Burbank Municipal Code Art. 6 Municipal Golf Course

The following words and phrases, whenever used in this article, shall be construed as defined in this section:

FACILITIES: The banquet room, clubhouse, driving range pro shop, locker room and lounge building, maintenance yard and soil conditioning buildings, pro shop, rest rooms and any and all other buildings and rooms of, and appurtenances to any golf course owned and operated by the City for the playing of golf.

GOLF COURSE OR MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE: Any golf links owned and operated by the City for the playing of golf. [Formerly numbered Section 5-75; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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 Parks and Recreation Director, 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. [Formerly numbered Section 5-76; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 25-4,028, eff. 7/25/25.]

No person shall play golf upon the municipal golf course, or use the facilities thereof, without first paying the prescribed fees therefor. [Formerly numbered Section 5-77; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

The green fees, season ticket fees, and other special fees to be paid for the use of the golf course, or the facilities thereof, shall be prescribed by resolution of the Council. [Formerly numbered Section 5-78; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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 thereon. It shall be unlawful for any person to play golf on the municipal golf course without having a valid ticket in their 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. [Formerly numbered Section 5-79; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

All tickets shall be nontransferable. Any person who transfers or receives a ticket in violation of this section shall be subject to being barred from further use of the golf course by the City Manager. [Formerly numbered Section 5-80; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

The City Manager may establish such supplemental rules and regulations as may from time to time be required for the proper administration of the golf course, including, but not limited to, the limiting of advance registrations at the golf course to residents of the City on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. [Formerly numbered Section 5-81; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Such rules and regulations as are promulgated in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-3-607 shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the golf course and any person failing to comply with such rules and regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [Formerly numbered Section 5-82; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Any person who enters upon the municipal golf course in violation of any provision of this article, and who persists in remaining thereon after being requested to leave by the starter or other authorized employee of 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. [Formerly numbered Section 5-83; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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 (4), but no more. [Formerly numbered Section 5-84; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Each player shall have a bag in which to carry their clubs and a putter for their individual use. [Formerly numbered Section 5-85; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No club, other than a putter, shall be used on any of the greens. [Formerly numbered Section 5-86; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Every player or spectator shall conduct themselves properly while on the municipal golf course. [Formerly numbered Section 5-87; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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 being barred from future play thereon by the City Manager. [Formerly numbered Section 5-88; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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. [Formerly numbered Section 5-89; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall hunt for golf balls on the municipal golf course unless they are looking for a ball which they or another player with whom they are playing has lost. [Formerly numbered Section 5-90; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall knowingly take or carry away from the municipal golf course any lost golf ball without the consent of the owner thereof. [Formerly numbered Section 5-91; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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. [Formerly numbered Section 5-92; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person shall bring any dog or other domestic animal onto the municipal golf course. [Formerly numbered Section 5-93; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

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. [Formerly numbered Section 5-94; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

A. On Golf Course: Golf carts may be operated on fairways. However, no person shall operate any other vehicle on the municipal golf course, including the service roads thereof, except to perform work ordered by the Parks and Recreation Director.

B. On Adjacent Roadways: Golf carts may be operated on roadways adjacent to the municipal golf course only when going from one area of the golf course to another, or when going to or from the parking lot, and then only on the following portions of said roadways:

1. That portion of the east access road between a point approximately three hundred fifty feet (350') northerly of its intersection with Harvard Road and the intersection of the east and west access roads;

2. That portion of the west access road between Walnut Avenue and a point approximately one hundred feet (100') southerly of Walnut Avenue;

3. Walnut Avenue at its intersection with the west access road.

The provisions of this subsection shall not be effective until appropriate signs giving notice thereof are posted along the roadways affected. [Formerly numbered Section 5-95; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 25-4,028, eff. 7/25/25; 2550.]

A. General Prohibition: As prohibited in Section 5-3-108, no person shall use, consume, or have in their possession any alcoholic beverage, as defined in Section 3-3-501, while on a municipal golf course.

B. Exception to General Prohibition: This prohibition shall not apply to alcohol used, consumed, or possessed by persons with the permission of the concessionaire of the municipal golf course, for consumption upon the clubhouse and golf course premises. [Formerly numbered Section 5-96; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058; Amended by Ord. No. 3781, eff. 5/28/10; 3727, 3171, 3124.]

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. [Formerly numbered Section 5-97; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No person under ten (10) 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 Parks and Recreation Director. [Formerly numbered Section 5-98; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; amended by Ord. No. 25-4,028, eff. 7/25/25.]