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Grounds Committee

Grounds Committee

Any exterior project involving additions, removal or replacements on the B.C. grounds requires approval from the Grounds Committee.  Application for a Grounds Committee Modification Packet is obtained at the Office. Such projects include, but are not limited to the addition, replacement or removal of the following:

·     Flowers

·     Plants

·     Bushes

·     Shrubs

·     Mulch

·     Rocks

·     Ground Cover

Important Things to Know

·         Tree removal by an owner is NOT permitted.  Tree Removal Requests must be submitted to the Grounds Committee for their review and recommendation to the Board for approval and payment responsibility.

·         Any plantings or ground coverings installed by the owner is the owner's responsibility to water & maintain

·     NO  Rock is permitted.

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"The B.C. is located in a luscious coastal hardwood hammock with ‘old Florida charm’"

Quoting from the Bahamian Club rental website, this is how we advertise our beautiful “Slice of Paradise”.  In order to help protect and maintain the beauty of our coastal hammock, a grounds committee was formed.

  By following Florida friendly landscaping practices and utilizing Xeriscape landscaping principles, we can improve the aesthetic quality of our landscaping creating that critical “first impression” that will continue to show our owners, prospective owners and seasonal guests the quality of the Bahamian Club.

The following plants found on B.C. property should be removed. 

They are listed as invasive on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.

Asparagus Fern

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Elaeagnus Pungens

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Wedelia

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Brazilian Pepper

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 A Florida-friendly landscape (FFL) is a quality landscape that is designed, installed and maintained according to the nine FFL principals.  It means using low-maintenance plants and environmentally sustainable practice to promote the creation and preservation of our native landscape with minimal natural resource usage.

9 FLL Principals

  1. Right plant, right place

  2. Water efficiently

  3. Fertilize appropriately

  4. Mulch

  5. Recycle

  6. Attract wildlife

  7. Protect the waterfront

  8. Manage yard pests

  9. Reduce storm water drainoff

The Volusia County Extension office has suggested the following plants for our hammock:

Saw/Silver Palmetto

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Sea Grapes

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Wax Myrtle

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Sweet Bay Magnolia

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Sabal Palm FL State  Tree

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Yaupon Holly

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Washington Palm

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Asiatic Jasmine

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Passion Vine

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Cross Vine

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Common Property

Common property is anything outside the area where the midpoint of the mansards meet at the front of your unit as shown 

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Grounds Committee
Scope of Responsibilities

  1.  Use of Florida-friendly landscaping as well as Water Wise Principals in planting.

  2. Existing native vegetation to be protected.

  3.  No tree removal by owners. No trimming of any type on common property.

  4.  Cypress mulch is no longer an approved item as advertised by FFL.

  5. Florida-friendly landscaping recommended plants.

  6. No planting of invasive/noxious plants.

  7.  B.C. retains the right to remove any planting on common grounds if the Board/Manager deems   appropriate.

  8. Green lattice is no longer an approved item.

  9. If an owner desires to plant in a predetermined common grounds area, approval is needed from the Board prior to   Planting. Request must be submitted to the Grounds Committee for review for recommendation to the Board.

  10.    Any and all irrigation systems approved by the Board, per FL Statute 373.62. a rain shutoff valve must also be installed.

  11.   Ground Committee will work with Manager to submit approval recommendations to the Board identifying dead trees within the community that need to be removed.

  12.  Grounds Committee will submit their recommendation to the Board regarding use of timbers vs. curbing, vs. landscape walls around specific roadway areas in order to obtain a consistent look throughout the community.

  13.   Grounds Committee will work with Manager to submit estimated budget costs for proposed common grounds   improvement projects.    

Save Our Hammock

In order to preserve and protect our Coastal Hammock and prevent erosion, Florida Friendly Landscape and utilizing Xeriscape Landscaping principles must be adhered to.  Hammock is a term used in the Southeastern United States for stands of trees, usually hardwood, that form an ecological island in a contrasting ecosystem.  In contrast, it is not a golf course, manicured grounds or desert landscaping.

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This website will help guide you through drought tolerant, salt tolerant Florida Friendly/Native plants.

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Per our Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions, Article II, Section 6, Use of Common Area, any owner wishing to make any changes to the common area requires written permission from the Association.  The Grounds Committee has developed the following process for owners to make requests and obtain approval for any enhancements, alterations, or removal of landscaping.  This is based on the successful process used by the Architectural Control Committee. Should an owner wish to enhance their area or the common grounds it must be with approved Florida Friendly/Native plants and one of the several different kinds previously approved mulches.  Forms are available both in the office and on the website under HOA Forms.   Both the Board/Manager has the right to remove any enhancement to the common grounds at any time.  Once an owner makes modifications to the landscaping it then becomes their responsibility to maintain, as well as the responsibility of any and all future owners in perpetuity.

 

Grounds Committee,​

Susan DiLullo, Kathy Fiumano, Candace Stewart

(Board Liaison, Jane Scott)

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