A permit shall entitle the holder to use the golf course facility
and to be on or about the course only on the day when issued. The
permit is limited to 18 holes of play.
[Amended 4-26-2016 by Ord. No. 4510-16; 5-10-2016 by Ord. No. 4511-16; 12-23-2019 by Ord. No. 4653-19; 2-9-2021 by Ord. No. 4687-21; 3-9-2022 by Ord. No. 4739-22; 10-26-2022 by Ord. No. 4756-22; 12-28-2022 by Ord. No. 4765-22]
A. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
DAV
A disabled American veteran (residents only).
HOLIDAY RATES and HOLIDAY
Defined as follows:
Holiday
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Fee
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Good Friday
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Weekend rate
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Memorial Day
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Weekend rate
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Independence Day
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Weekend rate
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Labor Day
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Weekend rate
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Columbus Day
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Weekday rate
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Election Day
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Weekday rate
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Veteran's Day
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Weekday rate
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Thanksgiving Day
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Closed
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Day After Thanksgiving
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Weekend rate
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SUMMER
The months of June, July and August.
TAXPAYER
Only taxpayers of improved properties located in the Township
of Toms River, in the County of Ocean, State of New Jersey.
TWILIGHT
After 12:00 noon during the months of November, December,
January and February; after 1:00 p.m. during the months of March,
April, September and October; and after 3:00 p.m. during the months
of May, June, July and August.
B. The Director of Recreation is hereby authorized to annually establish
greens fees, special event and tournament fees, equipment rental fees,
resident registration card fees, and other charges for the use of
Bey Lea Golf Course. All fees established pursuant to this provision,
and any increases or reductions thereto, must be approved by the Business
Administrator, the Chief Financial Officer, and by resolution of the
Township Council.
C. Proshop merchandise shall be offered for sale at the manufacturers'
suggested retail price (MSRP) for particular items.
D. School
play. The Toms River Regional High Schools and Donovan Catholic High
School golf teams may use the golf course for practice and for matches,
free of charge, provided that the coach or athletic director responsible
for such team maintains with the clubhouse manager a current roster
of eligible and authorized players. The coach or athletic director
must be present at each round of play, and shall check in with the
clubhouse manager in accordance with the list. Except for unusual
circumstances, play will be confined to weekdays after 1:00 p.m. The
Ocean County College Golf Team may use the golf course for practice
and for matches, at no charge, provided that the coach or athletic
director responsible for such team shall maintain with the clubhouse
manager a current roster of eligible and authorized players. The coach
or athletic director must be present at each round of play, and shall
check in with the clubhouse manager in accordance with the list. Except
for unusual circumstances, play will be confined to weekdays after
1:00 p.m.
E. Proof of
taxpayer status. Proof of status as a taxpayer, as defined herein,
shall be made by written certification from the office of the Tax
Assessor or at the clubhouse.The annual fee for the use of a combination
locker for residents and nonresidents is $75.
F. Continuing
obligation. Each individual taxpayer shall have a continuing obligation
to obtain proof of ownership of improved property, from the office
of the Tax Assessor or at the clubhouse, on a yearly, calendar basis
in order to obtain a permit upon payment of a greens fee.
G. Cancellations
and/or modifications must be made within 24 hours of the day preceding
play. Failure to honor a tee time reservation will result in a thirty-day
suspension from the golf course reservation system, and a fee of $10
shall be added to the fee for the next round of play.
H. Use of
a motorized golf cart is mandatory on weekends from the opening of
the course until 12:00 noon, from Memorial Day weekend through Labor
Day weekend.
I. Tournament
fees shall be between $10 and $20 per person. The tournament fee is
in addition to greens fees charged for participation in tournament
events coordinated by Bey Lea Golf Course staff. Fees will be distributed
to winners in the form of gift cards to be utilized at Bey Lea Golf
Course. Golfers must maintain a USGA handicap at Bey Lea Golf Course
to be eligible for tournament events.
[Amended 4-26-2016 by Ord. No. 4510-16; 12-23-2019 by Ord. No. 4653-19]
All residents and taxpayers of Toms River Township shall be
entitled to fees as enumerated above only upon submission of a resident
registration card which may be procured from the Township. The registration
card will be issued only upon proof that the applicant is a resident
or taxpayer of an improved property located in Toms River Township,
and shall be valid until December 31 of the year in which it is issued.
Registration cards shall be renewed annually through the purchase
of a sticker which shall indicate the year of renewal. The fee for
the renewal of registration cards presently issued shall be $15. The
fee for the issuance of a new registration card shall be $20. If a
registration card is lost, a replacement registration card may be
obtained from the Township for a fee of $5.
[Amended 12-23-2019 by Ord. No. 4653-19]
Any misuse of the registration card or rewards card, including
but not limited to loaning, selling or renting it to another, shall
subject the owner thereof to revocation of the card or permit without
privilege to renew, and any unauthorized user thereof shall be subject
to revocation of golfing privileges at the course or such other penalties
as may be prescribed by the Director of Recreation. Penalties for
any violation of this section are in addition to any others prescribed
herein or as otherwise provided by law and shall be assessed by the
Director of Recreation. Any person subject to penalty hereunder shall
be entitled, upon request, to a hearing before the Director of Recreation.
Permits issued on a certain date will be honored at a subsequent
date if, due to rain or other weather conditions, it becomes impossible
to utilize the facilities of the course and if the holder of the permit
has not completed the fifth hole. Such permit shall be presented to
the manager or other employee of the course at that time and shall
be marked so as to enable the holder thereof to utilize the facilities
at a later date. Persons who have paid the appropriate fee for a weekday
and whose play is terminated by weather conditions may only utilize
this permit on another weekday. There will be no refund for greens
fees and/or cart rental.
A permit to do any act shall authorize the same only insofar
as it may be performed in strict accordance with the terms and conditions
thereof or as prescribed by the Director of Recreation. Any violation
by its holder or his agents or employees of any such terms or conditions
shall constitute grounds for revocation by the Director of Recreation,
whose action therein shall be final. In the event of the revocation
of any permit or card issued hereunder, all moneys paid for or on
account thereof shall be forfeited to and shall be retained by the
Township, and the holder of such permit or card, together with his
or her agents and employees who violated such terms and conditions,
shall be jointly and severally liable to the Township for all damages
and loss suffered by it in excess of the moneys so forfeited and retained;
but neither such forfeiture and retention by the Township of the whole
or any part of such moneys nor the recovery or collection thereof
of such damages, or both, shall in any manner relieve such person
or persons from liability to punishment for any violation of any provision
of this chapter or any other Township ordinance or rule or regulation.
The provisions of Part
1 of this chapter shall be subject to all other sections of this chapter and to rules and regulations enacted and promulgated by the Director of Recreation not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
The Director of Recreation, with the approval of the Administrator,
is hereby authorized to establish hours of operation for the Bey Lea
Municipal Golf Course and to vary such hours when circumstances warrant.
Course closings and delayed openings due to snow, flooding, frost
or cutting shall be at the discretion of the golf course superintendent
in conjunction with the clubhouse manager.
A fee for each golf lesson shall be established by Township
Council resolution and be payable to the Township of Toms River prior
to the lesson.