There is hereby established a municipal golf course at Ratliff
Ranch Golf Links, under the supervision of the director of parks and
recreation and subject to the following rules and regulations.
(Ordinance 2007-24 adopted 6/26/07)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to willfully interfere with, disrupt
or prevent the orderly conduct of any person or persons engaged in
the play of golf at a municipal golf course.
(b)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to remain on or at a municipal golf
course after being advised by a golf operations manager or other authorized
person of the city that he is interfering with, disrupting or preventing
the orderly conduct of the play of golf, and after having been asked
to leave.
(c)
No
person at a municipal golf course engaged in the play of golf and
using or operating a motorized golf cart shall operate or drive such
cart on any area of such golf course except on the designated golf
cart paths. It is an affirmative defense to the application of this
provision that:
(1)
Such person has provided the golf operation’s manager a doctor’s
written statement that such person’s physical condition is such
that walking should be minimized;
(2)
Such person drove the cart off the cart path at a 90-degree angle
to the ball and then back to the cart path by the same route;
(3)
Such person did not leave the path within 20 yards of the greens
or the tee boxes; and
(4)
Such person did not drive such cart into the native area at any time.
(d)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to lounge or loaf or to be found
sleeping at a municipal golf course at any time said property is closed
to the public.
(Ordinance 2007-24 adopted 6/26/07)
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate
or deface any structure, monument, statue, vase, fountain, wall, fence,
railing, vehicle, bench, tree, turf, shrub, fern, plant, flower, golf
cart or other property at a municipal golf course.
(Ordinance 2007-24 adopted 6/26/07)
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter any area designated
as restricted, or to enter any area during the hours of the day it
is not open to the public.
(Ordinance 2007-24 adopted 6/26/07)
(a)
The
city shall post signs at each municipal golf course in such place
and manner as is reasonably calculated to provide adequate and proper
notice to patrons regarding these regulations, hours of operation,
and times during which the municipal golf course is open to public
use.
(b)
It
shall be unlawful for any person or group to be in a municipal golf
course except during hours of normal operation, unless participating
in an activity or program approved for afterhours by the golf operations
manager. Such approval must be obtained by submission of written application
to the golf operations manager prior to the event or activity for
which afterhours approval is sought or as otherwise authorized by
the golf professional.
(c)
Any
person who is conducting or participating in an activity in the municipal
golf course during hours which are prohibited by and contrary to the
provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; any police
officer shall have the authority to enforce provisions of this article
by removal of the violator from the grounds or area or by the issuance
of a citation or arrest of the violator.
(Ordinance 2007-27 adopted 6/26/07)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any boisterous, insulting
or profane language, or to engage in disorderly, lewd or lascivious
conduct of any kind in a municipal golf course.
(Ordinance 2007-27 adopted 6/26/07)
(a)
Food
and beverages at a municipal golf course shall be provided by a food
and beverage concessionaire selected by the city.
(b)
It
shall be unlawful for any golf course participant or visitor to carry
on or consume nonconcessionaire food or beverage on city golf course
property, including parking areas, unless such action is expressly
approved in writing by the golf operations manager or other authorized
city representative.
(c)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic beverage
(as defined in section 1.04(1), V.T.C.S. Alcoholic Beverage Code)
at a municipal golf course unless said alcohol is purchased from the
concessionaire licensed by the state alcoholic beverage commission
and permitted by the city to sell alcoholic beverages on city property.
(d)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to remove from a municipal golf course
any alcoholic beverage purchased from the concessionaire.
(e)
No
governmental or sovereign immunity is waived by the city in contracting
for the sale of alcoholic beverages on a municipal golf course.
(Ordinance 2007-27 adopted 6/26/07)
(a)
The
city council shall have the right to set green fees and other fees
associated with a municipal golf course by resolution, as deemed appropriate.
(b)
Unless
otherwise modified by resolution the green fees including applicable
taxes at a municipal golf course shall be as follows:
(1)
Weekday green fees: $25.00.
(2)
Weekend/holiday green fees: $32.00.
(3)
Weekday green fees, seniors (60 years of age or older): $17.00.
(4)
Weekday green fees, twilight: $21.00.
(5)
Weekend green fees, twilight: $25.00.
(6)
Junior (18 years of age or under): $9.50.
(7)
9-hole: $17.00
(8)
Weekend/holiday green fees, super twilight: $23.00
(d)
Unless
otherwise modified by resolution annual passes at a municipal golf
course (excluding tax) shall be as follows:
(1)
Individual pass: $1,200.00.
(2)
Family pass (immediate family members consisting of parent(s), spouse,
and children 18 years of age or younger): $1,500.00.
(3)
Senior pass (60 years of age or older): $900.00.
(4)
Weekday only pass (excludes holiday play): $900.00.
(5)
Junior pass (18 years of age or under), June through August: $200.00.
(6)
Additional family member pass: $300.00.
(e)
Unless
otherwise modified by resolution there shall be a $3.00 per person
tournament fee in addition to applicable green fees at a municipal
golf course.
(f)
Unless
otherwise modified by resolution there shall be a minimum $10.00 per
person gift certificate/prize fee applicable to all tournaments in
addition to applicable green fees at a municipal golf course.
(Ordinance 2007-24 adopted 6/26/07; Ordinance 2008-18, secs. 1, 2, adopted 4/22/08; Ordinance 2009-44, secs. 1–2, adopted 11/10/09; Ordinance 2013-45 adopted 8/27/13; Ordinance
2015-11 adopted 4/28/15; Ordinance 2017-41 adopted 9/12/17)
(a)
The
city is hereby authorized to operate a golf pro shop at a municipal
golf course.
(b)
Hours
of operation and prices of merchandise to be set by the golf operations
manager.
(c)
Proceeds
generated from the sale of merchandise shall be deposited in a special
account set-up by the director of finance.
(Ordinance 2007-24 adopted 6/26/07)
(a)
In
the event of inclement weather, or as otherwise deemed appropriate,
the golf operations manager or his authorized representative shall
have the authority to stop play at a municipal golf course. Continuing
play after the golf operations manager or his authorized representative
has stopped play shall be a class C misdemeanor.
(b)
The
golf operations manager or his authorized representative shall have
the authority to issue rain checks in the event of inclement weather
or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the golf operations manager
or his authorized representative. No refunds will be given.
(Ordinance 2007-24 adopted 6/26/07)
(a)
The
golf operations manager or his authorized representative shall oversee
reservations for the tournament pavilion located at a municipal golf
course.
(b)
Unless
otherwise modified by resolution the rental fee for nonrelated golf
tournament events is $100.00 per day.
(c)
All
pavilion rentals are subject to a $100.00 refundable damage deposit.
(Ordinance 2007-24 adopted 6/26/07)
Compliance with the rules and regulations established in this
article is a condition of the use of a municipal golf course and any
person charged with the supervision and care of a municipal golf course
shall have the authority to enforce such provisions by expulsion of
any person violating said rules and/or regulations from the grounds
or area, and any police officer shall have the authority to enforce
such provisions by expulsion from the grounds or area or by arrest
of the violator.
(Ordinance 2007-24 adopted 6/26/07)
