Day Use: Community Values, Principles and Guidelines

Community Values, Principles and Guidelines

For Events & Day Use At DragonfllyHill 

In consideration for the safety and enjoyment of everyone who stays, lives and works here.  We thank you for your consideration

General Guidelines

Respect the Space:

  1. SAFETY FIRST:  Guests agree to adhere to host directions regarding safety especially during high heat, earthquakes and high winds or rains. We regret that we do not allow campfires during windy conditions. (Wind speeds of 5 mph or higher are not safe for campfires.)

  2. DIVERSITY & RESPECT: We value deeply the diversity, labor, skill and craft of everyone who participates, works and lives at and with DragonflyHill.  We therefore insist that people are especially vigilant to avoid speech and actions that are hurtful, marginalizing and offensive.  We are ethnically and culturally diverse, anti-racist, anti-sexist, child friendly, DISability and LGBTQIAA affirmative. Several of our community and team members have visible and nonvisible DISabilities and come from a variety of backgrounds and histories. Please refrain from patronizing, insulting and hurtful comments.

  3. NEIGHBORS,  COMMUNITY & CONFLICT RESOLUTION: We are part of a larger community that is also economically, ethnically and culturally diverse. If guests have a problem with something or someone in the neighborhood or at DragonflyHIll please contact your  DragonflyHill Team and let us do what we can to resolve it. We highly discourage notifying the police except in emergencies to prevent people being targeted unfairly. If a problem arises between guests, guests must bring the problem to our attention and we will facilitate a resolution. Any issues between guests understandably is not the responsibility or liability of the host.

  4. COMMUNICATIONS: Guests affirm that they have read the rules and our listing description carefully and understand all of the accommodations described. Guests agree to communicate with DragonflyHill in a timely manner. Communication is essential for us to be able to provide outstanding and comfortable accommodations.

  5. HONOR LISTING PLATFORMS:  Specific rules and language for guests can be found on our listing descriptions on listing platforms. To the extent possible, guests who initially booked with us via a booking platform will need to communicate with DragonflyHill via that platform, along with all extensions and subsequent reservations in accordance with DragonflyHill’s agreements with the platform. Guests must read the full platform listing carefully and agree to the detailed rules provided on those platforms.

  6. CONTRABAND: Absolutely NO contraband: No porn, drugs or weapons. No guns. No exceptions! This is not a moral judgment, but rather a security consideration and lifestyle choice for the space, and of course, no illegal criminal activity. Our no weapons policy applies to law enforcement, governmental security agents and/or military personnel etc.

  7. SAFE AND SOBER SPACE:  No alcohol in the pool area. No alcohol in the common and shared spaces. Smoking tobacco is allowed in designated outdoor areas. Alcohol in moderations may be allowed at some private events if it is included in the contract language for that event prior to the event.

  8.   USE OF EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES: Do not remove from the premises: bedding, towels, equipment, bath products, books, kitchen utensils, plates, containers, laundry supplies or other items provided by DragonflyHill.
  9. FRAGRANCE FREE: Please use scent free/fragrance free/parfum free personal products. Many people have extreme allergic reactions to a variety of fragrances and scents. We provide scent free bath products for our guests and use scent free cleaning products.  We cannot guarantee a scent free space but we do encourage people to understand that their choice of fragrances can impact the human rights and access of others. No aerosols or essential oils!

  10. SECURITY & PRIVACY: Keys, key codes for remotes to DragonflyHill  are not to be shared with anyone. Codes are changed regularly. If you lose your keycode you must notify us immediately. If you lose one of our keys or the  remote  there is a $50 fee.   Do not enter any of the buildings, areas or structures on the premises without permission of the owners. No photography, filming or recording without permission of the people being filmed or recorded. No drones.

  11. ANIMALS & PETS:  Owners must get approval to bring their pet to DragonflyHill prior to arrival and preferably before making a reservation. Pets and Assistance animals must be well behaved, nonaggressive and nonterritorial. Dogs who bark at any sound or person passing or near their location are not allowed.  Current vaccination records required for all animals. Owners must clean up after their animals. Animals may not be left alone at any time. Animals must be on a leash. Owners assume full responsibility and agree to pay for any damages caused by their animals.. NO PETS IN THE POOL AREA!   We encourage and accommodate service and support animals:  We request that guests with service or support animals notify us prior to arrival.  If you are traveling with a service animal, please provide the following information: 1.  Is the assistance animal  required because of a disability? 2. What work or task the animal has been trained to perform?  If you are traveling with an emotional support animal, medical documentation is required. Additionally, due to the presence of other people in a shared space,we need you to provide  current vaccination records for all animals.

  12. CLOTHING IS NOT OPTIONAL: All private dressing, toileting, grooming and self care needs to be done out of sight of other guests, neighbors and residents of DragonflyHill:  in the portapotty, cabanas  or showers provided by DragonflyHill. Do not use outside areas for bathroom purposes EVER. Use designated bathrooms appropriately. THIS IS NOT A CLOTHING OPTIONAL SPACE! THIS applies to children as well as adults.

  13. EVENTS: Special events and parties must be approved by the host and  must conform to agreements, and contracts. Noise levels must adhere to Riverside County ordinances and respect others in the neighborhood and on site. We may require a rental agreement and fee as well as a security deposit

  14. START & STOP TIME:  Groups using the space must take responsibility for set up and clean up within the time frame of the reservation. Allow 10 minutes for check in and orientation.

