10 | SUNRAYS SEPTEMBER 2014
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TO ORDER NEW HOUSE
NUMBERS
• go to
• In the Search field, type in:
sea gull lighting 9600-12 address light black
• Click “Search”
• Scroll down the page to order house numbers
TO ORDER NEW mailbox numbers
Call Bowman Construction, 512-930-9606, to
make sure they have your numbers in stock, then,
drive to Bowman Construction on Williams Drive
to pick up your numbers ($1 each).
“THRESHOLD!! Take us to the
THRESHOLD!!”
is a quote from
Chron-
icles of Riddick
, the B movie sequel to the
science fiction film
Pitch Black
. It’s a fun
movie series that introduced me to actor
Vin Diesel. What a great name! I laughed
out loud in the theatre during the opening
credits when I saw it appear on the screen.
The term “threshold” is used quite a bit in irrigation and land-
scaping in numerous contexts. I want to discuss it in relation
to programmed station run times. The hottest time of the year
is the best time to determine howmuch water your landscape
truly needs. If your yard is already looking green and healthy,
try reducing your programmed run time by 1 minute for each
station. Let the system run like that for a couple of weeks while
keeping an eye on the appearance of your landscape. For every
minute the program is reduced, up to 20 gallons of water is
saved. If you have eight stations on your controller, running
twice a week, you can save up to 320 gallons. If, after a couple
weeks, the yard still looks healthy, reduce it again by another
minute. In our example, that would be 640 gallons saved.
When the yard begins to show signs of stress from lack of water,
you’ll know you’ve reached the “threshold” we are looking for.
Permitted watering days are as follows:
Odd addresses: Tuesday and/or Saturday
Even addresses: Wednesday and/or Sunday
No sprinkler or irrigation system use is permitted
on Mondays, Thursdays or Fridays.
Source: water.georgetown.org
September is a good time to think about painting your house,
now that the weather is cooler. Our paint books are located on
the Sun City Texas website:
• Go to
• Log in with your Member ID and Password
• Click on Site Index
• Look under “C” for CA (Community Association)
• Click on House Paint Schema
You are also welcome to look through the paint chip books
located in the Community Standards Office.
POLITICAL SIGN POLICY
Sun City’s Political Sign Policy authorizes signs on residential
property in support of candidates for election or an issue on an
election ballot for local, state and/or federal elections. Signs
can be posted for the election from ninety (90) days before until
ten (10) days after. Currently posted signs must be removed
no later than Friday, November 14. One sign per candidate or
initiative may have either one or two stakes and be limited to
a maximum size of four feet by six feet and no more than six
feet tall. Paragraph 5.2.2.of the Political Sign Policy outlines
additional restrictions.
NO PAPERWORK LIST
The “No Paperwork” list at 2.9 of your Design Guidelines lists
54 items that do not require approval from the Modifications
Committee if the criteria in the box to the far right is followed.
For example, number 45, “Storm doors, of the full-view” or “two-
pane combination” and non-decorative type, does not require
approval as long as the criteria in Article 3.9.2 is followed,
Bits of Info from Ginny’s Desk
Submitted by Ginny Wagner, Community Standards Supervisor
Water Matters
Submitted by Carlton M. Mathis, Water Management
which also requires, among other things, matching the trim
around the door frame.
Finally, when cleaning out your landscape beds, feel free to
replace plants with similar plants, add mulch, and change out
sprinkler heads to drips without paperwork.
The
Design Guidelines
are located on the Sun City Texas
website:
• Go to
• Log in with your Member ID and Password
• Click on Site Index
• Click on Design Guidelines
