Desert Color

Desert Color's master association is the Desert Color Community Association, professionally managed by CCMC, with assessments due on the first day of each quarter. Underneath it sit three condominium sub-associations — Skyline, Auburn Hills and Cove — and a 55+ pod, Regency at Desert Color, with its own sub-HOA on top of the master dues. Which set of rules a homeowner lives under depends on which of those they bought into, and so does which chapter of Utah law applies.

That distinction is not academic in a house with plumbing in it. Utah rewrote the applicability test in 2026: the Condominium Ownership Act applies if the declaration says so, or, where the declaration is silent, if the plats are designated as condominium plats. In a condominium, § 57-8-7.2 puts the finished surfaces in the unit and everything behind them in the common areas, and a pipe that crosses the boundary is limited common area if it serves only that unit and common area if it serves more than one. Desert Color's own architectural review process could not be read — the home-modifications page is closed to automated retrieval — so nothing about it is published here.

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Structure and management

One master association, three condominium sub-associations, and a 55+ pod with its own dues on top.

The master association is the Desert Color Community Association, association ID 182, professionally managed by CCMC, with an association office line of 435-562-5483.1
Desert Color assessments are due the first day of each quarter, in January, April, July and October; the amounts are not published publicly.1
Three condominium sub-associations sit inside Desert Color: Skyline Condos, Auburn Hills Condos and Cove Condos.1
Online assessment payment carries a fee of $2.95 by eCheck, $5.00 by debit card, and 3.5% by credit card.1
CCMC also manages Coral Canyon's master, Petroglyphs and Views associations in Washington City.1

Which chapter governs you

The 2026 test is simple and it decides everything downstream: what the plat says, and what the declaration says.

The Condominium Ownership Act, Title 57 Chapter 8, applies if the declaration says it applies or, where the declaration is silent, if the association's plats are designated as condominium plats.1
The Community Association Act, Title 57 Chapter 8a, applies if the declaration says so or, where the declaration is silent, if the plats within the association are not designated as condominium plats.1

Design review

Desert Color's own review process is not readable. These are the fixed points that apply to it regardless.

Under Utah Code § 57-8a-109(4), a written denial must name each governing document provision the association relied on and the specific aspect of the plan that does not conform to it.1
Utah Code § 57-8a-109(2) provides that an association may not charge a plan fee exceeding the actual cost of reviewing and approving the lot plans.1
Utah has no statutory deemed-approval provision and no statutory review deadline, so a review clock exists only where a community's own document creates one.1
Under Utah Code § 57-8a-217, a board must give lot owners at least 15 days' notice and an open forum before adopting or amending a rule or design criterion, and the action is disapproved if within 60 days at least 51% of all allocated voting interests vote it down at a special meeting.1

In the condominium sub-associations: who owns the pipe

Skyline, Auburn Hills and Cove are condominium stock, and § 57-8-7.2 draws the line at the finished surface.

Under Utah Code § 57-8-7(7), unless the declaration or the insurance statute provides otherwise, the association is responsible for maintaining, repairing and replacing common areas and facilities, and the unit owner for the unit.1
Under Utah Code § 57-8-7.2(2), finished surfaces such as wallboard, tile, paint and finished flooring are part of the unit, and any portion of a wall, floor or ceiling not listed there is part of the common areas and facilities.1
Under Utah Code § 57-8-7.2(3), a pipe lying partly inside and partly outside the unit boundary is limited common area if it serves only that unit, and common area if it serves more than one unit or any portion of the common areas.1
In Advisory Opinion No. 2026-19 the ombudsman held that the association must repair a broken common-area line and that its property policy is primary, while diagnostic costs remained the homeowner's responsibility.1
Under Utah Code § 57-8-43(9)(g)(ii) a unit owner's share of a covered loss is the unit damage percentage multiplied by the association's deductible.1
An association entering a unit for planned common-area repair must give written notice hand-delivered at least 24 hours ahead; for an emergency repair, notice reasonable under the circumstances.1

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Utah Code § 57-8-7.6, enacted in 2026, requires a condominium management committee to prepare and adopt a budget at least annually; before 2026 condominium associations had no statutory budget requirement.1

Working on your house

Interior work and contractor choice are protected in four places, and the protections differ for a condominium and a detached home.

