Only persons with a current tennis court permit can make a tennis court reservation. Reservations may only be made for a current permit holder. No person may exclusively use any tennis court at a particular time without a reservation having been made with a representative of the parks department. No permit holder may reserve a court for more than 1.5 hours per day. A permit holder must have his or her permit card in his or her possession at all times when using a reserved city tennis court. Reservations must be cancelled within a reasonable time in advance of the time reserved if the resident is unable to use the reserved court. Repeated violations of the policies of this division may result in cancellation of the violator’s tennis court permit. The city reserves the right to reschedule reservations due to court or lighting maintenance requirements.
Notwithstanding that the parks are open until 11:00 p.m. daily, tennis courts shall close at 10:00 p.m. daily so as to reduce lighting impact and noise in the neighborhood surrounding the tennis court.
(Ordinance 13/022, sec. 1, adopted 7/2/13)
It shall be unlawful for any person to play tennis on any tennis court in any park of the city while wearing any footwear other than tennis shoes.
(1996 Code, sec. 13.203)
A qualified resident of the city, upon making application, may secure an annual tennis permit. Residents of the area of the City of Dallas known as Greenway Parks, lying generally between the Dallas North Tollway, Mockingbird Lane, Inwood Road, and University Blvd., shall be authorized to secure an annual tennis permit for use of the tennis courts at Germany Park only. Such permit shall be numbered and coded so as to indicate the time of its validity. The charges for individual tennis permits, under twelve years of age permits and over sixty-five years of age permits shall be established by resolution of the city council. The permit number shall be used in obtaining a reservation from the reservations office.
(Ordinance 13/022, sec. 1, adopted 7/2/13)
The chief of police or his designated representatives shall check players using the tennis courts to see if one member on each court has a permit. Also, the enforcement agency may see that reservation times are observed. The agency may file under the general penalty provision of this code.
(1996 Code, sec. 13.205)
All tennis instructors who wish to use the tennis courts of the city for instructing tennis pupils must secure a permit from the city. The permit application must be submitted with an instructor permit fee as set by appropriate resolution of the city council. A registered tennis instructor must have his or her permit in his or her possession at all times when providing instruction on a city tennis court. Tennis instructors may provide instruction on a city tennis court only to persons holding a current city tennis court permit, and the permit holder’s invited guests who are present, and who have reserved the tennis court for that time period. Tennis instructors shall not be permitted to make tennis court reservations. Any violation of this section by a tennis instructor may result in the cancellation of his or her instructor permit and any and all privileges associated with the use of the permit.
(Ordinance 13/022, sec. 1, adopted 7/2/13)