At The Cascades at Soldier Hollow, we have the opportunity to start fresh.  We have the opportunity to design homes and a community that bring about a traditional sense of a mountain recreational community and capture the grace, individuality and compatibility of an old world country elegance that blends Midway’s history with it’s future, much like the country communities of Europe.  To achieve this, we have adopted design guidelines that will assure a basic consistency to The Cascades at Soldier Hollow neighborhood, with a touch of timeless old world heritage and country charm blended with a slight mountain theme.

 

We have also created a Declaration, also called Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions

(CC&R’s). The Declaration creates a Home Owners Association, defines what materials can be used in building to allow a certain look for the development, and gives specific guidelines to assist you in building your new home.

 

Below is a summary of both documents for your convenience:

• A house plan must be reviewed by the Design Review Committee (DRC) before it is taken to Midway City for a building permit.

• Rather than create separate “building pads” for each lot, minimum setback requirements have been created to allow more freedom to the home buyer and to create a more unique looking development. The setbacks are based on lot sizes.  Should the setbacks create an unreasonable hardship or burden, an Owner may request a variance from the Design Review Committee.  (See more detailed information in the CC&R's).  The building setback requirements are as follows:

   

  Lots that are 0.5 acre or larger:

• Front: 40-feet

• Side: 20-feet

• Rear: 40-feet

• Except lots 1, 5, 15, 16, 21, 22, 34 and 45, which can have a rear setback of 30-feet.

        Lots that are 0.49 acre or smaller:

• Front: 40-feet

• Side: 15-feet

• Rear: 30-feet

• Nearly 25 percent of the development is dedicated to open space that will consist of trails, trees, lawns, ponds, streams and waterfalls. These common areas will be maintained by the Home Owners Association. It is estimated that monthly HOA fees will be $100 with a maximum of $120. Any other fees will need to be approved by the Home Owners Association.

• In order to keep the feeling of open space and views, no fences will be allowed, with the exception of wrought iron fences around swimming pools.

• Building sizes are listed in Exhibit A in the Design Guidelines. Please note that the total 2nd floor area of a home may not exceed 60% of the footprint of the main level.

• Approved roofing materials include slate, composite slate, wood shake, 30-year (or greater) architectural grade asphalt shingles or natural metal.

• Window sills. Window sills have been modified from a minimum depth of 8" to 6".

• Walls. Three basic materials have been selected for wall materials - stone, brick and stucco. Wood may also be used in some circumstances, subject to DRC approval. Up to 100% of any wall can be stone. Combinations of stone and brick are encouraged. No particular wall shall be more than 40% brick. Overall, the percentage of stone must be higher than that of brick. Stucco may be used on up to 40% of the front outside wall space and on up to 60% of the sides and rear wall spaces. Old world stucco application is preferred.

• Any motor or recreational vehicle must be kept in an enclosed garage.

• The Design Review Committee (DRC) will be involved with you as you build your home along nearly every step of the way. This will be a help to you and will allow the development to look as it was originally intended to look.

Lot information such as soil analysis, the topography of the land, and the dimensions of the lots is available on our Help For Lot Owners web page.

 

 

For more information on our Architectural Guidelines and for many beautiful examples of what we require, please browse through the following 30-page presentation using the "Next" and "Back" buttons below.  Please note that even though some of the homes pictured are larger than will fit correctly on a lot at The Cascades, they provide a good example of the look and feel of the homes that will be built at The Cascades at Soldier Hollow ...