HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 74-O-25 Amending City Code Section 7-10-3 General Regulations (1) (1)12/01/2025
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AN ORDINANCE
Amending City Code Section 7-10-3 “General Regulations”
WHEREAS, Title 7 of the City Code, in part, contains regulations
pertaining to City racquet courts and basketball courts; and
WHEREAS, basketball court use is currently only permitted between 8:00
a.m. and 9:00 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, There are currently no designated outdoor racquet court
(tennis and pickleball) hours outlined in the City Code of Ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council finds it is in the best interests of
the City to amend the City Code to eliminate the disparity in public access to racquet
courts and basketball courts,
NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: Section 7-10-3 “General Regulations” of the Evanston City
Code of 2012, as amended, is hereby amended as follows:
7-10-3. – GENERAL REGULATIONS.
(A) Athletic Field Reservation System. The playground and recreation board may
develop and administer an athletic field reservation system.
(B) Practice On Tennis/Pickleball Backboards. Practice backboards may be used on
tennis or pickleball courts from eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. only.
(C) Prohibitions On Tennis/Pickleball And Basketball Courts. No skateboards, bicycles,
motorized vehicles, rollerblades/skates or scooters are permitted on tennis/pickleball
courts or basketball courts.
(D) Tennis/Pickleball Rules And Regulations. Posted "tennis/pickleball court rules and
regulations" as adopted by the recreation board will govern use and conduct.
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(E) Tennis/Pickleball Court Activity. The playing of tennis or pickleball is the only activity
permitted on City tennis/pickleball courts.
(F) Private Instruction. Individuals providing private instruction for a fee in City parks
must obtain a permit prior to the start of the instruction. City programs and the City's
duly authorized agents are exempt.
(G) Hours Of Play. Use of basketballs on lighted basketball courts is permitted only
between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. Use of non-
lighted basketball courts is permitted only between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00)
A.M. to nine o'clock (9:00) P.M.
(H) Park Access Road Regulation. No person shall stop, stand, park, drive upon or
block a park access roadway except authorized emergency vehicles, municipally
owned, or authorized vehicles.
(I) Glass Containers. It shall be unlawful for a person to possess, bring, carry, scatter,
dump, deposit, leave or have under his or her actual physical control a glass beverage
container in or within a City park or beach. A "glass beverage container" means and
includes all glass receptacles including bottles, jars, and glass tumblers containing
potable liquids.
(J) Alcohol Prohibited. No alcoholic beverages are permitted on park property with the
exception of one day liquor service licenses for City owned buildings and City Parks
pursuant to Subsections 3-4-6(Z-3), 3-4-6(Z-4), and 3-4-6(Z-5) of this Code.
(K) Aviation Apparatus. It shall be unlawful for a person to bring, land, or cause to
ascend or descend or alight within City park property or within three hundred (300)
yards of shore except when authorized any airplane, helicopter, flying machine, balloon,
parachute, or other apparatus for aviation.
(L) Lakefront Rock Revetment Regulation. Except for City employees or authorized
contractors working for the City, no person shall climb onto, walk, run, stand or sit upon
the rock revetment anywhere along the City-owned lakefront.
(M) Hours of Tennis/Pickleball Play. Use of lighted tennis/pickleball courts is permitted
only between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. Use of
non-lighted tennis/pickleball courts is permitted only between the hours of seven
o'clock (7:00) A.M. to nine o'clock (9:00) P.M.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
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SECTION 3: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to
any person or circumstance is ruled unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid application or provision, and each invalid provision or invalid
application of this ordinance is severable.
SECTION 4: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be
prima facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as
provided by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Approved:
__________________________, 2025
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_______________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
______________________________
Alexandra Ruggie, Corporation Counsel
Introduced: _________________, 2025December 1
Adopted: ___________________, 2026January 12
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