Flags at Cromwell Station will be allowed in the following general areas and under this guideline.

Flagpoles:

Must be attached to the house or the deck. They may not be free standing and may not exceed 6 feet in length and 2 inches in diameter. Acceptable materials are: finished wood or white aluminum.

Flagpole Mounts:

Must be anodized aluminum (color white) or steel painted white using a rust inhibiting paint.

Structural Location:

FRONT

A flagpole may be attached to the brick facing of the house on either side of the front door using a base plate. The base plate must match in color, design and dimension the street number plate. A back plate may be mounted at the same level as the street number plate or higher and centered 12 inches off of the doorframe. However, it may not be attached to the wall at a point higher than the door opening.

REAR

A flagpole may be attached to the rear of the deck on the handrail using just a mount. It may not point toward an adjoining property or be attached to the handrails that are perpendicular to the house.

Flag Styles:

Please hang only federal, state, local, seasonal and topical flags.

Application Information:

You must apply to the ARC in writing to obtain approval to hang a flag.

Limitations:

• No flagpole may be hung in such a way that when a flag is displayed it interferes with a neighbor’s visual right of way.

• No flag may be hung in such a way that it waves in front of any window or door of another property.

• Each unit or home may have no more than two flagpoles (one in front and one in the rear).

Exclusions:

A small freestanding flagpole may be used on holidays such as July 4^th, Flag Day, etc.

Remedies:

Any homeowner who has his or her visual right of way or entry way obscured by a flag has the right to a remedy. This individual should ask the owner of the unit displaying the flag to relocate the flag first. If this fails, the homeowner may ask the ARC to serve notice on the home in violation. The ARC will notify the home in violation of that violation by mail. The homeowner will then have 15 days to remedy the violation or face a fine in accordance with the by-laws.