost share cannot be approved after the fact.

Please refer to the full set of requirements for grant approval, as well as information on how homeowners can get a Colorado Income Tax credit for the cost of fire mitigation work.

Also, homeowners, please keep track of your costs incurred and hours of work, including all fire mitigation work and the September free chipping, as these can be applied as a credit to the entire HOA to contiue our certification for next year. Hours and costs can be turned into Dave Luken.

Click Here for Stipend Guidelines.

Click Here for income tax guidelines: