Alpine View Estates
Property Owners Association
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Mission Statement
The Alpine View Estates Property Owners Association, a self managed POA, shall promote a friendly family neighborhood environment while assisting members in maintaining their investment. This shall be accomplished through various programs that support a clean, crime free, fire safe and aesthetically pleasing neighborhood. The goal of this website is to better serve our members by keeping them informed of Association rules, regulations and membership, to be a resource for information about our community, to provide news and announcements of local events, and provide our members the opportunity to have an active role in our community.
AVEPOA Membership
There are many benefits by becoming a member including the establishment of a contingency fund to prepare for future, unforeseen, circumstances.
If you are not a member of AVEPOA and would like to join, please send a check for $100 made out to "AVEPOA" for annual dues.
Send to:
Roseanne Farmer
3375 Bernese Court
Carson City, NV 89705
Next Door
Nextdoor is an online social network for neighbors in Alpine View Estates and across the country. Residents can communicate with each other about events of interest.
2024 Board Members
President: Vicki Frei
Vice President: Catherine Page
Secretary: Tracey Pomeroy
Treasurer: Roseanne Farmer
Board Member: Judy Berg
Board Member: Ellie Waller
Board Member: Cheryl Couch
You can email the board directly by clicking here.
Alpine View Estates
Property Owners Association
Fire Safety
There are resources available to help make your property safer both before and during a wild fire.
The Living With Fire website has many useful suggestions for preparing your house and yard, as well as the Home Owners Guide.
AVEPOA has a long history of working with local, state and national agencies to educate our community about the risk of wildfire. Past Alpine View Estates residents have worked
extensively with these agencies and their programs to keep our community as safe as possible from the threat of wildfire.
In 2022, AVEPOA became a Fire-wise Community. This designation is part of a program through the National Fire Protected Association (NFPA). NFPA is a U.S. based
international organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. This program, in conjunction with Fire Adapted Nevada (FAN), a multi-agency initiative led by Nevada Department of Forestry, is charged with reducing
the potential loss of human life and injury, minimizing damage to homes and infrastructure, and reducing firefighting costs by taking the necessary steps to prepare properties and people before a wildfire. NDF is helping us formulate our Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP),
which defines and identifies a community’s priorities for the protection of life, property, shared assets and infrastructure in the event of a wildfire.
Please go to www.nfpa.org for more information about this program and very useful information about wildfire and what you can do an to reduce the wildfire risk in your community and on your property as well as the Homeowners Guide.
In Kind Volunteer Contributions
Many state or federally funded efforts require property owners to "match" the effort with "in-kind" or "sweat equity" resources. Its a good idea to keep track of your hours and expenses (for contractors, dump runs, etc).
Click here to download the volunteer in-kind contributions documentation form. You may fill it out and document your own efforts at brush removal and fuel reduction.
As a part of our Firewise community membership, we are asking all property owners (not just members) to record
the hours they spend on their property clearing brush and debris and any other fire mitigation activities completed on their homes to make them more fire hardened.
These can include the hours that you hire someone to do these activities as well as dump runs, etc. This information helps our Firewise designation stay current and is
included in the plan that we submit to the NFPA each renewal cycle. This information helps us provide a “match” for “in kind contributions” and “sweat equity” when we apply for grant funds from NDF. Please do not
include lawn mowing or weeding activities. The Volunteer in-Kind Documentation Form is attached here, so you may document your own efforts at brush removal and fuel reduction.
Please submit completed forms to Vicki Frei at vickifrei@gmail.com or alpineviewestatespoa@gmail.com
Attention: Firewise In Kind Contributions.
What To Do If Fire Is Coming
If a wild fire threatens your home, an emergency checklist is an invaluable tool. The latest version created by the UNR extension team can be found here.
We recommend that you print the list, (2 pages, double sided) add to it, study it and save it in an easily accessible place.
Well Water
The domestic water in Alpine View Estates is sourced from individually owned and operated wells on each parcel. There is considerable information about wells, well water quality and well testing on the UNR extension website. Below are two articles concerning private wells and information on how to test your well water and understand the results.
AVEPOA sponsors a program operated by our member volunteers to measure the water levels in approximately ten wells in our subdivision three times per year. These results are reported to the membership at the annual meeting in November. This committee keeps historical test data on nitrates and other substances submitted by homeowners.
If you have results you would like to submit please contact Tommy Kuracina at turnituphi@yahoo.com
Disaster Planning
In recent years, flooding has become an issue in our community. In 2019, Douglas County commissioned a study of such events. This rather substantial effort resulted in a document called the Alpine View Estates Drainage Master Plan. You may view the document here.
For any questions or suggestions related to disaster planning, please contact us directly.
Radon Testing
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Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas.
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It is colorless, odorless and tasteless, and is produced from the natural decay of uranium present in rock and soil.
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Radon poses a health risk when it accumulates in elevated levels in homes.
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Since you can't see, smell or taste radon, testing is the only way to find out if you have a radon problem.
