May 7, 2021

Work is almost complete.  Remaining work: grading touch up and rocks for sump pump trenches.  Estimated completion week of May 9, 2021 weather permitting.

April 29, 2021

Work has commenced including the grading, seeding, straw, fertilization and sump pump trench/rocks.  Weather permitting this should continue over the next couple weeks.

April 9, 2021

Letters were mailed to affected residents with the latest information, timelines, and final deadine for sump pump resolution. Per Ryan Homes, the land work is scheduled to be completed by end of April 2021.

January 27, 2021

Ryan Home's representation has reached out to HOA Leadership regarding the status of the area around the Thornbury water retention basin.  First and foremost, and we quote from Ryan Homes:

"As mentioned earlier Ryan Homes wants to fulfill our commitment to re-grading the off property area along basin. With all of the mentioned concerns that have been generated by Homeowner’s actions there exists a high probability of a water intrusion event occurring in the near future."

After most residents (though not all) have met the request to move their sump pump lines to at least their lot line, there is still concern from Ryan Homes about HOW they were done.  Per Ryan Home's, it's not a matter of if the work will be done (as it will be), but they now have conerns with how residents remedied their sump pump lines including, but not limited to, directly burying them.  As previously mentioned, Ryan Homes would not be responsible for any impact to resident homes due to improper sump pump line termination, they still are looking out for the residents as they do have concern about basements flooding.

With that said, they're trying to do their part to identify ways they can minimize basement flooding along with reducing damage to the HOA common area land, still being caused by discharge lines at the property line.

Please see the additional corespondance from Ryan Home's to the Homeowners Association Board of Directors:

[...] Ryan Homes stands by this commitment and plans to professionally restore area as earlier committed to. However, the existence of homeowner installed sump discharge lines that extended out to and over the rear property line has presented multiple issues that are still not resolved and are hampering Ryan Home’s ability towards fulfilling this commitment. 

    1. The volume of water (regardless if the sump pump line stops at the property line or extends past) has caused major erosion along the bank. Without established vegetation or the installation of rip rap erosion that has occurred along the bank will continue.
    2. As discussed the Homeowners were asked to remove discharge lines as they impede with the ability to completely and thoroughly regrade/seed area. As of 1/14/2020 there are at least two homes that have not moved discharge lines and two homes where the pipes are not visually present (potentially underground past the property line). The assumption that was NOT detailed in initial request to move lines was that the sump lines would be returned to their original condition (discharge a minimum of 3 feet away from home above ground) this would allow ground absorption of discharge water and work to be completed and planted vegetation to grow in.
    3. Discharge lines that have been relocated appear to have been cut back right to the property not accounting for the required elevation for minimum drainage. The concern is without the proper elevation fall, regrading could potentially create an area where water will lay in place and freeze causing a plug to the discharge line. Furthermore, it was noted that the improvements made by homeowners do not include an emergency blow off line.  A secondary blow off line is very important because if there is an obstruction in the line the discharge water follows the alternative path created by the blow off line thus protecting the basement from water intrusion.
    4. The pipe size of the Homeowner installed extended discharge lines appears to be < 2”. Given the  length of the run and volume of water the pipe used to extended sump line should be =/> 4” multiple discharge pipes were noted to be half covered by soils only allowing discharge water through a small opening this only raises the concern of a frozen pipe and flood event even greater.[...]

To reduce the potentential for basements to flooding, they are currently working to determine the most effective way to reduce the risks.  Via either trenches and/or better established vegetation, etc. are under considerations.

Please know, Ryan Homes attempted three times in December to get the work done, but keep finding things that make the work risky to residents. We'll keep the residents updated as the conversations continue!

November 24, 2020

Some residents have said their landscapers have requested documented approval from the Homeowners Assocociation to tie-into the storm sewers since those lines run under HOA common area land.

The approval letter may be download here.

November 17, 2020

FINAL NOTICE:
SUMP PUMP DISCHARGE LINES MUST BE MOVED WITHIN LOT LINE BY NOV 30, 2020

This past Saturday, it was announced that Ryan Homes did intend to regrade and seed the remaining common areas along Thornbury (north side) this fall. Unfortunately, the day Ryan Homes planned to start, they were not able to do so, because resident sump pump discharge lines were still beyond their lot lines.

  • As stated in a letter sent out in late August 2020, in order for Ryan Homes to complete their final Phase 4 work, they required residents to move back their sump pump discharge inside their lot (in a compliant manner) no later than September 16, 2020.

 Ryan Homes is giving Thornbury residents one last opportunity to fix the location of their sump pump discharge pipes for the regrading to happen at Ryan Homes’s expense.  If this deadline is missed again, the regrading and seeding will still happen at a later time, but it will be charged directly to the applicable Thornbury resident’s expense (estimated at $5,000-$10,000).

NEXT STEPS – NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 30, 2020:

  • For the regrading/seeding purpose, all sump pump lines must be stopped no further than the end of your lot line. The pipe may not extend into the common area.
  • The resolution may be as simple as reducing the length of your pipe and
    adding a splash block to meet the above requirement ($5 Home Depot).

Please keep in mind, whatever steps are taken to resolve the sump pump line location, future discharged water cannot cause damage to the common area.  Per the city of North Ridgeville Engineering, the following alternatives to splash blocks are approved by the City.

  • French Drains:  You may choose to install a French Drain system meeting City of North Ridgeville requirements.
  • Storm Sewer Tie-In (If available): The City of North Ridgeville permits residents to tie their sump pumps directly into existing storm sewers, if they are available in the immediate vicinity of your home.

***The Hampton Place Homeowners Association is simply stating the required outcome and not making any recommendations on a resolution. It is understood, each resident will make an individual decision on their resolution based on their circumstances and shall not hold the HOA or Ryan Homes liable for any issues resulting in the requirement to bring sump pump lines into compliance with City of North Ridgeville and Hampton Place Homeowner Association rules.***

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please open a ticket (hamptonplace.org/contact) with the Hampton Place Homeowners Association.