Roads & Common Drives

The Roads & Common Drives Committee acts on the HOA’s behalf regarding the public streets in the neighborhood and oversees the Common Drive Escrow Accounts.

All public Roads in the neighborhood fall under the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) control. All maintenance and repair of these roads and adjacent stormwater drainage ditches are VDOT’s responsibility, as is the sidewalk adjacent to Clara Barton Drive. The sidewalk adjacent to Robert Carter Road is Fairfax County’s responsibility.

The Committee maintains awareness of the condition of roads within the neighborhood, reporting to VDOT necessary maintenance and repairs to the road surface, shoulders, stormwater ditches, or storm drains, as well as identifying the need for more significant roadwork (i.e., major resurfacing). The Committee maintains contact with VDOT personnel to encourage their focus on any needed repair work.

Within the neighborhood there are sixty-six (66) Common Drives, also referred to as Pipestems. These driveways connect multiple homes to their adjacent public street and are jointly and equally owned by each homeowner located on the Common Drive. There are 236 homes located on Common Drives throughout the neighborhood.

The maintenance and repair of a Common Drives is the collective responsibility of the homeowners it serves. In order to ensure proper maintenance, each homeowner living on a Common Drive is subject to an annual charge. The HOA holds these charges in an escrow account specific to each Common Drive, with these funds made available to the homeowners for maintenance and repair purposes at their request.

The Committee maintains a current listing of Common Drive Escrow Account Balances, as provided by the HOA’s Accountant. It advises the Board regarding the setting of the Annual Common Drive Assessment rate charged to homeowners. It also establishes and maintains, in consultation with the Treasurer, Escrow Account Procedures to be followed when Common Drive homeowners require disbursement of funds for maintenance and repair.

Original Grading Plans for all lots within the neighborhood are held by the Committee.