Club rules
The Sandy Lane Estate Beach Club is a private member’s club, open only to members, their registered guests and any long or short term tenants who are renting their property.
Please carefully read the following rules and regulations relating to the club.
Quiet enjoyment
- Radios and other music players are not permitted without the use of headphones.
- Team games and team ball games are not permitted.
The beach and the water
- No glass or breakable items are allowed on the beach.
- No barbeques are permitted before 5.00pm, unless authorised by the office.
- Topless sunbathing, tents, dogs and other animals are not allowed on the premises or raft.
- All motorised watercraft that are hired or otherwise must be boarded to the north end of the Sandy Lane Hotel’s beach and used outside of the marked swimming area.
The clubhouse
- Please wash and clean off all sand before entering the club house and using the facilities — bathrooms, chairs and so on. Outside showers and footbaths are available.
- Please do not sit on the beach club furniture with wet swimsuits, clothing or towels.
- No surf boards, boogie boards or similar are allowed in the club house.
General
- Please place all rubbish and litter in the bins provided. Ashtrays are available from the bar for use on the beach. Smoking is not permitted in the club house.
- Failure to abide by the rules may result in your being asked to leave the beach facility.
Estate rules
There are 177 lots which comprise the Sandy Lane Estate. In the title deeds, each lot covenants both with West Coast Limited, as the original selling company, and with each and every other lot, that the owners shall and may at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly possess and enjoy the lot.
This code of conduct is designed to remind all lot owners and their guests, as well as any employees, of what is expected to help maintain these inalienable rights.
Work on the estate
- All equipment for use by gardeners and domestic contractors for the maintenance of properties that is noisy should only be used between the hours of 7.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday and 7.30am to noon on a Saturday. No noisy equipment should be used on a Saturday afternoon, Sunday or any public holiday.
- All building and rebuilding work on lots on the estate is covered by the Architectural Rules and Regulations, which are available by request from manager@westcoastlimited.co. All lot owners are also reminded that any alterations or additions to the property may require the consent of the Architectural Committee of West Coast Limited, to confirm that the covenants are not being breached. This is separate from any requirements under the laws of Barbados, including the Planning and Development Act 2019 and the Health Services Building Regulations 1969.
Vehicles and animals
- All vehicles should, as far as possible, only be parked within the lots and not on the private estate roads. Permanent parking areas shall not be formed within the road reserve fronting or bounding any lot.
- All dogs and household pets are to be kept within the lots and are to be controlled regarding excessive barking. Any dogs taken outside of the lots are expected to be on a lead at all times within the estate.
- Monkeys are wild animals and should not be fed by owners or their guests.
Noise and events
- The noise from radios, music systems, live music and so on should be contained within the lots at all times. All amplified music or music performances held outdoors should cease by 12.00am. Residents and guests are reminded that noise travels extensively, especially during the hours of darkness.
- Any special event should be notified, via the General Manager, to all neighbours at least 10 days before the event.
Around the estate
- The dress code, when walking or cycling on the estate, should match the regulations and requirements under Barbados law.
- Walking on the Old Nine golf course is only permitted with the consent of the Sandy Lane Hotel, who own the golf course. If you are granted such privilege, please remember that at all times those playing golf are to be respected and, additionally, walking on the golf course is at the individual’s own risk.
Commercial activity and upkeep
- No commercial activity is allowed on any of the lots. This includes the regular parking of commercial vehicles, long term storage of containers, use of any cottages or outbuildings as a commercial office, and the keeping of agricultural animals on any of the lots.
- Lot owners are requested to ensure that all verges are kept clean, especially on the corners of roads where plants, bushes and the like can obstruct a clear view. It is expected that boundary planting, fences, walls, gates and so on will be sympathetic to the ethos of the Sandy Lane Estate.
- For the benefit of residents and visitors to the estate, care should be taken with garbage and garden waste. All garbage should be properly containerised and not left out in bags or containers where the lids cannot be fully closed. Garbage left out, or overfilled containers and bins, both look unsightly and attract vermin. Garden waste, if not recycled on the individual lot, should be contained in an appropriate area; a number of companies will collect and remove such garden waste.
Security and the law
- Any breaches of security should be reported to the General Manager, who will advise all lot owners as appropriate. All requests for confidentiality will be maintained. The estate should work together to keep criminality to a minimum.
- All lot owners are advised to make themselves aware of the current laws of Barbados in respect of nuisance.
Signs and guests
- No signs, billboards or advertisements of any kind are allowed to be erected on the estate without the written permission of West Coast Limited, on behalf of all lot owners. This includes flags, banners or similar items of advertising or directional information associated with any form of commercial activity. No signs should be nailed or otherwise attached to trees.
- All owners are requested to make their guests aware of this code of conduct, which is designed to allow all residents and guests to have the greatest possible enjoyment in spending time in this wonderful environment. This code of conduct supports the enforceable covenants.
Issued by West Coast Limited, The Beach Club at Sandy Lane Estate, St. James BB24011. The Board of Directors can be reached via the General Manager, richard@westcoastlimited.co, or the registered office.