WELCOME TO FOUR SEASONS AT GOLD HILL Four Seasons at Gold Hill is a federally qualified 55-and-older Active Adult Community that is conveniently positioned in the charming town of Fort Mill, South Carolina, just a mile west of I-77, Exit 88, on Gold Hill Road. This prime location, which is only a 20 minute drive from Charlotte, North Carolina presents a rich and diverse range of activities that perfectly blend the best life style features found in both small towns and large cities. Our premier community offers an active environment enhanced by our well-appointed clubhouse and recreation areas that provide many opportunities for keeping fit, socializing and establishing lasting friendships. Our magnificently designed neighborhood includes single family homes and townhomes. There are no strangers in our community, …only friends you haven't met. Highlights of Four Seasons at Gold Hill • Low South Carolina taxes with a resident Homestead Tax Exemption and an additional income tax deduction for seniors. • No South Carolina state tax on Social Security income • Low gasoline prices - per gallon cost in SC is among the lowest in the country • High-speed Internet and high-definition cable and satellite TV available • Security system services pre-wired in all homes • All utility services are underground • Public York County water, sewer, electric and gas • Two landscaped, aerated and mosquito-free ponds • Manicured lawns with professionally designed beautiful, mature landscaping • Active Architectural Control Committee • Decorative curbside mail boxes and newspaper tubes • Tree-lined streets and sidewalks with classic gaslight-style street lamps • Located near the 2,100 acre Anne Springs Close Greenway • Only four miles from 12 acre Mary Warner Mack Dog Park • Local supermarkets including Publix, Harris Teeter, Walmart and Aldi • Nearby places of worship for many denominations • State-of-the-art hospitals and physicians of all specialties nearby. Four Seasons Homes Four Seasons at Gold Hill is a community of 301 exceptionally designed garden homes, built from 2003 through 2007 by K. Hovnanian Homes. Among these are 189 detached Single Family homes with 14 different floor plans ranging from 1,880 to 3,200 square feet and 112 Townhomes in 4 different floor plans from 1,400 to over 2,200 square feet. Some distinctive features include: • Two-car garage with sheetrock walls and ceilings. • Roof-ridge & soffit venting for natural summer cooling & reduced winter condensation • All Townhouse roofs, as well as the roofs on nearly all single family homes, and the clubhouse roof were replaced with upgraded material after an April 2011 hail storm. • Spacious floor plans designed for today’s active adults • Dramatic 9' ceilings (many homes with 10' and vaulted ceilings) • Hardwood flooring in entryway (many homes with additional hardwood flooring) • Crown molding and chair rails • Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors Home Owners Association Four Seasons has an active, all-resident Home Owners Association (HOA): • The quarterly HOA Dues are $639 for Single Family Homes and $804 for Townhomes • The HOA maintains fully-funded Reserve Accounts intended to avoid the need for special assessments • The HOA holds meetings for all residents quarterly in the clubhouse • The HOA Board of Directors meets every two or three weeks in sessions open to residents. • HOA finances are audited annually by a CPA firm recommended by the Community Associations Institute. • The HOA regularly engages a professional firm to perform periodic Reserve Studies The HOA provides the following for all residents: • Maintenance of front landscaping • Whole-property lawn maintenance & seasonal enhancements, such as fertilization & aeration • Regular trash pick-up • Maintenance of all common areas including sidewalks, the clubhouse and all amenities. • Seasonal start-up and shut-down of irrigation systems. Additional services enjoyed by Townhouse residents include: • Yard irrigation • Structural insurance and termite protection • A Reserve Account specifically for Townhouse long-term upkeep. Four Seasons’ residents take an active role in our community, staffing all committees including the Architectural Control, Finance, Grounds, Townhouse, Welcome, Clubhouse, and Social Committees. Updated: 1/28/20 rmf 2 Four Seasons Community Amenities Our full-time, Clubhouse/Activities Director who oversees our 12,000 square foot Clubhouse and Community Life-Style Center also works closely with the Social Committee to provide us with an abundant, varied, and interesting slate of community events and activities. Our Clubhouse and Community Life-Style Center includes the following features: • A ballroom/banquet room two card rooms a library an arts & crafts room a computer lab exercise center mirrored aerobics-Zumba-yoga fitness room billiard room full-sized kitchen. • A huge free-form outdoor pool and hot tub surrounded by a large sun deck/patio with arbor and awning-covered lounge and bistro areas • Outdoor dining area with grill & fireplace • A serene meditation garden and walking paths • Golf driving net • Tennis/Pickleball courts, Shuffleboard and Bocce courts Regular group activities include: • Seasonal daytime and evening bocce leagues • Scheduled tennis, pickleball, and water-volleyball. • Golfers enjoy an off-premises golf league at the Fort Mill Golf Club, only three miles from Four Seasons. • Bowlers meet weekly at a local bowling alley. • Our Happy Hikers "hit the trails" regularly at Anne Springs Close Greenway. • Every week card players enjoy a variety of games including: Bridge, Pinochle, Poker, Penny & American Canasta and Euchre • Bunco, Jokers & Pegs, Board Games and Mah Jongg are also huge community favorites. Our Social Committee is very active offering many entertaining events for the residents: • Regular, well-attended social events in our multipurpose ballroom/banquet room • Group outings to local theaters • Travel excursions ranging from one or two days to a week or more. Updated: 1/28/20 rmf 3 Our residents participate in many of our Organizations and Clubs including: • Genealogy Garden Investment Fiction Book Club Non-fiction Book Club Chorus Photography Needlework Club Ladies and Men’s Lunch Clubs Singles Bible Study Travel • Our active Community Watch Organization helps to maintain our community’s safe reputation with block captains keeping an eye on neighbor’s homes when they are not in residence and sharing safety advice with the residents. The community web site can be accessed at www.FourSeasonsGoldHill.org • Public-accessible area includes Homes for Sale floor plans amenities our bi-monthly newsletter schedule of events and official documents such as the Declaration of Covenants, Easements & Restrictions Bylaws Resident Handbook and Architectural Control Handbook. • Resident-only area additionally includes the HOA financial documents minutes of the HOA, Board and committee meetings Resident Address Book and phone directory a Community Message Board and other useful, up-to-date information. Our newsletter, the Four Seasons Gold Hill Outlook is published bi-monthly by our Clubhouse and Activities Director. The newsletter features the schedules and descriptions of events for the next two months, messages from the various clubs and committees, and handy two-month calendar for easy reference. Our newsletter is also available on our web site, both for public and resident viewing. Nearby Charlotte Charlotte, NC and the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport are an easy 20 to 25 minute drive from Four Seasons. Charlotte brings us a great selection of sports and cultural activities including: • The NFL's Carolina Panthers in the Bank of America Stadium • The NBA's Charlotte Hornets in the Spectrum Arena • Charlotte Motor Speedway and the NASCAR Hall of Fame • Charlotte Knights, a AAA baseball franchise of the Chicago White Sox • Charlotte Checkers, a minor league ice-hockey affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes • Mint Museum • Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens • Billy Graham Library • Bechtler Museum of Modern Art • Carolinas Aviation Museum • Discovery Place Science Museum • Levine Museum of the New South Charlotte's renowned entertainment venues including: The Belk, Knight, Booth, McGlohon, Duke, Stage Door and Actors Theaters; Bojangles’ Coliseum, Ovens Auditorium and PNC Music Pavilion. Updated: 1/28/20 rmf 4 .