[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Butler 6-6-1991
as Ord. No. 1354. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Playgrounds — See Ch. 198.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect and maintain the tennis courts
within the City of Butler.
This chapter shall apply to all tennis courts within the City of Butler,
unless said tennis courts are expressly exempted.
It shall be unlawful for any person in any park or recreation area owned
or controlled by the City of Butler to play or practice street hockey on any
tennis court in the City of Butler. Further, it shall be unlawful for any
person to roller skate or use skateboards on any tennis court within the City.
The City Council of the City of Butler may, from time to time, reserve the
right to exempt certain tennis courts from the effect of this chapter, which
exemption may be taken by resolution. Should a tennis court be exempted from
the provision of this chapter, the tennis court shall be properly posted,
designating that the playing and practicing of street hockey and the use of
roller skates or skateboards is permitted on the specified tennis court.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision
of this chapter shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars ($300.),
plus costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
imprisonment or not more than ninety (90) days for each and every offense,
and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on
which a violation occurs or continues.[1]
B.
Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as prohibiting
institution of other criminal charges as may be appropriate against any person
whose conduct violates this chapter.
