Hideaway Community Association
Post Office Box 6881
Columbia, MD 21045
For all resident of the Hideaway Community Association;
Welcome to 2015 and welcome to spring weather. We all know this winter was a
little bit rough, and hopefully the warm weather is here to stay. For those residents
who have joined us in 2015, we say welcome to the Hideaway! We have a great
community here and part of our collective goal is to maintain the appearance and
community atmosphere of the Hideaway. This improves not just our quality of
living, but also improves the value of all of our homes…which I think all will agree is
a great goal. Please review the following, I promise it will only take a few moment of
your time and hopefully have an immediate effect on neighborhood life.
With this in mind, we want to reiterate the following:
(1) Parking guidelines that were sent with the annual assessment this year;
(2) Approved trash collection locations
(3) Trash Pick-up guidelines.
This information should be a helpful reminder to most, and may be the first time
this information is distributed to some of our new neighbors.
Please take a moment to read through these guidelines as we have received
numerous complains about trash and parking throughout the winter. As a member
of our community you each have a role in upholding these guidelines to the best of
your abilities. We know special circumstances arise, but we want to make our
community the best it can possibly be, and as such it is all of our responsibility to
pitch in. Most importantly, be a good neighbor and help out as much as you can to
make our Community friendly, safe, and clean.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email at
HideawayHotline@gmail.com. Any and all suggestions are appreciated, and thanks
in advance for your cooperation.
Bobby Buckheit
Secretary, Hideaway Community Association on behalf of the Board
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Hideaway Parking Guidelines
The Hideaway prides itself on being a community of good neighbors who are civil,
respectful and considerate to each other. The purpose of the Hideaway Parking
Guidelines is to ensure this culture extends to resident parking. The Hideaway
Community was designed to provide two parking spaces per townhome. The
following parking guidelines are a reflection of our culture and community design.
Resident Parking
 Residents should park no more than two vehicles per household in lined
spaces. This will enable all residents the opportunity to park close to their
home. Additional vehicles should be parked along the curb or on the street.
Vehicles that are seldom used and parked for prolonged periods of time
should also be parked along the curb or on the street.
Visitor Parking
 Visitors should park along the curb or along the street. In those cases where a
resident may want a visitor to park in a lined space, the resident should move
their vehicle to the street so the visitor has a lined space.
General Guidelines
 Reserving Parking
o There is no reserved parking in our community. A resident may park
in any parking space within the HCA. Items placed to reserve parking
are not permitted. Note: A lot of time and effort is spent digging
out parking spaces when it snows. Please do not park in any
spaces you have not dug out yourself. Be a good neighbor. There
may be circumstances of which you aren't aware.
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Unregistered/Unlicensed vehicles
o The storage of unregistered/unlicensed vehicles or vehicles with
expired tags, on Hideaway Community Association property may be
subject to ticketing or removal in accordance with Hideaway
Community Association bylaws, Columbia Association guidelines, and
Howard County laws.
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Commercial, industrial and recreational vehicles: Extended parking of
commercial, industrial and recreational vehicles are not permitted on
Hideaway Community Association Grounds.
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Parking in an inordinate manner: Parked vehicles should not encroach
upon an adjacent parking space (i.e., park over the dividing lines).
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Portable Moving/Storage Units and Dumpsters: Portable moving/storage
units and dumpsters that take up no more than one parking space are
permitted in the Hideaway with a minimum of one week's prior notice to the
Hideaway Community Association Board. Residents should park one of their
vehicles on the street to accommodate the unit. Requests may be denied
when the proposed placement of the unit might affect Hideaway Community
Association maintenance activities.
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Fire Lanes: Fire lanes are designated by Howard County. Residents should
never park along designated fire lanes marked by red paint. Enforcement of
fire lane parking regulations is handled by the Howard County Police
Department.
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Traffic Control Signs: Traffic control sign (e.g. "No Parking from Here to
Corner") placement is designated by Howard County. Residents should obey
all traffic control signs. Enforcement of traffic control sign regulations is
handled by the Howard County Police Department.
Last Note:
Most importantly, be courteous and be a good neighbor. With only two spaces
designated per household, there will be parking issues from time to time, especially
on the courts where parking is in a square position…this will be mot pronounced on
Summer Park and Lower Softwater Way. For example, and as brought to our
attention by one of our residents, “on the square part of summer court, there are
roughly 26 houses and 36 parking spaces. On the long street part of Summer Park
Court there are 18 houses and 52 parking spots…In reality, we can not all park in
front of our houses in the square portion.” This highlights the need to be a good
neighbor, and if you have multiple cars and already have a “prime parking spot”
with one car, try and park a little bit further away in respect for your neighbors.
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Hideaway Trash Pick-Up Guidelines
Date and Time of Collection:
 Recycling is picked up every Wednesday and Trash is picked up every Friday
(Howard County Schedule). Collections may occur anytime between 7 AM
and 6 PM.
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Place your trash & recyclables out after 6 PM the day before.
Trash Pick-up Locations
 Please see the map on the following page. The locations for trash pick-up
are noted by a red dot. Please find your house number, and place your trash
at the nearest trash pick-up location. If you have any questions please email
us at HideawayHotline@gmail.com
General Guidelines:
 Collect your empty containers as soon as possible, preferably the night of
collection or the next day. Trash cans and Recycling bins should not be left
at pick-up locations indefinitely. This is both and aesthetic issue as well as a
hygienic issue. Cartons & empty trashcans left around are an eyesore.
 Trash should not go out more than the nigh before pick-up. This usually
leads to animals spreading trash. Also, if you are going to place trash out, we
would suggest in trashcans. If you place bags alone, all of the critters can rip
the bag and get in.
 If the containers are left for an extended period of time, and because they are
on common property, these containers will be considered trash and subject
to being discarded.
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Trash Pick-up Locations
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