Utah Code § 57-8-8.1(13)(b)(ii) bars a condominium rule from restricting an owner from hiring a contractor or worker solely because the contractor is not on the association's preferred vendor list.1
Utah Code § 57-8-10(9)(n) bars a condominium declaration from imposing a restriction on a unit interior except as reasonably necessary for the safety of adjacent units and their occupants.1
Utah Code § 57-8a-212(4)(n) bars a community association declaration from imposing a restriction on the interior of a dwelling except as reasonably necessary for the safety of adjacent lots.2
Under the Fair Housing Act an association cannot deny grab bars, ramps, walk-in showers or widened doorways where there is a disability nexus, and it may not require a specific contractor, extra insurance, higher deposits, or medical records; the resident pays.3
Late fees in both acts are capped at the greater of 10% of the assessment or $50, with interest up to 1.5% per month, and a fee schedule must be adopted by rule and distributed to every owner before any such fee is imposed.1
Before any fine, Utah Code § 57-8a-208 requires a written warning naming the violation and the provision violated, and for a continuing violation a cure period of not less than 48 hours.1

Landscape rules

The water-wise protections a Desert Color owner has depend on whether they own a detached home or a condominium.

Utah Code § 57-8a-231 does not cover condominiums, and within the Community Association Act it protects only owners of detached dwellings.1
Utah Code § 57-8-8.1(8), effective May 6, 2026, requires a condominium association to adopt rules supporting water wise landscaping for areas maintained by unit owners, and bars it from prohibiting or restricting conversion of a grass park strip under eight feet wide except where reasonably necessary for erosion control.1
Utah Code § 57-8a-231(3)(b) provides that except where reasonably necessary for erosion control, an association may not require a lot owner to install or keep in place lawn or turf in an area less than eight feet wide.1
St. George caps residential lawn at 8% of lot size to a maximum of 1,500 square feet and prohibits lawn in park strips and in any landscape area under 8 feet wide.3
The Washington County Water Conservancy District pays $3 per square foot on the first 1,000 square feet of lawn converted and $2 per square foot after that, for projects completed before June 1, 2027.4

What we could not read

These are the parts of Desert Color’s documents we could not get to a verified copy of. We would rather say so than guess. Your association can give you the current versions, and Utah Code § 57-8a-227 says what they have to hand over on request.

Architectural review process
Assessment amounts
Which sub-associations are condominiums under the plat test
Landscape and irrigation standards
Construction hours and contractor requirements
Rebate eligibility for HOA common areas

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Where this comes from

Every line above traces to a document we read in full. The number after a sentence points to the research below; hover it for the section. If you find a line wrong, tell us and we will fix it and say so.

HOA research, August 2026 Compiled from Utah Code Title 57 Chapters 8 and 8a, Title 13 Chapter 79, HOA Ombudsman advisory opinions, and the recorded CC&Rs and design guidelines of the named communities. 16 sections cited. Hover a number above for the section.
The content briefs, August 2026 Our own working document, compiled from manufacturer warranties, WCWCD documents, the Utah Code and Census QuickFacts. 1 section cited. Hover a number above for the section.
The Washington County playbook, August 2026 Our own working document, compiled from the same primary sources: municipal codes, the Utah Code, WCWCD documents and community CC&Rs. 2 sections cited. Hover a number above for the section.
Landscape and hardscape research, August 2026 Compiled from Washington County Water Conservancy District program documents, its sample conservation easement and FAQ, Utah Water Savers, the 2023 USDA hardiness map, USU Extension, and St. George City Code, Title 10. 1 section cited. Hover a number above for the section.

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