The Architectural Review Board (ARB) is a group of property owners and professional advisors with the overall responsibility to preserve the natural beauty of Colleton River Plantation Club, while protecting the property investments of its members.

The board is dedicated to creating a unique and ecologically sensitive community, and has established certain architectural design and construction philosophies to meet that objective. For instance, a building should be unobtrusive in form and color, somewhat traditional in character, and fit appropriately into the existing landscape. No specific architectural style has been established, but the community must be free from discordant or competing architectural shapes and design statements which vie for attention, or attempt to create a greater visual impact than neighboring shapes and designs.

This philosophy suggests that each building is part of a total neighborhood and not an individual creation or architectural entity arbitrarily placed on the site or in the neighborhood. The various designs should complement and enhance the neighboring properties through consistence of scale, quality of material and coordination of colors.

Specific responsibilities of the ARB include:

• To review and approve architectural plans for future homeowners.
• To ensure that any development, structure or landscaping complies with the Covenants and Guidelines of the plantation.
• To prevent excessive or unsightly grading, indiscriminate clearing of property and removal of trees and vegetation which could cause disruption of natural water courses or scar natural land forms.
• To ensure that the location and configuration of structures are visually harmonious with the terrain and vegetation of the residential lot and their surroundings.
• To ensure that the landscape plans provide visually pleasing settings for structures on the lot and blend harmoniously with the landscaping on adjacent lots.
• To ensure that all properties and lots are maintained to a community wide standard.

Colleton River’s Architectural Review Board plays an important role in helping to ensure the residential integrity of the entire plantation.