Certain words in this chapter are defined as follows:
ELEVATED COURT
Any platform or surface elevated off the ground upon which a game
using nets, ball and racquets or paddles is placed, and includes any adjacent
walls, netting, fencing, screening or other material which may limit the movement
of or confine the ball or serve to conceal the court.
TENNIS COURT
Any area on the ground upon which a game using a net between opposing
players, a ball and racquets is played, and includes any adjacent fencing,
walls, screening or other material which may limit the movement of or confine
the ball or serve to conceal the court.
[Amended 6-7-2004 by L.L. No. 16-2004]
No tennis court or elevated court shall be built or maintained on any
plot or parcel of land in any residential district in the Village, as may
be shown on the Building Zone Map thereof, except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The
construction, erection or alteration of an outdoor tennis court or elevated
court shall be a special exception, subject to site plan approval by the Board
of Trustees and the issuance of a special exception permit.
No tennis court or elevated court may be constructed or maintained except
as an accessory to an existing one-family dwelling located on the same lot.
No tennis court or elevated court shall be built or maintained in a
front yard or side yard or within 20 feet of the rear or any side lot line.
All tennis and elevated courts shall be completely screened from adjoining
properties by coniferous trees which shall be at least eight feet in height
when planted and shall be planted five feet on center on all sides of the
court not facing the dwelling on the same lot, between the fence surrounding
the tennis court or the elevated court and the lot lines of the lot on which
the court is located. The coniferous trees shall be Canadian hemlock, or an
alternate approved by the Building Inspector, and shall be maintained so long
as the tennis court or elevated court remains in existence.
No tennis court or elevated court shall be altered, maintained or constructed
so as to cause or permit any drainage water to flow into adjacent properties
or public streets.
No tennis or elevated court will be permitted to be illuminated for
playing by any form of artificial lighting.
No tennis or elevated court may be used after 9:00 p.m. or before 8:00
a.m.
Building permits and certificates of occupancy for tennis courts and
other elevated courts must be obtained from the Building Inspector, and all
applicants for permits to construct or alter tennis courts shall supply their
application the following:
A. A survey, showing existing structures and the proposed
tennis court, indicating whether the court is new or an alteration to an existing
court, and showing all areas and distances between edges of the tennis court
and the nearest property line. A minimum lot size of 3/4 acre is required.
[Amended 11-10-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
B. A drainage impact notation, indicating what effect the
construction will have on existing drainage, including the direction of flow
and the provision for drainage.
C. A landscape plan, illustrating adequate screening of the tennis court from visual observation from neighboring property and showing proposed planting of evergreen trees or shrubs as set forth in §
212-6 hereof.
The provisions of §
240-15A of Chapter
240, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Flower Hill shall not apply to a tennis court but shall be deemed to apply to and control an elevated court.