Members may transfer between Resident and Non-Resident membership of the same class under Guidelines and Policies prescribed from time to time by the Board of Trustees.
Article I, Section 2
Nonresident members must maintain their permanent residence and domicile outside a radius of 50 miles from the Club property.
Article I, Section 3
1. Eligibility and Application. (a) Generally. An Active, Social, Junior or JSP member of the Club is eligible for Nonresident membership so long as his or her permanent residence and domicile is outside of a 50-mile radius from the Club property. A member’s permanent residence and domicile is a single place:
(i) which he or she uses as a residence, meaning (among other things) that he or she regularly sleeps there;
(ii) which is permanent, meaning (among other things) that it is not a dormitory, hotel or other temporary housing, that he or she intends to return there when he or she temporarily goes somewhere else and there is no impediment to his or her continuing to reside there indefinitely; and
(iii) which is his or her domicile, meaning (among other things) that he or she treats it (and not another place) as such for legal purposes, including without limitation taxation and voting.
(b) Presumption. For the purpose of this subsection, "Local," as to a place, means that it is within a 50-mile radius from the Club property; "Remote," as to place, means it is not Local; and "Claimed Domicile" means the place that a member claims is his or her permanent residence and domicile.
There is a rebuttable presumption that a member’s permanent residence and domicile is Local, and that he or she is not eligible for Nonresident membership, if any of the following is true:
(i) he or she has not identified to the Club a Claimed Domicile that is Remote;
(ii) in the preceding 12 months he or she slept more nights at a place other than his or her Claimed Domicile than he or she did at his or her Claimed Domicile;
(iii) his or her Club statements are mailed to an address that is Local;
(iv) for tax purposes, he or she is not treated as a resident of the state (or other jurisdiction) where his or her Claimed Domicile is located;
(v) he or she is registered to vote at an address that is Local;
(vi) he or she has a Washington State driver’s license, unless it shows a Remote address in Washington that is his or her Claimed Domicile;
(vii) he or she (or any of his or her children) is treated as resident of Washington for the purpose of college tuition, enrollment in a public school or any other legal purpose, unless his Claimed Domicile is a Remote place in Washington;
(viii) he or she is not legally entitled to reside at his or her Claimed Domicile indefinitely;
(ix) his or her Claimed Domicile is otherwise not his or her permanent residence and domicile.
The presumption in this subsection may be rebutted by submitting evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees in its sole discretion that such member’s permanent residence and domicile is Remote. For example, some of the above conditions might temporarily be true as to a member who has recently moved to a Remote address; or a member might remain registered to vote in Washington and still have a Remote domicile, so long as he or she does not actually cast a vote in Washington.
(c) Joint Members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Joint member is not eligible for Nonresident membership at any time when his or her spouse or domestic partner is a Resident member or is not eligible for Nonresident membership.
(d) Juniors. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(i) a Junior Member is not eligible for Nonresident membership at any time when he or she has a parent who is a Resident Active member;
(ii) an Active Member is not eligible for Nonresident membership at any time when he or she has a child who is a Resident Junior Member, unless another parent of the same child is a Resident Active Member.
4/25/24: Modified Section 1 by: adding interpretation, in subsection (a), of the Bylaw reference to "permanent residence and domicile;" adopting rebuttable presumption, in subsection (b); and explicitly stating, in subsection (c), that both members in a joint membership must qualify for Nonresident membership.
2. New Members. New applicants for Nonresident membership must pay the relevant initiation fee.
See Chapter 142.
3. Charges and Limitations on Transfer. A Nonresident member returning to any one of the Resident classifications shall pay the difference between the Nonresident and the Resident assessment for the preceding 12 months, unless the member was a Nonresident due to military obligations.
If a person, within 12 months after changing from a Resident to a Nonresident membership, returns to Resident membership (or becomes ineligible to continue to be a Nonresident Member), such person shall pay all dues and assessments as if he or she had remained a Resident Member and never became a Nonresident Member (giving credit for any dues and assessments previously paid for the same period).
a Non-Resident member shall be entitled to use of the Club facilities only for limited periods of time
under Guidelines and Policies prescribed from time to time by the Board of Trustees.
Article I, Section 4
(a) Nonresident Active Members are entitled to all of the privileges of the Club consistent with their class of membership (Active, Social, JSP or Junior) for a period of time not to exceed 30 days in any one calendar year.
(b) Participation in a committee meeting (or a formal meeting of the membership or the Board) by a Nonresident member – including in-person attendance and dining immediately before or after such a meeting – does not, by itself, count as a use of the Club for the purpose of the limit of 30 days of use per year.
5/27/21: Adopted subsection (b).
(c) Nonresidents who wish to use the Club more than the allowed 30 days may apply for a guest card, and shall pay a weekly fee equal to (i) for one individual: the sum of the current annual dues and assessments for a Resident Active membership divided by 52 or (ii) for a family: 1.5 times the amount for one individual (in each case rounded to the nearest five dollars).
5. Special Cases. Active duty military, reserve military called to active duty, and elected or appointed government officials qualify for Nonresident status when living outside a 50-mile radius from the Club, subject to the other rules and policies above.
4/26/12: Adopted Chapter 146 Sections 1-5, Nonresident membership.
6. Voting. Non-Resident Active Members are "Voting Members" as defined in the Bylaws and are entitled to vote on the same matters and in the same manner as Resident Active members.
1/26/22: Voting privileges of Non-Resident Active members confirmed by the Board.
7. Back Charges and Amnesty. A member who was treated as Nonresident for any period when he or she was not eligible for such treatment is obligated to pay all unpaid back dues, assessments and other charges as if he or she were a Resident member, provided that
(a) he or she shall not be obligated to pay any dues, assessment or other charge accrued for a period more than three years in the past; and
(b) he or she shall not be obligated to pay any dues, assessments or other charges accrued before December 31, 2024 if he or she converted to Resident membership on or before that date;
in each case unless the Board of Trustees determines that such member was treated as Nonresident based on a willful and plainly deceptive mischaracterization of a relevant fact.
4/25/24: Added Section 7, confirming obligation to pay back charges, three-year limitation and amnesty at the end of 2024.
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8/25/22: Board approval of Chapter 146 confirmed, without change.