Township of Schuylkill, PA Disturbing the Peace

Any person who shall, by any act, word or conduct, causing or tending to cause a disturbance of the peace and the good order of the Township of Schuylkill, or who shall cause or tend to cause any danger, discomfort or annoyance to any of the inhabitants of the Township of Schuylkill, or who shall wilfully fight or quarrel or incite others to fight or quarrel, or who shall purposely make use of obscene or indecent language, or who shall loiter or congregate upon any of the public streets, ground or thoroughfares or upon any property properly posted against loitering in the Township of Schuylkill, to the annoyance of residents nearby, or persons traveling upon any street, thoroughfare or posted property within the Township of Schuylkill whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed or the traveling public annoyed, shall be guilty of disturbing the peace.

[Amended 9-20-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-04]

Any person who acts or behaves in and about the streets or other public places in the Township in a noisy, loud, boisterous and unseemly manner, or in such a manner as to disturb the peace and quiet of the community or in a manner which causes a threat to the life, property or well-being of a member of the public also shall be guilty of disturbing the peace.

[Added 5-1-1974]

Any excessive continuous noise, including but not limited to barking dogs and loud music, shall constitute disturbing the peace.

[Amended 1-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-01]

Any person(s) who shall loiter or congregate upon any of the public streets, grounds or thoroughfares to the annoyance of residents nearby, or persons traveling upon any street or thoroughfare, whereby the public peace is broken or disturbed or the traveling public annoyed, shall be guilty of disturbing the peace.

[Added 10-4-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-11]

Any person(s) who shall loiter or congregate upon any property properly posted against loitering in the Township of Schuylkill shall be guilty of disturbing the peace.

[Added 10-4-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-11]

[Amended 9-20-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-04; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Any person who violates this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.