Community Standards Committee
Community Standards Committee Charter 2025
Purpose:
With the authority of the POA board, a Community Standards Committee (Committee) is being established, especially since one no longer exists within the Sea Pines Community Services Associates (CSA). The Committee will engage with, and receive input from, residential property owner members regarding the Sea Pines Community Standards Rules and Regulations (community standards) and their enforcement. The Committee will work to improve those standards and CSA’s communications and enforcement of them by communicating directly with CSA. The primary goal of the Committee is to preserve and enhance the aesthetic appearance, quality of life, and property values of the community.
Responsibilities:
- Represent the interests of residential property owner members regarding community standards and their enforcement.
- Provide an open forum for residential property owner members to provide input, offer suggestions, and share concerns regarding community standards issues.
- Hold regular meetings and presentations for residential property owner members to discuss important issues, suggestions, and concerns regarding community standards. CSA board members and staff are invited and encouraged to attend, participate, and share information.
- Request and review information and data from CSA regarding CSA’s projects, contemplated or potential revisions, and enforcement of community standards. Offer input and suggestions to CSA to improve outcomes on these matters.
- Collaborate with CSA board and staff, to the extent CSA is willing, on community standards issues to improve CSA’s communications with residential property owner members on these matters.
- Share relevant and major concerns of residential property owners with CSA board and staff to encourage responsive action by CSA to address those concerns.
- Where appropriate, recommend to CSA’s board and staff certain changes to community standards and related processes and enforcement.
- Communicate regularly with residential property owner members (through Committee minutes, newsletters, and meetings) about important community standards issues.
- Sea Pines Property Owners Association (POA) Board Member—Chair.
- Chair or Co-Chairs of the Sea Pines POA Presidents Group.
- Up to eight additional Sea Pines POA members (which can include other Sea Pines POA board members) with community involvement and experience who represent different neighborhoods within Sea Pines.
- CSA Representation: The following CSA representatives have a standing invitation to join the Committee should they so desire: two CSA board members who are Sea Pines POA members and Sam Bennett, CSA’s President and Chief Executive Officer or his designee from CSA’s Community Standards Department.
- Ex-Officio—Sea Pines POA Board Chair
Laura DeLong
Secretary, Sea Pines POA Board
May 21, 2025 (Board Meeting Approval Date)