The following words and phrases whenever used in this chapter,
shall be construed as defined in this section:
mean such lakes as are maintained by the city at the municipal
golf course located in Section 29, Township 4 South, Range 5 East,
San Bernardino Base and Meridian;
mean the banquet room, clubhouse, driving range, pro shop,
locker room and lounge building, maintenance yard, and soil conditioning
buildings, rest rooms, and any and all other buildings and rooms of,
and appur-tenances to, any golf course owned and operated by the city
for the playing of golf;
means any golf links owned and operated by the city for the
playing of golf.
(Prior code § 407.1)
No person shall play golf on the municipal golf course or enter
thereupon for any purpose whatsoever other than to perform work ordered
by the golf pro-manager, without first registering with the starter.
The city manager may, by express written permission or by the promulgation
of appropriate rules and regulations, authorize spectators to be admitted
to the golf course without registering when tournaments, exhibitions
or special events are held thereon.
(Prior code § 407.2)
No person shall play golf upon the municipal golf course or
use the facilities thereof without first paying the prescribed fees
therefor.
(Prior code § 407.3)
The green fees, season ticket fees, and other special fees for
the use of the Palm Springs Municipal Golf Course, or facilities thereof,
shall be prescribed by resolution of the city council, except that
the director of general operations is authorized to set interim promotional
fees for periods up to one hundred days provided that such fees do
not exceed the standard adopted fees.
(Prior code § 407.4; Ord. 1332 § 1, 1989)
Every person paying a green fee, season ticket fee or special
fee shall be issued a ticket. The ticket shall be valid only during
the season for which issued or on the date when issued, and for the
number of holes of play provided there-on. It is unlawful for any
person to play golf on the municipal golf course without having a
valid ticket in his possession at all times while using the course.
Such ticket shall be shown to the starter or other authorized employee
of the city upon demand.
(Prior code § 407.5)
Any person who enters upon the municipal golf course in violation
of any provision of this chapter, and who persists in remaining thereon
after being requested to leave by the starter, or other authorized
employee to the city, may be ejected therefrom forthwith, and it shall
be the duty of any police officer of the city to carry out this provision.
(Prior code § 407.6)
Each player shall start playing golf at the point designated
by the starter. The starter shall have the right and discretion to
require players to tee off in groups of four or five.
(Prior code § 407.7)
Each player shall have a bag in which to carry his clubs, and
a putter for his individual use.
(Prior code § 407.8)
No club other than a putter shall be used on any of the greens.
(Prior code § 407.9)
Every player or spectator shall conduct himself properly while
on the municipal golf course.
(Prior code § 407.10)
Every player or spectator on the municipal golf course shall
at all times use diligence and care to protect the course from damage.
Any player or spectator who wilfully or negligently damages or destroys
any part of the golf course shall be subject to be barred from future
play thereon by the city manager.
(Prior code § 407.11)
No player shall practice on the municipal golf course by driving
or putting more than one ball. This section shall not apply to practice
areas such as driving ranges and putting greens.
(Prior code § 407.12)
No person shall hunt for golf balls on the municipal golf course
unless he is looking for a ball which he, or another player with whom
he is playing, has lost.
(Prior code § 407.13)
No person shall knowingly take or carry away from the municipal
golf course any lost golf ball without the consent of the owner thereof.
Players stealing golf balls from the golf course or driving range,
or using the striped balls for play on the golf course, will be denied
the privileges of play on the course from that date on.
(Prior code § 407.14)
No person shall enter any portion of his body into the city
lakes for the purpose of retrieving a golf ball, or for any other
purpose. This section shall not prohibit a person from using an artificial
contraption to retrieve a golf ball so long as no portion of his physical
person comes in contact with the lakes.
(Prior code § 407.15)
No person shall recover from the city lakes golf balls in excess
of the golf ball lost by that person.
(Prior code § 407.16)
No person shall sell, or offer to sell, golf balls or other
golf supplies or accessories in or about the municipal golf course
unless authorized to do so by the city manager.
(Prior code § 407.17)
No person shall bring any dog or other domestic animal onto
the municipal golf course.
(Prior code § 407.18)
No person shall tease, hunt, shoot, trap, chase, molest or wilfully
frighten, harm or kill any wild animal or bird while on the municipal
golf course.
(Prior code § 407.19)
Caddy carts may be operated on the fairways; however, no person
shall operate any other vehicle on the municipal golf course, including
the service road thereof, except to perform work ordered by the pro-manager.
(Prior code § 407.20)
No person shall use, consume or have in his possession any alcoholic
beverage while on the municipal golf course. This provision shall
not apply to alcoholic beverages sold under authority of the council
for consumption in the clubhouse or other facility operated in conjunction
with the golf course.
(Prior code § 407.21)
No person shall post or display any sign, banner or advertisement,
or write upon, cut, mutilate, deface, or otherwise disturb any building,
bench, ornament, or flower on the municipal golf course unless authorized
to do so by the city manager.
(Prior code § 407.22)
No person under ten years of age shall enter upon the municipal
golf course for any purpose whatsoever unless accompanied by an adult
person, and then only by permission of the pro-manager.
(Prior code § 407.23)
