Cohousing Resources – Useful Documents shared by existing and forming communities Compiled by: Cohousing Association of the US (CohoUS) Resources Committee With help from those listed in the introduction Revision 2: December 2011 Cohousing Resources – Useful Documents, Page 1 of 189 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Purpose ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Other Resources: ................................................................................................................................... 8 Buildings: Modifications, Unit Selection ....................................................................................................... 9 Construction Rules .................................................................................................................................... 9 Construction Rules - Columbia Ecovillage 2009 .................................................................................... 9 Exterior Modifications / Design Review .................................................................................................. 11 Exterior Modifications - WindSong 2002 ............................................................................................ 11 Exterior Modifications - WindSong 2007 ............................................................................................ 11 Design Review Manual – Pioneer Valley Cohousing - 2004 ............................................................... 12 Unit Selection .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Unit Selection – Mosaic Commons - 2009 .......................................................................................... 18 Vehicles: Car Sharing, Parking, etc. ............................................................................................................ 19 Car Sharing .............................................................................................................................................. 19 Prairie Sky Car Sharing Agreement, 2011 ........................................................................................... 19 Parking .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Parking Policy - Columbia Ecovillage 2009 .......................................................................................... 20 Parking Allocation - Creekside Commons 2007 .................................................................................. 20 Parking Agreement - Trillium Hollow 2007 ......................................................................................... 21 Parking Policy - WindSong 2008 ......................................................................................................... 22 Abandoned Motor Vehicles And Parts – Pioneer Valley Cohousing - 1998 ........................................ 24 Driving ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 Driving Access/Speed – Pioneer Valley Cohousing ............................................................................. 24 Other types of transport ......................................................................................................................... 24 Golf Cart Use – Pioneer Valley Cohousing - 2002 ............................................................................... 24 People On Wheels Policy – Pioneer Valley Cohousing - 2002 ............................................................ 25 Children: Childcare, Kids’ Rooms, Playgrounds.......................................................................................... 27 Child Care Steward - EcoReality 2008 ................................................................................................. 27 Playroom Agreements - WindSong ..................................................................................................... 27 Common Facilities: Common House, Workshops, Guests ......................................................................... 29 Common House Use................................................................................................................................ 29 Common House Use – Pioneer Valley Cohousing - 2003 .................................................................... 29 Compensation for Use - Arboretum Cohousing 2007 ......................................................................... 32 Guests and Guest Rooms ........................................................................................................................ 34 Guests - Columbia Ecovillage 2009 ..................................................................................................... 34 Guest Rooms - Pioneer Valley ............................................................................................................. 36 Guest Rooms - WindSong 2006 .......................................................................................................... 37 Workshops, Art Studios, Etc. ................................................................................................................... 37 Annex Use Policies – Pioneer Valley Cohousing - 2002 ...................................................................... 37 Committees and Teams .............................................................................................................................. 39 Columbia Ecovillage 2009 ................................................................................................................... 39 Committees & Work Teams – Pioneer Valley Cohousing ................................................................... 44 Organizational Model - Creekside Commons ..................................................................................... 45 Communications and Conflict Resolution ................................................................................................... 48 Communications ..................................................................................................................................... 48 Cohousing Resources – Useful Documents, Page 2 of 189 Communications Model Proposal - Creekside Commons 2008 .......................................................... 48 Email - Ecoreality 2009 ........................................................................................................................ 49 Public Email Protocol - WindSong 2007 .............................................................................................. 51 Official Communication Policy - WindSong 2006 ............................................................................... 51 Relationships & Responsibilities Agreements - WindSong Cohousing Community ........................... 51 Conflict Resolution .................................................................................................................................. 53 Community Agreements Team (CAT) Proposal - Windsong ............................................................... 53 Dispute Resolution - Creekside Commons 2008 ................................................................................. 57 Guidelines for Conflict Resolution - Columbia Ecovillage 2009 .......................................................... 58 Decision Making and Meetings ................................................................................................................... 60 Consensus Decision Making .................................................................................................................... 60 Decision Making - Columbia Ecovillage 2009 ...................................................................................... 60 Decision Making - Creekside Commons .............................................................................................. 61 Consensus Decision Making- EcoReality 2006 .................................................................................... 64 Decision Making - O.U.R. Ecovillage.................................................................................................... 65 Decision Making - Pioneer Valley 1996-2003 ..................................................................................... 66 Consensus Decision Making - Quayside Village 2006 ......................................................................... 67 Decision Making - WindSong 2009 ..................................................................................................... 68 Use of Cards - WindSong 1998 ............................................................................................................ 71 Decision Making - WindSong 1998 ..................................................................................................... 71 Consensus Decision Making - Yarrow Eco-Village............................................................................... 76 Sociocracy ............................................................................................................................................... 78