FIREWISE CHIPPING: We'll have two Firewise chipping events once again this year, courtesy of the CSFD. The first will be the weeks of 7-17 July and the second will be during the weeks of 28 September - 9 October. Don't forget, YOU MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE AND YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL CHIPPING SESSION IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH. We are working with the CSFD to schedule a neighborhood orientation session later this spring. Details on the Firewise chipping program can be found here.
SNOW REMOVAL OPTIONS: We have a number of
local options at reasonable rates who have been recommended to us based on the experience of local homeowners. Please consider contacting one of them if you cannot clear your sidewalk(s) within 24 hours, as required by Colorado Springs City Ordinance. If you are physically or financially unable to meet this obligation, please contact us at n2n@discoveryhoa.com... we may be able to help.
ANNUAL MEETING: Our 2025 Annual Meeting took place on October 15, once again at the Woodmen Valley Chapel. Details are available
here.
WATERING RESTRICTIONS: Watering restrictions were lifted effective October 15 and will go back into effect 1 May. Please remember that your shrubs and trees need water during their winter dormancy, particularly this year due to our high temperatures and low precipitation. Try to drag a hose at least once a month when the ground is not frozen.
Details of the water conservation program can be found here.
LOCKING MAILBOXES: We have 8 more locking mailboxes for purchase at a discount and we do not anticipate continuing this program once those are gone. Contact our Administrator at (719) 964-4122 if you are interested.
DUMPSTER DAZE: Our fall cleanup event was a HUGE success. We plan to continue this service next spring.
FENCE POLICY: In the March 12, 2025 Discovery Homeowners Association (HOA) Board meeting, your board approved documentation of the Discovery HOA Fence Policy to address the evolving needs of our community while preserving its natural beauty and openness. Details of the approved policy can be found here.
SIDEWALK OBSTRUCTIONS: Some of our mature shrubs (particularly junipers and pines!) benefited greatly from our earlier wet weather and now extend over our sidewalks enough to interfere with clear passage. Once their branches are weighted down with wet snow, they will indeed become a hazard for our many walkers. Please trim them back to the edge of the sidewalk and up to at least 6 feet. City Ordinance 3.4.103 requires: "Every owner and occupant of real property within the City shall keep the public sidewalks which abut or are adjacent to their real property, or public sidewalks located upon real property subject to a public easement or right of way, in a clean condition free from projections and obstructions across the surface, debris, litter, or dangerous conditions not involving the structural integrity of the sidewalk." We will be surveying our Discovery sidewalks in the near future to identify properties that need to be reminded of this civic obligation.
Sheds!
We are aware of the presence of a few storage sheds in Discovery. Some were approved…and some “magically appeared.”
No further violations of ARC Approval will be permitted. Any future sheds discovered to have been constructed without ARC approval will be subject to relocation or removal at the owner's expense. Please review the information on sheds in our
FAQ area before you decide if you need a shed in your yard.