Standard Basketball Criteria February 19, 2005
To assist homeowners with one required Architecture Review Committee (ARC) item, the following guidance on the erection and placement of basketball goals is provided.
• Basketball goals are considered in compliance with the Walden Protective Covenants and will NOT require individual review if they meet the below listed criteria:
• Deviations from any of the standard criteria must be submitted in writing to the ARC for full review.
1. Placement.
a. Goals should be mounted on a single pole. They may be freestanding or portable. They may not be attached to the house or other exterior building without written ARC approval.
b. Basketball goals may be placed on the driveway but no further forward than the closest front edge of the house.
c. Goals must be located so that stray basketballs do not become a nuisance in adjacent yards or cause a safety hazard to vehicle traffic.
2. Materials and Color.
a. The backboard should be predominantly white, beige, clear, or light gray in color. Fluorescent colors are not permitted.
b. Basketball goals shall be installed on commercially made, regulation sized (or smaller) backboards. Backboards shall be constructed of heavy gauge fiberglass, Plexiglas, graphite-blend or aluminum.
c. The post and supports shall be painted black, gray, an earth tone, or be galvanized or aluminum in color. Portable bases may be black, gray, green or other earth tone in color.
3. Anchoring.
a. Portable bases must present a neat, kept appearance.
b. Bases properly filled with sand or water per the manufacturer’s instructions meet the criteria. Note: A small amount of chlorine bleach will keep the water in the base from becoming moldy.
c. Bases weighted down with trash or refuse (stones, bricks, cinder blocks, dirt bags, etc.) DO NOT meet the above criteria.
4. Number. One (1) basketball goal is allowed per house.
5. Repair and Maintenance.
a. Basketball goals and supports shall be maintained and kept in good repair.
b. Goals must be maintained in such a fashion that they do not detract from the neighborhood, such as, but not limited to: replacement or repair of torn or missing nets, bent rims, bent or broken supports, worn or discolored backboards, rusted/discolored poles, or leaning poles.
6. Other Restrictions.
a. Basketball goals are not permitted in cul-de-sacs or on the street edge.
b. Construction of a basketball court or backboard, other than in a homeowner’s driveway requires ARC approval.