The Baywood Homeowners' Association (BHA) is neither a developer of the Baywood property nor a manager of the facilities and services made available to residents of the Baywood community. 

 

Rather, the BHA represents the interests of homeowners in Baywood. The About Us page on this site describes our purpose as an organization of homeowners in the Baywood community.

 

Please visit the website of Signature Homes to learn more about our community and the possibilities of home ownership in Baywood and/or to request information about the community.

Yes. First try the MapQuest view of our world, which will open centered on the Signature Homes sales office. Then see also the answers below in the section "Maps and Phases of Baywood."

The Baywood Security number is

 

 

Baywood Security encourages calls from residents who observe suspicious or unauthorized activity, or who identify potential safety issues involving speeding vehicles or dangerous golf cart operation.

Baywood Security has the primary responsibility for all issues involving the safety and security of our residents.  Local authorities coordinate all responses to 911 calls with Baywood security, enabling emergency vehicles to quickly locate residences in Baywood.

Baywood's security works together with our sister PotNets communities to patrol the community several times each day.  A dedicated security vehicle is on the Baywood premises from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. every night.  An unmarked patrol vehicle is also assigned to Baywood (at unpublished times).

 

Always dial 911 in the case of an emergency.

 

For fire and ambulance, Baywood Security monitors local fire and ambulance frequencies and will assist vehicles in quickly locating Baywood addresses. Baywood Security vehicles also carry emergency defibrilators.

 

For police (as well as fire and ambulance), it is best to additionally contact Baywood Security at 945-1029 only after calling 911 so that responses can be better coordinated.

Check out the on-line calendar at the clubhouse. This lists happenings including music, concerts, and special menu offerings that are available seasonally.  Also check this calendar for golf outings at Baywood Greens.

Residents may apply at the clubhouse for a resident card.  Using it provides a 25% discount Monday through Thursday on all items purchased (including alcohol).

 

There will also be certain periods during the year (e.g., January and February) where the discount will be honored 7 days a week.

Yes.  There's a card night every Monday evening beginning at 7:00 PM (contact: Tony Aglio).  Pot Luck Dinners happen usually the first Thursday beginning at 6:00 PM. Women's Aerobics  are regularly scheduled either at the Clubhouse or at the Community Center on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Other news items on this website will announce activities.

Yes.  The following is the list of regulations:

 

In addition to the pool (in-season), the Community Center contains

The Children's Playground is located directly in front of the Center.

Lifeguards have the authority to apply further restrictions, if necessary, to ensure safety.

The Community Center is usually opened by Baywood Security at 6 AM.  Normal closing time is 8 PM, but the Center often remains unlocked until 10 PM.  If for any reason you want to use the facility between 8 PM and 10 PM, please alert Baywood Security.

The pool will be open Memorial Day weekend, the weekend of June 5/6, and then commence its full daily schedule beginning Saturday, June 12. Hours of operations are:

Operation of a golf car in Baywood is subject to the following rules and regulations.

We've prepared some tips for you based on information that we've collected both from the internet and from sources here at Baywood.

Yes. The course will close for certain periods of the year for aeration. Announced dates for 2010 are March 15 - 17 and November 8 - 10.

 

Other than that, the course generally is open every day of the year (weather permitting in winter, of course), but it does occasionally hosts area tournament groups. These can be found listed on the Baywood Greens golf website.

Residents are allowed unlimited use of the practice facilities at any time, which includes access to the driving range, chipping area, and putting greens. Practice balls (having limited flight characteristics) are available on the range, either in the bays or in large buckets at the ball dispenser at the rear of Slicer's. Practice balls are also made available in the chipping area and on the putting greens. (If no practice balls are available, ask one of the outside attendants to put out more.)

 

 

If you take your golf cart to the practice areas, enter from the Clubhouse side of the range by traveling along the back of the Clubhouse, or enter from the Pro Shop parking area, driving to the left of the Pro Shop. Please park so as not to block regular golf course traffic in and around the Pro Shop.

 

If you walk or take a vehicle to the Pro Shop parking lot, please be sure to identify yourself as a resident with the outside attendants upon your arrival before entering the practice area.

