SunRiver St. George

SunRiver St. George is a 55+ community on the southwest side of St. George, managed by PMP Management. The unusual thing about it, for anyone hiring work done, is that the association maintains the front yards. That changes who makes the call when something in the yard fails.

SunRiver does not publish its governing documents openly, and the association's own site blocks automated retrieval of the governing-documents and landscaping pages. Nothing on this page was taken from those pages. What follows is from the association's public FAQ, from the manager's own listing, and from Utah statute. Where the answer is only in the documents, we say who to ask for them.

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Structure and management

Who the association is, who runs it, and what the dues cover.

The association is the SunRiver St. George Community Association.1
SunRiver is managed by PMP Management at 1449 N 1400 W, St. George, reachable at care@pmpmanage.com and (435) 287-3061.1
SunRiver is age-restricted to 55 and over, with homes built between 1998 and 2019 ranging from 1,008 to 3,184 square feet across more than 20 floor plans.1
SunRiver's published add-ons are $70 per month for the gated Reflections section, $54 per month for optional rear-yard maintenance, and $10 per month for the walking-mower option.1

Landscape rules

Who maintains which yard, and how that interacts with the water-wise statute and the county rebate.

SunRiver's dues cover maintenance of all the front yards in the community, plus common areas, the community center, pool, sports courts and amenity maintenance.1
Rear-yard maintenance in SunRiver is not included in base dues; it is an optional add-on at $54 per month.1
Utah Code § 57-8a-218(15)(a) requires an association to adopt rules supporting water-wise landscaping only for areas where the lot owners, not the association, do the landscape maintenance.1
Utah Code § 57-8a-231(2) bars an association from enforcing a governing document that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, a lot owner of a detached dwelling from incorporating water-wise landscaping.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 City caps residential lawn at 8% of lot size with a maximum of 1,500 square feet, and prohibits lawn in park strips, in any area under eight feet wide, and on slopes over 15%.2

5 more facts, with sources

The Washington County Water Conservancy District's Water Efficiency Standards, October 2023, §2 state that where the standards conflict with a municipal ordinance or the requirements of a common interest community, the regulation providing the greatest water conservation benefit applies.3
The district's rebate pays $3 per square foot on the first 1,000 square feet and $2 per square foot after that, for projects completed before June 1, 2027.3
The rebate requires living grass at the pre-conversion inspection, and the district states that demolishing a lawn before the approval email arrives voids eligibility.3
A rebated conversion carries a conservation easement that continues in perpetuity and restricts only the converted portion of the property, not the whole lot.3
The water district invites homeowners whose association compels them to keep grass to email conservation@wcwcd.org, and says associations may still enforce design standards for water-efficient landscape.3

Design review

SunRiver's own review process is not published; these are the statutory rules that apply to any Utah association's review.

Utah Code § 57-8a-109(2) provides that an association may not charge a plan fee that exceeds the actual cost of reviewing and approving the lot plans.1
Utah Code § 57-8a-109(4) requires that a written denial specify each governing document provision the association relied on and the specific aspect of the plan that does not conform to it.1
Utah has no statutory deemed-approval provision and no statutory review deadline, so any “if they don't answer in X days it's approved” rule has to come from the community's own declaration or design guidelines.1
Under Utah Code § 57-8a-217, a board must deliver notice to lot owners at least 15 days before the meeting at which it adopts, amends or cancels a rule or design criterion, provide an open forum, and deliver the approved change within 15 days after.1
Utah Code § 57-8a-217(4) provides that a rule or design criterion is disapproved if, within 60 days, at least 51% of all allocated voting interests vote to disapprove it at a special meeting called for that purpose.1

Working on your house

Contractor choice, and how to get the documents that set the rules.

Utah Code § 57-8a-218(22)(c)(iii) and § 57-8a-212 bar restricting a lot owner from hiring a contractor solely because the contractor is not on the association's preferred vendor list, or lacks a licence that is not required by law.4
Utah plumbing work does require a state licence, so the licence exception in that provision does not reach a licensed plumber; the effect is that an association cannot force an owner to use the association's preferred plumber for work inside the owner's own home.1
There is no statewide requirement that an association publish its governing documents to the public; the duty runs to members, and the state HOA registry holds contacts, not documents.1
Under Utah Code § 57-8a-227(4)(a), an association must comply with a written records request within 10 business days of receiving it.1
If the association misses that deadline, § 57-8a-227(5)(b) provides $25 per day to the owner for each day the request for governing documents, minutes or the budget and financial statement remains unfulfilled, beginning the eleventh business day.1
Construction work hours in Washington County come from association documents rather than city code; no municipal code reviewed in this research set contained them.2

What we could not read

These are the parts of SunRiver St. George’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.

SunRiver's governing documents, architectural guidelines and landscape rules
Number of homes
Who calls the plumber for a front-yard irrigation break
Design review calendar, submittal deadline and fees
Contractor insurance minimums
Whether association common areas qualify for the county rebate
Name confusion

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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. 8 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. 4 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.

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