A tennis court complying with the provisions
of this Article shall only be permitted in a residential district
as an accessory use to a dwelling located on the same lot for the
residents of such dwelling and their guests.
[Amended 4-13-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
For the purpose of this article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
TENNIS COURT
The entire surface, both inside and outside of any marked
court area, where the game of tennis is played, and shall also include
the central net and any adjacent fencing, walls, screening or other
surface which limits the movement of tennis balls. No tennis court
as above defined shall be constructed having dimensions of less than
60 feet in width and 110 feet in length.
No tennis court shall be constructed unless
a building permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector. Every application for a permit shall be accompanied by
a dimensional site plan, drawn to scale and showing locations of all
details, duly certified by a licensed professional engineer or architect.
No tennis court shall be used unless a certificate of occupancy has
been issued therefor.
Tennis court shall be located only in the rear or side yards and courts shall conform to the setback requirements for accessory buildings as set forth in §
145-25. No tennis courts shall be located in any front yard.
[Amended 4-13-1995 by L.L. No. 2-1995]
Every tennis court shall have fencing of not
less than five feet nor more than 10 feet in height on three sides
of the tennis court, which shall not include the side facing the dwelling,
which fencing shall be located along the perimeter of the playing
surface, but in no event shall any fencing encroach into any required
yards.
No tennis court shall be used in a manner that
permits tennis balls to cross the property lines of the property on
which the tennis court is located.
No cover or enclosure of any kind shall be permitted
over a tennis court.