[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Belle Terre at time of adoption of Code 10-5-1992 by L.L. No. 1-1992; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Recreational areas — See Ch. 42.
Land clearing, tree preservation and grading — See Ch. 99.
Zoning — See Ch. 170.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
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.
No tennis court shall be built or maintained on any plot or parcel of land in the Village of Belle Terre except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
No tennis court may be constructed or maintained except as an accessory to an existing one-family dwelling located on the same lot.
No tennis court shall be built or maintained in a front yard or side yard or within 20 feet of the rear lot line.
Every tennis court shall be surrounded by a chain-link fence, which shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the following specifications so long as the tennis court remains in existence:
A. 
Height. The height shall be not less than 10 feet nor more than 12 feet above the playing surface. However, where the longer dimension of the court faces a dwelling on the same lot, the center 40 feet of fence along the side of the court facing the dwelling may be less than 10 feet in height or eliminated completely.
B. 
Fabric. The fabric shall be not less than nine-gauge steel having a uniform square mesh with two inches between parallel sides. The mesh shall have a green, brown or black plastic coating.
C. 
End and corner posts. The end and corner posts shall be 2 1/2 inches inside diameter galvanized pipe with a wall thickness of 0.203 of an inch, securely embedded in concrete.
D. 
Line posts. The line posts shall be two inches inside diameter galvanized pipe with a wall thickness of 0.154 of an inch, securely embedded in concrete.
E. 
Horizontal lines. There shall be three horizontal rails running between the vertical posts situated at the top center and bottom of the chain-link fabric. These rails shall be 1 1/4 inches inside diameter galvanized pipe having a wall thickness of 0.14 of an inch.
F. 
Distance between posts. The distance between posts shall be not more than 10 feet.
All tennis 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.
The height of the playing surface of any tennis court shall not be above the existing mean level of the ground immediately surrounding the tennis court area prior to the construction of the tennis court.
No tennis 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 court will be permitted to be illuminated for playing by any form of artificial lighting.
[Amended 5-18-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
No tennis court may be used after sunset or before 8:00 a.m.
Building permits and certificates of occupancy for tennis courts must be obtained from the Building Inspector, and all applicants for permits to construct or alter tennis courts shall supply with their application the following:
A. 
A topographic plot plan, 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.
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 § 149-6 hereof.
The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.