This Saturday, the Playa Vista pools and dog parks will reopen after being closed and empty for weeks. Important new guidelines will regulate the spaces including lower maximum occupancies, mandatory social distancing and frequent sanitization of high-touch surfaces by staff. PVPAL made the announcement in an email to residents on Thursday evening.
Pool facilities will be managed using a wrist bands distributed by PVPAL personel to limit the number of occupants and how long individuals stay at the pool. Only 50 people will be allowed in the pool facility at a time and fewer than 10 will be allowed actually inside the pool at a time. Only 1 person or “family unit” will be allowed in the spas at a time. Face masks are required.
All three dog parks (Bluff Creek, Oberrieder and Longwood) will also reopen with lower maximum capacities as well. Only 15 people will be allowed in each fenced off side of each park. Face masks are also required in the dog parks. No wrist band system or entry/exit protocols were described for the dog parks other than the mention of “immediate closure” if regulations were not followed.
Here’s the announcement in its entirety:
It is with much happiness I share that this Saturday, May 30th the communities three dog parks and both pool facilities will be reopening. We know many of you are just as happy as we are to see these amenities reopen. PVPAL is making every effort to clean and sanitize high touch areas multiple times throughout the day to help stop the spread of COVID-19. We encourage park and pool users who may be concerned about whether a door handle, bench or chaise lounge, etc. is clean to feel free to wear gloves and/or bring your own disinfecting wipes to use on a surface before use.
The following are new guidelines which will be in place until further notice and are in addition to all existing facility and park use guidelines. Where new guidelines are stricter than existing guidelines, the new guidelines supersede the lessor restrictive guideline.
POOL FACILITIES
The CenterPointe Club:
- Pool Hours: Monday – Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. (there will be a wrist band and timed use system in place to ensure no more the fifty [50] people are on the pool deck at anytime and to ensure that as many residents who wish to use the pools may do so. Please be patient as PVPAL learns how to best manage these new restrictions.)
- Maximum Occupancy for the pool area is fifty (50) people, this will be strictly enforced and all ages are included in the head count.
Spa Occupancy: One (1) person or family unit (per County of LA Dept. of Public Health)
Oval Pool Occupancy: Eight (8) people
Lap Pool Occupancy: Ten (10) people (per County of LA Dept. of Public Health)
- Everyone will be required to enter the pool area through the South pool gate only. All other access gates will be for exit only.
- Physical distancing of at least six (6) feet is required at all times on the deck and in the pools/spa (members of the same household are exempt).
- Face masks are required while moving throughout the pool area and locker rooms.
- Persons who are sick, who are feeling sick or who have been sick within the last fourteen (14) day may not use the facilities.
- People using the facilities should wash their hands often or use hand sanitizer while in the pool area. Pool users should bring their own 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- All other pool rules still apply.
- If any of these rules are not followed, the pool area may be subject to immediate closure.
The Resort:
- Pool Hours: Monday – Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. (there will be a wrist band and timed use system in place to ensure no more the forty [40] people are on the pool deck at anytime and to ensure that as many residents who wish to use the pools may do so. Please be patient as PVPAL learns how to best manage these new restrictions.)
- Maximum Occupancy for the pool area is fifty (50) people, this will be strictly enforced and all ages are included in the head count.
Spa Occupancy: One (1) person or family unit (per County of LA Dept. of Public Health)
Wadding Pool Occupancy: Eight (8) people
Lap Pool Occupancy: Ten (10) people (per County of LA Dept. of Public Health)
West Pool Occupancy: Four (4) people
- Everyone will be required to enter the pool area through the main lobby pool door only. All other access gates will be for exit only.
- Physical distancing of at least six (6) feet is required at all times on the deck and in the pools/spa (members of the same household are exempt).
- Face masks are required while moving throughout the pool area, locker rooms and lobby.
- Persons who are sick, who are feeling sick or who have been sick within the last fourteen (14) day may not use the facilities.
- People using the facilities should wash their hands often or use hand sanitizer while in the pool area. Pool users should bring their own 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- All other pool rules still apply.
- If any of these rules are not followed, the pool area may be subject to immediate closure.
DOG PARKSBluff Creek, Oberrieder and Longwood Dog Parks:
- Park Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. daily.
- Maximum occupancy: Fifteen (15) people per side (small dog side/large dog side).
- Physical distancing: Six (6) feet (minimum) required at all times (persons living in the same household are exempt).
- Face masks must be worn at all times.
- Persons who are sick, who are feeling sick or who have been sick within the last fourteen (14) days may not use the park facilities.
- People using the dog park should wash their hands often or use hand sanitizer. Park users should bring their own 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- All other park rules still apply.
- If any of these rules are not followed, the dog parks may be subject to immediate closure.
Again, we are excited to be reopening the pools and dog parks, and will need each and every one of you to help the reopening go smoothly. Please follow all new and existing restrictions, be kind and courteous to each other and staff who are doing their part to help keep our community safe. We are all in this together!