Who Maintains Your Neighborhood?
Understanding POAs in Bluffton
Most Bluffton residents( 92 %) live in communities that are planned communities governed by Property or Home Owners Associations( POAs or HOAs). These associations maintain everything inside neighborhood boundaries after developers complete construction and transfer control.
Large Developments, Multiple Neighborhoods
Major development agreements like Buckwalter and New Riverside function as umbrellas covering multiple neighborhoods. While these communities share the same development agreement, each typically has its own POA with distinct rules and fees.
Responsibilities
POA Private roads within neighborhood boundaries Sidewalks, streetlights, signage Stormwater systems and lagoons Parks, trails, pools and clubhouses Community landscaping
Town of Bluffton
Town-owned roads outside planned communities Town parks and municipal buildings Town-owned stormwater infrastructure Police services and public safety programs Trash and recycling services
Residents
Keep storm drains clear of debris Never dump yard waste in waterways Pick up pet waste to prevent pollution Obtain permits before removing trees Follow your POA ' s guidelines
Contacts
For issues inside your neighborhood( potholes, landscaping, drainage), contact your POA first— not the Town. For broader questions, contact the Town’ s Growth Management Department at( 843) 706-4500.
THE 8 %
Bluffton ' s oldest neighborhoods— the Historic District, Buck Island- Simmonsville and Goethe-Shults communities— were developed before more recent community planning. The Town implements infrastructure projects in these areas, such as sidewalks, sewer connections, drainage and lighting because there was no planned infrastructure. The other 92 % of the town ' s neighborhoods have the benefit of planned infrastructure and POA.
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