§ 22-40. Membership.

(a)

Only property owners and residents of the town may be tennis members, and only tennis members and their guests may use the tennis courts, but only for recreational play.

(b)

A town resident or property owner is a tennis member only if he or his family has a current annual tennis court use pass. A per-family tennis court use pass fee in an amount to be set annually by resolution of the town council will be paid directly to the town. The tennis court use pass fee shall be established by resolution of the town council and on file in the town clerk's office. The passes shall be renewable each year by a date set by resolution of the town council. Unless and until the town council adopts a resolution changing the renewal date, tennis court use passes shall be renewable each year by October 1.

(c)

The gates to the courts will be locked and a key will be issued with each pass. The cost of replacement keys will be available in an amount established by resolution of the town council and on file in the town clerk's office.

(d)

The following court rules will apply:

(1)

Tennis shoes only will be worn while on the courts.

(2)

Shirts must be worn at all times.

(3)

No glass containers or alcoholic beverages allowed on the courts.

(4)

No animals, skating, bicycles, skateboards, roller blades, etc., on the courts.

(5)

Players are limited to one hour if other players are waiting or a maximum of two hours.

(6)

A guest must play with a tennis member.

(7)

A tennis member and his guests may play on only one court at a time.

(8)

The last tennis member exiting the courts must lock the gate to secure the courts.

(e)

Nonresidents or nonowners of property in the town may not use the tennis courts except as a guest of a tennis member.

(f)

Any person violating this division shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $200.00.

(g)

League play is addressed separately in the town's league play regulation and agreement.

(h)

A tennis member may have an outside professional coach for individual lessons, provided the regulations set forth in this section are observed; one tennis member per court. The rule of first come, first served will be observed by all tennis members. The tennis member cannot reserve a court for his individual tennis lesson.

(Ord. No. 98-8, 6-9-1998; Ord. No. 2006-02, § 1, 6-13-2006; Ord. No. 99-6, § 7, 10-12-1999; Ord. No. 2011-08, §1(6-99), 12-13-2011)