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To see an educational video about radon,click here.
Here are some useful links for additional information about radon.
www.unce.unr.edu/programs/sites/radon/
Free Testing kits are available at the UNCE Extension office:
1325 Waterloo Lane
Gardnerville, NV
(775) 782-9960
The test takes 72 hours and includes a radon detector, instructions, a postage-paid return mailer, and the laboratory analysis report
CC & R'S
There are separate CC&R's for each of the 3 areas in Alpine View. CC&R's for areas 1 (6/72), 2 (11/72) and 3 (4/73) can be downloaded in PDF image format. Maps of areas 1, 2, and 3 can also be downloaded in PDF image format. A document reconciling differences between the 3 areas is also available here.
Area 2 (right) has been transcribed from a notarized copy of the Alpine View Estates No. 2 C,C, & R’s.
Douglas County Departments
A List of ALL Douglas County departments can be found here and include:
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Public Works
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Assessor
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Code Enforcement
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Clerk Treasurer
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Senior Services
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Sheriff
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Complaint Form
Architectural Review Committee
Alpine View Estates has an Architectural Review Committee (a subcommittee of AVEPOA) to which all building plans must be submitted and approved before an owner can commence building any structures. This is a separate process from the one that issues building permits
from Douglas County.
Please contact Jack Norberg, chair of the committee, to start the approval process. His contact information is 775-267-3225 or jnorberg2@outlook.com
DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESCRICTIONS FOR THE ALPINE VIEW ESTATES NO. 2
located in Douglas County, Nevada
THE UNDERSIGNED, owner of that certain rural property situated in the State of Nevada, County of Douglas, described as follows: Alpine View Estates No. 2, of the west side of Jacks Valley Road, commonly known as a portion of the Ted A. Wentworth ranch and known as Alpine View Estates No. 2, hereby covenants, agrees and declares that all said lots and property are and will be held, sold, and conveyed subject to the following covenants, conditions and restrictions, which are hereby declared to be for the benefit of the whole subdivision and all of the property described therein, and the owner thereof, their successors and assigns. Said restrictions establish and impose a general plan for the improvement and development of said subdivision and all the property described therein and the adoption and establishment of covenants and restrictions upon said land and each and every lot and portion there of and upon the use, occupancy and enjoyment thereof. Every conveyance of any of said lot of lots or property of portion thereof in said subdivision of land shall be and is subject to the said covenants, conditions and restrictions as follows:
Declarant has appointed two persons to act and be known as the “Architectural Control Committee”, hereinafter called the “Committee”. These two shall appoint a third party as an alternate. The principal function of the Committee is to administer these restrictions. The first two Committee members shall be Robert H. Norris and Francis D. Gurney.
1. Parcels in the subdivision may be used for one single family residence, with attached or detached garage. Animal shelters will be allowed upon approval of the committee. No commercial activity of any kind may be carried on, nor shall anything be done which can be or become an annoyance or a nuisance to the neighborhood. All buildings or structures erected upon said premises shall be of new construction and no buildings or structures shall be moved from other locations onto said premises.
2. No structures of temporary character, such as travel trailers, campers, tents, basements, shacks, garages, barns or other outbuildings shall be used on any lot at any time as residence, either temporarily or permanently.
3. The minimum floor space requirements shall be 1500 square feet of prime living area for any residential dwelling, exclusive of any thereof used for a garage, a basement, decks and patios.
4. Materials used as siding, window sash or roofing must be of non-reflective materials so that no glare shall be reflected upon adjoining properties.
5. No building or structure shall be erected or permitted on any lots nearer than 40 feet from any street, or 40 feet from the rear property line, or 20 feet from the sidelines of any lot, provided, however, where two or more lots are declared and used as a single building site, there sidelines shall refer only to the lines bordering on the adjoining property owner. Access on County highway will not be permitted for lot no. 48 as shown on map.
6. Property abutting equestrian easement shall not be fenced past easement lines.
7. No outside storage of any kind shall be permitted, except that all clotheslines, boats, trailers, campers, garbage cans, woodpiles or propane tanks, shall be kept screened by adequate planting or fencing so as to conceal them from view of neighboring parcels and streets.
8. All rubbish, trash or garbage shall be regularly removed from the premises and shall not be allowed to accumulate thereon.
9. No lot or parcel as shown on the map of Alpine View Estates may be further divided.
10. No goats, pigs or similar animals shall be raised, kept, bred or maintained on any parcel. Any animals or pets shall be so controlled and restricted as not to run at large or become a
nuisance or annoyance to the neighborhood.
11. No signs or any other advertising media of any sort will be permitted on any parcel or right of way, except with written revocable permit from the committee.
12. No discharging of firearms will be permitted.
13. No walls, hedges, fences or other sight barriers shall be erected or allowed to grow higher than 6 feet. Exceptions may be permitted to this immediately adjoining buildings, as around patios or swimming pools. Nothing which constitutes a barrier to safe driving sight distances, particularly at street intersections may be erected or allowed to grow.
