Marsh Creek HOA Guide for Outdoor Living Projects
How exterior review works in Marsh Creek, and how we prepare your project for it.
Read this before you sketch: Marsh Creek's review, the building permit and the details that matter on these lots.
Book a Consultation · Call (904) 629-8803
What Marsh Creek Is Like
Marsh Creek is a gated, guard-attended country club community on Anastasia Island, minutes from St. Augustine Beach. It is built around an 18-hole golf course, with tennis, fitness, a pool and dining, and many homes look over the marsh.
The CDC recommends using screens and repairing holes in them to keep mosquitoes outdoors.
Before You Sketch: Marsh Creek Notes
Many Marsh Creek homes look over the marsh, so open designs and expanded-view screens keep the view.
Island weather. Salt air and coastal wind on Anastasia Island shape the materials we choose and how structures are engineered for permit.
Marsh Creek is built around an 18-hole golf course, with tennis, fitness, a pool and dining at the club.
Our Work Near Marsh Creek
Recent St. Augustine projects near Marsh Creek:
- A gas fire pit with a bench and a paver patio (SilverLeaf)
- A screen enclosure extension over new pavers (Trailmark)
- A gazebo inside a new screen enclosure with our expanded-view upgrade (SilverLeaf)
Ordinary window screen won't stop no-see-ums: UF/IFAS notes that regular screens don't keep out biting midges, which need a much finer no-see-um mesh.
Marsh Creek Permits and Inspections
Marsh Creek homes are permitted by St. Johns County. The County requires a building permit for most improvements and, in most cases, a clearance sheet before it accepts the application, and registered architectural review associations are notified automatically when exterior work is filed. A recorded Notice of Commencement is required for most permitted projects. Our St. Johns County permit guide walks through each step. Permitted structures get their necessary engineered documents. Approval from the board and the permit from the building department are two different sign-offs, and we manage each.
Who Signs Off in Marsh Creek
Marsh Creek's association reviews exterior changes. We prepare the application with drawings, materials and renderings, and adjust the design if the reviewers ask. Confirm current guidelines with your association.
In Marsh Creek, exterior projects go to the association for review before work starts, and we adjust the design if reviewers ask. Confirm current guidelines with your association.
Working With AY Luxury Designs
Your project is designed in person with you in AutoCAD: a design session with Amany at our Jacksonville studio, then an in-home visit to finalize it. Expect a fully itemized custom quote within 24 hours of the consultation; our project minimum is $10,000. Wiring is done with our licensed electrical partner, and our licensed trade partners make the gas and plumbing connections. We can start most projects within two to four weeks, and financing is available through Synchrony Bank, including 18 months of no-interest financing. We put together the association package, order the engineered documents each permitted structure needs, and file for the permit.
Project Types and the Review
Screen rooms and enclosures. Frame color, screen color and height are the usual questions, and the drawings answer them up front.
Covers and gazebos. A scaled site plan, elevations and the roof, post and trim selections are what most boards ask to see for a new structure.
Fire pits and fireplaces. Many HOAs review fire pits, and fireplaces have code requirements for placement and clearances.
Every board is different, so treat this as a checklist and confirm current guidelines with your association.
Related Guides
More reading: the HOA architectural review guide and our St. Augustine page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Marsh Creek in the City of St. Augustine? No. Marsh Creek is on Anastasia Island south of the city, and we confirm the permitting jurisdiction for your address before we design.
What works well on a marshfront lot in Marsh Creek? Open-sided structures, low rooflines and expanded-view screens that keep the marsh in sight. We show the view from inside and from the marsh in the AutoCAD design.
Do you serve Marsh Creek? Yes. Nearby in SilverLeaf, our projects include a screen enclosure with a hot tub pad. We start with a design session at our Jacksonville studio, and Amany then visits your home to finalize the design with you.
Next Step for Your Marsh Creek Home
Book a design session with Amany. We'll design to your community's guidelines and prepare the full review package.
Call (904) 629-8803 or book a consultation. Design studio: 8917 Western Way, Suite 7, Jacksonville, FL 32256 · Monday–Friday, 10am–5pm
AY Luxury Designs LLC · Certified Building Contractor CBC1268168 · Amany Youssef: Registered Building Contractor RB29003947 · Registered Electrical Contractor ER13016631 · Registered Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor RU11066663
