Oakridge Mountain Community Association Fees
03/01/2024
The following is a summary of fees. The Covenants and/or Bylaws should be consulted as to whether these fees are applicable to your specific situation.
Please be aware that all fees are subject to change.
- Annual HOA Dues: $670.00 per year per lot, billed February 1 - due March 1 each year.
- Property Transfer Fee: $450.00
- Water System Connection Fee: (New Construction) $3,150.00
- (Does not apply to Phase III}
- Water System Transfer Fee: (Purchase of Existing Home) $450.00
- (Does not Apply to Phase III)
- Water System Maintenance: Fee $117.00 per quarter
- (Does not apply too Phase III
- Water System Maintenance Fee: Rental Units w/hot tub: $182.00 per quarter
- (Does not apply to Phase III)
- Construction Impact Fee: (New or improvements to existing) $0.50 per square foot of permitted space
- Road Impact Fee for large trucks and/or heavy equipment - $50 per truck over 26,001 lbs. GVWR
- In addition to the Impact Fee, a refundable Damage Deposit in the amount of $1,500.00
Late Payment/Non Payment Policy
For Oakridge Mountain Community
Association Annual Dues and Special Assessments
Invoices will be mailed February 1 and due March 1. Late fee will apply after March 31.
Any payments not received by the due date will be considered delinquent.
A late fee of 10% will be incurred on the 31st day after the due date. A certified return receipt letter will go to the member stating that payment is due
immediately.
This letter will also inform the member that a lien will be placed on the member's property. The lien will include the past due amount, 10% late fee, $14.00 filing fee, and a $50.00 administrative fee.
A lien will be placed on the member's property not later than 60 days after the due date. After the lien is placed, a letter will be sent to the member providing
a copy of the lien.
Failure to pay dues/assessments when due is also an event of default
under the standard Fannie Mae form of mortgage (in Georgia, a deed to
secure debt), ORMCA reserves the right to members lender of failure to pay
debt or assessments.
Late Payment/Non Payment Policy For HOA
Water System Maintenance Fees
(Does not apply to Phase III owners)
All billings will be done quarterly, billed on the 1st and due on the 30th of the following months: January, April, July, and October. A late fee of $25.00 will be assessed if payment is not received by the due date as stated on the invoice. After the due date, members will be given 15 days to pay their outstanding balance which will include the $25.00 late fee. If payment has not been received by the 16th day after the due date, the Oakridge Mountain Community Association Board reserves the right to turn off water service. There will be a $100.00 reconnect fee, in addition to the amount owed, to reinstate water service. Members always have the option of paying fees ahead, quarterly or yearly. This late/non-payment policy will be stated on all future invoices
Gate and Remote Controls
Remote controls for the front gate are available through Rick George for $50.00. The gate will be operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Should you have an upcoming event that might necessitate leaving the gate open for several hours, please contact Rick George at least five days in advance to make arrangements.
Name and Address Signs
The green and white name/address signs are optional and can be purchased at your expense. Cohutta Rustic Signs is the company that has the dimensions and graphics for these signs. If you choose to have a sign, it should conform with the design provided by Cohutta Rustic Signs. They are located at 179 Tails Creek Road Ellijay, GA. Phone Number ( 706 ) 635-5331.
Landfill and Convenience Centers
The landfill is located at: 456 Tower Road Telephone: 706-635-7696
There is one Convenience Center nearby for disposing of trash: Cartecay Convenience Center 4154 GA. Highway 52 East, Telephone: 706-276-7796
For information on all other centers and hours of operation go to the Gilmer County government web site at: http://www.gilmercountygagov/departments/solid-waste.aspx
Gilmer County is offering recycling at the Tower Road, Cartecay & Coosawattee
locations. They have dumpsters that accommodate combined recyclables. Items accepted include: newspaper, cardboard, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, magazines and more. A full list of items that are accepted can be obtained by
asking at the above locations.
Helpful Locations and Items of Concern
The library is located at 268 Calvin Jackson Drive, Phone: 706-635-4528
The local Chamber of Commerce can provide you with local information and maps of the area, 368 Craig Street, Ellijay, GA. 30540 Phone: 706-635-7400, http://www.gilmerchamber.com/default.htm
The local newspaper is the Times Courier, 47 River St, Phone: (706) 635-4313
There are bears in Oakridge Mountain. In order to be good neighbors to them,
it is recommended that all garbage be double wrapped before being put outside in trash containers. If bears smell garbage they will go after it. If they are considered a nuisance, they are not relocated, they are euthanized.
There are leash laws in East Ellijay. Pets are not to roam freely in the neighborhood.
Although part of the community is physically in East Ellijay, our address is Ellijay, GA. 30536
