Lawn and Lot Maintenance

Since all of Royal Oaks resides inside the City of Maryville, the City codes as well as our Declaration of Covenants, requires standards to be met.
The City Municipal Code 13-104 states, "The City of Maryville declares that it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning, leasing, occupying, or having control of property within the city limits other than agricultural property, regardless of whether such property is vacant or contains structures thereon, to permit such property to become overgrown with weeds or grass that exceeds 8 inches in height." This code applies to all residential, commercial and industrial property inside the City. The Code gives enforcement responsibility to the City Fire Department and is enforced by the Fire Inspector.

Our Declaration of Covenants states "The owner of each building lot, whether such lot be developed or undeveloped, shall keep such lot free of tall grass, undergrowth, dead trees, dangerous dead tree limbs, weeds, trash and rubbish, and shall keep such lot at all times in a neat and attractive condition." The Declaration of Covenants gives enforcement responsibility to each property owner and to the Architectural Review Committee. The Covenant Compliance Committee works on behalf of each property owner who registers a complaint, and the General Manager works on behalf of the ARC. The Covenant Compliance Committee has the responsibility of enforcing lot maintenance of residents. However, Royal Oaks residents generally do an excellent job of maintaining lawns and landscaping and this usually is not a problem.

The General Manager is responsible for managing the mowing of undeveloped lots and developed lots when houses are vacant. Often the owners of these properties live or have moved out of town or out of State. Even though owners are absent, it remains their responsibility to make arrangements to have their lot maintained. If owners of vacant properties are unable to make arrangements to have their lot mowed or if previous arrangements change, they can contact the General Manager for assistance. Our mowing vendor is dependable and charges a very reasonable fee. The General Manager will work with the mowing vendor on your behalf until you've made arrangements to have the lot or lawn maintained. The vendor's charges will be assessed to your lot and you will be invoiced. It is important the property is maintained in order to comply with the City code and Royal Oaks covenant. Furthermore, tall grass and weeds can become a fire hazard during dry periods of summer and they can detract from the beauty of the community.

When contacting me, property owners can call (865) 660-2577 or email me at: ghw4207@charter.net