AUGUST 2020  – COVID 19  RESTRICTIONS

The ACC Committee continues to observe the health crisis of COVID-19.  AT THIS TIME THE ACC IS NOT ACCEPTING EXPEDITED APPLICATIONS.

Applications need to be submitted to DAMC electronically for purposes of review and approval.
This process will be permanent. The portal allows us to see applications and process information in a timely manner.
Please submit a copy of application and deposit to DAMC at their offices at 14603 Huebner Road, Building 40 in San Antonio, TX.  ALL NEW BUILD CONSTRUCTION WILL BE REVIEWED ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH DURING THE ACC MEETING BY ZOOM.    COMPLETE APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST A WEEK BEFORE THE MEETING.  INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED UNTIL THE NEXT MONTH’S MEETING.  
The ACC will need pictures of improvement location and pictures of completed improvement for the return of deposits.
The ACC meets on the first Wednesday of each month.  Applications must be submitted at least one week before the meetings. 
Effective August 1, 2019, ACC requests for new construction, land clearing, landscape, and improvements such as pools, decks and fencing are to be sent to the following address:

MSR Architectural Control Committee
c/o Diamond Association Management & Consulting
14603 Huebner Rd, Bldg. 40
San Antonio, TX 78230

Phone: 210-561-0606
Email: acc@damctx.com


Click here to review the Architectural and Site Guidelines (rev. May 2022)


Before submitting any application, below are CHECKLISTS to be used to assure that your applications and plans are complete. Please review the checklists before submitting applications.  Incomplete applications will be delayed for review.

New Construction Applications and certain Other Improvement Applications such as work shops require hard copies.   FOR REVIEW, PLEASE SUBMIT ONE ELECTRONIC COPY AND ONE PAPER COPY.    If the plans can fit into an 8×13 envelope or small box, they may be mailed to  MSR Architectural Control Committee, c/o Diamond Association Management & Consulting, 14603 Huebner Rd, Bldg. 40, San Antonio, TX 78230.

Fences, pools, decks, patios, children’s play sets, landscape (fire pits) etc. may be submitted electronically with all the required site plans, material specifications per the checklists and pictures to acc@damctx.com.  We prefer all documentation to be in .pdf format please.
New Construction Applications must be signed and accompanied by the appropriate review fee(s) and builder’s deposit.  Applicants are reminded in order to be approved applications must be complete and have everything included as set out on the New Construction Design Review Checklist below.  Our most missed items are driveway finish, chimney material, location of buried propane tank, total height of the structure, location of concealed/screened trash bins and color samples


MSR DARK SKY COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT

Fixtures for New Builds must be included with plan submission
All exterior lighting must be approved by the ACC prior to installation and is subject to final inspection

  • Light must not escape sides or top of fixtures.  Bulbs must not be seen through or below fixtures
  • Bulbs must not be bright white or blue LED.  All bulbs below 3000K
  • No motion sensors or timers.  All exterior lighting on switches.
  • ALL LIGHT MUST POINT STRAIGHT DOWN’
  • Spotlights must point down, not out, and the bulbs must not extend below the outside of the fixture.  Spotlights may be limited by the ACC. 
  • Glass sided fixtures do not meet MSR dark sky requirements because they allow light to escape from the sides of the fixture..


CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS – MASONRY REQUIREMENT

  • Masonry materials are natural quarried stone, quarried rock and stucco. Manufactured stone will be treated as non-masonry material. Hardi Plank or other cement board products are classified as non-masonry. Brick may be used only for accents (i.e., window trims, sills, columns, etc.).
  • Front and side exterior walls must be constructed ONLY with masonry materials.
  • In non-gated units only the REAR walls may have non-masonry not to exceed 25% of the non-windowed exterior surface of the rear walls.
  • Gated communities require 100% masonry.


APPLICATION AND REQUEST FORMS
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APPLICATION CHECKLISTS
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BUILDER SIGNS
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REFUND REQUEST
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