The Springs At Stone Oak

Documents for Homeowners

Many of the documents that each Springs homeowner should have are available on this website.  Those documents include:

• The Springs Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CCRs) : The rules that intend "to seek to achieve the best and highest use and most appropriate development of the property; to protect lot owners against improper use of surrounding lots; to preserve so far as practical the natural beauty of the property; to guard against the erection of poorly designed or proportioned structures of improper or unsuitable materials; to encourage and secure the erection of attractive improvements on each lot with appropriate locations; and to secure and maintain proper setbacks from streets and adequate free space."  
• The Springs Owners Association Bylaws: The rules by which the Springs Owners Association operates.
• The Springs Reserve Analysis Study, providing the information needed to assist the HOA and its Manager in determining and allocating HOA funds to maintain the facilities and systems located in the community's common areas.  Such items include the streets, playground equipment and gazebo in the park, the fences behind the park and along Stone Oak Parkway, common area landscaping and mowing, the entrance gate system, common area irrigation system, etc.  Three Studies have been compiled and published for The Springs - September 1, 2000; April 11, 2006; and August 25, 2009.   The 2009 edition is available on this website.
• The Springs Architecture Control Committee Improvement Request Form, required to be submited by the Springs homeowner and approved by the HOA's Architecture Control Committee before initiating improvements to the exterior of their home, such as installing a patio cover, deck, outside buildings, fences, etc.  Other improvements, including those internal to the home, may be addressed in the CCRs, such as the prohibition against converting the garage to a living area or any other use other than as a vehicle garage or using the home as a business location with employees from outside the home.
• The current HOA Budget, providing the anticipated income and expenses of the Springs Owners Association, presented by major categories (utilities, grounds, taxes/insurance, etc.) Coming soon!

Note:  the listed documents are in Adobe Reader (.pdf) format and can be accessed through the "Pages & Links" area of this website.   Other documents that are not available on this website, but are desired by a Springs homeowner, may be available from the Association Manager.

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The Springs E-News

If you're a Springs resident and are not on the Springs e-mail list to receive periodic Springs information, please contact Nancy Stinson at nancy.stinson@me to have your name and e-mail address added to the list.  Or enter your e-mail in the box below and click the "GO" button. 

 

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Info for New Neighbors in The Springs

 

Electricity and natural gas:

 CPS Energy
(210) 353-2222, CPS Energy

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Water:

 BexarMet Water District
(210) 922-1221, BexarMet

BexarMet Water Conservation Rules comply with the Edwards Aquifer regulations and are similar to the City of San Antonio's water ordinance (the Springs At Stone Oak lies above the most sensitive recharge zone of the Edwards Acquifer, supplier of almost 100% of the water for San Antonio).

Highlights of the Rules include:

• watering with any type of sprinkler between the hours of 10:00am and 8:00pm year-around is prohibited
• watering with a hand-held hose or bucket is allowed any time during the restricted period
• BexarMet adopts the Edwards Aquifer Management Plan States 1 to 3 during critical periods

• water waste of any kind will not be tolerated including overwatering (determined by excess water running down the street) and watering during, or within 3 days of a significant rainfall (1/2" or more).  Rain sensors that shut off automatic in-ground sprinkler systems after a rain became required in July 2006

• commercial dining establishments will serve water only upon request
• new sprinkler installations have a minimum area and sprinkler flow requirements
• violations of these rules and other forms of water waste will receive ONE writter warning, followed by fines for additional violations observed by BexarMet representatives.  BexarMet customers in San Antonio may also be ticketed by San Antonio Water System (SAWS) or MexarMet enforcement officers if water waste is observed and documented.
• after one warning, the first violation carries a $100 fine
• a second violation carries a $250 fine
• a third and all subsequent violations carry a $1000 fine per offense

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Trash pick-up:

  BFI

This service is included in the quarterly fee for the Stone Oak Property Owners Association. The POA office is at 19210 Huebner Road, Suite 102 (corner of Blanco and Huebner, north of Loop 1604). In addition to visiting this office to become a member of this mandatory POA, you can pick up your recycle bin, if necessary, and provide the information needed for trash pick-up.

Trash pickup days for The Springs are Wednesday (normally in the afternoon) and Saturday (normally between 7:30am and 9:00am). Recycle is picked up on Saturday (normally between 7:30am and 8:30am). Other information concerning refuse collection in Stone Oak gated communities include:

• The hours of collection are between 7:00am and 6:00pm on Saturdays (recycle) and on Wednesdays and Saturdays (refuse). Please do not place garbage containers or recycle bins out for collection any earlier than the night before a collection day. 

• Residents are to provide their own garbage containers, which should be made of plastic, metal, or fiberglass, and have tight fitting lids. The size of the containers should be between 20 and 32 gallons, and the total weight of the container and its contents cannot exceed 45 pounds.

•  Strong plastic bags may also be used, but once filled, the weight cannot exceed 35 pounds.

•  Brush must be bundled, with each bundle weighing no more than 45 pounds, and no more than four feet in length.

•  No more than a total of five containers of trash will be picked up per residence. This is a combination of bags, trash cans, and bundles of brush. If you have extra amounts which need to be picked up, please call BFI at 648-5222 to make special arrangements. 

•  Empty boxes will be collected if they are flattened and bundled together .

•  BFI holidays on which no refuse will be collected are Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

•  If your recycle or trash is not picked up on a designated day, contact BFI at 648-5222 to alert/complain to them about the non-pickup.

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Post Office:

 The U.S. Post Office serving the Springs is located at 20403 Encino Ledge, just east of Highway 281 North. Turn right on Encino Rio, the traffic light before the Evans Road traffic light, when traveling north on Hwy 281, then take a left at the 4-way stop, about 1/2 mile after turning on Encino Rio. The Post Office is to the North, or behind, the gas station. Its business hours are 8:00am-6:00pm Mon-Fri, 8:00am-10:00am Saturday, and closed on Sundays.  The last daily collection of mail is at 5:00pm Mon-Sat.  This Post Office opened in September, 2006, and can be reached at 497-6391.

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Newspaper:

San Antonio Express News
(210) 250-2000,
San Antonio Express News

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Home Communications Service Providers:

• AT&T U-Verse: also offers Internet, home telephone, and cellular telephone services, bundled or separately
  (800) 288-2020
• Time Warner Cable San Antonio:  also offers Internet and home telephone services, bundled or seperately
  (210) 244-0500
• Direct TV (Satellite)
• Dish TV (Satellite)

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Access Gate Code for The Springs:

•  Contact the HOA's Management Company's Gate Department. You can obtain a new code, change your existing code, obtain a code for your service providers (lawn maintenance, housekeeping, etc.), or obtain a 1-time temporary code (Tupperware party, etc.) either on-line at the ProComm "Ask A General Question" Webpage, or telephone 545-1888.

•  If you desire a remote control to open the entrance gate instead of stopping at the keypad every time, you can purchase one from ProComm, located at 300 E. Sonterra Blvd, Suite 350, just east of Stone Oak Parkway.

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Other Community Websites

ProComm
Stone Oak POA
CPS Energy (Electricity & Gas)
BexarMet Water District
San Antonio Express-News
City of San Antonio Website
Bexar County
City Council District 9 Representative