City of Amsterdam, NY
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2023-09-05
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 206 Streets and Sidewalks
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Article XIII Basketball on Streets and Sidewalks
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
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- Ch 1 General Provisions
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- Ch 9 Bingo Inspector
- Ch 13 Checks, Returned
- Ch 15 Common Council Rules
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- Ch 28 Golf Commission
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- Ch 45 Pension Funds
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- Ch 53 Residency Requirements
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- Ch 57 Wards
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- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 64 Advertising Material
- Ch 67 Alarms
- Ch 70 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 73 Animals
- Ch 77 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 81 Bingo
- Ch 86 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 90 Building Construction Code
- Ch 92 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 95 (Reserved)
- Ch 107 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Energize NY Open C-PACE Financing Program
- Ch 112 Environmental Quality Review
- Ch 115 Explosives and Blasting
- Ch 117 Fare Policy
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- Ch 122 (Reserved)
- Ch 126 (Reserved)
- Ch 129 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 133 Games of Chance
- Ch 139 Homestead Program
- Ch 141 Hotels and Motels
- Ch 143 Insurance
- Ch 150 Littering
- Ch 154 Noise
- Ch 156 Nonresident, Residential or Commercial Property Owner Registration
- Ch 157 (Reserved)
- Ch 160 (Reserved)
- Ch 161 Nuisances
- Ch 164 Parades
- Ch 167 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 169 Pawn Shops and Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 171 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 175 (Reserved)
- Ch 178 Poles and Wires
- Ch 180 Property Maintenance
- Ch 184 Rodent Control
- Ch 190 Sales
- Ch 195 Sewers
- Ch 201 Solid Waste
- Ch 206 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 206 Art XIII Basketball on Streets and Sidewalks
- § 206-47 Use, construction or maintenance of basketball equipment on City streets and sidewalks.
- § 206-48 Penalties for offenses.
- § 206-49 Removal of equipment.
- Ch 210 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 212 Swimming Prohibited
- Ch 214 Taxation
- Ch 217 Taxicabs
- Ch 219 Towing
- Ch 221 Trees
- Ch 225 (Reserved)
- Ch 226 Vacant Buildings
- Ch 228 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 232 Vehicles, Junked and Abandoned
- Ch 239 Water
- Ch 241 Waterfront Revitalization
- Ch 250 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 7-1-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-7[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was vetoed by the Mayor, but
the veto was overridden by the Common Council.
A.Â
The use, construction and/or maintenance of basketball equipment,
whether moveable or immovable, on City streets or sidewalks is prohibited.
In addition, the construction and/or maintenance of basketball equipment,
whether moveable or immovable, on private property, which is positioned
in such a manner that in order to use such equipment play must be
conducted on City streets or sidewalks, is also prohibited.
B.Â
Definitions. For the purpose of this section, "basketball equipment"
is any basket, hoop, net, board or any other device elevated from
the ground used as a target toward which a ball or any other projectile
device is thrown, where such equipment is permanently attached to
the ground or is moveable by any means.
Violations of this article shall be punishable by a fine of
up to $250.
Any basketball equipment located on any City street or sidewalk
may be removed immediately by City workers. Any such removed equipment
may be recovered by the owner thereof within 14 days after paying
a charge of $50. If the equipment is not recovered by the owner within
14 days, the equipment shall become the property of the City of Amsterdam.
