Somerset Community Association
Bellevue, WA
Bellevue, WA
 Important message, please translate: 重要信息，请翻译成您的语言 REMINDER to submit documents you would like to present, and questions you would like answers to, at the March SOMERSET TOWN HALL. Send either content or questions to [email protected].
Submissions received prior to the meeting will have time allocated for them, similarly you can sign up to speak without pre-submitting a document. Division 8 lot owners will be given priority to speak, as will questions about the 3rd Amendment (vs other topics). What: March Somerset Town Hall Topic: Division 8 Third Amendment When: Thursday 3/27/25 6:30 - 8:00PM Where: Somerset Elementary School Cafeteria (Zoom option available) Click here to register for Zoom access Agenda and more materials to follow. All residents are welcome to ask questions, present ideas, and propose solutions (legal counsel welcome) as time allows. All questions submitted prior to the meeting will be aggregated by topic and listed anonymously. SCA Documents: Third Amendment as Recorded by Division 8 Resident SCA Notice of Invalidity SCA Counsel Legal Opinion Re Third Amendment Submissions from View Crew: View Crew Submissions Housing Density Committee, View Guideline Committee, Call for Volunteers, Zoom meeting Kick-off The SCA Board would like to announce two new committees and other volunteer opportunities!
Last month, the Board sent a survey regarding City of Bellevue’s implementation of middle housing. We received around 100 responses and 88% of those people requested a committee be formed to prevent multifamily housing in Somerset, in response the Board has approved the launch of the HOUSING DENSITY COMMITTEE. This committee IS NOT intended to oppose HB1110, or Bellevue’s implementation of HB1110 minimum requirements. Committee objectives include working closely with Bellevue and other associations to ensure that Bellevue’s implementation does not weaken covenant authority, minimizing neighbor conflict over middle housing permits as HB1110 does not override covenants, and challenging state legislation that attempts to override covenants in the future. If you are interested in volunteering and learning more, please register and join us at 7PM on Wednesday, March 19 for the HOUSING DENSITY COMMITTEE Zoom Kick-off: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/RoMO3gPjQaySkbGofAEwJw Over the past several months, the Board has received requests to sponsor a committee to reevaluate the View Guidelines used by the CRC to assess view impacts. In response the Board has approved a VIEW GUIDELINE COMMITTEE to work with all the divisions supported by the CRC to consider modifications. If you are interested in volunteering and learning more, please register and join us at 7PM on Wednesday, April 16 for the VIEW GUIDELINE COMMITTEE Zoom Kick-off: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/THSb8LSZS1CDtUiVomgLhA 2025 is shaping up to be a busy year, if you are interested in volunteering your time on these or other committees, including Neighborhood Pride, Landscaping (Including the Entrance Island Fountain update), Events, Communications, Neighborhood Security, the Welcoming Committee, or joining the Board by appointment, email [email protected] and describe how your knowledge, skills, and interests can contribute to the SCA in 2025. Join the SCA and your Neighbors on Thursday, March 27 at 6:30PMImportant message, please translate: 重要信息，请翻译成您的语言 What: March Somerset Town Hall
Topic: Division 8 Third Amendment When: Thursday 3/27/25 6:30 - 8:00PM Where: Somerset Elementary School Cafeteria (Zoom option available) Click here to register for Zoom access Agenda and materials to follow As proposed and agreed to at the 2/13/25 Special Meeting discussing View Protections, the SCA board is facilitating a Town Hall Meeting for Division 8 property owners, but all Somerset residents are welcome to join. All Division 8 property titles have been affected by the recording of a CC&R amendment, and a subsequent Notice of Invalidity. Please join your neighbors to discuss options to clarify and resolve this current status. All residents are invited to ask questions, present ideas, and propose solutions (legal counsel welcome). The SCA lawyer will be on hand to address legal questions. Feel free to send either content or questions to [email protected] prior to the meeting, to be made available at the Town Hall. Documents: Third Amendment as Recorded by Division 8 Resident SCA Notice of Invalidity SCA Counsel Legal Opinion Re Third Amendment Somerset Middle Housing Survey Results and City Planning Commission MeetingStay informed. Get involved. Learn about Somerset Impacts. Important message, please translate: 重要信息，请翻译成您的语言 The City Planning Commission is meeting tomorrow night (3/12 at 6:30PM) to discuss the current Middle Housing draft code! If you'd like to provide input, please attend. You can also register as a speaker: Planning Commission Oral Communications | City of Bellevue. The speaker signup form is available at noon on the day of the meeting. Meeting details: Planning Commission Meeting | City of Bellevue Draft Code: https://bellevuewa.gov/sites/default/files/media/pdf_document/2025/dsd-02242025-middle-housing-luca-february-draft.pdf Informational PPT: PowerPoint Presentation Notably, the following changes are proposed to encourage middle housing and may be of importance to you:
As a reminder: Somerset covenants have single-family restrictions, which Bellevue will not enforce. The SCA lacks the authority to enforce these covenants, so it is important for homeowners to take responsibility for enforcing them. Somerset Survey Results are in:  Please refer to the following two links from City of Bellevue for more information:
CRC Invites you to the March CRC Meeting The Somerset Covenant Review Committee (CRC) Invites you its FIRST CRC Meeting open to ALL Somerset Residents
Date: Wednesday, March 5 Time: 7PM Location: Zoom Attendance. You must register to receive the invite link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pz-zOdwnTjGGikzMB48UDQ Meeting Objectives:
Applicants: Share your proposal and/or anything you’d like your neighbors to know. (optional) Neighbors: How do you think this remodel would impact your property or your enjoyment of your property? (optional) Covenant Review Committee |
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