Oakland Municipal Code Ch. 5.42 Miniature Golf Courses

It is unlawful for any person to conduct, maintain or cause or permit to be conducted or maintained, or to participate in the conduct or maintenance of any miniature, pee-wee, or Tom Thumb, golf course, or any other golf course of such nature, within the city, unless there exists a valid permit therefor, granted and existing in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 5.02. The investigating official referred to in Section 5.02.030, to whom the application shall be referred, shall be the Chief of Police.

(Prior code § 5-4.14)

It is unlawful for any person to operate or maintain, or cause or permit to be operated or maintained, any miniature golf course referred to in Section 5.42.010 between the hours of one-thirty a.m. and seven a.m., or to permit any lights or other illumination thereof to be on during said hours, or any work to be done on such course during said hours, if such golf course is located within two hundred fifty (250) feet of any residence, apartment house, flat, hotel or other dwelling which is occupied during the night, or for any such person to permit the electric lights or other illumination of such golf course to be so arranged or constructed as to permit a glare of light to be thrown directly upon any window of any such place of dwelling which is occupied during the night, or for any such person to play, or cause or permit to be played, any piano or other musical instrument, or any radio or phonograph, or any voice or sound amplifier, so that the same is audible in any such place of dwelling between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. next ensuing; provided, however, that the provisions in this section contained requiring all lights to be extinguished and that no work be done during certain hours of the night shall not apply to such golf courses as may be housed in buildings constructed in accordance with the building requirements of the city applicable to places of public assemblage.

(Prior code § 5-4.15)

It is unlawful for any person to operate or maintain, or cause or permit to be operated or maintained, any miniature golf course referred to in Section 5.42.010, unless there is maintained upon the premises thereof, adequate lavatories, water-closets and all usual incidental sanitary facilities for the use of whomsoever shall be lawfully upon the premises. There shall be not less than one separate unit of said sanitary facilities for men and not less than one separate unit of said sanitary facilities for women.

(Prior code § 5-4.16)