# Covered patios, pergolas and fences in Champions Ridge

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Champions Ridge (78258 and 78260) is a gated Stone Oak community of 148 estate lots and 62 villa lots on nearly 200 acres with a 31-acre preserve, inside San Antonio city limits on the Edwards recharge zone. Its recorded covenants require street-facing fences in masonry or iron with masonry columns, iron on greenbelt and nature-park lots, natural wood tones on any stained wood, and give the Architectural Review Committee 30 days to answer; owners also belong to the Stone Oak Property Owners Association. Klema Builders prepares both submittals, files the city permit and builds fixed-price.

Champions Ridge (San Antonio neighborhood), ZIP 78258, 78260. Gated Stone Oak community off Stone Oak Parkway.

## Starting price

A 16x30 basic wood deck with handrails in Champions Ridge, San Antonio starts at $4,000, labor and materials included.

## What we build here

- [Covered Patios](https://klemabuilders.com/covered-patios): Match-the-house roofs for year-round shade.
- [Pergolas](https://klemabuilders.com/pergolas): Cedar, aluminum, louvered and bioclimatic.
- [Fencing](https://klemabuilders.com/fencing): Cedar privacy, horizontal board, and wrought iron.
- [Landscaping](https://klemabuilders.com/landscaping): Sod, xeriscape, edging, lighting and hardscape.

## Building in Champions Ridge

- **ZIP and place** (78258, 78260): A gated community off Stone Oak Parkway with a 24-hour gatehouse, developed under a 1998 agreement: 148 estate lots and 62 villa lots on nearly 200 acres, with a 31-acre nature preserve inside. Inside San Antonio city limits and zoned to North East ISD.
- **Permit desk** (City of San Antonio Development Services): Per Information Bulletin 151 a deck needs a permit when it or its roof exceeds 300 square feet or sits over 30 inches, or when attached to the house; a patio cover needs one when over 300 square feet or attached; lighting is a separate electrical permit; a new fence, or repair of more than a quarter of one, takes a fence permit. The recharge-zone aquifer ordinance counts patios as impervious cover and set the cap at platting.
- **HOA review** (Champions Ridge Homeowners Association, Architectural Review Committee): The recorded declarations give the ARC 30 days to respond and set the rules a design has to meet: street-facing fences in masonry or iron with masonry columns, interior wood fences only where the ARC approves them, any stained wood in natural wood tones only, iron required on lots backing the greenbelt or nature preserve, and setbacks of 50 feet at the front, 30 at the rear and 15 at the sides on estate lots. Owners are also members of the Stone Oak Property Owners Association, whose review committee meets the first and third Tuesdays with submittals due by noon the Friday before.
- **Gate**: A 24-hour gatehouse; contractors are admitted on the owner's authorization. Our crew list and schedule go to you before the first day.
- **Ground**: Edwards Aquifer recharge zone on Edwards Group limestone with karst features, along the Balcones fault trend, with canyon-edge and preserve-backed lots under live oak and juniper canopy. Piers are drilled to rock, patios drain to daylight and away from any sink, and the preserve line is respected.
- **Lots and homes**: Estate lots of well over half an acre and a villa section on smaller lots, with custom homes from the late 1990s and 2000s in Mediterranean, Texas Tuscan and Hill Country styles. Iron rear fences frame the preserve views, and the covered patio or outdoor kitchen is the common project.

## Why Champions Ridge is different

Champions Ridge wrote its aesthetic into the recorded covenants: masonry and iron at the street, iron against the preserve, wood only in natural tones and only with approval, and generous setbacks on lots that back a 31-acre nature preserve. Two committees, the community's own and Stone Oak's, see every project, and the city permit applies on top.

Klema Builders designs covered patios, pergolas and fences to the covenant text, prepares both submittals together, files the city permit, and writes it into a fixed-price quote after a free in-home consult.

## Questions and answers

### What fence does Champions Ridge allow?

The covenants are specific. A fence facing the street is masonry or iron with masonry columns. Interior wood fences are allowed only where the Architectural Review Committee approves them, and any stained wood is finished in natural wood tones only. Lots that back the greenbelt or the nature preserve must use iron. We design to those rules, and the city fence permit applies to any new run.

### How long does the Champions Ridge ARC take?

The recorded declarations give the committee 30 days to respond. Because owners also belong to the Stone Oak Property Owners Association, whose committee meets the first and third Tuesdays with submittals due by noon the Friday before, we prepare both packages together so the two reviews overlap rather than stack. City permit review then typically adds 1 to 3 weeks.

### Where can a pergola or pavilion go on an estate lot?

Inside the covenant setbacks: 50 feet from the front line, 30 from the rear and 15 from the sides on estate lots, and clear of the preserve boundary. The villa section carries its own numbers. We place it on the survey so both committees and the city read the same drawing.

### Do you handle the permit and the design review in Champions Ridge?

Yes. In Champions Ridge that means the ARC submittal to the homeowners association, the Stone Oak Property Owners Association review, then the city permit for anything attached, covered, over 30 inches, or wired, plus gate authorization for the crew. We prepare the drawings, the site plan and the material list, file the application, and handle the back-and-forth; the permit and the review are line items in the quote. Every project starts with a free in-home consult and a fixed-price quote line by line within 3 to 5 business days, and we build across San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country and the I-35 corridor to Austin.

### How much does a deck, pergola or covered patio cost in Champions Ridge?

A 16x30 basic wood deck with handrails in Champions Ridge starts at $4,000, labor and materials included. Covered patios, pergolas, composite and multi-level decks are quoted fixed-price, line by line, after a free in-home consult. The written quote arrives within 3 to 5 business days.

### Does the recharge zone limit a patio in Champions Ridge?

It can. The city's aquifer ordinance counts patios and sheds as impervious cover and set the cap when the lots were platted, and the permit asks what a project adds. On estate lots the number is rarely tight; a pergola over an existing patio or an elevated deck adds nothing. We check the lot before a large slab is drawn.

### What does it cost to take down an old pergola or deck in Champions Ridge?

A 12x12 pergola removal in Stone Oak starts at $3,750, haul-away and yard grading included. Decks, patio covers, fences, sheds, hot tubs and playsets are taken down in 1 to 3 business days, hauled off and the ground graded or raked. Concrete footings and any siding or stucco repair at the ledger are handled separately. Already tore it down yourself? We haul off the pile.

### How long does a project take in Champions Ridge?

A cedar pergola is built in 1 to 2 weeks on site once materials and approvals are in hand. A composite or cedar deck takes 3 to 6 weeks from signed contract to walk-through once the permit clears, and a multi-level or pool deck 6 to 10 weeks. Committee review typically adds 2 to 4 weeks and city permit review 1 to 3 weeks before the build starts. The schedule is committed in writing in the contract.

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## Contact

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- Based in: San Antonio, TX
- Service area: San Antonio, the Texas Hill Country and the I-35 corridor to Austin
- Free in-home consult, fixed-price quote line by line within 3 to 5 business days.
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