floridamommy
05-26-2006, 07:29 AM
Hi. Need advice and suggestions.
For the past 2 months DH and I have been researching wood cedar swing sets, finally chose one, got our 6 year old very excited about it, etc. Anyhoo, we live in a community with an Architectural Review Board and much to our great surprise...our swing set plan was DENIED. Mind you...there are a boatload of swing sets in our neighborhood, but the problem is we have literally no back yard (all untouchable preserve), but a huge fully fenced side yard. We never imagined we could not put a swing set in our "side yard" even with a 6 foot privacy fence...but that was the rationale of the Board. No swing sets on side yards allowed.
Well, problem is...eager DH went ahead and dug up all the grass according to the specs of the swing set we chose plus the 6 foot buffer prior to the ARB decision. (not smart I know...we just really never imagined there was such a rule or issue when there are tons of houses with huge Rainbow swing sets in their "backyard" but since ther are on a corner lot with no fence...you totally see the sets. We see lots of sets and never realized those sets were in the "rear") Consequently, we now have a seemingly enormous rectangle of dirt in our side yard.
Does anyone have any idea or suggestions for what children's play items/equipment we could put in this area that is not taller than 6 feet? We really preferred the look of the wood swing sets and were trying not to go the LIttle TYkes or Step 2 plastic route, especially since this was primarilly for our 6 year old and not our 6 month old. I was thinking about a free standing see saw like the one Costco has...but she won't really be able to play with it by herself w/o a friend.
If you have read this far and have any thoughts...thank you in advance!! Heather
For the past 2 months DH and I have been researching wood cedar swing sets, finally chose one, got our 6 year old very excited about it, etc. Anyhoo, we live in a community with an Architectural Review Board and much to our great surprise...our swing set plan was DENIED. Mind you...there are a boatload of swing sets in our neighborhood, but the problem is we have literally no back yard (all untouchable preserve), but a huge fully fenced side yard. We never imagined we could not put a swing set in our "side yard" even with a 6 foot privacy fence...but that was the rationale of the Board. No swing sets on side yards allowed.
Well, problem is...eager DH went ahead and dug up all the grass according to the specs of the swing set we chose plus the 6 foot buffer prior to the ARB decision. (not smart I know...we just really never imagined there was such a rule or issue when there are tons of houses with huge Rainbow swing sets in their "backyard" but since ther are on a corner lot with no fence...you totally see the sets. We see lots of sets and never realized those sets were in the "rear") Consequently, we now have a seemingly enormous rectangle of dirt in our side yard.
Does anyone have any idea or suggestions for what children's play items/equipment we could put in this area that is not taller than 6 feet? We really preferred the look of the wood swing sets and were trying not to go the LIttle TYkes or Step 2 plastic route, especially since this was primarilly for our 6 year old and not our 6 month old. I was thinking about a free standing see saw like the one Costco has...but she won't really be able to play with it by herself w/o a friend.
If you have read this far and have any thoughts...thank you in advance!! Heather