14. Before any construction activity begins, the following shall be submitted to the Committee: 2 complete construction plans, 2 sets of prints or drawings showing external color scheme, 2 copies of plot plans showing proposed building location with respect to the parcel boundaries. Preliminary plans may be submitted for preliminary approval of the Committee, prior to complete drawings. On approval of final plans, one set of these exhibits shall be certified as “approved” and returned to the owner or his agent, the second set shall be filed.
15. No building will be approved other than single story, except on hillside locations “split level” or two stories will be given special consideration by the Committee. Any subsequent alterations or additions affecting external appearance must also be subject to Committee approval.
16. Any swimming pool constructed shall have a minimum 2 ½” pipe leading from the bottom of the pool to a place readily and easily accessible to fire equipment. Pipe will be terminated with a 2 ½” National Standard male fitting and cap.
These covenants and restrictions shall run with, and be binding upon the land, and shall insure to the benefit of Declarant, their successors, assigns, or heirs, for a period of 25 years from date of recording. Thereafter the said covenants and restrictions shall be extended for ten year periods and may be altered or modified only by written approval of not less than 75% of the property owners. These covenants and restrictions shall be enforceable by Declarant, or any property owner of record in Alpine View Estates by proceedings at law or in equity. Any failure to enforce any covenant or restriction, shall in no event be deemed a waiver of the right to enforce the same thereafter. Invalidation of any one or more of these covenants or restrictions, by any means, shall in no way affect the force of any other.
Dated this 19th day of October 1972
Robert H. Norris Declarant
Francis D. Gurney Declarant
Recorded at Request of Robert H. Norris
on 11/1/72 at 03 min past 4pm
Official Record of Douglas County, Nevada
Patricia J. Stanley, Recorder
The Story of Jack's Valley
By Guy Rocha, former Nevada State Archivist
The origins of the names of many places in Nevada are shrouded in mystery and myth. Jacks Valley, a small valley in northwestern Douglas County, is one of those places. Lying at the base of the Carson Range, the valley is near Clear Creek and Carson City. It extends several miles south and overlooks Carson Valley. Published sources claim the name "Jacks Valley" is associated with Jack Winter, or Jack Redding, or maybe even jackrabbits.
The truth is found in a Nevada Supreme Court case, Jacob N. Winter v. Robert Fulstone. A transcript on appeal filed on November 5, 1888 in Carson City contains the testimony of Stephen A. Kinsey, who had traveled from the Salt Lake City area with John Reese and his company to settle at Mormon Station on June 6, 1851. According to Kinsey's statement in the water rights case, he was "In Jacks Valley in the Summer of 1851. I had quite a number of horses and cattle there. Jack Redding Valley is called after him." We know much of Kinsey's life including his holding the positions of Carson County, Utah Territorial Probate Court Clerk and county recorder beginning in 1856. After Douglas County was created in November 1861 by the Nevada Territorial Legislature, he held the positions of county commissioner, county clerk, and county recorder. Kinsey died in Genoa in 1903, a revered Carson Valley pioneer. On the other hand, we know little of Jack Redding (AKA Return Jackson Redden) when he resided in western Utah Territory. John Reese, in his memoirs dictated to historian Hubert Howe Bancroft in 1884, stated that Redding was a Mormon, a family man, and lived in the valley that bears his name in the winter of 1851-52. A work entitled Our Pioneer Heritage claimed that Redding accompanied LDS Apostle Amasa Lyman to California in 1850 before his stay in Jacks Valley. Frank Hall, who settled in nearby Eagle Valley in late October 1851, told journalist Alfred Doten, in 1899, that he encountered the Redding family in "Jack's Valley" shortly after Hall's arrival from California. Dale Morgan in his work The Humboldt: Highroad of the West (1943), claimed young Redding "perhaps was a saint only on Sunday" and pursued some criminal ventures before settling down to a quite life of respectability in Utah after departing Jack's Valley.
The records of the provisional government established in western Utah Territory between 1851 and 1855 contain no entries for Redding, although there is a survey for land in Jacks Valley filed by R. T. Hawkins on May 17, 1853. Neither the Carson County, Utah and Nevada Territorial records (1855-61), nor Myron Angel's History of Nevada (1881), make any reference to this obscure settler. Redding apparently stayed long enough to have the valley named for him and moved on with his family without ever filing a land claim or leaving any other record. Jack Redding's legacy in Nevada is his name and we can thank Stephen Kinsey for remembering.
For more history about the State of Nevada, visit the Nevada State Library and Archives by clicking here.
Events
ANNUAL MEETING DATE SET
NOVEMBER 7, 2023. TUESDAY 7:00- 8:30 pm.
Indian Hills GID Building Meeting Room
3394 James Lee Park Road.
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend.
All are welcome.
Thanks Everyone
Many thanks to everyone who was able to participate in the the annual 2023 AVEPOA picnic. It was a great afternoon spent with fantastic friends and neighbours.
See you all next year!