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Bailey (Baywood) Club granted limited early‑morning tennis and lap swim hours after neighbor outreach
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved a narrowly framed start‑time exception allowing the Baywood Club to begin limited tennis and lap‑swim activity at 7 a.m., with conditions: restricted courts, a 12‑swimmer cap for early lap swim, no pickleball before 9 a.m., adherence to noise and lighting ordinances, and written commitments from the club.
The Planning & Zoning Commission on March 3 approved a request from the Baywood (Bailey) Club to permit limited early‑morning recreational activity beginning at 7 a.m. The approval is tightly circumscribed: early hours are limited to tennis and lap swimming only, two central courts (4 & 5) remain restricted until 8 a.m., early lap swimming is capped at 12 adult swimmers (18+) and the commission expressly barred pickleball before 9 a.m.
Club leaders said they held door‑to‑door outreach with immediate abutters and submitted signed letters of neighbor support. Applicant David Frink and membership chair Francesca Silverman told the commission earlier hours will help the small private club stay competitive with fitness centers and meet demand from commuting adults. Commissioners relied on a combination of reported neighbor support and conservative acoustic estimates that show tennis ball strikes fall well below daytime residential noise limits by the time sound reaches adjoining houses.
The approval includes conditions requiring the club to: file the agreed hours and activity limits in writing, enforce no‑pickleball before 9 a.m., keep lighting within zoning standards and program lights to turn off at 10 p.m., and comply with prior permit conditions. Commissioners emphasized enforcement mechanisms if neighbors report violations.
The club said it would monitor demand and stick to the limited program approved; commissioners warned that any broadening of morning activities would require a return to P&Z.
