Regulations

Trash Policy
Trash and Recycling is picked up on Mondays. Please put containers out no earlier than dusk the day before pickup. Please retrieve your containers the same day as pickup.

Parking Policy
Updated 7.22.21 Each household is allowed up to two vehicles to be parked within the cluster —one in an assigned parking space and one in an unassigned space on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each household is allocated two parking tags/stickers for their vehicles which must be displayed whenever the vehicle is on cluster property. Vehicles without tags/stickers that are parked in unassigned spaces are subject to towing. Review the entire parking policy.

Common Area Policy
Storage of private property and trash is not allowed on common areas.

Exterior Changes Policy
Most exterior changes to homes require Hickory Cluster Association (HCA) Board of Directors approval and Reston Design Review Board (DRB) approval before work is contracted and started. Some changes may even need a Fairfax County building permit.

For example:

• Exterior painting does not require board approval as long as the current Hickory Cluster paint palette is used
• Window and door replacement requires HCA and DRB approval.
• Fence addition or replacement requires HCA and DRB approval, and fence staining is prohibited.

Required RA DRB Review & Approval Process

• STEP 1:  Complete an RA DRB application including adjacent neighbor Affected Party signatures
• STEP 2:  Submit completed RA DRB application to an HCA Director or HCA Managing Agent Abaris for HCA review and resulting Affected Party decision and signature within 30 days
• STEP 3:  Submit completed and HCA-signed application package to RA Covenants Administration / DRB
• STEP 4:  If required, attend an RA DRB hearing to present your proposed project and respond to Affected Party concerns

Please note that HCA does not approve RA DRB applications per se.  HCA does determine by full Board of Directors review whether or not it will be an opposing Affected Party or an otherwise non-opposing signatory.

Also, please do not submit RA DRB applications to RA before HCA review and signature.  This only causes confusion for everyone involved, and it slows down all required review processes.

Hickory Cluster Architecture/Design Standards

• Storm Doors
• Window and Door Replacement
• Exterior Painting/Concrete Beams
• Fence Standard
• Mail Receptacles
• Heating, Ventilation, and Cooling (HVAC)

Reston Association has put together a flip book with the Hickory Cluster exterior specifications to help understand the architecture components.

Hickory Cluster originally had red/blue/yellow color schemes for doors and panels. Not sure what color to paint your door or stucco panel? Consult this document researched and compiled by HCA Director and President Michael L. Poss, M.Arch and 1974-present HCA Member Shirley L. Manning.