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NOTIFICATIONS TO SUISSEVALE MEMBERS WHO RENT AND TO LOCAL REALTORS
Regarding Suissevale Restrictions
Dated June 19, 2021
Two significant economic trends are taking place that are impacting the Suissevale community. Enhanced by the recent pandemic more members are working from their respective homes in Suissevale. In addition, many homeowners are renting their properties for income purposes where they had not done so in the past. We can see the impact of these trends in several ways. Our 2021 water consumption has increased 23 percent year to date over 2020 use; and our beach has become significantly overcrowded. We believe if we do nothing this situation will get worse in the future.
Our Board of Directors recently formed a subcommittee to study overdevelopment and resulting overcrowding. One conclusion we have already reached is that renters’ usage of our beach is the primary reason for overcrowding at our beach. In fact, we have found that the number of houses in our Association has increased less than 10 percent in the last 10 years, while the number of applications for rental weeks has increased more than 250 percent during that same time.
The Overdevelopment/Overcrowding Committee will be recommending to our Board of Directors that beginning in the summer of 2022 we should be restricting beach access to renters on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) during the summer season or some variant of that. We intend to continue to monitor the situation this summer and ask the Board of Directors to vote on the matter in August. We will also continue to explore other options and may run a few pilot programs to assist us in better understanding those options.
Our Board of Directors has a duty under our State of New Hampshire Articles of Agreement, on behalf of our members, to maintain, preserve and improve our common property. Our beach is our most precious common property. We have no duty to protect commercial rental use by our members.
Our Board of Directors is also cognizant of the fact that a number of our members need to rent their properties for income purposes and have already contracted with renters for the 2021 season. That is why we will wait to implement the weekend beach use restrictions or any other significant changes until after this season. We also believe that the weekend beach restriction use for renters will not significantly impact any homeowners’ ability to rent their property in the future. Renters will still be able to use our beach during weekdays in the summers. Renters can also use the three Town of Moultonborough municipal beaches as long as the homeowners get the proper and inexpensive parking passes from the town. The State’s Landing Public Beach is a beautiful public beach that has recently been renovated. Moreover, it abuts our property. Additionally, renters can continue to market their property as having easy access to a number of other amenities in the lakes and mountain regions, including the many nearby attractions.
We appreciate your understanding and your support. Please assure that all realtors and homeowners who do rent are made aware of these anticipated changes and plan for their 2022 rental season accordingly.
Regards,
The Overdevelopment/Overcrowding
Subcommittee of the Board of Directors
July 2, 3 & 4, 2021 - Orange Tag Weekend
Friday, Saturday and Sunday orange hanging tag weekend. Suissevale members will only be allowed to bring one vehicle to the waterfront with the orange hanging tag.
New beach passes are available from the Suissevale Business Office. Please return the purple hanging tag and members will receive a new green window sticker. The green sticker can be used throughout the summer along with the orange hanging tag except for Memorial Day Weekend, July 4th, and Labor Day Weekend. On these busy weekend members can only use the orange hanging tags to enter the beach parking lot.
Rental passes are available from the Suissevale Business Office and will be required starting Friday, May 28, 2021. If you rent your home, your renters must have a rental tag for each week they are renting. Members will lose beach privileges if renters are using the homeowners’ tags.
2021 - 2022 Board of Directors Election Information
Current Board of Director Bios here
New Candidates Bios here
Board of Directors Election Process here
Summer 2021 Beach Pass Form can be found here
New Beach Parking Pattern and Handicap Parking locations update can be found here
NOTICE TO MEMBERSHIP
Our Board of Directors has been concerned with over-development in our Association for some time. Recent uncontrolled growth has caused a significant strain on our infrastructure, our common properties and our water system.
To counteract this problem, and as a way of fostering our green space initiative, the Board has approved a Policy and Procedure to implement changes to lot size and infrastructure fees in our Association. A copy of that Policy and Procedure is attached for your review. The most significant changes are an increase in minimum lot size of 40,000 square feet applicable to large parcels of undeveloped land in our Association that contain at least two acres of land or more; and an increase in infrastructure fees. An infrastructure fee is a one-time payment to our Association related to the construction of a new home.
The Board of Directors is also considering various other measures to curtail and better manager over-development and over-crowding in our Association. Some of the suggestions under consideration are related to beach parking, traffic flow patterns, beach sticker revisions and parking space reallocation at the beach. Further discussions are scheduled to be addressed at the February board meeting.
It is the sincere hope of our Board of Directors that we can continue to perpetuate the wonderful amenities of our Association and at the same time, accommodate growth of our membership in a reasonable and predictable pace moving forward.
POLICY AND PROCEDURE TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO LOT SIZE and
INFRASTRUCTURE FEES TO COUNTERACT OVER CROWDING DATED
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
INFRASTRUCTURE FEES TO COUNTERACT OVER CROWDING DATED
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
Due to over-development our Association is experiencing a strain on our infrastructure,
our common properties and our water system like we have never experienced before. We have
substantial parking issues and overcrowding on our beach. To counteract this problem and as a
way of fostering our green space initiative, we are implementing the following modifications, to
lot size requirements and infrastructure fees:
our common properties and our water system like we have never experienced before. We have
substantial parking issues and overcrowding on our beach. To counteract this problem and as a
way of fostering our green space initiative, we are implementing the following modifications, to
lot size requirements and infrastructure fees:
1. As of December 1, 2020, any existing undeveloped lots in our Association that contain
two acres of land or more, can only be subdivided into smaller building lots having a minimum
of 40,000 square feet of land for each subdivided lot to be considered buildable: and
of 40,000 square feet of land for each subdivided lot to be considered buildable: and
2. As of December 1, 2020, any existing undeveloped lots in our Association that are
subdivided into smaller lots per paragraph #1 above shall be subject to a $25,000 infrastructure
fee for any all lots resulting from the subdivision: and
fee for any all lots resulting from the subdivision: and
3. As of December 1, 2020, any existing lots in our Association that are less than two acres
of land that are thereafter subdivided will be considered not buildable (this will apply to all the
lots resulting from the subdivision regardless of size): and
lots resulting from the subdivision regardless of size): and
4. As of December 1, 2021, the infrastructure fee for all existing lots in our Association that
are not subsequently subdivided and are not sold to a new owner shall be increased from $7,500
(with a $1,500 refund if the construction has been completed within nine (9) months) to $10,000
per lot (with a $1,500 refund if the construction has been completed within nine (9) months): and
are not subsequently subdivided and are not sold to a new owner shall be increased from $7,500
(with a $1,500 refund if the construction has been completed within nine (9) months) to $10,000
per lot (with a $1,500 refund if the construction has been completed within nine (9) months): and
5. As of December 1, 2020, the infrastructure fee tor all existing lots that are not
subsequently subdivided which are sold to a new owner shall be increased from $7,500 (with a
$1,500 refund if the construction has been completed within nine (9) months) to $25,000 (with a
$1,500 refund if the construction has been completed within nine (9) months).
$1,500 refund if the construction has been completed within nine (9) months) to $25,000 (with a
$1,500 refund if the construction has been completed within nine (9) months).
The Board of Directors of POASI voted to approve this document on November 21, 2020.
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