Education

Creekside Community

Creekside I Homeowners’ Association Website

Meetings and Events (check Creekside website or email for details)

• • Board Meetings – Starting 2026, approx. every two months in late January, March, May, July, September, early December

  • Annual Meeting – Early Fall (late October)

  • Neighborhood Garage Sale – Late Spring, early Summer

  • Neighborhood Block Party – Early Fall (late Sept, early Oct.)

  • Main Entrance Holiday Lights – Early-Mid December

  • Holiday Luminaria – Christmas Eve

Outlot, Common Areas and Easements Information

• • Outlot A, Filing 1, Replat A Quit Claim Deed

  • Outlot C, Filing 1 Quit Claim Deed

  • Main Signed Entrance – SW corner of Ridgeview Dr & Pike Rd

    • Land Parcel Quit Claim Deed – Grant et al (Grantor), Creekside III, LLC (Grantee)
    • Land Parcel Quit Claim Deed – Creekside III, LLC (Grantor), Creekside I HOA (Grantee)

  • West Signed Entrance – SE corner of Creekside Dr & Sunset St

  • South Signed Entrance – NE corner of Plateau Rd & Sunset St

  • South Unsigned Entrance – NW & NE corners of Parkview Dr & Plateau Rd

  • Ridgeview Dr Cul-de-Sac – landscaped island with memorial bench

  • Boundary Fence and Sign Easements

    • Filings 4, 5 Fence and Sign Easements
    • Filing 6 Fence and Sign Easements

  • Drainage Easements

    • Filing 4 Storm Drainage Easement
    • Filing 4, Block 4, Lot 1 Drainage Easement

  • Filing 6 Common Driveway and Mailbox Easement

Left Hand Park (adjacent to Creekside Neighborhood) certified Agreements

• • Pike Neighborhood Parks Agreement
  • Pike Neighborhood Parks Agreement, Revision #1
  • Pike Neighborhood Parks Agreement, Revision #2

Homeowner Obligations under their Filing’s Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&R)

• • Look up your filing by address
  • Keep property’s landscaping in compliance, e.g. Filing 6 CC&R, Section 12.6 states “All landscaping shall be maintained in a neat and attractive condition. Minimum maintenance requirements include watering, mowing, edging, pruning, removal and replacement of dead or dying plant materials, removal and/or elimination of weeds and noxious grasses, treatment of diseased plant material and removal of trash.”
  • Download, complete and submit a Project Submission Form (PSF) on the Design Review webpage to, and obtain subsequent approval from, the Design Review Committee prior to beginning an exterior project on your property.

Landscaping and Conservation Resources

• • Timberline Landscaping – Colorado Landscaping Timeline

  • CSU – Best practices for lawn care in Colorado

  • Xeriscape and Water-Wise Landscaping Resources on Creekside’s Design Review Webpage

    • Interim Landscaping Guidelines for Xeriscape
    • Resource Guide for Xeriscaping
    • Park Strip Xeriscape Examples
    • Interim Guidelines for Water-Wise Landscaping

  • CSU – The 7 principles of xeriscape landscaping

  • Wild Ones Front Range– Best Practices for Establishing & Maintaining Colorado Native Plants

  • City of Longmont, CO – Water Conservation

  • Resource Central – Conservation

    • Lawn Replacement and Assistance Information

  • Efficiency Works – Home Rebates and Incentives

  • CSU – Operating and Maintaining a Home Irrigation System

  • City of Wellington, CO – Sprinkler System Maintenance

  • City of Fort Collins, CO – Landscape Design Guide, Chap. 7: Weed Management

  • CSU – Weed Management

  • CSU PlantTalk – Landscape Weeds: Control

  • ACA Landscape – Colorado Weed Control Strategies Without Harsh Chemicals

  • Olson Outdoors – How to Get Rid of Weeds in Your Lawn Without Killing Grass

Neighborhood Group Leaders Association (NGLA)

Creekside Neighborhood officially re-joined NGLA June 30, 2025!

July 17, 2025 Monthly Meeting Summary by Creekside NGLA Representative Julie Emo – available to Creekside Neighbors upon request

October 16, 2025 Monthly Meeting Email Announcement

Neighborhood Leadership Series Trainings

Longmont Code of Ordinances

Section 14.04.490 – Waste of Water Prohibited

Section 15.04.040 – Accessory Uses and Structures

Section 15.07.070 – Property or Homeowners’ Associations

State Legislation

Summary – 2022-2025

Colorado General Assembly: Legislation Search and Browse by Subject

Statutory/Regulatory Information Links

Colorado Revised Statutes Online

DORA DRE: 2025 Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act

DORA DRE: 2024 Colorado Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act

DORA DRE: 2025 Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act

DORA DRE: 2024 Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act

Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA)

Division of Real Estate (DRE) HOA Information and Resource Center

• • • Education and Outreach Opportunities
    • Recent HOA Forums
    • November 21, 2025 HOA Forum Announcement

DORA DRE: CCIOA and Other State, Local and Federal Laws

Colorado Nonprofit Association

Principles & Practices for Nonprofit Excellence in Colorado

Local Activities/Events

Local Harvest

Boulder County Farmers Markets – Markets & Events

Longmont Events Calendar

Visit Longmont

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