HOA rules by community · St. George
Stone Cliff
This page is thinner than the others in this set, and it is worth saying why. Stone Cliff's CC&Rs, rules, architectural guidelines, dues, gate-access rules and construction hours were not obtainable from public sources. The association's public documents portal is a JavaScript application that machine retrieval cannot read. What is verified is the shape of the community: established in 1996, gated, more than 450 homes and home sites with development still in its final phases, governed by the Stone Cliff Owners Association board and managed by PMP.
The useful half of this page is therefore procedural. Utah Code § 57-8a-227 gives an owner a records right with a hard deadline and a daily penalty behind it, and it says the statute governs where the governing documents conflict with it. There are four practical routes to a copy of the declaration, and the state HOA registry is not one of them — the registry holds contacts, not documents.
Managed by PMP Management. Confirm the current manager with your association before you rely on it.
Structure and management
What is actually confirmed about the association, and where its documents live.
- Stone Cliff was established in 1996, is gated, and comprises more than 450 homes and home sites, with the community still in its final development phases.1
- Stone Cliff is governed by the Stone Cliff Owners Association board and managed by PMP.1
- PMP Management's St. George office is at 1449 N 1400 W, and its owner portal runs on Vantaca at connect.pmpmanage.com with community sites on pmpwebsites.com.1
- Stone Cliff's public documents portal is a JavaScript application and is reachable only through a browser.1
Getting your own documents
Utah law gives an owner a records right with a ten-business-day deadline and a daily penalty behind it.
- Under Utah Code § 57-8a-227, an association must comply with a written records request within 10 business days after the day it receives the request.1
- An association owes the owner $25 per day for each day a request for governing documents, minutes, or the budget and financial statement goes unfulfilled, beginning the eleventh business day after the request.1
- Copy charges may not exceed the actual third-party cost or 10 cents per page and $20 per hour of staff time, and an association may not charge the owner anything for electronic transmission of the documents.1
- If an association has an active website, the governing documents, the most recent approved minutes, and the most recent budget and financial statement must be posted there free of charge.1
- Where the governing documents conflict with the statute, the statute governs.1
- Recorded declarations, amendments, plats and notices of reinvestment fee covenant are held by the Washington County Recorder at 111 East Tabernacle, St. George, UT 84770, (435) 301-7680.1
Design review
Stone Cliff's own review process is not published. What is fixed is what a denial letter has to contain and what the fee may be.
- 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 any challenge to a procedural failure must be commenced within 18 months.1
Working on your house
Fines, access, interior work and contractor choice are all constrained by statute even where the community's own rules are unavailable.
- 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; an owner may request an informal hearing within 30 days and appeal by civil action within 180 days.1
- Utah Code § 57-8a-212(4)(n) bars a declaration from imposing a restriction on the interior of a dwelling except as reasonably necessary for the safety of adjacent lots.2
- Utah Code § 57-8a-212 and § 57-8a-218(22)(c)(iii) each bar an association from restricting a lot owner from hiring a contractor solely because the contractor is not on the association's preferred vendor list.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
- Under Utah Code § 57-8a-224 an association is responsible for maintenance, repair and replacement of common areas and a lot owner for the lot, except as otherwise provided in the declaration or the insurance provisions.1
- An association entering a lot 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
1 more fact, with sources
- Utah Code § 57-8a-701 provides that no governing document other than a declaration may prohibit solar, so a rule or design guideline alone cannot ban it, and size or location restrictions must not cut efficiency or raise cost by more than 5%.3
Landscape rules
Stone Cliff's landscape standards were not obtainable. The city and statutory floors below apply regardless.
- 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
- An HOA in St. George or Washington City cannot lawfully require more lawn than the city permits.3
- 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
- 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 the statute adds
Two more provisions worth knowing in a gated community, one of which turns on a fact nobody has published.
- Utah Code § 57-8a-218(22)(c)(ii) and § 57-8a-212(4)(o) bar restricting a properly maintained basketball standard on a driveway or property that is both privately owned and maintained and abutting a public street.1
- The Office of the Homeowners' Association Ombudsman may not provide any service that requires interpreting an association's governing documents, including determining whether a provision is reasonable.1
- An advisory opinion from the ombudsman carries a $150 nonrefundable filing fee, must be filed within one year of when the requester knew or should have known of the alleged act, and requires the association's own dispute resolution procedures to be exhausted first.1
What we could not read
These are the parts of Stone Cliff’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.
- The governing documents themselves
- Whether Stone Cliff's streets are public or association-owned
- Contractor insurance minimums
- Ongoing governance disputes
- Assessments
- Landscape and irrigation standards
Before you submit anything
- What Utah law says an association can require of your yard
- What a denial letter is legally required to say
- Whether they can make you use their contractor
- How to escalate, and to whom
Other St. George communities
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. 12 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. 2 sections 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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