HOAs/Rancho Palos Verdes/LA County
Del Cerro
Del Cerro Homeowners Association covers the 120 lots of tracts 24872 and 24817 at the south end of Crenshaw Boulevard. The lots are on Oceanaire Drive, Crestwind Drive, Amber Sky Drive, Coveview Drive and Moonmist Drive, with one home on Seacrest Drive. Palos Verdes Properties developed the tracts, and 97 of the 119 single family homes were built from 1960 to 1964. Protective restrictions recorded in June 1959 cover both tracts and renew every 10 years. The association was formed in 1964, and membership is voluntary.
Quick Facts
| Type | Voluntary neighborhood association |
|---|---|
| Location | Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County |
| Registered name | Del Cerro Homeowners Association |
| Homes | 119 single family homes |
| Built | 1960 to 2013 |
| State record | California entity 0471405, formed May 26, 1964, active |
| IRS record | 501(c)(4) social welfare organization; the association site posts its Form 990-N for the year ended June 30, 2024 |
| Boundary | County lot lines for tracts 24872 and 24817 (LA County Assessor parcels). |
Boundaries come from city GIS records, county tract maps or county parcel lines and are not survey lines. Management companies change, so confirm the contact with the association before relying on it. Board members and homeowners are never listed here.
Details
- The 1964 articles of incorporation describe the community known as Del Cerro as Tracts 24872 and 24817.delcerrohoa.com
- The association counts 120 properties: 44 lots in tract 24872 on Crestwind Drive, Oceanaire Drive numbers 1 to 24 and 2 Amber Sky Drive, and 76 lots in the second tract on Coveview Drive, Moonmist Drive, the rest of Amber Sky Drive and Oceanaire Drive numbers 25 to 62.delcerrohoa.com
- Palos Verdes Properties, a partnership of Rancho Palos Verdes Corporation and Capital Company, signed the protective restrictions on June 3, 1959, and they were recorded on June 5, 1959.delcerrohoa.com
- The 1959 restrictions allow only single family homes and required the developer's written approval of building plans, colors and plot plans.delcerrohoa.com
- The restrictions ran to January 1, 1982 and then renew for 10 year periods unless owners of more than three quarters of the land agree in writing to change them. Separate tract CC&Rs recorded in October 1959 and November 1960 have expired.delcerrohoa.com [2]
- Membership is voluntary and open to owners and residents, and about 90 percent belong. Members pay annual dues.delcerrohoa.com
- The association administers the neighborhood permit parking program and keeps up the landscaping and sign at the Del Cerro entry. The permit rules cover all streets in Del Cerro at all hours.delcerrohoa.com [2]
- It is a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization and a member of the RPV Council of Homeowners Associations.delcerrohoa.com
- Del Cerro shares a boundary with the Portuguese Bend Reserve. Del Cerro Park next door was part of an Army radar site from 1955. The city got the land from the federal government in 1976, and the 4 acre park was completed in 1983.delcerrohoa.com [2]
- Before an October 4, 2022 council meeting on the reservation parking system along Crenshaw Boulevard south of Crest Road, city staff met twice with the Del Cerro HOA. Its September 26, 2022 letter asked the city to keep advance reservations and to install the Burma and Rattlesnake trailhead gates before changing the system.Rancho Palos Verdes council records
- On January 20, 2018 city staff met with the Park Place and Del Cerro HOA presidents about access and parking on Park Place at Del Cerro Park.Rancho Palos Verdes council records
- The city's Neighborhood Beautification Grant Program lists grants to Del Cerro HOA in cycles 10, 12, 15, 17, 18 and 19.City of Rancho Palos Verdes
- Del Cerro HOA was on the city's September 2020 list of 35 HOAs next to the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve. The city asked them about Preserve parking, traffic and access.City of Rancho Palos Verdes
- Del Cerro was a member of the Rancho Palos Verdes Council of Homeowners Associations in 2004.RPV Council of Homeowners Associations (archived copy)
More information
Sources
- delcerrohoa.com, document 1 (PDF)
- delcerrohoa.com, Community history and CC&Rs
- delcerrohoa.com, document 2 (PDF)
- delcerrohoa.com, Association documents (articles, state and IRS filings)
- delcerrohoa.com, Parking in Del Cerro
- delcerrohoa.com, tidbits of history
- Rancho Palos Verdes council records, City report on Crenshaw Boulevard Preserve parking, April 2023
- Rancho Palos Verdes council records
- City of Rancho Palos Verdes, City Neighborhood Beautification Grant recipients
- City of Rancho Palos Verdes
- RPV Council of Homeowners Associations (archived copy)
- State record (CommunityPay)
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