Pawnee Hills HOA FAQs
The survey we sent to the community in 2025 revealed several misunderstandings about issues that affect each of us. In an effort to help our community members be fully educated about those issues, we are starting a series to offer insights that you may be unaware of or misunderstand.
Pawnee Hills Architectural Review Committee
We all appreciate the freedom of living in a “rural- country” neighborhood. We also appreciate that the PH HOA has limited rules and requirements to guide our decisions living “in community”. We do have just enough guiding rules and regulations to prevent us from living next door to a personal junk-yard or a pink house.
Below is a general overview of the requirements and the permit submission requirements.
Plans for any new structure including an accessory building, fence, wall, driveway, new windows or paint or any other changes or alterations for any existing property improvements must be submitted to the architectural committee for review. Plans and specifications showing the exterior design, height, building material and color scheme, location as well as site of driveways, the general plan of landscaping, fencing, walls, and the grading plan, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the PH
Architectural Review Committee ("Committee"). Note: Some changes will require Elbert County permits.
You can find the submission documents under our rules and regulations tab, architectural review standards and procedures on the Pawnee Hills website https://www.pawneehillshoa.org. Please complete attachment 1 and forward to pawneehills@gmail.com, or you can drop it in the mail slot at the PH clubhouse, or mail to 35644 Cheyenne Trail, Elizabeth CO 80107
For more information go to our Covenants on page 9 within our governing documents https://www.pawneehillshoa.org/governingdocs. If you have questions, please contact our main office 303 646-0126.
Whose responsibility is caring for and maintaining the bridle paths?
By the original community development plan, each homeowner, at the time of purchasing their property, granted an easement: a strip of land 15 feet deep along the back or side property line for both utility and bridle path access. Many utility poles were placed within these easements so utility vehicles can access, maintain, and repair the poles and the wires they support.
On each shared property line, the two 15‑foot strips together create a 30‑foot‑wide bridle path easement. This easement may be used by horseback riders, dog walkers, pedestrians, and bicyclists for recreation and enjoyment, but motorized vehicles are not allowed. In addition, each homeowner granted a 10‑foot strip of land, another easement, along the edge of their property that borders public roads as an access way for pedestrians and riders on horseback so they can avoid walking on the road.
These easement areas remain part of each homeowner’s property, and each homeowner is responsible for their care. Homeowners may decide how often to cut or trim vegetation, but they must not allow trees, shrubs, or other growth to block access or prevent people or horses from moving freely along the easement. No fence, gate, or other barrier may be constructed across the easement in a way that interferes with travel along the path.