HOA Homefront: Can the board just give an owner some space?

Q: My HOA has a board that changes all the time. People with agendas run, and many times they leave after one year. The question is whether the HOA can continually “grant” various owner’s rights into the greenbelt/common area. Shouldn’t there be disclosures to the entire membership of each and all such rights granted, and not just adjoining neighbors? In theory, we all own the common area, and it is being chopped up and “permitted” to be used exclusively