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HOA approval helper
Most South OC HOAs review exterior work before you build. Pick your HOA: we link its published guidelines (where they're public), list what a submittal usually needs, and make a packet you can send — with Wolf Pack's license #1100601 and bond on it.
What submittals usually need
- Your association's application form, signed by the owner
- Scaled site plan with property lines, existing and new work, and top of slope if any
- Elevations with dimensions for walls, patio covers and fire features
- Material details: brochures, samples or color photos of pavers, stone veneer and caps
- Photos of the existing area
- Drainage and lighting information where it applies
- Neighbor notice or signatures, if your HOA asks (notice only, not approval)
- Review fee, and possibly a deposit
- Plan for about 45 days after a complete submittal, and don't start before written approval
- City or county permits are separate from HOA approval
- Changes after approval go back for re-approval before you build them
California Civil Code §4765 says that if your HOA requires approval for a change, it must have a fair, reasonable and quick procedure with a stated maximum response time, decide in good faith, and put its decision in writing. A denial must explain why and how to ask the board to reconsider. The law itself does not set a number of days — your HOA's own documents do (Talega, Niguel Shores and Ladera Ranch each publish 45 days).
Wolf Pack can help with permits and HOA submittals — ask when you text.