  15. REGISTRATION: No third party booking: the person making the reservation must stay at DragonflyHill during their reservation. Guests agree to sign a liability waiver, fill out a standard registration form for their group, and provide a photo ID for all adults upon arrival.  Guests must inform host about any additional vehicles, pets and assistance animals or additional guests. Registered guests  only.   All guests must be included in the reservation upon booking or make arrangements in advance with the host. We need to be notified of all people on the premises. . All fees for children (including infants), extra people, vehicles and pets, as described in platform listings apply. We cannot provide free access  for children of any age.

  16. WHEELCHAIR ACCESS: DragonflyHill provides wheelchair access. Pathways and doorways must be maintained to allow for access at all times. Do not impede wheelchair access.

  17. PARKING: Park  in designated locations only.

 

CORONAVIRUS RULES & Protocols
For Guests, Workers and Residents of DragonflyHill
As the rest of the world “returns to normal”, there remain people including those who live and stay here who continue to be vulnerable and at risk for covid-19. In order to provide a space that is safe and welcoming, as more and more space may become less accessible,  we continue to practice the following precautions:

  1. Safety first: All guests must follow the host’s instructions and be flexible as conditions may change and rules may need to be altered. Our hosting priority is the safety of everyone at DragonflyHill. Amenities are secondary.
  2. More than ever, it is important for people to display and practice social responsibility.  Masks must be worn in common spaces that are enclosed, such as the portapotties.  Maintain 6 feet safe distance from people not in your immediate group and if someone reminds you that you might be too close, graciously step away.
  3. Guests who use common areas may clean and disinfect areas and equipment before use and must clean up after themselves.  Materials are provided by the Dragonfly Team.
  4. There will be no guest access to the Main House unless quarantine protocols have been determined and agreed upon.
  5. All team members and people providing cleaning and other services inside the Main House, the Vardo, The Cottage and common areas must be vaccinated.  We will continue the Covid 19 cleaning protocols as well as provide cleaning and disinfecting products for guests to use in common spaces. The portapotty is cleaned professionally, weekly and disinfectant is also provided for guests to use prior and after use. Continue hand washing and make use of the soap, water, disinfectant and hand sanitizer we provide. 
  6. If you don’t think the pandemic is real or serious and is part of an elaborate hoax to get you to cover the lower half of your face and consider the rights, safety and needs of other people, please choose to stay elsewhere. This is not the space for you.

Pool Rules for Use of the Pool Area:

DragonflyHill Desert Farm & Wildlife Habitat has an outdoor pool that is available to private events. No lifeguard is on duty. For safety, we require that all those who use the pool have two or more adults (18+) present at all times. We also require that pool users observe the following rules and guidelines:  These rules conform to state and local legislation

  • No lifeguard is on duty. For safety, we require that all those who use the pool have two or more adults (18+) present at all times. Guests traveling alone can arrange with Team members to assure access to the pool.
  • Pool area is the area enclosed within the pool fence.
  • THIS IS NOT A CLOTHING OPTIONAL SPACE: No state of undress is acceptable in the pool area. Clients who need to change their clothes may do so in the shower, cabanas and portapotties out of view of other guests, workers, neighbors and residents of DragonflyHill. This applies to children as well as a adults. 
  • Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by parents or guardians at all times. 
  • Gates to the pool area must be kept closed and locked at all times.
  • No diving.
  • No glassware in pool area.
  • No roughhousing or running.
  • No urinating in the pool. Children who are not toilet trained must wear swim diapers. 
  • Persons having currently active diarrhea, or who have had active diarrhea within the previous 14 days, shall not be allowed to enter the pool
  • Persons under the influence of alcohol or narcotics are not allowed in the pool.
  • Persons with skin, eye, ear, or respiratory infections, or those with open lesions, wounds, or sores, are not allowed in the pool.
  • Anyone entering the pool must shower beforehand.
  • No person shall bring or throw into the pool, or its floors, walkways, or aisles, any object that may in any way carry contamination or endanger the safety of any pool user.
  • All pets shall be prohibited within the pool fence.
  • NO ONE is allowed in the pool area during severe weather conditions, i.e. electrical storms, tornadoes, earthquakes, etc.
  • Guests must follow directions provided by hosts.

In addition, safety equipment is located in the pool area. For questions about its use, and about pool use in general, please see your DragonflyHill hosts.

CAMPFIRE (BBQ AND OPEN STOVE) PROTOCOLS AT 
DRAGONFLYHILL DESERT FARM AND WILDLIFE HABITAT

California Campfire Permits are required for open fires, such as campfires, barbecues and portable stoves on federally controlled lands and private lands that are the property of another person. In addition to the requisites of the California campfire permits, the following protocols apply at DragonflyHill Desert Farm: 

  1. Safety first: All clients must follow the host’s instructions and be flexible as conditions may change and rules may need to be altered. Our hosting priority is the safety of everyone at DragonflyHill.
  2. Clients wishing to have a campfire or use a portable stove or BBQ must show a California Campfire Permit and a responsible adult must be present at all times.
    Permits are available online at: https://permit.preventwildfiresca.org/
  3. No campfires, camp stoves or BBQs may be used when fire advisories are in effect or during winds greater than 5 mph, or when you can see the trees moving in the breeze. Check with your host if you are not sure if conditions are safe.
  4. Do not gather wood, including kindling. Use only wood provided by DragonflyHill or another firewood distributor.  Not all wood is safe for use and some locally available wood may be toxic when burned. 
  5. Use only  designated fire pits in designated locations. 
  6. Turn the hose on at the spigot with the water off at the nozzle and keep the hose near your campfire. 
  7. Campfires, stoves and BBQs must be turned off/extinguished fully when guests are away from the fire source or when asleep. 

We reserve the right to change or add to the rules at any time.

 

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