Volunteer for the DRC

Seeking DRC Volunteers

March 8, 2023
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The Design Review Committee (DRC) needs volunteers for this very important committee. As posted on the TrailMark website, the DRC’s vision/philosophy/purpose:
  • Encourage consistent quality and design expression throughout TrailMark’s boundaries, while allowing for owner individuality of improvement expression. 
  • Facilitate restoration of the original high prairie and foothills environment through a distinctive native prairie landscape design. This design uses a combination of traditional sodded lawns, unmowed native grasses, wildflowers, sage, rabbit brush, pine, many other prairie natives, and native moss rock field stones and rounded granite river boulders. 
  • Define the means by which homes built at TrailMark can be compatible with each other and with TrailMark’s unique setting. This establishes the basis for the DRC’s decisions - Compliance with the spirit of TrailMark’s original design to facilitate mutual enhancement and protection of the TrailMark’s qualities.
  • Review and approve/approve with conditions/disapprove/request additional information, all Home Improvement Requests submitted by TrailMark homeowners.
As a DRC member, one must commit to the following:
  • Active participation in DRC meetings the 1st and 3rd week of each month, year-around. Active participation requires:
    1. Receipt and review of all submitted homeowner requests prior to each meeting;
    2. Individually post preliminary decisions on Google Drive prior to each meeting;
    3. Attendance at each meeting (currently via Zoom) ready to discuss and render thoughtful decisions on each submitted request;
    4. Routine daily/weekly email monitoring to respond to emergency requests.
  • Become knowledgeable of and be able to apply the TrailMark Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CCRs) and Design Guidelines;
  • Participate in developing new TrailMark property improvement standards. Doing so requires research, writing, editing, and presenting potential standards to the HOA Board for their review and decision;
  • Other potential responsibilities, shared amongst all committee members:
    1. Document homeowner request decisions;
    2. Receive submitted paint chips and other relevant materials required to support homeowner requests;
    3. Maintain and track the issuance of the TrailMark paint sample books;
    4. Develop and submit relevant news articles for the TrailMark newsletter, website, and/or Facebook page;
    5. Occasionally conduct any required homeowner on-site visits to review and get a better understanding of homeowner requests.
    6. Conduct post-completion projects to determine their compliance with that which was DRC approved.
DRC time commitment varies by the time of year. Generally:
  • March-October:  Minimum 2-4 hours weekly. Review requests, participate in DRC meetings.
  • November-February:  1-2 hours weekly with meetings often cancelled.
If you are interested in volunteering for the DRC, please submit the following to drc-team@trailmark.org:
  • Name
  • Address
  • Contact Info – phone; email address
  • Any relevant qualifications that might contribute to the committee’s stated vision/philosophy/purpose.

We look forward to your participation!