NOTICE:

Posted August 21, 2015

The Board has received questions regarding businesses being operated out of the home that are 

impacting the neighborhood. We have been waiting for the review of the 2015 Texas Legislature 

activities to determine what authority the Association has over such activities. To put your mind at 

ease, we have been informed by our attorneys that home offices, businesses simply based out of the 

home and hobby activities have been protected by the Texas Legislature. However, we have also been 

informed that the Association does have the authority to develop a policy to restrict certain business 

activities by defining which activities we consider to be offensive and detrimental to the neighborhood.

Activities generating traffic congestion, the obvious presence of customers or employees and business 

activities resulting in noise or odors would qualify. We consider developing this policy to be a high 

priority and will begin working on this as soon as we have dealt with the 6 changes impacting HOA 

elections, 4 changes impacting HOA meetings and 9 changes impacting HOA operations the Texas 

Legislature has gifted us with that take effect September 1st

If you have a specific complaint or comment about a business being run out of a residence or comments 

regarding this proposed policy in general please send it to board@oakwoodglen.net. 

We recognize that there may be strong opinions on both sides of this issue as well as the possibility of 

unintended consequences. For that reason we are attempting to develop a policy that is both fair and 

enforceable.