Baywood Greens is an upscale, daily-fee public course that charges greens fees that can reach as much as $130 in peak season.  Residents generally enjoy a 25 to 30 percent discount off the rack rate fees, and can book tee times up to one year in advance.  2010 Resident Rates are as follows:

 

 

Residents can also take advantage of the Sussex County rate for any tee time that's reserved no more than 24 hours ahead of time. From April 15 to the end of October, the rate is $55 Monday through Thursday and $75 Friday through Sunday.

 

From time to time, Baywood Greens may make special resident rate promotions available and these will be advertised on the home page of this website.

For both your safety and the enjoyment of Baywood's golfing guests, it is recommended that you avoid areas of the course where golfers are present.  If you are on the course when golfers are near, traveling in the same direction as golfers is always preferred, since accidents are more likely when you travel towards approaching golfers.

 

Use of cart paths before 6:30 AM or no more than 2 hours prior to sunset on the front nine will usually avoid golfers. Use of paths on the back nine is not recommended after about 8:30 AM. Times will vary according to season.

 

Whenever you are on the cart paths, watch carefully for and yield to maintenance vehicles.  Many are on the course early in the morning and many move rather quickly.
 
Call the Pro Shop (302.947.9800) to inquire about what times are best for golf course access in your section of the community.

Yes. We have a bare bones street map of the development. Each phase has a color different from its neighboring phase; look for the circled numbers to identify your phase number. Alternatively, you might prefer a MapQuest view of Baywood (this map centered on the Signature Homes sales office).

 

There are also detailed phase maps with lot numbers (available, courtesy of Signature Homes) for:

The list by streets is:

See also our FAQ entry above for "Are there maps of Baywood."

Blue Hen comes through the neighborhood either every Thursday or Friday to pick up yard waste. Place your clippings and waste in bags at the tree closest to your house where there are no planted grasses for pickup. If you have bulkier waste such as tree branches, cut them into 3 foot sections and tie them in small bundles.

Any resident can file a complaint about property or neighborhood issues by filling out a form and sending it to Tunnell Companies, 34026 Anna's Way Suite 5, Long Neck, DE  19966.

Yes. There are two options.

 

The Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) has two nearby drop-off areas for paper, plastics, glass, oil, electronics, and other items:

The DSWA also offers a sign-up program that, for $6/month, will provide you with a recylcing bin (similar to your trash bin) and collect your recyclables at curbside every  week. See the DSWA website for further information.

Trash collection is every Tuesday. Please position your trash bin at the end of your driveway on the pavers between the sidewalk and street, so that it opens towards the street (as indicated on the top of the bin). Please do not place the trash bin on the grass.

 

In the case of Monday (or Tuesday) holidays, trash collection will be delayed one day.

No.  The information you supply to the BHA in your Profile is used mainly to produce the annual, printed Resident Directory available only to BHA members and to residents via BHA Phase Representatives.  The information contained therein is primarily "name, phone, address, and email."

 

Your information is then maintained on the website by the Web Committee (which manages the website and resolves login and access issues), the BHA Membership and Outreach Chairs (who update BHA membership status), and the BHA Secretary (who provides timely communications to the membership). Other BHA officers, including the Phase Representatives, also have access to the database.

 

Please see our full statement on access to membership and resident information on the Policies page.

This setting applies only to BHA members and indicates how they wish to receive their copy of the Blue Heron newsletter.

 

Setting this to Baywood Delivery indicates that you wish a hard copy of the newsletter delivered to your Baywood residence. Setting this to US Mail indicates that you wish the newsletter mailed to your home address (only if it is outside Baywood).  Only one copy will be delivered or mailed to an address.

 

We'd hope that many will now opt to set this to (the default setting of) Web, which indicates that you'll read the newsletter on-line at the website and/or download it to your own computer for printing. Printing and delivering fewer copies of the Blue Heron saves the BHA both duplicating costs and the efforts of many volunteers who deliver the newsletter throughout the Baywood community.

 

No matter what your setting, members will receive an email alert when a new issue of the Blue Heron is released.  This alert will also be clearly posted on the home page of this website.