Member Policies

Bylaws and Membership Agreement

Your membership is governed by our current Membership Agreement and our Bylaws that are published in Member Documents.

General Membership

age

suspending and rejoining

Identification

As part of joining we ask that each member provide identification and a local address. If you can provide a government ID with your current address that's our top pick. If you have photo ID without your current local address, we prefer that you provide some sort of mail like a utility bill, bank statement (please just the address part), etc. with the address as well.

If you are a nomad or need other accommodations on this policy, please contact us.

Family Memberships

We offer family membership levels that allow up to two additional full members. Those additional members will be able to get their own access card, the alarm code, take member-only classes, vote, etc.

Guests

We allow members to have a reasonable amount of guests. They're welcome to hang out, use the wifi, use hand tools, etc. They should not be in the woodshop or metal shop areas without a member.

If you want to bring in a large number of guests or host an event, contact us for details.

Kids

Kids are welcome in the space but they must be out of the way and not a distraction to other members especially in the woodshop, machine shop, and welding. They absolutely can not freely wander the woodshop while tools are in use. At least have them sit in a chair well away from tool use. Or preferably have them sit in one of the lobby / classrooms.

Animals

We do not generally allow animals at the space. They are a distraction and hazard to other members and the space can be quite hazardous to animals.

True trained service animals are allowed but we will want to understand what tasks they are trained to assist with. The woodshop, machine shop, and welding are especially difficult environments even for a well-trained service animal. Please contact us to work out details.

We want to try to accommodate members' needs and if an animal must be at the space for various reasons, they must be kept in a crate / portable kennel or kept well away from workshops and other members like in the storage areas. Please contact us to work out a plan.

Behavior

In general we expect mostly professional workplace-appropriate behavior from members. We also expect people to follow Wheaton's Law: "Don't be a dick."

Know your audience and be aware of other members. Do not force other members to hear or see things that they don't appreciate just because they are stuck working on a project or using a tool. While we absolutely support the free exchange of ideas, most members don't come to the space to discuss deep topics, politics, pandemics, current events, etc. but to get away from that stuff and work on fun things.

Harassment

We do our best to enforce our anti-harassment policy but there are clearly grey areas. If you feel that you have been harassed please reach out to a board member and we will do our best to address it but that often involves a conversation and warning to the member involved. We do suspend and cancel memberships in clear cases of harassment.

Your membership agreement defines harassment to include but is not limited to:

• Offensive verbal comments, text, drawings, or other expressions related to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or veteran status.
• Unwelcome sexual content in public spaces. This includes but is not limited to images, video, audio, text, and physical objects.
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following.
• Disclosing private personal information without permission. This includes but is not limited to email addresses, phone numbers, and names.
• Harassing photography or recording. Do not photograph people in private situations without permission. No covert photography, recording devices, or hidden cameras are allowed other than those the board of directors has approved for security purposes.
• Intentional disruption of working environment, classes, talks, other events.
• Inappropriate physical contact. Ask before touching another person and treat the absence of a “yes” response as a “no”.
• Unwelcome sexual attention. Do not comment on other’s appearance, body, clothing, etc. without permission.