The SLVR Area has covenants, but there is no Association or group to enforce
the covenants. The area was platted and surveyed in the late 1960's and most
of the SLVR lots were sold by the early 1980's. There are an estimated 200 dwellings in the SLVR Area, ranging from
nice homes to ramshackle homesteads. Costilla County
recently has passed an ordinance requiring landowners to show proof of trash service. There are perhaps 30 eyesores
in the SLVR Area, which have been grandfathered (being ignored). But the mechanism
is now in place, that upon complaints by one or more nearby residents, a County Inspector will view the violation (storing
junk and old cars on the property) and issue a cease or desist order: "Clean it up or the County will get it done " As of June 2006, Wolfgang has heard of two
of such clean-up orders, but needs to see some enforcement. We are crossing our
fingers.
Wolfgang drove the area south of US 160 -SLVR Unit 20-24 on Friday, June 9,
2006 and took some photos of homes, dwellings, and "homesteads”.
The term homesteads are synonymous with residential camps, which often violate
Colorado State
health regulations (no approved septic or disposal system) and often violate the new trash ordinance. Wolfgang
took photos of some of these offending sites, but they are not shown below.
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