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Mailboxes

No exact standard; small metal black box at front entry door

Landscaping

• Mulch: (shredded/chopped wood in natural colors only; may not be red)
• Gravel/river rocks: (natural color only; may not be white)
• Edging: (landscape edging must be under 4” high)
• Vegetable gardens: (raised vegetable gardens allowed only on the side or rear of property)
• Prohibited plantings: (no invasive exotic vegetation as identified in Reston Association, Use and Maintenance
Standards, Resolution 2, Vegetation, may be planted)
• Retaining walls: (replacement of an existing wall using square timbers or natural stone without modifying
dimensions or configuration is approved; retaining walls under 18” high and constructed of square timbers or
natural stone may be installed at any time; retaining walls higher than 18” or of a manufactured modular block
system of uniform color, size, and/or dimension require a DRB application; top of retaining walls should be
flat and level, and stepped as the grade changes)
• Tree removals: (DRB approval required to remove any live ornamental tree regardless of size or location,
unless it is an invasive exotic species; DRB approval required for all non-ornamental live tree removal, either
deciduous or evergreen, whose trunk measures 4” in diameter or more when measured 4.5’ above ground,
regardless of location, unless it is an invasive species; stumps must be completely removed if visible from a
public pathway or street; stumps must be completely removed or cut flush with the ground if not visible from a
public pathway or street; no application is required if you are removing a dead tree that is not on a
DRB-approved landscaping plan; however, documentation in the form of photos, certified arborist statement,
etc., should be obtained, kept for your records, and presented to RA staff if requested; no application is
required if you are pruning trees; trees should not be limbed up higher than 8’ above the ground, or topped;
following the removal of a live tree, the DRB may require the installation of a replacement tree(s) and/or other
vegetation)

with the following stipulation:
Landscaping may not extend beyond the boundaries of any homeowner’s property, nor may landscaping be done on cluster
property without prior Hillcrest Cluster Association board approval.