Emergency Rules Enacted Due To COVID-19

Dear Emerald Bay Residents,

The Board held a Special Board Meeting today to discuss the Association’s response to COVID-19 and to consider easing the restrictions of the Emergency Rules previously adopted concerning Emerald Bay’s outdoor facilities in conjunction with increased monitoring of the Members use of those facilities.

After extensive discussion and input from the Membership, the Board voted to ease the restrictions on use of the Association’s pool, tennis courts, volleyball courts, and basketball court while adopting temporary restrictions on how those facilities can be used beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, including reduced hours of operation.

The Board voted to temporarily restrict guest access to the Association’s outdoor facilities from Saturday, May 2 through Sunday, May 3, 2020.

The Board also modified the previously enacted rule regarding car washers. Car washers will be allowed access to the Bay as of Wednesday, April 29, 2020 providing that all services are conducted on a Member’s property. No services can take place on the Association’s streets.

These Temporary Rules and all other Emergency Rules previously enacted by the Board remain in effect until further notice, with the Emergency Rules remaining in effect no longer than 120 days from March 19, 2020, i.e. July 17, 2020.

Nuisance citations, which carry a fine of up to $5,000 if levied, will be issued to any Members who are not adhering to these rules.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the Association Office at office@ebca.net with any questions you may have.

The next regularly scheduled Board Meeting will take place on May 5, 2020. A notice to the membership will be issued shortly with call-in details. In the meantime, please submit any comments for the Board’s attention to office@ebca.net by 3 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2020.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation during these difficult times.

Please find the emergency rules below.

TEMPORARY EBCA POOL RULES

(Adopted by the Board of Directors on April 28, 2020)

1. Residents must agree to NOT swim if they have any symptoms or exposure risks as listed by the CDC Guidelines.
2. Individuals visiting the pool complex must comply with social distancing as mandated by the State of California and Orange County Department of Public Health.
3. All swimmers must be Emerald Bay residents and must agree to NOT congregate around the pool complex.
4. The Pool Complex is open for swim seven (7) days a week, from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. by appointment only; 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. is reserved for adult swim only.
5. Appointments can be made online any time at http://ebrecreation.com/covid-19-pool-access/ or by calling (949) 376-8232 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. *Please note that calls and voicemails received outside of these hours will not be accepted and are not a valid form of registration.
6. Appointments are on a limited use basis to support social distancing measures.
7. Lap swim and swim exercise hours are available (on a limited basis and by appointment only) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
8. Appointments are restricted to 45-minute time slots to allow a 15-minute window for cleaning before the next session begins. *Please note that if you arrive later than your scheduled start-time, you are still required to vacate the pool by your scheduled end-time.
9. Appointments are restricted to residents only and are limited to one per day, as availability allows.
10. Once an appointment has been booked, an email will be sent with confirmation. Only those with confirmations will be admitted into the complex.
11. Individuals with confirmed appointments must be present five minutes before and practice social distancing while queuing to be allowed into the complex.
12. Booking privileges will be revoked from any individual who fails to show up to their appointment without prior notification or fails to comply with the pool complex rules.

Notes

1. These rules are intended to temporarily supplement existing pool complex rules. Where there is a conflict between the existing rules and the temporary rules, the temporary rules prevail.
2. The Board has passed these temporary rules in order to allow residents to conditionally use a portion of the Association’s amenities. With that stated, it is the Board’s expectation that all residents will comply with these temporary rules. If any resident is found to be in non-compliance with any of these, or any other Association rules, the Board reserves the right to enforce said rules as it deems appropriate within its authority.

TEMPORARY EBCA TENNIS RULES

(Adopted by the Board of Directors on April 28, 2020)

1. All players must agree to NOT play if they have any symptoms or exposure risks as listed by the CDC Guidelines.
2. All players must agree to practice social distancing at all times by standing at least 6 feet apart.
3. All players must be Emerald Bay residents and agree to NOT congregate around the courts.
4. The tennis courts are open for play seven (7) days a week, from 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on a first-come-first-served basis.
5. Each court is limited to no more than two (2) players on each court at any given time or a family unit.
6. Court use is restricted to one-hour use.
7. Players must use their own balls. The USTA recommends utilizing two different cans of tennis balls, with one player utilizing one set of numbered balls and the other player utilizing the other set of differently numbered balls and discarding them after use. Use your racquet/foot to pick up balls and hit them to your opponent.
8. Players must provide their own drinking water (do not share water). All water will be shut-off.
9. Please consider bringing your own hand sanitizer and using after touching any surfaces in the court areas.
10. All common use equipment (ball machine, ball collector, balls) have been temporarily removed from the court area. This is being done in order to reduce the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus.
11. Leave the tennis court doors ajar to avoid the need for touch
12. Players that do not adhere to these rules may lose their court privileges.

Notes

1. These rules are intended to temporarily supplement existing tennis rules. Where there is a conflict between the existing rules and the temporary rules, the temporary rules prevail.
2. The Board has passed these temporary rules in order to allow residents to conditionally use a portion of the Association’s amenities. With that stated, it is the Board’s expectation that all residents will comply with these temporary rules. If any resident is found to be in non-compliance with any of these, or any other Association rules, the Board reserves the right to enforce said rules as it deems appropriate within its authority.

TEMPORARY EBCA BASKETBALL RULES

(Adopted by the Board of Directors on April 28, 2020)

1. All players must agree to NOT play if they have any symptoms or exposure risks as listed by the CDC Guidelines.
2. All players must agree to practice social distancing at all times by standing at least 6 feet apart, where possible.
3. All players must agree to NOT congregate around the courts.
4. The basketball courts are open for play seven (7) days a week for residents only and on a first-come-first-served basis and are limited to individual practice only; no team play.
5. Please consider bringing your own hand sanitizer and using before and after play.
6. Players that do not adhere to these rules may be cited for a nuisance violation, which carries an associated fine of up to $5,000 if levied.

Notes

1. These rules are intended to temporarily supplement existing volleyball rules. Where there is a conflict between the existing rules and the temporary rules, the temporary rules prevail.
2. The Board has passed these temporary rules in order to allow residents to conditionally use a portion of the Association’s amenities. With that stated, it is the Board’s expectation that all residents will comply with these temporary rules. If any resident is found to be in non-compliance with any of these, or any other Association rules, the Board reserves the right to enforce said rules as it deems appropriate within its authority.

TEMPORARY EBCA VOLLEYBALL RULES

(Adopted by the Board of Directors on April 28, 2020)

1. All players must agree to NOT play if they have any symptoms or exposure risks as listed by the CDC Guidelines.
2. All players must agree to practice social distancing at all times by standing at least 6 feet apart, where possible.
3. All players must agree to NOT congregate around the courts.
4. The volleyball courts are open for play seven (7) days a week on a first-come-first-served basis.
5. Each court is limited to no more than four (4) players on each court at any given time or a family unit.
6. Please consider bringing your own hand sanitizer and using before and after play.
7. Players that do not adhere to these rules may be cited for a nuisance violation, which carries an associated fine of up to $5,000 if levied.
8. Please note that no guests are allowed on the beach on the weekend of Saturday May 2 and Sunday May 3, 2020.

Notes

1. These rules are intended to temporarily supplement existing volleyball rules. Where there is a conflict between the existing rules and the temporary rules, the temporary rules prevail.
2. The Board has passed these temporary rules in order to allow residents to conditionally use a portion of the Association’s amenities. With that stated, it is the Board’s expectation that all residents will comply with these temporary rules. If any resident is found to be in non-compliance with any of these, or any other Association rules, the Board reserves the right to enforce said rules as it deems appropriate within its authority.